Saturday, June 23, 2018

The former captain of Spain's national soccer team, Carles Puyol, is claiming that Iranian TV officials barred him from appearing as a World Cup commentator because of his long hair.

With no American team at the World Cup, Iceland's prime minister vies for US support, Landon Donovan pushes for Mexico and James Corden for England        

Congo's government says it will give former Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba, recently acquitted on appeal at the International Criminal Court of war crimes, a diplomatic passport to allow him to …

Ethiopians heartened by a wave of reforms under a new prime minister have packed a square in the capital in a show of support with numbers unseen in recent years in the East African nation.

Claressa Shields recovered from a first-round knockdown to unanimously outpoint Hanna Gabrielst        

Andrew Heaney pitched seven solid innings in another quality start, leading the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays        

Ty Magner wins men's race and Leigh Ann Ganzar was the surprise winner in the women's race at USA Cycling's criterium national championships        

The Philadelphia Flyers have agreed to terms on a $2.1 million, three-year contract with defenseman Sam Morin        

Herrera homers against as surging Phillies pound Nationals 12-2        

Liz Cambage scored 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting and Aerial Powers had 16 points and eight rebounds to help the Dallas Wings beat the Los Angeles Sparks 101-72        

Angel McCoughtry scored 25 points, Layshia Clarendon hit two free throws with 9.4 seconds left and the Atlanta Dream overcame a 13-point second-half deficit to beat the Connecticut Sun 75-70        

Student activists from a high school that suffered a mass shooting have kicked off a March for Our Lives Florida bus tour, where they plan to visit all 27 of the state's Congressional districts. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland was the site of a Feb.

South Korea's former prime minister and founder of the country's spy agency Kim Jong-pil has died. He was 92. An official from Seoul's Soonchunhyang University Hospital said Saturday that Kim …

Oregon State used a five-run second inning to build a big lead, Brandon Eisert pitched a season-long 5 1/3 innings of one-hit shutout relief, and the Beavers beat Mississippi State 12-2 in the College World Series on Friday to set up a bracket final rematch. The Beavers (51-11-1) have staved off elimination three times since losing their CWS opener to North Carolina last Saturday.

The Latest on a Virginia juvenile detention facility where immigrant teens claimed they were abused (all times local): 4:40 p.m. A lawyer for immigrant children who say they were cuffed and beaten by the staff inside a Virginia detention facility says they plan to press forward with a federal civil-rights lawsuit, even though two of the teens are no longer in the United States. Hannah Lieberman of the Washington Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs says two of the unnamed teens who described severe abuse inside the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center left the country following the resolution of their immigration cases, and may not be available to testify.

AP PHOTOS: Brazil leaves it late on Day 9 of World Cup