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Rugby star and ALS campaigner Rob Burrow dies at age 41
LEEDS, England (AP) — Rob Burrow, a former rugby star who was widely praised for his fundraising and awareness campaigns after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in 2019, has died. He was 41. Leeds Rhinos announced his death on Sunday. Burrow spent his entire career at the...
Missing Maine man was shot, placed in a barrel and left at a sand pit, police say
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine man whose body was found after a monthslong search had been killed, placed into a barrel and dumped in a sand pit, authorities in the state said. The body of Alex Jackson, 34, of Windham, was recovered in the area of Stark, New Hampshire, last month...
Leeds and Southampton seek immediate return to Premier League in soccer's richest one-off game
One club has a U.S. ownership group that contains a couple of major-winning golfers. The other is run by a Serbian media mogul. Both are seeking a return to the Premier League after just one season away. The Championship playoff final between Leeds and...
Caitlin Clark, much like Larry Bird, the focus of talks about race and double standards in sports
For much of the past two years, Caitlin Clark has been the centerpiece of the college basketball world. Now Clark, like NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird was 45 years ago, is involuntarily the focus of discussions about race and her transition to professional basketball. Though Clark...
75-year-old 'mastermind' of a 2005 armed robbery that killed a UK police officer sentenced to life
LONDON (AP) — A 75-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced Friday for the murder of a British police officer who was shot dead during an armed robbery in northern England nearly two decades ago. Piran Ditta Khan was convicted in April, as he had...
Title, relegation and European spots in the balance as Premier League heads for exciting finale
The title race is down to two teams. The relegation tussle still involves three. And the contest for the remaining European qualification positions contains as many as five. The Premier League season is down to its last two weeks and there's still plenty...
Man guilty of murder after rookie British police officer was killed in an armed robbery in 2005
LONDON (AP) — A man was convicted Thursday of the murder of a British police officer who was shot dead during an armed robbery of a travel agency in northern England nearly two decades ago. Piran Ditta Khan was convicted by a 10-1 majority after 11 jurors deliberated for almost 19...
