• Associated Press

    T20 World Cup uses cricket's fast and furious format. The tempo appeals to new and existing fans

    The first cricket World Cup to be hosted on U.S. soil starts June 1 and will be shared with countries in the Caribbean, represented by the two-time champion West Indies. This World Cup is in the Twenty20 format, the fastest and most action-packed version of cricket. Unlike test cricket matches, which started out as timeless before being shortened to five days, T20 doesn’t require any breaks for tea or lunch and is completed in just over three hours — roughly the same as a Major League Baseball

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  • Associated Press

    Ex-top prosecutor for Baltimore to be sentenced for mortgage fraud and perjury convictions

    A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore is to be sentenced this week for lying about her personal finances so she could improperly access retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sentencing for former Baltimore state's attorney Marilyn Mosby is set to open Thursday at a federal courthouse in Greenbelt, a Maryland suburb of the nation's capital. Two juries separately convicted Mosby of perjury and mortgage fraud charges after trials involving her personal finances.

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  • The Canadian Press

    An explosion at an apartment building in Harbin, China, kills at least 1 and injures 3

    BEIJING (AP) — An explosion at an apartment building in northeastern China killed one person and injured at least three others Thursday, state media reported.

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  • The Telegraph

    Sky hires veteran Warner Bros executive in push for new revenue

    Sky has hired a veteran Warner Bros executive as the broadcaster turns to gaming and betting for new sources of revenue.

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  • BBC

    Wildlife charity makes plea to protect water voles

    Tell-tale signs include burrows in the riverbank and piles of droppings.

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  • The Canadian Press

    Mavericks stand tall against Timberwolves with big effort around the rim

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Few teams can match the size of the Minnesota Timberwolves with their trio of towers in NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert, four-time All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns and Sixth Man of the Year Naz Reid.

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  • The Canadian Press

    White drives in 4, Arizona hangs on to edge Washington 6-5 in Pac-12 tourney

    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Mason White drove in four run, including the go-ahead three-run home run, and top-seeded Arizona defeated ninth-seeded Washington 6-5 in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament on Wednesday night.

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