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2024 Baseball Draft Selections 07/16/2024 05:25pm • 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 Mahomes joins rookies, select veterans at Chiefs camp and chase a 3rd straight Super Bowl title 07/16/2024 05:00pm • ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes is bringing along a TV to training camp at Missouri Western for the first time in his NFL career. Two reasons: He wants to watch the upcoming Paris Olympics and play the new EA Sports College Football 25 video game. Whether there is time for any of that remai Sue Bird Barbie: Mattel honors WNBA great with signature doll 07/16/2024 04:53pm • EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — WNBA great Sue Bird has been honored with a signature Barbie doll. Mattel announced Tuesday the collectible tribute doll was modeled for Bird, who is a "basketball legend who pioneered the way for growth in the women’s league with her record-breaking legacy and courageo An order blocking a rule to help LGBTQ+ kids applies to hundreds of schools. Some want to block more 07/16/2024 04:48pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge's order blocking a Biden administration rule for protecting LGBTQ+ students from discrimination applies to hundreds of schools and colleges across the U.S., and a group challenging it hopes to extend it further to many major American cities. U.S. District Judge Patton Oswalt's journey from Va. military brat to Pixar animated rat 07/16/2024 03:52pm • Virginia-native comedian Patton Oswalt returns home to perform live at The Lyric in Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday. He admits that it's a tricky time to craft standup material after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. "I'm sure I'll be talking about it," Oswalt to Alabama State, Alcorn State favored to win SWAC division titles 07/16/2024 03:38pm • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama State's Eddie Robinson Jr. was hired at his alma mater without any coaching experience, and now he has raised the Hornets to division front-runner status. The Hornets were picked to win the East Division by the Southwestern Athletic Conference head coaches and sport Bears, wide receiver Rome Odunze agree to rookie contract 07/16/2024 03:10pm • LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears and rookie receiver Rome Odunze agreed Tuesday to a four-year contract that includes an option for the 2028 season. The No. 9 overall pick in the draft, Odunze played four seasons at Washington and was an All-American last year when he led the nation with The president of Florida's only public historically Black university resigns after donation debacle 07/16/2024 02:17pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The president of Florida’s only public historically Black university is resigning amid backlash over the school’s apparent failure to properly vet a multi-million dollar donation from a dubious donor. Larry Robinson submitted his resignation last week and will leave Fl Georgia grapples with driving violations as Smart says players are being fined from NIL payments 07/16/2024 02:16pm • DALLAS (AP) — Georgia players who have been arrested or cited for driving violations have been disciplined with suspensions and fines through the collective that provides name, image and likeness payments to the school's athletes, coach Kirby Smart said Tuesday. Football players at the school have 5 killed and dozens injured in Bangladesh in violent clashes over government jobs quota 07/16/2024 02:01pm • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — At least five people were reported killed and dozens injured in Bangladesh on Tuesday as student protests against a government jobs quota led to violence around the country, media reports said. Student protesters clashed with pro-government student activists and with poli Clemson offensive coordinator Garrett Riley poised for bigger impact in 2nd season 07/16/2024 01:48pm • CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Garrett Riley's offense in his first season at Clemson eventually kicked in, but far too late to make the Tigers championship contenders last season. Riley is focused on a quicker, crisper start to get Clemson back in the title mix in year two. “I would expect us to get off Gary Woodland reunites with longtime swing coach Randy Smith 07/16/2024 12:10pm • TROON, Scotland (AP) — Gary Woodland didn't get the result he wanted at the Scottish Open. It was hard to tell from the wide smile on his face for a couple of important reasons. One was his head. The former U.S. Open champion is trying to work his way back from brain surgery last September and it' Bronny James finishes with 2 points, Lakers lose to Celtics 88-74 at Summer League 07/16/2024 12:31am • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bronny James struggled from the field again Monday, finishing 1 for 5 in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 88-74 loss to the Boston Celtics at NBA Summer League. James played 25 minutes, finishing with two points, three rebounds and one assist. He was 0 for 3 from 3-point range and is now 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 questio