Category Archives: Sports
Jill Biden wears medical boot after foot injury in Hawaii
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is wearing a medical boot following a recent foot injury on a Hawaiian beach. The
Lee freed on parole, showing Samsung’s might in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung leader Lee Jae-yong walked out of prison Friday a year early in a parole decision demonstrating the conglomerate's outsized influence in South Korea as well as continuing leniency for bosses who commit corporate corrup...
San Francisco to require vaccine proof at indoor venues
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Worried that the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus could derail San Francisco’s economic rebound, Mayor London Breed announced Thursday that the city will require proof of full vaccination at indoor restaurants, ba...
Japan leader’s medical adviser urges tougher virus measures
TOKYO (AP) — A key medical adviser to Japan's prime minister said Thursday that surging infections in the Tokyo area are severely affecting medical systems, and urged the government to take stricter measures to drastically reduce people's activity.
Japan leader’s medical adviser urges tougher virus measures
TOKYO (AP) — A key medical adviser to Japan's prime minister said Thursday that surging infections in the Tokyo area are severely affecting medical systems, and urged the government to take stricter measures to drastically reduce people's activity.
Appeals panel revives North Dakota women’s hockey lawsuit
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — An effort by 11 former University of North Dakota women's hockey players to bring back the program that was dropped in 2017 got new life on Tuesday when the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals revived
New rules govern misconduct claims at Louisiana’s colleges
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's top higher education board Tuesday enacted the rules governing how college campuses must respond to and report sexual misconduct and harassment complaints, with training for school administrators scheduled for next w...
Japan’s PM thanks people for safe Olympics during pandemic
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's prime minister thanked people for helping the country safely hold the Olympics despite the difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic.
Bobby Bowden, folksy coach of Florida St dynasty, dies at 91
Bobby Bowden did it all. Not only did he put Florida State on the map by taking the Seminoles from afterthought
US officials approve Florida-Seminole sports betting deal
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Federal officials approved a deal Friday that will allow the Seminole Tribe to operate sports betting and add roulette and craps to its seven Florida casinos, with the state potentially receiving $20 billion over the next