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74-year-old John Force races to record 156th NHRA victory and 1st in 2 years 04/07/2024 01:00am • CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) ��� John Force raced to his record 156th NHRA victory and first in two years, with the 74-year-old Funny Car great powering past Matt Hagan on Saturday at Firebird Motorsports Park in the completion of the postponed Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Force had a 4.033-second run at Following program cuts, new West Virginia University student union says fight is not over 04/07/2024 12:49am • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ��� Sophomore Christian Adams expected he would be studying Chinese when he enrolled at West Virginia University, with a dream of working in labor or immigration law. He didn���t foresee switching his major to politics, a change he made after West Virginia���s flagship univers Judge, Stanton, Rizzo homer to lead Yankees over Blue Jays 9-8 04/07/2024 12:22am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Anthony Rizzo homered, and the New York Yankees chased Kevin Gausman in the second inning of a 9-8 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night. Judge and Stanton went deep in a three-run first against Gausman (0-1), and Rizzo added his fi Md. Senate approves several renter-focused bills on Saturday before Sine Die 04/07/2024 12:19am • In Maryland's state Senate chamber, lawmakers moved swiftly through dozens of bills in a Saturday afternoon session. The legislative flow was only disrupted occasionally, due to brief technical errors, confusion over which bills were being discussed, or senators away from their seats when they we Things to know when the Arkansas Legislature convenes to take up a budget and other issues 04/07/2024 12:13am • LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) ��� Arkansas lawmakers are convening at the Capitol and their top agenda item is taking up Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' $6.3 billion proposed budget for the coming year. The session also could include efforts to tweak or outright repeal a law dealing with cryptocurrency minin NASCAR-Xfinity DUDE Wipes 250 Results 04/06/2024 11:49pm • Saturday At Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Va. Lap length: 0.53 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (6) Aric Almirola, Toyota, 251 laps, 59 points. 2. (9) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 251, 42. 3. (37) Chandler Smith, Toyota, 251, 37. 4. (12) Carson Kvapil, Chevrolet, 251, 40. 5. (5) Justin Allgaier, Angels' Nolan Schanuel loses lengthy on-base streak on a scoring change from a game 6 days earlier 04/06/2024 11:21pm • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) ��� Los Angeles Angels first baseman Nolan Schanuel's on-base streak to begin his major league career has ended at 30 games due to a retroactive scoring change made nearly a week after the game. Schanuel's streak is still the third-longest in baseball history, but it's over afte Almirola grabs lead on overtime restart and wins at Martinsville in Xfinity Series 04/06/2024 11:07pm • MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) ��� Aric Almirola grabbed the lead by going three-wide on the outside in a two-lap dash to the finish and won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday night. Almirola, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, outran Sam Mayer and teammate Chandler Smith before Messi scores in his return, helps Inter Miami get a 2-2 tie against Colorado 04/06/2024 10:08pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) ��� Lionel Messi returned and helped salvage a tie for Inter Miami. Messi scored shortly after checking in to begin the second half and helped set up Leo Afonso's go-ahead score two minutes later. But Cole Bassett scored in the 88th minute for the Colorado Rapids and the g Wolfpack's balance fails at wrong time in Final Four power outage vs. Purdue 04/06/2024 09:58pm • GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) ��� North Carolina State���s miraculous late-season run to the Atlantic Coast Conference title and an even more improbable Final Four trip had been the product of a blending of talent, balance and cohesion when the pressure peaked. One first-half tumble appeared to change everyt Players' union head blames quicker pitch clock after series of pitcher elbow injuries 04/06/2024 08:37pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The head of the baseball players' association thinks a shorter pitch clock has contributed to a series of pitcher injuries. ���Despite unanimous player opposition and significant concerns regarding health and safety, the commissioner���s office reduced the length of the pitch clock Cecil L. 'Chip' Murray, influential pastor and civil rights leader in Los Angeles, dies 04/06/2024 08:22pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� The Rev. Dr. Cecil L. ���Chip��� Murray, an influential pastor and civil rights leader who used his tenure at one of Los Angeles' oldest churches to uplift the predominantly Black neighborhoods of South Los Angeles following one of the country's worst race riots, has died. He wa Small town businesses embrace total solar eclipse crowd, come rain or shine on Monday 04/06/2024 07:53pm • WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) ��� The last time a total solar eclipse passed through this Texas town, horses and buggies filled the streets and cotton fetched 9 cents a pound. Nearly 150 years later, one thing hasn���t changed: the threat of clouds blocking the view. Overcast skies are forecast for Monday� Namestnikov has a goal and two assists as Jets beat Wild 4-2 04/06/2024 07:44pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ��� Vladislav Namestnikov had a goal and two assists, linemate Alex Iafallo a goal and an assist, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Saturday. Kyle Connor and Morgan Barron also scored, and Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves for Winnipeg in the opener of a four-ga Cup Series drivers seeking more consistency from NASCAR in applying the rules they all know 04/06/2024 07:34pm • More consistency. That's what NASCAR Cup Series drivers want, not only from their pit crews and engineers but also from the governing body and how decisions are made in the race command center. After NASCAR said Denny Hamlin jumped the overtime restart at Richmond Raceway last Sunday night and won t