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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Anaheim Ducks center Trevor Zegras is expected to be sidelined six to eight weeks after breaking his left ankle Tuesday night at Nashville. The Ducks revealed the injury Thursday, saying Zegras will have surgery. He hit the boards feet-first after Nashville forward Juuso Parssinen’s stick caught in his skates. The team

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer When the San Francisco 49ers arrived at training camp, the biggest questions surrounding one of the NFL’s most talented teams involved quarterback Brock Purdy. Purdy had to prove that the late-season success he had in 2022 as a seventh-round rookie wasn’t a fluke and that the major elbow

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Online retailer eBay Inc. will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign waged by employees who sent live spiders, cockroaches and other disturbing items to the home of a Massachusetts couple, according to court papers filed Thursday. The Justice Department

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to states, local governments and tribes to help build an electric vehicle charging network across the nation. Grants announced Thursday will fund 47 EV charging stations and related projects in 22 states and Puerto Rico, including 7,500 EV

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — The BNP Paribas Open is increasing its total prize money by over $1.4 million to $19 million for the two-week combined men’s and women’s tournament in the Southern California desert. Over $1 million in additional prize money will be added for ATP and WTA tour players competing in singles qualifying

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta is optimistic he will be healthy enough to play against the Los Angeles Rams in an NFC wild-card game, a week after injuring his left knee. “I got some reps today at practice,” LaPorta said Thursday. “Starting to

By STEFANIE DAZIO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 campaign. Hunter Biden has been accused of nine felony

By STEFANIE DAZIO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have spared him the spectacle of a criminal trial during the 2024 campaign. Hunter Biden has been accused of nine felony

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax crimes after an earlier deal imploded that would have avoided a trial.

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — There are two types of cinephiles in the world: Aki Kaurismäki fans and future Aki Kaurismäki fans. Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen, the Finnish stars of his latest, the tragicomic romance “Fallen Leaves,” are getting to meet both during their whirlwind tour of America at

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals senior personnel executive Trey Brown and Denver Broncos executive director of football operations Kelly Kleine Van Calligan have interviewed for the Las Vegas Raiders’ general manager position. Champ Kelly is the Raiders’ interim general manager and is considered a strong candidate for the

DETROIT (AP) — Factory workers at Tesla have been told to expect pay raises this year, a move that comes as the United Auto Workers union tries to organize the electric vehicle maker’s U.S. plants. The UAW said Thursday that Tesla workers have told the union about company statements on the raises, which did not

CHICAGO (AP) — Defender Naomi Girma was named U.S. Soccer’s Female Player of the Year for 2023 on Thursday, becoming just the second Black player to win in the award’s 39-year history. Olivia Moultrie was named the federation’s Young Female Player of the Year. The 23-year-old Grima was on a U.S. defense that allowed just

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs acquired power-hitting third baseman Michael Busch and reliever Yency Almonte from the Los Angeles Dodgers for two minor league prospects on Thursday. The Dodgers received pitcher Jackson Ferris and center fielder Zyhir Hope. The 26-year-old Busch was the Pacific Coast League player of the year last season with Triple-A

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer The 19-year-old daughter of NFL Hall of Famer and “Good Morning America” co-anchor Michael Strahan is undergoing treatment for brain cancer. Isabella Strahan appeared on a prerecorded videotape segment sitting next to her father while discussing her diagnosis of medulloblastoma, a cancerous brain tumor, with fellow GMA co-anchor Robin

NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto coach Darko Rajakovic was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Thursday, two days after he ranted about officiating following his team’s 132-131 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Rajakovic took particular exception to how the Lakers got 23 free throws in the fourth quarter while the Raptors shot only two.

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jaylon Tyson had a career-high 30 points and Jalen Cone hit 3 of 4 from the free throw line in the final 12 seconds to give California a come-from-behind, 82-78 win over Colorado on Wednesday night. The win earned Cal back-to-back wins for the first time this season. Colorado built a

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Now that Bill Belichick is out as coach of the New England Patriots after 24 seasons, the question turns to where will the six-time Super Bowl champion go next. The 71-year-old Belichick needs just 15 wins to surpass Don Shula’s all-time record of 347 in the regular season

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A skier said she would be back on the slopes Thursday, a day after she was buried by an avalanche that roared down a mountain at a California resort near Lake Tahoe, leaving several people trapped and a 66-year-old man dead. It was the first U.S.

By The Associated Press Shohei Ohtani visited the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, where Ambassador Rahm Emanuel presented the new Los Angeles Dodgers star with a supersized visa for his dog. Emanuel posted photos of the visit on social media Thursday, with the embassy saying it occurred recently when Ohtani was back in Japan. Emanuel and