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Suzuki drives in 3 runs as Cubs hold off Ohtani, Dodgers for 9-7 victory

CHICAGO — Seiya Suzuki had three RBIs and Michael Busch homered against his former team, helping the Chicago Cubs beat Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-7 on Friday. Dansby Swanson also connected as Chicago earned its fifth consecutive win after dropping its first two games of the season. Ian Happ added a key two-run triple on a windy, sun-splashed afternoon, and Nick Madrigal had two hits. “It’s a really good start offensively for us,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. “Just the at-bats throughout the lineup, that’s going to produce runs. Just tough at-bats, ...

Within the aftermath of the Moscow concert hall attack, is a harsher era under Putin in the works?

The Associated Press Video and photos of suspects in a mass shooting show them apparently being brutalized by Russian security forces—without any rebuke from authorities. A top Kremlin official urges that hit squads be sent to assassinate Ukrainian officials. Senior lawmakers call for restoring capital punishment, abolished decades ago. The aftermath of the Moscow concert hall attack that killed 145 people in the bloodiest assault in Russia in two decades seems to be setting the stage for even harsher rule by President Vladimir Putin following his highly orchestrated electoral ...

UConn’s tough road leads to Final Four clash with Clark, Iowa

The Associated Press CLEVELAND — Geno Auriemma keeps waiting for it to all fall apart. Keeps waiting for the injuries that have shortened UConn’s rotation and frazzled his nerves to become too much. For the Huskies to falter under the weight of it all. Only, it keeps not happening. Not during a regular season in which do-everything guard Paige Bueckers looked — and more importantly, played — injury-free for the first time in three years. Not during a Big East Tournament that ended the way they almost always seem to end when the Huskies are involved: their Hall of Fame coach ...

A’s announce plans to play next 3 seasons in Sacramento

The Associated Press WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Athletics will leave Oakland after this season and play temporarily at a minor league park near Sacramento until their planned new stadium in Las Vegas is built. The A’s announced the decision to play at the home of the Sacramento River Cats from 2025-27 with an option for 2028 on Thursday after being unable to reach an agreement to extend their lease in Oakland during that time. Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé, who also owns the minor league River Cats, said the region has the potential to become a “mecca for ...

Clippers overcome Jokic’s triple-double, rally from 17 down to edge Nuggets 102-100

The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Paul George scored 28 points, James Harden added 20 and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame an early 17-point deficit to beat the Denver Nuggets 102-100 on Thursday night. The Clippers snapped a five-game skid at home despite the absence of Kawhi Leonard, who missed his second straight game because of a sore right knee. “All in all, it was a good win for us,” Harden said. “The first quarter we got down and didn’t panic and the second quarter we made some shots. Defensively, we locked in.” Nikola Jokic had 36 points, 17 rebounds and 10 ...

Washington’s ‘Job Creation’ Circus Is Hitting the Road

In the grand circus of politics, where elephants and donkeys alike perform under the big top, there’s one act that never fails to draw a crowd: the venerable “job creation” routine. Putting people back to work, especially those without col-lege degrees and in the manufacturing world, is in the center ring. Unfortunately, when you look behind the smoke, mirrors and rabbits hidden in hats, you’ll see that promises to rebuild America through industrial policy are just plain old corporate welfare. Industrial policy has made an amazing comeback. In its name, the Biden administration ...