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By Associated Press NEW YORK — Frances Tiafoe is getting the rematch he wants, a second shot at Ben Shelton at the U.S. Open. But there won’t be a second straight Grand Slam title for Barbora Krejcikova. The Wimbledon champion was knocked out of the U.S. Open in the second round on Wednesday, defeated by

By Associated Press ATLANTA — Former British Open champion Shane Lowry is a newcomer to the Tour Championship and to the format at the FedEx Cup finale. He is No. 13, meaning he will be at 3-under par and seven shots out of the lead when he tees off Thursday. He has 72 holes to

By Associated Press CLEVELAND — Rookie Jhonkensy Noel singled home Josh Naylor with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 7-5 win over the Kansas City Royals, reclaiming sole possession of first place in the AL Central on Wednesday. The Guardians trailed 5-2 entering the seventh and scored

By Associated Press The Kansas City Chiefs have ruled the AFC West since two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes was still slinging it at Texas Tech. They’ve won the division every year since 2016. What the back-to-back Super Bowl champs are really out to accomplish this season, though, is something that’s never been done before: a three-peat

By NewsPress Now HINESVILLE, Ga. | Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, dropped in on a high school band practice Wednesday as part of a two-day bus tour through southeast Georgia campaigning for the critical battleground state, as the students performed their school fight song for the Democratic ticket.

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The gunman in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden, looked up information about explosives over the last five years and eyed the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a “target of opportunity,” a

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s campaign was warned about not taking photographs before an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony earlier this week to honor service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The gunman in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden, looked up information about explosives over the last five years and eyed the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a “target of opportunity,” a

By Associated Press The attorney for an 85-year-old white man who shot Ralph Yarl after the teenage Black honor student came to his Kansas City, Missouri, home by mistake has requested a psychological examination for his client, saying he believes the retired aircraft mechanic no longer understands the proceedings against him. Andrew Lester’s lawyer filed

By Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Marcellus Williams thought the DNA evidence was enough to remove him from Missouri’s death row, perhaps even free him from prison. A decades-old mistake by a prosecutor’s office has kept his life hanging in the balance. Williams, 55, is scheduled to be executed on Sept. 24 for the 1998

By Associated Press Nebraska’s top election official has no authority to declare unconstitutional a state law that restores the voting rights of those who’ve been convicted of a felony, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union told the state Supreme Court on Wednesday. ACLU attorney Jane Seu said it was Secretary of State Bob

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar plan from the Biden administration that would have lowered payments for millions of borrowers, while lawsuits make their way through lower courts. The justices rejected an administration request to put most of it back into effect. It was blocked

By The Conversation via AP The Democratic National Convention has been packed with prominent speakers and musical interludes that all focus on unity and moving forward into a more hopeful future. But this cheerfulness is shadowed by a split within the Democratic Party related to Israel’s war in Gaza. There have been calls by some

By Associated Press NEW YORK — Does American tennis have a pickleball problem? Even as the U.S. Open opened this week with more than a million fans expected for the sport’s biggest showcase, the game’s leaders are being forced to confront a devastating fact — the nation’s fastest-growing racket sport (or sport of any kind)

By Metro Creative Just because it is a weeknight, that doesn’t mean home cooks have to compromise in regard to flavor and presentation. Scampi is a quick-cooking recipe with easy-to-find ingredients that are very flavorful. Try this recipe for “Greek-Style Scampi” from “Cooking Light Dinner’s Ready!” (Oxmoor House) from the Cooking Light Kitchens. Tomatoes and

By Associated Press NEW YORK — A year ago, still on maternity leave and still unsure when she would play elite tennis again, Naomi Osaka visited the U.S. Open to appear with Michael Phelps for a discussion about mental health. While at the site, she sat in the stands to watch one of Coco Gauff’s

By Associated Press ATLANTA — The Tour Championship returns to East Lake for the 24th time. Xander Schauffele is not alone in feeling as though he is on a brand new course. East Lake went through an extensive renovation by architect Andrew Green, who most notably refurbished Oak Hill for the PGA Championship last year,

By Associated Press With the U.S. Open tennis tournament beginning Monday and college football kicking into high gear, this was supposed to be the week when some expected the Venu Sports streaming service to have a soft launch at least. Instead, the joint venture between ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery has been sidelined by