Tuesday, 16 May 2017

Kyrgios withdraws from Italian Open with hip injury

ROME (AP) - Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the Italian Open with a hip injury.

Tournament organizers made the announcement Tuesday, shortly before the Australian was to face Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain.

Kyrgios will be replaced in the draw by lucky loser Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine, who lost in ...
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The Wizards needed Bradley Beal and John Wall at their best. Only one delivered.

In Game 7, one star scored 38 points, 12 in the fourth. The other said he wished he'd played better.
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Sculpture honors memory of former Alabama, NFL player

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A new sculpture of the late Crimson Tide and NFL fullback Kevin Turner crafted by a friend and teammate is now on display in Tuscaloosa.

The Tuscaloosa News reports (http://bit.ly/2rlJs7T ) that the piece titled "Open Field" is on display at the Paul W. Bryant Museum ...
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Surprise! Simone Biles voted off 'Dancing with the Stars'

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Team USA will not repeat as "Dancing with the Stars" champions after Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles was eliminated from the reality competition despite perfect scores for her two dances during Monday night's performance.

Judges were visibly shocked following host Tom Bergeron's announcement that Biles and ...
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Event planned to get feedback on plans for 2 state parks

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has scheduled an open house to get public comments on a management plan for the Port Crescent and Sleeper state parks in Huron County.

The event will be June 15 and starts at 6 p.m. EDT at the Sleeper State ...
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EXCHANGE: Ex-basketball player inspires urban farmers

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - It was a small farm nearly 100 miles away and run by a man he never met, but it was enough to provide Yatte Moore with inspiration.

Located on what was the last tract of property zoned for agriculture in Milwaukee, a former professional athlete started ...
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AP PHOTOS: Russian villager turns his house into work of art

SEVERNAYA GRIVA, Russia (AP) - In this sparsely populated village east of Moscow, Mikhail Korshunov's house is visible from far away.

Portraits of Russian rulers - from the 13th-century Novgorod prince, Alexander Nevsky, to President Vladimir Putin - adorn its facade.

Korshunov, a self-taught artist, painted them along with many ...
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