By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Stafford realizes he almost certainly could have gotten more money in a contract extension after his outstanding debut season with the Los Angeles Rams. Stafford admitted his priority isn’t more dollars. It’s more rings, and he believes his new four-year, $160 million deal through
Continue Reading CONWAY, S.C. — Rudi Williams scored 24 points as Coastal Carolina topped Florida Gulf Coast 84-68 in the second round of The Basketball Classic. Essam Mostafa added 23 points for the Chanticleers. Tavian Dunn-Martin led the Eagles on Monday night with 17 points.
Continue ReadingBy Vern Glenn Click here for updates on this story SPOKANE, Washington (KPIX) — This NCAA Tournament run is extra special for Stanford seniors Lexie and Lacie Hull as the twin sisters are playing their final college season as the Cardinal go for a second straight national championship. The Hulls have been teammates their entire
Continue Reading Former Green Bay outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith has been in Minnesota for a free agent visit with the Vikings. Smith was released by the Packers a week ago. His 2021 season was ruined by a back injury. He played in only one game. The Vikings could use another proven pass rusher but lack salary cap
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By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN A group of retired federal judges — including two Republican appointees — told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday night that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson‘s record on child pornography sentencing is “entirely consistent” with the records of other judges across the country, rejecting criticism from Missouri GOP
Continue Reading RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi to an eight-year extension, which would keep the 21-year-old forward with the franchise through the 2029-30 season. The team said the deal will have an average-annual value of $4.82 million. Carolina announced the deal Monday, the same day the Hurricanes acquired forward Max
Continue ReadingBy KRISTINE JOHNSON Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — As we continue to celebrate and honor women this month, Monday we do it for laughs with a comedy club pioneer. CBS2’s Kristine Johnson introduces us to Caroline Hirsch, the woman with her name in lights, who’s given voice to some
Continue Reading The Under-18 women’s world championship will be held in Madison, Wisconsin, in June after the coronavirus pandemic led to the tournament being canceled in Sweden in January. USA Hockey announced the eight-nation tournament will run from June 6 to 13 and split between the University of Wisconsin’s LaBahn Arena and Bob Suter’s Capitol Ice Arena,
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A north Minneapolis family says they were the target of a thief while they mourned the loss of a loved one. A week ago, their front-door camera captured video of the man they believe stole some gifts that memorialized their father who
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Marc-Andre Fleury is back in the playoff picture after the Minnesota Wild acquired the three-time Stanley Cup-winner in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks. The New York Rangers were among the busiest teams in shoring up depth needs by acquiring forwards Andrew Copp and Tyler Motte and defenseman Justin
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera and Jamiel Lynch, CNN Nearly 12 years after his death rocked the basketball world, former NBA player Lorenzen Wright’s murder case came to a close Monday when a Memphis jury found a man guilty of first-degree murder. Wright was last seen July 18, 2010, while visiting his children at his ex-wife’s home
Continue Reading By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty might not be able to return this regular season because of an upper-body injury that has kept him out since he was hurt on March 7. The two-time Stanley Cup winner and blue-line anchor leads Kings defensemen with seven
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton and Claudia Dominguez, CNN A severe storm that slammed a Texas city caused significant damage to two schools on Monday. “I’ve been in the district for 30 years and this is the most catastrophic damage I’ve witnessed,” Jacksboro Independent School District Superintendent Brad Burnett told CNN affiliate WFAA. Both Jacksboro High School
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China is, along with North America and Europe, one of the world’s top three air travel markets and has dramatically improved safety since a string of deadly crashes in the 1990s and 2000s. The crash Monday of a China Eastern flight comes after years free of
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ESTERO, Florida (WFOR) — Several expensive turtles are back home after being stolen from their Florida breeder. Surveillance footage helped Lee County deputies catch 47-year-old Jermaine Wofford. He’s the man accused of stealing 18 turtles valued at $30,000 from Marcus Cantos, owner of The Turtle
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Nueva York (CNN Business) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, criticó a Nestlé por mantener su relación con Rusia. “‘Buena comida. Buena vida’. Este es el lema de Nestlé. Su empresa que se niega a abandonar Rusia”, dijo Zelensky el sábado durante un discurso al pueblo suizo. “Incluso ahora, cuando hay amenazas
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Dara Mabrey scored a season-high 29 points, and No. 5 seed Notre Dame rolled past No. 4 Oklahoma 108-64 to earn a spot in the women’s Sweet 16. Mabrey made 11 of 19 field goals, including seven 3-pointers. Sonia Citron scored 25 points and Maya
Continue Reading CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The late Broncos offensive line coach Alex Gibbs and longtime NFL public relations steward Joe Browne are among the inaugural winners of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Awards of Excellence. The program was created to recognize significant off-the-field contributors to football. The categories are: assistant coaches, athletic trainers, equipment managers
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Naz Hillmon had 27 points, 11 rebounds and five steals to help third-seeded Michigan pull away and beat No. 11 Villanova 64-49 in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines earned a second straight trip to the Sweet 16 and will
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Una red de información sin ánimo de lucro lanzó este lunes el “Russian Asset Tracker”, una base de datos para rastrear los activos de los rusos prominentes que tienen vínculos con Vladimir Putin. Se trata de “la base de datos pública más completa sobre los activos de los
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