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Charlie Manuel, who managed Phillies to World Series title, makes progress after suffering stroke

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel has suffered a stroke while undergoing a medical procedure in a Florida hospital. The team said Sunday that Manuel “has made progress over the past 12 hours, and his doctors are encouraged.” The 79-year-old Manuel had a blood clot removed Saturday. Manuel managed the Phillies

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Missouri upsets No. 15 Kansas State on Harrison Mevis’ 61-yard field goal with no time remaining

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Harrison Mevis kicked a 61-yard field goal with no time remaining, sending Missouri to a come-from-behind 30-27 victory over No. 15 Kansas State in a nonconference showdown of former Big 12 rivals. The SEC-record-long kick Saturday came after a delay-of-game penalty had pushed the Tigers

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Philadelphia’s 34-28 win over Minnesota sets record as most-streamed NFL game

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon Prime Video’s second season of “Thursday Night Football” got off to a record start as the most-streamed NFL game in history. Philadelphia’s 34-28 victory over Minnesota averaged 15.1 million viewers according to Nielsen’s ratings, surpassing the 13 million from last year’s first game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the

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Biden sending aides to Detroit to address autoworkers strike, says ‘record profits’ should be shared

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he’s dispatching two of his top aides to Detroit to help resolve the strike by unionized autoworkers. Biden expressed sympathy Friday for the union by suggesting the Big 3 automakers should share their “record profits.” The Democratic president says “no one wants to

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Casino giant Caesars Entertainment reports cyberattack; MGM Resorts says some systems still down

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino company Caesars Entertainment on Thursday joined Las Vegas gambling rival MGM Resorts International in reporting that it was hit by a cyberattack, but added in a report to federal regulators that its casino and online operations were not disrupted. The Reno-based publicly traded company told

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