Abbott won t throw pitch, rebuffing MLB voting-rights stance
ACACIA CORONADO, Report for America/Associated Press
April 5, 2021
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Lockhart, Texas Feb. 1, 2021: Texas Governor Greg Abbott prepares to deliver his State of the State speech. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News/TNS)Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News/TNSShow MoreShow Less
2of3Fans fill the stands at Globe Life Field during the first inning of a baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays, Monday, April 5, 2021, in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers are set to have the closest thing to a full stadium in pro sports since the coronavirus shutdown more than a year ago.Jeffrey McWhorter/APShow MoreShow Less
Colombia midfielder Viafara gets 11 years on US drug charge
April 1, 2021
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FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2011 file photo, Jhon Viafara of Colombia s Junior de Barranquilla celebrates after scoring against Brazil s Gremio during a Copa Libertadores soccer match in Barranquilla, Colombia. The former midfielder for Colombia s national soccer team was extradited on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 to the U.S. to face drug trafficking charges.Fernando Vergara/AP
SHERMAN, Texas (AP) A former midfielder for Colombia’s national soccer team has been sentenced in a Texas courtroom to more than 11 years in prison for drug trafficking, according to U.S. prosecutors.
Jhon Viafara was sentenced during a hearing in federal court in Sherman, Texas, on Wednesday.
Crowded bars: March Madness or just plain madness?
DON BABWIN, Associated Press
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1of11Jillian Smith takes an order from people at Kilroy s Bar & Grill, Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Indianapolis. The NCAA Tournament and bars were made for each other, with fans of powerhouse teams like Gonzaga and longshots like Colgate pouring in to cheer their teams. Until last year, that is, when COVID-19 blew up everybody’s brackets. This year, the tournament’s back, and bars and restaurants, some shuttered for months, are open for March Madness, though things may look a little different.Darron Cummings/APShow MoreShow Less
2of11Jillian Smith pours a beer for a customer at Kilroy s Bar & Grill, Sunday, March 14, 2021, in Indianapolis. The NCAA Tournament and bars were made for each other, with fans of powerhouse teams like Gonzaga and longshots like Colgate pouring in to cheer their teams. Until last year, that is, when COVID-19 blew up everybody’s brack
UConn frosh Paige Bueckers leads women s AP All-America team
DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer
March 17, 2021
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1of15FILE - Connecticut s Paige Bueckers, right, dances over to teammates while celebrating an NCAA college basketball game win in the Big East tournament finals against Marquette at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn, in this Monday, March 8, 2021, file photo. Bueckers has made The Associated Press All-America first team, announced Wednesday, March 17, 2021.Jessica Hill/APShow MoreShow Less
2of15FILE - Kentucky s Rhyne Howard (10) shoots near South Carolina s Eniya Russel during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., in this Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, file photo. Howard made The Associated Press All-America first team, announced Wednesday, March 17, 2021.James Crisp/APShow MoreShow Less
Gonzaga, Baylor dominate AP All-America teams
DAVE SKRETTA, AP Basketball Writer
March 16, 2021
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1of26FILE - Baylor s Jared Butler (12) brings the ball up the court against Auburn during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Waco, Texas, in this Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, file photo. Butler has made The Associated Press All-America first team, announced Tuesday, March 16, 2021.Chuck Burton/APShow MoreShow Less
2of26FILE - Gonzaga forward Corey Kispert dunks during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against BYU in Spokane, Wash., in this Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, file photo. Kispert has made The Associated Press All-America first team, announced Tuesday, March 16, 2021.Young Kwak/APShow MoreShow Less