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Kevin Durant becomes minority owner of powerhouse French club Paris Saint-Germain in latest investment
Kevin Durant just won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but a medal isn't the only think he picked up in Paris. The two-time NBA champion and 14-time All-Star has become a minority investor in French club Paris Saint-Germain. Durant announced the investment through Boardroom, his media and entertainment business,...
USWNT, Spain take home Olympic gold & Leagues Cup is back in action | The Cooligans
The United States women’s national team took home the gold medal after defeating Brazil 1-0 in the final match of the 2024 Olymics in Paris. Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros discuss the Emma Hayes effect on the team, Naomi Irma’s incredible Olympics and the USWNT’s “triple espresso” attack being lethal.
Jury selection begins for trial of ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas investigative reporter
LAS VEGAS — (AP) — The trial of a Las Vegas-area politician accused of killing an investigative reporter who wrote articles critical of him began Monday, after the judge denied the defendant's last request to dismiss the case and jury selection began. The death of reporter Jeff German...
Banksy unveils new rhino art in an animal-themed collection that has popped up across London
LONDON — (AP) — Street artist Banksy on Monday unveiled a new mural of a rhinoceros that looks like it is climbing on top of a car in London — the eighth animal-themed artwork he has posted in the past week in a collection that includes elephants, a goat, a wolf, pelicans and more.
Dodgers' Mookie Betts will play right field when activated from injured list on Monday
Mookie Betts is returning to the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup on Monday, following a two-month absence due to a fractured left hand. However, the All-Star will be playing a new, but familiar position when he takes the field versus the Milwaukee Brewers. Betts will move back to right field, where he's played most of his career – including during his 2018 MVP season with the Boston Red Sox. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced the decision before Friday's matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Site of deadliest church shooting in US history is torn down over protests by some Texas families
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — (AP) — Crews on Monday tore down a Texas church where a gunman killed more than two dozen worshippers in 2017, using heavy machinery to raze the small building even after some families sought to preserve the scene of the deadliest church shooting in U.S. history.
Trump falsely claims Harris used AI to fake image showing large rally as his obsession with crowd size deepens
Former President Donald Trump has long been obsessed with numbers that signal dominance, like net worth, television ratings, poll results and the attendance figures at his political rallies. In 2016, Trump pointed to the outsized attendance at his campaign stops to dispute the polls that showed Hillary Clinton leading him...
Vance backs Trump's support for a presidential 'say' on Federal Reserve's interest rate policy
WASHINGTON — (AP) — JD Vance has endorsed former President Donald Trump's call for the White House to have "a say" over the Federal Reserve's interest rate policies — a view that runs counter to decades of economicresearch suggesting that politically independent central banks are essential to controlling inflation and maintaining confidence in the global financial system.
Jarren Duran suspended 2 games by Red Sox for shouting homophobic slur at fan who heckled him
BOSTON — (AP) — The Boston Red Sox suspended Jarren Duran for two games on Monday without pay after he shouted a homophobic slur to a fan behind home plate who heckled him in a loss to the Houston Astros a day earlier. The exchange was caught on...
Quake felt from LA to San Diego, swaying buildings and knocking items off shelves but no big damage
LOS ANGELES — (AP) — A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was strongly felt Monday afternoon from the Los Angeles area all the way to San Diego, swaying buildings, rattling dishes and setting off car alarms, but no major damage or injuries were immediately reported. The temblor caused a pipe...
Drop in winds offers hope as Greek firefighters battle huge wildfire scorching the fringes of Athens
ATHENS, Greece — (AP) — A major wildfire raged across the northern suburbs of Athens on Monday, triggering multiple evacuations as swirling winds hampered the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and dozens of water-dropping planes. The blaze started Sunday near Lake Marathon, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) northeast...
FBI says it is investigating after Trump campaign said sensitive documents were hacked by Iran
WASHINGTON — (AP) — The FBI said Monday it is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from the Trump campaign were stolen in a cyber intrusion days after the campaign declared it had been hacked by Iran. The FBI released a brief statement reading, “We can confirm the FBI...
Quiz company sues Michigan State after an Adolf Hitler question was shown at Spartan Stadium in 2023
Michigan State is being sued after a pregame trivia segment at Spartan Stadium showed a question about Adolf Hitler during the 2023 season. The Dutch-based operator of The Quiz Channel filed a federal suit against the school on Friday alleging that Michigan State didn’t have authorization to use its quiz on the stadium video board before the game against Michigan on Oct. 21. The trivia question that appeared on the video board was asking where Hitler was born.
USA Gymnastics denied in appeal to keep Olympic bronze medal for Jordan Chiles
USA Gymnastics announced on Monday that it has been denied in its appeal to retain the Olympic bronze medal awarded to Jordan Chiles in floor routine final at the Paris Games. USAG announced the decision on Monday, a day after filing an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Trump and his allies once cheered hacked materials. No longer, now that they say he's a target
Donald Trump was once a cheerleader of publicizing hacked materials. "Russia, if you're listening," Trump said during a press conference in his 2016 presidential run, when Hillary Clinton's deleted personal emails were a hot topic, "I hope you are able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing." “I think...
Former Cornell student gets 21 months in prison for posting violent threats to Jewish students
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — (AP) — A former Cornell University student arrested for posting statements threatening violence against Jewish people on campus last fall after the start of the war in Gaza was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison. Patrick Dai, of suburban Rochester, New York was accused...
Trump falsely claims a crowd photo from Harris' campaign rally in Detroit was created using AI
WASHINGTON — (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been spreading false claims that an image of thousands of people waiting at Detroit's airport as Democrat Kamala Harris arrived for a campaign rally was fabricated with the help of artificial intelligence. Reporters, photographers and video journalists representing...
Google and Selena Gomez partner to fund teen mental health in the classroom
The unprecedented mental health crisis for children in the United States often surfaces where they spend much of their days: school. With that in mind, Google's philanthropic arm is directly financing high school wellbeing projects on a classroom crowdfunding platform. Google.org on Monday flash funded all mental health-related listings on...
Dodgers activate Mookie Betts from injured list before starting series with Brewers
MILWAUKEE — (AP) — Mookie Betts is back with the Los Angeles Dodgers after missing nearly two months with a broken left hand. The Dodgers announced before their Monday night game with the Milwaukee Brewers that they had activated the eight-time All-Star and 2018 AL MVP from the injured list. The Dodgers' starting lineup had Betts batting second and playing right field.
The Olympics closing ceremony was a spectacle to behold: From Tom Cruise's stunts to the Golden Voyager, see the send-off to the Games in photos
The closing ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics drew the curtain on the Games in a spectacular way. From Cirque du Soleil-inspired acrobats, to a gravity-defying piano performance, to a Mission Impossible-level stunt that only Tom Cruise himself could pull off, the ceremony was an epic send-off for an epic athletic competition.
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