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NASCAR unveils 2027 schedule

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR will return to Naval Base Coronado for another race that recognizes the men and women who serve. The sanctioning body released its 2027 schedule Wednesday. The slate begins at Daytona International Speedway and wraps up back in the Sunshine State at ...

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Fever-Sky game drew big ratings (AP) — The Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky game Sunday averaged 3.31 million viewers on NBC and Peacock to make it the most-watched regular-season WNBA game since the league's inaugural season in 1997. It also was the third-most watched regular-season game ever ...

Big Ten, SEC ban pros from returning to college

(AP) — The Southeastern Conference passed a rule Tuesday banning players who have been drafted by NFL, NBA or WNBA teams or listed on rosters in those leagues, joining the Big Ten in taking a strong stand against an unexpected surge of pro players trying to return to college with the NCAA mired in a sprawling legal fight over eligibility. The SEC's rule goes beyond the one adopted earlier in the day by the Big Ten, which only included football in its decision and is expected address other sports later. The news was the latest in a head-spinning week of court rulings, emergency ...

Judge denies Minnesota’s bid to compel the extradition of an ICE officer from Texas

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday refused to order Texas to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. wrote in an order that he couldn't prevent a county sheriff from releasing Christian Castro or order Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to sign his extradition warrant. The Cameron County sheriff said he would release Castro at midnight. Castro is charged in Minnesota with assault and falsely reporting a crime in the Jan. ...

A federal prisoner with no clear ties to Alaska advances in primary for the state’s US House seat

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A man who is serving time in a federal prison in New York advanced on Wednesday from the primary for Alaska's lone U.S. House seat. Eric Hafner, a registered Democrat, also ran for the seat in 2024 and secured a spot on the general election ballot that November despite a challenge brought by the Alaska Democratic Party. Hafner pleaded guilty in 2022 to charges of making threats against police officers, judges and others. He is set to be released in 2036. The leading candidates in the race are the incumbent, Republican Rep. Nick Begich, and independent Bill ...

Padres blank Pirates 3-0 to avoid sweep

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jackson Merrill doubled, tripled, drove in a run and scored another to help Randy Vásquez reach 10 victories as the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep. The Padres remained in possession of the National League's third ...