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St. Louis Cardinals getting ready for Rally Cat

ST. LOUIS – Rally Cat may be coming back to Busch Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals are taking claim to the now-famous cat that darted across the field during the Aug. 9 game again...

61-year-old Farmington man dies from West Nile virus

FARMINGTON – Farmington officials say a city resident has died of the West Nile virus, making him the first human fatality of the mosquito-borne disease in the state this year. Of...

Nuggets hire assistant coach, assistant general manager

DENVER – The Denver Nuggets have hired veteran NBA coach Bob Weiss as an assistant on Michael Malone’s staff and announced the hiring of Calvin Booth as an assistant general manager. ...

World Cup committee seeks bids from 44 cities

CHICAGO – The committee that is hoping to bring the 2026 World Cup to the United States, Mexico and Canada is seeking bids from 44 cities that may be interested in hosting matches. ...

Maria Sharapova granted wild-card entry into U.S. Open

Russian returning from doping suspension

Beth Mowins to be first woman to call NFL play-by-play for CBS

Beth Mowins will become the first woman to call NFL play-by-play for CBS. Mowins will team with former NFL kicker Jay Feely for her debut on Sept. 24 when Cleveland plays at India...

Rockies’ Chad Bettis to complete his comeback by starting Monday

MIAMI – Colorado Rockies right-hander Chad Bettis will complete his comeback from chemotherapy for testicular cancer by starting Monday night’s game in Denver against Atlanta. The...

Police identify helicopter, troopers in crash outside Charlottesville

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia state police said one of their agency’s helicopters crashed Saturday outside Charlottesville, killing two troopers. Police said the helicopter was ...

Fleas carrying plague found in second Arizona county

TAYLOR, Ariz. – A second Arizona county in two weeks has confirmed that fleas in the area tested positive for plague. The announcement by Navajo County Public Health officials o...

Report: VA office denies 90 percent of Gulf War claims

ALBUQUERQUE – A Veterans Affairs office in New Mexico during the 2015 fiscal year denied more than 90 percent of benefit claims related to Gulf War illnesses, marking the ninth-lowest approv...

Ryan Howard agrees to minor league deal with Rockies

Will report to Albuquerque Isotopes

Stan Lee to make appearance at Boston Comic Con

BOSTON – Comic creator Stan Lee will make the rounds at this weekend’s Boston Comic Con. Lee’s Super Heroes propelled Marvel Comics to a leading position in the comic industry. ...