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Police comb the UK and put ports on alert for an escaped prison inmate awaiting terrorism trial 09/07/2023 01:13pm • LONDON (AP) — A former British soldier awaiting trial on terror charges who appears to have escaped from a London prison by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery truck remained at large Thursday as police stepped up security checks across the United Kingdom amid concerns he may try Prized piano Freddie Mercury composed Queen's greatest hits on is champion at pricy auction 09/07/2023 11:54am • LONDON (AP) — Freddie Mercury ’s prized piano that he used to compose “Bohemian Rhapsody” and other hits by Queen sold for more than $2 million as some of the late singer’s massive collection of flamboyant stage costumes, fine art and original lyrics were auctioned in a sale that broke rec No. 1 Georgia looks poised for another big win as Ball State visits Sanford Stadium 09/07/2023 10:35am • ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — No. 1 Georgia was supposed to be hitting the road for a most intriguing matchup. Instead, the Bulldogs will be facing another overmatched opponent between the hedges on Saturday. Coming off a 48-7 victory over FCS opponent Tennessee-Martin in a season opener that was little mor Felony convictions vacated for 4 former Navy officers in sprawling 'Fat Leonard' bribery scandal 09/06/2023 09:48pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — The felony convictions of four former Navy officers in one of the worst bribery cases in the maritime branch's history were vacated Wednesday following allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, the latest setback to the government's yearslong efforts in going after dozens of milita British soldier awaiting trial on terror-related charges escapes from London prison 09/06/2023 12:53pm • LONDON (AP) — An urgent manhunt has been launched for a British soldier awaiting trial on terror-related charges, who escaped from a prison in southwest London, the country's counterterror police said Wednesday. Police said Daniel Abed Khalife, who has been accused of planting fake bombs at a mil Security in Ecuador has come undone as drug cartels exploit the banana industry to ship cocaine 09/04/2023 05:46pm • GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Men walk through a lush plantation between Ecuador ’s balmy Pacific coast and its majestic Andes, lopping hundreds of bunches of green bananas from groaning plants twice their height. Workers haul the bunches to an assembly line, where the bananas are washed, weighed a BYU's defense blanks Sam Houston 09/03/2023 03:10am • PROVO, Utah (AP) — Kedon Slovis threw for 145 yards and ran for a pair of touchdowns to lead BYU to a 14-0 victory over Sam Houston on Saturday night. LJ Martin ran for 91 yards on 16 carries in his BYU debut. The Cougars (1-0) totaled 257 yards and averaged 3.8 yards per play in Slovis’ first g Drew Allar shines in No. 7 Penn State's opening 38-15 victory over West Virginia 09/03/2023 12:47am • STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — With a mere flick of his wrist, rocket-armed Drew Allar began a new era in Happy Valley. This is what the 6-foot-5, 242-pound quarterback’s teammates and coaches gushed about all summer. The sophomore signal caller can make it look easy. Allar, who sat behind five-year Sarri insults his former fans then directs Lazio to win over defending champ Napoli 09/02/2023 05:27pm • ROME (AP) — Former Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri reacted with an offensive gesture toward the local fans when Lazio’s train arrived in the southern city on Friday. On Saturday, the bespectacled manager who likes to quote Charles Bukowski made a much bigger impression in his former stadium when he Today in Sports - 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion Serena Williams plays final match at U.S. Open 09/02/2023 10:00am • Sept. 3 1908 — Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns KOs Australian Bill Lang in 6 rounds in Melbourne in a warmup fight for his famous title bout with Jack Johnson. 1921 — The U.S. defeats Japan in five straight matches to win the Davis Cup. 1928 — Future Baseball Hall of Fam SMU celebrates entrance into ACC. It's quite the contrast from the death penalty days 09/01/2023 09:27pm • DALLAS (AP) — SMU athletic director Rick Hart shot a small batch of red and blue confetti from a fake champagne bottle before machines showered the stage with plenty more. The scene celebrating the university's acceptance into the Atlantic Coast Conference on Friday was quite the contrast to the s Doctors warn that some weight loss drugs could be bad for your health 09/01/2023 05:18pm • Copycat versions of weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are popping up all over the internet, but doctors warn that they could cause more harm than good. For Upper Marlboro, Maryland, resident Kasandra Styles, losing weight was a struggle after the pandemic. "I can certainly understand i Belgium coach counts on Lukaku to assume leadership in the absence of De Bruyne and Courtois 09/01/2023 09:11am • BRUSSELS (AP) — For Belgium coach Domenico Tedesco, calling up Romelu Lukaku for a couple of European Championship qualifiers was a no brainer. Even though the striker’s season-long loan deal to Roma was only completed Thursday — ending uncertainty over his future and a standoff with Chelsea Bryson Barnes helps No. 14 Utah beat Florida 24-11 in season opener 09/01/2023 12:46am • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah gave Florida a taste of the same suffocating defense the Utes have used to recently dominate Pac-12 opponents. Bryson Barnes threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to Money Parks on Utah’s first play of the game, rushed for another score and the No. 14 Utes beat Florida 24-11 Today in Sports - Week Ahead, September 1 - September 7 08/31/2023 10:05am • Sept. 1 1923 — The United States wins its fourth consecutive Davis Cup by beating Australia four matches to one. 1946 — Patty Berg wins the U.S. Women’s Open golf title by beating Betty Jameson in the final round. 1971 — John Newcombe becomes the first top-seeded man to lose in the first rou