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José Ramírez homers on birthday to trigger 9-run inning as Guardians rout Rangers 9-2, sweep series 09/17/2023 05:29pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — The baseball-shaped cake with three lit candles went unclaimed as José Ramírez skipped his postgame media availability. His party took place earlier. Ramírez homered on his 31st birthday to touch off Cleveland's nine-run fourth inning, leading the Guardians to a 9-2 win and thr College Football Corner: Terps and Dukes emerge unscathed after another wild weekend 09/17/2023 02:50pm • Dave Preston is an AP Top 25 voter. See his latest rankings online here. I have long maintained that September, and the appendix-like "week zero" in August, is college football's "show me month." While teams can improve, and the good ones do, over a 12-game regular season slate, you often see the Alabama high school band director stunned, arrested after refusing to end performance, police say 09/17/2023 01:53pm • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama high school band director was shocked with a stun gun and arrested after Birmingham police said he wouldn't tell his band to stop playing. Local news outlets report that Minor High School's band director was arrested Thursday night after a football game between M Texas AG Ken Paxton was acquitted at his impeachment trial. He still faces legal troubles 09/17/2023 10:52am • DALLAS (AP) — For years, the powers and protections that come with being Texas’ top lawyer have helped Ken Paxton fend off ethics complaints, criminal charges and an FBI investigation. With the Texas Senate’s Saturday vote to acquit Paxton of corruption charges at his impeachment trial the Rep Ireland's Bealham having HIA check while Sheehan can be picked to face Springboks 09/17/2023 08:03am • TOURS, France (AP) — Only prop Finlay Bealham's availability in the Ireland squad is doubtful for the blockbuster pool match with South Africa at the Rugby World Cup next weekend. Bealham went in against Tonga as a halftime replacement on Saturday to give tighthead Tadhg Furlong a rest, but he las Poland imposes EU ban on all Russian-registered passenger cars 09/17/2023 04:40am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland began to enforce a European Union ban Sunday on all Russian-registered passenger cars seeking to enter the country — the latest in a series of sanctions on Russia in punishment for its war against Ukraine. Under the EU’s decision, motor vehicles registered in the R TCU spoils Houston's Big 12 debut with 36-13 victory 09/17/2023 01:02am • HOUSTON (AP) — TCU quarterback Chandler Morris threw for 314 yards and two touchdowns as the Horned Frogs spoiled Houston’s Big 12 Conference debut with a 36-13 victory on Saturday night. TCU (2-1, 1-0) won its second straight game after a season-opening loss to Colorado. TCU’s offense had a f Devin Leary throws 3 TD passes, Ray Davis scores twice to lead Kentucky 35-3 blowout of Akron 09/17/2023 12:21am • LEXINGTON, Ky (AP) — Devin Leary’s arm and Ray Davis’ speed were dual threats for Kentucky in a 35-3 rout of Akron, but Saturday night showed the Wildcats still have lots to clean up. Leary threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns, including one to Davis who added a 55-yard touchdown run, befo Kwan drives in the go-ahead run in the 8th as the Guardians rally for a 2-1 win over the Rangers 09/16/2023 11:21pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Steven Kwan drove in Bo Naylor following Tyler Freeman’s tying single with two outs in the eighth inning, rallying the Cleveland Guardians to a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. The Rangers, who remain in the second AL wild-card position, dropped their secon UCF dominates Villanova in final tuneup before Big 12 debut 09/16/2023 11:05pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — It did not take long for UCF to find its groove after losing starting quarterback John Rhys Plumlee to an injury late in last week's win over Boise State. Timmy McClain and the Knights got to work early and dominated Villanova 48-14 on Saturday night to close their non-confere Maye-to-McCollum pass plays lead No. 20 North Carolina past Minnesota 31-13 09/16/2023 08:29pm • CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Drake Maye figured Nate McCollum was ready for a big game as North Carolina's top target Saturday. “He told me before the game: ‘Man, Drake, I’m itching to play,'” Maye said. He sure looked like it, too. Maye threw for a season-high 414 yards to go with two touchd Lionel Messi misses 2nd match this week, doesn't dress for Miami at Atlanta 09/16/2023 08:12pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Inter Miami star Lionel Messi did not dress for Saturday's match at Atlanta United, the second match he missed this week. Atlanta is among five MLS stadiums with artificial turf surfaces. Messi and defender Jordi Alba did not dress for Atlanta United's 5-2 win. Inter Miami coach Ger Supply problems and insurance issues make popular weight-loss drugs hard to get 09/16/2023 03:00pm • When she prescribes the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, Dr. Angela Fitch sends patients on a quest she likens to “The Hunger Games." They will have to call drugstores over several days to find one with the properly sized first dose. Then they'll do that again for their second dose, and probabl Late goal flurry helps Aston Villa overcome Crystal Palace in Premier League 09/16/2023 12:47pm • BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Three late goals by Jhon Duran, Douglas Luiz and Leon Bailey helped Aston Villa stage a stirring fightback to beat Crystal Palace 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday. Palace suffered a blow when 76-year-old manager Roy Hodgson was taken ill ahead of the match. The form Dozens of Syrians are among the missing in catastrophic floods in Libya, a war monitor says 09/16/2023 11:11am • BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian dentist, a confectioner who made mouthwatering Arabic sweets, a carpenter. Syrians from all walks of life had left their war-torn country for the Libyan city of Derna over the past years, looking for work and better opportunities. Now, dozens of them are missing and feared