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Sooners made their bed, now lie in it

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — When the Oklahoma baseball program brings in new players, coach Skip Johnson gives them a daily exercise to make sure they are cut out for the type of program he runs. "We make them make their beds and they send me pictures of beds being made," he said. "It's stuff like ...

Penguins sale approved by NHL

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins are set to enter a new era after the National Hockey League's Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of the franchise to Hoffmann Family of Companies, the organization announced Tuesday. The transaction, which is expected to close soon, ...

Wizards go with BYU star as first choice

NEW YORK — The Washington Wizards selected forward AJ Dybantsa, who led the nation in scoring in his one season at BYU, with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on Tuesday night. Dybantsa averaged 25.5 points, highlighted by a 43-point effort that broke BYU's freshman scoring record. At ...

US and Iran dispute whether Tehran has agreed to nuclear inspections

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites. As officials negotiated over how to permanently end the war in Iran, a separate plan emerged to break the shipping bottleneck through the Strait of Hormuz. The disagreement over nuclear inspections came as Iran’s president met with Pakistani mediators and technical teams from the U.S. and Iran continued talks in Switzerland. A United Nations agency said Tuesday that a plan was underway to move stranded ships and their thousands of crew members ...

Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve a conflict that the administration launched on its own and now needs Congress to fund. It was the 10th time the Senate has tried to stop the war, and the outcome, on a vote of 50-48, was a stunning turnaround from past efforts. While the resolution is largely symbolic, and does not carry the full force of law, it reflects the growing concerns from a number of Republican ...

Messi adds to his legend at age 39

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Scoring goals and breaking records is what Lionel Messi does, and he is already doing that again in his sixth World Cup. The Argentina captain now has the World Cup scoring record all to himself after another standout performance, one that began with frustration ...