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La Scala concert features violins that inmates made from battered migrant boats

MILAN (AP) — The violins, violas and cellos played by the Orchestra of the Sea in its debut performance at Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala carry with them tales of desperation and redemption. The wood that was bent, chiseled and gouged to form the instruments was recovered from dilapidated smugglers’ boats that brought migrants to Italy’s shores; the luthiers who …

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Atlantic Division-leading Boston takes on Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Lightning (28-20-5, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (32-11-9, first in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning play the top-ranked team in the Atlantic Division, the Boston Bruins. Boston is 12-3-2 against the Atlantic Division and 32-11-9 overall. The Bruins have a 6-4-8 record in games decided by …

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Indiana high court weighs Senate hopeful’s challenge to limit on who can seek party nominations

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments Monday over the state’s challenge to a lower court ruling that would allow a man to run for one of the state’s U.S. Senate seats as a Republican, even though the state GOP doesn’t back his candidacy. A state law says a candidate’s past two primary ballots must be cast with …

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Blue Jackets visit the Senators after Jenner’s 2-goal game

Columbus Blue Jackets (16-25-10, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (21-25-2, eighth in the Atlantic Division) Ottawa, Ontario; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Ottawa Senators after Boone Jenner scored two goals in the Blue Jackets’ 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ottawa is 14-12-2 at home and 21-25-2 overall. The …

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Officials are looking into why an American Airlines jetliner ran off the end of a Texas runway

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Federal safety officials said Monday they are investigating an incident in which an American Airlines jet had a braking problem and ran off the end of the runway after landing at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane went into a safety area beyond the end of the runway on Saturday …

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Super Bowl MVPs

2024_Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City 2023_Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City 2022_Cooper Kupp, WR, L.A. Rams 2021_Tom Brady, QB, Tampa Bay 2020_Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City 2019_Julian Edelman, WR, New England 2018_Nick Foles, QB, Philadelphia 2017_Tom Brady, QB, New England 2016_Von Miller, LB, Denver 2015_Tom Brady, QB, New England 2014_Malcolm Smith, LB, Seattle 2013_Joe Flacco, QB, Baltimore 2012_Eli Manning, QB, N.Y. …

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