By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Trevor Story hit a three-run homer over the Green Monster, Xander Bogaerts had his eighth straight multi-hit game and the Boston Red Sox completed a four-game sweep over Texas with a 5-2 victory. The Rangers have lost eight in a row, while the Red Sox have won
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Carlos Correa homered for Minnesota and Dylan Bundy shut down Chicago once again, leading the Twins to a 5-1 victory over the White Sox. Correa hit a two-run drive to left-center off Lucas Giolito for his 16th homer. Bundy pitched five scoreless innings to improve to
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By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr.’s eighth-inning double brought in the go-ahead run and the Kansas City Royals edged the Detroit Tigers 3-2. MJ Melendez scored a run and drove in another while Michael A. Taylor had three hits and scored a run. Witt reached base three times. Winning pitcher
Continue Reading By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr.’s eighth-inning double brought in the go-ahead run and the Kansas City Royals edged the Detroit Tigers 3-2. MJ Melendez scored a run and drove in another while Michael A. Taylor had three hits and scored a run. Witt reached base three times. Winning pitcher
Continue Reading By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr.’s eighth-inning double brought in the go-ahead run and the Kansas City Royals edged the Detroit Tigers 3-2. MJ Melendez scored a run and drove in another while Michael A. Taylor had three hits and scored a run. Witt reached base three times. Winning pitcher
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Jackie Young sent the game in overtime with a buzzer-beating basket and then Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum hit big shots in the extra session to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Seattle Storm 110-98 to move within a victory of advancing to the WNBA
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Pope Francis says he has taken it on himself to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse, telling CNN’s partner channel CNN Portugal that he was “responsible that it doesn’t happen anymore.” In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview in Rome last month, the Pontiff said the church had “zero tolerance” for abuse
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Pope Francis says he has taken it on himself to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse, telling CNN’s partner channel CNN Portugal that he was “responsible that it doesn’t happen anymore.” In an exclusive, wide-ranging interview in Rome last month, the Pontiff said the church had “zero tolerance” for abuse
Continue Reading By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — César Hernández hit his first homer in more than a year, delivering the exclamation point on the Washington Nationals’ 7-1 win over the New York Mets. The last-place Nationals also beat the NL East leaders 7-1 on Saturday night, and took two of three in the
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mohammad Rizwan smashed his second successive half century and Mohammad Nawaz made 42 off just 20 balls to set up Pakistan’s five-wicket victory over archrival India with one ball left in their Asia Cup Super 4 match. Rizwan scored 71 runs off 51 deliveries while Nawaz hit six fours
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La última videollamada de WhatsApp de Irene Gakwa con sus padres estuvo llena de bromas suaves. Pero debajo de las bromas había indicios de que algo andaba mal. Cuando su rostro apareció en la pantalla del teléfono, su padre se burló de ella porque se veía hambrienta y cansada. Su sonrisa
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley didn’t want her players in line for possible verbal abuse at BYU and chose to call off the schools’ home-and-home series. Duke volleyball player Rachel Richardson said she was subjected to racial slurs in a match at BYU. Staley said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou soccer got a big 2-1 win Sunday afternoon at Audrey J. Walton Stadium against rivalry Kansas. Both of the the Tigers goals came from freshman Keegan Good and the assists came from Milena Fischer and Kylee Simmons. Head Coach Stefanie Golan says Good has been hungry to learn and grow since
Continue ReadingBy Evan Sobol, Lezla Gooden and Christian Colón Click here for updates on this story CONNECTICUT (WFSB) — State health officials reported the first human case of West Nile virus in Connecticut this year. The Department of Public Health said a man from New Haven County contracted the virus. He is between the age of
Continue Reading TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Seth Brown hit a pair of solo homers, rookie Adrián Martínez threw six innings of three-hit ball and the Oakland Athletics stalled the Baltimore Orioles playoff surge with a 5-0 victory. The Orioles, who snapped a four-game winning streak, fell 2 1/2 games behind Toronto in the race
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By Shoshana Stahl Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A toy giveaway in north St. Louis County brought smiles to kids’ faces on Saturday. The North County Police Cooperative partnered with STL Youth Sports Outreach to hold a “Christmas in September” event. Xaviera Stokes brought her three kids to
Continue Reading DENTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has declared a mistrial in the child sex assault case against former All-Star and World Series MVP pitcher John Wetteland after the jury deadlocked. The Denton County jury told Judge Lee Ann Breading three times that it was split before she declared a mistrial Friday. Wetteland, who played
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DENTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has declared a mistrial in the child sex assault case against former All-Star and World Series MVP pitcher John Wetteland after the jury deadlocked. The Denton County jury told Judge Lee Ann Breading three times that it was split before she declared a mistrial Friday. Wetteland, who played
Continue Reading SUMMERVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Thunderstorms and heavy rain pounded parts of northwest Georgia on Sunday, sparking flash flooding in some areas. Local news reports showed roads under water and homeowners struggling to keep water out. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Sunday afternoon in Chattooga and Floyd Counties, directing all state resources
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — McLaren is supporting Colton Herta’s push to receive an exemption to compete in Formula One next season. It comes as Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko says a deal is in place to bring the American to the grid. Marko says any deal would be
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