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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The past few years, Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid had drifted away from bringing rookies and quarterbacks into training camp a few days early, reasoning that such a veteran team coming off deep playoff runs could do without it. After all, for a decade, the Chiefs had made at least the wild-card round. Many of those seasons ended in February. But the Chiefs collapsed […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Yankees have placed All-Star outfielder Cody Bellinger on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain, a blow to New York’s defense on a team already missing several big bats. The Yankees recalled outfielder Spencer Jones from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre before Sunday night’s game at Philadelphia to take Bellinger’s spot on the roster. New York has been without slugger Aaron Judge since May 31 because […]

HONG KONG (AP) — After spending more than five years in Hong Kong’s prison, former pro-democracy lawmaker Wu Chi-wai finally got to embrace his wife and son in London last week. They wept with joy. But he could be sent back to the Chinese territory this week, far earlier than planned. Wu, former chairman of Hong Kong’s once-largest opposition party, was one of 47 activists charged in 2021 in the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The four American troops killed during renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the Iran war death toll in the Pentagon’s official casualty count but have been placed in a new, separate category. It is raising questions about properly counting the impact to U.S. service members as the Trump administration has escalated strikes on Iran in a […]

MIAMI (AP) — Genevieve has strengthened into a major hurricane in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to intensify well southwest of Mexico but stay far out to sea on a course roughly parallel to the coast. Genevieve had maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kph), making it a Category 3 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. A major hurricane is Category 3 or higher. Genevieve’s […]

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett agreed to a reworked deal that will guarantee him $15.5 million plus incentives, according to multiple reports on Sunday. Brissett could earn $21 million this season if he meets all incentives. He is slated to become a free agent following the season. Brissett has been unhappy with his contract all offseason after starting 12 games in 2025 and being projected as Arizona’s starting quarterback again […]

July 26 (Reuters) – Syria is seeking to reach a security agreement with Israel with the participation of several countries, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said in an interview with Al Jazeera on Sunday. He said the success of the deal could pave the way for comprehensive peace without compromising Syria’s right to the Golan Heights. (reporting by Yasmine Ghania, Muhammad Al Gebaly and Nazih Osseiran; Editing by Chris Reese) Brought […]

Mario Hezonja is returning to the NBA for the first time since 2020 after signing a one-year deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, ESPN reported Sunday. The deal for the Croatia native, who was the fifth overall selection in the 2015 draft, is reportedly worth $2.8 million. Hezonja, 31, has spent the last six years in the EuroLeague and the last four at Real Madrid where he blossomed. Hezonja helped Real […]

VILLAVICIOSA DE ODÓN, Spain (AP) — Elvira Menéndez knows how lucky she is that her house is not a charred ruin like so many others in Spain and France devastated by deadly wildfires. But the 79-year-old retiree can’t help but worry for another family that, like her, fled the raging inferno. “They have been left with nothing,” said about a young family that lives down her son’s street. “The house […]