By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday was hosting the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees in the Oval Office for what the White House described as a medal presentation ceremony. This year’s recipients are actor Sylvester Stallone, singers Gloria Gaynor and George Strait, the rock band Kiss and actor-singer Michael
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark says legislation currently stalled in Congress is needed to regulate college athletics and put a stop to what he essentially calls uncapped spending for name, image and likeness in football. “Let me be clear about this,” Yormark said Saturday before
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark says legislation currently stalled in Congress is needed to regulate college athletics and put a stop to what he essentially calls uncapped spending for name, image and likeness in football. “Let me be clear about this,” Yormark said Saturday before
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MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Annett, a former racecar driver who made 436 combined starts in NASCAR’s three national touring series, has died. He was 39. JR Motorsports, one of Annett’s former teams, posted the news on social media on Friday. No cause of death was announced. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire
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By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — When Mayor Mike Duggan announced his plan to run for Michigan governor, he did so from a tower in the iconic but aging Renaissance Center overlooking Detroit. It’s not the same city that Duggan inherited in January 2014. No longer defined by blocks of vacant houses, empty
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Dec. 7 AUTO RACING 7:55 a.m. ESPN — Formula 1: The Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ESPNU — Formula 1: The Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi,
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 18 5 .783 — 7-3 W-1 9-2 8-3 13-5 New York 15 7 .682 2½ 7-3 W-2 12-1 3-6 11-7 Toronto 15 9 .625 3½ 6-4 L-2 8-4 7-5 13-5 Orlando 14 9 .609 4 7-3 W-1 9-4 5-5 11-7
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 15 7 .682 — 7-3 W-2 12-1 3-6 11-7 Toronto 15 9 .625 1 6-4 L-2 8-4 7-5 13-5 Boston 14 9 .609 1½ 8-2 W-4 8-4 6-5 10-6 Philadelphia 13 9 .591 2 6-4 W-3 7-6
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 15 7 .682 — Toronto 15 9 .625 1 Boston 14 9 .609 1½ Philadelphia 13 9 .591 2 Brooklyn 5 17 .227 10 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 14 9 .609 — Miami 14 9 .609 — Atlanta 13
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Washington 29 17 9 3 37 101 75 9-5-1 8-4-2 6-2-1 Carolina 26 16 8 2 34 87 75 8-4-1 8-4-1 4-2-0 Tampa Bay 27 16 9 2 34 88 71 8-6-0 8-3-2 3-1-1 Pittsburgh 26 14 7 5 33
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 27 16 9 2 34 88 71 Boston 29 16 13 0 32 92 93 Montreal 26 14 9 3 31 87 94 Detroit 28 14 11 3 31 87 99 Ottawa 27 13 10 4 30 86 90
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 27 16 9 2 34 88 71 8-6-0 8-3-2 3-1-1 Boston 29 16 13 0 32 92 93 10-5-0 6-8-0 7-5-0 Montreal 26 14 9 3 31 87 94 7-6-1 7-3-2 4-3-0 Detroit 28 14 11
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By THOMAS BEAUMONT and ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press Spencer Deery’s son was getting ready for school when someone tried to provoke police into swarming his home by reporting a fake emergency. Linda Rogers said there were threats at her home and the golf course that her family has run for generations. Jean Leising faced a
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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s national security police arrested a man on Saturday in the first publicly confirmed arrest relating to criticism of authorities over a high-rise apartment blaze that killed at least 159 people. Police said he had been accused of posting “information with seditious intention” on social media. “That mainly included (materials
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese forces fired three flares from an island toward a Philippine plane undertaking a routine patrol Saturday in the disputed South China Sea, but the incident did not cause any problem and the aircraft proceeded with its surveillance mission, the Philippine coast guard said. It was
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple suspects in an unlicensed bar near the South African capital left at least 12 people dead, police said. The victims included three children aged 3, 12 and 16. Another 13 people were wounded and being treated
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By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they’ll meet Saturday for a third day of talks aimed at ending the nearly 4-year-old war. Russia used 653 drones and 51 missiles in the wide-reaching overnight
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Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION New Orleans at Brooklyn 5 p.m. Atlanta at Washington 7 p.m. Golden State at Cleveland 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit 7:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Minnesota 8 p.m. Sacramento at Miami 8 p.m. Houston at Dallas 8:30 p.m. ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Dec. 06. 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 Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, Dec. 06. 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 Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
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By SAMY MAGDY and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar’s prime minister on Saturday said the Gaza ceasefire has reached a “critical moment” as its first phase winds down, with the remains of one Israeli hostage still to be handed over by militants. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told a conference
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Prominent American playwright and actor, Jeremy O. Harris, known for his Tony-nominated “Slave Play,” was arrested in Japan on suspicion of smuggling the psychedelic drug ecstasy, officials said Saturday. Officers at Naha Airport on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa arrested Harris on Nov. 16 for an alleged
Continue Reading No. 1 Ohio St. (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 2 Indiana, Saturday. No. 2 Indiana (12-0) did not play. Next: at No. 1 Ohio St., Saturday. No. 3 Georgia (11-1) did not play. Next: at No. 10 Alabama, Saturday. No. 4 Oregon (11-1) did not play. Next: TBA. No. 5 Texas Tech (11-1)
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Indianapolis 3 1½ (46½) at JACKSONVILLE at BALTIMORE 6½ 5½ (43½) Pittsburgh at BUFFALO 7 5½ (53½) Cincinnati Washington 3 1½ (43½) at MINNESOTA Miami 3 3 (41½) at NY JETS at CLEVELAND 3½ 3½ (33½) Tennessee Seattle 8½ 6½ (44½) at ATLANTA at
Continue Reading SOUTH James Madison 31, Troy 14 Kennesaw St. 19, Jacksonville St. 15 Tulane 34, North Texas 21 FAR WEST Boise St. 38, UNLV 21
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 2, 2, 5 (two, two, five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 0, 4, 8 (zero, four, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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