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Russia presses Donbas attacks as Polish leader praises Kyiv
By: Elena Becatoros, Oleksandr Stashevskyi, Ricardo Mazalan
By ELENA BECATOROS, OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and RICARDO MAZALAN KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pressed its offensive in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Poland’s president traveled to Kyiv to support the country’s European Union aspirations, becoming the first foreign leader to address the Ukrainian parliament since the start of the war....
What would it take for the Nets to make a fairytale trade for LeBron James?
By: Tribune News Service
Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and LeBron James walk into Barclays Center. What sounds like the makings of a bad dad joke could be a dream come true if LeBron ever forced his way to Brooklyn via trade, and “The King” got the trade wheels turning when he suggested he’d love...
Taijuan Walker throws seven shutout innings against Rockies as Mets win 11th series of the year
By: Tribune News Service
DENVER — Taijuan Walker aced the tough assignment of pitching at Coors Field in his fifth-career start at the National League’s third-oldest ballpark. Walker lowered his season ERA to 2.70 and picked up his second win of the season in the Mets’ 2-0 victory over the Rockies on Sunday. He...
Maryland weather: Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Baltimore late Sunday afternoon; Orioles game in rain delay
By: Tribune News Service
Shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Baltimore and the surrounding area. Initially issued until 5:30 p.m., the warning was later updated to last until 6:15 p.m. for Baltimore, Dundalk and Towson. Storms, which could include winds up to 60 mph and...
Rockies blanked by Mets, finish disappointing homestand 3-6
By: Patrick Saunders
Home cookin’ couldn’t comfort the Rockies. A 2-0 loss to New York on Sunday afternoon — with the chant “Let’s Go Mets” reverberating throughout Coors Field — left the Rockies in a bad place after a 3-6 homestand in which they lost all three series. Sunday’s game featured a terrific...
Taliban enforcing face-cover order for female TV anchors
By: Rahim Faiez
ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Sunday began enforcing an order requiring all female TV news anchors in the country to cover their faces while on-air. The move is part of a hard-line shift drawing condemnation from rights activists. After the order was announced Thursday, only a handful of news...
David Peterson ready to step up with Max Scherzer out: ‘It’s nothing new’
By: Tribune News Service
DENVER — It’s David Peterson’s turn to step up and give the Mets quality innings. The left-hander joined the team in Denver this weekend. He’s gearing up to start the Mets’ series opener against the Giants in San Francisco on Monday, and he’s expected to settle into the rotation with...
Jimmy Butler (knee), Tyler Herro (groin) leave Heat with questionable Game 4 outlook vs. Celtics
By: Tribune News Service
Relief arrived an hour before Saturday night’s opening tip, when the Miami Heat announced all 15 playoff eligible players would be available, the team’s injury report for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals a clean sheet. But still, no exhale, because Erik Spoelstra’s team knows better, in what largely...
‘Utter bull(bleep)’: Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks rejects Josh Donaldson’s explanation for his ‘Jackie’ comment
By: Tribune News Service
Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks wasn’t buying Josh Donaldson’s explanation for the New York Yankees third baseman’s comments to Tim Anderson during Saturday’s game at Yankee Stadium. “Basically tried to call me Jackie Robinson: ‘What’s up, Jackie?’” Anderson said after the Sox’s 7-5 loss, describing what led to a...
PGA updates | Pereira takes 1-shot lead into back 9 at PGA
By: The Associated Press
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on the final round of the PGA Championship (all times local): ___ 3:45 p.m. Mito Pereira made a big par putt at the ninth to make the turn at 7 under and with a one-shot lead over former Wake Forest teammates Will Zalatoris and...
‘Doctor Strange’ remains atop box office as ‘Top Gun’ looms
By: The Associated Press
By ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — Doctor Strange and his multiverse got to linger a little longer atop the weekend box office as Tom Cruise and “Top Gun” wait in the wings. Marvel’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” was the top-earning film of the weekend for the...
Colin Cantwell, creator of “Star Wars” X-wing and Death Star, dies at 90 in Colorado
By: The Associated Press
Colin Cantwell, the man who designed the spacecraft in the “Star Wars” films, has died. He was 90. The Hollywood Reporter reported Sunday that Sierra Dall, Cantwell’s partner, confirmed that he died at his home in Colorado on Saturday. Cantwell designed the prototypes for the X-wing Starfighter, TIE fighter and...
Joey Gallo, Kyle Higashioka test positive for COVID-19
By: Tribune News Service
Before their Sunday doubleheader against the White Sox, the Yankees announced that Joey Gallo and Kyle Higashioka tested positive for COVID-19. Both players were placed on the COVID-19 injured list. Both players are vaccinated, as they were able to travel to and play in the team’s series in Toronto. Aaron...
Single-engine plane crashes in Broomfield neighborhood
By: Shelly Bradbury
A single-engine plane crashed Sunday in Broomfield, according to Broomfield police. The plane went down in the Anthem Ranch neighborhood in northern Broomfield, near Lowell Boulevard and La Brisas Drive, police said. Additional information was not immediately available and it was not clear whether anyone was hurt or killed, or...
‘A long journey’: Volunteers from Belarus fight for Ukraine
By: The Associated Press
By VANESSA GERA WARSAW, Poland (AP) — One is a restaurateur who fled Belarus when he learned he was about to be arrested for criticizing President Alexander Lukashenko. Another was given the choice of either denouncing fellow opposition activists or being jailed. And one is certain his brother was killed...
Aaron Boone says Josh Donaldson shouldn’t have made ‘Jackie’ comment; Yankees trying to diffuse tension in aftermath
By: Tribune News Service
Josh Donaldson sparked a benches-clearing incident on Saturday after calling White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson “Jackie,” meaning Jackie Robinson. Aaron Boone spent the rest of that day and some time before the two teams’ next game Sunday, getting “to the bottom of this.” “We’re trying to do as much as...
PGA updates | Leaders tee off in final round of PGA
By: The Associated Press
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on the final round of the PGA Championship (all times local): ___ 1:45 p.m. The leaders are off the tee for the final round of the PGA Championship, with Mito Pereira of Chile attempting to become the third major winner from South America and...
Chad Green will have Tommy John surgery
By: Tribune News Service
The Yankees officially announced that Chad Green will have Tommy John surgery. Green last pitched on Thursday, when he left the game mid at-bat with forearm discomfort. The Yankees feared the injury was “significant” at the time, and that was confirmed with the announcement that he’s going under the knife....
