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Howard’s 36 points and 9 three-pointers lead Dream past Sky 88-70Jun 13, 2025 10:16 pm - Rhyne Howard made a career-high nine 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 36 points, Brittney Griner moved into second place on the WNBA career blocks list, and the Atlanta Dream beat the Chicago Sky 88-70 on Friday night.
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Josh Smith homers and scores all 3 runs for Rangers in win over White SoxJun 13, 2025 10:10 pm - Josh Smith homered and scored all three Texas runs as the Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1. The leadoff hitter for the Rangers had a single in the first and scored on Corey Seager's sacrifice fly. Smith's seventh homer was a 396-foot drive in the third, and he then walked in the fifth before Marcus Semien's RBI double.
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Sam Burns avoided the late meltdown that cost him in the first round of the U.S. Open. He had a 65 and has a one-shot lead at Oakmont. Best of all he was long gone before the calamity set in at Oakmont. It was a long day with rounds approaching six hours. And it was a wild finish. Rory McIlroy threw a club and smashed a tee marker. Phil Mickelson missed the cut with a pair of double bogeys in what might be his final U.S. Open.Jun 13, 2025 8:28 pm - OAKMONT, Pa. — Sam Burns avoided a meltdown that ruined his opening round at the U.S. Open and wound up with a big par save on his last hole for a 5-under 65 and the 36-h...
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Trump clears path for Nippon Steel investment in US Steel, so long as it fits the government’s termsJun 13, 2025 7:09 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for a Nippon Steel investment in U.S. Steel, so long as the Japanese company compli...
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US helps Israel shoot down barrage of Iranian missilesJun 13, 2025 6:51 pm - WASHINGTON — American air defense systems and a Navy destroyer helped Israel shoot down incoming ballistic missiles Friday that Tehran launched in response to Israeli str...
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Mike Madigan sentenced to 7½ years in federal corruption caseJun 13, 2025 5:01 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan’s political career ended Friday with a 7 1/2-year prison sentence and a $2.5 million fine for the form...
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Oil prices leap 7% and US stocks slump more than 1% on worries about the crude marketJun 13, 2025 4:18 pm - Oil prices leaped, and stocks slumped Friday on worries that escalating violence following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets could damage the flow of crude around the world, along with the global economy.
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Marines are seen standing guard at a federal building in Los AngelesJun 13, 2025 3:50 pm - LOS ANGELES — Marines were seen standing guard outside a federal building in Los Angeles on Friday as they started operations after protests erupted last week over immigr...
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Air India black box recovered after crash that killed 241 onboard and several others on the groundJun 13, 2025 3:30 pm - AHMEDABAD, India — The flight data recorder from the crashed Air India flight was recovered Friday in what likely will lead to clues about the cause of the accident that ...
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Dierks Bentley’s ‘Broken Branches’ offers familiar countryJun 13, 2025 9:03 am - Nashville hitmaker Dierks Bentley has delivered “Broken Branches,” his 11th studio album that leans into some well-tread country rock territory, the kind that invariably involves broken hearts, trucks and a cold beer.