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LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Dejected but still proud of France’s World Cup team, French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated Argentina and Argentines for their win in Sunday’s final. “We are first of all very sad, very disappointed,” Macron told reporters in Qatar. He sought to console Kylian Mbappe and other France players in the locker room, and said he told them that “they made us all immensely proud, and made us […]

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Brink had 21 points, a season-best 17 rebounds, six blocked shots to match her career high and a key 3-pointer before the third-quarter buzzer that gave Stanford much-needed momentum, and the second-ranked Cardinal rallied past Tennessee 77-70 on Sunday. Haley Jones contributed 19 points and 12 rebounds while Hannah Jump scored 19 points and knocked down a decisive 3 with 1:15 left as Stanford (11-1) […]

RUNNEMEDE, N.J. (AP) — The ball New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit for his American League-record 62nd home run has sold for $1.5 million at auction. The price is the second highest paid for a baseball auction, according to Goldin Executive Chairman and Founder Ken Goldin. He identified the buyer as a prominent Midwestern businessman and collector. Bidding on the ball opened on Nov. 29 and ended Saturday. The […]

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Te-Hina Paopao, Endyia Rogers and Ahlise Hurst all scored 15 points, and No. 16 Oregon shut down one of the nation’s top offenses, routing Charleston 97-33 on Sunday. Charleston, averaging 77.8 points per game, scored 12 points in the middle two quarters and shot 20% for the game. In picking up their fifth consecutive win, the Ducks had five players in double-figure scoring, made 15 3-pointers […]

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark made up for a tough shooting day by making 13 of 14 free throws and scoring 26 points and No. 12 Iowa used a big advantage at the foul line to defeat Northern Iowa 88-74 on Sunday. Iowa (9-3) took the lead with an 11-0 run in the middle of the second quarter but struggled to put away the Panthers (5-4), who pushed […]

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas police recruit died of natural causes while attending a law enforcement academy where there are “concerning issues with the culture of the training program,” according to a case file reviewed by a local prosecutor. The July death of Patrolman Vincent “Vinny” Parks was initially the subject of a criminal investigation by Arkansas State Police. Parks, 38, died on his first day of training at […]

Tunisia: Despite Historic Low Turnout, Election Likely To Enable Saied To Get IMF Loan Loan requires painful economic reforms By Debbie Mohnblatt/The Media Line Tunisia’s opposition alliance called for the country’s President Kais Saied to “immediately” resign a day after legislative elections were held on Saturday. The elections were boycotted by most of the opposition parties, resulting in the lowest turnout in the country’s history with just 8.8% of the […]

Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi provided more drama leading up to Sunday’s early NFL games on Fox than Howie Long and Terry Bradshaw. Sunday’s World Cup final in Qatar between Argentina and France went to extra time and penalty kicks, bumping Fox’s “NFL Sunday” pregame show off the air. The fútbol ended just in time for Americans to catch kickoff for the football at 1 p.m. EST. Argentina’s Gonzalo Montiel […]

Rare Artifacts From Hanukkah Story Found in Old Storage Box at Jerusalem Museum 2,200-year-old arrowheads, sling bullets from Maccabean Revolt set to go on display at Tower of David Museum By Maya Margit/ The Media Line Rare artifacts connected to the story of Hanukkah were discovered inside a dusty old storage box at the Tower of David Museum in Jerusalem and will be displayed to the public for the first […]