Cubs win 1st Series title since 1908, beat Indians in Game 7
By RONALD BLUM Kris Bryant started to smile even before he fielded the ball. And with his throw to first for the final out, the agonizing wait ’til next year…
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Obama in Cuba: Historic Castro summit a key test for detente
By JOSH LEDERMAN and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Brushing past profound differences, President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro will sit down Monday at Havana’s Palace of the Revolution for a…
Obama administration punches new holes in embargo on Cuba
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN The Obama administration punched a new series of holes in the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba on Tuesday, turning a ban on U.S. tourism to Cuba into…
APNewsBreak: Kenya athletes allege doping bribery
By JOHN LEICESTER Two Kenyan athletes serving four-year bans for doping at the 2015 world championships say the chief executive of Athletics Kenya, the country’s governing body for track and…
Mario Cuomo, a giant in NY, liberal politics, dies
By DAVID KLEPPER and MICHAEL HILL Mario Cuomo had a loud and liberal voice that inspired a generation of politicians to turn to public service, and a story of humble…
Ex-major leaguer Offerman missing amid attack suit
By DAVE COLLINS FILE – In this Sept. 24, 2013 file photo, former major league baseball All-Star Jose Offerman leaves court in Bridgeport, Conn., where he pleaded not guilty to…
Lawyer: MLB pursued Alex Rodriguez ‘at all costs’
FILE – In this Oct. 1, 2013, file photo, New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez arrives at the offices of Major League Baseball in New York. Attorneys for Rodriguez will appear…
Fan injured by hot dog suing Kan. City Royals
By BILL DRAPER In this Monday, Aug. 24, 2009 photograph, Kansas City Royals mascot “Sluggerrr” throws hot dogs into the crowd during a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians in…