SMACK CHECK: Tracking McGregor-Mayweather talk through fight
LAS VEGAS (AP) Forget the ring. The spectacle between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor is all about the hype.
Brooke Henderson shoots 63, leads Meijer LPGA Classic (Jun 15, 2017)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) Brooke Henderson shot an 8-under 63 on Thursday to top the star-packed leaderboard in the Meijer LPGA Classic.
Kansas State forward Isaiah Maurice dismissed from team
Kansas State forward Isaiah Maurice was dismissed from the basketball team Thursday for a violation of team rules.
Jackson making smooth transition to Buccaneers offense
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) DeSean Jackson isn’t making any bold predictions about how good the Tampa Bay Buccaneers can be on offense.
Defensive miscues lead to taxed stars, questions as Atlanta United advances in U.S. Open Cup
Defensive miscues lead to taxed stars, questions as Atlanta United advances in U.S. Open Cup
The Audible Podcast: Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley on taking over for Bob Stoops & Baker Mayfield's punishment
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Wife: Man who shot congressman wanted to work on tax policy
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The wife of a gunman who wounded a top Republican congressman and several others says her husband went to Washington, D.C. because he wanted to work on tax policy.
Mets to extend protective netting down lines at Citi Field
NEW YORK (AP) The Mets say they plan to extend the netting that protects fans to far beyond the dugouts at Citi Field.
Gov. Rauner calls for a special session as GOP introduces “balanced, bi-partisan” budget
Governor Bruce Rauner Thursday called lawmakers back to Springfield, in the form of a “continuous special session” starting next week and running until the end of the state’s fiscal year, June 30. The move comes a day
APNewsBreak: Mark Irvings hired as baseball's arbitrator
NEW YORK (AP) A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that Mark Irvings has been picked to replace Fredric Horowitz as Major League Baseball’s independent arbitrator.
Think Mayweather-McGregor is a freak show? How about these?
It may not be the fight of the century, but it could be the event of at least the last few years.
Nuggets promote Connelly, Karnisovas
DENVER (AP) Nuggets President Josh Kroenke has promoted assistant general manager Arturas Karnisovas to general manager and bumped Tim Connelly up to a new role as the team’s president of basketball operations.
Rep. Cheri Bustos on shooting of Congressional colleague
Rep. Cheri Bustos joined Galesburg’s Evening News to discuss Wednesday’s tragedy in Alexandria, Virginia, which resulted in the shooting of — among others — Rep. Steve Scalise.
Virginia joins probe into companies’ role in opioid crisis
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s attorney general and the top attorneys in other states are investigating whether opioid manufacturers have used unlawful marketing and sales practices.
YouTube star charged with child porn ordered to stay offline
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago federal judge has freed a YouTube singer with millions of teenage followers as he awaits trial on two counts of producing child pornography for allegedly asking underage fans via social media to
Uptown Bar liquor license could be revoked if fines aren’t paid
Uptown Bar and Grill will have their liquor license revoked for up to 30 days if owner of Team Coleman LLC Steve “Champ” Coleman doesn’t pay $675 in fines.
Illinois will lose Powerball, Mega Millions without budget
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Lottery officials say players in the state could see the end of Powerball and Mega Millions games by June’s end if Illinois doesn’t end its budget impasse.
Illinois governor calls special session to force budget deal
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is calling state legislators into a special session to work out a budget deal and end an impasse that could soon enter a third year.
Illinois Appellate Court dismisses service provider lawsuit
CHICAGO (AP) — An appellate court has ruled against social service providers suing Illinois over the lack of payment during the budget impasse.
FBI investigates Chinese woman’s disappearance as kidnapping from U of I
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — Police say the FBI is investigating the disappearance of a Chinese woman from a central Illinois university town as a kidnapping.