AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers hope defensive ends Leonard Floyd and Yetur Gross-Matos will be healthy enough to play in the season opener after both players left the final exhibition game with sprained knees. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Sunday that Floyd is day to day after getting
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Jackson Merrill homered off Edwin DÃaz with one out in the ninth to lift the San Diego Padres to a dramatic 3-2 win on Sunday against the New York Mets and a split of a four-game series between teams in playoff contention. Merrill drove a 2-0 slider
Continue ReadingCNN By Alayna Treene and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Fresh off a week of daily counterprogramming events and an effort to steal the spotlight from his new opponent, Donald Trump and his campaign are seeking to harness that pace in the lead-up to November — with plans to aggressively ramp up the former president’s
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 10-foot-long python was discovered in a vehicle during a bust of an illegal sideshow in the San Francisco Bay Area that attracted hundreds of people, authorities say. The Vallejo Police Department said officials received multiple calls around 11:12 p.m. Friday of a sideshow involving roughly 500 vehicles in that bay
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 10-foot-long python was discovered in a vehicle during a bust of an illegal sideshow in the San Francisco Bay Area that attracted hundreds of people, authorities say. The Vallejo Police Department said officials received multiple calls around 11:12 p.m. Friday of a sideshow involving roughly 500 vehicles in that bay
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale had 33 points, Natasha Howard scored 30 and the Dallas Wings stormed back from a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit to stun the Los Angeles Sparks 113-110 on Sunday. Odyssey Sims had 24 points through the first three quarters to help Los Angeles (6-24) build a 92-73 lead. Howard made a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Joey Estes allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings, and the Oakland Athletics scored four times in the fourth in a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday to avoid a sweep. Estes (6-6) held the Brewers, who had scored 20 runs over the first two games of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Lathan Norton was sick and didn’t play on Saturday at the Little League World Series. But on Sunday he scored the winning run in the championship. Lathan raced home from second base on an overthrow at first as Lake Mary, Florida, rallied to beat Taiwan 2-1 in eight
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Sunday to take the weekend series. After Shohei Ohtani was hit on the left forearm by a sinker from Richard Lovelady (3-5), Betts drove the first
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Dirk van Sloten, Cathedral City based filmmaker, has made his directorial debut with Company of Shadows, a queer drama. The movie made official selection to the Silicon Beach Film Festival which is held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. “It’s a dream come true,” van Sloten said. The story follows an angel investor
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The City of Palm Desert is inviting artists who are interested in creating an original work to beautify a park bench being installed at the Palm Desert Civic Center Park Pollinator Garden. The city is seeking proposals to create artwork that promotes the National Wildlife Federation’s ‘Mayors’ Monarch Pledge’, an effort to spread awareness on
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — The New York Mets placed right-hander Paul Blackburn on the 15-day injured list on Sunday, two days after he was hit on his pitching hand by a line drive by San Diego’s David Peralta. The move was retroactive to Saturday and came after a long toss session Sunday morning that Blackburn
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City’s Hera HSBC music festival brought together an all-female lineup of both Latina and international talent including Kesha, Demi Lovato and Camila Cabello. Named after the Greek goddess of women, family and the sky and stars, Saturday’s festival came at a historic moment in the country, as Mexico
Continue ReadingSYOSSET, N.Y. (AP) — Police are investigating five deaths at a home on suburban Long Island. Nassau County police say officers responding to a report of shots fired in Syosset at midday Sunday found the body of a man outside a home with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The bodies of four more people were
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) — Addison Barger and Alejandro Kirk hit two-run home runs, Kevin Gausman matched a season high by striking out 10 and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-2 on Sunday to complete a sweep of the seven-game season series. “Not easy to sweep anyone at any time of
Continue ReadingCNN By Rebekah Riess, Zoe Sottile, Chris Boyette and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — The body of a missing hiker was recovered along the Colorado River on Sunday after flash flooding in Grand Canyon National Park prompted the rescues of more than 100 people. Search and rescue operations began Thursday, when flash flooding swept hiker
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — An Oct. 8 trial date has been set for two Nevada men accused of damaging rock formations estimated to be 140 million years old at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. A federal indictment charged Wyatt Clifford Fain, 37, and Payden David Guy Cosper, 31, with one count of injury and
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Four years after Breonna Taylor was shot and killed in her home, a federal judge has dismissed felony charges against two former Louisville Metro Police Department detectives who worked on the search warrant in the forced-entry raid. Louisville detective Joshua Jaynes and Sgt. Kyle Meany were federally charged in 2022
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Walmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across the U.S. that were found to contain potentially harmful levels of inorganic arsenic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the recall a more urgent classification Friday after making its original announcement Aug. 15. The new classification said the
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — After Taylor Ward offered a critical take on Toronto right-hander Bowden Francis’ latest strong start, fellow Blue Jays starter Chris Bassitt made sure he had his teammate’s back. Francis struck out a career-high 12 in Toronto’s 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. He was working on a no-hitter before
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