By The Associated Press Details of Lane Thomas’ $5.25 million, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals: 2026 salary: $5.25 million Performance bonuses: For plate appearances: $50,000 each for 300, 325, 350 and 375 $75,000 each for 400, 425, 475 and 525 For games: $50,000 each for 75, 85, 95g and 105 $75,000 each for
Continue Reading Saturday No. 1 UConn (11-0) vs. No. 11 Iowa. Next: at Butler, Sunday, Dec. 28. No. 2 Texas (13-0) did not play. Next: at South Dakota State, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (11-1) at Florida Gulf Coast. Next: vs. Providence, Sunday, Dec. 28. No. 4 UCLA (10-1) vs. Long Beach State. Next: at No. 21
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NEW YORK (AP) — Bowen Yang, coming off a huge year or two of projects, will depart “SNL” mid-season after Saturday’s episode hosted by his “Wicked” buddy Ariana Grande. He joined the show as a writer in 2018, became a featured player the following season and was promoted to the main cast two seasons after
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Dec. 21 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon BTN — Pittsburgh vs. Penn St., Hershey, Pa. 1 p.m. CW — Vanderbilt at Wake Forest ESPN — Mississippi vs. NC State, Greensboro, N.C. TNT — Southern U. at Baylor TRUTV — Southern U. at
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SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian state of New South Wales is proposing to ban public displays of Islamic State group flags or extremist symbols after a mass shooting driven by antisemitism killed 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Under draft laws to be debated by the state Parliament, publicly displaying the IS flag or symbols
Continue Reading All Times EST First Round Thursday, December 4 Miami (Fla.) 3, Tulsa 1 Kansas 3, High Point 0 Baylor 3, Arkansas St. 2 Purdue 3, Wright St. 0 Colorado 3, American 0 Indiana 3, Toledo 0 Wisconsin 3, Eastern Ill. 0 North Carolina 3, UTEP 1 Arizona St. 3, Coppin St. 0 Utah St. 3,
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 21 6 .778 — 6-4 L-1 11-2 9-4 16-5 New York 19 8 .704 2 8-2 L-1 13-2 5-6 15-8 Toronto 17 11 .607 4½ 4-6 W-2 8-6 9-5 15-7 Boston 16 11 .593 5 7-3 W-1 9-5 7-6 12-8
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 19 8 .704 — 8-2 L-1 13-2 5-6 15-8 Toronto 17 11 .607 2½ 4-6 W-2 8-6 9-5 15-7 Boston 16 11 .593 3 7-3 W-1 9-5 7-6 12-8 Philadelphia 15 11 .577 3½ 6-4 W-1 8-7
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 19 8 .704 — Toronto 17 11 .607 2½ Boston 16 11 .593 3 Philadelphia 15 11 .577 3½ Brooklyn 7 19 .269 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 15 12 .556 — Miami 15 13 .536 ½ Atlanta 15
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 34 22 9 3 47 115 95 11-5-1 11-4-2 8-2-0 Washington 34 19 11 4 42 110 88 11-5-2 8-6-2 7-2-2 Detroit 35 19 13 3 41 108 115 10-7-1 9-6-2 5-3-2 New Jersey 35 20 14 1 41
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Jordan confirmed Saturday that its air force took part in strikes launched by the United States on Islamic State group targets in Syria in retaliation for the killing of three U.S. citizens earlier this month. The U.S. launched military strikes Friday on multiple sites in in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State
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By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — When Idalia Bisbal moved to this Pennsylvania city synonymous with America’s working class, she hoped for a cheaper, easier life than the one she was leaving behind in her hometown of New York City. About three years later, she is deeply disappointed. “It’s worse than ever,”
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LONDON (AP) — British children’s author and comedian David Walliams has denied allegations of inappropriate behavior after publisher HarperCollins dropped him. Walliams, 54, is one of the U.K.’s bestselling children’s book authors and a former judge on the TV show “Britain’s Got Talent.” In a statement on Friday, HarperCollins said: “After careful consideration, and under
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa in southern Ukraine killed eight people and wounded 27, Ukraine’s emergency service said Saturday, as a Kremlin envoy was set to travel to Florida for talks on a U.S.-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war, The discussions
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Saturday, Dec. 20. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
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Continue Reading Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Houston at Denver 5 p.m. Boston at Toronto 7 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia 7 p.m. Indiana at New Orleans 7 p.m. Charlotte at Detroit 7:30 p.m. Washington at Memphis 8 p.m. Phoenix at Golden State 8:30 p.m. Orlando at Utah 9:30 p.m.
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By JEAN YVES KAMALE, EDITH M. LEDERER and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from eastern Congo and extended the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo, known as MONUSCO, for a year, as fighting in the region escalated despite a U.S.-mediated peace deal.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese authorities said Saturday the suspect who killed three people and injured 11 others in knife and smoke-grenade attacks in the island’s capital had planned the assaults and set fires at other locations earlier in the day. The suspect, identified as a 27-year-old man named Chang Wen, fell to his death
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TEGUCIGALPA (AP) — The Trump administration restricted visas for two leftist Honduran election officials, citing interference in the Central American country’s special vote count. The U.S. State Department said in a statement Friday it revoked the visa of Mario Morazán, a magistrate of the Electoral Justice Tribunal, and denied a visa application from Marlon Ochoa,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Philadelphia 4½ 6½ (44½) at WASHINGTON Green Bay 3 1½ (46½) at CHICAGO Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at NEW ORLEANS 2½ 4½ (40½) NY Jets at DALLAS 2½ 1½ (49½) LA Chargers Tampa Bay 2½ 3 (45½) at CAROLINA Buffalo 8½ 10½
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By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The only official document human rights advocate Uladzimir Labkovich had with him when he was suddenly released from a Belarus prison, blindfolded and driven to neighboring Ukraine was a piece of paper with his name and mugshot on it. “After four and half years of abuse
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 2, 8, 8 (two, eight, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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