Andrew McCutchen, 39, and the Texas Rangers agree to a minor league contract, AP source says

The Texas Rangers and veteran outfielder Andrew McCutchen agreed to a minor league contract on Thursday, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The person confirmed the ...

US adds Monique Billings and Rae Burrell for FIBA World Cup qualifier in Puerto Rico

Monique Billings and Rae Burrell were added Thursday to the U.S. women’s basketball roster for the FIBA World Cup qualifier next week in Puerto Rico. The pair will replace Aliyah Boston and ...

Elimination of April transfer portal window could cause return of traditional spring football games

The disappearance of the spring transfer portal window creates the opportunity for a reappearance of spring football games in campuses across the country. Playing a game in front of fans to end ...

Raleigh man’s arm broken as he disrupts Senate Armed Services hearing, officials say

A protester from Raleigh and three U.S. Capitol Police officers were treated for injuries in a Senate office building in Washington on Wednesday after the protester ...

Savannah Guthrie makes offscreen visit to ‘Today’ show, first since her mother went missing

Savannah Guthrie made an off-camera appearance Thursday at NBC’s “Today” show studios to thank colleagues for their support since her mother Nancy went missing from her Arizona home a month ...

Britney Spears arrested and released, California sheriff’s records show, though charge is not clear

Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Southern California and booked early the following morning, though the charge was not clear, according to the Ventura County ...

3 lawsuits pending over alleged after-hours incident of NC mayor partially naked inside Town Hall

The Town of Mooresville is facing three lawsuits related to an alleged after-hours incident at Town Hall involving Mayor ...

Doubles and triples are dwindling in MLB. Blame better outfielders and sluggers

All those missing doubles and triples, well, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts thinks he knows where at least some of them went. Over the fence. “I think that guys ...

VistaVision, a vintage format left for dead, is revived in ‘One Battle After Another’ and more

When Paul Thomas Anderson told his cinematographer Michael Bauman that he wanted to shoot “One Battle After Another” on VistaVision — a large-scale film format born in the 1950s — ...

NC woman found guilty of first-degree murder, sentenced to life after killing firefighter husband

A woman accused of shooting and killing her husband, a Piedmont Triad firefighter, was found guilty by a jury in Randolph County court on Wednesday. Heather Hicks Auman ...

Iranian warship sunk by the US was sailing home after taking part in an exhibition hosted by India

An Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India ...

From silence to song: Iran team’s anthem shift in Australia at soccer’s Women’s Asian Cup

The Iran women’s soccer team sang and saluted as its national anthem played ahead of the Women’s Asian Cup contest against Australia on Thursday, a ...