By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL’s crackdown on unsportsmanlike penalties is working the way the league intended. Officials threw 11 flags for taunting in the first two weeks of this season — the same number called in the entire 2020 season for the same foul — but only three over the next
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters are persisting in making progress against a wildfire burning for a sixth day in Southern California coastal mountains. The Alisal Fire in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara has grown only slightly since Friday to nearly 27 square miles. It’s 50% contained Saturday. The improved situation allowed
Continue Reading DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Mekhai Johnson scored two touchdowns in the second quarter — one on a 91-yard kickoff return — and Marist held off Dayton 20-17 to remain unbeaten in Pioneer League. Dayton cut the gap to three points, but after reaching a third-and-2 at the Marist 43 on a final drive, the Red
Continue ReadingBy Skylar Rispens Click here for updates on this story MISSOULA, Montana (Missoulian) — About 150 students rallied in front of Main Hall on Friday afternoon and called for the University of Montana to fire computer science professor Rob Smith — or for him to resign. The outrage on campus was fueled by reporting from
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros ace Lance McCullers is looking for ways to help the team off the field while sidelined with an arm injury during the AL Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox. He’s working with other pitchers on scouting reports and by watching film while he
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Edouard Mendy’s string of stunning saves ensures Chelsea stays top of the English Premier League as Ben Chilwell’s strike seals a nervy 1-0 win at Brentford. Chilwell’s second league goal in as many games keeps Chelsea one point ahead of Liverpool but Mendy’s inspired showing secures the points. The Senegal goalkeeper conjures
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — A controversial goal led to Inter Milan’s first defeat of the season in a 3-1 loss at Lazio in Serie A. Felipe Anderson scored a late winner while Inter fullback Federico Dimarco was down injured. The goal infuriated Inter but the rules say the referee should
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Mohamed Salah is in the form of his life and the Liverpool forward scored his latest wonder goal in a 5-0 win at Watford in the English Premier League. Salah has scored in each of his last eight matches for Liverpool and manager Jurgen Klopp believes his player is
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Golf Digest reports that Casey Martin is recovering from having his right leg amputated. Martin suffered from a rare circulatory disease in his right leg that made it virtually impossible to walk 18 holes in a tournament. He successfully sued the PGA Tour for the right to use a cart in
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By JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing in front of the Capitol, President Joe Biden paid tribute on Saturday to fallen police officers and honored those who fought off the Jan. 6 insurrection at that very site. Biden said that because of the actions of law enforcement officers on that day, “democracy survived.”
Continue Reading ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man who was 13 years old when he killed a 4-year-old boy with a rock has been granted parole. State corrections officials said Saturday that Eric Smith appeared for the 11th time before the parole board earlier this month and was granted release as early as Nov. 17.
Continue ReadingBy Kurt Erickson Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — Key computer systems used by the state of Missouri are so outdated officials are worried some of the only programmers who know how to work with the antiquated technology will retire. Without their knowledge of a programming language
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Geyer Click here for updates on this story SAVANNAH, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — A Savanna, Illinois, woman is facing arson charges in Clinton County after she allegedly set fire to an ex-boyfriend’s pickup. Marari Jean Boardman, 38, is charged with one count of first-degree arson. The charge is a Class B felony under
Continue Reading STANTON, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say an Oklahoma City man has been arrested in connection with the killing of a man whose body was found in the trunk of a car two years ago in Southern California. The 27-year-old suspect was taken into custody in Oklahoma on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. The Orange
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Fortinsky An assistant to the US House of Representatives Sergeant-at-Arms has been arrested and charged with 10 felony counts related to the possession of child pornography, according to court records filed Wednesday. Stefan Bieret, 41, is allegedly the owner of a DropBox account that contained images of child sexual abuse material, according to
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio, CNN British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has lost an appeal on her case in Iran, her lawyer said on Saturday. “Nazanin‘s lawyer was called today by the Judiciary and informed that the appeal on her second case failed,” the Free Nazanin campaign wrote on its official twitter account, adding that there had
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Watts and Jason Hanna, CNN Southern California’s Alisal Fire, which earlier this week closed portions of US Highway 101 and the Union Pacific Railroad west of Santa Barbara, was 50% contained as of Saturday morning, fire officials said. That’s an improvement from Friday morning’s 41%. The fire has burned about 17,200 acres since
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Gerardo Lemos Este viernes, la Selección Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras informó a través de un comunicado en su pagina verificada de Twitter que se ha nombrado a Hernán Darío Gómez como nuevo director técnico de la selección Honduras de Fútbol. “El Bolillo Gómez” llega tras la salida de Fabián Coito que no logró tener
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts have activated four-time Pro Bowl receiver T.Y. Hilton for Sunday’s game against Houston. They also put kicker Rodrigo Blankenship on injured reserve. The recently signed Michael Badgley will replace Blankenship, who has an injured hip. Hilton had been on injured reserve since early September.
Continue Reading SOTOGRANDE, Spain (AP) — England’s Laurie Canter is eyeing his first European Tour win after taking a 3-shot lead of the Andalucía Masters heading into the final round. Canter carded a round of 4-under 67 on Saturday after making eight birdies to double up his four bogeys. That left him 7 under after three days
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