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Watkins shines as Aston Villa overruns Liverpool to secure Champions League place 05/15/2026 08:53pm • BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Ollie Watkins scored two goals and had another disallowed as Aston Villa set itself up nicely for next week’s Europa League final with a 4-2 win at home against Liverpool on Friday. The win also guaranteed Villa a place in next year’s Champions League. The win just f A judge is protecting youth gender care in Kansas while a settlement in Texas attacks it 05/15/2026 08:51pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge on Friday protected access to gender-affirming care for transgender minors as the nation's largest children's hospital moved to restrict such care in Texas, buckling under pressure from the Trump administration. Texas Children's Hospital, based in Houston, said i A minor-league Pirates affiliate coasts to 28-1 win over mistake-prone Orioles affiliate 05/15/2026 08:33pm • BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A minor league affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates had a 28-1 victory over a mistake-prone Baltimore Orioles affiliate Friday in the Florida Complex League. 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Scott McLaughlin, the 2024 Indianapolis 500 pole winner, turned the fastest no-tow lap of the day at 232.674 mph and had second-fastest four Scheffler calls PGA Championship pin placements the hardest he's ever seen 05/15/2026 08:09pm • NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler had just made three bogeys on the first four holes of his second round at the PGA Championship when he stood on the tee at the par-3 14th hole at Aronimink and looked at a yellow flag that boggled his mind. The pin was tucked all the way back and to the PGA Championship Par Scores 05/15/2026 08:04pm • Friday At Aronimink Golf Club Newtown Square, Pa. Yardage: 7,394; Par: 70 Second Round Maverick McNealy, United States 69-67—136 -4 PGA Championship Scores 05/15/2026 08:04pm • Friday At Aronimink Golf Club Newtown Square, Pa. Yardage: 7,394; Par: 70 Second Round Maverick McNealy, United States 69-67—136 Alex Smalley, United DC's top prosecutor plans to punish parents for rowdy teen takeovers 05/15/2026 08:04pm • Parents could now face jail time if their child takes part in the often rowdy "teen takeovers" in D.C. The word came Friday as President Donald Trump's administration announced its biggest summer crime crackdown ever in the nation's capital. "Starting today, my office will aggressively pro Felix Rosenqvist, Scott McLaughlin reach the top of Indianapolis 500 speed charts on Fast Friday 05/15/2026 08:00pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Felix Rosenqvist took advantage of the friendly, late afternoon weather conditions to reach the top of the Indianapolis 500 speed charts on Fast Friday. Scott McLaughlin needed just seven laps in the middle of the afternoon to send his message on Indianapolis Motor Speedway's i PWHL to choose San Jose as its 4th expansion market, AP sources say 05/15/2026 07:58pm • The PWHL is bringing women’s hockey to the Bay Area by choosing San Jose, California, as its fourth and final market during the league’s latest round of expansion, two people with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Friday. The people spoke to the AP on the condition of ano A record-breaking race and Catholic blessing highlight the role of faith for Kenyan runners 05/15/2026 07:53pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — A Catholic church in Eldoret, an epicenter of global long-distance running in the north Rift Valley region of Kenya, is in the spotlight after a runner prayed there and later won the London Marathon. In the process, he broke a record many once thought was impossible. Sabasti Cleveland celebrates 2016 team, an unforgettable season and a World Series that slipped away 05/15/2026 07:51pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Sometimes it's OK to celebrate heartbreak, even if it still stings. In Cleveland, where a World Series title has remained elusive since 1948, finishing second is still reason enough to throw a party. Ten years after losing a drama-drenched World Series in seven games to the Chicag Ko and Doherty lead in Cincinnati, with Korda 3 back in bid for 3rd straight win 05/15/2026 07:38pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — Jin Young Ko and Amanda Doherty each shot 4-under 66 on Friday to share the second-round lead in the Kroger Queen City Championship, with Nelly Korda three shots back in her bid for a third straight victory. Korda had two late birdies in a 67 in the morning session at Maketewah C