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Spieth and Scheffler are 1 leg from the career Grand Slam. It looks further away for Spieth
The video began to resurface a couple of years ago when Scottie Scheffler was a two-time Masters champion entrenched at No. 1 in the world, and Jordan Spieth was sliding out of the top 50 and headed for surgery on his left wrist. Dallas television station WFAA posted a clip...
Wizards win NBA Draft lottery, chance to pick 1st June 23
CHICAGO — The league’s worst team this season is getting the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. The Washington Wizards won the draft lottery on Sunday and are poised to pick first overall for the first time since choosing John Wall in that spot in 2010. Wall was the...
Abe Foxman, advocate for American Jews as longtime head of Anti-Defamation League, dies at 86
NEW YORK — Abraham H. Foxman, who was a forceful advocate for American Jews as national director of the Anti-Defamation League for nearly three decades, has died, the ADL said Sunday. He was 86. The ADL said in a statement that it “deeply mourns the loss of our longtime national...
Remains of U.S. soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered
CASABLANCA, Morocco — The remains of a U.S. soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco a week ago were recovered in the Atlantic Ocean, the army said Sunday. Military teams were still searching for a second missing soldier. The remains were those of 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key...
Yurav Premlall wins by 14 shots on European tour to almost tie Tiger Woods record
BARCELONA, Spain — Yurav Premlall, an unheralded South African ranked No. 598, capped one of the most extraordinary performances in European tour history Sunday by winning the Catalunya Championship by 14 shots — one off the all-time biggest margin of victory set by Tiger Woods at the 2000 U.S. Open....
Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi is transferred to a Tehran hospital, her foundation says
BEIRUT — Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday. Her transfer comes after days of pleading by her family and others who described her condition as critical. Her foundation said she...
Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of violating U.S.-brokered 3-day truce
Russia and Ukraine swapped accusations of breaking a U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Sunday, with both sides claiming to have suffered casualties in drone and artillery strikes over the past 24 hours. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia was neither observing the truce nor “even particularly trying to,” adding there had...
Iran war could make Trump’s trip to China a bit chillier than his first-term visit
WASHINGTON — Weeks before his trip to China, President Donald Trump was already predicting on social media that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, would “give me a big, fat hug when I get there.” But Beijing’s deep economic ties to Iran, as well as trade tensions over tariff threats stretching...
Iran responds to U.S. ceasefire proposal but Trump rejects it as ‘unacceptable’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators on Sunday, but U.S. President Donald Trump quickly rejected it in a social media post as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” — the latest setback to efforts to resolve the standoff...
American evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive
TENERIFE, Canary Islands — One the 17 American passengers evacuated from a cruise ship In the Canary Islands has tested positive for the hantavirus but is not showing any symptoms, U.S. health officials said late Sunday. The charter flight was carrying 17 Americans evacuated off the MV Hondius following its...
NBA playoffs roundup: James Harden, Cavs bounce back to trim Pistons’ lead to 2-1
CLEVELAND — After collapsing in the clutch in the first two games of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Cleveland Cavaliers got timely plays in the final three minutes from James Harden and Max Strus to get back into their series against the Detroit Pistons. Harden hit three big shots, and...
Reports: Steve Kerr agrees to 2-year deal to continue coaching Warriors
SAN FRANCISCO — Steve Kerr is giving it another go with Golden State. Kerr reached an agreement in principle on a two-year contract to continue coaching the Warriors, according to multiple reports Saturday. The Warriors missed the playoffs for the second time in three years, earning the 10th seed in...
Jackson Blake’s OT goal lifts Hurricanes over Flyers for 2nd straight playoff sweep
PHILADELPHIA — Jackson Blake scored 5 minutes, 28 seconds into overtime for his second of the game, Logan Stankoven also scored in regulation and the Carolina Hurricanes finished a four-game sweep with a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight...
Connor Zilisch, Shane van Gisbergen hope to be on right track at Watkins Glen
Connor Zilisch says he’s been a playful target of weekly social media memes since his scary fall while celebrating in victory lane at Watkins Glen International last year. But the barbs really picked up two weeks ago after Carson Hocevar won at Talladega Superspeedway and took a daring victory lap...
Hall of Fame Braves manager, 1995 World Series champion Bobby Cox dies at 84
ATLANTA — Bobby Cox, the folksy manager of the Atlanta Braves whose teams ruled the National League during the 1990s and gave the city its first major title as well as World Series trips that fell short, died Saturday. He was 84. Cox died in Marietta, Ga., according to the...
WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed
TENERIFE, Spain — The head of the World Health Organization sought Saturday to reassure residents of the Spanish island where passengers of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship are expected to be evacuated, issuing them a direct message that the virus was “not another covid.” The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, with more than...
Iran ceasefire appears to hold and Bahrain detains dozens over suspected Revolutionary Guard links
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding a day after the United States struck two Iranian oil tankers, while Bahrain, which hosts the U.S. Navy’s regional headquarters, said Saturday it arrested dozens of people it alleged had links to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. Friday’s attacks cast...
Pedestrian dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane that was taking off at Denver airport
DENVER — A Frontier Airlines plane hit and killed a pedestrian on the runway of the Denver International Airport during takeoff, airport authorities said, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate. The plane, on route from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport, “reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff...
Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?’ as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship
NEW YORK — No quick dispatching of disease investigators. No news conference to inform the public. No timely health alerts to doctors. In the midst of a strange outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship that involves Americans and is making headlines around the world, the U.S. government’s top public...
Rejecting church and state separation is on the wish list for Trump’s religious liberty commission
One member calls for a Presidential Medal of Freedom for a baker who refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Another calls for court interventions by the Department of Justice on behalf of Amish parents fighting New York vaccine requirements and Catholic nuns challenging that state’s requirement...
President of Parks and Rec? Trump asserts authority over public spaces in DC
WASHINGTON — A federal judge weighing the future of an expansive Washington park insisted this week she had no intention of becoming Amy Poehler, the actress who spent seven seasons memorably playing the head of a local parks and recreation department. But President Donald Trump might be interested in the...
What to know about the latest wave of changes to congressional districts
The remaking of the U.S. political map accelerated this week in courts and legislatures, all of it in this round expected to boost Republicans in their attempt to keep control of Congress in November’s elections. This week’s major action came in Southern states, with a significant state court ruling in...
Jalen Brunson scores 33 points, helps Knicks take 3-0 lead over 76ers
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Brunson scored 33 points and sealed the game with big buckets late to the delight of roaring Knicks fans, leading New York to a 109-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night for a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Game 4 is Sunday in...
Jets 1st-rounder David Bailey providing blast from the past for coach Aaron Glenn
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — David Bailey gave coach Aaron Glenn a small dose of nostalgia when he took the practice field for the first time with the New York Jets. The No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft is wearing No. 31 — the same jersey number Glenn wore while...
James Harden plagued by turnovers, poor shooting as Cavs fall into 2-0 hole vs. Pistons
CLEVELAND — James Harden isn’t worried that the Cleveland Cavaliers have dropped the first two games of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Detroit Pistons. The results suggest Harden and his teammates should be alarmed going into Game 3 on Saturday in Cleveland. “It’s 2-0. They do what they...
