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Play suspended under extreme heat policy at the Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Play was suspended briefly under the extreme heat rules at the Australian Open with defending champion Jannik Sinner down a break in the third set of his third-round match against Eliot Spizzirri on Saturday.

After splitting the first two sets, Sinner was struggling with apparent cramping and had just dropped serve to fall behind 3-1 in the third set on Rod Laver Arena before umpire Fergus Murphy called both players to the side of the court and play was suspended for about 10 minutes.

The tournament referee decided to close the roof on the... Read More

Channing Tatum, Olivia Wilde and Charli xcx premiere movies at Sundance Film Festival

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Sundance Film Festival was in full swing Friday in Park City, with Channing Tatum, Olivia Wilde and Charli xcx movies premiering back-to-back at the storied Eccles Theatre in the evening.

First up was “Josephine,” writer-director Beth De Araújo’s raw drama about an 8-year-old girl (Mason Reeves) whose life and sense of safety is upended after she witnesses a sexual assault in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Tatum and Gemma Chan play the parents who are unsure how to help her navigate these new emotions and fears. The film, which is part of the... Read More

Alex Honnold's climb of Taipei 101 skyscraper delayed by 24 hours

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Organizers delayed professional rock climber Alex Honnold's ropeless ascent of the Taipei 101 skyscraper for 24 hours due to weather, they said.

Honnold's free solo climb of the iconic building in Taiwan's capital city was supposed to be broadcast live on Netflix on Saturday local time, or Friday evening for viewers in the U.S.

But it was still raining in Taipei less than an hour before the event's scheduled start. Organizers have delayed Honnold’s climb until Sunday morning in Taiwan, where the weather forecast shows sunnier skies.
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Kurt Busch, Harry Gant and Ray Hendrick inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — For most of his career, Kurt Busch had a tough-guy persona on and off the racetrack.

But the 47-year-old Busch showed a softer side during his NASCAR Hall of Fame acceptance speech on Friday night as he paused to honor his former Roush Racing teammate Greg Biffle, who died in a plane crash along with his wife, two children and three others on Dec. 18.

“I can’t put the words together, but you and I were like peanut butter and jelly when we raced Cup together,” Busch said, addressing Biffle. “And you were instrumental in helping me win a... Read More

More than half the US threatened with ice, snow and cold in massive winter storm

DALLAS (AP) — Freezing rain fell in parts of Texas on Friday as a huge, dayslong winter storm began a trek that threatened to bring snow, sleet, ice, bone-chilling temperatures and extensive power outages to about half the U.S. population. Forecasters warned that catastrophic damage, especially in areas pounded by ice, could rival that of a hurricane.

Schools in Chicago and other Midwestern cities called off classes, airlines canceled thousands of weekend flights, churches moved Sunday services online and the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, decided to hold its Saturday... Read More

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Play suspended under extreme heat policy at the Australian Open

Channing Tatum, Olivia Wilde and Charli xcx premiere movies at Sundance Film Festival

Alex Honnold's climb of Taipei 101 skyscraper delayed by 24 hours

Kurt Busch, Harry Gant and Ray Hendrick inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame

More than half the US threatened with ice, snow and cold in massive winter storm

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