By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Several of Gabe Kapler’s fellow managers are offering their support for his decision to avoid the field during the national anthem as a protest following the school shootings in southwestern Texas. Kapler, manager of the San Francisco Giants, said Friday he doesn’t plan to be
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By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Several of Gabe Kapler’s fellow managers are offering their support for his decision to avoid the field during the national anthem as a protest following the school shootings in southwestern Texas. Kapler, manager of the San Francisco Giants, said Friday he doesn’t plan to be
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By Emma Tucker, CNN The decision by police to wait before confronting the gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde was a failure with catastrophic consequences, experts say. When it was all over 19 students and two teachers were dead. While 18-year-old Salvador Ramos was inside adjoining classrooms, a group of 19 law enforcement officers
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HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Tyler Bosma struck out 10 and allowed just one hit in six innings, Jacob Plastiak and Adam Fogel hit solo home runs and No. 12 seed Kentucky rolled to a 7-2 victory over No. 4 seed LSU in the SEC Tournament. Kentucky (33-25) advances to play top-seeded Tennessee later Saturday in
Continue Reading HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Tyler Bosma struck out 10 and allowed just one hit in six innings, Jacob Plastiak and Adam Fogel hit solo home runs and No. 12 seed Kentucky rolled to a 7-2 victory over No. 4 seed LSU in the SEC Tournament. Kentucky (33-25) advances to play top-seeded Tennessee later Saturday in
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California school district has been unable to identify who subjected a Black assistant principal to racist graffiti and messages on social media even after a six-month investigation in which 45 witnesses were interviewed. Elysse Versher, assistant principal at the West Campus High School in Sacramento, California, told The Sacramento Bee
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Two people were killed and three others are missing after two boats collided Saturday morning on the Wilmington River, in Georgia’s coastal Chatham County, officials said.
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — A’ja Wilson had 22 points and 16 rebounds, Dearica Hamby added 14 and 12, and the Las Vegas beat the defending-champion Chicago Sky 83-76 on Saturday for the Aces’ sixth consecutive win. Kelsey Plum had 19 points, Chelsea Gray added 18 points and Jackie Young finished with 10 points, seven rebounds, six
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — A’ja Wilson had 22 points and 16 rebounds, Dearica Hamby added 14 and 12, and the Las Vegas beat the defending-champion Chicago Sky 83-76 on Saturday for the Aces’ sixth consecutive win. Kelsey Plum had 19 points, Chelsea Gray added 18 points and Jackie Young finished with 10 points, seven rebounds, six
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets ace Jacob deGrom says his injured right shoulder blade feels “completely normal” and he’s waiting for New York’s medical staff to clear him to resume throwing off a mound. DeGrom has been sidelined since late in spring training with a stress reaction in his
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mets ace Jacob deGrom says his injured right shoulder blade feels “completely normal” and he’s waiting for New York’s medical staff to clear him to resume throwing off a mound. DeGrom has been sidelined since late in spring training with a stress reaction in his
Continue Reading By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie Bobby Witt Jr. delivered three more doubles for his second straight three-hit game and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3. A double shy of hitting for the cycle Friday, Witt doubled in his first two at-bats, both times driving home Andrew Benintendi. Witt
Continue Reading By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie Bobby Witt Jr. delivered three more doubles for his second straight three-hit game and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3. A double shy of hitting for the cycle Friday, Witt doubled in his first two at-bats, both times driving home Andrew Benintendi. Witt
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar and Tina Burnside, CNN A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly boating accident that killed five people on a river in Georgia, authorities said. Two boats traveling in opposite directions collided Saturday morning on the Wilmington River in coastal Chatham County, officials said. A 45-year-old man from Savannah, Georgia,
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Real Madrid is simply made for nights like these. No matter how perilous the situation seems, no matter how unlikely victory appears, the team in white always seems to find a way to win. There was no comeback this time, as there had been against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City,
Continue Reading TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Defenseman Miro Heiskanen had a goal and two assists and Finland beat the United States 4-3 on Saturday to set up its third straight world hockey championship final against Canada. Dylan Cozens scored twice in Canada’s 6-1 victory over the Czech Republic in the other semifinal. Finland beat Canada in the
Continue Reading TAMPERE, Finland (AP) — Defenseman Miro Heiskanen had a goal and two assists and Finland beat the United States 4-3 on Saturday to set up its third straight world hockey championship final against Canada. Dylan Cozens scored twice in Canada’s 6-1 victory over the Czech Republic in the other semifinal. Finland beat Canada in the
Continue Reading By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Gorman hit his first major league homer and Matthew Liberatore earned his first major league win, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3. Liberatore pitched around a couple of Gorman errors in five scoreless innings. He allowed two hits, struck out six
Continue Reading By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Gorman hit his first major league homer and Matthew Liberatore earned his first major league win, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3. Liberatore pitched around a couple of Gorman errors in five scoreless innings. He allowed two hits, struck out six
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Josh Berry outdueled teammate Justin Allgaier to give JR Motorsports its first win at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Xfinity Series race. Berry took the lead with 22 laps to go when Allgaier got loose and brushed the outside wall in Turn 1. Berry pulled
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