Former Illinois man sentenced in $6.5M fraud case
CHICAGO (AP) – An Illinois man who defrauded friends and family out of more than $6.5 million has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison.
Grand jury formally charges suspect in shooting of ATF agent
CHICAGO (AP) – A grand jury has formally charged the suspect in the shooting of a federal agent in Chicago.
Madigan: House will give Rauner death penalty full hearing
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal to reinstate the death penalty for certain violent crimes and other changes he made to gun legislation will get a House hearing.
Illinois Senate votes to raise teacher salaries
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Senate has approved raising public school teacher salaries to a minimum of $40,000 a year.
Vormer awarded with first Netherlands call-up for friendlies
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) Coach Ronald Koeman has called up FC Brugge midfielder Ruud Vormer for the first time as part of his 25-man Netherlands squad to play friendlies against Slovakia and Italy.
WORLD CUP: Captain’s strike caps glorious Brazil in 1970
The 1970 World Cup in Mexico is considered by many to be the best ever and is packed full of memorable moments, from England captain Bobby Moore’s precision tackle on Pele to Italy’s see-saw victory over West
Tigers put together late rally for 3-2 victory over Mariners
Matthew Boyd strikes out a career-high nine
Belgium extends contract with coach Martinez before Cup
BRUSSELS (AP) Belgium has extended the contract of coach Roberto Martinez for two years, rewarding the Spaniard for a steady course and encouraging results.
Manuel Neuer back in Bayern squad for German Cup final
BERLIN (AP) Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has been included in Bayern Munich’s squad for the German Cup final on Saturday, boosting hopes he will be fit enough for the World Cup.
Lam double as Hurricanes beat Reds 38-34 in Super Rugby
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Winger Ben Lam scored his 13th and 14th tries to close on the season record of 15 as the Hurricanes beat the Queensland Reds 38-34 in Super Rugby on Friday.
Poll: Half of Americans approve of legal sports betting
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) A new poll finds that half of Americans approve of legal sports betting.
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C.J. Cron, Chris Archer lift Rays to victory in Los Angeles
C.J Cron has himself a game against his former team, Chris Archer back on track in the Rays’ win over the Los Angeles Angels.
CJ Cron homers vs former teammates, Rays rout Angels 7-1 (May 18, 2018)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) C.J. Cron homered and scored two runs against his former teammates, and Chris Archer pitched two-hit ball into the seventh inning of the Tampa Bay Rays’ 7-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on
Tigers put together late rally for 3-2 win over Mariners (May 18, 2018)
SEATTLE (AP) Jose Iglesias’ two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning gave Detroit the lead, and Tigers’ pitchers allowed just two hits over the final six innings in a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday
Shohei Ohtani denies Rays shutout with home run to dead center field
Shohei Ohtani refused to allow the Halos to go down quietly and took the Rays deep for his sixth home run of the year in the 9th
Brewers without Braun for series opener against Twins (May 18, 2018)
After missing the past three games with a sore back, Ryan Braun was placed on the disabled list Thursday and won’t be available when the Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game interleague series with the Minnesota Twins on
A's aim for second straight win vs. Blue Jays (May 18, 2018)
TORONTO — The Oakland Athletics found a way to win at the Rogers Centre on Thursday night.
Honda, Kagawa named to Japan squad for Ghana friendly
TOKYO (AP) Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa were named on Friday to Japan’s squad for an international friendly on May 30 against Ghana in Yokohama.
White Sox seek rare winning streak vs. Rangers (May 18, 2018)
The Chicago White Sox will try to build a winning streak when they host the Texas Rangers for the second contest of a four-game series Friday night at Guaranteed Rate Field.