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By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Colin Kaepernick is seeking receivers to catch his passes and a team to sign him. Kaepernick, who led the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl appearance following the 2012 season, last played in the NFL in 2016, the same year he started kneeling during the national anthem
Continue Reading KATY, Texas (AP) — Tiana Gardner scored 20 of her career-high 22 points after halftime, Jaaucklyn Moore hit the go-ahead jumper with 27 seconds left in overtime and Incarnate Word beat Southeastern Louisiana 56-52 in the championship game of the Southland Conference tournament to earn its first NCAA Tournament bid. Moore took a pass near
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By FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers BOSTON (AP) — Russia’s increasingly strict online censorship measures have paradoxically exposed major shortcomings in the Kremlin’s efforts to make the Russian internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social control akin to China’s so-called Great Firewall. Any Russian with a modicum of tech smarts can
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PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Doug Ducey says flags at all state buildings will be lowered to half-staff Monday in honor of former Arizona House Minority Leader Robert McLendon. McLendon died Wednesday at age 85. He was a member of the state House of Representatives for nine terms from 1983-2001. An amendment to the Arizona Constitution
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urielblanco (CNN) — A la una. A las dos. ¡Vendida! Una carta rara de primera edición de 1999 de Pokémon de Charizard No. 4 se vendió el jueves por US$ 336.000 en una subasta. La carta de Charizard, vendida por Heritage Auctions, llamó la atención porque es de la primera impresión en inglés del juego
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals added another bullpen arm, reaching a deal with free agent right-hander Nick Wittgren that pays $1.2 million while in the major leagues and $150,000 while in the minors. The 30-year-old Wittgren was 2-9 with one save and a 5.05 ERA in a career-high 60 games for Cleveland
Continue Reading By CHUCK KING Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros right-hander Justin Verlander says he feels great following his first bullpen session at spring training. Verlander threw about 40 pitches in two simulated innings on the first day of Houston’s camp. The 39-year-old Verlander is returning from Tommy John surgery. Verlander, manager
Continue ReadingCNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN In light of Russia’s newly imposed draconian anti-press law, journalists are ceasing to report from inside Russia and many have left the country — including international reporters from outlets such as CNN and The New York Times. But one Russian journalist — Yevgenia Albats, editor-in-chief and CEO of the liberal,
Continue Reading By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rori Harmon scored 20 points and No. 7 Texas beat No. 4 Baylor 67-58 to win the Big 12 Women’s Tournament championship. Harmon, a freshman, was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Texas also got 14 points from Joanne Allen-Taylor and 12 from Aaliyah Moore.
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer PARIS (AP) — Lewis Hamilton believes fans will be in for an unusual surprise when the Formula One season starts next weekend and he begins his quest to wrestle back the title he agonizingly lost to Max Verstappen. Hamilton is a seven-time F1 champion and six times with
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN In light of Russia’s newly imposed draconian anti-press law, journalists are ceasing to report from inside Russia and many have left the country — including international reporters from outlets such as CNN and The New York Times. But one Russian journalist — Yevgenia Albats, editor-in-chief and CEO of the liberal, independent
Continue Reading MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Juliunn Redmond scored eight of her 21 points in the fourth quarter when Illinois State rallied to beat Northern Iowa 50-48 for the Missouri Valley Conference tournament title. The fourth-seeded Redbirds will make their sixth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2008. Maya Wong added 15 points for Illinois State, which
Continue Reading SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A wind-driven wildfire that prompted evacuations near Santa Barbara is 20% contained. The blaze broke out Saturday in a canyon near Hollister Ranch, a gated subdivision along the Gaviota Coast. Evacuation orders for about 30 homes were downgraded to warnings on Sunday. The Hollister Fire was pushed by erratic winds
Continue Reading By DICK SCANLON Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Miguel Cabrera showed up Sunday morning for the start of his 20th spring training camp in the majors, his 15th with the Detroit Tigers. This one is a little different. For the first time since 2016, the fortified Tigers are thinking about winning, perhaps even contending.
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brian Boyle, Danton Heinen and Zach Aston-Reese scored to take some of the pressure off Sidney Crosby, Tristan Jarry stopped 41 shots and the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2. Crosby scored an empty-netter to reach the 20-goal plateau for the 14th time as the
Continue Reading By CHUCK KING Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Astros right-hander Justin Verlander says he feels great following his first bullpen session at spring training. Verlander threw about 40 pitches in two simulated innings on the first day of Houston’s camp. The 39-year-old Verlander is returning from Tommy John surgery. Verlander, manager Dusty
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sam Burns and Tom Hoge share the 36-hole lead at The Players Championship. Sunday typically is when the trophy and a big pile of cash is doled out to the winner. This time, it determined who was able to keep playing once the
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By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Chicagoans were happy to welcome back a beloved tradition this weekend as the city celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by once again dying its river green and holding its first St. Patrick’s Day parade in three years. The parade was canceled for the past two years because of Covid-19. Last year, the
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — La policía de la región de Kyiv declaró este domingo que otros dos periodistas resultaron heridos por las tropas rusas. Se cree que uno de los periodistas heridos es el fotógrafo colombianoestadounidense Juan Arredondo, que se encuentra ahora en el hospital, según videos de redes sociales y los informes de los medios
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant scored a season-high 53 points, making the tiebreaking 3-pointer in a sensational show for a crowd that included Kyrie Irving, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the New York Knicks 110-107. Durant’s 3-pointer snapped a 103-all tie with 56 seconds remaining. He added four
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