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A path forward: NBA, NHL and MLB tinker with restart options 
While the world wrestles with the coronavirus pandemic, the three biggest U.S.-based sports leagues currently affected by the crisis are trying to figure out if, how and where games can be safely played again this year. The NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball have some similar constraints: Public and player...
Tradition stymied: A year unlike any since WWII for Augusta 
The Masters is so intertwined with Augusta, they added an extra day to spring break. You see, the first full week of April isn’t just a blip in time for this place. It’s their identity, their way of life, their cart path to success. A restaurant or bar can take...
Kentucky doctor accused of social distancing confrontation arrested
LOUISVILLE — A Kentucky doctor has been arrested, accused of choking a teenage girl while confronting a group of young people about social distancing in a video that’s gone viral. John Rademaker, a Louisville-area physician, was named as the man seen pushing three teenage girls before putting his hands around...
Trump to open more wildlife refuge land to hunting, fishing
SALT LAKE CITY — The Trump administration plans to open 2.3 million acres of land for hunting and fishing at more than 100 national wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries under a proposal unveiled Wednesday that is aimed at giving Americans more recreational access on public lands. The plan earned applause...
Bocelli says Easter Sunday appearance not a concert for coronavirus: 'It's a prayer'
NEW YORK — Andrea Bocelli will sing at the Duomo of Milan on Easter Sunday sending a message of love and hope to the world during the coronavirus pandemic, but the Italian tenor says it’s not a concert. Instead, he calls it a “prayer.” “I received this invitation by the...
Zac Taylor encouraged by free-agent haul as Bengals rebuild 
CINCINNATI — Cincinnati had a list of top targets heading into free agency, and coach Zac Taylor says the Bengals got the players they wanted. The Bengals announced Wednesday they had reached agreements with eight unrestricted free agents since the new league year started March 18, though all eight still...
Kevin Garnett talks SuperSonics, Kobe, Hall of Fame 
Kevin Garnett always found Seattle to be a difficult place for opponents. He played in 27 games there during his NBA career, leaving the court as a winner only eight times. He remembers those days. And respects them, too. In a wide-ranging interview this week with the Associated Press, Garnett...
Panthers' Matt Rhule: Teddy Bridgewater was 'right fit' because he knows offense 
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — First-year coach Matt Rhule said Teddy Bridgewater’s familiarity with the team’s offensive scheme made him the “right fit” at quarterback for the Carolina Panthers and ultimately led to Cam Newton’s release. Bridgewater spent the 2018 season working under new Panthers offensive coordinator Joe Brady with the New...
College baseball talent level to go up with changes to MLB Draft 
As disappointing as it’s been to have the college baseball season shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic, Michigan coach Erik Bakich sees a silver lining. “I do think the coming years will be the deepest college baseball has ever been,” he said. Division I programs stand to benefit because...
Fan, claiming he was pushed 2 years ago, sues Tiger Woods, caddie 
A Florida man filed a lawsuit against Tiger Woods and his caddie, claiming he suffered injuries from the caddie pushing him out of the way during the Valspar Championship that Woods played two years ago. The civil complaint, filed Tuesday in Pinellas County, alleged Brian Borruso tried to take a...
Linda Tripp, whose tapes exposed Clinton scandal, dies at 70
WASHINGTON — Linda Tripp, whose secretly recorded conversations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky led to the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton, died Wednesday at age 70. Her death was confirmed by attorney Joseph Murtha. He provided no further details. In August 1994, Tripp became a public affairs specialist...
Wisconsin worried about spike in virus cases after election
MADISON, Wis. — The decision to forge ahead with Wisconsin’s election amid a pandemic has stirred fears about a possible spike in the state’s coronavirus cases in the face of stay-at-home orders and efforts to limit contact with others. Public health experts, elected officials, poll workers and many voters pushed...
Presidential betting gets axed quickly in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For just a moment, West Virginia was the only state in the country to allow betting on the presidential election. The short-lived play by bookmaker giant FanDuel, which was approved by the state lottery board, was announced and then quickly nixed Tuesday night in a bizarre sequence...
Lawmakers overturn religious worship size limits in Kansas 
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order restricting the size of religious gatherings amid the coronavirus outbreak has been overturned after the state’s top prosecutor said it likely violates the state constitution. The Legislative Coordinating Council voted 5-2 Wednesday to undo the order that limited in-person religious services...
Prominent Florida convention center becoming a hospital 
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Two months ago, the Miami Beach Convention Center hosted tens of thousands of cheering and laughing Super Bowl guests visiting the NFL’s traveling museum and interactive displays. Now it is filled around-the-clock with members of the Army Corps of Engineers performing the grim task of setting...
Police: Body of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend's grandson found
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Authorities recovered the body of a grandson of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend on Wednesday, two days after the body of the boy’s mother was found in the water after a canoeing accident. The body of 8-year-old Gideon McKean was found in roughly 25 feet...
Stocks up 3.4% on Wall Street as hopes build for coronavirus peak
NEW YORK — Stocks shot 3.4% higher on Wall Street on Wednesday as investors chose to focus on the optimistic side of data about the coronavirus outbreak’s trajectory. It’s the latest about-face in this brutally volatile stretch for the U.S. stock market, which has flip-flopped between gains and losses for...
Track world championships rescheduled for July 2022 
MONACO — Track and field’s world championships were rescheduled for July 15-24, 2022, on Wednesday, the first major sports event repositioned in the wake of the 12-month postponement of the Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic. The track worlds, which draws around 1,800 athletes from more than 200 countries,...
Outcry over racial data grows as coronavirus slams black Americans 
As the coronavirus tightens its grip across the country, it is cutting a particularly devastating swath through an already vulnerable population — black Americans. Democratic lawmakers and community leaders in cities hard-hit by the pandemic have been sounding the alarm over what they see as a disturbing trend of the...
Countries start thinking about easing up on coronavirus restrictions
NEW YORK — Even as coronavirus deaths mount across Europe and New York, the U.S. and other countries are starting to contemplate an exit strategy and thinking about a staggered and carefully calibrated easing of the restrictions designed to curb the scourge. “To end the confinement, we’re not going to...
Falcons to wear all-black home uniforms as part of redesign 
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons are moving to black pants with black jerseys for their home uniforms in 2020 as part of a redesign the team says respects past fashion choices with updates “to match the modern progression of Atlanta.” The team’s first redesign in 17 years also include white...
Some doctors moving away from ventilators for coronavirus patients
NEW YORK — As health officials around the world push to get more ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, some doctors are moving away from using the breathing machines when they can. The reason: Some hospitals have reported unusually high death rates for coronavirus patients on ventilators, and some doctors worry...
New Jersey delays primary to July because of virus outbreak
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey pushed back its primary to July 7 from June 2 because of the coronavrus outbreak under an executive order Gov. Phil Murphy signed on Wednesday. Preparing for a June primary at the potential head of the covid-19 emergency could hurt election officials’ ability to prepare,...
Watchdog: Syrian air force responsible for chemical attacks
THE HAGUE — The global chemical weapons watchdog issued a report Wednesday blaming the Syrian air force for a series of chemical attacks using sarin and chlorine in late March 2017 on the central town of Latamneh. The report marks the first time the Investigation and Identification Team, set up...
Fed eases limit on Wells Fargo to make more small biz loans
NEW YORK — The Federal Reserve is lifting its lending restrictions on Wells Fargo after some of the bank’s thousands of small business customers were shut out of a program that’s supposed to throw them a financial lifeline. The Fed’s action will allow Wells to make more loans under the...


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