PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A U.S. peace plan has propelled former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to the forefront of efforts to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. While his legacy in the Middle East is controversial, especially given his role in taking the U.K. to war as part of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, there is one place...

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A U.S. peace plan has propelled former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to the forefront of efforts to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. While his legacy in the Middle East is controversial, especially given his role in taking the U.K. to war as part of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, there is one place...

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A U.S. peace plan has propelled former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to the forefront of efforts to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. While his legacy in the Middle East is controversial, especially given his role in taking the U.K. to war as part of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, there is one place...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell on Friday, after a respite from Wall Street’s recent feverish rally. The price of gold also pulled back from record highs following recent torrid runs. U.S. futures and oil prices were higher. Nealy all Asian indexes were down, with the exception of South Korea’s Kospi, which clim...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell on Friday, after a respite from Wall Street’s recent feverish rally. The price of gold also pulled back from record highs following recent torrid runs. U.S. futures and oil prices were higher. Nealy all Asian indexes were down, with the exception of South Korea’s Kospi, which clim...

Atlanta United FC (5-15-12, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Inter Miami CF (17-7-8, third in the Eastern Conference) Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Inter Miami CF -225, Atlanta United FC +463, Draw +390; over/under is 3.5 goals Miami is 13-5-7 in Eastern Conference play. Miami is first...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The spotlight was on Jonathan Toews when the Winnipeg Jets stepped on the ice for their season opener against Dallas on Thursday night. The Winnipeg-born Toews received a loud, long cheer from the sold-out crowd when he was introduced before the Jets’ 5-4 loss. The 37-year-old Jets center, who was playing...

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Pittsburgh at Florida State — ACCN, ESPN, ESPN app, Fubo Sports Lehigh at Columbia — ESPN+, ESPN app Bucknell at Lafayette — NBCS Philadelphia +, ESPN+, ESPN app, Fubo Sports St. Francis (PA) at Duquesne — SportsNet Pittsburgh, Fubo Sports, NEC Front Row Northwestern at Penn State — FS1, Fox Sports App, Fubo Sports Navy at Temple —...

Real Salt Lake (12-16-4, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (13-9-10, sixth in the Western Conference) Seattle; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Seattle -142, Real Salt Lake +319, Draw +308; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out the Portland Timbers 1-0, the Seattle Sound...

FC Dallas (10-11-11, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. LA Galaxy (5-18-9, 16th in the Western Conference) Carson, California; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Los Angeles +111, FC Dallas +192, Draw +294; over/under is 3.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: Dallas faces the LA Galaxy after playing to a draw in four straight road...

Vancouver Whitecaps FC (17-6-9, first in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando City SC (14-7-11, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orlando City SC +109, Vancouver +208, Draw +274; over/under is 3.5 goals Orlando is 8-4-4 at home. Orlando is 10-0-1 when it scores three o...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators on Friday indicted the 82-year-old leader of the Unification Church, Hak Ja Han, over allegations that she instructed church officials to bribe the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker close to him. Han, widow of the church’s founder Sun Myung...

SEATTLE (AP) — Mason Marchment scored in his Seattle debut, Joey Daccord made 35 saves, and the Kraken beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Thursday night to win their season opener for the first time in team history. Vince Dunn and Jared McCann also scored for the Kraken, who had gone 0-3-1 in their previous four openers, including a 5-4...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators on Friday indicted the 82-year-old leader of the Unification Church, Hak Ja Han, over allegations that she instructed church officials to bribe the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker close to him. Han, widow of the church’s founder Sun Myung...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Reilly Smith tapped the puck into an open net in overtime following the second late-game blunder by San Jose goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Sharks on Thursday night. The Sharks seemed poised for their first season-opening win in five seasons after...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Filip Chytil scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks opened their season with a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. The Czech center batted a puck into the net at 2:53 of the third period after it went off the back of Calgary defenseman Kevin Bahl’s head. Chytil followed up just...

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s elusive King Mohammed VI inaugurates parliament Friday in a speech with far higher stakes than his annual addresses as anti-government protests have swept the nation’s cities and questioned the government’s spending priorities. He’s the country’s highest authority, but Mohammed VI rarely addresses th...

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s elusive King Mohammed VI inaugurates parliament Friday in a speech with far higher stakes than his annual addresses as anti-government protests have swept the nation’s cities and questioned the government’s spending priorities. He’s the country’s highest authority, but Mohammed VI rarely addresses th...

OSLO, Norway (AP) — The Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce Friday who has won the Nobel Peace Prize, a highly coveted but notoriously unpredictable award. Experts say the committee typically focuses on the durability of peace, the promotion of international fraternity and the quiet work of institutions that strengthen those go...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drone and missile strikes injured at least 12 people, damaged residential buildings and caused blackouts across parts of the Ukrainian capital early Friday, authorities said. One person was killed in separate attacks in the southeast of the country. In a central Kyiv district, rescue crews pulled more t...

Louisiana at James Madison — ESPN2 Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech — ACCN Navy at Temple — ESPN2, ESPN app, Fubo Sports George Washington at Saint Joseph’s — ESPN+, ESPN app Louisville at Virginia Tech — ACCNX The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive TV listings provided by LiveSportsOnTV. Geor...

UCLA at Michigan State — BTN, Fox Sports App, Fubo Sports Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan — ESPN+, ESPN app Ball State at Western Michigan — ESPN+, ESPN app Michigan at Southern Cal — NBC, Fubo Sports, Peacock Toronto at Detroit — FDSN Detroit, Fubo Sports The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by D...

CAIRO (AP) — Two years into the war in Gaza, and as Israel and Hamas reached a deal raising hopes for the end of the conflict, Associated Press photographer Fatima Shbair looked back at some of her most poignant images. Shbair has seen conflict and violence in the territory since she was a young girl, and when Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023,...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late father. The delay has attracted mounting attention this week, with Johnson challenged by lawmakers, reporters and even C-SPAN vi...

NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle urged parents to stand against social media companies that they said prey upon children with exploitative algorithms as the “explosion of unregulated artificial intelligence” adds to their concerns that technologies’ benefits are inseparable from its dangers. To underscore that point,...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Mike Sullivan has another souvenir to add to an already large personal hockey collection after being presented the game puck following his first victory as coach of the New York Rangers. It might not match the two Stanley Cup titles he won during his 10-year tenure as the Pittsburgh Penguins coach, but the sign...

CHICAGO (AP) — Matthew Boyd pitched two-hit ball into the fifth inning, and the Chicago Cubs shut down the Milwaukee Brewers for a 6-0 victory Thursday night that pushed their NL Division Series all the way to a decisive Game 5. Ian Happ, Kyle Tucker and Michael Busch homered for Chicago, delighting a rollicking Wrigley Field crowd...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is undergoing what he has described as a “semiannual physical” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday. The visit, which the White House announced earlier this week, comes as Trump is preparing to travel to the Middle East on the heels of a ceasefire deal in the Israel-Hama...

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Braylon Braxton passed for 237 yards and two touchdowns, Jeffery Pittman carried it 31 times for 140 yards and two scores, and Southern Miss held off Georgia Southern 38-35 on Thursday night. Braxton had a 50-yard touchdown pass to Tychaun Chapman in the first quarter and a 30-yarder to Carl Chester in the se...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jake Retzlaff passed for 347 yards and two touchdowns, and the Tulane defense batted down a pass in the end zone on the final play to secure a 26-19 victory over East Carolina on Thursday night. After ECU tied it at 19-all with 5:48 left in the fourth quarter, Tulane went on a 12-play, 75-yard drive that took ove...

HOUSTON (AP) — Cam Cook rushed for 218 yards and two touchdowns, and Garrison Rippa made a game-winning 52-yard field goal as time expired to give Jacksonville State a 29-27 victory over Sam Houston on Thursday night. Jacksonville State started the final drive at its 17-yard line with 47 seconds left. Cook got the drive going with...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Jalen Hurts overthrew DeVonta Smith when the receiver was wide open with the chance for an easy touchdown. That was one lowlight of the Philadelphia Eagles’ second consecutive loss, but Hurts also had another on Thursday night. Hurts was picked off early in the fourth quarter by Cor’Dale Flott, who retu...

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period on a power play, Scott Wedgewood made 31 saves and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Utah Mammoth 2-1 on Thursday night. Ross Colton also scored for the Avalanche, who followed a 4-1 victory over Los Angeles on Tuesday with a successful home opener. Col...

CHICAGO (AP) — Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain for the men’s basketball team at Loyola Chicago who became a beloved international celebrity during the school’s fairy-tale run to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament in 2018, has died, the university announced Thursday night. She was 106. Health issues caused her to step d...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal judges in two states on Friday will consider challenges to the government’s treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador galvanized opposition to President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration policy and mass deportation agenda. In Maryland, Abrego Garcia has challenged...

NEW DELHI (AP) — Shubman Gill won the toss for the first time in seven games and decided his India lineup would bat first Friday in the second cricket test against West Indies. Gill, who took over India’s test captaincy ahead of the tour of England, lost all five tosses in that series as well as in the first match of this series. I...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan O’Reilly scored a power-play goal early in the third period, and the Nashville Predators opened the season Thursday night by beating the Blue Jackets 2-1 and extending their home winning streak over Columbus to 10 games. The Predators ' streak on home ice against Columbus dates to March 30, 2019. They a...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Brazeau beat Ilya Sorokin on a breakaway with 5:39 left to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the New York Islanders 4-3 on Thursday night. Brazeau collected a lead pass from Evgeni Malkin, then deked his way by a sprawled Sorokin as the Penguins won for the second time in as many games under first-year coac...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored the first goal and had two assists and the Dallas Stars won in coach Glen Gulutzan’s return, overcoming Kyle Connor’s hat trick to hold off the Winnipeg Jets 5-4 on Thursday night in the opener for both teams. Gulutzan took over for the fired Pete DeBoer during the offseason. Jason Ro...

NEW YORK (AP) — The day she was elected New York’s attorney general, Letitia James blasted President Donald Trump as a “con man” and “carnival barker” and pledged to scrutinize his public policies and personal business dealings. As James mounted a lawsuit claiming that Trump’s business persona was built partly on lies, he returned...

NEW YORK (AP) — The day she was elected New York’s attorney general, Letitia James blasted President Donald Trump as a “con man” and “carnival barker” and pledged to scrutinize his public policies and personal business dealings. As James mounted a lawsuit claiming that Trump’s business persona was built partly on lies, he returned...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matthew Schaefer jumped onto the darkened ice at PPG Paints Arena and, along with New York Islanders teammate Max Shabanov, took the traditional solo lap every player makes before their NHL debut. It’s the only time the 18-year-old Schaefer looked like a rookie all night during New York’s 4-3 loss to Pittsburgh. C...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t blink as the pressure built, inning after scoreless inning. Both teams pushed a single run across, forcing extra innings. Then came one of postseason baseball’s craziest endings. Orion Kerkering made a wild throw past home instead of tossing to first after...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — K’Andre Miller didn’t need preseason game action to get a fast start with his new Carolina Hurricanes teammates. The defenseman twice found the net in Carolina’s 6-3 season-opening win against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night, showing a glimpse of the potential that enticed the Hurricanes to acquire him...

DETROIT (AP) — Mike Matheson had a goal and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens spoiled Detroit’s season opener with a 5-1 victory over the Red Wings on Thursday night. Zachary Bolduc, Oliver Kapanen, Alexandre Carrier and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for the Canadiens, who bounced back from a 5-2, season-opening loss at Toronto o...

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The foreign minister of Taliban -ruled Afghanistan is set to meet with his Indian counterpart Friday, in a first high-level diplomatic engagement with New Delhi since the group seized power in 2021 after two decades of U.S. military presence. Amir Khan Muttaqi, who is among multiple Afghan Taliban leaders und...

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The foreign minister of Taliban -ruled Afghanistan is set to meet with his Indian counterpart Friday, in a first high-level diplomatic engagement with New Delhi since the group seized power in 2021 after two decades of U.S. military presence. Amir Khan Muttaqi, who is among multiple Afghan Taliban leaders und...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored the go-ahead goal with a redirect with 2:43 left to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3 in Thursday night’s opener for both teams. Jarvis got position at the top of the crease as Sebastian Aho sent the puck in for the deflection, with Jarvis getting it past Jacob Marks...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Shane Pinto scored his second goal of the night late in the third period to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday in the opener for both clubs. Dylan Cozens and Artus Zub also scored for the Senators, and Claude Giroux added an empty-netter. Brady Tkachuk had three assists...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brad Marchand broke a tie at 2:19 of the third period and the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers beat Philadelphia 2-1 on Thursday night to spoil Rick Tocchet’s Flyers coaching debut. Marchand fired a wrist shot from the left boards past goalie Dan Vladar and into the top right corner to h...

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than two decades later, Congress is on the verge of writing a closing chapter to the war in Iraq. The Senate voted Thursday to repeal the resolution that authorized the 2003 U.S. invasion, following a House vote last month that would return the basic war power to Congress. The amendment by Virginia Sen. Tim K...

BOSTON (AP) — Fraser Minten scored at 2:12 of overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night in their home opener. Minten converted on a 2-on-1 break for his first career overtime goal, giving the Bruins their second straight victory under new head coach Marco Sturm. Casey Mittelstadt...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lauded what he called his country’s fight against a U.S.-led military threat and vowed to turn North Korea into “the best socialist paradise in the world,” as he addressed state anniversary celebrations in the presence of Chinese, Russian and other foreign dignitaries. Kim’s...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Igor Shesterkin stopped 37 shots and Alex Lafreniere’s first-period goal stood up as the winner in the New York Rangers’ 4-0 victory over the Sabres in Buffalo’s season-opener Thursday night. Mike Sullivan earned his first win as Rangers coach, and the 480th of his career. Fired after 10 seasons in Pittsburgh l...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lauded what he called his country’s fight against a U.S.-led military threat and vowed to turn North Korea into “the best socialist paradise in the world,” as he addressed state anniversary celebrations in the presence of Chinese, Russian and other foreign dignitaries. Kim’s...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ryan Hartman scored twice, Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves for his 12th NHL shutout and the Minnesota Wild beat the St. Louis Blues 5-0 on Thursday night in the opener for both teams. Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek and Marco Rossi also scored, and Kirill Kaprizov had three assists in his first game since signing an ei...

Tuesday, Sept. 30: Detroit 2, Cleveland 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: Cleveland 6, Detroit 1 Thursday, Oct. 2: Detroit 6, Cleveland 3 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Boston 3, New York 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: New York 4, Boston 3 Thursday, Oct. 2: New York 4, Boston 0 Tuesday, Sept. 30: Chicago 3, San Diego 1 Wednesday, Oct. 1: San Diego 3, Chicago 0 Thurs...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A shooting at a concert in Peru’s capital may prove to be the undoing of Dina Boluarte’s presidency as it laid bare the steep rise in crime that her country has experienced in recent years. Lawmakers on Thursday, just hours after the shooting, submitted to Parliament five requests for a vote to remove Boluarte fro...

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Dexter Williams II threw for 284 yards and four touchdowns, Coleman Bennett had 73 yards rushing and a 50-yard touchdown reception, and Kennesaw State beat Louisiana Tech 35-7 on Thursday night for its fourth straight victory. Kennesaw State trailed 7-0 midway through the first quarter before scoring 35 straigh...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Cam Skattebo ran for three touchdowns as he and fellow rookie Jaxson Dart shined in prime time, and the New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 34-17 on Thursday night to hand the defending Super Bowl champions their second consecutive loss. Skattebo bulldozed his way into the end zone from 4 y...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has pledged to accelerate the building of a “T-Dome” air defense system in face of the threat from China. Lai said Friday that his government would establish a rigorous defense system with high-level detection and effective interception.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Sam Kerr is back in Australia’s squad for the first time since 2023 for friendlies against England and Wales later this month. The star striker returned for Chelsea last month after an extended stint on the sidelines recovering from an ACL injury sustained in practice for the London-based club in January...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit off a southern Philippine province Friday morning, prompting officials to order villagers to evacuate from nearby coastal provinces due to a possible tsunami. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the potential damage was being assessed and resc...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit off a southern Philippine province Friday morning, prompting officials to order villagers to evacuate from nearby coastal provinces due to a possible tsunami. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the potential damage was being assessed and resc...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — President Donald Trump, members of his administration and conservative influencers painted a bleak portrait of Portland, Oregon, at a roundtable event at the White House Wednesday, alleging that the city has been besieged by violence perpetrated by “antifa thugs” and that it is essentially a war zone. “It shou...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — President Donald Trump, members of his administration and conservative influencers painted a bleak portrait of Portland, Oregon, at a roundtable event at the White House Wednesday, alleging that the city has been besieged by violence perpetrated by “antifa thugs” and that it is essentially a war zone. “It shou...

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings welcomed their time off from a much-needed bye week, following an unprecedented 10-day, two-game trip to Ireland and England amid an early season surge of injuries. Not all of the players took a break. J.J. McCarthy had work to do. After his progression as an NFL quarterback hit another sna...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Josh Hines-Allen and the Jacksonville Jaguars could be floating around the facility. They beat three-time defending AFC champion Kansas City on Monday Night Football. They did it while playing first-year head coach Liam Coen’s “go take it” brand of football. And they won a third consecutive game to start 4...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints entered the 2025 season under similar circumstances. Neither won more than five games last season and both have new coaches. Heading into Week 6, coach Mike Vrabel’s Patriots (3-2) — fresh off a victory at previously unbeaten Buffalo — appear farther along the road...

Los Angeles Rams (3-2) at Baltimore (1-4) BetMGM NFL Odds: Rams by 7 1/2. Against the spread: Rams 3-2, Ravens 1-4. Series record: Ravens lead 6-3. Last meeting: Ravens beat Rams 37-31 in OT in Baltimore on Dec. 10, 2023. Last week: Rams lost to 49ers 26-23 in OT; Ravens lost to Texans 44-10. Rams offense: overall (2), rush (21), p...

Baltimore’s beleaguered defense could desperately use a break. What the Ravens have instead is a date with Matthew Stafford, Puka Nacua and the Los Angeles Rams, who rank second in the NFL in total offense. After the Ravens gave up 44 points in last week’s loss to Houston — and 177 through five games — it may seem like there’s noth...

SEATTLE (AP) — Even after blowing a three-run lead in Detroit with a chance to clinch the AL Division Series, the Seattle Mariners can redeem themselves at home in a winner-take-all Game 5 on Friday. One problem: they’ll need to get the better of Tigers ace Tarik Skubal again. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner allowed just two...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams remain confident in their secondary despite understanding its last impression was not a good one: allowing San Francisco backup quarterback Mac Jones to throw for 342 yards and two touchdowns in a 26-23 overtime loss last Thursday. “There’s a lot of recency bias because of last game, but you...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers went through another day of preparation for their game against Tampa Bay without either of their top two quarterbacks healthy enough to throw the ball in practice. Starter Brock Purdy remains sidelined by a toe injury and is expected to miss his fourth game this season on Sunday at...

NEW YORK (AP) — Cindy McCain, the widow of Sen. John McCain and head of the U.N. World Food Program, suffered a mild stroke this week and is said to be recovering “well,” according to a press release Thursday from the humanitarian organization. The statement said McCain, 71, is expected to make a “full recovery” and will be traveli...

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s youth-led movement poured back onto the streets Thursday after a midweek pause, hoping their return will be loud enough to push King Mohammed VI into firing the prime minister and delivering long-promised reforms to tackle corruption and improve public services. The “Gen Z 212” movement behind t...

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Ina Kim-Schaad outlasted Hanley Long in the longest championship match in U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur history Thursday, winning with an 18-foot birdie putt on the fifth extra hole on Monterey Peninsula Country Club’s Dunes Course. The 42-year-old Kim-Schaad, from Jupiter, Florida, also won in 2019. She’s th...

IRVING, Texas (AP) — TCU’s offseason addition of Olivia Miles helped put the Horned Frogs atop the Big 12 women’s basketball preseason poll for the first time in program history despite the loss of Hailey Van Lith and Sedona Prince off the school’s first Elite Eight team. Miles, who played four seasons at Notre Dame, is the latest...

CHICAGO (AP) — The MLB playoffs took a Shakespearean turn on Thursday, courtesy of Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy. With Freddy Peralta going to the mound for Milwaukee for Game 4 of its NL Division Series against the Chicago Cubs, Murphy was asked if the All-Star right-hander had been overlooked when it comes to baseball’s be...

Banana Ball continues to grow. The Savannah Bananas remain the nameplate for the barnstorming style of rollicking entertainment, but on Thursday night founder Jessie Cole announced more growth for his brand of baseball hijinks. Cole said the Savannah Bananas will be joined by five teams in a new league in 2026 that has scheduled ap...

Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer’s status has been upgraded to probable for the Sooners’ game Saturday against Texas. Mateer injured his right hand during a 24-17 win over Auburn on Sept. 20. The change from questionable was listed Thursday on the Southeastern Conference availability report. Mateer led the sixth-ranked Sooners (5-0...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former NBA player Paul Pierce was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of driving under the influence on a Los Angeles highway after he was found asleep behind the wheel, state police said. California Highway Patrol officers responded at about 10:40 p.m. to an unrelated car crash involving multiple vehicles on the...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former NBA player Paul Pierce was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of driving under the influence on a Los Angeles highway after he was found asleep behind the wheel, state police said. California Highway Patrol officers responded at about 10:40 p.m. to an unrelated car crash involving multiple vehicles on the...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government on Thursday requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council focused on the U.S. military actions in recent weeks in the waters off the South American country. Venezuela made the request in a letter addressed to Russia’s ambassador to the U.N. and council preside...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Tennessee Titans opened the season with four consecutive losses and were staring directly at a fifth last weekend before they rallied to beat Arizona. Which puts them in the unusual situation of trying to win back-to-back games. Should the Titans beat the Raiders on Sunday, that would be the first time they hav...

The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT: Player will not play; DOUBTFUL: Player is unlikely to play; QUESTIONABLE: Player is not certain to play; DNP: did not practice; LIMITED: limited participation; FULL: Full participation): DENVER BRONCOS at NEW YORK JETS — DENVER: DNP: LB Jonah Elliss (ribs/s...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle had a message for his former team after rushing for a career-best 206 yards last Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. “Better buckle up,” Dowdle warned the Dallas Cowboys, who have the 32nd-ranked defense. Dowdle didn’t back down from that message this week, adding: “I...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa knows he and Justin Herbert will be linked for most of their careers. In the 2020 NFL draft, the Miami Dolphins held the fifth overall pick and faced the franchise-altering decision of choosing between Herbert or Tagovailoa, two highly touted quarterbacks expected to anchor their teams for...

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Dusty May led Michigan to a Big Ten Tournament championship and an appearance in the Sweet 16 last season, his first as coach of the Wolverines, a stunning achievement for a program that finished last in the conference the previous season. Four coaches new to the Big Ten this season — Indiana’s Darian DeVries,...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers is no stranger to rivalries. The four-time MVP spent nearly two decades in Green Bay, where he led the Packers past the Chicago Bears so often he once famously — or notoriously, depending on your perspective — proclaimed part ownership of one of the league’s original franchises. So yeah, Rodgers kind...

The Denver Broncos have left the thrill of a stunning victory far behind. After all, their 21-17 win over the previously unbeaten Philadelphia Eagles was last week — and a continent away. “Yes, we definitely have to get back honed in, get back focused and move on to the next game,” Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper said as...

NEW YORK (AP) — NBA general managers overwhelmingly expect the Oklahoma City Thunder to be the league’s first repeat champion in nearly a decade, while Denver’s Nikola Jokic is their pick to reclaim the MVP award and Miami’s Erik Spoelstra was once again the pick as best coach. Those were among the findings of the league’s annual p...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile will feel a little quieter now that Japan is out of the men’s Under-20 World Cup. With drums, banners, flags, and signs, the Japanese fans stole the show with their heartfelt support as their team advanced to the round of 16 following a perfect group-stage campaign. It all ended Wednesday with a 1-0 los...

Michael McLeod, one of the five players acquitted of sexual assault charges in the Hockey Canada case, has signed a contract to stay in the Russia-based KHL. McLeod signed a three-year contract with Avangard Omsk, the team announced Thursday. The 27-year-old played 19 regular-season games and nine more in the playoffs for them in 2...

ATLANTA (AP) — The superintendent of Georgia’s third-largest school district has been indicted on federal charges alleging he ran a kickback scheme and stole money from his previous employer, a smaller school district in suburban Chicago. A federal grand jury in Chicago on Wednesday indicted Devon Horton, currently superintendent o...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A region more accustomed to baking heat than soggy weather is about to get soaked, raising the risk of flash floods that can surprise — and kill — in minutes. Downgraded from a powerful hurricane, Tropical Storm Priscilla has lost its punch in the eastern Pacific Ocean near the coast of Mexico’s Baja Cali...

The National Football League Inactive Report. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at NEW YORK GIANTS — PHILADELPHIA: CB Mac Mc Williams, G Landon Dickerson, TE Grant Calcaterra, DT Jalen Carter, QB Sam Howell. NEW YORK: WR Darius Slayton, LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, LB Swayze Bozeman, T James Hudson III, OL Evan Neal, DL Elijah Garcia, QB Jamei...

DENVER (AP) — Voting equipment company Dominion Voting Systems, a target of false conspiracy theories from President Donald Trump and his supporters since the 2020 election, has been bought by a firm run by a former Republican elections official, the new company announced Thursday. The newly formed company, Liberty Vote, also vowed...

DENVER (AP) — Voting equipment company Dominion Voting Systems, a target of false conspiracy theories from President Donald Trump and his supporters since the 2020 election, has been bought by a firm run by a former Republican elections official, the new company announced Thursday. The newly formed company, Liberty Vote, also vowed...

DENVER (AP) — Voting equipment company Dominion Voting Systems, a target of false conspiracy theories from President Donald Trump and his supporters since the 2020 election, has been bought by a firm run by a former Republican elections official, the new company announced Thursday. The newly formed company, Liberty Vote, also vowed...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter is not playing in the reigning Super Bowl champions’ game at the New York Giants on Thursday night because of a heel injury. Carter was made inactive for the prime-time game after showing up on the injury report with the heel ailment on Wednesday and bei...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Raja Jackson, the son of former UFC champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to two criminal charges after he was seen on video attacking a pro wrestler in a fight that was supposed to be scripted. A livestream showed Raja Jackson, 25, going after Stuart Smith, also known as “Syko Stu,”...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Raja Jackson, the son of former UFC champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to two criminal charges after he was seen on video attacking a pro wrestler in a fight that was supposed to be scripted. A livestream showed Raja Jackson, 25, going after Stuart Smith, also known as “Syko Stu,”...

When Ann Walter looked outside her rural West Texas home, she didn’t know what to make of the bulky object slowly drifting across the sky. She was even more surprised to see what actually landed in her neighbor’s wheat field: a boxy piece of scientific equipment about the size of a sport-utility vehicle, attached to a massive parac...

New England (3-2) at New Orleans (1-4) Against the spread: Patriots 3-2; Saints 2-3. Series record: Patriots lead 10-6. Last meeting: Saints beat Patriots 34-0 on Oct. 8, 2023, at New England. Last week: Patriots beat Bills 23-20; Saints beat Giants 26-14. Patriots offense: overall (16), rush (27), pass (7t), scoring (12t) Patriots...

One of the most vocal and potentially powerful boosters in college sports lashed out at conference commissioners for stymieing changes he thinks could save the rapidly changing industry, and then the commissioners barked back, with one of them saying the booster’s views “reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of the realities of co...

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — There are plenty of story lines tied to the matchup between the Commanders and the Bears on Monday night, including the Hail Mary that ended the teams’ game a year ago, the QB showdown between Jayden Daniels and Caleb Williams, and Washington’s pursuit of current Chicago coach Ben Johnson before hiring Dan Quinn...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Joe Flacco has a chance to do something in his Cincinnati Bengals debut that only one quarterback has accomplished. Flacco will try to help the Bengals beat Green Bay on Sunday, just three weeks after he defeated the Packers as the Cleveland Browns’ starting quarterback. The only quarterback to beat the same...

Denver (3-2) vs. New York Jets (0-5) in London Sunday, 9:30 a.m. EDT, NFL Network. BetMGM NFL Odds: Broncos by 7 1/2. Against the spread: Broncos 2-2-1; Jets 2-3. Series record: Broncos lead 23-18-1. Last meeting: Broncos beat Jets 10-9 on Sept. 29, 2024, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Last week: Broncos beat Eagles 21-17; Jets lo...

Buffalo (4-1) at Atlanta (2-2) BetMGM NFL Odds: Bills by 4 1/2. Against the spread: Bills 2-3; Falcons 2-2 Series record: Falcons lead 7-6. Last meeting: Bills beat Falcons 29-15 in Orchard Park, New York, on Jan. 2, 2022. Last week: Bills lost to New England 23-20. Falcons had their bye week. Bills offense: overall (3), rush (1),...

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons know better than to lean on some impressive statistics for confidence as they prepare for a visit from Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on Monday night. Buffalo (4-1) will bring a high-scoring offense to Atlanta that will put stress on the Falcons’ defense while also pressuring second-year quarter...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman took responsibility for what led to him being benched for Buffalo’s opening drive and then losing a fumble two series later against New England on Sunday. “Just got to be more accountable,” Coleman said Thursday when the Bills (4-1) returned to practice to prepare for their...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — At one point after Damian Lillard returned to the Portland Trail Blazers, he was chatting with coach Chauncey Billups about what his role with the team would be this season as he recovers from an Achilles injury. Billups had joked that Lillard would be the “highest-paid assistant coach in the league” but the n...

Austria’s 10-0 thrashing of the world’s worst soccer team headlined a night of mismatches in World Cup qualifying in Europe on Thursday, while England overwhelmed Wales in a friendly without Harry Kane or Jude Bellingham. There were also big wins for the Netherlands and Denmark as European qualifying resumed in the fight to secure...

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are winning despite a slew of injuries to key players. It sets up well for both teams down the road. First, they face off Sunday in Tampa Bay. A pair of 4-1 teams leading their divisions meet in one of just two matchups in Week 6 featuring winning teams. Getting he...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are accustomed to playing in high-profile games that could ultimately define their entire season. They aren’t used to playing them in Week 6. Yet the Chiefs find themselves in a precarious position after losing three of their first five games. They have the streaking Detroit Lions comi...

Club America from Liga MX Femenil and Flamengo in Brazil’s top women’s league are the first soccer teams to commit to the second edition of the World Sevens tournament. The seven-on-seven tournament for professional clubs, which launched in May in Portugal, will be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Dec. 5-7. There is a $5 millio...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Christian Pulisic, Antonee Robinson and Alejandro Zendejas all could miss the United States’ friendly against Ecuador on Friday. “We have some issues in some players like Christian that didn’t train today and Antonee Robinson and we need to assess tomorrow if they can be available or not,” U.S. coach Mauricio P...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jonathan Gannon still sometimes thinks about the two fun seasons he spent in Philadelphia, working alongside Shane Steichen. Back then, they were coordinators bouncing ideas off one another as they tried to become better coaches and help guide the Eagles toward the Super Bowl following the 2022 season. Within da...

LONDON (AP) — England coach Thomas Tuchel expressed his disappointment with the national team’s fans for their “silent” support at Wembley Stadium in the 3-0 win over Wales in a friendly on Thursday. All of England’s goals came in the first 20 minutes — through Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Bukayo Saka — and Tuchel’s team failed...

PHOENIX (AP) — Satou Sabally will not play in Friday’s Game 4 of the WNBA Finals because of a concussion, depriving the Phoenix Mercury of their leading scorer as they try to keep their season alive against the Las Vegas Aces. Sabally was injured in Wednesday night’s 90-88 loss that gave the Aces a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven ser...

It’s back to work after a bit of time off for Oregon and Indiana. The No. 3 Ducks (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) host the No. 7 Hoosiers (5-0, 2-0) on Saturday with both teams coming off byes. The break couldn’t have come at a more opportune time for the two unbeatens as they prepare for a game that could have Big Ten title and College Footbal...

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech is getting ready to play its first game as an AP top 10 team since 2013, and yet coach Joey McGuire doesn’t believe the ninth-ranked Red Raiders have played to their full potential while starting undefeated in likely the most-hyped season in school history. The Red Raiders (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) have sco...

BOSTON (AP) — Mike Greenwell, an outfielder who played 12 seasons with the Boston Red Sox and finished second in the 1988 American League MVP voting, died Thursday, his wife said. He was 62. The Boston Globe reported in mid-August that Greenwell had medullary thyroid cancer. Tracy Greenwell told WINK, a radio station in Lee County,...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James will miss opening night of his record 23rd NBA season due to sciatica that will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks, the Los Angeles Lakers announced Thursday. The 40-year-old superstar will be sidelined at least until the end of October with sciatica — pain in the nerves running from the b...

WATFORD, England (AP) — It doesn’t take Quinnen Williams long to dissect why the Jets are winless. He said they have “probably the worst defense in the league.” “We are 0-5 and the defense, to me, has been the problem — the reason why we’re 0-5,” Williams said Thursday. “To be as a unit, to be as a team, we have to pull that togeth...

WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was charged Thursday as part of a mortgage fraud investigation aggressively pushed by the Trump administration, becoming the latest foe of the president to be prosecuted by his Justice Department. James, who infuriated President Donald Trump by suing him and his company for...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans have voted to roll back restrictions on mining, drilling and other development in three Western states, advancing President Donald Trump’s ambitions to expand energy production from public lands. Senators voted 50-46 Thursday to repeal a land management plan for a large swath of Alaska th...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans have voted to roll back restrictions on mining, drilling and other development in three Western states, advancing President Donald Trump’s ambitions to expand energy production from public lands. Senators voted 50-46 Thursday to repeal a land management plan for a large swath of Alaska th...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban authorities are investigating an explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the government’s chief spokesman said late Thursday. The blast struck before 10 p.m. local time in the area of Abdul Haq Square, close to several ministries and the national intelligence agency. Security forces sealed off the...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban authorities are investigating an explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the government’s chief spokesman said late Thursday. The blast struck before 10 p.m. local time in the area of Abdul Haq Square, close to several ministries and the national intelligence agency. Security forces sealed off the...

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice said he is retiring eight years before his mandatory exit, opening a path for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to nominate a replacement before next year’s general elections. The 67-year-old Luís Roberto Barroso, who was Brazil’s chief justice until September, said at the end of...

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half the states contributing National Guard troops to President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement initiative in Washington have set target dates for their withdrawal later this fall, state officials told The Associated Press. The dates, in late October and November, could be extended and it is not i...

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — The U.S. has granted Trinidad and Tobago permission to negotiate a gas deal with neighboring Venezuela without facing any U.S. sanctions, the Caribbean nation’s attorney general said Thursday. The U.S. Treasury Department granted an Office of Foreign Assets Control license on Wednesday that allows par...

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — The U.S. has granted Trinidad and Tobago permission to negotiate a gas deal with neighboring Venezuela without facing any U.S. sanctions, the Caribbean nation’s attorney general said Thursday. The U.S. Treasury Department granted an Office of Foreign Assets Control license on Wednesday that allows par...

A California company has recalled nearly 245000 pounds (111130.04 kilograms) of pre-cooked pasta linked to a deadly listeria outbreak and potential contamination of dozens of products sold at grocery stores nationwide. The move came after tests showed that pasta made by Nate’s Fine Foods contained the same strain of listeria found...

A California company has recalled nearly 245000 pounds (111130.04 kilograms) of pre-cooked pasta linked to a deadly listeria outbreak and potential contamination of dozens of products sold at grocery stores nationwide. The move came after tests showed that pasta made by Nate’s Fine Foods contained the same strain of listeria found...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A private energy company is abandoning a proposal to store nuclear waste at a site in southeastern New Mexico. Holtec International described an “untenable path forward for used fuel storage in New Mexico” as it walked away from the proposal to temporarily hold spent fuel from commercial nuclear power plants a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private sector players, U.S. officials said Thursday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss detai...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private sector players, U.S. officials said Thursday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss detai...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Thursday reasserted the unproven link between the pain reliever Tylenol and autism, and suggested people who opposed the theory were motivated by hatred for President Donald Trump. During a meeting with Trump and the Cabinet, the polarizing Kennedy reiterated the connection, even while noting...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Thursday reasserted the unproven link between the pain reliever Tylenol and autism, and suggested people who opposed the theory were motivated by hatred for President Donald Trump. During a meeting with Trump and the Cabinet, the polarizing Kennedy reiterated the connection, even while noting...

Maine is grappling with such a shortage of dentists that some doctors are adapting to treat early tooth decay themselves. Most children in Maine don’t get an annual checkup and cleaning from a dentist. Even having dental insurance doesn’t guarantee access: Only a third of children with any type of insurance get both a checkup and a...

Thirty-four men have died by court-ordered executions in the U.S. so far this year, and eight others are scheduled to be put to death by year’s end, including five in the next eight days. The total for 2025 already far exceeds the number of executions carried out last year — 25 — and could be the highest since 2012, when 43 inmates...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ever since Donald Trump returned to office, his attempts to make a name for himself as a historic peacemaker have been frustrated by the ceaseless Russian invasion of Ukraine and the persistent fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Now Trump is on the brink of a remarkable breakthrough in one of those conflic...

Of all the ugly moments so far — bad play, blowout losses, home fans fleeing early for the exits — the most telling moment of Bill Belichick’s first season at North Carolina came during an open week. It took the form of a pair of terse statements from Belichick and athletic director Bubba Cunningham posted on social media late Wedn...

PHOENIX (AP) — The sheriff’s office for metro Phoenix spent millions of dollars budgeted for compliance costs in a racial profiling case over Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns on things that had little or nothing to do with a court-ordered overhaul of the agency, according to an expert’s report. The report released Wednesday crit...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said Thursday that 170,000 metric tons of food, medicine and other humanitarian aid is ready to enter Gaza and that it is seeking a green light from Israel to massively increase help for more than 2 million Palestinians following a deal to pause the war. In the last several months, the U.N....

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal has recorded 17 deaths from Rift Valley Fever, RVF, a health ministry official said Thursday, in a rare major outbreak of the viral disease in the West African country. With 119 cases reported so far, mostly in northern Senegal’s livestock-producing region, the outbreak is raising concerns about furthe...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas court’s pause of the execution of Robert Roberson just days before he was set to die is likely to raise new arguments and scrutiny over cases that rely on the medical science and evidence in a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. Roberson would have been the first person in the nation executed in a case t...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday refused to stop an upcoming nitrogen gas execution in Alabama saying the inmate was unlikely to prevail on claims that the method, which has been used multiple times, is unconstitutionally cruel. Chief U.S District Judge Emily Marks declined a request from Anthony Boyd to block hi...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge tossed out a defamation lawsuit that Drake brought against Universal Music Group on Thursday, ruling that lyrics branding the superstar as a pedophile in Kendrick Lamar’s dis track “Not Like Us” were opinion. Judge Jeannette A. Vargas rejected the suit in a written opinion that began by citing “the v...

Tennessee (1-4) at Las Vegas (1-4) BetMGM NFL Odds: Raiders by 4 1/2. Against the spread: Titans 2-3; Raiders 1-4. Series record: Raiders lead 30-22. Last meeting: Titans beat Raiders 24-22 in Nashville on Sept. 25, 2022. Last week: Titans beat Cardinals 22-21; Raiders lost 40-6 to Colts. Titans offense: overall (31), rush (28t), p...

An explosion rattled windows across nearby neighborhoods. Orange columns of flame shot like blowtorches out of stacks and pipes, uncontrolled. The incident that shook Chevron’s El Segundo refinery last week once would have prompted a federal investigation. Not anymore. As the Trump administration moves to weaken the U.S. Chemical S...

On this episode of On Football with Rob Maaddi, Atlanta Falcons Pro Bowl running back Bijan Robinson says he appreciates praise from peers like Saquon Barkley and wants to be the best he can be for his teammates and fans. Various NFL Players: Hey, this is Russell Wilson. This is Joe Montana. This is Dak Prescott. Hey, this is Jason...

Dallas (2-2-1) at Carolina (2-3) BetMGM NFL Odds: Cowboys by 3. Series record: Cowboys lead series 12-5. Against the spread: Cowboys 3-2; Panthers 3-2. Last week: Cowboys beat Jets 37-22; Panthers beat Dolphins 27-24. Last meeting: Cowboys beat Panthers 30-14 on Dec. 15, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cowboys offense: overall...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, the chair of the National Governors Association, said Thursday that he opposes sending National Guard troops across state borders without the permission of the state receiving them. The position from a sitting Republican official posed a rare rebuke of President Dona...

Los Angeles Chargers (3-2) at Miami (1-4) BetMGM line: Chargers by 4 1/2 Series record: Dolphins lead 18-15. Against the spread: Chargers 3-2; Dolphins 2-3. Last week: Chargers lost to Washington 27-10; Dolphins lost to Carolina 27-24. Last meeting: Dolphins beat Chargers 36-34 in Inglewood, California, on Sept. 10, 2023. Chargers...

DALLAS (AP) — The tone of the talk about Texas is certainly much different a year after the Longhorns rose all the way to No. 1 during their debut season in the mighty Southeastern Conference, and for the first time in 40 years were the nation’s top-ranked team when playing and beating Oklahoma. Texas was even the preseason No. 1 t...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Michael Irvin is soaked in sweat on the Miami sideline. He’s high-fiving players and coaches. He’s chest-bumping anyone in his general vicinity. He’s celebrating touchdowns, big plays, big hits, then waves to the Hurricane fans and tells them to get louder. This wasn’t a scene from 1987. This all happened...

NEW YORK (AP) — La Liga plans to make an international soccer match an annual event after announcing Barcelona and Villarreal will play outside Miami on Dec. 20, Spanish league president Javier Tebas said during an interview with The Associated Press. Becoming the first major European league to move a competitive match abroad, La L...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bipartisan bill Thursday that aims to prevent the state’s home insurer of last resort from running out of money following a natural disaster. The FAIR Plan is an insurance pool that provides policies to people who can’t get private insurance because their properties ar...

Get ready for more chicken jockey. “A Minecraft Movie” is getting a sequel. Warner Bros. Pictures on Thursday announced that it was planning to release the film in July 2027. Jared Hess is returning to direct and co-write the still untitled film, which counts Jason Momoa among its producers. No official plot or cast have been revea...

Get ready for more chicken jockey. “A Minecraft Movie” is getting a sequel. Warner Bros. Pictures on Thursday announced that it was planning to release the film in July 2027. Jared Hess is returning to direct and co-write the still untitled film, which counts Jason Momoa among its producers. No official plot or cast have been revea...

A record 48 teams will play in the 2026 World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. On Thursday, Algeria become the fourth African country to qualify. A day earlier, Egypt secured its place. Forty-three teams will get their spots through continental qualifying tournaments. Another two will secure their places in th...

MADRID (AP) — Spain delayed its trip to Elche for Saturday’s World Cup qualifier against Georgia because of bad weather, the country’s soccer federation said Thursday. The team planned to travel early Friday but changed plans after a weather alert was issued for southeastern Spain for the threat of heavy rain and flooding. The fede...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reliever Tanner Scott has been removed from the Los Angeles Dodgers’ roster for the remainder of the NL Division Series because of illness. Scott was replaced by fellow left-handed reliever Justin Wrobleski. Scott has not pitched in the playoffs and would be ineligible for the NL Championship Series if the Dodger...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Cornerback Marlon Humphrey and fullback Patrick Ricard were back on the practice field for the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, but quarterback Lamar Jackson remained absent during the portion open to reporters. Humphrey and Ricard both missed last weekend’s game with calf injuries. Ricard hasn’t played all se...

After a decade during which both of Missoula’s two hospitals delivered babies, only one will continue to do so after Friday, part of a nationwide trend of declining maternity care. Providence St. Patrick Hospital will close its Family Maternity Center, effective Oct. 10, because of “external challenges” including a declining number...

WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of gridlock, the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza came together in a matter of days after a deft maneuver — or perhaps a misunderstanding — by President Donald Trump that boxed in the two adversaries. Either way, efforts to wind down the devastating war unleashed by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel...

Cincinnati (2-3) at Green Bay (2-1-1) Against the spread: Bengals 1-3; Packers 2-2. Last meeting: Packers won 25-22 in overtime at Cincinnati on Oct. 10, 2021. Bengals offense: overall (32), rush (32), pass (29), scoring (29) Bengals defense: overall (30), rush (24t), pass (29), scoring (30) Packers offense: overall (14), rush (18)...

Detroit (4-1) at Kansas City (2-3) BetMGM NFL Odds: Chiefs by 2 1/2. Against the spread: Lions 4-1; Chiefs 2-3. Series record: Chiefs lead 9-6. Last meeting: Lions beat Chiefs 21-20 on Sept. 7, 2023, at Kansas City. Last week: Lions beat Bengals 37-24; Chiefs lost to Jaguars 31-28. Lions offense: overall (6), rush (7), pass (12), s...

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans have won consecutive games entering their bye week following a surprising 0-3 start. They know they have much more work to do if they hope to reach the playoffs for a third straight season but are encouraged by the improvements they’ve made since the winless start. “We can’t go back and change what...

Cleveland (1-4) at Pittsburgh (3-1) BetMGM NFL Odds: Steelers by 5. Against the spread: Browns 2-3; Steelers: 2-2. Series record: Steelers lead 82-65-1. Last meeting: Steelers beat Browns 27-14 on Dec. 8, 2024, in Pittsburgh. Last week: Browns lost to Vikings 21-17 in London, England. Steelers were off on their bye. Browns offense:...