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Trump asks Supreme Court to throw out E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million verdict
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to throw out a jury’s finding in a civil lawsuit that he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her. Trump’s lawyers argued in a lengthy filing...
Families accuse Camp Mystic of ignoring risks in Texas lawsuit over flood deaths
The operators of Camp Mystic in Texas, where 25 girls and two teenage counselors died in catastrophic flooding on July 4, failed to take necessary steps to protect the campers as life-threatening floodwaters approached, families of the victims allege in a lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed Monday in state court in...
MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch rigging scandal
Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians were indicted and accused of rigging pitches at the behest of gamblers. MLB said Monday the limits were agreed to by sportsbook operators...
Arctic air hits much of the U.S., bringing snow to some areas and very chilly temperatures to FloridaVideo
Some of this autumn’s coldest weather yet is bearing down on the United States, enveloping the eastern two-thirds of the country with Arctic air on Monday and affecting millions of people. National Weather Service forecasters said the weather could bring record low temperatures in the U.S. Southeast, including all of...
Wendy’s to close hundreds of U.S. stores in bid to halt falling profit
Wendy’s plans to close hundreds U.S. restaurants over the next few months in an effort to boost its profit and make its remaining stores more appealing. The Dublin, Ohio-based chain said during a conference call with investors last week that it planned to begin closing restaurants in the fourth quarter...
Bengals QB Joe Burrow back at practice ahead of schedule but won’t play Sunday vs. Steelers
CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow returned to practice with the Bengals on Monday, opening the 21-day window for the franchise quarterback to return to the lineup. His practice time will not count against the 53-player active roster. Burrow is eligible to be activated during the three-week window. However, coach Zac Taylor...
Giants fire coach Brian Daboll midway through his 4th season
NEW YORK — The New York Giants fired coach Brian Daboll on Monday, according to two people with knowledge of the situation, moving on from him midway through his fourth season after they dropped to 2-8 with a loss at Chicago. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition...
Browns sticking with Dillon Gabriel over Shedeur Sanders at QB after loss to Jets
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Shedeur Sanders’ NFL debut for the Cleveland Browns will wait for at least another week. After rookie Dillon Gabriel and the Browns struggled in a 27-20 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday, coach Kevin Stefanski said he’s not making a quarterback change ahead of...
5 wounded, 1 seriously, in shooting outside San Francisco supermarket
SAN FRANCISCO — Police were investigating on Sunday after five people were wounded, one seriously, in a weekend shooting outside a supermarket in San Francisco, authorities said. Officers responding to reports of gunfire around 9 p.m. Saturday found multiple victims near a Safeway in the Outer Richmond neighborhood, according to...
Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, the godfather of Seattle basketball, dies at 88
SEATTLE — Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88. The family said Wilkens was surrounded by loved ones when he died and did not immediately release a...
NFL Week 10: Jonathan Taylor runs for 244 yards, scores OT winner as Colts top Falcons in BerlinVideo
BERLIN — Jonathan Taylor completed a 244-yard rushing day with an 8-yard touchdown run in overtime to give the Indianapolis Colts a 31-25 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday in the first regular-season NFL game in Berlin, Germany. It was Taylor’s third touchdown of the game and came after...
Meteorologists warn of ‘intense’ snow in Great Lakes states, record lows in South
CHICAGO — Large swaths of the U.S. prepared for one of the season’s first blasts of wintry weather Sunday as temperatures dipped and snow fell in the Northern Plains, snowstorms developed eastward across the Great Lakes and the South prepared for a big chill. Flurries fell Sunday across parts of...
Brenen Lorient scores career-high 26 for WVU in victory over Lehigh
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Brenen Lorient scored a career-high 26 to propel West Virginia to a 69-47 victory over Lehigh on Sunday. Lorient sank 11 of 15 shots from the floor for the Mountaineers (3-0), including 3 of 4 from 3-point range. The 6-foot-9 senior forward added seven rebounds and three...
Ravens win 3rd straight game, get 3 takeaways to take down gaffe-prone VikingsVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — Lamar Jackson calmly and coolly added another Baltimore win to his resume in his 100th regular-season start, watching the Ravens defense stay strong against a quarterback playing in his fourth NFL game. J.J. McCarthy’s inexperience was just too much to overcome for Minnesota. Jackson played it patient and...
Jets get TD returns on kickoff and punt, hold on to beat Browns
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York got touchdowns on a kickoff return and a punt return in the same game for the first time in franchise history, Breece Hall took a screen pass from Justin Fields 42 yards for the go-ahead score and the Jets held on to defeat the...
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors
NEW YORK — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls in the dirt instead of strikes to ensure successful bets. According to the indictment unsealed Sunday in federal court...
A rollercoaster season with Manning has No. 10 Texas back in SEC title hunt and playoff picture
AUSTIN, Texas — A month ago, preseason No. 1 Texas had fallen to 3-2, was unranked and star quarterback Arch Manning was being mocked as a bust. Look at them now: A four-game winning streak, including two victories over opponents who were in the top 10 at the time, and...
Texas returns to top 10, ACC has 5 teams ranked in the Top 25 and there is Group of Five intrigue
Texas returned to the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, the Atlantic Coast Conference has five teams ranked for the first time this season and two Group of Five conferences are now represented in the Top 25 a month before the playoff bracekt is set....
Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner who ran league in era of riches and expansion, dies at 84
NEW YORK — Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized for not taking stronger action on concussions, died Sunday from heart failure. He was 84. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Tagliabue’s family informed the league of...
Salt-N-Pepa join Rock Hall of Fame with Outkast and White Stripes
LOS ANGELES — Salt-N-Pepa threw on their old tri-color leather jackets and brought the crowd to its feet with a romping rendition of “Push It” and Outkast and the White Stripes skipped the reunions but their music moved the house anyway on Saturday night at the Rock & Roll Hall...
Dominick Stewart scores 18 points on 6 treys in Penn State win
WEST HAVEN, Conn. — Dominick Stewart scored 18 points and made six 3-pointers, Kayden Mingo had 16 points, six rebounds and six assists and Penn State went on the road to beat New Haven, 87-43, on Saturday. Penn State trailed 10-9 after the opening eight minutes before scoring the next...
Björn Werner is ‘German Pat McAfee’ bringing NFL to the masses
BERLIN — Björn Werner signed everything thrust in front of him by NFL fans who packed a Berlin plaza Saturday. His old Indianapolis Colts jersey — it’s a best-seller in Germany — footballs, scarves, miniature helmets. Even a cleat. Werner’s NFL career ended after three seasons because of injuries, but...
Robert Morris comes up just short in loss to Wagner
MOON TOWNSHIP — Andre Hines Jr. rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown, and Damien Mazil went 75 yards for Wagner’s final score to lead the Seahawks to a 24-20 win over Robert Morris on Saturday. Robert Morris’ final drive began at its 1 and reached the Wagner 19 before...
Interceptions costly as Duquesne football falls on road at Long Island
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. — Ethan Greenwood threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, O’Shawn Ross Jr. rushed for 92 yards and Long Island beat Duquesne, 29-11, on Saturday. Tyler Riddell went 13 of 31 for 119 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions for Duquesne (5-5, 3-2). Ness Davis...
Packers to face off with Eagles in rematch of playoff game
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers’ playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last season offered a stark reminder of how far they must go to catch up with the NFL’s top teams. Ten months later, the Packers will get an indication of how far they’ve come since. Green...
