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Minjee Lee shoots 67, opens 3-shot lead in U.S. Women’s OpenVideo
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. — Minjee Lee appears to be on mission. The 26-year-old Australian shot a 4-under-par 67 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead over American Mina Harigae into the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open. “My approach (Sunday) is going to be the same as the last...
Warriors remain loose, Celtics stay focused entering Game 2
SAN FRANCISCO — A peek at practice Saturday wouldn’t have suggested the Golden State Warriors are trailing the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. Stephen Curry was making most of his shots, as usual. Klay Thompson was bobbing his head in time with the music in between his own shot...
Celtics add their voices to those asking for Brittney Griner’s return
SAN FRANCISCO — Brittney Griner hasn’t been forgotten at the NBA Finals. The WNBA star has been detained in Russia for more than 100 days — wrongfully so, U.S. officials insist — and some members of the Boston Celtics are using their platform at the NBA’s title series to add...
IndyCar looks to close out Belle Isle’s run with a bang
DETROIT — Helio Castroneves won his first race on Belle Isle, in his seventh start for Team Penske, and basically in boss Roger Penske’s backyard. Castroneves celebrated that victory by exiting his car and climbing one of the fences surrounding the temporary street course. The Spider-Man climb became his signature,...
Backed from frontlines, Ukraine tries to seal World Cup spot
CARDIFF, Wales — Far from battlefields and Russian invaders, the Ukrainian footballers exempted from military service are trying to complete the mission to lead their country to the World Cup. When they prepare to face Wales on Sunday in a playoff final, they will have a little extra inspiration in...
Whitmer, McConnell, Evers reportedly on Wisconsin gunman’s list
A gunman suspected of fatally shooting a retired county judge at a Wisconsin home had a list that included Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, Whitmer’s office and a law enforcement source said Saturday. Douglas K. Uhde, 56, who had not been...
Teachers after Texas attack: ‘None of us are built for this’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Teacher Jessica Salfia was putting up graduation balloons last month at her West Virginia high school when two of them popped, setting off panic in a crowded hallway between classes. One student dropped to the floor. Two others lunged into open classrooms. Salfia quickly shouted, “It’s balloons!...
Gateway offers some NASCAR Cup Series playoff outsiders opportunityVideo
MADISON, Ill. — Kevin Harvick takes a pragmatic approach to NASCAR’s version of the playoffs, considering he has yet to win to qualify and is just 31 points above the cutoff heading into the Cup Series’ debut at World Wide Technology Raceway. “Just tell me where I am at the...
13-time French Open champ Rafael Nadal meets newcomer Casper Ruud in finalVideo
PARIS — Rafael Nadal truly has nothing more to do to make clear his greatness on a tennis court. The 21 Grand Slam titles. The 13 championships on the red clay of the French Open alone. That’s not to say he doesn’t want to achieve more, of course. Still, it’s...
Russia puts more strength behind ‘creeping’ Ukraine advance
KYIV, Ukraine — Reinforced Russian troops backed by airstrikes pummeled a portion of eastern Ukraine on Saturday, blowing up bridges and shelling apartment buildings as they fought to capture two cities that would put a contested province under Moscow’s control, Ukrainian officials said. Russian and Ukrainian forces battled street-by-street in...
Online pro-gun extremism: ‘Cool for active shooter stuff’
The young man in the jeans and sunglasses proudly shows off his gun in the YouTube video, then instructs his 1 million subscribers how to fit extra ammo on his belt, and offers a chilling observation. “Pretty cool for active shooter stuff, if you need extra mags.” It’s a typical...
Gunfire erupts at Virginia party, leaving 1 dead, 7 hurt
CHESTERFIELD, Va. — A 20-year-old man was fatally shot and seven other young people were injured after gunfire erupted during a graduation party in central Virginia, police said Saturday. Two separate fights between attendees of the mostly outdoor party in Chester were reported shortly before police received a call about...
Ann Turner Cook, original Gerber baby, dies at 95
TAMPA, Fla. — Ann Turner Cook, whose cherubic baby face was known the world over as the original Gerber baby, has died. She was 95. Gerber announced Cook’s passing in an Instagram post on Friday. “Many years before becoming an extraordinary mother, teacher and writer, her smile and expressive curiosity...
Tulsa shooting puts focus on waiting periods for gun buyers
SEATTLE — When he was sentenced for killing three teenagers and gravely wounding another at a house party north of Seattle, Allen Ivanov said he was sorry and that he couldn’t explain why he did it. But he noted one factor that allowed him to carry out the shooting —...
Abbott restarts baby formula plant linked to contamination
WASHINGTON — Abbott Nutrition has restarted production at the Michigan baby formula factory that has been closed for months due to contamination, the company said Saturday, taking a step toward easing a nationwide supply shortage expected to persist into the summer. The February shutdown of the largest formula factory in...
Iga Swiatek beats Coco Gauff for 2nd French Open title, adds to dominant run
PARIS — Iga Swiatek’s winning streak began to feel like a burden, she said, with all of the attention it gained as it grew, all of the pressure to keep it going, especially with a Grand Slam title in the offing. As good as her forehand is, as skilled as...
8 killed, 15 injured in factory fire in India
LUCKNOW, India — At least eight workers were killed and over dozen others injured after a fire erupted in a chemical factory in northern India, police said Saturday. The fire broke out after a boiler exploded in the factory in the Hapur area of Uttar Pradesh state, said senior police...
2 future kings set to honor Elizabeth at Jubilee concert
LONDON — Two future monarchs are set to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II at a special concert in front of Buckingham Palace on Saturday, the third day of the Platinum Jubilee extravaganza marking her 70 years on the throne. Prince Charles and Prince William, the queen’s son and grandson,...
Rangers beat Lightning in New York for 2-0 series lead
NEW YORK — Mika Zibanejad scored in the third period, Igor Shesterkin stopped 29 shots and the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2, on Friday night to take a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals. K’Andre Miller and Kaapo Kakko scored in the first period,...
Big 12 record $426M revenue, new commish expected mid-July
IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 will distribute a record $426 million of revenue to its 10 schools for the 2021-22 school year, a nearly 25% increase over last year and 10% higher than its peak before the pandemic. “We find ourselves in a very strong position today,” Texas Tech...
Ex-Trump aide Navarro indicted; Meadows won’t be charged
WASHINGTON — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro was indicted Friday on charges that he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, but the Justice Department spared two other advisers, including the ex-president’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, from criminal...
1st remote air traffic control center in U.S. to be in Alabama
SELMA, Ala. — A company is seeking to build the country’s first-ever remote air traffic control center, which could handle traffic for multiple airports, on the site of an old Air Force base in Alabama, a newspaper reports. Advanced ATC Inc., an air traffic control academy based in Valdosta, Georgia,...
World No. 1 Jin Young Ko surges, 3 shots back at U.S. Women’s OpenVideo
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) — Jin Young Ko never seems to stress. Nor does she let up. The world’s No. 1 player vaulted into contention for a third major championship Friday, playing the final five holes in 3-under-par to pull within three shots of second-round Minjee Lee and Mina Harigae...
Family devastated after Texas escapee kills man, grandsons
HOUSTON — Residents of Centerville had become more vigilant over the past three weeks as authorities searched for a murderer who had killed on behalf of Mexican drug cartels and who stabbed and injured the driver of a prison transport bus last month when he escaped custody not far from...
New track, new test: NASCAR’s top series heads to St. Louis
MADISON, Ill. — Kyle Larson is willing to drive just about anything with four wheels and an engine, and his ability to jump between NASCAR’s highest level and small-town late model races on dirt should come in handy this weekend. You see, Larson showed up to World Wide Technology Raceway...
