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By Gerry Ahern FrontPage Bets So you think you know golf well enough to bet on it? This season’s PGA Tour roster has proven anything but predictable. Sepp Straka became the youngest unheralded player to win a tournament, passing a fading Daniel Berger among others to win the Honda Classic at last week’s PGA National … Read more
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER – Associated Press BERLIN (AP) – The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis said Wednesday that Germany has agreed to allocate an additional $720 million to provide home care and support services for to provide frail and vulnerable Holocaust survivors. The New York-based Conference on … Read more
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden recounted a flawed Democratic talking point on guns in his first State of the Union address, made his electric vehicle plan sound more progressive than it is and inflated the momentum of his infrastructure package. On several fronts … Read more
By GREG BEACHAM – AP Sportswriter LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic scored seven of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, Jalen Brunson added 22 points and the Dallas Mavericks rallied for a 109-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Dorian Finney-Smith had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Mavericks, … Read more
In contrast to the glitches that define Missouri’s listless season, the Tigers started March with something different on Tuesday: an exciting ending. Mizzou fell 14 points behind in South Carolina but stayed close enough to create rare drama in the closing minutes at Colonial Life Arena. But the result was nothing new. The Tigers were … Read more
JUPITER, Fla. — A few weeks after describing himself as a dealmaker and suggesting the cancellation of games for Major League Baseball would be “catastrophic,” Commissioner Rob Manfred stood at a ballpark and announced there would be no games any time soon become. Unable to reach an agreement with the players’ union before a deadline … Read more
CHESTERFIELD — Dierbergs this week lifted mask requirements for store workers, citing new guidance from the federal government. The decision coincided with the end of mask mandates in St. Louis County and Illinois. Schnucks, the other major grocer in the area, did the same for shoppers, employees and clerks in stores across the area, except … Read more
CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) – The Charlotte Hornets have agreed to a 10-day contract with two-time former All-Star and veteran point guard Isaiah Thomas, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to AP on Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the deal won’t become official until Wednesday. The Hornets have … Read more
AP KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) – In the dust, rubble and dead lying in Kharkiv’s central Freedom Square, Ukrainians on Tuesday saw what could become of other cities if Russia’s invasion is not countered in time. Shortly after dawn, a Russian military strike hit the center of Ukraine’s second largest city, severely damaging the symbolic Soviet-era … Read more