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Delta scraps 250 more flights a day after power outage grounded 1K

Tuesday is expected to be better - but headaches remain as the airline tries to catch up. "Just a couple of weeks ago, Southwest Airlines canceled more than 2...

West Ham pay club record fee for Andre Ayew

Ayew spent just one season at Swansea following a move from Marseille , where Hammers star Dimitri Payet was among his team-mates. Ghana global, Andre Ayew...

Rio 2016: Phelps backs teammate King's strict stance over dope-tainted Efimova

King didn't think that was right. "That, you know, we can still compete clean and do well at the Olympic Games, and, and that's how it should be". The face of...

US women rout Senegal to start chase for basketball gold

That was set in Barcelona at the 1992 games, and reached again in London in 2012, according to NBC Olympics . "It was a good start", Taurasi said afterward....

England make early breakthrough against Pakistan but can't follow it up

I don't necessarily think it was what I said, it was just the way I behaved. It was a cruel end for the impressive batsman but his performance still puts Pak...

Pogba ready to fire United to glory

He has admitted he has found the affair "annoying", and also paid a heartfelt tribute to former club Juventus and their fans. Pogba was then snapped weari...

Veteran cornerback Chris Culliver signs with Dolphins

The Dolphins haven't made the signing official yet. That came a year after he signed a four-year, $32 million deal in D.C. His 2015 season ended on Thanksgivi...

Olympic gold medalist Ledecky has plenty of North Dakota connections

American Leah Smith took bronze in 4:01.92. "It [her stroke] feels good. Hopefully I'll get home and get a quick nap in and be ready for tonight". The U.S. At...

Biles powers United States of America to gymnastics team gold

Kocian's performance was "nearly flawless" with a score of 15.933, and Douglas's 15.76 secured the team's lead. To clench their win , Aly Raisman competed on...

Rio 2016: Women's 200-meter freestyle final preview

While she is seeded second heading into Tuesday's final, Ledecky still needs to cut almost two seconds to beat the world record (1:52.98) now held by Italy's F...

Judge may cut ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich's prison term

Defense attorney Melissa Matuzak read aloud excerpts of letters penned by fellow inmates on Blagojevich's behalf. She said Blagojevich calls home every night ...

Cuban a critic of NBA players in Olympics but backing Bogut

Bogut repeatedly rolled to the basket and caught passes for layups in a game that evoked memories of his 11-of-12 shooting against Air Force as a Ute sophomore ...

Rio 2016: Olympic Games declared open in dazzling show

But the rally was principally a protest against interim President Michel Temer, who was also jeered by the crowd at the opening ceremony. A total of 43 refuge...

Ledecky, not Franklin, all the rage at the Rio Olympics

She was a big story from the USA trials as she was unable to replicate her magic from four years ago. Her biggest opponent was the clock as she won in 3:56.46...

U.S. women win Olympic women's team title

From left, Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Madison Kocian, Lauren Hernandez and Aly Raisman of the USA women's gymnastics team. The 31-year-old swimmer is the most...

Olympics: Phelps ready to reclaim that lost butterfly gold

Brazil have never won the Olympic football gold, the one global title to have eluded them. China trailed the Russians by just 0.685 of a point to finish with br...

Refugee team receives warm welcome at Olympics opening

The honor of officially declaring the games open fell to Michel Temer, Brazil's unpopular interim president, who was loudly jeered and faced shouts of "out wi...

International Olympic Committee approves entry of 271 Russian athletes for Rio Games

The IOC announced the decision Thursday night, about 24 hours before the opening ceremony of the games. Instead the Games' ruling body directed sports federat...

Delta cancelling nearly 250 flights August 9 morning

Delta said the cancellations are necessary as it resets operations to get crews and aircraft in place. The airline canceled roughly 530 flights Tuesday, wh...

First Brazil gold medal spurs last-minute ticket sales at Olympics

With back-to-back-to-back routines of daring tumbling and delightful dance, the US women claimed their third Olympic team gold in the past six Summer Games, fin...

Russian Yulia Efimova breaks down in tears after losing to Lilly King

When she came out on deck, Lilly gave her own victorious, double finger waving to the adoring crowd, captured here by Leslie Jones (whose Olympic Twitter commen...

Delta cancelling nearly 250 flights Tuesday morning

Agents at many airports were using pen and paper to create boarding passes. "Those numbers could grow overnight as Delta works to reset the operation and get cr...

ME party leaders react to news that Collins was rejecting Trump candidacy

Clinton's campaign cast his tweet Monday night as evidence that, in the words of spokesman Josh Schwerin, "There's just no resetting Donald Trump ". Despite ...

Liverpool FC star Adam Lallana excited by new signing Sadio Mane

Liverpool secured Mane's signing from Southampton for a fee of £30 million and although some eyebrows were raised at the amount, he seems to be an excellent add...

Pogba Rejoins Manchester United

A series of glitzy videos included one with a grime artist where Pogba produces some impressive dance moves. United have confirmed that Pogba has signed a f...

Brazil disappoints again in men's soccer

Beatriz nipped in ahead of Sweden 'keeper Hadvig Lindahl for the opener before Cristiane extended her record as all-time top scorer in the Olympics with her 1...

Jets activate Muhammad Wilkerson from active/PUP list

The NY Jets has come off of the PUP list (Active/Physically Unable to Perform ) and he can now start practicing with the team. We're going to let him run around...

Watch Brandon Crawford get historic 7 hits for San Francisco Giants

The only major league player besides Stennett to get seven hits in a nine-inning game was Wilbert Robinson for the old Baltimore Orioles of the National Lea...

US women's gymnastics team wins gold at Rio Olympics

In a sport where tenths of a point can mean the difference between a gold and no medal at all, their winning margin of 8.209 points was a blowout. Yet it's no...

Michael Phelps Stare Not Pretty, but It Worked on Butterfly Rival

You can see the two smiling and chatting after the medal ceremony, while le Clos's father, the excitable Bert ("Look at my handsome boy!") became one of the vi...

Olympics: Horrific crash ends gold medal hopes for Dutch cyclist

A horrendous crash has marred the finale of the women's cycling road race. Former British cyclist Chris Boardman was among those to slam the course in the a...

Solid outlook from Valeant, promised changes, fire up shares

Since then, its largest investor and board member, activist Bill Ackman, has been leading a drive to try to stabilize the company. Valeant's TSX-recorded sh...

New Super Eagles Technical Adviser gets 2-year contract

Rohr's profile and current activities for the German Football Federation (DFB), so we invited him to Nigeria for exhaustive deliberations", Ahmed Yusuf Fresh...

United States keeper Solo heckled by 'Zika' chants

Kicking off her third tour in the Olympic Games, the outspoken Solo was constantly bombarded by Brazillian boos every time she came within the vicinity of the b...

Favre and Dungy Enter Pro Football Hall of Fame

He will redeem himself. "I know what type of player I am and what I can do on the football field". But I never had a vehicle growing up. His chest swelled ...