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Gugino was standing peacefully near City Hall as a protest in honor of George Floyd dispersed on Thursday night when he was approached by city and state troopers shortly after Buffalo’s 8 p.m. curfew began. Two officers wearing tactical gear pushed him down, causing Gugino to fall on the concrete, severely wounding his head. A number of officers were captured walking past Gugino as he lay on the ground bleeding from the head before he was eventually taken to Erie County Medical Center on Thursday....

For opposing pitchers, facing a Houston offense that’s otherwise stacked with All-Star-caliber hitters, Maldonado has to be the reliable out. It might sound harsh to call him the weakest link in the lineup, but it’s very much the truth. When Zack Greinke started Game 4 of the 2021 World Series for the Astros, he was ahead of Maldonado in the batting order. Heading into Game 5 of the World Series, Maldonado had 45 plate appearances this postseason and had produced an anemic ....

Yzerman, the general manager of Team Canada and the Tampa Bay Lightning, on Thursday decided on Martin St. Louis as Steven Stamkos' injury replacement for the Sochi Olympics. St. Louis was viewed as one of the most egregious omissions from the initial roster. The fact that Yzerman is his boss only made it more uncomfortable. "Of course I was bitter," St. Louis said on Thursday afternoon. In any case, he's headed to Sochi, presumably on Sunday if the NHL's charter planes make it out of Newark with actual players on them....

Donald teased a return to the campaign trail after leaving office in January, promising supporters would be “happy” with his decision. The leading contender for the Republican nomination for president, he hasn’t committed to mounting a bid for the White House, instead focusing his attention on helping Republicans win back control of Congress. Mary told Newsweek editor-at-large Naveed Jamali on his podcast, The Daily Break, that Trump’s decision to run will hinge on whether he thinks he “can’t lose....

The 32-year-old is charged with violating Maryland’s revenge porn statute, the state prosecutor said. Bradshaw is accused of making numerous accounts containing parts of the victim’s name and birthdate to post nude images of her without her consent on the forum website Reddit, according to court documents. The photos were posted on forums related to sex, humiliation, degradation and race, the prosecutor’s office said. Many of the captions included racial slurs and sexually explicit language....

Line: Stanford -14, Total: 48 Line movement: Stanford opened in a range from -13 to -14 around Las Vegas. After going in the direction of Stanford up to -14 in some spots, the number started to come back down to -13.5. The total reached as low as 47 and as high as 48.5. For updated spreads and totals, visit our live odds page. Trends that matter: Maryland is 6-0 ATS in its last six games following a straight up loss....

Local outlet Democrat and Chronicle reported that a man and a woman were both killed in the shooting, which took place in the Marketview Heights neighborhood of Rochester. A tweet by the Rochester Police Department indicated that the shooting took place about 30 minutes after midnight. The names of the two people killed have yet to be released. In an early morning press briefing, according to CNN, the two people who were killed were between 18 and 22 years old....

Thermo Fisher Scientific said on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency authorization for its test, which can provide results within four hours of a sample arriving at a lab. “The authorization of our diagnostic test for COVID-19 will help to protect patients and enable medical staff to respond swiftly to treat those who are ill and prevent the spread of infection,” Marc N....

According to the Berkshire Eagle in Massachusetts, Andrew Hogeland, the chair of the Williamstown Select Board wrote a letter to the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, saying that while the photo in Officer Craig Eichhammer’s locker is “highly offensive,” the board does not have the authority to fire the officer. “Though we understand the pain and fear that underlie the advocacy of some of our residents for termination, our understanding of the facts and applicable law is that the Select Board has no jurisdiction to reverse or modify those decisions,” Hogeland wrote in the letter....

Members of Singapore’s Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) were called to the scene to rescue the snake, which may have been as long as 10 feet, from its vertiginous perch. “Reticulated pythons are agile and able climbers,” Kalai Vanan, co-CEO of ACRES, told Newsweek. “We have also noticed that pythons tend to often climb structures to get away from a threat or when they feel vulnerable. “The python could have actually been run over by a vehicle and climbed to feel safe, [or] it could have climbed the structure as it was feeling threatened, perhaps by a crowd....

Like NHL players who get to keep hockey’s holy grail for a day, Masters champs get to show off their iconic jacket for a year. But then it must be returned to Augusta National Golf Club — and not worn outside club grounds again. MORE: Leaderboard | A look at Round 2 | Jordan Spieth masters Day 1 | Tiger Woods’ adventurous day NHL players have used the 123-year-old Cup to sip champagne, party with family and friends or baptize their children....

The defending champion has played just once since September’s U.S. Open when he failed to retain his ZOZO Championship title as he finished in a tie for 72nd. MASTERS 2020: Pairings, tee times, featured groups for Round 2 Woods’ underwhelming performances, combined with his back problems, prompted many to write the 15-time major winner off coming into this week. But teeing off at the 10th after a three-hour weather delay on Thursday, he looked to be back to his old self....

Play at the 2021 Masters Tournament was delayed roughly an hour and 15 minutes at 4 p.m. ET Saturday, and no golfer took greater advantage of the softened playing conditions than Hideki Matsuyama, who shot a 7-under 65 on moving day to move into sole possession of first place at 11 under par. The round included four birdies and an eagle on the back nine, part of the first bogey-free round of the Masters this week....

Early eyes focused on Tiger Woods (+4) and Ian Poulter (+2), but none seemed to make the statement that golf fans were hoping that the two 42-year-olds would. Luckily there were other stars that broke out throughout the rainy Saturday. MASTERS LIVE: Watch the Masters on fuboTV (7-day free trial) Rory McIlroy (-11) shot his way up the leaderboard and moved his way to second in the Masters — just three behind leader Patrick Reed (-14) who put on quite a show....

Chief among them is Tiger Woods, who returns to Augusta National in pursuit of a fifth Masters championship. MORE: Watch the Masters live and on demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial) Woods, ranked 12th in the world, last slipped on a green jacket 14 years ago and has been trying unsuccessfully to win a 15th major since 2008, his last. He’s played in five PGA events this season, failing to finish better than a tie for 10th (WGC-Mexico Championship)....

2015 MASTERS ODDS, AUGUSTA, APRIL 9-12 RORY McILROY 6/1 BUBBA WATSON 10/1 JASON DAY 12/1 JORDAN SPIETH 12/1 DUSTIN JOHNSON 15/1 ADAM SCOTT 20/1 HENRIK STENSON 20/1 PHIL MICKELSON 25/1 RICKIE FOWLER 25/1 MATT KUCHAR 30/1 BRANDT SNEDEKER 30/1 PATRICK REED 30/1 JUSTIN ROSE 35/1 SERGIO GARCIA 40/1 MARTIN KAYMER 40/1 JIMMY WALKER 40/1 TIGER WOODS 50/1 LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN 50/1 J.B. HOLMES 50/1 LEE WESTWOOD 60/1 ZACH JOHNSON 60/1 JIM FURYK 60/1 ANGEL CABRERA 60/1 HIDEKI MATSUYAMA 60/1 RYAN MOORE 60/1 BROOKS KOEPKA 60/1 CHARL SCHWARTZEL 80/1 KEEGAN BRADLEY 80/1 HUNTER MAHAN 80/1 IAN POULTER 80/1 VICTOR DUBUISSON 80/1 BILL HAAS 80/1 NICK WATNEY 80/1 PAUL CASEY 80/1 BILLY HORSCHEL 80/1 JASON DUFNER 100/1 GRAEME McDOWELL 100/1 LUKE DONALD 100/1 HARRIS ENGLISH 100/1 GARY WOODLAND 100/1 RYAN PALMER 100/1 GRAHAM DeLAET 125/1 JAMIE DONALDSON 125/1 K....

That’s not exactly a rarity for the event, the annual prelude to the Masters that showcases a more lighthearted side of golf as competitors past and present get together with their families for selfie opportunities and, usually, plenty of aces. MORE: Must-see Par 3 photos | Tee times, pairings for first two rounds But the holes-in-one came early and often Wednesday, nearly doubling the event’s previous record of five....

“Pi” is not My Easy Reader. In a typical sentence, Barrow “explains” that “the procedure FK(n) is true of the number n if and only if there is no number N for which the Nth possible proof in the formal system S is a proof whose Godel number is n.” Such eye-glazers are partially redeemed by a lively romp through math history, focusing on the priests and traders who first used symbols rather than notches on a stick to represent quantities, invented 0 (so 8,007 could be distinguished from 87) and created place value (so 369 is different from 936)....

The Yale Ph.D. student has proved himself to be a formidable force, steadily working his way to become the second-most successful contestant ever with 32 straight victories—a record solely held by James Holzhauer since 2019. And in an interview with Newsweek, Amodio humbly stated that he feels “so fortunate” to have achieved the feat, before heaping praise on The Chase star Holzhauer. “It feels unbelievable. Literally, unbelievable,” the Ohio native said over email....