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May 18, 2024

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  • AP-Scorecard

    May 18, 2024, 1:13 p.m.

    Here are the latest scores from today's sports events: ___ INTERLEAGUE Milwaukee at Houston 7:10 p.m. Boston at St. Louis 7:15 p.m. Detroit at Arizona 8:10 p.m. ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Seattle at Baltimore 4:05 p.m. (Weather Delay) Minnesota at Cleveland ...

  • Sports Betting Line

    May 18, 2024, 1:11 p.m.

    NBA Sunday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at NEW YORK 2 (208½) Indiana at DENVER 4½ (197½) Minnesota MLB Sunday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at BALTIMORE -142 Seattle +120 at N.Y YANKEES -300 Chicago White Sox +245 Tampa Bay ...

  • MLS Glance

    May 18, 2024, 1:09 p.m.

    All Times EDT Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA Inter Miami CF 8 2 4 28 35 20 Cincinnati 8 2 3 27 16 10 New York 6 2 5 23 24 19 New York City FC 6 ...

  • 6 Penn students among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during attempt to occupy building

    May 18, 2024, 1:05 p.m.

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A half-dozen University of Pennsylvania students were among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during an attempt to occupy a school building, university police said Saturday. Their arrests came a week after authorities broke up a protest encampment on ...

  • Sean 'Diddy' Combs abuse allegations: A timeline of key events

    May 18, 2024, 1:02 p.m.

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newly released video appears to show Sean “Diddy” Combs beating his former singing protege and girlfriend Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016. The video was aired by CNN Friday six months after the R&B ...

  • Clark helps Liberty become 1st WNBA team to have $2M+ in 1-game ticket revenue, AP source says

    May 18, 2024, 1:01 p.m.

    NEW YORK (AP) — Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark helped bring in record ticket revenue for the New York Liberty in her first game in the Big Apple on Saturday. The Liberty had more than $2 million in ticket revenue ...

  • Militia clashes rock western Libyan town. At least 1 civilian was killed, officials say

    May 18, 2024, 12:58 p.m.

    CAIRO (AP) — Clashes between government-allied militias rocked a coastal town in western Libya, trapping families inside their homes and forcing the closure of schools Saturday, officials said. At least one civilian was killed. The latest bout of violence in ...

  • Video appears to show Sean 'Diddy' Combs beating singer Cassie in hotel hallway in 2016

    May 18, 2024, 12:50 p.m.

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Security video aired by CNN appears to show Sean “Diddy” Combs attacking singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016, the latest in a monthslong series of public allegations and revelations of physical and ...

  • Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally in Washington to mark a painful present and past

    May 18, 2024, 12:49 p.m.

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of protesters rallying within sight of the Capitol chanted pro-Palestinian slogans and voiced criticism of the Israeli and American governments as they marked a painful present — the war in Gaza — and past — the ...

  • Bayer Leverkusen writes more history in first ever unbeaten Bundesliga season

    May 18, 2024, 12:47 p.m.

    LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — The Bundesliga season had only half an hour left and Bayer Leverkusen got nervous. Middle-of-the-table visitor Augsburg cut Leverkusen's lead in half. Leverkusen's undefeated streak in the Bundesliga was on the line on Saturday. It made ...

  • Major League Baseball Leaders

    May 18, 2024, 12:47 p.m.

    NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Ohtani, Los Angeles, .358; Willi.Contreras, Milwaukee, .353; Turner, Philadelphia, .343; Betts, Los Angeles, .341; Bohm, Philadelphia, .331; Ozuna, Atlanta, .325; Profar, San Diego, .325; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .315; McMahon, Colorado, .309; Arraez, San Diego, .306; Turang, Milwaukee, .306. ...

  • Baseball Glance

    May 18, 2024, 12:45 p.m.

    All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 32 15 .681 — Baltimore 28 14 .667 1½ Tampa Bay 24 22 .522 7½ Boston 22 23 .489 9 Toronto 19 24 .442 11 Central Division W L ...

  • National League Glance

    May 18, 2024, 12:45 p.m.

    All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 32 14 .696 — Atlanta 26 15 .634 3½ Washington 20 23 .465 10½ New York 20 24 .455 11 Miami 14 32 .304 18 Central Division W L Pct ...

  • Soto's 2 homers, Gil's 14 strikeouts lead Yankees over White Sox 6-1 for 6-game winning streak

    May 18, 2024, 12:45 p.m.

    NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto had his first multihomer game with the Yankees, Luis Gil struck out a career-high 14 and New York beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Saturday to extend its winning streak to a season-high ...

  • Baseball Expanded Glance

    May 18, 2024, 12:45 p.m.

    All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away New York 32 15 .681 — — 8-2 W-6 15-6 17-9 Baltimore 28 14 .667 1½ +5 7-3 W-2 16-9 12-5 Tampa Bay 24 ...

  • American League Glance

    May 18, 2024, 12:44 p.m.

    All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 32 15 .681 — Baltimore 28 14 .667 1½ Tampa Bay 24 22 .522 7½ Boston 22 23 .489 9 Toronto 19 24 .442 11 Central Division W L ...

  • Las Vegas tourism authority sponsoring each Aces player for $100K in 2024 and 2025

    May 18, 2024, 12:38 p.m.

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is providing a $100,000 annual sponsorship to each Aces player for this season and 2025. “The city of Vegas I’ve always said, it’s a big small town and they ...

  • Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Gonzalez seeks unity in first rally

    May 18, 2024, 12:31 p.m.

    LA VICTORIA, Venezuela (AP) — The presidential candidate of Venezuela’s chief opposition coalition on Saturday sought to cultivate a mood of hope and possibility in a large rally that marked the start of a campaign he admittedly never imagined leading. ...

  • Member of Israel's War Cabinet says he'll quit the government June 8 unless there's a new war plan

    May 18, 2024, 12:28 p.m.

    DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Benny Gantz , a popular centrist member of Israel’s three-member War Cabinet, threatened Saturday to resign from the government if it doesn't adopt a new plan in three weeks' time for the war in ...

  • Hot weather poses new risk as thousands remain without power after deadly Houston storm

    May 18, 2024, 12:28 p.m.

    HOUSTON (AP) — As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to hundreds of thousands after deadly storms left at least seven people dead, it will do so amid a smog warning and scorching temperatures that could ...

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