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Odell Beckham continues comeback, joins Browns’ team drillsVideo
CLEVELAND — Odell Beckham Jr.’s comeback is closer to completion. Beckham, who has slowly increased his activities since the Browns opened training camp last month, took his first snaps in team drills during Thursday’s practice — a major step in his return from season-ending knee surgery. Beckham was on the...
QB Ryan Tannehill on covid list as Titans’ outbreak at 9Video
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee general manager Jon Robinson made a plea Thursday for people to get the “life-saving” covid-19 vaccination as the Titans’ virus outbreak grew to nine, including quarterback Ryan Tannehill. “We’ve had two people that I know personally that have lost loved ones over the last couple of...
Flyers sign center Sean Couturier to $62M, 8-year extensionVideo
The Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday signed No. 1 center Sean Couturier to an eight-year contract extension worth $62 million. Couturier counts $7.75 million against the salary cap with his contract that begins after next season and runs through 2029-30. It’s the same value as the contract Andrei Svechnikov agreed to...
Drop the chalk: Michigan motorist wins appeal over tickets
DETROIT — Parking scofflaws unite! A woman with 14 tickets has won a major decision in a dispute over whether a Michigan city violated the U.S. Constitution by chalking her car tires without a search warrant. It’s a novel argument. Alison Taylor’s lawyer said the Fourth Amendment’s ban against unreasonable...
WWII pilot’s remains found in Europe, to be buried in Maine
MILLINOCKET, Maine — The remains of a World War II pilot whose body was lost in Europe’s Adriatic Sea have been recovered and will be buried in his home state of Maine, the U.S. Department of Defense said Thursday. The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Ernest N....
Orioles snap 19-game skid with 10-6 win over Angels
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles snapped their 19-game losing streak Wednesday night, rallying to beat Los Angeles, 10-6, after a shaky start by Shohei Ohtani left the Angels’ bullpen with too much to do. The Angels were up 6-2 in the fourth inning and 6-4 when Ohtani left the game...
NFL players experiment with ‘Guardian Caps’ to protect heads
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For Carolina Panthers rookie offensive lineman Brady Christensen any chance to protect his brain is a no-brainer — even if he thinks he may look a little goofy doing so. That’s why Christensen is among a growing number of NFL players taking advantage of the new “Guardian...
Kabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans, 13 U.S. troops
Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliban takeover. The attacks killed at least 60 Afghans and 13 U.S. troops, Afghan and U.S....
Half of U.S. workers favor employee shot mandate: AP-NORC poll
NEW YORK — Half of American workers are in favor of vaccine requirements at their workplaces, according to a new poll, at a time when such mandates gain traction following the federal government’s full approval of Pfizer’s covid-19 vaccine. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research...
Report: Evidence of extensive corrosion in collapsed Miami-area condo
MIAMI — Video released by a team of federal investigators shows more evidence of extensive corrosion and overcrowded concrete reinforcement in a Miami-area condominium that collapsed in June, killing 98 people. The National Institute of Standards and Technology also announced Wednesday it will conduct a five-pronged investigation into the Champlain...
Migrant children spend weeks at U.S. shelters as more arrive
Five months after the Biden administration declared an emergency and raced to set up shelters to house a record number of children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, kids continue to languish at the sites, while more keep coming, child welfare advocates say. More than 700 children spent three weeks or...
California looking to pay drug addicts to stay sober
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Frustrated by out-of-control increases in drug overdose deaths, California’s leaders are trying something radical: They want the state to be the first to pay people to stay sober. The federal government has been doing it for years with military veterans and research shows it is one of...
Kamala Harris says she urged Vietnam to free political dissidents
HANOI, Vietnam — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday she raised issues of human rights abuses and restrictions on political activism in her conversations with Vietnamese leaders this week, but offered no indication those talks bore fruit. “We’re not going to shy away from difficult conversations. Difficult conversations often...
This date in sports history: Aug. 26
1933 — Helen Hull Jacobs captures the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association singles title when Helen Wills Moody defaults in the third set because of back and hip pain. 1939 — The first major-league baseball game is televised. NBC broadcasts a doubleheader at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field between the Cincinnati Reds and...
Biden vows to finish Kabul evacuation, avenge U.S. deaths
President Joe Biden vowed Thursday to complete the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan despite the day’s deadly suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport. He promised to avenge the deaths of 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack, declaring to the extremists responsible: “We will hunt...
RFK assassin Sirhan seeks parole; DA won’t challenge release
Sirhan Sirhan faces his 16th parole hearing Friday for fatally shooting U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, and for the first time no prosecutor will be there to argue he should be kept behind bars. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, a former police officer who took office...
Talking back: Browns’ John Johnson leads with words, actions
BEREA, Ohio — Finding Cleveland Browns safety John Johnson III on the field is easy. Just listen. “I like talking,” Johnson said with a big smile following practice this week. “I don’t even wear a mouthpiece because I like talking so much.” One of the many new faces on Cleveland’s...
Giants coach says Saquon Barkley must have contact to play in openerVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Star running back Saquon Barkley needs to be in some live contact drills if is to play in the New York Giants’ season opener in less than three weeks, coach Joe Judge said. Barkley, who had a major knee injury early last season, has not practiced at...
Broncos name Teddy Bridgewater their starting quarterback
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos are going with the steady over the spectacular. Coach Vic Fangio informed the team Wednesday morning that Teddy Bridgewater edged incumbent Drew Lock to win the starting quarterback job. “It was really, really close,” Fangio said, adding there never really was a clear-cut winner....
Tony Finau a popular winner and now seeking FedEx Cup prizeVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The tournament was on the line, and Tony Finau faced a key putt on the final hole. He missed and threw a fit, stomping his feet around the hole and, as he recalls, acting like a child. He was a freshman in high school. It turned...
Modest gains produce more record highs for S&P 500, Nasdaq
Stocks on Wall Street closed with modest gains Wednesday, driving the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to all-time highs for the second day in a row. Financial and energy companies led the way higher among stocks in the S&P 500. The benchmark index rose 0.2%, marking its fifth straight gain. A...
Lawyers allied with Trump penalized over Michigan lawsuit
DETROIT — Nine lawyers allied with former President Donald Trump face financial penalties and other sanctions after a judge Wednesday said they had abused the court system with a lawsuit that challenged Michigan’s election results that certified Joe Biden as the winner. U.S. District Judge Linda Parker said the lawsuit...
ESPN removes Rachel Nichols from its NBA programming
LOS ANGELES — ESPN is cancelling Rachel Nichols’ show, “The Jump,” and pulling her off NBA programming. David Roberts, who was named last week to oversee the network’s NBA coverage, said in a statement that “we mutually agreed that this approach regarding our NBA coverage was best for all concerned.”...
Despite health warnings, anti-parasite drug used on Arkansas jail’s inmates for covid
LITTLE ROCK — Inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail have been prescribed ivermectin to combat covid-19, despite warnings from federal health officials that the antiparasitic drug should not be used to treat the coronavirus. Washington County’s sheriff confirmed Tuesday night that the jail’s health provider had been prescribing the drug....
Man gets 6 years in prison in Michigan governor kidnap plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A man upset over state-ordered coronavirus restrictions was sentenced to just over six years in prison Wednesday for planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a significant break that reflected his quick decision to cooperate and help agents build cases against others. Ty Garbin admitted his...

