BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Former champion Diego Schwartzman was eliminated in the opening round of the Argentina Open on Tuesday, losing 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 to Daniel Elahi Galán of Colombia. Schwartzman, who is from Argentina, won the clay-court tournament in Buenos Aires in 2021 and lost the following year’s final to Norwegian Casper Ruud. But he struggled for form in …
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Does soon-to-be NCAA scoring leader Caitlin Clark need a title to be among game’s best?
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. Iowa’s Caitlin Clark will soon be the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader in women’s basketball. That, in many minds, is enough to put the 22-year-old Iowa star among the …
Read More »Trump wants to install new RNC leadership including his daughter-in-law as co-chair
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump wants a leadership change at the Republican National Committee in an attempt to install a new slate of loyalists — including his daughter-in-law — atop the GOP’s political machine even before the former president formally secures the party’s next presidential nomination. Current RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says she has no plans to leave the …
Read More »How did live ammunition get on Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ set? The armorer’s trial will focus on this
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The scheduled trial next week of a movie weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin may hinge on an enduring mystery: How did live ammunition find its way onto the set of a film set where it was expressly prohibited? Investigators recovered six live rounds of ammunition from a box, …
Read More »Alabama lawmakers want to change archives oversight after dispute over LGBTQ+ lecture
Lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation to put a politically appointed board in control of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, pushing the change after some lawmakers were upset last year about the department hosting a lecture on LGBTQ+ history. The Senate County and Municipal Government advanced the bill on a vote that broke down along party and racial lines. …
Read More »Luka Doncic records 10th triple-double of the season, leads Mavericks past Wizards 112-104
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had his 10th triple-double of the season despite missing five minutes of action after taking a charge and helped rally the Dallas Mavericks to a 112-104 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday night. Doncic finished with 26 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds. He missed five minutes spanning the third and fourth quarters after …
Read More »Fidelity Charitable distributes record-setting $11.8 billion to nonprofits in 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — Fidelity Charitable, the nation’s largest grantmaker, distributed a record-setting $11.8 billion to nonprofits in 2023, up more than 5% from the previous year at a time when generally donations are dropping. The grant total shows how quickly use of the donor-advised fund — an investment account that allows donations to be distributed over time — is …
Read More »Toronto hosts conference foe Indiana
Indiana Pacers (30-25, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (19-35, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Scottie Barnes and the Toronto Raptors host Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers. The Raptors have gone 12-22 against Eastern Conference opponents. Toronto is fifth in the NBA with 53.7 points in the paint led by …
Read More »Man United and Jim Ratcliffe get Premier League approval over deal to buy 25% of the club
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Premier League has approved Jim Ratcliffe’s proposed bid to buy a 25% stake in Manchester United. The British billionaire has been cleared to complete a deal under the league’s rules determining who is allowed to be an owner or director of a soccer club. The league can disqualify people from becoming owners or directors for …
Read More »Motorist in England calls police to report he’s too drunk to drive
LONDON (AP) — Police in England say a drunken driver did the right thing after doing the wrong thing. An emergency dispatcher received an unusual call just before noon Monday when a motorist reported he was driving drunk and said he “doesn’t know what he is doing,” North Yorkshire police said. The man said he had a rough weekend. “Man …
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