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Armenia, Azerbaijan clashes resume over separatist region
YEREVAN, Armenia — The fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh resumed Monday morning, with both sides accusing each other of launching attacks. Armenian military officials on Monday reported missile strikes hitting Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh. The region lies in Azerbaijan but has been...
Pandemic pushes start of holiday shopping earlier than ever
NEW YORK — Add last-minute holiday shopping to the list of time-honored traditions being upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Retailers are kicking off the holiday season earlier than ever this year in hopes of avoiding big in-store crowds and shipping bottlenecks in November and December. Stores like Best Buy, Macy’s,...
3 win Nobel medicine prize for discovering hepatitis C virus
STOCKHOLM — Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and British-born scientist Michael Houghton won the Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday for their discovery of the hepatitis C virus, a major source of liver disease that affects millions worldwide. Announcing the prize in Stockholm, the Nobel Committee noted...
The date in sports history: Oct. 5 
1900 — Britain’s Harry Vardon wins the U.S. Open golf title, beating J.H. Taylor with a 313 total at the Chicago Golf Club. 1985 — Eddie Robinson becomes college football’s winningest coach as Grambling beats Prairie View A&M, 27-7. It’s Robinson’s 324th career victory, one more than Paul “Bear” Bryant...
Jimmy Butler's triple-double helps Heat cut into Lakers' NBA Finals series lead 
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Jimmy Butler is not ready to go home. A triple-double later, he joined NBA Finals lore — and the short-handed Miami Heat might have made this title matchup a series after all. Butler finished with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Heat...
Rams' Jalen Ramsey, Giants' Golden Tate ignite postgame fracas
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Golden Tate finally got his chance to face Jalen Ramsey, and the personal animosity between the two players exploded Sunday after the Los Angeles Rams’ 17-9 victory over the New York Giants. The Giants wide receiver and Rams cornerback exchanged blows near midfield after the game and...
Heat rule Goran Dragic, Bam Adebayo out of Game 3 of NBA Finals 
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Bam Adebayo headed out to the court a couple hours before Game 3 of the NBA Finals, getting some shots up in his typical pregame routine. That would be the only basketball he played Sunday night. The Heat remained depleted for Game 3 of the...
Sergio Garcia birdies final hole to win in Mississippi 
JACKSON, Miss. — Sergio Garcia delivered two key shots on the back nine, the last one an 8-iron to 30 inches on the final hole for birdie and a one-shot victory in the Sanderson Farms Championship. Garcia closed with a 5-under-par 67 to win for the 10th consecutive year worldwide...
Campaign says Joe Biden tests negative for coronavirus
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s campaign says the Democratic presidential nominee tested negative for coronavirus Sunday. The results come five days after Biden spent more than 90 minutes on the debate stage with President Donald Trump. The president was diagnosed with covid-19 days after the debate, and he remains hospitalized. Biden...
Hamlin wins longest NASCAR race in Talladega history
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Denny Hamlin finally got a playoff win in a messy wreck-fest that took three overtimes Sunday, the longest race in Talladega Superspeedway history. Hamlin made the winning pass on the 200th lap — 12 more or nearly 32 miles longer than scheduled — with a three-wide sweep...
Sergino Dest becomes 1st American to play for Barcelona in league match 
BARCELONA, Spain — Sergino Dest made his debut for Barcelona on Sunday, becoming the first American to play in a Spanish league match for the club. The defender went on in the 75th minute of Sunday’s game against Sevilla at Camp Nou with the score tied 1-1. He replaced left...
Attorney General William Barr to self-quarantine
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr will self-quarantine out of caution after President Donald Trump and several other lawmakers and aides tested positive for the coronavirus. Justice Department spokesperson Kerri Kupec said Sunday that Barr has had four covid-19 tests since Friday, and all have come back negative. She says...
Astros return to Los Angeles for ALDS series against A's, pitcher Mike Fiers 
LOS ANGELES — The Houston Astros are returning to the scene of the crime. The Los Angeles Dodgers won’t be there, but their fans surely won’t let the visitors forget. While the Dodgers head to Texas for the NL Division Series, their ballpark is hosting the AL Division Series in...
Trump leaves hospital briefly to greet supporters outside 
BETHESDA, Md. — President Donald Trump declared, “I get it,” in a message to the nation Sunday evening before briefly leaving the hospital to salute cheering supporters from his motorcade, a surprising move that raised new questions about the president’s understanding of the coronavirus that has killed more than 209,000...
West Virginia delegate resigns after slurs appear online
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia House Speaker Roger Hanshaw says a House delegate has resigned after homophobic messages attributed to him were circulated online. John Mandt Jr.’s resignation from the West Virginia House of Delegates was effective the end of Saturday, Hanshaw said in a statement. Mandt, a Republican from...
Years after anorexia, hiatus, Italian qualifier Trevisan reaches French Open quarters 
PARIS — Martina Trevisan has been doing video chats from her hotel room with her mental coach every day along the way to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, a run the 159th-ranked qualifier acknowledged is “a little” shocking, just not as much to her as to everyone else. So after...
Police officer killed in the line of duty in South Carolina 
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A police officer was killed in South Carolina during an exchange of gunfire after responding to a domestic call, authorities said Sunday. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said in a statement that a second officer was injured during the shootout in Myrtle Beach. A suspect...
NFL Week 4: Russell Wilson leads Seahawks to first 4-0 start since 2013 
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Russell Wilson threw for 360 yards and two touchdowns, and the Seattle Seahawks improved to 4-0 on the season by beating the Miami Dolphins 31-23 Sunday. The Seahawks have won their first four games only one other time in franchise history — in 2013, when they...
Mayfield, Garrett right at home as Browns beat Cowboys, 49-38 
ARLINGTON, Texas — Baker Mayfield and Myles Garrett had homecoming gifts waiting when Cleveland visited Dallas in their home state Sunday. For Mayfield, it was a porous Cowboys pass defense that was poor against the run this time as well. For Garrett, it was an undrafted rookie right tackle who...
Joe Mixon scores 3 times to pace Bengals in Joe Burrow's 1st win
CINCINNATI — Joe Mixon ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns and caught Joe Burrow’s pass for another score as the Cincinnati Bengals rolled up 505 yards to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 33-25, on Sunday for their first win of the season. The Bengals (1-2-1) worked around their recent offensive...
Lamar Jackson returns to MVP form as Ravens roll over Washington 
LANDOVER, Md. — Lamar Jackson ran for a 50-yard touchdown and threw for two scores in a bounce-back performance by the reigning NFL MVP and the Baltimore Ravens, who took control early against Washington in a 31-17 victory Sunday. Coming off a humbling loss to Kansas City on Monday night,...
Letter: Top deputies accuse Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of crimes 
DALLAS — Several top deputies of Texas’ attorney general have reported to law enforcement that their boss engaged in crimes including bribery and abuse of office, according to an internal letter. In a single-page letter to the director of human resources in the attorney general’s office, the seven senior lawyers...
Rangers have work to do despite having top pick in NHL draft 
New York Rangers president John Davidson refuses to get ahead of himself with his team in the unique position of holding the No. 1 pick in the NHL Draft while also coming off an appearance in the expanded 24-team playoffs. Exciting as it is having the opportunity to add someone...
L.A. Kings acquire former Penguins defenseman Maatta from Blackhawks 
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Kings acquired defenseman Olli Maatta from the Chicago Blackhawks in a trade for minor league forward Brad Morrison. The Kings announced the deal Sunday to acquire Maatta, a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Maatta spent last season with the Blackhawks...
Oklahoma, Pitt fall out of AP Top 25 
Oklahoma dropped out of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since September 2016 and No. 24 Iowa State jumped back into the Top 25 after a day of upsets. There largely was stability at the top of the rankings Sunday after No. 1 Clemson, No. 2...


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