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Michelle Wie set to have surgery to remove appendix

OTTAWA, Ontario — Michelle Wie was set to have surgery Sunday to remove her appendix. Wie withdrew before the final round of the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open and was taken to Ott...

Chris Froome wins 9th stage, increases Spanish Vuelta lead

EL POBLE NOU DE BENITATXELL, Spain – Chris Froome moved to the front in the final climb to win the ninth stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday and increase his overall lead. The T...

Ailing tree revered by Native Americans cut down in Colorado

DELTA – An ancient cottonwood tree revered by Native Americans in western Colorado has been cut down because the owners say it was dying and was a safety hazard. The Grand Junctio...

Debate about Confederacy symbols spreads to Colorado school

GREELEY – The national debate about Confederate statues has spread to a small high school in northern Colorado whose mascot is called the Rebel and wears a costume resembling a Civil War mil...

Big money bets roll in late on Floyd Mayweather

LAS VEGAS – The big money continued rolling in just before fight time at this city’s sports books, with several million-dollar bets on Floyd Mayweather Jr. to beat Conor McGregor. ...

Patriots star Julian Edelman out for season with knee injury

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Patriots star wide receiver Julian Edelman will miss the 2017 season after tearing the ACL in his right knee in a preseason game. The Patriots anno...

Chris Froome increases Vuelta lead as Alaphilippe wins Stage 8

XORRET DE CATI, Spain – Chris Froome made a strong charge in the final climb to increase his overall Spanish Vuelta lead in Saturday’s eighth stage, which was won by Frenchman Julian Alaphil...

Andy Murray out of U.S. Open with hip injury

NEW YORK – Andy Murray has pulled out of the U.S. Open because of a hip injury. Murray announced his withdrawal on Saturday, two days before the start of the year’s last Grand Sla...

American holds onto Air Guitar World Championship title

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Matt “Airistotle” Burns is the best when it comes to pretend playing guitar. The American successfully defended his title at the 22nd Air Guitar World Champi...

Twitter retaliation: Stephen King blocks Trump from ‘It’

BANGOR, Maine – Stephen King is retaliating against President Donald Trump for blocking him on Twitter. In a post late Thursday, the Maine horror author said he would block Trump ...

Texas mayor says Harvey devastated his city

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Texas mayor says Hurricane Harvey hit his coastal community “right on the nose” and left “widespread devastation.” Rockport Mayor Charles “C.J.” Wax told...

Police boost patrols around home of Powerball winner

CHICOPEE, Mass. – Police are providing extra patrols around the home of a Massachusetts woman who won the $758.7 million Powerball prize. Mavis Wanczyk, a hospital worker from the...