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SportsHOUSTON, Texas — The Houston Astros reached into the St. Louis Cardinals front office for their new general manager on Friday, hiring longtime assistant GM Randy Flores to run baseball operations. At 51, Flores becomes only the 15th person to hold the Houston GM title…
From the HERE City National DeskNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Steven Stamkos got the better of the franchise he captained for years on Saturday, tying the game late in regulation and then delivering the lone shootout goal as the Nashville Predators slipped past the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Bridgestone Arena. Tampa…
From the HERE City National DeskTAMPA, Fla. — The top-ranked team in men's college basketball does not get an easy warmup. Florida, No. 1 in the preseason Top 25, tips off Monday at 6 p.m. against in-state rival Miami, ranked 14th, in a neutral-site Tampa showcase billed as the Orion180…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN JOSE, Calif. — New Mexico survived three turnovers and kept San Jose State out of the end zone on offense all afternoon, winning 21-16 on Saturday to stay unbeaten in Mountain West play. Scottre Humphrey ran in two first-half touchdowns, the first a 1-yard…
From the HERE City National DeskLIVERPOOL, England — Defending Premier League champion Arsenal can climb to first place Sunday if it leaves Anfield without a loss, while Liverpool needs a win to get back ahead of Chelsea. Kickoff is 4:30 p.m. local time, or 11:30 a.m. Eastern. Arsenal sits second,…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Golden State Valkyries needed only two seasons to reach the top of the WNBA. Golden State beat the Atlanta Dream 68-63 at Chase Center on Saturday night in the first Game 7 the WNBA Finals have ever produced, taking the…
From the HERE City National DeskINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Running back Jonathan Taylor is now on the table in Indianapolis, as the 2-5 Colts have signaled they will listen to offers for their star ball carrier before the Nov. 10 trade deadline. Several clubs have already called, and the discussions were…
From the HERE City National DeskCARSON, Calif. — The LA Galaxy put together their most productive attack of the season on Saturday, beating Austin FC 4-1 at Dignity Health Sports Park in their last regular-season home match and staying alive in the Western Conference playoff race. Joao Klauss started the…
From the HERE City National DeskSEATTLE, Wash. — Running back Zach Charbonnet will play his first game of the 2026 season when the Seattle Seahawks host the Chicago Bears on Monday night, coach Mike Macdonald said, about nine and a half months after Charbonnet tore his ACL in the playoffs.…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES, Calif. — USC took down second-ranked Ohio State 30-18 on a wet Saturday night at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a result that dents the Buckeyes' national title path and gives coach Lincoln Riley the signature win of his time with the Trojans.…
From the HERE City National DeskPROVO, Utah — Eighth-ranked BYU let a 14-point halftime cushion disappear Saturday, then marched 95 yards in the fourth quarter to put away Arizona State 27-20 at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Quarterback Bear Bachmeier finished with 236 passing yards and a touchdown, and running back Sione…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — Baseball's offseason has barely begun, and the clock is already running. Free agents may start signing with new clubs at 5 p.m. Eastern on Monday, leaving roughly four weeks before the sport's labor contract runs out on Dec. 1 and owners…
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HOUSTON, Texas — A Houston ship channel refinery that went dark early last year is set to make fuel again after Valero Energy agreed to buy it from LyondellBasell for $320.5 million. Valero, through its Valero Refining-Texas unit, is taking over a site of about 700 acres that sits right…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FBI on Saturday pinned the largest cryptocurrency theft on record on North Korea, saying a state-backed hacking unit it calls TraderTraitor drained more than $6 billion in digital assets from the Binance exchange on or about Oct. 29. In its statement, the bureau said agents had…
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ISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkish authorities have relocated Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, into a newly constructed section of the island prison on Imrali where he has been held since 1999, a pro-Kurdish lawmaker said Saturday. Mithat Sancar of the DEM Party, one of the politicians…
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Mayor Karen Bass heads into Tuesday's election locked in a tie with City Councilmember Nithya Raman, a former ally who jumped into the race late and has the backing of the local Democratic Socialists of America chapter. A Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll released last…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two days out from the Nov. 3 midterm elections, the leading forecast models agree that Democrats are positioned to take back the House, while control of the Senate remains a closer call. Republicans go into Tuesday holding the House 218 to 214 and the Senate 53 to…
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