Garrett Mitchell returns to Brewers lineup from April shoulder injury

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers rookie center fielder Garrett Mitchell returned to the lineup Thursday after a quicker-than-anticipated recovery from an early-season shoulder injury. The 24-year-old hurt his left shoulder while sliding into third base in the 10th inning of a...

Nicklas Backstrom is done talking about his hip. The Capitals now need his play to do the talking

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom is sick and tired of talking about his surgically repaired left hip. The Swedish center opened Washington Capitals camp saying he feels “way better” after a normal summer of training and different — in a good way — than a year ago...

Rachel Bloom turns pandemic trauma into art and even laughs in her new off-Broadway show

NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Bloom was fiddling around with songs and sketches for a new musical stand-up special she was hoping to take on the road when the pandemic hit in 2020 and, as she describes it, “the world exploded.” The actor and writer, best known for creating and...

Iraq's Health Ministry says at least 100 people killed, 150 hurt in a fire at a wedding in its northern Nineveh province

Bengals' Burrow had to change his game because of calf injury. Titans D presents another challenge

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow still wasn't fully healthy when he took the field for Monday night's win over the Rams. He said as much after the game. “Don’t have any setbacks — basically, that was the criteria for me,” the Bengals Pro Bowl quarterback said. ...

Sophia Loren after leg-fracture surgery: 'Thanks for all the affection, I'm better,' just need rest

ROME (AP) — Sophia Loren is expressing gratitude for all the affection she received following surgery needed after the film star fractured a hip and thigh bone in a bathroom fall, her agent said Tuesday. Andrea Giusti quoted the actress, who is 89, as saying: “I thank everyone...

Joe Burrow starts for Bengals vs. Rams after being questionable with calf injury

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow started for the Cincinnati Bengals in Monday night's game against the Los Angeles Rams. The star quarterback has been dealing with a calf injury but was a full participant in warmups without any obvious discomfort and went out for the Bengals' first...

Video shows California deputy slamming 16-year-old girl to the ground outside football game

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A viral video shows a Southern California sheriff's deputy slamming a teenage girl to the ground during a fight outside a Friday night high school football game, a use of force her mother says sent the 16-year-old to the hospital with injuries to her head and spine. ...

8 injured when JetBlue flight from Ecuador hits severe turbulence as it approaches Fort Lauderdale

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A JetBlue flight from Ecuador to Fort Lauderdale hit extreme turbulence while approaching the Florida airport Monday, injuring seven passengers and a crew member, the airline said in a statement. JetBlue flight 1256 had traveled from Guayaquil, Ecuador,...

Saints' Derek Carr getting evaluated for shoulder injury after loss to Packers

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr was being evaluated after hurting his shoulder when he was sacked in the third quarter of an 18-17 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Saints coach Dennis Allen said after the game that he believed Carr was...