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This Date in Sports History: Oct. 13
1893 — The U.S. yacht Vigilant wins the America’s Cup with a three-race sweep over the British challenger Valkyrie II. 1903 — The Boston Pilgrims win the first World Series, 5 games to 3, with a 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. 1947 — The NHL holds its first All-Star...
Saints, Drew Brees overcome big night from Chargers rookie QB Justin Herbert
NEW ORLEANS — Wil Lutz kicked a 36-yard field goal with 5:08 left in overtime and New Orleans’ defense stopped Chargers receiver Mike Williams just short on fourth down to preserve a 30-27 victory over seemingly star-crossed Los Angeles on Monday night. Chargers kicker Michael Badgley, who missed his first...
Austin Riley homer sparks Braves past Dodgers in NLCS Game 1
ARLINGTON, Texas — Austin Riley led off the ninth inning with a tiebreaking homer that sparked a four-run outburst, and the Atlanta Braves opened their first National League Championship Series since 2001 with a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night. Riley, the No. 9 batter in...
Austin Riley HR ignites big Braves 9th in NLCS win over DodgersVideo
ARLINGTON, Texas — Austin Riley led off the ninth inning with a tiebreaking homer that sparked a four-run outburst, and the Atlanta Braves opened their first National League Championship Series since 2001 with a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night. Riley, the No. 9 batter in...
Vegas signs Alex Pietrangelo, GM says he won’t trade Marc-Andre Fleury
Alex Pietrangelo is Vegas bound, and the Golden Knights are shuffling the deck to fit him in. Pietrangelo signed a $61.6 million, seven-year deal with Vegas on Monday that carries an $8.8 million annual salary cap hit through 2027. It’s the fifth-biggest cap hit for a defenseman in the NHL....
2nd covid-19 vaccine trial paused over unexplained illness
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A late-stage study of Johnson & Johnson’s covid-19 vaccine candidate has been paused while the company investigates whether a study participant’s “unexplained illness” is related to the shot. The company said in a statement Monday evening that illnesses, accidents and other so-called adverse events “are an...
West Virginia health system again enacts no-visitor policy
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia health system is again banning visitors from its hospitals as community spread of the coronavirus increases in the region, network officials say. Mountain Health Network announced Monday that most visitors will not be allowed in its medical centers, including at St. Mary’s in Huntington,...
Defiant Trump defends virus record in 1st post-covid rallyVideo
SANFORD, Fla. — Defiant as ever about the coronavirus, President Donald Trump on Monday turned his first campaign rally since contracting covid-19 into a full-throated defense of his handling of the pandemic that has killed 215,000 Americans, joking that he was healthy enough to plunge into the crowd and give...
Takeaways: Coronavirus at center of Supreme Court hearingsVideo
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus won’t surrender the national stage to anyone — not to President Donald Trump, Judge Amy Coney Barrett or majority Republicans holding the power to confirm nominees to the Supreme Court. The disease that’s killed more than 213,000 people in the United States dominated the Senate hearings...
In the Pits: Time is now for Elliott to race into NASCAR title roundVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chase Elliott again has a chance to take the next step in his young but quite celebrated career. He’s back in the round of eight for a fourth consecutive year, again trying to drive through to his first championship finale. Is he a true contender? The time...
Manuel Margot’s homer, catch highlight Rays’ win over Astros
SAN DIEGO — Manuel Margot hit a three-run homer one batter after a crucial Houston error and made a spectacular catch in right field in his former home ballpark, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Astros, 4-2, on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series....
Disney to overhaul its entertainment business with focus on streamingVideo
Disney said Monday that it is reorganizing its business units to focus even more on streaming. The company said in August that its Disney Plus service has more than 60 million subscribers, and subscribers to its main combination of streaming services — Disney Plus, ESPN Plus and Hulu — top...
Big turnout as early in-person voting starts in GeorgiaVideo
ATLANTA — The chance to cast ballots on Georgia’s first day of in-person early voting Monday had thousands of people waiting for hours to make their voices heard. Eager voters endured waits of six hours or more in Cobb County, which was once solidly Republican but has voted for Democrats...
Battered Joe Burrow, Bengals lacking in big plays, consistency
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Future opponents are bound to get ideas after watching tape of Joe Burrow being flummoxed and chased by the Baltimore Ravens’ blitzing defenders. The Cincinnati Bengals, on the other hand, need to work harder on keeping their talented rookie quarterback from getting maimed. Seriously. Burrow was sacked...
Washington state again fails to live-track murder hornet
SEATTLE — Washington state officials said Monday they were again unsuccessful at live-tracking a “murder” hornet while trying to find and destroy a nest of the giant insects. The Washington State Department of Agriculture said an entomologist used dental floss to tie a tracking device on a female hornet, only...
Browns are 4-1, looking like contenders heading to PittsburghVideo
CLEVELAND — Rising high above downtown Cleveland on an unusually warm autumn night, the Terminal Tower was bathed in bright orange lights Sunday, a glowing tribute to a team that has this football-obsessed city fired up. For the first time in 26 years, the beloved Browns are 4-1. Showing resiliency,...
Driverless boat in Florida spins out of control, smashing docksVideo
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Three men conducting a photo shoot on a boat in a busy Florida river somehow went overboard, leaving the 24-foot vessel unmanned and out of control. The three men told deputies that they accidentally fell into the St. Lucie River along Florida’s Atlantic coast on...
Police: Louisiana boy, 11, steals school bus and leads police on chaseVideo
BATON ROUGE, La. — An 11-year-old boy stole a school bus Sunday morning and lead Louisiana officers on a chase before crashing into a tree, authorities said. Baton Rouge Police said the boy was not injured in the crash, news outlets reported. Police spokesperson Sgt. L’Jean McKneely Jr. said the...
U.N. warns against pursuing herd immunity to stop coronavirusVideo
LONDON — The head of the World Health Organization warned against the idea that herd immunity might be a realistic strategy to stop the pandemic, dismissing such proposals as “simply unethical.” At a media briefing on Monday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said health officials typically aim to achieve herd...
California GOP says it owns unofficial ballot drop boxes
LOS ANGELES — California’s Republican Party on Monday acknowledged owning unofficial ballot drop boxes that state election officials said are illegal. California election officials received reports over the weekend about the boxes in Fresno, Los Angeles and Orange counties. On Sunday, the secretary of state issued a memo telling county...
Stocks are soaring, and most Black people are missing out
Americans who own stocks are pulling further away from those who don’t, as Wall Street roars back to record heights while much of the economy struggles. And Black households are much more likely to be in that not-as-fortunate group that isn’t in the stock market. Only 33.5% of Black households...
UK sheep farmer jailed for contaminated Heinz baby food plot
LONDON — A sheep farmer was sentenced to 14 years in prison Monday for his plot to use baby food laced with metal shards to blackmail one of Britain’s biggest supermarket chains. Nigel Wright planted jars of the contaminated baby food in Tesco grocery stores and sent dozens of letters...
World Health Organization leader warns against herd immunity solution
LONDON — The head of the World Health Organization warned against the idea that herd immunity might be a realistic strategy to stop the pandemic, calling such proposals “unethical.” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a news briefing on Monday that health officials typically aim to achieve herd immunity...
Browns’ Mayfield ‘sore’ with rib injury, CB Williams to IR
CLEVELAND — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield only injured his ribs in Sunday’s win over the Indianapolis Colts, a victory that pushed surprising Cleveland to 4-1 for the first time in 26 years. Coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday that Mayfield is “sore” but that his injury is specific to the ribs....
Strong gains for technology stocks send Wall Street higher
Stocks marched higher again on Monday, as Wall Street extended its gains from last week’s rally, the market’s best in three months. The S&P 500 rose 1.6%, following up on strengthening in stock markets around the world. Big Tech stocks, including Apple and Microsoft, powered much of the gains. Their...
