By DAVID BRANDT and TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writers PHOENIX (AP) — Mortgage executive and former Michigan State guard Mat Ishbia is approved to become the new majority owner of the Phoenix Suns and WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. The NBA’s board of governors approved his plan to purchase the controlling stake of those franchises from Robert
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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Nick Sirianni answered questions about Rocky, Santa Claus and even which of his players on the Philadelphia Eagles he’d want to date his 5-year-old daughter when she grows up. Welcome to Super Bowl opening night where football talk gives way to the wacky. The circus
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Nick Sirianni answered questions about Rocky, Santa Claus and even which of his players on the Philadelphia Eagles he’d want to date his 5-year-old daughter when she grows up. Welcome to Super Bowl opening night where football talk gives way to the wacky. The circus
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Jayson Tatum started slow and finished strong with 34 points, leading the Boston Celtics to a 111-99 win over the Detroit Pistons. The All-Star forward missed his first five shots and had as many fouls as field goals after missing 10 shots in the first half.
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Thompson went to arbitration with the Tampa Bay Rays, while Miami’s Jon Berti reached a deal with the Marlins for $2,125,000 that avoided a hearing. Berti, an infielder and outfielder, gets a $2.1 million salary this year. The agreement includes a $3.5 million team option for 2024 with a
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert was the guest of Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon at an event Monday to demonstrate community support for an expansion team in Portland, Oregon. Among those trying to persuade the commissioner that Portland would be a good fit were
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Palmieri and Mathew Barzal scored for the New York Islanders in their first game since they acquired All-Star center Bo Horvat, leading them to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Horvat made his debut a day after the Islanders signed him to an eight-year
Continue Reading By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Two days after being named MVP of the NHL All-Star Game on home ice, Matthew Tkachuk had a five-point night with two goals as the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-1 on Monday night. Tkachuk had a hand in the first three goals for
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — La Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana de la Ciudad de México (SSC) informó que este lunes detuvo durante un patrullaje de rutina a un hombre en posesión de armas y aparentemente drogas. Agregó que en el operativo, efectuado en el sur de la capital del país, se decomisó un arma de fuego
Continue Reading WORCESTER, Mass. — Josh Rivera scored 25 points, Justin Vander Baan had a double-double and Lafayette beat Holy Cross 72-58. Rivera also grabbed five rebounds for the Leopards (8-18, 6-7 Patriot League). Vander Baan added 14 points and 10 rebounds. Kyle Jenkins scored nine. Will Batchelder led the Crusaders (8-18, 5-8) with 28 points.
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen scored 23 points apiece and Donovan Mitchell added 21 to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 114-91 rout of the Washington Wizards. All five Cleveland starters were in double figures by halftime, and the Cavaliers won for the fourth time in
Continue ReadingAleja Páez (CNN) — La banda colombiana Aterciopelados tocó en Argentina después de seis años, en el marco de la gira de presentación de su álbum de estudio “Tropiplop”, lanzado en 2021. El disco retoma los sonidos más rockeros que caracterizaron la primera etapa del grupo liderado por Andrea Echeverri y Héctor Buitrago, que tiene
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By Zachary Cohen, CNN A US military intelligence report from last year that focused on China’s use of high-altitude balloons mentioned sightings in Hawaii and Florida during the Trump presidency, according to an excerpt of the report reviewed by CNN. The April 2022 report, titled “People’s Republic of China High-Altitude Balloon,” found a Chinese spy
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By MEHMET GUZEL, GHAITH ALSAYED and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ADANA, Turkey (AP) — Rescuers in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria searched through the frigid night into Tuesday, hoping to pull more survivors from the rubble after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 4,000 people and toppled thousands of buildings across a wide region. Authorities
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is charged with several felonies after allegedly assaulting a woman on Jan. 10 at the LaQuinta Inn. Jimmy Talton, 30, is charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree robbery, armed-criminal action, kidnapping, second-degree domestic assault, second-degree assault, unlawful possession of a gun and second-degree property damage. He is not listed on
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Millions of extra dollars are working their way through the Minnesota Legislature to beef up the ability of Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office to prosecute violent crime. The Democratic attorney general had been unable for four years to persuade a divided Legislature to give him
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Norchad Omier had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Jordan Miller added 16 points and No. 19 Miami had little trouble on the way to a 81-59 win over Duke on Monday night. Wooga Poplar scored 14 and Isaiah Wong scored 11 for Miami. The
Continue Reading By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has unveiled plans to funnel tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to anti-abortion centers as he declared that the state had a “moral obligation” to support families. Lee said Monday that he wants to create a $100 million grant
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By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Elián González, the Cuban boy whose custody battle stoked Cold War-era tensions, has been nominated to serve in the island’s National Assembly, the communist-party daily Granma said Monday. The newspaper referred to González, now 29, as “representing the most worthy of the Cuban youth.” González’s nomination all but secures his post
Continue Reading WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Allin Blunt scored 16 points and UMass Lowell breezed to 70-48 victory over Hartford. Blunt shot 4 for 6 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 8 from the free-throw line for the River Hawks (20-6). Abdoul Karim Coulibaly added 12 points and Cam Morris III scored nine. The
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