Articles filed under Associated Press
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Springer homers as the Blue Jays beat the sliding White Sox 5-1May 27, 2024 8:51 pm - CHICAGO — George Springer, Bo Bichette and Davis Schneider homered, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the lowly Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Monday. Chris Bassitt struck out sev...
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Kyle Larson's bid to run The Double ends in disappointment after bad weather intervenesMay 27, 2024 7:20 pm - CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Larson spent a year preparing to run the double. Instead, he got to run only a single, leaving the NASCAR star beyond disappointed. Larson’s quest wa...
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14-time champion Rafael Nadal loses in the French Open's first round to Alexander ZverevMay 27, 2024 7:15 pm - PARIS — The noise was loud and relentless, a chorus of thousands of belting out “ Ra-fa! Ra-fa! ” whenever their guy found the occasional moment of brilliance of the sort...
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Bill Walton, Hall of Fame player who became a star broadcaster, dies at 71May 27, 2024 3:41 pm - Bill Walton, who starred for John Wooden's UCLA Bruins before becoming a Hall of Famer and one of the biggest stars in basketball broadcasting, died Monday, the league announced on behalf of his family.
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Closing arguments, jury instructions and maybe a verdict? Major week looms in Trump hush money trialMay 27, 2024 9:37 am - WASHINGTON — The testimony in Donald Trump's New York hush money trial is all wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses, meaning the case heads...
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Latest deadly weather in US kills at least 20 as storms carve path of ruin across multiple statesMay 27, 2024 9:24 am - VALLEY VIEW, Texas — Powerful storms killed at least 20 people, injured hundreds and left a wide trail of destruction across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterati...
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Papua New Guinea says Friday’s landslide buried more than 2,000 people and formally asks for helpMay 27, 2024 9:14 am - MELBOURNE, Australia — A Papua New Guinea government official has told the United Nations that more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive by last Frida...
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Pac-12 goes dark: conference baseball tournament marks end of an eraMay 27, 2024 6:00 am - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Waves of fans streamed into Scottsdale Stadium an hour before the start, anticipation building each minute closer to first pitch. They came to see the...
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Goldschmidt homers twice to help Cardinals beat Cubs 4-3 after lengthy rain delayMay 26, 2024 11:57 pm - ST. LOUIS — Paul Goldschmidt homered twice and Sonny Gray tossed five scoreless innings to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Sunday night in game ...
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Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. to miss the rest of the season after tearing his left ACLMay 26, 2024 9:42 pm - PITTSBURGH — Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. will miss the rest of the season after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Sunday's 8-1 victo...