The Toronto Blue Jays have made the postseason three of the past four seasons, but haven’t advanced beyond the wild-card round since 2016 and haven’t won the AL East in nearly a decade. They also opened Sunday in a virtual tie with Tampa Bay at the bottom of the division. A trade deadline firesale can’t...

Drew Smith is back, but perhaps not all the way back. 

Sally Buzbee, The Washington Post’s first female executive editor, abruptly stepped down after three years at the helm, CEO William Lewis announced Sunday.

EDMONTON -- Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup final with a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday, winning the best-of-seven Western Conference final in six games. Read More

Buzbee, who was the first woman in the role, will be replaced by deputy editor of the Telegraph Media Group, Robert Winnett, as editor

The Washington Post’s executive editor, Sally Buzbee, has stepped down after three years at the top of one of the US’s most respected news brands and will be eventually replaced by a veteran of the UK’s Daily Telegraph.

She will be initially replaced by Matt Murray, former editor in chief of the Wall Street Journal, until this autumn’s presidential election. Robert Winnett, currently deputy editor of the Telegraph Media Group, will take over as editor following the election.

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Before Juan Soto could deliver the big swing, he needed Gleyber Torres and Jose Trevino to do the small things to help make sure the ninth inning got to him. 

The Giants starter left Sunday’s game after 4 ⅔ innings against the Yankees and was revealed to be dealing with tightness in his left groin that could land him back on the injured list.

Despite the noteworthy lack of PDA, the duo appeared to be in good spirits as they were joined by the actor's mother, Anne Boldt. 

SAGINAW, Mich. -- Josh Bloom scored the game-winning goal with 21.7 seconds left to lift the host Saginaw Spirit to their first Memorial Cup with a 4-3 victory over the London Knights on Sunday. Read More

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Washington Post said Sunday that its executive editor, Sally Buzbee, has stepped down after three years at the top of one of journalism's most storied brands. Read More

Scaling back treatment for three kinds of cancer can make life easier for patients without compromising outcomes, doctors reported at the world’s largest cancer conference.

HONG KONG (AP) -- As the 35th anniversary of Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown neared, Rowena He, a prominent scholar of that bloody chapter of modern China's history, was busy flying between the United States, Britain and Canada to give a series of talks. Each was aimed at speaking out for those who cannot. Read More

In most seasons even having a pipe-dream playoff conversation about a team 11 games under .500 in June would be where folly merges with delusion. And the way these Mets are playing, that is likely true for them as well.

The president flew into Wilmington, Del., on Sunday night, where his 54-year-old son’s felony gun trial begins Monday, and will spend the whole day there with no official duties.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Prosecutors plan to dismiss murder and manslaughter charges against a white Minnesota state trooper who fatally shot Ricky Cobb II, a Black motorist, as Cobb tried to pull away from a traffic stop, saying the decision comes in response to recent statements from the trooper's attorney and new analysis of video from the scene. Read More

Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles won her ninth U.S. Championship on Sunday, leaving little doubt that at 27 and a decade-plus into her run atop the sport, she is as good as ever.

"This was no doubt a premeditated and targeted attack."

We know more about extending our lifespans than ever before. After
decades spent drinking, eating and laughing at people with exercise regimes, what will it take for Phil Daoust to join the ranks of centenarians?

When he got to 60, Phil Daoust, the deputy editor of the Guardian’s G2 section, made a decision. He was happy, healthy and wanted to remain that way for as long as possible. As a young man he had been unconcerned with diet and exercise regimes, preferring long boozy lunches, pies and walking to the pub. Later, after a bout of depression, he began to get healthier, but he wanted more.

He realised he no longer feared old age and decided to try to live to be 100. He took inspiration from people nearing that age, such as John Starbuck, a 93-year-old who regularly spends his days at the gym and is a keen water polo player. With a strong community around him, he illustrates the importance of social connections in living longer.

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An 85-year-old Georgia woman graduated from high school on Saturday — 67 years after her original would-be graduation date — in front of her family and the community she steadily serves.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in the Philippines on Monday in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organized global peace summit on the war in Ukraine that he accuses Russia, with China's help, of trying to undermine. Read More

Inflexible laws allow perpetrators to dispute ownership of belongings, leaving their partners to start from scratch

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Tessa scarcely had time to collect her belongings before escaping the home she had shared with her husband of 20 years.

Later, as she took out an apprehended domestic violence order against him, the court asked her to make a list of items she wanted to collect.

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