By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ash Barty was on the couch, not the court. Bianca Andreescu wasn’t at last year’s U.S. Open, either, and Aryna Sabalenka wasn’t in it for long. All three could be among the top contenders for the women’s singles title, trying to take the title from
Continue Reading NORWICH, England (AP) — Marc Albrighton’s deflected strike earned Leicester a 2-1 victory that left Norwich without a point in its three games since returning to the Premier League. Jamie Vardy curled in an early opener for Leicester. It was canceled out by Teemu Pukki netting a penalty in the 44th minute after Caglar Soyuncu
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN With Covid-19 infections at their highest levels since January and hospitalizations at a level not seen since the winter surge, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending indoor masking even for vaccinated people. While new studies show that the Covid-19 vaccines continue to provide excellent protection against severe
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Conor Gallagher scored both times as Crystal Palace twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with West Ham in the Premier League. They were the first points West Ham has dropped this season after winning both of its opening games. Patrick Vieira’s Palace remains winless on two points. Pablo Fornals exchanged passes
Continue ReadingBy ZAC SUMMERS Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Louisiana residents are seeking shelter in metro Atlanta ahead of Hurricane Ida’s predicted landfall in the Bayou State. Shalonda Spencer said the dire warnings from forecasters in New Orleans was more than enough to convince her to leave town immediately. Spencer and
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer NBA referees will all be vaccinated against the coronavirus this season. The NBA announced Saturday that it has struck a deal with the National Basketball Referees Association on that requirement. Part of the referees’ agreement with the NBA also says that those working games will receive booster shots once
Continue Reading NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle and Southampton are still chasing their first wins in the Premier League this season after drawing 2-2 at St. James’ Park. James Ward-Prowse snatched a point for the visitors with a last-gasp penalty Saturday as Southampton twice came from behind to keep the pressure on Magpies boss Steve Bruce. The
Continue Reading CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — American Sean Crocker has shot a 6-under 64 to move up and share the lead after the third round of the European Masters. Crocker had six birdies and an eagle-3 at the 14th to finish on 10 under alongside Renato Paratore. The Italian’s round of 69 included retrieving his ball when
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTIAN COLÓN, ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A center for success has been established at Hartford High Public School. The school is the first in the district to have what’s called a “student success center,” or SSC. It’s a special program with more than 200 students
Continue ReadingBy DREW MARINE Click here for updates on this story GRESHAM, OR (KPTV) — Seneca Alexander Junior was a 17-year-old whose life was cut short – and if you ask his dad, Seneca Alexander Senior, he wasn’t like any other teenager. “There’s not one thing I’m not going to miss. There was nothing mediocre or
Continue Reading PICO VILLUERCAS, Spain (AP) — Romain Bardet has won the mountainous 14th stage of the Spanish Vuelta. Bardet is a three-time stage winner at the Tour de France. This was his first win at the Spanish race and the Frenchmen’s first at a Grand Tour since 2017. Odd Christian Eiking did well to limit the
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee coach Mike Vrabel will miss the Titans’ preseason finale a week after testing positive for COVID-19, and a pair of coaches and another player have joined the protocols as the team’s outbreak grows. The Titans announced Saturday special teams coach Craig Aukerman, who missed a couple of practices under the
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By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — The act of remembering is a complex one, particularly when it comes to an event like 9/11. Memory can be filled with emotion, with politics, with anger and with a desire to make sure that certain stories are told. As the 20th anniversary of 9/11
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — Sean Stearns said he was with his girlfriend on May 30th, the third day of the protests by the Plaza fountain prompted by the police killing of George Floyd. It was between 11:30 p.m. and midnight , he said,
Continue Reading BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Dominic Calvert-Lewin had to negotiate the ball from teammate Richarlison before converting a second-half penalty in Everton’s 2-0 victory over Brighton in the Premier League. Richarlison had grabbed the ball after Seamus Coleman was taken down in the box and initially refused to give it up to Calvert-Lewin who is Everton’s
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The International Paralympic Committee says two athletes from Afghanistan have arrived in Tokyo to compete in the Paralympics. The IPC says the two-person team of Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli had flown from Kabul to Paris before continuing on to Tokyo. Khudadadi will be Afghanistan’s first
Continue Reading ISABELLA, Minn. (AP) — Fire personnel are working to put out the largest of numerous wildfires in northeastern Minnesota, where smoke from the blazes prompted a warning to residents to remain indoors. An air quality alert issued by state regulators was extended until 9 a.m. Sunday. The extension came as an unhealthy band of smoky
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — A public marker to remember the enslaved Africans forced to journey across the ocean to toil in the Americas was formally dedicated Sunday on Boston’s downtown waterfront. The Middle Passage Port Marker was installed last October at the end of Long Wharf looking out onto Boston Harbor. It is meant to acknowledge
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe is asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Virginia Republicans that seeks to remove him from the ballot in this year’s closely watched race for governor over an alleged paperwork error. In a filing Friday evening, attorneys for the former governor
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Robert Lewandowski has scored a hat trick and set a new Bayern Munich record for scoring in consecutive games after leading the team to a 5-0 rout of Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga. The 33-year-old Lewandowski’s latest goals ensure he has scored in every game for
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