Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player and tireless advocate, dies at 58 from brain cancer
Oct 01, 2024
PORTLAND (AP) -- Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the…
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The final day for the Oakland Athletics arrives ahead of next season's move away from the Bay
Sep 30, 2024
SEATTLE (AP) — When manager Mark Kotsay removed his Oakland jersey for the final time Sunday, it was bound for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Brent Rooker? His final jersey with the name Oakland across…
Athletics bid emotional farewell to Oakland Coliseum that they called home since 1968
Sep 27, 2024
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Kotsay treated this moment, this daunting day, like the World Series he has never had as a player or manager. Kotsay fought tears, just like so many others Thursday, as the Oakland Athletics…
US suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
Sep 26, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. suicides last year remained at about the highest level in the nation's history, preliminary data suggests. A little over 49,300 suicide deaths were reported in 2023, according to provisional data…
The chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska's Fat Bear Week
Sep 25, 2024
JUNEAU (AP) -- An Alaska national park's yearly celebration of the beefy, brown and bristly is getting underway as some of the chunkiest bears on the planet fatten up for their long winter slumber. Fat…
Reggie Bush sues USC, Pac-12 and NCAA to seek NIL compensation from football career 2 decades ago
Sep 24, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Southern California football star Reggie Bush says he is suing his school, the NCAA and the Pac-12 in a bid to recoup money made on his name, image and likeness…
Dick Moss, the lawyer who won free agency for baseball players, dies at age 93
Sep 23, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Dick Moss, the lawyer who won the arbitration case that created free agency for baseball players and revolutionized pay for professional athletes, has died. He was 93. Moss died Saturday at…
Tupperware lifts the lid on its financial problems with bankruptcy filing
Sep 20, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — The company behind Tupperware, the plastic kitchenware that revolutionized food storage after World War II and became inextricably linked to the parties where women seeking a measure of financial independence and fun in…
Americans can now renew passports online and bypass cumbersome paper applications
Sep 19, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can now renew their passports online, bypassing a cumbersome mail-in paper application process that often caused delays. The State Department announced Wednesday that its online renewal system is now fully operational,…
Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children
Sep 18, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people's lives. Beginning Tuesday in…