BUFFALO — “They are the standard.” It was easy for Nick Bertrando to evaluate the Pioneer Panthers after the defending state champions beat his Fredonia Hillbillies 45-6 in the Section VI Class C flag football championship game Saturday at Sweet Home High School. Pioneer, led by ...

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CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR driver Kyle Busch experienced shortness of breath, felt he was overheating and was coughing up blood the day before his death, according to a 911 call obtained Friday by The Associated Press. Busch died Thursday at age 41. No cause of death has been given, though his ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pato O'Ward smiles as he walks through Gasoline Alley, seeing the Arrow McLaren No. 5 shirts. Sure, he's popular, but O'Ward wants something more — to be called an Indianapolis 500 champion. After three near misses in his past four races on the Brickyard's iconic ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole pitched six shutout innings in his return from elbow ligament reconstruction that caused a 569-day absence, leaving with a 1-0 lead against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. A 35-year-old right-hander who had surgery in March 2025, Cole allowed two ...