Associated Press stories, Page 2019
AP sources: NFL opt-out deadline set, salary cap relief OK’d
NFL players who decide to opt out of the coming season must do so by Thursday afternoon, a person familiar with the agreement between the league and the players told The Associated Press. There also are opt-out provisions for players who experience emergency or extenuating circumstances during the season due...
Penske reverses course, closes Indianapolis 500 to fans
Roger Penske has reversed course and decided not to allow fans at the Indianapolis 500 later this month. The 104th running of “The Great American Race” will be the first without spectators, who showed up at Indianapolis Motor Speedway every year, even during the Great Depression. It was a flip...
Madrid Open tennis canceled because of virus spike in Spain
MADRID — The Madrid Open in September was canceled on Tuesday because of a new spike in coronavirus cases in Spain. The joint men’s and women’s tournament was originally scheduled in May, but moved when Spain became a hotbed for the virus. Its new slot in September allowed it again...
Giants re-sign leading sacker Markus Golden
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants improved their pass rush by re-signing linebacker Markus Golden. The Giants announced Tuesday the signing on their leader in sacks last season. Golden’s contract is a one-year tender for $5.1 million. Golden was a free agent in the offseason who went unsigned....
Review: Sweet fable in Seth Rogen’s Pittsburgh-filmed ‘An American Pickle’Video
The funniest part of ” An American Pickle ” isn’t even really in the movie. It’s a little scene in the middle of the credits in which Seth Rogen’s Herschel Greenbaum, a 1920s laborer who wakes up 100 years after falling into a vat of pickle juice, watches “Yentl” with...
Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousandsVideo
BEIRUT — A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city’s port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 70 people were killed and 3,000 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said. It was not clear...
Ford CEO Hackett to retire, COO Jim Farley to lead automaker
DETROIT — Ford Chief Operating Officer Jim Farley will lead the storied automaker into the future starting Oct. 1 when current CEO Jim Hackett retires. The company has struggled in recent years and is in the midst of an $11 billion restructuring plan designed to make it leaner and crank...
EU regulators investigate Google’s plan to buy Fitbit
LONDON — European Union regulators say they’re opening an in-depth investigation into U.S. tech giant Google’s plan to buy fitness tracking device maker Fitbit. The EU’s executive commission said Tuesday it’s concerned the deal would entrench Google’s position in the online ad market by “increasing the already vast amount of...
Buccaneers add veteran RB LeSean McCoy on 1-year contract
TAMPA, Fla. — Six-time Pro Bowl running back LeSean McCoy has finalized a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs announced the signing Tuesday, adding yet another offensive playmaker to help Tom Brady with his new team. The 32-year-old McCoy agreed to terms last week and is entering...
‘A line in the sand’: Both sides dig in on virus relief billVideo
WASHINGTON — Negotiators on a huge coronavirus relief bill reported slight progress after talks resumed in the Capitol, with issues like food for the poor and aid to schools struggling to reopen safely assuming a higher profile in the talks. Multiple obstacles remain, including an impasse on extending a $600-per-week...
Isaias, again a tropical storm, spawns wild inland weather
SOUTHPORT, N.C. — Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain during an inland march up the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday after making landfall as a hurricane along the North Carolina coast, where it piled boats against the docks and caused floods and fires that displaced dozens of people....
Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states
BALTIMORE — Kelyn Yanez used to clean homes during the day and wait tables at night in the Houston area before the coronavirus. But the mother of three lost both jobs in March because of the pandemic and now is facing eviction. The Honduran immigrant got help from a local...
3 men rescued from Pacific island after writing SOS in sandVideo
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Three men have been rescued from a tiny Pacific island after writing a giant SOS sign in the sand that was spotted from above, authorities say. The men had been missing in the Micronesia archipelago for nearly three days when their distress signal was spotted Sunday...
Tropic storm Isaias whips up eastern U.S., killing at least 6Video
WINDSOR, N.C. — At least six people were killed as Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain Tuesday along the East Coast after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina, where it caused floods and fires that displaced dozens of people. Two people died when Isaias spun off...
U.S. envoys drawing ire from Iceland to Britain
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — In Iceland, a nation so safe its president runs errands on a bicycle, U.S. Ambassador Jeffrey Ross Gunter has left locals aghast with his request to hire armed bodyguards. Gunter has also enraged lawmakers by casually and groundlessly hitching Iceland to President Donald Trump’s controversial “China virus”...
Colorado police apologize after girls handcuffed in stolen car mixupVideo
AURORA, Colo. — Police in suburban Denver have apologized after a group of Black girls was detained, and at least two handcuffed during a weekend investigation of a stolen car. Officers later determined that the vehicle they were seeking had the same license plate number but was from out-of-state. A...
Golden Knights rally for round-robin win over StarsVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — Will Carrier scored the tiebreaker with 5 minutes, 12 seconds left in the game, Robin Lehner had 24 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Dallas Stars, 5-3, in Western Conference round-robin play Monday. Carrier backhanded a rebound off the back wall through his legs to...
Big 12 football teams can play 1 nonconference gameVideo
Big 12 schools agreed Monday night to play one nonconference football game this season to go along with their nine league contests as plans for the pandemic-altered season continued to fall into place. The Big 12’s university presidents signed off on a 10-game schedule, adjusted to deal with potential disruptions...
Angels’ Shohei Ohtani won’t throw for 4-6 weeksVideo
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani has a right forearm strain that will prevent the Los Angeles Angels’ two-way star from throwing for at least four to six weeks, possibly ending his season as a pitcher after just two starts. Angels general manager Billy Eppler announced Monday that Ohtani “has a...
House panel calls new postal chief Louis DeJoy to explain mail delays
WASHINGTON — The House Oversight Committee has invited the new postmaster general to appear at a September hearing to examine operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service that are causing delays in mail deliveries across the country. The plan imposed by Louis DeJoy, a Republican fundraiser who took over the...
MLB’s ‘Field of Dreams’ game postponed to 2021Video
NEW YORK — MLB’s “Field of Dreams game“ in Iowa was postponed until 2021 because of the novel coronavirus. The game at a newly constructed ballpark on the cornfield adjacent to the site of the 1989 movie had been scheduled for Aug. 13 in Dyersville. The Chicago White Sox originally...
Penalties aplenty are common theme early in NHL playoffsVideo
The morning after Phillip Danault’s first career three-penalty game, agitating Montreal teammate Brendan Gallagher turned to him and joked, “I’m rubbing off on you.” Judging from the first few days of the NHL’s restart, it looks as if Gallagher is rubbing off on a lot of players. Referees’ arms must...
Nikita Kucherov, Lightning beat Capitals in East round-robin playVideo
TORONTO — Nikita Kucherov scored the shootout winner to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory against the Washington Capitals on Monday in Eastern Conference round-robin play. The teams played 5 minutes of 3-on-3 overtime before going to a shootout because the games for seeding are following regular-season rules....
Odell Beckham taking part in Browns camp after covid-19 concernsVideo
CLEVELAND — Browns star wide receiver Odell Beckham has fully participated in the early stages of training camp after expressing reservations whether the NFL should forge ahead and have a season with the coronavirus still spreading. Beckham reported to Cleveland’s camp last week, passed the covid-19 testing and has taken...
Jets slip past Flames to even qualifying seriesVideo
EDMONTON, Alberta — Nikolaj Ehlers scored a third-period power-play goal to give the Winnipeg Jets a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Monday and draw even in their qualifying-round series. Adam Lowry led the Jets with a goal and an assist in Game 2 of the best-of-five series. Rookie...
