SEATTLE — With growing speculation that a managerial change could take place, Scott Servais learned he would no longer be in charge of the Seattle Mariners from a news alert flashed across a television screen -- not from his bosses. It was clumsy misstep by the Mariners on Thursday. Just...
Bears’ Douglas Coleman III Immobilized, Taken From Field on Stretcher After Tackle Against Chiefs
KANSAS CITY — Bears cornerback Douglas Coleman III was immobilized on a stretcher and taken from Arrowhead Stadium in an ambulance on Thursday night after tackling the Chiefs' Cornell Powell on the first play of the second half of their preseason game. The 26-year-old Coleman had his head up as...
Dodgers Designate 15-Year Veteran Jason Heyward for Assignment, Activate Chris Taylor From IL
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers designated veteran outfielder Jason Heyward for assignment and activated Chris Taylor from the injured list on Thursday. Heyward's Tenure with Dodgers Comes to an End Heyward, 35, has played in parts of 15 major league seasons with the Atlanta Braves, the St. Louis...
Fundraiser for Jan. 6 Defendants Will Be Held at Trump’s Golf Club
A nonprofit organization that supports people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is set to hold a legal fundraiser for the rioters next month at former President Donald Trump’s private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. The event — billed as the J6...
Did Candidate’s Honest Answers to LGBTQ Questions Cost Him Fresno GOP Endorsement?
The Fresno County Republican Party is now endorsing just one candidate for Fresno City Council. Initially the party endorsed both Roger Bonakdar and Nick Richardson for Fresno City Council District 6 in the northeast part of the city. But, on Aug. 13, the county party changed its mind in an...
NASCAR Delivers Driver Denny Hamlin a Hefty Penalty for What Toyota Calls a ‘Grievous Mistake’
DAYTONA BEACH — NASCAR docked Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin 75 points and 10 playoff points Thursday, eliminating any shot he had at winning the regular-season title and making his path toward a championship more difficult. Hefty Penalty for Engine Inspection Violation The hefty penalty was handed down because Hamlin's...
Biggest Diamond in Over a Century Found in Botswana — a Whopping 2,492 Carats
GABORONE, Botswana — The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country's president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday. The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered...
What Voters Outside the Democratic Bubble Thought of Harris’ Speech
On Thursday night, it was up to Kamala Harris to make the closing argument for why Democrats deserved another four years in the White House. In her headlining speech of the Democratic National Convention, which had been as festive, and at times as frivolous, as a giant block party, Harris...
Families of Dead Hostages Vent Anger at Israeli Leaders Over War
NIR OZ, Israel — The bodies returned for the final time to the villages that, in life, they had called home. Months of anguished waiting at an end, mourners embraced, wept, read tributes and lowered into the soil the remains of Israeli hostages recovered this week from the Gaza Strip....
Justice Department Accuses RealPage of Violating Antitrust Laws Through Scheme to Hike Rents
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit Friday against real estate software company RealPage Inc., accusing it of an illegal scheme that allows landlords to coordinate to hike rental prices. The lawsuit, filed alongside attorneys general in states including North Carolina and California, alleges the company is violating...