TribLIVE’s Daily and weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and the information you need straight to your inbox. Cincinnati Reds referee Anthony DeSclafani had not allowed a deserved run this season before playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates. That lasted only one pitch. Adam Frazier hit DeSclafani’s second pitch …

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Some corals have lived on the fringes of Mauritius for centuries. Now for days smothered in heavy fuel oil spilled from a wrecked Japanese tanker nearby, parts of those reefs could be in trouble. The full impact of the toxic spill is still lacking, scientists say. While …

The Big Ten is pushing ahead on a plan to play college football this spring. Coaches put forward a proposal Thursday morning at a conference call that includes a start date of January, with the traditional ‘fall camp’ training time in December. Purdue coach Jeff Brohm isolated himself on Lake …

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense said it was investigating a video circulated on social media on Thursday that men in Afghan army uniforms showed changing bodies of Taliban fighters. The intensification of violence on the eve of the peace talks to end the war, with fighters on both …

The San Antonio Spurs’ moving streak of consecutive playoff appearances is dead. Long live the ridiculous region of the Spurs of consecutive playoff appearances. San Antonio had made 22 straight trips to the NBA playoffs. From 1998 to 2019, the Spurs made the playoffs every season. That stretch is now …