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Serena Williams says she will not play at the Tokyo Olympics
WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams said she will not go to the Tokyo Olympics, but did not want to say why during her pre-Wimbledon video conference with reporters Sunday. “I’m actually not on the Olympic list. … Not that I’m aware of. If so, then I shouldn’t be on it,”...
This date in sports history: June 27
1903 — Willie Anderson captures the U.S. Open with a two-stroke victory over David Brown in a playoff. 1914 — Jack Johnson wins a 20-round referee’s decision over Frank Moran at the Velodrome d’Hiver in Paris. 1924 — Walter Hagen wins his second British Open. Hagen finishes with a 301...
Canadiens brace for biggest test: Defending champion Lightning
MONTREAL — Artturi Lehkonen is keeping his composure after becoming part of the Montreal Canadiens’ illustrious history by scoring the franchise’s most important goal in nearly three decades. If the upstart Canadiens’ remarkable playoff run has been fueled, in part, by a desire to earn respect, then their journey is...
Nelly Korda, Lizette Salas pull away, share lead in Women’s PGAVideo
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Lizette Salas spent much of her time Saturday looking at Nelly Korda ahead of her in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. In the fairway, not on the leaderboard. Korda blasted a drive on the opening hole at Atlanta Athletic Club and hit 9-iron to 4 feet....
Alex Bowman zips past Kyle Larson, wins at Pocono
LONG POND — Alex Bowman made it six straight wins for Hendrick Motorsports when teammate Kyle Larson’s Chevrolet blew a tire on the final lap, and he took the checkered flag Saturday at Pocono Raceway for his third Cup win of the season. Larson had won three straight Cup races...
Experts: Impact of Chauvin case on policing yet to be seen
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin ‘s conviction and lengthy prison sentence in George Floyd’s murder could lead to better police hiring and training, law enforcement experts say. It could spur more effort to build trust among officers and communities. And it might have made the public — and future...
WVU board OKs tuition hike, $1.1B budget for next year
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University tuition is going up this fall, the school’s Board of Governors decided on Friday as it also approved a budget of about $1.1 billion for the next fiscal year. Tuition will climb 1.87% for resident students, or $84 a semester. Nonresident students’ tuition will...
5 die in hot air balloon crash in New Mexico’s largest city
Five people died after a hot air balloon they were riding in hit power lines in New Mexico’s largest city and the gondola crashed to the ground, police said Saturday. The crash happened around 7 a.m. on Albuquerque’s west side, police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said. No identities have been released,...
Report showed ‘major’ damage before Florida condo collapse
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The ground-floor pool deck of the oceanfront condominium building that collapsed near Miami was resting on a concrete structural slab that had “major structural damage” and needed to be extensively repaired, according to a 2018 engineering report that also uncovered “abundant cracking and spalling” of concrete...
All aboard! 1st post-pandemic cruise ship readies to sail
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill is preparing to set sail with nearly all vaccinated passengers on board. Celebrity Edge will depart Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 6 p.m. Saturday with the number...
Alaphilippe wins crash-marred 1st stage of Tour de FranceVideo
LANDERNEAU, France — World champion Julian Alaphilippe won the crash-marred opening stage of the Tour de France to snatch the race leader’s yellow jersey on Saturday. The Frenchman surged ahead of the main pack in the final steep climb leading to the finish in Landerneau, crossing the line with an...
Victims in Miami condo collapse came from around the world
MIAMI — A Filipino-American who loved to play the piano and her Chilean husband lived on the 10th floor of the building. One flight down were Cuban immigrant grandparents who had dreamed of retiring at the beach. And just a week ago, a young Paraguayan arrived to work as a...
NCAA declares NC State out of CWS because of covid-19 issues
OMAHA, Neb. — Vanderbilt will advance to the College World Series finals after North Carolina State was forced to drop out because of covid-19 protocols, the NCAA announced early Saturday. NC State had only 13 players available during its 3-1 loss to the Commodores on Friday. The teams were scheduled...
Lightning vs. Canadiens in 1st all-East Cup final since 1980
After gutting out a tough series to get to the Stanley Cup Final, the Tampa Bay Lightning shouldn’t have to change their style of play to match up against the Montreal Canadiens. They won’t have to change time zones, either. While teams in the Eastern Time Zone have met in...
Andrei Vasilevskiy shines, Lightning eliminate Islanders in Game 7
TAMPA, Fla. — Andrei Vasilevskiy had 18 saves, and Yanni Gaurde scored a short-handed goal to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders, 1-0, in Game 7 of their NHL playoff semifinal series Friday night. The defending champions advanced to a Stanley Cup Final matchup against the...
Arizona election audit enters new phase as ballot count ends
PHOENIX — Technology consultants hired by Arizona Senate Republicans to probe the 2020 election have finished counting and photographing nearly 2.1 million ballots from Maricopa County. A final report of the findings is still weeks to months away, said Ken Bennett, a former Republican secretary of state working on the...
Explainer: Why some schools in Canada have unmarked graves
TORONTO — Leaders of Indigenous groups in Canada say investigators have found more than 600 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school for Indigenous children, which follows the discovery of 215 bodies at another school last month. The new discovery was at the Marieval Indian Residential School,...
Vegas’ offensive shortfalls create questions for offseason
LAS VEGAS — Another season that began with expectations of winning a Stanley Cup concluded with a bitter taste for the Vegas Golden Knights. The surprising Montreal Canadiens, who finished the regular season 18th in the NHL with 59 points, won the best-of-seven series 4-2 to advance to the Stanley...
Canadiens keep hands off Campbell trophy, focus on Stanley CupVideo
MONTREAL — Shea Weber and the Montreal Canadiens kept their hands off the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl after advancing to the Stanley Cup Final, and even rookie Cole Caufield had no interest in touching it. “Obviously, there’s a bigger one out there that we’re chasing, so I think that’s the...
Aaron Nola strikes out 10 straight Mets to match MLB record
NEW YORK — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola struck out 10 straight New York Mets batters Friday, tying a major league record that stood alone for more than five decades. Hall of Fame ace Tom Seaver fanned his final 10 hitters for the Mets in a 2-1 victory over the...
Police: Man who shot Colorado gunman was killed by officer
DENVER — Johnny Hurley was hailed by police as a hero for shooting and killing a gunman they say had killed one officer and expressed hatred for police in a Denver suburb. But when another officer rushed in to respond and saw Hurley holding the suspect’s AR-15, he shot Hurley,...
Bubba Watson overcomes snapped driver on Day 2 at PGA Tour’s Travelers ChampionshipVideo
CROMWELL, Conn. — We pause now to fondly remember Bubba Watson’s neon pink driver, which broke apart mid-swing on the second tee in the Travelers Championship on Friday. And, if the three-time Travelers winner is going to have luck like this over the weekend, please spare a thought for the...
Pocono set for first CBD-sponsored NASCAR race
LONG POND — Let’s nip this in the bud: No, Pocono never considered asking for 95 more miles added to the length of Saturday’s NASCAR Cup race so the first CBD-sponsored event could be called the Pocono Organics 420. On the farm and the track, the Pocono Organics CBD 325...
U.S. government report is inconclusive about UFOs
WASHINGTON — A long-awaited U.S. government report on UFOs released Friday makes at least one thing clear: The truth is still out there. Investigators did not find extraterrestrial links in reviewing 144 sightings of aircraft or other devices apparently flying at mysterious speeds or trajectories. But they drew few other...
Republican lawmakers send Wolf election bill he’s vowed to veto
HARRISBURG — A bill to require voter ID and make a host of other changes to Pennsylvania election law passed the state Senate on Friday on party lines and is on its way to the Democratic governor, who plans to veto it. Senators voted on party lines, 29-21, for the...
