The Blue Jays have quashed discussions between the teams that would have allowed Duquette, Baltimore’s general manager, to become president and CEO in Toronto, according to Sportsnet Canada. The Orioles’ asking price of three top prospects in return for Duquette, whose contract runs through 2018, was a non-starter for the Blue Jays. Instead, they preferred to adhere to precedent, similar to when the Cubs sent pitcher Chris Carpenter to the Red Sox in exchange for general manager Theo Epstein in 2011....

Pearson’s club, the Blue Jays, applied the hated (but permissible) formula of delaying a top prospect’s call-up until it was assured of delaying his free-agent eligibility beyond six full seasons. Toronto did that with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. last year, although the Jays had the legit excuse that a spring training injury set back Guerrero’s development. MLB 2020: Stars, storylines and stuff to watch The 23-year-old Pearson, on the other hand, is healthy and dealing 100 mph heat....

According to the Guttmacher Institute, 16 states and the District of Columbia have laws in place that protect abortion rights. Some leaders pointed out existing legislation in their states while reaffirming their support of abortion rights, while others said they would be working on new laws to keep the procedure legal and accessible. The court’s Friday decision strikes down the 1973 ruling on Roe, which protected women who seek an abortion “without undue restrictive interference from the government,” guaranteed under the 14th Amendment....

That’s not the end of the story. Last week, after boarding the cargo ship, Croatian authorities seized a container labeled fuel and compressed gas. Inside they found antitank weapons, small-arms ammunition, tank shells and 15 tons of TNT While U.N. officials pleaded administrative snafu, the Croatian press accused UNPROFOR (United Nations Protection Force) of trying to funnel weapons to the Bosnian Muslims. UNPROFOR’s 20-month operation in Bosnia reads like a long complaint filed by an abused spouse....

MORE: The 2015 Hockey Hall of Fame class | NHL expansion process begins; Vegas, Quebec City front-runners Tarasenko, 23, had 73 points (37 goals, 36 assists) in a season dotted with noteworthy accomplishments, according to NHL.com: — He was the youngest Blues player to record a 30-goal season since Brendan Shanahan, who had 33 in the 1991-92 season during which he turned 23. — He was the first Blue to have as many as 73 points since Pavol Demitra had 93 in 2002-03....

Getting digital gadgets to talk to each other can drive anyone nuts, but that may be ready to change. A consortium of 2,000 high-tech companies, including Microsoft, IBM, Sony and Intel, is pushing Bluetooth technology, a new global standard for wireless communications that lets any device talk to any other device without plugs, cables or software to install. At last week’s Comdex computer trade show in Las Vegas, more than 30 companies were showing off the latest Bluetooth products, several of which will hit the stores in time for Christmas....

Third place match: Thai Son Nam FC (VIE) 6-1 Al Rayyan (QAT) Thai Son Nam clinched third place in the AFC Futsal Club Championship Vietnam 2017 after cruising to an emphatic 6-1 victory over Qatar’s Al Rayyan on Sunday. It may not have been the final, but the deafening atmosphere at the Phu Thọ Indoor Stadium scaled to new heights of euphoria, fueled by Vietnamese fans expectations for the home side....

The Ghanaian revealed ahead of the game his ambition to at least send one ball beyond goalkeeper Petr Cech but failed to achieve it. The 23-year-old wasted a glorious opportunity to take the lead for the Serbian side before the break, after racing in behind Rob Holding on a swift counter-attack. With nine minutes remaining, the former Juventus striker fluffed arguably the biggest chance of the game to win it for his side, when he was played through by a teammate but saw his last ditch effort go wide....

The bonus is $25,000 and the specific school is Kansas. After the No. 11 Mountaineers knocked off the No. 1 Jayhawks Tuesday night, we were reminded that Huggins receives a bonus each time he beats the school. PHOTOS: See the best from West Virginia’s big upset The strange contract quirk appears to be working as he’s now beat Kansas three years in a row, pocketing $75,000 total. You might think Huggins requested that the bonus be put in there, but according to him, he had no idea....

Earlier this week, the big cat somehow managed to strand itself atop of a utility pole in the Topaz Road neighborhood of El Paso, where it remained for two days, according to KFOX14. Neighborhood residents eventually noticed the animal and notified local authorities as well as the electric company responsible for the pole about its bizarre situation. By that afternoon, county officials, New Mexico wildlife officers, and electricians alike had arrived at the site in the hopes of saving the animal from its precarious perch....

The Argentine striker has been heavily linked with a homecoming after struggling to make an impact in the Chinese Super League with Shanghai Shenhua. A lucrative move in December 2016 saw the 33-year-old become one of the highest paid players in world football, on a reported salary of £615,000-a-week. His failure to settle in Asia has, however, sparked talk that the former Manchester United and Juventus frontman could be set for a third spell at Boca....

Sometimes, however, exaggerated physical discrepancies, even if benign, can be important. Some women with uneven breasts receive plastic surgery to make things more symmetric. Moreover, discrepancies in the size of other body parts, like the hands or limbs (arms and legs), can be so substantial that they signify more serious illness. Intrauterine Growth Retardation and Developmental Instability Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) affects about five percent of the obstetric population and—following prematurity—is the second leading cause of death and disease in unborn babies....

Fort Smith bystanders alerted police after they found a body inside a vehicle parked close to the Walmart in 8301 Rogers Avenue at about 1:18 p.m. on Monday, September 5. Every year, tens of thousands of people across the U.S. are declared as missing, unidentified, or “unclaimed.” The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System said there are currently 14,144 open unidentified persons cases. It added there were 14,510 open unclaimed persons cases and another 22,050 missing persons cases....

The passenger went overboard from the deck of the Oasis of the Seas ship, at around 7.40 p.m. local time on Wednesday, CBS News reporter David Begnaud wrote on Twitter. Coast Guard spokesman Ricardo Castrodad told The Associated Press that the ship was in San Juan Bay when the passenger went overboard. A spokesperson for Royal Caribbean Cruises, which operates the ship, told Newsweek that security footage suggests the man “intentionally” went overboard....

Body camera footage from the Glynn County Police Department showed the responding officers’ response to a call regarding a Black man that dispatchers described as having a weapon and “screaming and hitting himself in the head.” During the September 4 response, officers used a TASER on the man, identified as Rajon Cherry, several times. The weapon was later discovered to be a spoon. First Coast News reported that Cherry was walking slowly toward an officer as he was told to drop the “weapon....

The start of the game between the Golden Knights and Broncos was delayed nearly three hours by lightning. Bachmeier passed the newfound time before the contest attending a class via Zoom. COLLEGE FOOTBALL PICKS: Week 1 underdogs with the best odds to win A photo of Bachmeier attending assistant professor Ray Fang’s class surfaced just before the game officially kicked off. The quarterback was seen wearing his full pads and uniform on camera....

The 6-2 sophomore quarterback finished the first half of Friday night’s game in Albuquerque with 368 passing yards and five touchdowns, as the No. 19 Broncos held a 42-7 halftime lead. Rypien was 19 of 26 through the air with all but two completions to either senior receiver Thomas Sperbeck or junior Cedrick Wilson. MORE: Week 6 Heisman watch Three of Rypien’s touchdowns went to Wilson, who had eight catches for 155 yards, while Sperbeck, who had nine catches for 198 yards, had the other two scores for Boise State (4-0, 1-0 Mountain West)....

The belter of a strike was, however, missed by a majority of the fans, thanks to IWL’s limited coverage.‘’The lack of broadcast hurts women’s football in several ways. The efforts go unrecognised as a lot of people aren’t watching it online,’’ Dalima tells Goal. The matches of India’s premier football league for women are only streamed live on Facebook. Plying her trade with Mumbai-based India Rush this season, Dalima is a bold youngster who is not afraid to speak up for the welfare of women’s football....

Mason High School’s home game against Moeller High School was canceled after someone called in a bomb threat to police shortly before 6 p.m. CT. The caller said there would be two explosions in separate tailgating areas and that officers who arrived would be gunned down. The stands and parking lots were full when a PA announcer told everyone to evacuate the premises while a bomb sweep was conducted....

George W. Bush has insisted that this war is about liberation, not occupation, and even buck privates on the battlefield are expected to toe the line. But it’s no surprise the Marine at Umm Qasr was confused. The mixed message coming from the front lines reflects a still-heated internal conflict back home about what to do with postwar Iraq, how central and long-lasting America’s role will be and how the United Nations will fit in....