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North Carolina meets Kansas in the men’s college basketball championship game Monday night in New Orleans. Let’s hope it does justice to the Final Four games we witnessed on Saturday night. In a historic domestic semifinal, the Tar Heels (29-9) beat rival Duke 81-77 and ended Mike Krzyzewski’s legendary career a game before the championship … Read more
ST. LOUIS — About 25 people gathered at the Grand Center Saturday to urge the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra to save a 19th-century house that was being demolished for a $100 million expansion of the orchestra’s Powell Hall should be made equal. They said they hoped the symphony could be more creative with their plans … Read more
By JOHN NICHOLSON – AP Sportswriter RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho started fast and moved on Saturday in the Chevron Championship to take a six-shot lead in the Major Championship in the last round all-time at Mission Hills. Kupcho shot an 8-under 64 for a tournament record 16-under 200 overall on another hot … Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Applebee’s has confirmed that an employee at a Missouri-based franchisee has been fired after he sent an email speculating that high gas prices and the end of pandemic stimulus funds were causing the Force employees to work longer hours for lower wages. “This is an individual’s opinion, not Applebee’s,” Applebee’s chief … Read more
By DOUG FERGUSON – AP Golf Author AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — 16-year-old Anna Davis, the model of calm under her bucket hat, drove her bogey-free and seemingly carefree around the back nine at Augusta National on Saturday. It was only after she finished a 3-under 69 at the Masters’ home stadium that nerves began as … Read more
Much less ESPN. Tuesdays with TBS. Then add a fruit (apple) and bird (peacock) to mix with MLB Network, Fox and FS1. These are the key figures in the meaningful way baseball fans will watch games this season — and in some cases fewer games than last year. The surge in streaming popularity has provided … Read more
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — The global seafood industry braces for price increases, supply disruptions and potential job losses as new rounds of economic sanctions against Russia make it harder to source key species like cod and crab. The latest round of US attempts to punish Russia for invading Ukraine includes import … Read more
JUPITER, Fla. — Adam Wainwright and one particular word — nostalgia — have a mixed history. The word stuck to the Cardinals starter like an unwanted bumper sticker as he searched and struggled years ago. Some wondered, when Wainwright was at its worst, if the beloved right-hander’s long and successful history with the team obscured … Read more
From The Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria has expelled a Russian diplomat on espionage charges who could not be charged because of his diplomatic immunity. The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said in a statement late Friday it had declared a Russian diplomat “persona non grata” and given him 72 hours to leave the country after … Read more