By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs will cut ties with right fielder Jason Heyward after this season, ending one of baseball’s most expensive and unproductive free-agent signings with a year left on his contract. Heyward, who turns 33 on Tuesday, signed an eight-year, $184 million contract before the 2016 season
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A woman is facing a gun charge after allegedly shooting from her house at someone in Brunswick.
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marina Mabrey scored a career-high 31 points, Teaira McCowan had 16 points and nine rebounds, and the Dallas Wings beat the New York Liberty 86-77 to clinch a playoff berth. For the second straight year, Dallas beat New York to clinch a playoff spot. Dallas, which has won five straight games
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By Jill Martin, CNN Unlike in the NBA, WNBA teams aren’t permitted to use charter planes for travel. And, much like other airline passengers flying commercial these days, that has caused headaches for WNBA teams in the midst of travel. The latest example has come with the Los Angeles Sparks. One of their star players
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By Scottie Andrew and Sandra Gonzalez, CNN A Texas church performed “Hamilton” this weekend, but the team behind the Tony-award winning production says it shouldn’t have happened. “‘Hamilton’ does not grant amateur or professional licenses for any stage productions and did not grant one to The Door Church,” Shane Marshall Brown, a spokesperson for “Hamilton,”
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew and Sandra Gonzalez, CNN A Texas church performed “Hamilton” this weekend, but the team behind the Tony-award winning production says it shouldn’t have happened. “‘Hamilton’ does not grant amateur or professional licenses for any stage productions and did not grant one to The Door Church,” Shane Marshall Brown, a spokesperson for “Hamilton,”
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Kevin Durant has again told Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai that he wants to be traded. He’s reiterating a request he first made nearly six weeks ago. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Monday
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Ramón Urías hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and Anthony Santander, Ryan Mountcastle and Austin Hays also went deep to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The Orioles entered the day two games behind Seattle and Tampa
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Pentagon announced Monday that the US has sent anti-radar missiles for Ukrainian aircraft to target Russian radar systems, marking the first time the Defense Department has acknowledged sending the previously undisclosed missile to Ukraine. Colin Kahl, the under secretary of defense for policy, said at a press briefing that the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Jays hit the field Monday looking for who will step up and be the team’s voice in the 2022 season. As head coach Damon Wells enters his second season at JC, he says the group seems to be looking for it’s identity after losing a big senior class
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) In entering his second season at Capital City, Joe Collier says he is working to build a “blue family” culture amongst his team. Last year, the Cavaliers only won one game and Collier says this offseason has come with a different mindset. “We’re been going through the process of learning plays
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The injury to New York Jets offensive tackle Mekhi Becton’s surgically repaired right knee is more serious than initially believed after he left early in practice. A person with direct knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press that Becton will continue
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The City of Columbia has announced three finalists in their search for a new fire chief for the Columbia Fire Department.
Continue Reading GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ use of the hallucinogenic drink ayahuasca during an offseason retreat isn’t considered a violation of the NFL’s drug policy. Rodgers discussed on “The Aubrey Marcus Podcast” last week how he went on an ayahuasca retreat to Peru in 2020. Ayahuasca is defined as a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un equipo de la Marina de EE.UU. recuperó el 3 de agosto un avión militar de una profundidad de 2,8 kilómetros en el mar Mediterráneo, después de que la aeronave volara por la borda durante un “inesperado mal tiempo” en julio, según un comunicado de las Fuerzas Navales de Estados Unidos
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch, Michelle Watson and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Two children have died, one 4 years old and one 15, in two separate accidental gun shootings by children in the past two days. In Georgia, a mother has been charged with cruelty to children after her 4-year-old daughter found a loaded gun in the backseat
Continue Reading MONTREAL (AP) — Top-ranked and defending champion Daniil Medvedev wasn’t bothered by the frustrating delays due to rain Monday at the National Bank Open. It’s one of the perks of his top ranking in men’s singles. Medvedev received a first-round bye as a top seed and likely won’t play his opening match until Wednesday. While
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Matt Judon won over his New England Patriots teammates and the fanbase last season with his outsized personality and ability to disrupt opposing quarterbacks. A year after having a career-best 12 1/2 sacks and providing the Patriots with plenty of return on their four-year, $56
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers fully expect to win in 2023. That has long been part of their plan. But they also expected to be better this season, when they are instead a season-worst 12 games under .500 at 48-60. They haven’t even had a winning record
Continue Reading By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs will cut ties with right fielder Jason Heyward after the 2022 season, ending one of the most expensive and unproductive free-agent signings. Heyward, who turns 33 on Tuesday, signed an eight-year, $184 million contract prior to the 2016 season but has batted only .245
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