COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — Ernest Melendrez woke up early Sunday to shovel tear gas pellets and other charred and broken detritus from his neighborhood’s streets, the remnants of a battle between protesters demonstrating against immigration raids and federal and local authorities the night before. Melendrez wore a mask covering his nose and mouth, but he […]
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MLS players’ union says dispute over Club World Cup compensation is ongoing
Major League Soccer and its players’ union remain at odds over compensation for the players with the three MLS teams taking part in the Club World Cup. The Seattle Sounders, LAFC and Inter Miami are the only MLS clubs among the 32 teams playing in the Club World Cup, which starts June 14. Each team […]
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NBA working on plan for US-vs.-world format at All-Star Game next season, AP source says
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The NBA is working on a plan to turn next season’s All-Star Game into a U.S.-vs.-world competition, a person with knowledge of the situation said on June 4. It remains unclear how the format will work, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the […]
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MLB reinstates 4 players after yearlong bans for betting on baseball
Major League Baseball’s one-year suspensions for betting on the sport ended for four players on June 5 — San Diego starter Jay Groome, Athletics relief pitcher Michael Kelly, Philadelphia infielder José Rodríguez and Arizona reliever Andrew Saalfrank. The A’s reinstated Kelly along with left-hander T.J. McFarland, who was on the injured list. They optioned right-handers […]
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American swimming star Lilly King announces farewell season, final US competition
American three-time Olympic swimming star and world record holder Lilly King announced the upcoming Toyota National Championships in Indianapolis would be her final meet on U.S. soil as she prepares to call it a career at the conclusion of the 2025 season. The meet ran June 3 through June 7. A longtime breaststroke stalwart, King […]
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Trump administration signals it will slash funds for long-delayed California high-speed rail project
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Trump administration signaled on June 4 that it intends to cut off federal funding for a long-delayed California high-speed rail project plagued by multibillion-dollar cost overruns, following the release of a scathing federal report that concluded there is “no viable path” to complete even a partial section of the line. […]
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Los Angeles unveils compact, athlete-friendly venue plan for 2028 Paralympics
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every venue for the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles will be within a 35-mile radius, and athletes will be housed together, on the UCLA campus, for the first time since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. LA28 announced an updated venue plan on June 3 following approval from the International […]
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Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a highly rare move that will strip the ship of the moniker of a slain gay rights activist who served as a sailor during the Korean War. U.S. officials say Navy Secretary John Phelan put together a small […]
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US defender Naomi Girma returns to the USWNT after an eventful year
It’s been an eventful year for defender Naomi Girma, who not only moved to a new country but also dealt with an injury before winning a pair of trophies with Chelsea. Now Girma is back with the U.S. national soccer team for the first time in 2025, looking to build off last year’s Olympic success […]
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Padres right-hander Michael King lands on 15-day injured list with inflammation in right shoulder
ATLANTA (AP) — San Diego right-hander Michael King, who was scratched from May 24’s scheduled start, was placed on the 15-day injured list on May 25 with right shoulder inflammation. The Padres said that King had stiffness after sleeping on the shoulder. The team announced the inflammation on May 25 and said the right-hander would […]
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French Open: US Open runner-up Taylor Fritz loses to Daniel Altmaier in first round
PARIS (AP) — U.S. Open runner-up Taylor Fritz lost in the first round of the French Open as the tournament’s No. 4 seed on May 26, eliminated 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 by 66th-ranked Daniel Altmaier of Germany. Altmaier broke Fritz’s big serve five times at Court Simonne-Mathieu and ended the Californian’s 15-match Grand Slam winning […]
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WWII bomber crash left 11 dead and ‘non-recoverable.’ 4 are finally coming home
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944, the co-pilot managed a final salute to flyers in an adjacent plane before crashing into the water. All 11 men aboard were killed. Their remains, […]
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Music talent agent among dead after jet crashes into San Diego neighborhood
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A private jet carrying a music talent agent and five others hit a power line in foggy weather early on May 22 and crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, slamming into a home that burst into flames. With jet fuel rolling down the streets, half a dozen vehicles ignited while residents […]
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After NFL approval, LA28’s Wasserman is optimistic MLB players will also find a path to the Olympics
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The organizers of the Los Angeles Olympics remain optimistic that Major League Baseball will find a way to join the NFL in sending the world’s best athletes in their respective sports to the 2028 Games. LA28 president and chairman Casey Wasserman said he has been in close contact with MLB Commissioner […]
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Universities cutting sports, others adding ahead of $2.8 billion NCAA antitrust settlement
Over the past three months, a growing number of universities have added or dropped entire sports programs on the eve of dramatic changes coming to college athletics under the $2.8 billion NCAA settlement. UTEP dropped women’s tennis, Cal Poly discontinued swimming and diving, Marquette added women’s swimming and Grand Canyon shuttered a historically dominant men’s […]
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Chargers sign draft pick Omarion Hampton
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers signed running back Omarion Hampton on May 19. The team selected him 22nd overall in last month’s NFL draft, making him the highest pick at his position out of North Carolina in 40 years. He ranked No. 2 in the nation over his final two years […]