RIO DE JANEIRO — American wrestler Kyle Snyder’s run to the world title in 2015 was so surprising that some wondered if it was something of a fluke. Snyder showed he’s for real on Sunday, adding an Olympic title to his burgeoning resume. Snyder, the youngest wrestling world champion in U.S. history, is now the […]
August 2016
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Pujols leads Angels over Yankees
ANAHEIM, Calif. — After going winless for two months, Jhoulys Chacin decided to think like a reliever. Chacin (4-8) allowed six hits over 5 2/3 innings, struck out four and walked one in his first scoreless start since April 12 for Atlanta, leading the Los Angeles Angels over the New York Yankees 2-0 Sunday. “It […]
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Book club offers socializing, not scholarship
DEAR HARRIETTE: I got invited to attend a book club by one of my friends. She thought it would be a great way for our friends and the women in the neighborhood to meet one another. I was all for it, and I never turn down a chance to read and discuss books. However, when […]
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Patience is often a bridge virtue
Benjamin Disraeli, twice the British prime minister in the 19th century, said, “Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.” One clear difference between bridge geniuses – – experts — and less-capable players is the speed with which they take tricks when on defense. In this deal, how should the declarer-play and defense proceed after West […]
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Hemingway home gets back antlers taken by Thompson
BOISE, Idaho — A young Hunter S. Thompson went to Idaho to write about Ernest Hemingway and decided to take a piece of his hero home with him – a set of trophy elk antlers. More than half a century later, the gonzo journalist’s wife returned the antlers to Hemingway’s house in the mountain town […]
