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Takeaways from AP’s profile of a Christian IVF doctor
SUMMARY: IVF presents challenges for some anti-abortion Christians who believe life begins at fertilization. Dr. John Gordon is a Christian IVF doctor. He grew troubled over moral dilemmas in traditional IVF and now runs a faith-based fertility clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee. Rejoice Fertility clinic does not discard viable embryos, genetically test them, or donate them to science. Instead, it facilitates embryo adoptions and limits the number of embryos it helps create. Gordon’s approach resonates with patients who share his beliefs as debates grow over popular IVF treatments.
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A crisis of conscience spurred this Christian IVF doctor's career pivot
SUMMARY: A Tennessee doctor is practicing reproductive medicine aligned with his Christian faith. Dr. John Gordon’s Knoxville clinic limits how many embryos it creates and does not discard viable embryos, genetically test them or donate them to science. His clinic draws patients nationwide who are concerned over the moral issues that surround in vitro fertilization. The IVF debate has been growing since court decisions ended federal abortion rights nationally and designated embryos as children in Alabama. Some Christians and anti-abortion activists who believe IVF is unethical have criticized Gordon. But he says he's still committed to reconciling his work with his faith.
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Newark, New Jersey's, mayoral election
SUMMARY: Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka faces seven challengers as he seeks a fourth term Tuesday as the chief executive of his state's largest city. Baraka is a Democrat, but the office of Newark mayor is nonpartisan. Candidates do not run under a party label. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, the top two vote-getters will advance to a June 9 runoff election. Baraka's reelection bid caps an eventful 12 months for him. The contest takes place almost a year after Baraka was arrested at a protest outside a federal immigration detention center. The charges were later dropped. Baraka sued the federal prosecutor at the time, alleging false arrest and malicious prosecution.
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Orioles infield coach Miguel Cairo ejected in the 3rd inning against the Athletics
SUMMARY: Orioles infield coach Miguel Cairo has been ejected in the third inning against the Athletics. Baltimore manager Craig Albernaz came out to argue with plate umpire Carlos Torres — apparently over a challenge that wasn’t granted — with the A’s batting in the third. Albernaz eventually went back to the dugout. Around the time he got there, Torres ejected Cairo. Cairo, who served as interim manager for the Washington Nationals last season, began to storm out onto the field but was held back by Albernaz.
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Bassitt, Beavers and Taveras help the Orioles avoid a sweep with a 2-1 win over the Athletics
SUMMARY: Chris Bassitt pitched six solid innings in relief and Leody Taveras threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the seventh to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 2-1 win over the Athletics. The Orioles announced shortly before the game that left-hander Keegan Akin would start on the mound instead of Bassitt, and that ploy worked out when Akin struck out two in a 1-2-3 first and then Bassitt came in and yielded only one run in six innings. Baltimore took a 2-1 lead in the sixth on an RBI single by Dylan Beavers that chased A’s starter Luis Severino.
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Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson leaves game with a shoulder injury after diving for a grounder
SUMMARY: Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson has left the game at Baltimore in the bottom of the fifth inning with a left shoulder injury. Wilson went diving after Gunnar Henderson’s ground ball up the middle, and after he was checked out briefly, he walked off the field and was replaced by Darell Hernaiz. Wilson was an All-Star last year. He is batting .292 with three home runs and 19 RBIs in 2026. Manager Mark Kotsay described the injury as a sprain and said the team would have more imaging Monday.
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Orioles manager playfully puts on a mask in the dugout to protect himself from foul balls
SUMMARY: Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz is willing to go to great lengths to protect his face now. Albernaz ended up with a broken jaw last month when he was hit by a foul ball. On Sunday, he donned a glove and mask in the dugout after Pete Alonso sent another foul ball toward the bench area. Albernaz first went and grabbed a glove. Then he put on a catcher’s helmet and mask for a bit, drawing some laughs. He said afterward that Athletics manager Mark Kotsay was egging him on. The Orioles went on to beat the A’s 2-1.
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Lucas Herbert caps off wire-to-wire win at LIV Golf Virginia
SUMMARY: Lucas Herbert secures his first LIV Golf win with a wire-to-wire victory in Virginia. He finishes with a 3-under 69, beating Sergio Garcia by four shots at Trump National. This win moves Herbert to No. 3 on the points list and earns him a spot in the U.S. Open. It will be his first appearance there in three years. Despite feeling unwell earlier in the week, he opened strong with a 64-63. Anthony Kim helps his 4Aces team win a playoff for the team title. Sergio Garcia shot 70 and was runner-up. Bryson DeChambeau was third.
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Martinez scores 2nd straight game-winning goal to give the Spirit a 1-0 win at the Reign
SUMMARY: Claudia Martínez scored her second consecutive game-winning goal to lift the visiting Washington Spirit over the Seattle Reign 1-0 on Sunday. In other National Women’s Soccer League matches, host Kansas City beat the Chicago Stars 3-0, and Bay FC played to a scoreless draw with visiting Utah. Martinez scored her winner in the 84th minute. In Kansas City, Temwa Chawinga had the Current's first-ever hat trick in the win over the Stars. The Royals extended their shutout streak to five games in the draw at Bay FC.
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Turang's homer off Bednar in 9th helps Brewers complete sweep with 4-3 win over Yankees
SUMMARY: Brice Turang homered off David Bednar with two outs in the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees with a 4-3 victory. Bednar had struck out Joey Ortiz and Jackson Chourio to start the ninth before Turang hit a 411-foot drive over the center-field wall for his first career walk-off homer. This marked the first time since August 1989 that the Brewers have swept the Yankees in a series lasting at least three games.
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Yankees' Carlos Rodón shows good velocity but struggles with control in his season debut
SUMMARY: Carlos Rodón’s seven-month recovery from elbow surgery apparently didn’t do anything to hinder the New York Yankees left-hander’s velocity. But his control remains a work in progress. His ability to throw strikes remains a work in progress. Rodón made his season debut Sunday and held the Milwaukee Brewers hitless for the first 3 2/3 innings while reaching a peak velocity of 97.7 mph in the Yankees' 4-3 loss. But he also walked five men and hit a batter before leaving with one out in the fifth inning. Only 42 of the 78 pitches Rodón threw were strikes.
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Jeeno Thitikul outlasts Yin to win Mizuho Americas Open for second title this year
SUMMARY: Jeeno Thitikul won the Mizuho Americas Open by four shots over Ruoning Yin, securing her second LPGA Tour victory this year. Thitikul started the final round with a two-shot lead. Yin rallied from four back to get within one shot. The turning point came on the par-3 16th hole. Thitikul made birdie while Yin took a bogey, creating a three-shot lead. Thitikul added a birdie on the final hole at Mountain Ridge. She also won the Honda LPGA Thailand earlier this year. Thitikul now has nine career LPGA titles.
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Yankees ace Gerrit Cole strikes out 8 over 5 innings in his 5th minor league rehab start
SUMMARY: Gerrit Cole struck out eight over five innings in his fifth minor league injury rehabilitation start as he works his way back to the New York Yankees. Cole allowed three runs — two earned — and four hits while walking one for Double-A Somerset at Reading, a Philadelphia Phillies affiliate. He threw 51 of 77 pitches for strikes, up from 69 pitches in his previous outing last Tuesday. Cole has a 5.32 ERA over 23 2/3 innings with 22 strikeouts and two walks.
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Brewers' Blake Perkins delivers big hit on first Mother's Day since his mom's death
SUMMARY: Playing on Mother’s Day for the first time since his mom’s death, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Blake Perkins knew this was going to be an emotional afternoon. He also made it a productive one. Perkins shook off his season-long struggles and delivered a two-run single in the fourth inning for Milwaukee’s first hit of the day in a 4-3 victory that capped the Brewers’ first three-game sweep of the New York Yankees since 1989. He produced a performance that could honor his late mother. Carisa Sharrett died of colon cancer last July at the age of 54.
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2026 NFL schedule: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants is Week 1 Sunday night game
SUMMARY: The Dallas Cowboys are set to visit the New York Giants in the first Sunday night game of the 2026 NFL season on Sept. 13. The league announced the Week 1 matchup of NFC East rivals on Monday. The full schedule will be released Thursday with other games revealed in the coming days. This is the eighth time in 15 years the Cowboys and Giants are opening the season against each other. Dallas is always a national television draw, and New York could get more prime time exposure with John Harbaugh coaching and Jaxson Dart established as the franchise quarterback.
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Devils GM Sunny Mehta makes first front-office hire with Braden Birch as an assistant
SUMMARY: New Jersey Devils general manager Sunny Mehta has made his first front-office addition since taking over last month. Mehta hired Braden Birch as an assistant GM after the two worked together with the Florida Panthers and were part of back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2024 and '25. The Devils, as expected, did not renew the contracts of executives Dan MacKinnon and Chuck Fletcher as Mehta remakes the organization. Birch spent more than a decade with the Panthers, much of it as director of hockey operations and most recently overseeing salary cap management.
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Knicks’ OG Anunoby out again for Game 4 against 76ers with hamstring strain, is listed as day to day
SUMMARY: OG Anunoby is out again for Game 4 against the Philadelphia 76ers because of a strained right hamstring. The New York Knicks forward remains day to day in the second-round series. Anunoby was injured late in Game 2, where he scored 24 points. The Knicks hold a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Anunoby was having a strong game Wednesday before the injury. He is averaging 21.4 points per game in the postseason. The 6-foot-7 player is considered the Knicks’ top defender.
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Schwarber homers twice, Phillies beat Rockies 6-0 and improve to 10-3 under Mattingly
SUMMARY: Kyle Schwarber homered twice, Bryce Harper also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 6-0 to win for the 10th time in 13 games since Don Mattingly replaced Rob Thomson as manager. Schwarber has five home runs over his past four games, tying the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge for the major league lead at 16. It is the second four-game home run streak of Schwarber’s major league career. Harper went back-to-back with Schwarber in the first inning off Tomoyuki Sugano (3-3). Brandon Marsh was 4 for 4 with four singles and leads the major leagues in batting at .353 average.
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Knicks bury 76ers 144-114 behind Game 4 3-point barrage, back in East finals for 2nd straight year
SUMMARY: Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and the New York Knicks are back in the Eastern Conference finals, tying the NBA postseason record with 25 3-pointers in front of a raucous crowd rooting for the road team and rolling past the Philadelphia 76ers 144-114 on Sunday to sweep the second-round series. Deuce McBride hit seven 3-pointers and scored 25 points. Brunson had 22 points and Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns each scored 17 in the Knicks’ latest lopsided playoff victory. The Knicks advanced to the East finals for the second straight season and will play the winner of the Cleveland-Detroit series.
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Yankees ace Gerrit Cole strikes out 8 over 5 innings in his 5th minor league rehab start
SUMMARY: Gerrit Cole struck out eight over five innings in his fifth minor league injury rehabilitation start as he works his way back to the New York Yankees. Cole allowed three runs — two earned — and four hits while walking one for Double-A Somerset at Reading, a Philadelphia Phillies affiliate. He threw 51 of 77 pitches for strikes, up from 69 pitches in his previous outing last Tuesday. Cole has a 5.32 ERA over 23 2/3 innings with 22 strikeouts and two walks.
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Jesús Rodríguez's RBI single helps the Giants rally to beat the Pirates 7-6 in 12 innings
SUMMARY: Jesús Rodríguez hit an RBI single in the 12th inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied from a pair of two-run deficits to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6. The Giants loaded the bases against Justin Lawrence when Matt Chapman hit a double that only advanced automatic runner Heliot Ramos to third, and Drew Gilbert was intentionally walked. Rodríguez followed with a single to right to give the struggling Giants just their third win in the last 12 games. Oneil Cruz and Konnor Griffin homered for the Pirates.
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Brooms in the stands, 144 points on the board: The Knicks’ Philly takeover ends in a sweep
SUMMARY: The Knicks have swept the 76ers in the playoffs, advancing to the Eastern Conference finals for the second year in a row. They dominated with a 144-114 win on Sunday, marking their seventh straight postseason victory. Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Deuce McBride led the charge. McBride, filling in for the injured OG Anunoby, scored 25 points, hitting seven 3-pointers. Knicks fans took over the Philadelphia arena, creating a home-court atmosphere. The Knicks now await the winner of the Cleveland-Detroit series. They're favorites to emerge from the East and are eyeing their first NBA Finals since 1999.
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PGA Championship field for Aronimink
SUMMARY: The 156 players in the field for the 108th PGA Championship that starts Thursday at Aronimink Golf Club outside Philadelphia. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are out of the field as expected. The surprise is Dustin Johnson getting an invitation.
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NBA tipoff: Round 2 continues Monday with Pistons-Cavaliers and Thunder-Lakers
SUMMARY: Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks are back in the conference finals, making some scoring history along the way. The San Antonio Spurs will have to work a little harder after the Minnesota Timberwolves evened their series at 2-2 following the ejection of Victor Wembanyama. The Knicks swept Philadelphia 4-0 on the road Sunday behind another impressive offensive performance, tying the NBA postseason record with 25 3-pointers. Knicks guard Josh Hart joked “I used to think Philly was a sports town, I don’t know if it is anymore,” after the 76ers and NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers were both swept in the playoffs.
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