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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke was arrested Wednesday in Arkansas on charges including speeding and possession of a controlled substance. Injuries have limited Clarke to only two games this season, and Memphis has ruled him out for the rest of this season. “I’m aware of the report, but don’t have any comments,” Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo said before Memphis’ game Wednesday night against New York. The […]

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza warmed up with his college roommate Wednesday while nearly two dozen college teammates took turns running the 40-yard dash. Then the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback did what he always seems to do — deliver another impressive performance. All 32 NFL teams sent scouts to Indiana, more than 100 media members were credentialed and dozens of family members and friends of ex-Hoosiers showed up for a […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government’s disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week posted a list of more than two dozen types of testing that have become unavailable. This is not the first time the CDC has paused some of its lab testing. But it is pausing more kinds of […]

A lawyer sued an upstate New York airport after it rejected a small ad for her sexual harassment law firm. Now she has a massive sign there. Megan Thomas signed a contract last summer for the ad at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. She wanted it to read: “When HR called it harmless flirting … we called it exhibit A,” but the airport asked her to soften the “harsh” wording. Instead, […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man allegedly connected to some of the deaths linked to the “Texas Killing Fields,” an area near Houston where the bodies of dozens of women were found beginning in the 1970s, saying they have solved a piece of a tragic mystery that has inspired books, movies and a Netflix documentary. A stretch of land along Interstate 45 southeast of Houston was dubbed the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday rescinded a rule that DHS expenditures over $100,000 be personally approved by his office, ending a widely criticized policy implemented by his predecessor Kristi Noem that critics said put a particular burden on the Federal Emergency Management Agency ’s work aiding disaster response and recovery. The decision marks the first major action by the new Homeland Security leader, sworn in […]

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State’s Tom Izzo said he considered coaching the Phoenix Suns after discussing the possibility last year with one of his former players, Mat Ishbia, who owns the NBA team. “We talked seriously about it,” Izzo said Wednesday on “The Dan Patrick Show,” during a virtual interview from his office on campus. The 71-year-old Hall of Fame coach chose to lead the Spartans for a […]

MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara never stopped believing in himself. Not when Tommy John surgery robbed him of the 2024 season. Not when 2025 ended in a disappointing 11-12 record, and a 5.36 ERA. Instead, he “always kept the faith.” Alcantara threw the first complete game of the MLB season in a 93-pitch shutout on Wednesday, leading the Miami Marlins to a 10-0 domination of the Chicago White Sox. It […]

CINCINNATI (AP) — Paul Skenes quickly shrugged off the shortest start of his dominant major league career. Pirates fans shouldn’t worry either after Skenes returned to form on Wednesday. The reigning NL Cy Young winner allowed one run in five innings and struck out five in the Pirates’ 8-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. “I’m pretty insulated from a lot of stuff that’s out there. The stuff that I do […]