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Trump's escape from disaster by mere inches reveals a tiny margin with seismic impact
07/16/2024 12:10am • NEW YORK (AP) — Jarring, chaotic and sudden, the bullet whizzed toward the stage where former President Donald Trump stood behind a podium speaking. In its wake: the potential for a horrifying and tragic chapter in American history. But the Republican presidential candidate had a narrow escape —
Trump's grand RNC entrance, a VP pick and the new GOP: Takeaways from day 1
07/15/2024 11:20pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Trump-Vance 2024. The Republican presidential ticket came together on Monday when Donald Trump named JD Vance as his running mate. In turning to the 39-year-old Ohio senator, the Republican nominee injected new energy into a campaign that has centered in recent weeks on questions
The Latest: Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his Republican running mate
07/15/2024 11:18pm • Donald Trump says Ohio Sen. JD Vance will be his vice presidential pick. He said on his Truth Social Network, “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the U
Paul Skenes in spotlight, starting All-Star Game after just 11 major league games
07/15/2024 11:10pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Paul Skenes looked like a summer intern reporting for duty in a light gray suit, white shirt and cream-colored tie, teenage acne on his face and wonder in his voice. In a ballpark filled with six dozen All-Stars, the 22-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher with 11 major leag
MLB draft rolls into second day, Royals take pitcher Drew Beam from CWS-winning Tennessee
07/15/2024 10:40pm • Drew Beam was a key cog of Tennessee's pitching staff on its road to a
College
World Series title. Now the right-hander hopes to make an impact for the up-and-coming Kansas City Royals. Beam was one of the first selections on Day 2 of Major League Baseball's amateur draft on Monday after being taken
Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his GOP running mate
07/15/2024 10:38pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of America’s political leaders.
Fresno State's Tedford steps down because of health concerns, Skipper is named interim coach
07/15/2024 10:24pm • FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford announced Monday he's stepping down because of health concerns. Tedford, 62, led the Bulldogs to a 44-22 record in five seasons, including two Mountain West Conference championships and four bowl victories. The Bulldogs finished in the AP Top 2
Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin had to hold it together at SEC Media Day as he spoke about late father
07/15/2024 08:03pm • Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin came to SEC Media Days on Monday still grieving the death of his father, Monte Kiffin, a longtime and well-respected NFL assistant. Monte Kiffin died last week at 84. One of the architects of the successful and widely used Tampa 2 defensive scheme, Kiffin spent 13 seaso
Boston lawyer once named 'most eligible bachelor' is sentenced to 5-10 years for raping 21-year-old
07/15/2024 06:59pm • BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston lawyer and prosecutor who was once named one of People magazine’s most eligible bachelors was sentenced Monday to between five and 10 years in state prison for rape. Gary Zerola, 52, was found guilty last month after a jury deliberated for five hours and has been i
Ole Miss enters 2024 trying to ignore the hype as LSU looks to defy expectations again
07/15/2024 06:33pm • DALLAS (AP) — Lane Kiffin learned a lot from former Alabama coach Nick Saban — especially about the dangers of preseason praise and high expectations being placed upon a team by fans and media. “In respect to Coach Saban, this is really, as he said, this is a rat-poison situation here to have
From Biles to Sha'Carri, Team USA packed with star power heading into Olympic Games
07/15/2024 06:17pm • From Simone Biles to Sha'Carri Richardson and Diana Taurasi to Katie Ledecky, Team USA will provide some of the biggest star power at the 2024 Olympic Games. And it will be the women leading the way as the U.S. looks to top the overall medal table for the eighth consecutive Summer Games. The n
Biden orders Secret Service to protect RFK Jr. after attempt on Trump's life
07/15/2024 05:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has directed the U.S. Secret Service to protect independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, the Homeland Security secretary said Monday. Kennedy is a longshot to win Electoral
College
votes, muc
2024 Baseball Draft Selections
07/15/2024 05:46pm • Sunday, July 14 At Fort Worth, Texas FIRST ROUND 1. Cleveland Guardians, Travis Bazzana, 2B, Oregon State. 2. Cincinnati Reds, Chase Burns, RPH, Wake Forest. 3. Colorado Rockies, Charlie Condon, OF, Georgia. 4. Oakland Athletics, Nick Kurtz, 1B, Wake Forest. 5. Chicago White Sox, Hagen Smith, LHP
Panel recommends removing ex-chancellor from Wisconsin
college
faculty post for making porn videos
07/15/2024 03:46pm • A faculty committee has recommended that a former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse be removed from his tenured position over his involvement in adult entertainment. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that the committee's unanimous decision over Joe Gow sets up a vote by the
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey: 'Time to update your expectations for what
college
athletics can be'
07/15/2024 03:44pm • DALLAS (AP) — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey unofficially opened the league's first football season as 16-team league Monday in a massive hotel ballroom in North Texas, a new setting for SEC Media Days at a time when everything about
college
sports seems to be in flux. “It’s
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