Man arrested after trespassing twice in one day at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s home in Los Angeles

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As evidence mounts in an alleged sign-stealing scheme involving Michigan football and a low-level staffer who reportedly is at the center of an NCAA investigation, how this could ultimately affect the program and head coach Jim Harbaugh is unclear.

Bobby “Bingo ” Smith, a small forward who helped the Cleveland Cavaliers climb from expansion team to playoff contender in the 1970s, has died. He was 77. The Cavs announced Smith’s passing on Thursday night. There was no immediate known cause of death. Smith had battled health issues in recent years. He's one of seven former players to have his number retired by Cleveland. Smith  he was selected by Cleveland in the 1970 expansion draft. He led the Cavs in scoring in the 1974-75 season, and the following year Smith helped Cleveland make the playoffs for the first time. The Cavs rallied to upset the heavily favored Washington Bullets in a seven-game series now known as the “Miracle of Richfield.”

The Philadelphia 76ers went to Milwaukee without James Harden and the NBA wants to know why. They league, which strengthened its rules about resting healthy players this summer, is investigating the reasons behind Harden’s absence from the 76ers’ nationally televised season opener against the Bucks. Harden wants to be traded and was away from the Sixers recently until returning this week. Coach Nick Nurse said Wednesday that the point guard wouldn’t travel with the team so he could work on rebuilding his conditioning with team staff members at the 76ers’ training facility. The player participation policy requires teams to demonstrate an approved reason for a star player to miss national TV games.

Saquon Barkley has played once against the New York Jets in a regular-season game and the Giants running back recalled the experience was fun. He said there was a lot of juice to the game in 2019 and fan excitement in the contest the Jets won 34-27. The Giants (2-5) and Jets (3-3) will renew that experience Sunday when they meet at MetLife Stadium in what will be a home game for Barkley and company. The one thing Barkley recalls from the 2019 game was his rushing total. He gained 1 yard on 13 carries, his worst game as a pro.

LOS ANGELES — Kelly Stafford doesn't want her young daughters to see "a lot of butts" while watching their father play football for the Rams at SoFi Stadium.

NEW YORK — Alleged crypto criminal Sam Bankman-Fried took the stand at his multibillion-dollar fraud trial Thursday, but not in front of the jury that will decide his fate — just yet.

Adolis García has gone from being twice designated for assignment to becoming a record-setting AL Championship Series MVP who is now in the World Series. And all that came after the 30-year-old slugger defected from Cuba in hopes of playing in the big leagues. He is in the World Series with the Texas Rangers, the second team that dropped him from their roster. García says it's been a long journey, and was a touch decision at the time, but definitely worth it. He's in his third season with Texas, which hosts Game 1 of the World Series against Arizona on Friday night.

Republican lawmakers edge closer to pushing to expel Rep. George Santos from House

Tyson Bagent generated plenty of headlines in leading the Chicago Bears to a victory in his first NFL start. The undrafted rookie gets a chance on a prime-time stage to show he is more than a one-game wonder. Bagent and the Bears travel to Southern California to face the reeling Los Angeles Chargers Sunday night. Chicago has won two of three since a 14-game losing streak while Los Angeles has dropped two straight. Bagent gets the start again with Justin Fields sidelined due to a dislocated thumb. He will face a Chargers defense ranked last against the pass at 310 yards per game.

Supporters of a ballot measure that would enshrine abortion rights in the Ohio Constitution are far outraising their anti-abortion opponents in the months leading up to the November election. Campaign filings show the pro-Issue 1 campaign brought in nearly $29 million from donors since Sept. 8. The campaign against the amendment raised just under $10 million in the same time period. Much of the money in support of abortion rights has come from out-of-state donors and groups. Data from the campaign ad spending tracker AdImpact shows abortion rights groups are on track to outspend anti-abortion groups by about $7 million through Election Day.

Frank Clark didn’t question whether he’d be ready to play this Sunday just days after making his return to the Seattle Seahawks. He wants to wear the throwback uniforms the Seahawks will debut this week against Cleveland. Clark can also be of help to a group of defensive ends that took a hit this week when Uchenna Nwosu was lost to a pectoral injury. Nwosu's injury cleared the way for Clark to return to the team where he got his start in the NFL. Clark was a second-round pick by Seattle in 2015 and spent four seasons with the Seahawks before being traded to Kansas City in 2019.

An Idaho woman is suing her one-time fertility doctor, saying he secretly used his own sperm to inseminate her 34 years ago. It's the latest in a string of such cases brought as at-home DNA sampling enables people to learn more about their ancestry. Sixty-seven-year-old Sharon Hayes of Hauser, Idaho, said in the lawsuit that she sought fertility care from Dr. David R. Claypool, an obstetrician and gynecologist in Spokane, Washington, in 1989 after she and her then-husband had been unable to conceive. Her 33-year-old daughter, Brianna Hayes, said she learned who her biological father was last year after submitting her DNA to the genetic testing and ancestry website 23andMe. Claypool's attorney declined to comment.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Court of Appeals has denied a request by a former Kansas City police detective to be released again on bond while appealing his conviction in the shooting death of a Black man.

While Atlantis — a fabled continent said to have been swallowed by the sea — continues to elude its seekers, another long-lost and less famous land mass has been discovered at the bottom of the ocean.

Here’s a look back at Week 7’s action, and fantasy advice for the week ahead:

Atlanta coach Arthur Smith acknowledged returning to coach against the Tennessee Titans after 10 years with the franchise will be weird. This also is an alumni weekend for former Houston Oilers and Titans. That means Smith will see even more familiar faces Sunday than usual not counting the former Titans now working for the Falcons. Smith says it's easy to pretend this game doesn't mean more even as it obviously does. His Falcons sit atop the NFC South. The Titans have lost two straight and 11 of 13. They've also become sellers before the NFL trade deadline with Derrick Henry possibly next.

Despite the Ravens scoring 38 points and racking up more than 500 yards of offense in their 38-6 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback and NFL analyst Kurt Warner saw a lot of room for improvement.

MIAMI — A new chief trainer at Miami Seaquarium, appointed by the marine park’s owner, The Dolphin Company, declared himself superior to the attending veterinarian and told employees to disregard her instructions, creating a stressful environment for staff and animals, according to the lates…

Information about Wednesday night’s mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine is still taking shape, but officials confirmed Thursday that 18 people were killed and more than a dozen were wounded when a gunman who remained at large Thursday evening brought madness to an unsuspecting town.

Dalvin Cook expected more opportunities with the New York Jets. Carl Lawson envisioned being a bigger part of the defense. Both are frustrated with their reduced roles and their names have been mentioned in recent trade rumors. Cook signed a 1-year, $7 million contract with the Jets during training camp and has been used only sparingly through the Jets’ first six games. Lawson dealt with a back injury in training camp that lingered and he has just three total tackles, two quarterback pressures and no sacks in limited snaps.

Right-hander Merrill Kelly will start Game 2 of the World Series for the Arizona Diamondbacks and rookie Brandon Pfaadt will start Game 3 when the championship moves to Phoenix. Zac Gallen starts Friday night’s opener for Arizona and Nathan Eovaldi will be on the mound for Texas. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said he will wait until Friday to announce his Game 2 pitcher.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The first commandment of sports journalism is quite simple, “Thou Shalt Not Cheer In The Press Box.”

TULKAREM, West Bank — The funeral started loudly, with dozens of automatic rifles firing into the air and men chanting as they carried the body of 15-year-old Ali Khazneh, wrapped in Palestinian flags, from the mosque to the cemetery crowded with mourners.

Overlooked by oddsmakers and angered by analysts, the Arizona Diamondbacks find themselves in a Surprise Series against the also unexpected Texas Rangers. But the mindsets couldn’t be more different ahead of Friday night’s opener in Major League Baseball’s third all-wild card title matchup. The Diamondbacks listen to all the slights and keep track of them. The Rangers say they ignore all the outside chatter. Zac Gallen starts the opener for the Diamondbacks and Nathan Eovaldi will be on the mound for the Rangers.

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has defended teammate Alejandro Garnacho after the winger used gorilla emojis in a social media post about him. The 19-year-old Argentina international posted a photo of players congratulating Onana for stopping a penalty in United’s 1-0 win over Copenhagen in the Champions League. Garnacho used two gorilla emojis above the photo in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. It was then deleted. Onana, who is Black, wrote on his Instagram Story that he understood what Garnacho meant, saying it was about “power & strength.” He says the matter "should go no further.”

MOSCOW, Idaho — The judge overseeing the case of Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students last year, on Thursday denied the defense’s push to dismiss the grand jury indictment based on a purported error in instruction to the jurors.

The Denver Broncos are out to snap a pair of ignominious streaks Sunday when they host the Chiefs just 17 days after losing for the 16th consecutive time to Kansas City. The Broncos are seeking their first victory over the Chiefs since Week 2 of the 2015 season. If they lose to them again Sunday, that will tie the Rams' 17-game skid against the 49ers 1990s, which is the second-longest ever. The record is 20 consecutive losses by the Bills to the Dolphins in the 1970s. Another streak the Broncos would like to end is their 0-11 mark against Patrick Mahomes.

Alvin Kamara and Jonathan Taylor have been two of the most successful and versatile running backs in the NFL. On Sunday, they will be on opposite sidelines for the first time when the New Orleans Saints visit Indianapolis. Both missed the first part of the season, but seem to be rounding into midseason form. The Saints are trying to snap a two-game losing streak against a foe it has beaten four straight times. The Colts also have lost two straight since quarterback Gardner Minshew replaced injured rookie Anthony Richardson as the starter.

Officials say a Houston-area deputy accused of fatally shooting a man while confronting him after a shoplifting incident has been indicted by a grand jury for murder. Harris County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Garrett Hardin has been charged in the July 2022 death of Roderick Brooks. Hardin was indicted on Thursday. Hardin’s attorney previously has said his actions were legal and he would be exonerated. Body camera footage released by the sheriff's office shows Hardin and Garrett struggling over the deputy's stun gun during a confrontation before Hardin fatally shot him. If convicted of murder, Hardin could be sentenced to up to life in prison.

CHICAGO — The man accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and severely injuring his mother days after the Hamas attack was indicted by a Will County grand jury on hate crime, murder and other charges, prosecutors said Thursday.

Over the course of 12 months, an area of Great Plains grasslands bigger than the state of Delaware was erased from the map.

A brief history of Rugby World Cup matches between New Zealand and South Africa before they meet again on Saturday in the final at Stade de France.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting defensive tackle Vita Vea was inactive against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night because of a groin injury. Buccaneers starting quarterback Baker Mayfield and receiver Chris Godwin were active after being listed as questionable to play. Starting guard Matt Feiler had already been ruled out due to a knee injury. For Buffalo, starting defensive tackle Ed Oliver was set to return after missing one game with a toe injury. Cornerback Josh Norman was set to make his season debut after the Bills elevated the 12th-year player from their practice squad earlier in the day.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Throughout the Dolphins’ injury waves of 2022 and ’23, there’s been one major constant — wide receiver Tyreek Hill. He’s one of the few players, and definitely the best player, to play in all 25 games of the Mike McDaniel era.

Comedians John Mulaney and Pete Davidson are "devastated" by the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, where 18 people were killed on Wednesday.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of a 39-member global advisory panel to report on international governance of artificial intelligence and its risks, challenges and key opportunities. The U.N. chief told a news conference Thursday the gender-balanced, geographically diverse group which spans generations will issue preliminary recommendations by the end of the year and final recommendations by the summer of 2024.