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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
Phoenix Suns (62-15, 1st in Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (22-55, 14th in Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM: Phoenix plays Oklahoma City Thunder after Devin Booker scored 41 points in the Suns’ 122-114 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. The Thunder are 15-32 in Western Conference games. Oklahoma City ranks ninth … Read more
From The Associated Press BEIJING – A Chinese diplomat has a proposal for solving the Ukraine conflict: US President Joe Biden should call Russian President Vladimir Putin and promise that there will be no further NATO expansion, no strategic weapons use in Ukraine and the country’s neutrality become. “Then maybe the issue will be resolved,” … Read more
From The Associated Press Dillon Brooks scored 30 points and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Phoenix Suns 122-114 in a matchup between the top two teams in the NBA on Friday night, extending their winning streak to seven. Brooks turned a three-point game into an eight-point lead with 32 seconds remaining, and the losing Grizzlies … Read more
DICK SCANLON – Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Fred VanVleet and Scottie Barnes each scored 19 points, Pascal Siakam added 16 points and 11 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors defeated the Orlando Magic 102-89 for their fifth straight win Friday night. Gary Trent Jr. finished with 17 points for Toronto, which utilized 21 Orlando … Read more
BY HALELUYA HADERO, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, on Friday voted to organize in a union in what marks the first successful US organizing effort in the history of the retail giant and an emerging group that has fueled the union movement unexpected … Read more
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rose Zhang resumed her second round Friday morning and bogeyed at the Champions Retreat, falling a shot below the cut line at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. She reacted like the No. 1 amateur in women’s golf, with birdies on her last three holes. Not only was Zhang among the 30 … Read more
By TOM KRISHER – AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — New vehicles sold in the U.S. must average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026, up from about 28 mpg, according to new federal rules unveiled Friday that include a rollback of those under President Donald Trump revoke issued standards. The National … Read more
JUSTIN CONN I sat with my 13-year-old son in a sports bar in Indianapolis on the afternoon of March 20, enjoying fried food while we watched Illinois lay an egg against a Houston team that also couldn’t shoot straight. It was the second ugly game of the tournament for Illinois and one of many hard-to-watch … Read more