CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo on Wednesday announced a tentative agreement with the Oakland Athletics and legislative leaders for a stadium funding plan after weeks of negotiations over the state’s contribution. state at a $1.5 billion baseball stadium in Las Vegas, according to a joint statement. The tentative agreement says … Read more
Boston Marathon star Rick Hoyt dies aged 61 May 22, 2023, 2:54 p.m. ET • 2 minute read BOSTON — Rick Hoyt, who, with his father pushing his wheelchair, became a fixture in the Boston Marathon and other races for decades, has died. He was 61 years old. Hoyt died of complications to his respiratory … Read more
CANNES, France (AP) — Martin Scorsese unveiled “Killers of the Flower Moon” in Cannes on Saturday, launching an American epic about greed and exploitation on the bloody plains of an Osage Nation reservation in 1920s Oklahoma . Scorsese’s latest film – starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro – is one of his … Read more
BALTIMORE (AP) — A horse trained by Bob Baffert was euthanized on the track due to a leg injury during the undercard at Pimlico Racecourse on Saturday, hours before another of the Hall of Fame’s 3-year-old colts, National Treasure, did wins the Preakness Stakes. On the same dirt course that staged the second leg of … Read more
BALTIMORE (AP) — Bob Baffert held back tears and his voice cracked as he tried to juggle the feelings of one of his horses winning the Preakness Stakes and another being euthanized on the same track. “This business is all about twists and turns, ups and downs,” he said. “Winning this – losing this horse … Read more
CLEVELAND, AP — Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the height of his glittering career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights activist in the 1960s, has died. He was 87 years old. A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said he passed away peacefully … Read more
