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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Police: Ex-Saint Will Smith gunned down in case of road rage
By JANET MCCONNAUGHEY Former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was shot and killed in a case of road rage by a man who had rear-ended his car, police said…
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…
CEO: RIVERS TO QUIT CLIPPERS IF STERLING STAYS
FILE – In this Dec. 19, 2011 file photo, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling watches the Clippers play the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA preseason basketball game in…
AP Source: Donald Sterling hires investigators
By TAMI ABDOLLAH FILE – In this Dec. 19, 2011, file photo, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling gestures while watching the Clippers play the Los Angeles Lakers during an…
PROTESTS OVER RUSSIAN ANTI-GAY LAW FOCUS ON SOCHI
By DAVID CRARY FILE – In this Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013 file photo, demonstrators stage a theatrical play where gays are grabbed by others wearing masks of Russian President Vladimir…
DETROIT MAYOR TOUTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN LAST SPEECH
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing speaks in Detroit before the Detroit Economic Club Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, his last formal speech about his four years in office in Detroit. Bing, a…