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US returns to pitch with decisions to make

The United States returns to the pitch for its final World Cup group-stage game with some decisions to make. The Americans have already won Group D to lock up a spot in the knockout stage and will face winless Turkey in Inglewood, California, on Thursday. Christian Pulisic returned to training after missing a 2-0 win over Australia, but coach Mauricio Pochettino has to decide how much to use his star player in a game that's meaningless in the standings and the knockout stage right around the corner. There are similar decisions to make with Tyler Adams, Folarin Balogun, Chris ...

Kelly says he was hospitalized after a stroke in the spring

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Former Buffalo Bills star quarterback Jim Kelly told reporters Tuesday that he was hospitalized after experiencing a stroke in the spring. "I had a little setback about a month and a half ago," the Pro Football Hall of Famer said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Bills stadium. "But right now, I feel good. Eyesight's not great. My hearing still sucks, but that's part of life." The 66-year-old Kelly said recent tests were clean. He underwent a combination of surgeries and chemotherapy in 2013, 2014 and 2018 because of various forms of ...

When a Giannis-sized opportunity knocks, teams must take leap

MIAMI — Giannis Antetokounmpo is 31 years old. He has a history of injury issues, including calf strains. He played in only 36 games for the Milwaukee Bucks this past season. And he will be expecting an extension that could pay him nearly $1 million per game a few years from now. Some of ...

Wizards select Dybantsa with top pick

NEW YORK — AJ Dybantsa is on his way to Washington and ready to start working as soon as he gets there. That's not until Wednesday. Tuesday was a night for the NBA's No. 1 draft pick to party. "Obviously this night is just a celebration of all the hard work I've done in the past, and so now I'm going to celebrate," Dybantsa said. So were a record number of one-and-done college stars who followed him, a trio of national champions from Michigan and fans of both New York teams on what sounded like an even more festive NBA draft than usual. The Wizards started it by selecting ...

Trump puts faith in Vance on Iran

Donald Trump has been the greatest, most clear-eyed and most transformative foreign policy president of my lifetime. But Trump is also the famed businessman who wrote "The Art of the Deal" four decades ago. There has therefore always been the risk that the president's novel and often unorthodox approach to foreign policy could be subsumed by a greater dealmaking imperative. Prudent statesmanship on the world stage requires setting clear ends and then working backward to calibrate the appropriate means -- diplomatic, economic, military or otherwise -- to achieve those ends. Because of ...

When it comes to oil, China smarter than us

We can thank China that gasoline prices aren't higher than they are. By last month, China had cut imports of oil by 3 million barrels a day, the daily consumption of Italy and France combined. China's economy, meanwhile, hums along. Americans agonize over how the price of oil affects gas at the pump. Were it not for China, a tank of gas would cost considerably more. "China is Propping Up the World Economy by Importing a Lot Less Oil," reads a Wall Street Journal headline. There are several reasons China has been able to cut oil imports, but one is its move away from gas-powered ...