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Here are the AP’s top sports stories that have moved or are planned to move today. All times U.S. Eastern. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit AP Newsroom’s Coverage Plan. …
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Here are the AP's top stories and promotable content. All times U.S. Eastern. For up-to-the minute information on AP's coverage, visit AP Newsroom’s Coverage Plan.
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DOVER — Seven Henlopen Conference squads have made the 16-team field for the DIAA boys’ lacrosse state tournament that was determined this morning.
Top-seeded Salesianum (11-4) will be the …
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Game 7. That's a phrase that surely brings back a lot of good memories for fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons.
Of course, only one of those groups will be happy on Sunday …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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5/16/26
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May 17
1875 — Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby by one-quarter length over Volcano. The day marks the opening of Churchill Downs with an estimated 10,000 spectators witnessing the first …
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May 17
1925 — Cleveland’s Tris Speaker got his 3,000th career hit, off Tom Zachary, in a 2-1 loss to the Washington Senators.
1939 — The first baseball game on television was broadcast …
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5/16/26
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Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts
Sunday, May 17
AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S)
4 a.m.
FS2 — AFL: Greater Western Sydney at West Coast
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5/16/26
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U.S. President Donald Trump has described arms sales to Taiwan as a "very good negotiating chip" in dealings with China. This comment, made in a Fox News interview, has heightened anxieties in …
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By SIMINA MISTREANU
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5/16/26
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin says. The announcement comes less than 24 hours after U.S. President …
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NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 16, 2026 / The world built modern life on plastic.It protects food, moves medicine, powers logistics, supports hygiene, enables technology, reduces shipping …
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DOVER - Dover Motor Speedway's Race Weekend got underway on Friday with qualifying and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ecosave 200.
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DOVER — NASCAR officials are upping their game to provide an entertaining Cup Series All-Star Race for the fans at Dover Motor Speedway this weekend.
In preparation for the NASCAR Cup …
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 By Mike Finney
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Apparently preferring to take its medicine in a large dose rather than several smaller ones, Sussex County Council on Tuesday, May 19, could introduce its fiscal 2027 budget, plus will address school and water/sewer surcharges and hold four public hearings on land use ordinances.
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 By Brian Gilliland
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Today is Saturday, May 16, the 136th day of 2026. There are 229 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 16, 1966, the Chinese Communist Party issued the May 16 Notification, a …
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New York Yankees (28-17, second in the AL East) vs. New York Mets (18-26, fifth in the NL East)New York; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Rodon (0-0, 6.23 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, …
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San Francisco Giants (18-27, fourth in the NL West) vs. Athletics (23-21, first in the AL West)West Sacramento, California; Saturday, 9:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Trevor McDonald (1-0, …
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San Diego Padres (26-18, second in the NL West) vs. Seattle Mariners (22-24, second in the AL West)Seattle; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Walker Buehler (2-2, 5.20 ERA, 1.35 …
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Miami Marlins (20-25, fourth in the NL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (29-14, first in the AL East)St. Petersburg, Florida; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (3-2, 3.90 …
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Baltimore Orioles (20-25, third in the AL East) vs. Washington Nationals (22-23, third in the NL East)Washington; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Chris Bassitt (3-2, 5.21 ERA, …
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Philadelphia Phillies (22-23, second in the NL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (24-21, fourth in the NL Central)Pittsburgh; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (4-2, …
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