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MADRID, May 2 (Reuters) – Jannik Sinner said the surge of adrenaline that comes with big matches had helped him push through mounting fatigue after the Italian reached his maiden Madrid final following another deep run in a packed season. The 24-year-old has had a near non-stop schedule over the past two months, reaching the closing rounds in tournaments as the circuit moved from hardcourts to the clay season, winning […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando forward Paolo Banchero, when asked to explain what went wrong for the Magic in the second half against the Detroit Pistons on Friday night, had a very succinct answer. “They went on a pretty big run there,” Banchero said. “And we didn’t score.” It truly might have been that simple. The Pistons — facing elimination and down by 24 points, on the road, in the […]

An attorney representing the Trump administration informed a U.S. District Court Friday evening that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun offering new appointments to disaster workers whose contracts the agency did not renew in January, reversing a controversial decision that prompted a coalition of labor unions, scientific groups and local governments to sue the administration. FEMA has “initiated contact to offer new appointments” to term-limited staff whose contracts expired […]

MIAMI, May 1 (Reuters) – Max Verstappen felt Red Bull had closed the gap to Formula One rivals at the Miami Grand Prix and he could trust his car more. The four times world champion, a two times winner in Miami, qualified fifth on Friday for the Saturday sprint race. Verstappen has been unhappy with Formula One’s new rules era, even mulling his future in the sport, and has yet […]

By Alan Baldwin MIAMI, May 1 (Reuters) – Formula One world champion Lando Norris took pole position for Saturday’s Miami Grand Prix sprint race with Mercedes’ title leader Kimi Antonelli second fastest to deny McLaren a one-two on the starting grid. Norris lapped the Hard Rock Stadium with a best time of one minute 27.869 seconds, beating last year’s teenage sprint pole sitter by 0.222. Australian teammate Oscar Piastri will […]

Minnesota starting quarterback Drake Lindsey was arrested Friday for allegedly using a fake ID and for possessing alcohol as a minor. The arrest took place in Lindsey’s native Arkansas, where Fayetteville police responded to a call from a bar in town about a possible fake identification. Per a preliminary police report, the 20-year-old Lindsey admitted to owning the ID and said he drank alcohol before going to the bar. He […]

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — The longtime president of Bard College announced his retirement Friday, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship with Jeffrey Epstein than was previously known. Leon Botstein, who has been president of the small, liberal arts college inn New York for a half century, will retire at the end of June, he wrote in an email provided to The Associated Press by […]

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Friday that Washington was “troubled” by a Cambodian appeals court’s decision that upheld a 27-year sentence for former opposition leader Kem Sokha for his treason conviction. Here are some details: • The appeals court decision on Thursday was another blow to an opposition decimated by the ruling party’s long-running crackdown. • Kem Sokha, 72, co-founder of […]

May 1 (Reuters) – Bankrupt discount carrier Spirit Airlines is preparing to cease operations around 3 a.m. on Saturday (0700 GMT), two people close to the discussions, who declined to be named as the information is private, told Reuters late on Friday. One of the people said that Spirit board meeting ended without an agreement to rescue the company. (Reporting by Sabrina Valle in New York and Shivani Tanna in […]