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Herschel Walker's ties to veterans program face scrutiny
WASHINGTON (AP) - Herschel Walker, the football legend and leading Republican Senate candidate in Georgia, often boasts of his work helping service members and veterans struggling with mental health. ...
May 20, 2022

Curry, Warriors rally past Mavs for 2-0 lead in West finals
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Stephen Curry scored 32 points with six 3-pointers and eight rebounds, Kevon Looney had a career-high 21 points and 12 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors used one of their si...
May 20, 2022

Smith, Raanta, Hurricanes top Rangers for 2-0 series lead
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Brendan Smith scored a shorthanded goal late in the second period while Antti Raanta finished with 21 saves to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 2-0 on Friday...
May 20, 2022

Springer, Bichette back solid Ryu start as Blue Jays top Reds 2-1
TORONTO - George Springer and Bo Bichette each drove in a run as the Toronto Blue Jays held on for a 2-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. Santiago Espinal stretched his career-best hit streak t...
May 20, 2022

Former Ohio prisons chief top contender to run US prisons
WASHINGTON (AP) - The former director of the Ohio state prison system has emerged as a leading contender to run the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons, three people familiar with the matter told...
May 20, 2022

Not much wind and a lot of Will as Zalatoris leads at PGA
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The wind finally relented Friday in the PGA Championship. Will Zalatoris never did. From the fairway or the rough, Zalatoris kept hitting the golf ball on the button at Southern Hi...
May 20, 2022

Lee wins Democratic primary in historic bid for Congress
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Summer Lee has won a five-way Democratic primary for a Pittsburgh-based U.S. House seat, making her the favorite in the heavily Democratic district to win the fall general elect...
May 20, 2022

Tornado wreaks havoc in northern Michigan community
GAYLORD, Mich. (AP) - A tornado tore through a small community in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula on Friday, flipping vehicles, tearing the roofs off buildings and causing other damage. There were...
May 20, 2022

Fresh off first loss in nine games, CF Montréal looks to get back on winning track
MONTREAL - It was fun while it lasted, but the streak has come to an end. CF Montral's club-record eight game unbeaten run was ended on Wednesday in a 2-1 loss at Nashville. The club will be looking t...
May 20, 2022

Longtime New Yorker writer, editor Roger Angell dies
NEW YORK (AP) - Roger Angell, a famed baseball writer and reigning man of letters who during an unfaltering 70-plus years helped define The New Yorker's urbane wit and style through his essays, humor ...
May 20, 2022