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This date in sports history: July 15Video
1912 — Jim Thorpe wins the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics, and, in the closing ceremony, Sweden’s King Gustav proclaims Thorpe the world’s greatest athlete. 1922 — Gene Sarazen shoots a final-round 68 to beat Bobby Jones and John Black for the U.S. Open golf championship. 1923 — Amateur Bobby...
AP source: Jays won’t learn if they’ll play at home soonVideo
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays won’t find out by this weekend if they will get permission from the federal government to play in Canada soon, a government official familiar with the talks told the Associated Press on Wednesday. A team spokeswoman said the club continues to work with the...
7-year-old Ohio boy dies in North Carolina home elevator accident
COROLLA, N.C. — A boy from Ohio died after he became trapped between an elevator car and the elevator shaft inside a vacation rental home on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, emergency workers said. Currituck Fire-EMS Chief Ralph Melton said emergency workers were sent Sunday evening to a home in Corolla...
Dustin Johnson’s short memory comes in handy at Royal St. George’s
One of Dustin Johnson’s best traits is a short memory, and given some of the misfortune he’s had in the majors, he needs it. So don’t expect him to return to Royal St. George’s for the British Open this week and remember too much beyond being a runner-up to Darren...
Johnson & Johnson recalling sunscreens because of benzene traces
Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday that it is recalling five of its sunscreen products after some samples were found to contain low levels of benzene, a chemical that can cause cancer with repeated exposure. The affected products, packaged in aerosol cans, are Aveeno Protect + Refresh aerosol sunscreen, and four...
Moving on from past is 1st step in this NHL offseasonVideo
It’s hard for Duncan Keith to say goodbye to yesterday. Pekka Rinne and Kevan Miller, too. Even more difficult for Zach Parise and Ryan Suter because it wasn’t their call. Moving on from the past is an early theme of the NHL offseason. Chicago traded Keith after 16 seasons that...
Judge nullifies horse trainer Bob Baffert’s N.Y. suspensionVideo
NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on Wednesday nullified the suspension of horse trainer Bob Baffert, finding that the New York Racing Association acted unconstitutionally by failing to let him adequately respond to claims made against him after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test....
Never left out again: Big 12 coaches like 12-team playoff
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Big 12 certainly would benefit from an expanded College Football Playoff and likely never would be left out again. Under the proposed 12-team format that would be at least a couple of seasons away, six-time defending Big 12 champion Oklahoma would have been in the playoff...
Britney Spears can hire own lawyer in conservatorship case
LOS ANGELES — A new attorney has been appointed to represent Britney Spears in her conservatorship after a hearing in which the singer tearfully spoke about the case’s impact on her life. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny on Wednesday approved Spears hiring former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart to...
British Open is back, along with the quirks of links golf
SANDWICH, England — Danny Willett shrugged his shoulders, grabbed his tee and returned to his caddie beside the fourth tee at Royal St. George’s. He’d just hit what he thought was the ideal drive during his final practice round at the British Open, only for one of the bumps on...
U.S. to begin evacuating Afghans who aided American militaryVideo
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Wednesday that it is prepared to begin evacuation flights for Afghan interpreters and translators who aided the U.S. military effort in the nearly 20-year war. The Operation Allies Refuge flights out of Afghanistan during the last week of July will be available first for...
Stocks end a wobbly day mixed and just shy of record highs
Wall Street capped a wobbly day of trading with mixed results Wednesday, as a rally in technology stocks was kept in check by a slide in banks and energy companies. The S&P 500 eked out a 0.1% gain after recovering from an early stumble and then losing much of its...
After bad hiccups, Brazilian President Bolsonaro may need intestinal surgery
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has suffered from a 10-day bout of unshakable hiccups, was admitted Wednesday to a hospital where he was being evaluated for possible emergency surgery to clear an intestinal obstruction, his office said. Bolsonaro, 66, was admitted to the Armed Forces Hospital...
Indigenous children’s remains turned over from Army cemetery
CARLISLE — The disinterred remains of nine Native American children who died more than a century ago while attending a government-run school in Pennsylvania were headed home Wednesday to Rosebud Sioux tribal lands in South Dakota after a ceremony returning them to relatives. The handoff at a graveyard on the...
On deck for MLB’s 2nd half: Trades, playoff races and prizesVideo
SAN FRANCISCO — Across the globe, everybody is watching Shohei Ohtani in awe and intrigue. MLBl likely loves the attention from around the world surrounding the Angels’ two-way star and the spotlight he’s brought to the sport. Can Ohtani stage an encore to a sensational first half? He leads the...
Court orders shorter sentence for ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic
DENVER — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that “Tiger King” Joe Exotic should get a shorter prison sentence for his role in a murder-for-hire plot and violating federal wildlife laws. Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, was sentenced in January 2020 to 22 years in federal prison...
Watchdog: FBI greatly mishandled Larry Nassar case
WASHINGTON — The FBI made numerous serious errors in investigating allegations against former USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar and didn’t treat the case with the “utmost seriousness,” the Justice Department’s inspector general said Wednesday. The FBI acknowledged conduct that was “inexcusable and a discredit” to America’s premier law...
Tioga County won’t offer up voting machines to election audit
HARRISBURG — One of three counties targeted by a Pennsylvania state lawmaker for an Arizona-style “forensic investigation” of the state’s 2020 presidential election sought by former President Donald Trump will not allow third-party access to its voting machines. The three commissioners in rural Republican-controlled Tioga County announced the decision Tuesday,...
Report: Appalachian states face billions in mining cleanup
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The cleanup and reclaiming of coal mines in seven Appalachian states will cost billions, and Kentucky and West Virginia have the largest bills coming due, according to an environmental group’s new report. Total reclamation liability for the two states is between $4.1 and $5.8 billion, with less...
Ex-Tennessee health official: State backed off vaccine pushVideo
NASHVILLE — Tennessee health officials will not acknowledge that August is National Immunization Awareness Month per an order from the state’s health commissioner, emails show. The order, obtained by NewsChannel 5, was given to Tennessee’s former top vaccination chief earlier this month just days before she was fired amid Republican...
Wildfires in US West threaten parched Native American lands
BLY, Ore. — Fierce wildfires in the Pacific Northwest are threatening Native American lands that already are struggling to conserve water and preserve traditional hunting grounds amid a historic drought in the U.S. West. Blazes in Oregon and Washington state were among some 60 large, active wildfires that have destroyed...
That was fleeting: Twitter kills off ephemeral ‘fleets’
Twitter is disappearing its disappearing tweets, called fleets, after they didn’t catch on. The company began testing tweets that vanish after 24 hours last March in Brazil. Fleets were designed to allay the concerns of new users who might be turned off by the public and permanent nature of normal...
Going abroad? U.S. government says passport waits top 3 months
WASHINGTON — Americans hoping to travel abroad this summer may have to delay their plans if they need new or renewed passports. The State Department said Wednesday that the wait for a passport is now between 12 weeks and 18 weeks, even if you pay for expedited processing. That’s because...
Police: Richard Sherman tried to break into in-laws’ home
SEATTLE — Former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman was arrested Wednesday after authorities said he crashed his SUV in a suburban Seattle construction zone, tried to break into his in-laws’ home, and fought with officers who used a police dog to apprehend him. Sherman was booked...
Candace Parker to be first woman on cover of NBA 2K game
NEW YORK — Candace Parker grew up playing video games, and now she’ll be the first female basketball player on the cover of one. The Chicago Sky star will appear on the NBA 2K22 cover for the WNBA 25th Anniversary special edition when it’s released Sept. 10. “I grew up...
