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How a 3,400-year-old ballgame survives in Mexico against all odds 05/09/2026 03:19pm • LOS LLANITOS, M��xico (AP) ��� On a dirt field on Mexico���s Pacific coast, five cousins between the ages of 8 and 13 strip down and kick off their shoes. Nearby, adults help them fasten the pre-Hispanic-style ���fajado,��� securing loincloths and leather belts that wrap around their hips. The Osuna Backed by 3 home runs, Kenzie Brown blanks Texas Tech to lead Arizona State to Big 12 softball title 05/09/2026 03:19pm • OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) ��� Kenzie Brown threw a two-hit shutout against one of the nation's top offenses, three teammates hit home runs in the third inning, and Arizona State claimed the Big 12 softball championship for the first time with a 4-0 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday. Tanya Windle, Tennessee redistricting plan splits Memphis neighbors and reshapes midterms as other states follow 05/09/2026 03:03pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� For 21 years, Steve Fowler and Sam Wilson have performed together in a band on Memphis��� renowned Beale Street. And for the past decade, the men have been neighbors on a quiet, leafy avenue. But as of Thursday, they will no longer cast the same ballot despite living across t Suicide bomber, gunmen kill 3 police officers in attack on security post in northwest Pakistan 05/09/2026 03:02pm • PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) ��� A suicide bomber and several gunmen detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a security post in northwest Pakistan late Saturday, triggering an intense firefight that killed at least three police officers, police said. The attack took place in Bannu, a district in Khybe Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire and a prisoner swap 05/09/2026 02:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump said the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners, adding that such a halt to hostilities could be the ���beginning of the end��� of the long war between them. Ukrainian President Volody Vegas' Mitch Marner thrives while Buffalo's Tage Thompson struggles in the 2nd round 05/09/2026 02:40pm • Watching Mitch Marner from afar coaching other teams, John Tortorella saw a difference-making hockey player and heard all the criticism about a lack of playoff success and production. Now together with the Vegas Golden Knights, Tortorella does not see that weighing Marner down. ���I don���t think it Rashid Khan spins out Rajasthan in 77-run win for Gujarat in IPL 05/09/2026 02:33pm • JAIPUR, India (AP) ��� Veteran spinner Rashid Khan picked 4-34 in four overs as Rajasthan Royals crashed to a 77-run loss to Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League on Saturday. Gujarat was made to bat first and scored 229-4. Skipper Shubman Gill hit 84 off 44 balls despite a twisted ankle and o Press freedom alarm as Niger suspends 9 French media outlets over 'national security' 05/09/2026 02:22pm • NIAMEY, Niger (AP) ��� An international advocacy group Saturday condemned Niger 's suspension of nine French media outlets accused of ���threatening public order and national security.��� Reporters Without Borders called the charges ���fabricated��� in a post on X. It condemned a ���coordinated stra Rwanda-backed rebels accuse the US of falling short as a peace mediator in Congo's conflict 05/09/2026 02:22pm • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ��� Rebels in Congo say the United States has fallen short as a mediator in efforts to end the conflict in the African country's mineral-rich east as the Trump administration seeks to open the region���s critical reserves to the U.S. government and American companies. According t Bobby Cox, the Hall of Fame manager who guided the Atlanta Braves to the 1995 title, has died at 84 05/09/2026 02:16pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Bobby Cox, the Hall of Fame manager who guided the Atlanta Braves to the 1995 title, has died at 84. Mackenzie Hughes' tee shot hits cameraman in head at Truist Championship and then bounces onto green 05/09/2026 02:11pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Mackenzie Hughes has endured a rough week at the Truist Championship, but he caught a break Saturday when his errant tee shot on the par-3 13th hole at Quail Hollow hit a cameraman in the head and then bounced onto the green. Hughes hit his iron to the left of the green and Browns rookie minicamp turns into a family affair for Spencer and Logan Fano 05/09/2026 02:10pm • BEREA, Ohio (AP) ��� Before Spencer Fano gets to go against Myles Garrett and Mason Graham during the Cleveland Browns' offseason workouts, the offensive tackle is lining up against a familiar opponent this weekend during rookie minicamp. His older brother, Logan. While Spencer's draft suspense ende Sabalenka suffers surprise defeat to Cirstea at Italian Open 05/09/2026 02:10pm • ROME (AP) ��� Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock third-round loss to Sorana Cirstea at the Italian Open on Saturday. Sabalenka appeared to be cruising to victory while leading by a set and 2-0 but the 26th-ranked Cirstea stormed back to triumph 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. It was a first win over a world BetMGM Promo Code TOP1500: Get $1,500 Bonus for Pistons-Cavaliers, NBA Playoffs + MLB Games 05/09/2026 02:02pm • It is never too early to look for an analytical edge in the betting markets, and Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals presents a prime opportunity. New players can unlock a massive welcome offer using the BetMGM promo code TOP1500 for today's NBA playoff matchup featuring the Detroit Pistons Experts wonder 'Where is the CDC?' as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship 05/09/2026 02:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� No quick dispatching of disease investigators. No televised news conference to inform the public. No timely health alerts to doctors. In the midst of a hantavirus outbreak that involves Americans and is making headlines around the world, the U.S. government's top public health age