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Isaiah Guzman, Commentary: Remembering The Greatest
Louisville, Ky. >> I arrived in Louisville for Muhammad Ali’s funeral on Friday not sure why I was even coming.Was it to pay my respects to The Greatest? He died last week at...
By Isaiah Guzman [email protected] @Mrgoozey on Twitter|
A repeat NBA title now just 1 win away for Golden State
CLEVELAND (AP) Golden State has now won 88 games this season, when factoring in the regular season and the playoffs. That's another NBA record to add to its collection, one more than the Chicago Bulls totaled in their 1995-96 season.It's...
By Tim Reynolds, AP Basketball Writer|
AP PHOTOS: A selection of pictures from the past week
Highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.This week's gallery features images of a makeshift memorial...
By The Associated Press|
Remember This (Warriors 108, Cavaliers 97)
When people ask you 20 years from now what was special about the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors,tell them about this game. Tell them about how Stephen Curry -- banged up, doubted, disrespected,...
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LeBron angling for Draymond Green suspension, Klay Thompson's thigh, Harrison Barnes' redemption
The Warriors are one win away from punctuating their dream season. And they will get a chance to do it at home....
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Johnny Cueto and Santiago Casilla wobble in different respects in Giants' painful 3-2 loss
Johnny Cueto #47 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the top of the fifth inning at AT&T Park on June 10, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Thearon W....
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Hercules: Superfan creates 'ultimate Warrior fan cave'
HERCULES -- In a region known for the intensity of its sports fans, few can match the fervor of Golden State Warriors faithful Alvan Mangalindan....
By Tom Lochner, [email protected]|
Cueto duels with Kershaw, Giants lose to Dodgers 3-2
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Johnny Cueto's night began with a debated balk, and other than that he hung tough with Clayton Kershaw pitch for pitch, inning after inning.Cueto and manager Bruce Bochy argued with plate umpire D.J. Reyburn about a balk in...
By Janie Mccauley, AP Baseball Writer|
Stephen Curry outduels LeBron James, now Warriors on brink of second straight title
CLEVELAND -- Stephen Curry heard all the criticism. He saw all the Tweets, the funny Instagram posts at his expense. And, as always does, he responded....
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Mountain West Week 7 notebook
Here's this week's Mountain West notebook. Sorry for not getting the last several up. I've been trying to at least contribute to them despite not covering the team on a daily basis and will try to ...
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Herring spawn in NY tributary for 1st time in 85 years
TROY, N.Y. (AP) — A few days after a long-abandoned industrial dam was removed from the mouth of a Hudson River tributary this spring, hundreds of river herring swarmed up into the shallow waters to spawn for the first time in 85 years.The...
By Mary Esch, Associated Press|
Muslims see anti-mosque bias in landmarking decision
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — After months of searching to find a home for their mosque, a Muslim group settled on a century-old, three-story Tudor in a leafy neighborhood of a New York suburb, a fixer-upper they say would be perfect with the right...
By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press|
Feds consider whether to shut for-profit college watchdog
BOSTON (AP) — Federal education officials are deciding whether to shut down the nation's biggest accreditor of for-profit colleges over allegations that it overlooked deception by some of its schools.The Accrediting Council for Independent...
By Collin Binkley, Associated Press|
Campaign to remove judge in Stanford rape case gains steam
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fledgling campaign to recall the judge who sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman gained momentum as three prominent political consultants joined...
By Kristin J. Bender And Lisa Leff, Associated Press|
NBA Finals: Who will be the MVP?
OAKLAND - All of the numbers point to the Warriors winning their second straight NBA title, and they'll do it Monday night at Oracle Arena if their minds are right to close out this dream season...
By Carl Steward, [email protected]|
Mengden impressive but A's lose 7th straight, 2-1 to Reds
CINCINNATI (AP) — Daniel Mengden's unusual delivery — patterned in part after Dontrelle Willis' high leg kick — had the Cincinnati Reds hitters guessing and missing. His only mistake in his major league debut cost him a win.That's how bad the...
By Joe Kay, AP Sports Writer|
NBA Finals: This is the team LeBron James chose
As the defense rushes to LeBron James, as Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue says refs don't give him calls, as NBA legend Jerry West says people shouldn't question him, as stats are given to...
By Dave Hyde, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel|
Milwaukee Brewers to introduce boy's new style of nachos
STRUM, Wis. (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers will serve a new style of nachos this weekend after a 10-year-old boy from western Wisconsin proposed the new concession item.Tyler Webb of Strum suggested using blue corn tortilla chips with nachos...
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Pulitzer Prize winner William Finnegan delivers Cowell College keynote at UCSC graduation
SANTA CRUZ >> Students from UC Santa Cruz’s Cowell College received their diplomas on the East Field overlooking the Monterey Bay on Saturday, marking the school’s 50th...
Sharks have Sidney Crosby bottled up
SAN JOSE - The Sharks' defensemen have talked about time and space so often lately, you'd think they're discussing elementary physics, not the best hockey player on the planet....
By Jon Wilner, [email protected]|
NBA Finals: This is the team LeBron James chose
As the defense rushes to LeBron James, as Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue says refs don't give him calls, as NBA legend Jerry West says people shouldn't question him, as stats are given to...
By Dave Hyde, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel|
U.S. beats Paraguay 1-0 to advance in the Copa America Centenario
Clint Dempsey's goal in the 27th minute of the first half was all the scoring the United States needed Saturday to defeat Paraguay 1-0 in the Copa America Centenario in Philadelphia. With the win, ...
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Ex-Chilean officer faces torture trial in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The ghosts of the brutal dictatorship of Chile's Augusto Pinochet are coming to a Florida courtroom.The family of Chilean folk singer Victor Jara is suing a former military officer for damages. The lawsuit says former Lt....
By Mike Schneider, Associated Press|
213-year-old mica mine, now a tourist attraction, for sale
GRAFTON, N.H. (AP) — It's a mine, but it could be yours for $2 million.Ruggles Mine, which produced mica and other minerals for 160 years before being turned into a New England tourist attraction in 1963, is up for sale. The 235-acre property...
By Holly Ramer, Associated Press|
What will Tony Awards telecast be missing? Suspense
NEW YORK (AP) — The one thing that fuels most awards shows won't really be present at the Tony Awards on Sunday — suspense.The night's top award for best musical is a virtual lock for "Hamilton." Perhaps the only real nail-biter is whether the...
By Mark Kennedy, AP Drama Writer|
Stephen Curry's new sneaker gets roasted on social media
Under Armour's Curry Two Low "Chef" dropped late this week and was met with mixed reviews mostly consisting of dad jokes. Stephen Curry called his new shoes "fire" after the Warriors' Game 4 win...
By Courtney Cronin, [email protected]|
Stephen Curry's new sneaker gets roasted on social media
Under Armour's Curry Two Low "Chef" dropped late this week and was met with mixed reviews mostly consisting of dad jokes. Stephen Curry called his new shoes "fire" after the Warriors' Game 4 win...
By Courtney Cronin, [email protected]|
What time does the Belmont Stakes race start?
The 148th running of the Belmont Stakes will take place on Saturday, June 11. ...
Pueng Vongs, Bay Area News Group|
San Francisco battles epidemic of auto burglaries
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Across the street from San Francisco's main jail, business is booming at Auto Glass Now where more than a dozen motorists show up on an average day to replace windows broken by thieves."It's been insane," said Julio Lara, the...
