Associated Press stories, Page 537
Edmonton’s Connor McDavid wins Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in losing cause
SUNRISE, Fla. — Connor McDavid won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP on Monday night despite Edmonton’s Stanley Cup Final loss to Florida, a nod to one of the greatest postseason performances in NHL history. McDavid, who was held without a point the final two games of the final,...
Florida Panthers stop Edmonton in Game 7 to win Stanley Cup
SUNRISE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov put his hands at either end of the Stanley Cup and began skating away to start the celebration that the Florida Panthers have wanted forever. And as he began to hoist hockey’s chalice for the first time, he had one thought. “It’s heavy,” he said....
TSA says it screened a record of nearly 3 million people Sunday, and bigger crowds are on the way
The number of air travelers moving through U.S. airports hit a record Sunday, and the new mark might not last through next weekend. The Transportation Security Administration said it screened nearly 3 million people at airports Sunday, breaking a record set on May 24, the Friday before Memorial Day. TSA...
Police ask Texas prosecutors to treat attempted drowning of 3-year-old child as a hate crime
DALLAS — A Texas woman allegedly tried to drown a 3-year-old at an apartment complex pool in suburban Dallas after making racist remarks toward the child’s mother in a case investigators are asking to be treated as a hate crime, a police spokeswoman said Monday. Elizabeth Wolf, 42, has been...
House ethics panel reviews 2 GOP lawmakers’ campaign payments to private social clubs
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee said Monday it was reviewing separate accusations against two Republican congressmen from Texas that allege they violated ethics rules by using campaign funds to pay membership dues at private social clubs. The bipartisan panel released findings that Rep. Ronny Jackson’s campaign committee had paid...
Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. placed on IL with stress reaction in thigh bone
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a stress reaction in his right thigh bone. Tatis has been dealing with what had been described as a quadriceps injury for some time. Manager Mike Shildt said the...
Former NBA player Chase Budinger reaches Olympic dream — but in beach volleyball
After seven years in the NBA, Chase Budinger still had some goals left on his dream board. The former Rockets and Timberwolves forward has wanted to compete in the Olympics ever since he was a child, when his family would pore over the TV schedule to decide which events to...
New Lakers coach JJ Redick hopes to create more great content with LeBron James
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — JJ Redick says his extraordinary hiring as the Los Angeles Lakers’ head coach means the end of his podcast with LeBron James. Redick hopes they’ll be able to produce much more compelling content next season in a new incarnation of their partnership, chasing a championship together...
Luka Modric becomes oldest to score at European Championship
LEIPZIG, Germany — A standing ovation, a man-of-the-match award and a record. But Croatia star Luka Modric was in no mood to celebrate, regardless of the accolades, after what could have been his last appearance at a major tournament. Modric scored against Italy on Monday to become the oldest goal-scorer...
Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw shut down with lingering soreness
CHICAGO — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has been shut down for a week after experiencing lingering soreness in his comeback from left shoulder surgery. Kershaw, 36, had an MRI that “showed no new incidents,” manager Dave Roberts said before Monday night’s game at the Chicago White Sox. “You...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to plead guilty in deal with U.S.
WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified documents, according to...
Judge sets $10 million bond for Venezuelan man accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl
HOUSTON — A judge in Texas set bond of $10 million Monday for an undocumented Venezuelan man accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl whose body was found in a creek after she disappeared during a walk to a convenience store. Franklin Jose Peña Ramos, 26, is one of two...
Bankruptcy trustee discloses plan to shut down Alex Jones’ Infowars and liquidate assets
A U.S. bankruptcy court trustee is planning to shut down conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars media platform and liquidate its assets to help pay the $1.5 billion in lawsuit judgments Jones owes for repeatedly calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax. In an “emergency” motion filed Sunday...
What is Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed group that could wage war on Israel?
BEIRUT — After more than eight months of low-scale conflict, Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah are threatening all-out war. The United States and the international community are lobbying for calm and hopeful for a diplomatic solution. They have not been successful so far, and time for a political...
Music labels sue AI song generators Suno and Udio for copyright infringement
BOSTON — Big record companies are suing artificial intelligence song-generators Suno and Udio for copyright infringement, alleging that the AI music startups are exploiting the recorded works of artists from Chuck Berry to Mariah Carey. The Recording Industry Association of America announced the lawsuits Monday brought by labels including Sony...
Tij Iginla embraces family name, eager to follow his dad’s footsteps entering NHL Draft
Tij Iginla doesn’t shy away from his famous last name, instead embracing the expectations that come with being the son of a Hockey Hall of Famer. The 17-year-old is so comfortable being former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jarome Iginla’s son, he welcomes the possibility of following his father’s footsteps should he...
Hiker found safe after 10 days in Northern California mountainsVideo
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — A hiker missing for 10 days was found safe in the mountains in Northern California, authorities said. Lukas McClish, 34, left the rural community of Boulder Creek for a hike on June 11 and was reported missing June 16, according to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s...
Midwestern flooding collapses a bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 1Video
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Flooding in the Midwestern U.S. collapsed a railroad bridge and tested a dam Monday after days of heavy rains that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate or be rescued from rising waters. The flooding brought additional misery to parts of Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and...
Chiefs release former Steelers DL Isaiah Buggs after off-field incidents
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs released defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs on Monday after two recent arrests in Alabama. The 27-year-old Buggs, who signed a $1,292,500 contract with Kansas City for the upcoming season, turned himself in May 30 after he was charged with two misdemeanor counts of...
Raptors and Scottie Barnes agree on $225M extension, which could grow to about $270M
Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors have agreed to terms on a max extension, one that will be worth about $225 million over five years and could reach about $270 million if he meets supermax criteria, a person with knowledge of the deal said Monday. Barnes intends to sign the...
Northwestern breaks ground on new football stadium
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern held a formal groundbreaking on Monday for a new Ryan Field on the site of the demolished football stadium. The new Ryan Field is part of a $480 million donation from the family of Patrick and Shirley Ryan that was the largest in school history. Some...
Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
BATON ROUGE — Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, a measure they contend is unconstitutional. Opponents of the legislation signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry last week had long...
Prosecutors in classified files case to urge judge to bar Trump from inflammatory comments about FBI
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A federal prosecutor in the classified documents case of Donald Trump clashed with the judge Monday as he faced skeptical questioning over a request to bar the former president from making threatening comments about law enforcement agents involved in the investigation. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team...
Christopher Bell emerges as a NASCAR championship contender
LOUDON, N.H. — Joe Gibbs has fielded Cup cars for Denny Hamlin since 2005, got a decade out of Tony Stewart and is about to replace Martin Truex Jr., who has driven for the team for the last six years of a 21-year career. The Hall of Fame football coach...
Dali cargo ship leaves Baltimore for Virginia, nearly 3 months after bridge collapse
The cargo ship Dali headed out of Baltimore for Virginia on Monday, nearly three months after it lost power and crashed into one of the Francis Scott Key bridge’s supporting columns and caused the bridge to collapse. The 984-foot Dali started moving shortly before 8:30 a.m. with four tugboats. The...
