Turner's media moves reshaped sports and pro wrestling

 

ATLANTA — Ted Turner, the media executive who bought the Atlanta Braves in the 1970s and later rebranded a wrestling company as World Championship Wrestling, died Wednesday. He used the TBS superstation and TNT to broadcast sports and wrestling nationally; WCW outpaced the World Wrestling Federation in television ratings for...

Rays Sweep Blue Jays; Mariners, Dodgers Post Wins

 

Tampa, Fla. Shane McClanahan extended his scoreless streak to 16 2/3 innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep, marking the Rays' 12th win in 13 games and another strong home performance. In Seattle Wednesday, Bryan Woo struck out nine...

Chopra and Bloom set to lead survival thriller Reset

 

Los Angeles — On May 7, Priyanka Chopra and Orlando Bloom were announced as the leads of Reset, a survival thriller directed by Matt Smukler. The report states production will begin in August and that the screenplay is by Jordan Rawlins; casting and production credits were confirmed by Deadline and...

Phillies rally, then falter; Athletics dominate finale game

 

PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Wednesday, when Edmundo Sosa delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth and Adolis García homered; Brandon Marsh collected three hits and the victory improved Philadelphia to 8-1 under interim manager Don Mattingly. The Athletics had led...

Sonny Gray returns as Red Sox complete sweep of Tigers

 

DETROIT — Sonny Gray returned from a hamstring injury to start for the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night, pitching five innings and allowing four hits, two walks and striking out two as Boston completed a 4-0, three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers. Jack Flaherty started for Detroit, striking out...

Roberts Defends Supreme Court Amid Questions About Partisanship

 

Hershey, Pa. Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday that Supreme Court justices are not 'political actors,' insisting unpopular court decisions are based solely on the law rather than on policy. He told listeners that people often assume the justices are making policy choices when they are interpreting legal texts, and...

Sabres' power-play surge lifts Buffalo to Game One

 

BUFFALO — The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference second-round series on Wednesday night, as Bowen Byram and Ryan McLeod converted power-play goals while Josh Doan and Jordan Greenway also scored and Alex Lyon made 26 saves to help build an early...

Alabama lawmakers advance special-election, redistricting measures

 

MONTGOMERY, Ala. On the third day of the special session this week, Gov. Kay Ivey and Republican legislators advanced HB1 to require special elections in U.S. House districts 1, 2, 6 and 7 after court-drawn map adjustments; the House saw a Democratic caucus filibuster while the Senate vote included disruptions...

Hurricanes Dominate Flyers, Take Commanding 3-0 Series Lead

 

PHILADELPHIA -- The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday night, taking a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference second-round series. Jordan Staal, Andrei Svechnikov and Jalen Chatfield scored, Frederik Andersen started in net for Carolina, and the Flyers failed to convert multiple power-play...

New York stocks jump as chipmakers drive rally

 

U.S. equities opened sharply higher on Wednesday, extending a technology-led rally that has pushed major indexes to fresh all-time highs. Advanced Micro Devices surged about 18% in premarket trading after reporting solid earnings, while Walt Disney gained roughly 4%, helping lift broader sentiment. The PHLX Semiconductor Index has broken into...