ALAMEDA, Calif. Two years after starting the season with 10 straight losses, the Oakland Raiders head into their bye week in a far different place: first place. Fresh off a 30-20 victory over the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos that left them all alone in first in the AFC West, the Raiders now get […]
2016
UFC’s Jon Jones suspended a year
LAS VEGAS UFC interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will serve a doping ban until next July after an arbitration panel denied his appeal of a positive test. Widely considered the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter, Jones was pulled from a July bout against Daniel Cormier shortly after news about the positive drug test. Jones claimed […]
Islanders ice Canucks; Panthers take Lightning
NEW YORK Cal Clutterbuck and Andrew Ladd scored 1:39 apart midway through the third period to lift the New York Islanders over Vancouver 4-2 on Monday night, giving the Canucks their ninth straight loss. Jason Chimera and Nikolay Kulemin also scored and Jaroslav Halak stopped 30 shots for the Islanders, who won for just the […]
Morse football to hold benefit
BATH The Morse High School football team is slated to hold a benefit on Saturday at the Bath Elks Lodge. Live music will be played for the event, featuring Marshall Marquis and Friends. The benefit runs from 2-8 p.m. Donations will be accepted at the door. There will be a 50-50 raffle, a pot luck […]
Curry hits 13 treys in win
OAKLAND, Calif. Stephen Curry set an NBA record with 13 3-pointers — one game after missing all his long-range attempts for the first time in two years — and the Golden State Warriors beat the winless New Orleans Pelicans 116-106 on Monday night. Curry finished with 46 points, three days after his league-record streak of […]
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: Is it wrong to drop off a 1- and a 5-year-old at a senior assisted-living center for their great-grandmother to baby-sit in her room? My niece does this weekly, claiming she’s giving my mother “quality time” with her greatgrandchildren. My mother is in the assisted-living center due to issues my dad is encountering. […]