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Let’s be clear: in the NBA, the 2-pointer is not obsolete. Yet. Houston’s recordsetting barrage of 3-pointers in its win over San Antonio in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series provided the latest reminder of how the long ball’s value is continuing to skyrocket. There were more 3-pointers made this season than ever

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A misplaced pet is causing concern in a community north of Anchorage, Alaska. Animal control officials in Matanuska-Susitna Borough say a 17-foot python that weighs 100 pounds escaped in neighborhood in Meadow Lakes. Animal care officer Darla Erskine says the owner has gone door-to-door notifying neighbors and continues to search for the

NEW YORK — The New York Jets won’t exercise the fifth-year contract option for safety Calvin Pryor, the team’s first-round draft pick in 2014. Pryor, who has dealt with injuries and inconsistency, can become a free agent after this season. NFL Network first reported the Jets’ decision Tuesday. The option would have been worth $5.266

MADRID — Another impressive performance by Cristiano Ronaldo has left Real Madrid on the verge of another Champions League final. Ronaldo scored a hat trick to reach 400 goals with Madrid and lead the defending champions to a commanding 3-0 win over city rival Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — His name is Patch, a horse with one eye, and he’ll be running in the Kentucky Derby. How he lost the eye is a mystery. “No one really knows,” trainer Todd Pletcher said. Pletcher has two other horses going in the first leg of the Triple Crown at Churchill Downs — Always

NEW YORK — Ex-Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and a former U.S. attorney general seem “surprisingly disingenuous” and dismissive of the seriousness of criminal charges facing a wealthy Turkish businessman they’ve been hired to represent, a judge said on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman commented at a Manhattan court hearing designed to help him decide

SAN FRANCISCO — As Apple’s stash of cash grows, so does the possibility that the world’s most valuable company will use some of the money for a huge acquisition that would expand its empire beyond iPhones and other gadgets. The company currently holds more than a quarter-trillion dollars it could use to go shopping. So

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers have signed offensive linemen Tim Barnes and Brandon Fusco to one-year contracts. The 49ers also released 13 players Tuesday to make room for draft picks and undrafted free agents expected to join the team later this week. Barnes started all 32 games at center the past two

iBook charts for week ending April 30, 2017 (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher ): Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher 1. The Fix by David Baldacci – 9781455586554 – (Grand Central Publishing) 2. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood – 9780547345666 – (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) 3. Golden Prey by John

CINCINNATI — An advocacy group is urging the Cincinnati Bengals to speak out against domestic violence after the team drafted a player who punched a woman in the face. Women Helping Women called on the team to take a public stand against domestic violence and sexual assault. The Bengals chose Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon

BOWLING GREEN, Va. — Federal investigators say migrant farmworkers riding in the backseats of a van involved in a deadly crash in Virginia weren’t wearing seat belts. Six people were killed and 10 were injured when the van they were riding in hit a car and flipped several times last June in Caroline County. A

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: Ford Motor Co., down 50 cents to $10.92 Ford’s U.S. sales slid 7 percent in April as major automakers said their sales slowed. Angie’s List Inc., up $3.62 to $9.51 The consumer reviews site agreed to be bought by IAC/InterActiveCorp, which will combine it

SAN DIEGO — A baby seal lion born prematurely to a sick mother at SeaWorld San Diego has died. The park says the 10-pound pup named Little Gem died Friday, two days after she was discovered in the pen where her mother was being treated. SeaWorld says the female pup had appeared to be healthy

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild defenseman Marco Scandella has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his left hip. The Wild announced that Scandella’s surgery Tuesday went as planned, performed by Dr. Chris Larson. Scandella is expected to be ready for action by the start of next season. Another Wild defenseman, Christian Folin, had surgery Monday on

The U.S. men’s basketball team will let minor leaguers take the first steps on the road to gold. The Americans announced a six-member selection committee Tuesday that will choose players, mostly from the NBA Development League, to play in games to qualify for the 2019 Basketball World Cup. Coach Gregg Popovich and a team of

WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence is joining President Donald Trump in breaking the Obama-era tradition of making their tax returns public shortly after they file them. Pence spokesman Marc Lotter says he will wait until the completion of an Internal Revenue Service audit before putting out the documents. By law, the president and vice

PHOENIX — Oakland Athletics 2016 draft pick Casey Thomas has died. He was 24. The A’s said Tuesday that Thomas died unexpectedly in Phoenix. Executive vice president of baseball operations Billy Beane says the organization was devastated by the news and called Thomas a “wonderful young man and teammate.” Thomas was the son of A’s

Audible.com best-sellers for week ending April 28: Fiction 1. The Handmaid’s Tale: Special Edition by Margaret Atwood, narrated by Claire Danes, author and full cast (Audible Studios) 2. Golden Prey by John Sandford, narrated by Richard Ferrone (Penguin Audio) 3. For We Are Many: Bobiverse, Book 2 by Dennis E. Taylor, narrated by Ray Porter

NEW YORK — Solly Walker, a St. John’s basketball star in the 1950s and the school’s first black player, has died. He was 85. The school said he died Friday but did not disclose other details Tuesday. Walker played at St. John’s from 1951-54. In his first year, he helped lead St. John’s to the

WASHINGTON — No. 2 Senate Democrat Dick Durbin is recovering in Illinois after an outpatient procedure for an irregular heartbeat. Durbin was recently diagnosed with atrial flutter, a common, non-life threatening condition in which the heart beats less efficiently but one in which symptoms are often not noticeable. The Illinois Democrat had a procedure at

MANCHESTER, England — The man spearheading a proposal to wipe out all world records achieved in athletics before 2005 says it will mark the start of a “new, clean, credible era” for a sport tainted by doping scandals. “It’s just the evolution of the sport,” Pierce O’Callaghan, chairman of the European Athletics task force, told

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have declined to pick up the fifth-year option on receiver Sammy Watkins’ contract for the 2018 season. The decision was announced Tuesday by coach Sean McDermott and leaves Watkins’ future in Buffalo uncertain after this season. McDermott had what he called “good conversations” with Watkins in explaining the

MONACO — Monaco’s top scorer Radamel Falcao looks set to stay at the French league leaders next season. The Colombia striker, who has one year left on his contract, gave reassuring signs he will stay in an interview with sports daily L’Equipe – and there was plenty of support too from Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim

AUSTIN, Texas — Planned Parenthood has reopened its first abortion clinic in Texas since the U.S. Supreme Court last year struck down regulations that prompted more than half of the state’s abortion facilities to close. Clinics in rural and midsized Texas cities were among the first to close after Republicans in 2013 passed a sweeping

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed into law legislation closing the legal loophole used by the Ricker’s convenience store chain to sell cold beer. He said in a statement Tuesday that he signs the measure with an understanding that the state’s alcohol laws need review and “common-sense changes.” Convenience stores in Indiana are