MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Veryl Switzer, the trailblazing former Green Bay Packers halfback who traded a career in the NFL for service as a lieutenant in the Air Force, died Saturday. He was 89. Before his professional career, Switzer starred on the gridiron and in track and field at Kansas State before returning as an
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Veryl Switzer, the trailblazing former Green Bay Packers halfback who traded a career in the NFL for service as a lieutenant in the Air Force, died Saturday. He was 89. Before his professional career, Switzer starred on the gridiron and in track and field at Kansas State before returning as an
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Boston Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron has won the Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward for a record-breaking fifth time. It could be his last if he decides to retire on the verge of his 37th birthday. Bergeron at 36 led the league in faceoff wins and winning
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un bullicioso distrito de entretenimiento se convirtió en una escena de carnicerÃa cuando varios atacantes abrieron fuego en el área de South Street en Filadelfia, dijo la policÃa. Al menos tres personas murieron y otras 11 resultaron heridas por disparos este sábado por la noche, dijo el inspector de policÃa de
Continue Reading CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Leadoff hitter Nik McClaughry hit a three-run home run, No. 8 hitter Blake Paugh had a pair of solo shots and Arizona stayed alive in the Coral Gables Regional with a 7-5 win over Canisius. Arizona got on the board with Chase Davis’ two-run homer in the first. Paugh had
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Rusia lanzó un misil de crucero a una altura “crÃticamente baja” sobre la planta de energÃa nuclear del sur de Ucrania el domingo, dijo el operador estatal de la estación de energÃa nuclear de Ucrania, Energoatom. “Rusia continúa amenazando la seguridad nuclear de las centrales nucleares de Ucrania y
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Ukraine has missed out on qualifying for the World Cup after the war-disrupted team was beaten 1-0 by Wales in the European playoff final for the FIFA soccer showpiece. Andriy Yarmolenko inadvertently headed the ball into his own net while trying to clear Wales
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — French Open champion Rafael Nadal says he needed multiple injections to dull the pain in his left foot before matches and unless he can find another solution for the chronic problem, he won’t be able to play at Wimbledon and isn’t sure about his future in
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Willie Calhoun, the Texas Rangers’ primary acquisition in the 2017 deadline trade that sent Yu Darvish to the Los Angeles Dodgers, was designated for assignment on Sunday. Calhoun, 27, had been optioned to Triple-A Round Rock early last month after hitting .136 in 18 games with one home run and two
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Gareth Bale led Wales to the World Cup for the first time in 64 years by beating Ukraine 1-0 to take the final European spot in Qatar. The result ends war-torn Ukraine’s bid for qualification. The only goal of an emotionally charged and tight
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By Aimee Lewis, CNN It is on occasions such as this that sport’s significance and insignificance are highlighted in equal measure. Ukraine has failed to qualify for this year’s FIFA World Cup, football’s most prestigious tournament, after a 1-0 defeat to Wales, but when your country is at war it doesn’t really matter. The bloodshed
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo Londres (CNN) — La reina Isabel II de Gran Bretaña hizo una aparición sorpresa en el balcón del Palacio de Buckingham este domingo, como parte del último dÃa de celebraciones para conmemorar su histórico reinado de 70 años. La reina no acudió a los eventos del viernes y el sábado, un servicio de
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By Nimi Princewill and Amy Cassidy, CNN A church in southwestern Nigeria became the site of a bloody attack on Sunday, according to local lawmakers. Attackers stormed into the church in the city of Owo and began “shooting sporadically,” Adeyemi Olayemi, the legislator representing the Owo constituency in the Ondo State House of Assembly, told
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal beat Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 to earn his 14th title at Roland Garros and 22nd Grand Slam trophy overall. Both add to records Nadal already owned. And here is a new one: Two days after his 36th birthday, the Spaniard became the oldest champion in French Open history. He
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo Nota del editor: Carolyn Chen es profesora asociada de estudios étnicos en la Universidad de California, Berkeley, y codirectora del Centro para el Estudio de la Religión de Berkeley. Es autora del libro recientemente publicado “Work Pray Code: When Work Becomes Religion in Silicon Valley”. Las opiniones expresadas en este artÃculo son propias.
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By Tina Burnside, CNN Three people were killed and at least 14 others were injured after gunshots rang out in Chattanooga, Tennessee, early Sunday, with some victims struck by bullets and others by fleeing vehicles, according to local police. Police responded to reports of a shooting at a nightclub just before 2:45 a.m., Jeremy Eames,
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Starbucks workers at an Ithaca, New York, store claim their location is being shut down in retaliation for their union activism. The worker committee said it is filing an Unfair Labor Practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging that Starbucks is making a “clear attempt to scare workers across
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal, a French Open champion for the 14th time at age 36, is, in obvious ways, different from Rafael Nadal, a French Open champion for the first time all the way back in 2005 at age 19. His hair is thinning on top. The chartreuse
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By Eric Levenson and Boris Sanchez, CNN Days after a former Wisconsin judge was killed in his home, a federal judge whose son was killed in a similar targeted attack nearly two years ago reiterated her push to better protect the judiciary. “My reaction is heartache. My heart is broken. Another family is going to
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By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II made a surprise appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on Sunday, as part of the final day of celebrations to mark her historic 70-year reign. The Queen had skipped events on Friday and Saturday — a thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral and
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