Salvage crews wait for chance to board a freighter burning for 2 days off the Dutch coast
A statement from Ohio State's wrestling coach says two-time Big Ten champion Sammy Sasso has been shot in Columbus. The statement says Sasso is in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Columbus Dispatch reports that police said a call came in around 8:30 p.m. Friday for a shooting near the University District. Sasso was reportedly found in an alley and taken to a hospital in serious condition. Ryan says Sasso continues to be monitored at the hospital. Sasso is a two-time NCAA runner-up.
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Officials say a New Jersey power outage a week ago was due to an unlikely culprit — a fish. Sayreville police say a fish was found on a transformer after the Aug. 12 outage, and they suspect a bird dropped it. They dubbed the fish Gilligan and called him “a hard working family man.” Jersey Central Power and Light Company spokesperson Chris Hoenig said animals are a common cause of power outages but they're usually squirrels — “fish are not on the list of frequent offenders.” He said the area has a lot of ospreys, which were on the state’s endangered species list until less than a decade ago.
Denny Hamlin will start from the pole at Watkins Glen International on Sunday. It's the third time the NASCAR driver will lead the Cup Series field to the green flag at a road course this season. Hamlin turned the two fastest laps in the final round of qualifying to edge William Byron for the top spot. Hamlin covered the 14-turn course in 70.392 seconds and reached a top speed of 125.298 mph. Byron was second at 124.961 mph. Hamlin felt like he could have been even better but says "you can’t nitpick when you’re that good.”
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Lyon has two losses and no points to start the French league after falling to Montpellier 4-1. Lyon striker and goal-scorer Lacazette was so overwhelmed with frustration that he was sent off in the 80th minute for a bad foul on Teji Savanier. Montpellier earned its first win after drawing with Le Havre 2-2 on the opening weekend. The lack of quality in Lyon was glaring as the host struggled to create chances and was let down by poor defending. Lyon desperately needs reinforcements to contend for European spots but severe financial contraints imposed by the league’s financial watchdog have hampered the club’s recruitment efforts this summer.
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center got even busier Saturday now looking at five weather systems with potential to form into the year’s next tropical depression or storm including one that will bring rain as it moves across South Florida this weekend.
Pape Matar Sarr scored early in the second half and Lisandro Martinez added an own goal to give Tottenham a 2-0 win over Manchester United in the English Premier League. It was just the kind of result manager Ange Postecoglou needed in his first home game to build a sense of belief as the club moves on from the departure of Kane to Bayern Munich. Sarr put Spurs ahead after Dejan Kulusevski’s low cross was deflected into the path of the midfielder, who slotted it into the roof of the net from close range. Spurs doubled their lead with a bit of fortune as substitute Ivan Perisic sent a low cross into the area that deflected in off Martinez.
The Philadelphia Phillies placed left-handed pitcher Ranger Suárez in the 15-day injured list with a strained right hamstring. Manager Rob Thomson said the team would return to a five-man rotation while Suárez was sidelined. Suarez, whose injured list stint is retroactive to Wednesday, said he felt fine during pregame work Wednesday in Toronto before feeling soreness. He underwent an MRI exam Friday, which he said revealed a grade 1 strain. Suárez is 2-6 with a 3.88 ERA in 17 starts. Philadelphia recalled right-hander Andrew Bellatti from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take his active roster spot. Bellatti had a 5.06 ERA in 19 appearances with the Phillies earlier this season.
LOS ANGELES — With Hurricane Hilary barreling toward Southern California, officials are monitoring how the intense rain will impact critical infrastructure such as freeways, bridges and power lines.
Guatemalans vote for president on Sunday after an acrimonious campaign marred by prosecutor raids on the electoral authority and criticism from the U.S. government.
A fast-moving wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and left one person dead. The blaze started on the west side of Medical Lake, a town west of Spokane, at about 12:30 p.m. Friday. That is according to a Washington State Department of Natural Resources spokesperson. The fire grew to 14.8 square miles by Saturday morning, with zero containment. The burned structures were a mixture of homes and outbuildings. Spokesperson Isabelle Hoygaard said Saturday evacuations were ordered for the town as winds blew the flames south. It burned through the south side of the town and then jumped Interstate 90 Friday night, forcing its closure. It remained closed in both directions Saturday.
England’s preparations for the Rugby World Cup have been plunged into further chaos after Billy Vunipola was red-carded for a dangerous tackle in a 29-10 loss to top-ranked Ireland in a warmup match illuminated by a stunning late try by Keith Earls. Vunipola is the only specialist No. 8 in England’s World Cup squad. He saw his yellow card upgraded to a red by the newly introduced bunker review system after smashing his right shoulder into the face of Ireland prop Andrew Porter in the 53rd minute at Lansdowne Road. A disciplinary panel will determine the length of Vunipola’s suspension but he is in danger of missing the start of the World Cup. So is captain Owen Farrell, who missed the match in Dublin amid his own disciplinary process.
Howard Hubbard, a retired Catholic bishop who acknowledged covering up allegations of sexual abuse in his upstate New York diocese and recently married a woman in a civil ceremony, has died after suffering from a massive stroke. He was 84. He passed away at Albany Medical Center on Saturday after being hospitalized days prior. Hubbard was known as a champion of social justice causes during his long tenure leading the Albany, New York-based diocese from 1977 to 2014. But his reputation suffered as the church became engulfed in sexual abuse scandals.
Britney Spears has finally broken her silence on her split from Sam Asghari, who filed for divorce from the popstar earlier this week.
The coup leaders of Niger and its allies are preparing to counter possible military intervention from a regional bloc aimed at reinstating the democratic government of President Mohamed Bazoum, who was deposed in July.
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rowdy Tellez has rejoined the team after spending six weeks on the injured list. The Brewers announced before their Saturday game with the Texas Rangers that they have reinstated Tellez and optioned infielder Abraham Toro to Triple-A Nashville. The 28-year-old Tellez went on the injured list with a right forearm issue July 5 and then hurt his left ring finger to delay his return. Tellez hit 35 homers in 2022 but has struggled this year. He’s batting .213 with a .285 on-base percentage, .388 slugging percentage, 12 homers and 36 RBIs in 79 games.
New Orleans Saints say tight end Jimmy Graham was in the midst of a “medical episode” and was disoriented when he was taken into custody in the Los Angeles area and transported to a hospital. Graham was stopped by police on Friday night while reportedly wandering in traffic and booked on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance. The Saints say Graham has been evaluated by team doctor John Amoss and released from a hospital on Saturday morning. He was back with the team as it prepared for a preseason game on Sunday night against the Los Angeles Chargers.
LOS ANGELES — With Hurricane Hilary fast bearing down on the region and rain already beginning to fall in desert areas, Southern California is bracing for rare and potentially destructive tropical storm-force winds and heavy precipitation in the next 36 hours.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Sweden to start a new round of talks with allies on weapons systems that could strengthen the country’s defenses and boost a slow-moving offensive to take back land occupied by Russia.
As days turn into weeks, the odds are growing longer for families hoping to be reunited with missing loved ones after a fire swept across Hawaii's town of Lahaina. But some remain undeterred as they continue their search for those still unaccounted for. Maui resident Kevin Baclig says he's not ready to give up looking for his wife and in-laws, while Leona Castillo hopes to soon hear from her son. She hopes he was able to outrun the fire. The list of the missing has dwindled over the days, as loved ones reunite with other loved ones and as authorities identify more remains.
Thousands more residents of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands have fled their homes as a wildfire that authorities deemed “out of control” raged on for a fourth day. The regional government for the Canary Islands says that 4,000 more people were ordered to evacuate on Saturday. That's in addition to the 4,500 people who were forced to move out of harm’s way on Friday. That figure of more than 8,000 evacuees is expected to rise, and perhaps sharply. Emergency services for the Canary Islands says the number of evacuees “could surpass 26,000” according to provisional calculations based on the island’s census. Spain is setting new heat records this year amid a prolonged drought that has authorities on alert for wildfires.
LOS ANGELES — Weather officials have issued an unprecedented tropical storm warning in Southern California ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Hilary, as the region faces the threat of powerful winds and the potential for what forecasters called life-threatening and "potentially catastrophic" …
LOS ANGELES — By the time the weakened Hurricane Hilary hits Southern California, it will have turned into a massive tropical storm that will likely cover the entire region, from the Pacific Ocean in Los Angeles County to the Colorado River.
Bryan Mbeumo scored twice as Brentford beat 10-man Fulham 3-0 away in a west London derby in the English Premier League. Yoane Wissa also played a key role, putting Brentford ahead shortly before the halftime break after a defensive mistake by Fulham and then earning a penalty that also saw Tim Ream sent off for a second booking. Mbeumo converted from the spot for the second week in a row after his composed effort rooted goalkeeper Bernd Leno to the spot as the ball went in via the left post. Kristoffer Ajer’s well-timed cross found Mbeumo for another goal in injury time.
General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has agreed to cut its fleet of San Francisco robotaxis in half as authorities investigate two recent crashes in the city. The state Department of Motor Vehicles asked for the reduction after a Cruise vehicle without a human driver collided with an unspecified emergency vehicle on Thursday. The DMV said Cruise will have no more than 50 driverless vehicles in operation during the day and 150 in operation at night. The development comes just over a week after regulators allowed Cruise and Google spinoff Waymo to operate autonomous robotaxis throughout San Francisco at all hours. Cruise said its vehicle identified the emergency vehicle and braked at an intersection with limited visibility. But it couldn't avoid a crash.
Liverpool overcame an early deficit and a disputed red card to beat Bournemouth 3-1 at Anfield in the English Premier League for its first win of the season. Bournemouth stunned the host by taking the lead through Antoine Semenyo in just the third minute after Liverpool turned the ball over cheaply deep inside its own half. But Luis Diaz equalized with an acrobatic volley in the 28th and Mohamed Salah converted the rebound of his saved penalty to put Liverpool ahead. Alexis Mac Allister was then shown a straight red card in the 58th. Liverpool's Diogo Jota was on hand to turn in the rebound after Szoboszlai’s deflected shot was palmed away by Neto in the 62nd.
Solly March has scored two goals in a four-minute span of the second half to help Brighton rout Wolverhampton 4-1 in the English Premier League. The English winger had a career-high seven league goals last year. He scored his second and third of this campaign shortly after halftime at Molineux Stadium. Kaoru Mitoma and Pervis Estupiñan netted for the visitors before the break. Hwang Hee-Chan got the home team on the board in the 61st with a header from a corner. That’s back-to-back routs for manager Roberto De Zerbi’s team which beat promoted Luton 4-1 in the season opener.
Former Minnesota Gov. Al Quie, a moderate Republican known for working across the aisle as both governor and as a congressman, has died. He was 99. His son, Joel Quie, says he died of natural causes late Friday at his home in Wayzata. Al Quie represented southern Minnesota’s 1st District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1958 to 1979. He returned home and defeated Democrat Rudy Perpich in the 1978 gubernatorial race. But his single term turned rocky amid a budget shortfall in the early 1980s, and he opted not to seek reelection. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Jeremie Frimpong has scored one goal and set up another for Bayer Leverkusen to defeat Leipzig 3-2 in their opening game of the Bundesliga. Stuttgart showed no ill-effect from losing captain Wataru Endo to Liverpool the previous day as both Serhou Guirassy and Silas Katompa Mvumpa scored twice in a 5-0 rout of visiting Bochum. Promoted Heidenheim slumped to a 2-0 loss at Wolfsburg on its Bundesliga debut. Tomáš Čvančara scored a late penalty to rescue a 4-4 draw for Borussia Mönchengladbach at Augsburg. Freiburg defeated Hoffenheim 2-1 away.
