NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Catching Freedom stormed from last to first to win the $1 million Louisiana Derby by nearly a length on Saturday, earning the Brad Cox-trained horse enough Kentucky Derby qualifying points to enter the opening race of the Triple Crown. Catching Freedom trailed the other 10 horses in the field entering the final turn before jockey Flavien …
Read More »The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has blown past plenty of teams in the past three seasons. North Carolina is not one of them. The Tar Heels have …
Read More »MIAMI (AP) — A former fighter pilot jailed in Venezuela in February for his ties to a prominent human rights attorney is an employee of U.S. oil firm Chevron, The Associated Press has learned, an arrest that combined with other recent repressive acts by Nicolás Maduro’s government is straining efforts by the Biden administration to pave the way for free …
Read More »The attack on a Moscow concert hall where armed men opened fire and set the building ablaze, killing at least 133 people, was the latest in a long series of bombings and sieges that have unsettled and outraged Russians during Vladimir Putin’s nearly quarter-century as either prime minister or president. Friday’s attack on the Crocus City Hall, for which an …
Read More »DES MOINES, Iowa, EE.UU. (AP) — El bote de la lotería Mega Millions alcanzó un estimado de 1.100 millones de dólares luego de que, como en los últimos tres meses, nadie acertó los seis números ganadores en el sorteo del viernes por la noche. La combinación ganadora fue 3, 8, 31, 35, 44, y la Mega bola dorada: 16. El …
Read More »México procurará saldar cuentas pendientes cuando enfrente el domingo a Estados Unidos en la final de la Liga de Naciones de la CONCACAF. Los mexicanos no han podido vencer a los estadounidenses en los últimos seis partidos entre ambos, incluyendo la final de este torneo de hace un par de años y la semifinal de hace un año cuando perdieron …
Read More »St. Louis Blues (37-30-3, fifth in the Central Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (34-28-8, sixth in the Central Division) Saint Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 2 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues visit the Minnesota Wild after Jake Neighbours’ two-goal game against the Ottawa Senators in the Blues’ 5-2 win. Minnesota has gone 34-28-8 overall with an 8-11-2 record in Central …
Read More »NUEVA YORK (AP) — J.D. Martinez tiene una nueva casa tras llegar a un acuerdo por un año y 12 millones de dólares el jueves con los Mets de Nueva York, de acuerdo con una persona que tiene conocimiento del trato. La persona habló con The Associated Press en condición de anonimato debido a que aún está pendiente el examen …
Read More »DETROIT (AP) — Dylan Larkin had two goals after an eight-game absence, Andrew Copp also scored twice to break a 20-game drought and the Detroit Red Wings beat the slumping New York Islanders 6-3 on Thursday night. Larkin returned from a lower-body injury to score his team-high 27th and 28th goals to help Detroit avenge a 5-3 home loss to …
Read More »NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing in Tennessee’s capital for nearly two weeks, has been found dead in a river, police announced Friday. No foul play is suspected, investigators said. Metro Nashville police officials confirmed that Strain’s body had been recovered from the Cumberland River about 8 miles (12.8 kilometers) west of …
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