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Ex-NASCAR driver backed by Trump wins primary in closely watched Maine race

Republican state lawmaker Austin Theriault, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, has won the chance to try to unseat one of the most conservative Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives in a Maine district rocked by a mass shooting last year. Theriault, of Fort Kent, defeated fellow Maine House member Mike Soboleski, of Phillips, who is also a supporter of Trump. Theriault will face three-term incumbent Democratic Rep. Jared Golden in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, which has handed an electoral vote to Trump in the last two elections. The...

Jalen Hurts' non-answer on Eagles' Nick Sirianni reveals a real one. It's not a disconnect

PHILADELPHIA − There is always a purpose to everything Jalen Hurts does and says. To the media, that means sharing as little as possible. That goes back to Hurts' days at Alabama when head coach Nick Saban actually held classes on how to avoid saying anything of substance to the media. So last week, for example, there was this exchange last week between Hurts and a reporter about the Eagles' six-week break from the end of mandatory minicamp and the start of training camp in late July: Hurts was asked...

Photos: Frederick Keys vs. Trenton Thunder

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Pop and power: Travis Kelce wins home run hitting contest as girlfriend Taylor Swift tours in Europe

EASTLAKE, Ohio (AP) — Travis Kelce's power extends beyond the football field or dating one of the world's most famous women. Kansas City's talented tight end, who also happens to be pop superstar Taylor Swift's boyfriend, showed off his batting skills on Saturday by winning a home run contest at a charity softball event hosted by Browns tight end David Njoku. Kelce, who grew up in Cleveland, arrived at Classic Park, home of the minor league Lake County Captains, just as the event was getting underway. As he made his...