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Arab, U.S. top diplomats in Israel as Mideast dynamic shifts
SDE BOKER, Israel — Israel on Monday hosted the foreign ministers of four Arab nations and the United States in a bid to strengthen its position in a rapidly shifting Middle East. The gathering brought together the top diplomats from all but one of the Arab countries that have normalized...
Will Smith dances with family after Oscar win, shocking slap
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Will Smith gleefully danced with his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and their family at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, waving his best actor trophy in the air like he just didn’t care as he rapped along to a mash-up of his own songs, from “Gettin’ Jiggy...
Christian Pulisic has hat trick in 5-1 win, U.S. on brink of World CupVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Christian Pulisic scored his first international hat trick, leading the United States to the brink of returning to the World Cup with a 5-1 rout of Panama on Sunday night. Pulisic converted two penalty kicks during a four-goal burst in the first half that also saw Paul...
Duke-Carolina, Kansas-Nova set for epic Final Four showdownsVideo
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski refused to let his players ponder the possibility of facing North Carolina for the first time in the NCAA Tournament after the Blue Devils had punched their Final Four ticket with a win over Arkansas. They have no choice but to think about it now. The...
Ross Chastain bangs Trackhouse Racing into 1st victory lane
AUSTIN, Texas — Ross Chastain bumped and banged his way around the final overtime lap at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday for his first career Cup win and upstart NASCAR team Trackhouse Racing’s first trip to victory lane. Trackhouse is owned by former NASCAR driver Justin Marks and entertainer...
North Carolina crushes Saint Peter’s; Duke next in Final Four
PHILADELPHIA — America’s favorite underdog, Saint Peter’s, shouldn’t feel all that bad. North Carolina has crushed lots of dreams over the decades. The Tar Heels ended all hope of a March Madness miracle in the early going Sunday, getting 20 points and 22 rebounds from Armando Bacot in a wire-to-wire...
Dollywood closes free-fall ride after Florida death
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Dollywood amusement park in Tennessee said Sunday it has temporarily closed a ride developed by the same maker of a free-fall ride from which a teen dropped to his death at a Florida attraction. Dollywood told The Associated Press it was saddened to hear about the...
Hook em! Scottie Scheffler wins Match Play and goes to No. 1Video
AUSTIN, Texas — Scottie Scheffler is the hottest player in golf and now has the ranking to prove it. Six weeks after his first PGA Tour victory, Scheffler won the Dell Technologies Match Play for his third title in his last five starts, this one enough to move him to...
Villanova’s Justin Moore has torn Achilles tendon
VILLANOVA — Villanova guard and second-leading scorer Justin Moore will undergo surgery this week for a torn Achilles tendon, a brutal blow for the Wildcats ahead of their Final Four game with Kansas. Moore was a second-team All-Big East selection this season. The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 34.4 minutes, 14.8 points...
NFL owners not likely to make as much news as free agency
PALM BEACH, Fla. — There’s virtually no chance NFL owners will be competing during their meetings this week with the stream of big news made by trades and in free agency thus far this year. Nor are they likely to try. The headlines generated by the movement of star players...
Kansas blows past Miami in 2nd half, reaches 16th Final Four
CHICAGO — Ochai Agbaji was all over the court. David McCormack dominated inside, and Christian Braun connected from deep. With one dazzling finish, Kansas roared into the Final Four. Agbaji, McCormack and Braun led the top-seeded Jayhawks to a brilliant second half in a 76-50 victory over Miami on Sunday,...
Gunmen kill 2 in central Israel attack, Israeli police say
JERUSALEM — A pair of Arab gunmen on Sunday killed two people and wounded four others in a shooting spree in central Israel before they were killed by police, according to police and medical officials. It was the second deadly nationalist attack carried out by Arab assailants in an Israeli...
Nevada casino to pay $8M for serving chemicals, not beer
LAS VEGAS — A jury in Las Vegas has awarded $8 million to a middle school special education teacher who sued after being permanently injured when he was served cleaning solvents instead of tap beer at a casino bar. Lon Enwright, 38, used to also work as a wine steward...
Max Verstappen overtakes Charles Leclerc late on to win Saudi Arabian GPVideo
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Red Bull driver Max Verstappen overtook Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari three laps from the end of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for the defending champion’s first win of the Formula One season and 21st of his career on Sunday. The race under floodlights was held two days...
Biscuits or bratwurst: GOP weighs its convention choices
In Milwaukee, one of two cities vying to host the Republican presidential convention in 2024, Democrats were pilloried by the potential visitors after predawn election results delivered Wisconsin for Joe Biden in the 2020 White House race. Rival Nashville, Tennessee, is run by a mayor whose Democratic brother was effectively...
Ukraine pleads for help, says Russia wants to split nation
LVIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the West of cowardice Sunday while another top official said Russia was trying to split the nation in two, like North and South Korea. Zelenskyy made an exasperated plea for fighter jets and tanks to help defend his country from Russia’s invading...
The Oscars are tonight. Here’s how to watch or stream live
The 94th Academy Awards are right around the corner with just enough time to squeeze in watches of some of the 10 best picture nominees before the lights go down in the Dolby Theatre. After last year’s scaled back ceremony at Los Angeles’ Union Station, this year the Oscars are...
Will Smith, Chris Rock confrontation shocks Oscar audience
LOS ANGELES — A 94th Academy Awards that steadily maintained a buoyant spirit was rocked by an unbelievable exchange after Will Smith took offense to a joke made by Chris Rock about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. After Rock joked to Smith that he was looking forward to a sequel...
Coach K makes record 13th Final Four, Duke beats Arkansas
SAN FRANCISCO — Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s farewell tour is headed to his record-setting 13th Final Four after Duke overwhelmed Arkansas, 78-69, on Saturday night in the Blue Devils’ most complete performance of this NCAA Tournament run. A.J. Griffin scored 18 points, Paolo Banchero added 16 and and second-seeded Duke (32-6)...
Villanova to 7th Final Four, beats Houston in South Region
SAN ANTONIO — Jermaine Samuels had 16 points and 10 rebounds as Villanova advanced to its third NCAA Final Four in the last six NCAA Tournaments with a grind-it-out 50-44 victory over Houston in the South Region final Saturday. Caleb Daniels added 14 points for the Wildcats (30-7), and fifth-year...
Miami’s Jim Larranaga, Kansas’ Bill Self set for Elite Eight matchup
CHICAGO — Jordan Miller played for George Mason for three seasons before transferring to Miami. So Miller was well aware of Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga long before he switched schools. “Being at George Mason, it’s hard not to hear about his success there,” Miller said Saturday. “Coach L, actually, when...
Kevin Kisner, Scottie Scheffler make Sunday a habit in Match Play
AUSTIN, Texas — One match required a comeback the likes off which Austin Country Club has never seen. The other was easy enough to feel like a warm walk along Lake Austin. Either way, Kevin Kisner just seems to win in the Dell Technologies Match Play. Three down on the...
Hubert Davis navigates bumps to lead North Carolina to Elite EightVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Hubert Davis read North Carolina a Bible verse to keep a team one win from the Final Four on the path of the righteous. He chose Proverbs 4:25, which says, “Let your eyes look directly ahead. And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.” It’s...
A miracle or a trend? Saint Peter’s a sign of parity in NCAA TournamentVideo
PHILADELPHIA — America loves March Madness because America loves an underdog. One twist: While the run to the cusp of the Final Four by tiny Saint Peter’s has been riveting, it’s also the latest example of how something that once felt like a miracle at the NCAA Tournament might be...
Brad Keselowski confident he can recover from huge NASCAR penaltyVideo
AUSTIN, Texas — Brad Keselowski was optimistic he can overcome a knee-buckling penalty that potentially ended any championship chances a mere five races into his first season as a Cup team owner. NASCAR this week said an inspection at its North Carolina facility uncovered an illegal modification to the No....
