DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic’s triple-double streak is over as the focus turns to his tender left hamstring. Daniel Gafford is staring down Wilt Chamberlain for the best run of consecutive made baskets in NBA history. Doncic scored 21 points as his triple-double run ended at seven games, Gafford made five baskets to push his streak to 33 in a …

SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — Hurley Coleman Jr.’s parents were drawn to Michigan from the South by the promise of middle-class jobs in the booming automotive industry, an origin story shared by many African American families in Saginaw. Mass layoffs beginning in the late 20th century precipitated a dramatic decline in Saginaw’s population and economy, accompanied by a sharp rise in …

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Another quiet start to free agency for the Dallas Cowboys isn’t sitting well with fans, particularly after yet another postseason flop. Executive vice president of personnel Stephen Jones is steadfast in communicating the organization’s belief in avoiding big-money deals for free agents, regardless of where the team is with the salary cap. “I’ve always been of …

NIZA, Francia (AP) — Unas 500 víctimas de abusos sexuales de clérigos han recibido compensación financiera de la Iglesia Católica francesa bajo un plan de reparaciones, dijo el organismo independiente a cargo del proceso el jueves. El informe anual de la Autoridad Nacional Independiente de Reconocimiento y Reparación djo que 1.531 víctimas se presentaron para reclamar compensación y pedir apoyo …

Warren Gatland, the coach who picked George North for his first and last Wales games, first and last Lions games, and first and last Rugby World Cups, led tributes to the retiring center on Wednesday. North announced he’s ending a 14-year test career on Saturday after the Six Nations wooden spoon decider against Italy at Principality Stadium, where he made …

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria, who was the first elected head of the Orthodox Church in the post-communist Balkan country, died at a hospital in Sofia. He was 78. The Orthodox Holy Synod said Wednesday in a statement that the patriarch had been hospitalized for four months for lung ailments. The Holy Synod of 15 senior clergy …

Arizona Snowbowl — Wed 6:51a 1 new machine groomed 56 – 56 base 51 of 55 trails, 93% open, 8 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat/Sun: 9a-4p. Sunrise Park — Wed 12:07p wet granular machine groomed 50 – 54 base 67 of 67 trails 100% open, 1200 acres, 6 of 8 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Sat-Sun: 9a-4p. California Bear Mountain — …

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills began replenishing their receiver depth by agreeing to sign free agent Mack Hollins on Wednesday, a person with direct knowledge of discussions told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the NFL’s free agency signing period doesn’t open until later in the day. ESPN.com first reported the agreement. …

A Connecticut state trooper’s fatal shooting of the 19-year-old man who had just crashed a stolen car following a high-speed chase was “overkill” and showed an “extreme indifference to human life,” a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday during closing arguments at the trooper’s manslaughter trial. Officers had Mubarak Soulemane surrounded in the car following the Jan. 15, 2020, crash in West …

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a 5-year-old New Hampshire girl missing since 2019 is legally dead and her mother can become administrator of her estate, just weeks after the child’s father was convicted of killing her. Crystal Sorey “has carried her burden to demonstrate” that her daughter, Harmony Montgomery, was killed “as a result of some …