By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — With the Elite Eight at stake and Southern California tied 64-all against Baylor with under four minutes left, Trojans All-America freshman JuJu Watkins shook off her shooting woes and took over. “It was just a matter of turning the game around,” Watkins said. “And
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer The Sacramento Kings lost another key player to an injury for the rest of the regular season with star sixth man Malik Monk out at least four weeks with a knee injury. The Kings said Saturday that Monk has a sprained MCL in his right knee and will be
Continue ReadingCOMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Djordje Mihailovic scored two goals in the closing minutes Saturday to help the Colorado Rapids beat Los Angeles FC 3-2. Mihailovic gave Colorado (2-2-2) its first lead when he scored on a half-volley in the 90th minute. Andreas Maxsø played an arcing cross from the left side to Kimani Stewart-Baynes,
Continue ReadingBy ERIC HE Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Bay Area native Steven Kwan homered and reached base four times, and the Cleveland Guardians had 15 hits in a 12-3 rout of the Oakland Athletics before a Saturday afternoon crowd of just 5,425. Six Guardians stole bases off Kyle McCann, a 26-year-old catcher making his
Continue ReadingBy MALLIKA SEN Associated Press Actor Chance Perdomo, who rose to fame as a star of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and “Gen V,” has died at age 27 following a motorcycle crash. “On behalf of the family and his representatives, it is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Chance Perdomo’s untimely passing
Continue ReadingBy MALLIKA SEN Associated Press Actor Chance Perdomo, who rose to fame as a star of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and “Gen V,” has died at age 27 following a motorcycle crash. “On behalf of the family and his representatives, it is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Chance Perdomo’s untimely passing
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is facing criticism from Donald Trump’s campaign and religious conservatives for proclaiming March 31 — which corresponds with Easter Sunday this year — as “Transgender Day of Visibility.” The Democratic president issued the proclamation on Friday, calling on “all Americans to join us in
Continue ReadingHALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Fierceness rolled to a dominant win in the Florida Derby on Saturday, almost certainly setting himself up as the favorite for the Kentucky Derby. He went wire-to-wire on the lead, steadily opening up the margin until the field got to the turn toward home at Gulfstream Park. And from there,
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunnar Henderson homered leading off the bottom of the first inning, then added a two-run triple in Baltimore’s nine-run sixth as the Orioles pounded the Los Angeles Angels for a second straight game, 13-4 on Saturday. After winning 11-3 on opening day, Baltimore jumped ahead quickly
Continue ReadingEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored two goals and added an assist to at least temporarily take the lead in points this season as the Edmonton Oilers dumped the Anaheim Ducks 6-1 on Saturday. “It’s nice, I guess. (It’s a) position I’ve been in many times before,” he said. “We’re playing for things bigger
Continue ReadingCNN By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are taking aim at President Joe Biden for proclaiming Easter Sunday as the Transgender Day of Visibility, though the two days only coincided this year by chance. The Transgender Day of Visibility, which was started in 2009 as a day of awareness to celebrate the successes of transgender
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — Un alemán redefinió la expresión “hombre con una misión”. Según un nuevo estudio, un hombre de 62 años de Magdeburgo recibió deliberadamente 217 inyecciones de la vacuna contra el covid-19 en un lapso de 29 meses, lo que va en contra de las recomendaciones nacionales de vacunas. Eso es un promedio
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Nine batters, nine runs — and still nobody out. That was quite a trip through the batting order for the Baltimore Orioles. On their way to a 13-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday, the Orioles scored nine runs in the sixth inning before
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It’s Easter weekend, and some events are being canceled or changed due to the rain on the weekend. The White Party in the West Valley is in full swing, and the Coachella Women’s Summit in the East Valley made the necessary changes to ensure its success. In Coachella: The Coachella Veterans Memorial Park, the city
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By Shirin Faqiri, Devon M. Sayers and Isabel Rosales, CNN Huntsville, Alabama (CNN) — Camika Shelby says 2019 was the worst year of her life. “Never in a million years did I think I would pull up at home and find my child lifeless,” Shelby told CNN. Her only child, Nigel, died by suicide on
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NCAA Division I all-time scoring leader Caitlin Clark of Iowa will enter the Elite Eight in sixth place on college basketball’s all-division, all-time scoring list. She scored 29 points against Colorado in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament to increase her total to 3,859 points and pass NAIA players
Continue ReadingBy ANUPAM NATH Associated Press GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Anupam Nath has been covering Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, in Guwahati in northeastern India for two decades. In that time, he’s mastered navigating the large, vibrant celebrations, which allows him to focus on the small details. In this photo one can even see the
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Texas appeals court upheld two injunctions in a pair of legal cases Friday, in an order blocking the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services from investigating families of transgender youth who are seeking gender-affirming medical care for their children. The legal battle began after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma State Patrol says it closed a highway south of Sallisaw after a barge struck a bridge over the Arkansas River. Troopers closed South U.S. Highway 59 at about 1:25 p.m. Saturday after the incident and diverted traffic from the area. A state patrol spokesperson says the bridge,
Continue ReadingSPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Three law enforcement officers in Northern Nevada were shot and wounded Friday, after a traffic stop in the Reno area quickly escalated into an hourslong standoff that included several shootouts between officers and the suspect, police said. Chris Crawforth, the police chief in the nearby city of Sparks, said Saturday at
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