Saturday, 2 March 2019

Federer wins Dubai Championships, reaches 100 career titles

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Roger Federer became the second male tennis player to win 100 career titles when he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Dubai Championships on Saturday.

The record 20-time Grand Slam champion won 6-4, 6-4 and joined Jimmy Connors in reaching a century ...
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50 years after it opened, Alabama music studio plans a party

SHEFFIELD, Ala. (AP) - A small northern Alabama music studio where The Rolling Stones, Cher and other stars recorded their hit songs is turning 50 this year.

Muscle Shoals Sound Studios will host an April 27 celebration of the milestone in Sheffield, Alabama.

Al.com reports that David Hood will perform ...
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Legalized sports betting unlikely in 3 largest US states

Over the past decade, teams from California, Florida or Texas have competed in more than half the championship series in the four major professional sports - including every NBA final.

That may be no surprise, considering the three states account for 27 percent of all franchises in those leagues. The ...
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Infantino: Male players can learn from better behaved women

ABERDEEN, Scotland (AP) - Striving to improve behavior at soccer matches, FIFA President Gianni Infantino sees women as role models for male players.

After a meeting of the sport's lawmakers, Infantino claimed there is less simulation and time wasting in the women's game.

Infantino says "women are nicer than men. ...
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Architects disagree over whether to save Texas courthouse

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - A South Texas county is struggling to decide whether an abandoned, century-old courthouse is worth saving after receiving a bid to tear the building down.

Nueces County Commissioners recently received an offer from the Ed Rachal Foundation to pay $1.5 million in back taxes to ...
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Bryce time: Phillies announce Harper's $330 million deal

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies have announced Bryce Harper's 13-year contract, the largest deal in baseball history at $330 million.

Philadelphia scheduled a news conference for Saturday to introduce Harper. He will wear No. 3 rather than the No. 34 he used with the Washington Nationals, where he ...
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Harvard choir that rejected W.E.B. Du Bois pays him tribute

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - A Harvard University choir group that rejected author W.E.B. Du Bois when he was a student because he was black will celebrate his work through a musical tribute.

The Harvard Glee Club will perform a concert inspired by Du Bois' 1903 book "The Souls of Black ...
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