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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets advance to NLCS for the first time since 2015 with 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Five former employees of the San Diego Wave have filed a lawsuit in San Diego Superior Court accusing the women’s soccer club of discrimination, harassment and wrongful termination, among other allegations. The lawsuit stems partly from claims made earlier this year on social media by former Wave video and creative manager

AP Basketball Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Brooke Demetre was ready to go. The Stanford forward isn’t deterred by the idea of the cross-country travel that awaits the Cardinal and California men’s and women’s basketball teams in the newly expanded Atlantic Coast Conference. No, just like for this week’s flight to the state of North

San Francisco 49ers (2-3) at Seattle (3-2) Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EDT, Amazon Prime Video BetMGM NFL Odds: 49ers by 3 1/2 Against the spread: 49ers 2-3, Seahawks 1-3-1 Series record: Seahawks lead 30-22 Last meeting: 49ers beat Seahawks 28-16 on Dec. 10, 2023. Last week: 49ers lost to the Cardinals 24-23; Seahawks lost to the

Associated Press Form Energy, a company that is beginning to produce a longer-lasting alternative to lithium batteries, hit a milestone Wednesday with an announcement of $405 million in funding. The money will allow Form to speed up manufacturing at its first factory in Weirton, West Virginia and continue research and development. Manufacturing long-duration energy storage

AP Sports Writer The plan seemed straightforward for Florida State: find a veteran quarterback in the transfer portal, then plug him in for the reigning Atlantic Coast Conference champion and preseason favorite to win it again. N.C. State and North Carolina made similar bets to bolster their offenses. Yet things have gone awry. FSU has

Associated Press As co-founder and executive director of the Hmong American Farmers Association in Minnesota, Janssen Hang has met Gov. Tim Walz several times. It’s usually been on farmland with Walz in his trademark red flannel shirt. “I’ve seen that red flannel multiple times.” Hang said, laughing. “I think he will be a wonderful candidate

AP Sports Writer Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald had a blunt assessment of the team’s recent troubles: Seattle needs to run the ball more. “I mean, everybody knows that,” Macdonald said. The Seahawks have lost two straight after a 3-0 start. They’ll host the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night in an NFC West matchup at

MIAMI (AP) — The semifinals and final of the 2025 and 2027 CONCACAF Nations League will be played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The site was announced Wednesday by CONCACAF, the governing body of North and Central American and Caribbean soccer. Next year’s event will take place from March 20-23. SoFi Stadium, which opened

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs wants to go to trial on sex trafficking charges next spring, lawyers for the jailed hip-hop mogul told a judge on Wednesday. His preference for a trial in April or May was mentioned in a joint letter in which his lawyers and prosecutors advised a judge

CalMatters Among the blitz of election ads flooding TV, social media and street corners, you won’t see any opposition to a ballot measure proposing to lock in billions of dollars to pay doctors more for treating low-income patients. But opponents of Proposition 35 have a warning even if they don’t have the money to pay

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five people are dead after a small plane crashes on Catalina Island off Southern California, sheriff’s department says.

AP Pro Football Writer Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. ___ Kirk Cousins delivered a signature moment to his career last Thursday night with 509 yards passing capped by a game-ending TD pass in overtime in Atlanta’s 36-30 victory over Tampa Bay.

Associated Press If the high stakes presidential election is causing troublesome thoughts, existential dread or rifts with loved ones, there’s no need to white knuckle through it. Take a deep breath. Literally. Meditation and mindfulness teacher Rosie Acosta says focusing on each inhale and exhale can help regain that grounding sense of control that may

AP Pro Football Writer Jeff Ulbrich was in the middle of putting together the game plan for the New York Jets’ defense when he got the news that stunned him — and the rest of the NFL. Robert Saleh was out as the head coach. And Ulbrich was taking over for the rest of the

AVALON, Calif. (AP) — Five people were killed when a small plane crashed during takeoff from Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California coast, authorities said Wednesday. The twin-engine Beechcraft 95 crashed shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, just moments after it departed from Catalina Airport near the island city of Avalon, according to the Federal

AP Technology Writer The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to break up Google after its ubiquitous search engine was declared an illegal monopoly, but it is just one of many possible remedies under review, according to a court filing. In court papers filed late Tuesday, government lawyers outlined a series

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — On just one sweltering day during the hottest June on record in Phoenix, a 38-year-old man collapsed under a freeway bridge and a 41-year-old woman was found slumped outside a business. Both had used methamphetamine before dying from an increasingly dangerous mix of soaring temperatures and stimulants. Meth is showing