Author: Associated Press

Update on the latest in sports:

Raiders, Chargers tap ex-49ers exec for LA-area stadium push

Iraq War vet Phil Klay wins Chautauqua Award, a $7,500 prize

Tyler Johnson scores hat trick; Lightning even series

NBA lottery still creating hope and headlines after 30 years

Seahawks’ Williams to undergo surgery for kidney cancer

Saints sign receiver Josh Morgan and 4 other tryout players

South Carolina puts NCAA hopes on line in SEC tournament

Tannehill signs $77.7 million, 4-year extension with Miami

B.B. King viewing Friday in Vegas before Mississippi burial

Clooney, mayor to help open 1 World Trade Center observatory

Wizards PG John Wall says his left hand won’t need surgery

Illinois assistant hoops coach leaves amid player concerns

Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj lead with BET Awards nominations

Appeals court sides with Google in anti-Muslim film case

Germans Kerber, Lisicki advance at Nuremberg Cup

Steve Johnson, Sam Querrey advance at Open de Nice

Triathlon latest to break with SportAccord over Vizer attack

Flyers name North Dakota’s Hakstol new head coach

Update on the latest in sports:

South Africa: Judge sentences retired tennis champ Bob Hewitt to 6 years in prison for rape.

South Africa: Bob Hewitt gets 6 years in prison for rape

Kerry singles out North Korea for Internet abuse

Robert De Niro opens Asia’s 1st Nobu Hotel in Philippines

Japan plans to scale back Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium

Rockets oust Clippers…Ducks open with win…Braves’ Miller stymies Marlins

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Update on the latest religion news

Japanese figure skater Mao Asada to attempt comeback

Rock star defends cop who helped him use police helicopter

Former Temple defensive lineman Adrian Robinson dies at 25

Rockets advance…Ducks top Hawks…Miller flirts with gem…Marlins fire Redmond…McIlroy wins

Leroux and Wambach each score twice, US beats Mexico 5-1

Sunday only 9th day of 7 or more shutouts in MLB history

Train crash victims mourned at memorial service

NYC rapper Chinx killed in early morning shooting

Detroit R&B-jazz singer Ortheia Barnes-Kennerly dead at 70

Volvo Ocean Race teams depart Newport for 7th leg

Multiple Fatalities Reported in Texas Biker Gang Shooting

Update on the latest in sports:

‘Pitch Perfect 2’ leaves ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ in the dust

Contador retains Giro lead but loses 1 second to Aru

Billboard Awards to show Taylor Swift, Mariah Carey, Kanye

Records offer murky view into Affleck’s ancestor and slavery

Qualifying delayed after Carpenter’s crash

Tennis hall uses $3M museum makeover to detail game’s impact

Organizers want to move Italian Open to new location in Rome

Update on the latest in sports:

Cannes swoons for ‘Carol,’ Todd Haynes’ ’50s lesbian romance

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