By Andy Rose, CNN Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is dropping his effort to shield a paternity lawsuit from the public eye and is going on offense. In new court filings, Jones’ legal team withdrew its request for a hearing to discuss sealing the suit brought by Alexandra Davis — who claims Jones is her
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Some of the top women’s players in the world addressed the media on Tuesday at the Chevron Championship in Rancho Mirage. This is the final time the major tournament will be played at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club before moving to Houston. Based on this picture, it appears the final
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By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Sadio Mané has secured Senegal’s place at the World Cup with a win over Egypt on penalties after Mohamed Salah was targeted by laser pointers as he stepped up to take his team’s first kick in the shootout. Mané kicked the winner from the spot in a 3-1 penalty
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California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations voted Tuesday to limit state compensation to the descendants of free and enslaved Black people who were in the U.S. in the 19th century, narrowly rejecting a proposal to include all Black people. The vote was split 5-4 with some members pleading with the commission to move ahead with
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A probationer accused of gunning down the 24-year-old mother of his children in Desert Hot Springs was ordered today to stand trial. Jesse Rico Valenzuela, 29, of Desert Hot Springs, is charged with murder for the killing of Amina Duro in November 2020. He is also charged with two felony counts of being a felon
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have concluded that a great white shark killed a bodyboarder last Christmas Eve in central California. Reports cited Tuesday by the San Luis Obispo Tribune say 42-year-old Tomas Butterfield died within minutes of the attack at Morro Bay. An autopsy determined that he was left with a fractured
Continue Reading By JEFFREY BERNSTEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 41 points and the Brooklyn Nets rallied past the Detroit Pistons 130-123. Kyrie Irving added 24 points in his second home appearance since New York exempted athletes from a private employer mandate for COVID-19 vaccinations last week. Andre Drummond had 14 points and
Continue Reading By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jonathan Huberdeau and Ryan Lomberg both had two goals and an assist to lead the Florida Panthers past the Montreal Canadiens 7-4. Sam Bennett and Aleksander Barkov each added a goal and an assist for the Atlantic Division leaders, who are tied with Carolina for the
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Rincon Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A father and his son are being called heroes after stopping a woman from being robbed outside of their pizzeria in Queens. They were stabbed, and are now recovering at the hospital. CBS2’s Kevin Rincon heard from Louie Suljovic, the owner
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s soccer team intends to be armed at the World Cup. The team travels with a sword that was seized by Costa Rican officials before last week’s qualifier in San Jose. Coach John Herdman says “the sword’s something that symbolizes New Canada.” Canada clinched its first World Cup berth since 1986 with
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil coach Tite complained about playing a World Cup qualifier in the altitude of Bolivian capital La Paz and is now under fire from the host country. Brazil was taking on Bolivia in a match that wouldn’t change their World Cup destinies — the visitors
Continue Reading By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his league-leading 49th goal and added an assist as Toronto ended Boston’s four-game winning streak with a 6-4 victory. Matthews’ goal late in the second period was the fourth of five straight scored by the Maple Leafs, who held a 6-1 lead and flustered
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored a power-play goal 52 seconds into overtime and had two regulation assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3. Stamkos got the winner from the slot off Nikita Kucherov’s third assist of the game. Alex Killorn, Victor Hedman and Brayden
Continue Reading WACO, Texas (AP) — Former Baylor basketball player Tweety Carter has been named the team’s director of player development. That position opened when Bears head coach Scott Drew made other adjustments to his staff following the departure of Jerome Tang to become Kansas State’s head coach. Jared Nuness was promoted to an on-court assistant coach
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Frank Vatrano and Braden Schneider scored less than five minutes apart in the second period, and the New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2. Chris Kreider added his 45th goal in the third as the Rangers topped Pittsburgh for the second time in five days.
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 34 points in a triple-double and the Dallas Mavericks routed the Lakers 128-110 with Los Angeles missing LeBron James because of an ankle issue. LA is also anticipating the return of long-injured Anthony Davis. Davis hasn’t played since Feb. 16 because of a
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 34 points in a triple-double and the Dallas Mavericks routed the Lakers 128-110 with Los Angeles missing LeBron James because of an ankle issue. LA is also anticipating the return of long-injured Anthony Davis. Davis hasn’t played since Feb. 16 because of a
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — En Haití, un grupo de manifestantes tomó el aeropuerto Antoine-Simon, en la ciudad de Los Cayos, y quemó una de las avionetas de la compañía misionera cristiana Agape Flights, que tiene su sede central en la Florida. En un video publicado por la agencia de noticias Reuters se observa a
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Peru has beaten Paraguay 2-0 in the last round of South American World Cup qualifiers to secure fifth place in the standings and entry to an intercontinental playoff for a spot in Qatar. Gianluca Lapadula opened the scoring in Lima in the 5th minute and
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Brock Nelson scored his career-high 32nd goal, Semyon Varlamov made 42 saves and the New York Islanders held off the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3. Josh Bailey, Anthony Beauvillier and Zach Parise also scored as the Islanders snapped a two-game skid. Vladimir Gavrikov scored twice for
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