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From the HERE City National DeskATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Tipoff Club released its preseason Naismith Trophy watch list for men's college basketball on Monday, Nov. 2, naming 50 players who will be tracked for national player of the year honors this winter. Iowa State senior guard Tamin Lipsey is…
From the HERE City National DeskDALLAS, Texas — The Sacramento Kings are winless no more. The last NBA team without a victory this season knocked off the Dallas Mavericks 115-100 on Monday night at American Airlines Center. Rookie Darius Acuff Jr., the seventh overall pick out of Arkansas, led Sacramento…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — Milwaukee will be well represented when baseball hands out its biggest individual honors next week. The Baseball Writers' Association of America revealed its top three vote-getters for each major award on Monday, and the Brewers placed four people among the finalists.…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES, Calif. — Three sons of former NBA All-Stars put their stamp on the USC season opener Monday night, as the No. 21 Trojans ran away from Milwaukee 95-63 at the Galen Center. Freshman forward Adonis Ratliff scored a game-high 25 points in his…
From the HERE City National DeskINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana took the floor Monday night with exactly one substitute, and the Atlanta Hawks still had to sweat out a 108-104 win at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Eleven Pacers were unavailable because of injuries, illness or rest, a group that accounts for roughly 93…
From the HERE City National DeskNORMAN, Okla. — East Texas A&M opened its season with one of the biggest surprises of the first night of college basketball, beating Oklahoma 68-64 on Monday at Lloyd Noble Center. The loss ended a 30-game home winning streak for the Sooners, who were heavy…
From the HERE City National DeskSEATTLE, Wash. — Chicago let a double-digit lead shrink to three early in the fourth quarter Monday night, then answered with two touchdown drives to beat the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks 34-17 at Lumen Field. The win was the third straight for the…
From the HERE City National DeskSANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain — CD Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel has died, the Spanish club announced Tuesday, a day after he was badly hurt in a collision during a match against FC Andorra. In an official statement, Tenerife said De Miguel died at…
From the HERE City National DeskNATCHITOCHES, La. — Chloe Donnell had never scored more than four points in a college game. On Monday night she entered as a reserve for Northwestern State and matched the NCAA women's record for 3-pointers in a single game. The sophomore guard made 14 of…
From the HERE City National DeskINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The men's college basketball season opened this week with a long list of players suiting up only because judges in several states have put the NCAA's new eligibility model on hold for them. The rule, adopted by the NCAA this summer, gives…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — Eight players headed for free agency were handed one-year qualifying offers worth $23.15 million for 2027 before Monday's deadline, Major League Baseball said, and the open market began right after. The group: outfielder Randy Arozarena of the Mariners, second baseman Brandon…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The San Francisco Giants spent the first Monday of the offseason trimming their roster, removing nine players so they could bring 15 others back from the 60-day injured list. Five of the departed players were claimed off waivers by other clubs:…
Politics
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Celebrating with supporters in Clearwater, Republican U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna won a third term in Florida's 13th Congressional District on Tuesday, holding off Democrat Leela Gray in one of the closest races on the Pinellas County ballot. With 99% of precincts counted, Luna had 49.48% of…
Politics
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Charlie Crist, the former Florida governor and congressman, won the St. Petersburg mayor's race Tuesday and will replace incumbent Mayor Ken Welch, who was seeking a second term at City Hall. No party labels appeared next to the names on the city ballot, and the two…
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QESHM ISLAND, Iran — American forces hit targets Monday on Qeshm Island, which sits in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. officials said, describing the action as a narrow, defensive response after Iranian forces fired on a U.S. aircraft. Officials said the strikes do not mean the United States is restarting…
Health
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Pinellas County judge on Tuesday ordered a St. Petersburg tire business to start covering its uncovered tire piles, part of a city case that treats the stacks as a breeding risk for the mosquitoes spreading dengue fever across the Tampa Bay area. The city went…
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LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Measles has claimed the life of a Lewis County child, marking the first death tied to the disease in New York in more than three decades, state and county health officials announced Monday. The state Health Department and the county health agency made the announcement together on…
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