Mike Moustakas, Justin Turner elected to All-Star Game in final vote
Rockies’ Reynolds falls short
DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
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Professional runner outruns 2 bears while training in woods
AUBURN, Maine – A professional runner from Kenya who was out training on a nature trail in the woods near his home in Maine says he encountered two charging black bears but was able to outru...
DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
Kristik hired to run North American World Cup bid
CHICAGO – John Kristick, a managing director of the failed U.S. bid to host the 2022 World Cup and a former executive of FIFA marketing partner Infront Sports & Media, has been hired as exec...
DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Costa Rica-US.. World Cup qualifier to be in New Jersey
CHICAGO – The U.S. Soccer Federation finalized plans to play its Sept. 1 World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.
The site was announced T...
DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Kyle Schwarber back with Cubs, goes hitless
CHICAGO – Kyle Schwarber returned to the Chicago Cubs following a two-week stint in the minor leagues and started Thursday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers, where his offensive struggles...
DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Angel Hernandez, who sued MLB, among All-Star Game umpires
NEW YORK – Angel Hernandez, who sued Major League Baseball this week alleging racial discrimination, is among the umpires for Tuesday’s All-Star Game in Miami.
Hernandez will be a...
DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Patton Oswalt engaged to marry actress Meredith Salenger
NEW YORK – Actor and comedian Patton Oswalt is engaged to marry actress Meredith Salenger, his publicist confirmed Thursday.
The couple recently went public with their relationshi...
DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
Kesha returns with lead single from first album since 2012
Kesha has released her first new music since 2012 and announced a forthcoming album, her first since a high-profile legal battle with Dr. Luke over a lawsuit accusing the music producer of s...
DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music
Police investigating vandalized Colorado military memorial
AURORA – Police say vandals caused an estimated $50,000 in damage to the Colorado Freedom Memorial just a day before the Fourth of July.
The Aurora Sentinel reports the memorial ...
DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Hundreds of houses remain evacuated near Colorado ski resort
BRECKENRIDGE – Evacuation orders for hundreds of homes were expected to remain in place through midday Thursday as a wildfire rages near Colorado’s Breckenridge Ski Resort.
The fi...
DATE: Jul 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Fire forces hundreds of evacuations in Colorado
BRECKENRIDGE –The Latest on a wildfire forcing evacuations near the Colorado mountain town of Breckenridge (all times local):
6:45 p.m.
A wildfire has scorched about ...
DATE: Jul 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Home run derby drama between Rays, Yankees
Morrison says Sanchez doesn’t deserve invite
DATE: Jul 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
