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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Purdue’s Zach Edey and Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis have given the Big Ten Conference a third straight year with multiple first-team Associated Press All-America picks, while Kansas had a second straight first-teamer in Jalen Wilson. The 7-foot-4, 305-pound Edey appeared on all 58 ballots as a first-team selection from AP

SAN LUIS, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities were searching Tuesday for a prison inmate who walked off during work duty in San Luis. Arizona Department of Corrections officials said Jonathan Perryman was working Monday morning with a crew and was later unaccounted for. They said Perryman is a minimum custody work crew member and was working

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is a year away from electing its next head of state and the potential candidate getting the most attention is an environmental scientist who might become the first female leader of Latin America’s second-largest economy. One poll shows Mexico City Mayor

By The Associated Press PGA TOUR VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Palm Harbor, Florida. Course: Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead). Yardage: 7,340. Par: 71. Prize money: $8.1 million. Winner’s share: $1.458 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC). Defending champion: Sam Burns. FedEx Cup leader: Jon Rahm. Last week: Scottie Scheffler

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Corbin Carroll would make $134 million over nine years if the Arizona Diamondbacks exercise a 2031 option in his $111 million, eight-year contract. The deal for the 22-year-old outfielder, announced Saturday, is the largest guarantee for a player with less than 100 days of major league service. Carroll made his big

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Following threats and attacks on public officials, state lawmakers across the U.S. have stepped up efforts to shield personal information from being publicly disclosed about judges, police, elected officeholders and various public employees. The measures generally are winning widespread support in state capitols —

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto All-Star pitcher Alek Manoah was among 15 players whose contracts were renewed by their teams rather than reach negotiated agreements. Manoah, who finished third in AL Cy Young Award voting, was given a $745,650 salary while in the major leagues and $353,100 should he

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech moved quickly to put a new leader in charge of its struggling men’s basketball program, hiring longtime NBA guard Damon Stoudamire as the new Yellow Jackets coach on Monday. The 49-year-old Stoudamire comes to the Atlantic Coast Conference school from the Boston Celtics, where

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers are considering a remarkable shift in allowing the water agency that manages the Colorado River supply for Las Vegas to limit single-family residential use in the desert city and surrounding county. It’s another potential step in a decades-long effort to ensure

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Clayton Keller’s second goal of the game at 4:09 of overtime lifted the Arizona Coyotes to a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night. Barrett Hayton had two goals and an assist for Arizona. Keller’s pair gave him a team-high 29 for the season

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Alabama made a leap into the NCAA Tournament’s top seeds two years ago only to fall short of the Final Four. This time, the Crimson Tide has risen to the top of the field of 68 with a team that coach Nate Oats believes is better equipped to meet

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer The San Diego Padres are flirting with the idea of beginning the season with a six-man pitching rotation. Settling on an opening day starter, though, may not be as easy a decision for manager Bob Melvin. With Joe Musgrove sidelined by a toe injury and Yu Darvish pitching for

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — William Byron took advantage of a late restart to earn a Cup Series victory, just like last weekend. Kyle Larson was the victim of Byron’s late restart prowess, just like last weekend. It was a strange bit of déjà vu at Phoenix Raceway, as Byron

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Three Mesa police officers have been injured while fighting a man who refused to leave a coffee shop, authorities said Sunday. Officers were called to the scene around 9 a.m. Saturday and said 21-year-old Tegan Williams refused to leave when asked by police, who used a stun gun on him before

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) — Two men have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting west of the Casa Grande Mountains, authorities said Sunday. Casa Grande police said the body of a man was found around 5 a.m. Saturday on a roadway near a shooting range. The man, identified as 30-year-old Julian Reynolds of

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities continue to investigate the discovery of a body west of the Casa Grande Mountains. Casa Grande police said the body of a man was found around 5 a.m. Saturday after receiving calls about that someone had been shot in a roadway near a shooting range. Police said the man