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By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Comfortable with what he’s been seeing from Kyle Hendricks since the pitcher came off the injured list, manager David Ross was more than happy to let the Chicago Cubs’ one-time ace call his own game Saturday. The way the outing turned out, Hendricks probably can expect
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By Josh Pennington, Raja Razek, Philip Wang, Sandi Sidhu, Heather Chen, Sophie Jeong, Jennifer Hansler and Camila Bernal, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department has confirmed the arrest of American citizen Travis Leake in Russia and said US embassy officials attended his arraignment Saturday. Moscow’s courts of general jurisdiction earlier released a statement on
Continue Reading STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Porter Brown hit a two-RBI single that gave Texas its first lead of the game and capped a five-run top of the ninth inning as the Longhorns beat Stanford 7-5 Saturday in Game 1 of the best-of-3 Stanford Super Regional. Texas (42-20) can clinch a berth in the College World Series
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mitch Haniger doubled with two outs in the eighth inning for the San Francisco Giants’ first hit against the Chicago Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks on Saturday. Hendricks had faced one batter over the minimum and thrown 59 of 92 pitches for strikes before Haniger drove a fastball off the left-field wall on
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jena Antonucci turned a Triple Crown marred by thoroughbred deaths on the track and threatened by bad air quality from wildfires in Canada into a celebration for racing and women. Arcangelo took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the Belmont Stakes
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By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jena Antonucci turned a Triple Crown marred by thoroughbred deaths on the track and threatened by bad air quality from wildfires in Canada into a celebration for racing and women. Arcangelo took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the Belmont Stakes
Continue Reading By Larry Madowo and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Romania is recalling its ambassador to Kenya back to Bucharest and has apologized after its envoy in Nairobi compared a monkey to African diplomats during a meeting he was chairing. “The African Group has joined us,” Ambassador Dragos Tigau said when a monkey appeared at a
Continue Reading By Wayne Chang and Nectar Gan, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Five years after #MeToo took the world by storm, Taiwan, a liberal democracy that has prided itself on gender equality, is facing its own reckoning over sexual harassment – brought about by a hit Netflix series. The series, “Wave Makers,” follows the fictitious lives
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Defensa Nacional de México (Sedena) informó este sábado que fueron aprehendidos 16 militares luego de que esta semana se difundiera un video que pareciera mostrar a personal del Ejército mexicano fuertemente armado sacar a civiles de una camioneta para luego maltratarlos, dispararles y alterar el
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Florida was the first team to clinch a spot in the College World Series, Wake Forest moved within a win of becoming the first No. 1 national seed to make the final eight of the NCAA Tournament since 2018 and Virginia forced a winner-take-all game in its super regional.
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Actor and comedian Marlon Wayans was cited for disturbing the peace at Denver International Airport, according to Denver authorities. Police responded to a reported disturbance Friday afternoon at a United Airlines gate, according to the Denver Police Department. The incident involved a United Airlines staff member and Wayans,
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Hershey Bears 4-0 in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Finals. The team is one step closer to becoming champions. The Firebirds lead 2-0 in the best-of-seven-game series. Backed by Joey Daccord’s second straight shutout, the Firebirds scored four times in the second period to earn a 2-0 series
Continue Reading By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rookie Bobby Miller won for the third time in four starts, J.D. Martinez hit a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Philadelphia 9-0 on Saturday after the ejection of Phillies manager Rob Thomson in a pitch clock flap. David Peralta homered, doubled and drove in
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt, Jasmine Wright and Zachary Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — China has been operating military and intelligence facilities in Cuba since at least 2019 and is continuing to expand its intelligence gathering capabilities around the world, a Biden administration official and two other sources told CNN Saturday. The administration official said China “conducted
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El juez de la Unidad Judicial Multicompetente de Yaguachi, Erick Rodríguez, admitió un pedido de medidas cautelares a favor del exvicepresidente de Ecuador, Jorge Glas, quien cumple dos sentencias por corrupción. En la resolución, el juez Rodríguez ordena la devolución de los derechos políticos de participación para “elegir
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Arcangelo took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, making Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win the race in its 155 years. After the horse crossed the finish line, Antonucci doubled over and rested her
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — This week, Texas beachgoers along the Gulf Coast may have observed a startling sight along the coastlines: possibly thousands of dead fish washed up on the sand. One couple walking along Quintana Beach near Freeport, observed fish that were scattered for miles down the coast, according to CNN
Continue ReadingBy Abby Phillip, Raja Razek and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who was freed from Russia late last year after being wrongfully detained, was harassed Saturday by a man described as a social media “provocateur” at a Dallas airport. A source familiar with the incident told CNN that around 9:30
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos París (CNN) — ¿Pueden los humanos y las ratas vivir juntos? Eso es lo que los líderes de la ciudad de París están tratando de averiguar. La capital francesa, como muchas metrópolis, tiene un notorio problema de roedores. La alcaldesa de París, Anne Hidalgo, está formando un comité para estudiar la “cohabitación” —y
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Former UFC champion Conor McGregor knocked out the Miami Heat mascot in a midgame bit that went wrong. Burnie — more specifically, the man who occupies Burnie’s costume — briefly sought medical attention Friday night after taking two punches from McGregor during a third-quarter stoppage of Game 4 of the NBA Finals
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