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Aussie Slingsby beats Kiwi rival Burling in $1M SailGP final

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:34:09 GMT

Tom Slingsby of Team Australia held on through a few tense moments after his catamaran fell off its foils and then prevailed over rival Peter Burling of New Zealand in a short dash to the finish to claim his third straight $1 million, winner-take-all SailGP season championship Sunday on San Francisco Bay.Slingsby, who has dominated tech tycoon Larry Ellison’s global league since it debuted in 2019, dodged what could have been a huge embarrassment when he recovered and kept his 50-foot Flying Roo — nicknamed for the giant yellow kangaroo on the wingsail — ahead of Burling for the thrilling victory. British star Sir Ben Ainslie finished a distant third in the Grand Final.“That was not the plan. I thought we lost it,” a relieved Slingsby said right after the race. “We had it the whole way. That was crazy. I was very scared. I was thinking this could be the biggest choke of all time right now, but fortunately we were able to get it over the line. What a race.”Slingsby and his four...

Thailand wins International Crown LPGA match play event

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:34:09 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Atthaya Thitikul birdied the 16th hole to cap a dominating week that carried Thailand to a victory over Australia on Sunday for the country’s first International Crown team match play title.Thitikul beat Stephanie Kyriacou 4 and 2 to improve to 5-0 on the week and earn the clinching point in the final. Patty Tavatanakit had already beaten Hannah Green 4 and 3 in the other singles match.Sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn won their match over Minjee Lee and Sarah Kemp 4 and 3 when Ariya Jutanugarn holed out a chip shot from the edge of the green on the 15th hole as sixth-seeded Thailand finished the week winning 11 of 12 matches. The United States beat Sweden in the consolation match to finish third.The International Crown is a match-play tournament featuring teams of four players from eight countries split into two pools. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the semifinals, where the format was two singles matches and one alternate-shot match.The p...

Bart’s homer: Colon marks unexpected blast with first pitch

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:34:09 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Bartolo Colon celebrated the seventh anniversary of his unlikely homer by doing something perhaps more unexpected: bouncing a ceremonial first pitch.Colon, renowned far more for his pinpoint control than his bat throughout a 21-year big league career, tossed a first pitch to Francisco Lindor that bounced just shy of home plate at Citi Field before the New York Mets’ 13-6 loss to Colorado on Sunday.Colon, who last pitched in the big leagues in 2018 and turns 50 on May 24, laughed and later hugged Rockies manager Bud Black, his pitching coach when Colon won the AL Cy Young Award for the Angels in 2005.Prior to the first pitch, the crowd of 36,501 offered a warm ovation as the Mets aired a clip of Colon’s homer, a 365-foot shot off San Diego’s James Shields.At just shy of 43 years old, Colon was the oldest player to hit his first career homer. It was one of just five extra-base hits he delivered in a career in which he hit .084 in 299 at-bats.He played for the Met...

Detienen a un sospechoso tras informes de disparos en St. Charles Towne Center en Maryland

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:34:09 GMT

Un sospechoso está bajo custodia tras informes de disparos dentro del centro comercial St. Charles Towne Center en Waldorf, Maryland el domingo, dijeron las autoridades. “Informes iniciales indican que un grupo de adolescentes pudieron haber disparado un arma dentro del centro comercial” entre las 4:10 y 4:20 p.m., según la Oficina del Alguacil del Condado Charles. No se reportaron heridos y el centro comercial estará cerrado el domingo, informó el departamento. No existe una amenaza al público. Parece que los jóvenes tuvieron una disputa en uno de los primeros niveles del centro comercial, de acuerdo a nuestro reportero Mauricio Casillas. Un empleado que trabaja en la sala de comidas dijo que escuchó dos fuertes detonaciones y todos comenzaron a huir.La oficina del alguacil confirmó que los agentes confiscaron un arma del sospechoso bajo custodia.Cualquier persona con información debe llamar a las autoridades al 301-932-2222.El sábado, ocho personas murieron y al men...

White Sox score 11 in 2nd, beat Reds 17-4

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:34:09 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Hanser Alberto had four hits, a career-high four RBIs and the Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs in the second inning to rout the Cincinnati Reds 17-4 on Sunday.The 11 runs are the most for the team in one inning in 16 years and third-most ever for the franchise. The White Sox had 11 runs in the fifth at Kansas City on Sept. 17, 2007.The offensive outburst could be a big boost for the White Sox who will be without designated hitter Eloy Jiménez for up to six weeks following his appendectomy.“We lost Eloy and we’ll miss him,” Alberto said. “We know what kind of player he is. We want him to come back to see a better team. We need to just go out there and have fun, score some runs, and do some damage.” The White Sox, who’ve struggled this season with runners in scoring position, delivered plenty of big hits against Graham Ashcraft (2-1) in the second, sending 14 batters to the plate. Alberto hit a two-run homer to snap Ashcraft’s 33-inning homerless streak. ...

Hamlin bumps Larson for lead on final lap to win at Kansas

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:34:09 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Denny Hamlin had walked out of victory lane after winning a thrilling NASCAR Cup Series duel over Kyle Larson with a last-lap pass at Kansas Speedway on Sunday just in time to hear his crew chief, Chris Gabehart, make a bold proclamation.“He’s the most talented race car driver in the world,” Gabehart was saying.Awkward, because Gabehart wasn’t talking about his own driver.“Tells you what he thinks about me,” Hamlin said with a wry grin.Gabehart was talking about Larson, who was leading in the closing laps on a sizzling day in the heartland. But it was Hamlin who was better this time. He spent about 30 laps stalking Larson before making a couple of failed attempts at the lead in the closing laps. Finally, heading onto the backstretch on the final one, Hamlin pulled alongside Larson and made the slightest of contact, sending him bumping into the outside wall and giving Hamlin a clear path to the finish line.The victory ended a 33-race winless droug...

Denver weather: Warmer temps, chance for spring showers to start workweek

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:34:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay warmer than normal with the chance for more afternoon showers and thunderstorms as the workweek goes on. Weather tonight: Showers clearing, mildShowers and thunderstorms will wrap up through the evening. This will be followed by clearing clouds and a low in the 40s, which is right around normal for this time of year. Weather tomorrow: Mainly sunny and warmer Monday will start off with plenty of sunshine. Clouds will build in by the afternoon as high temperatures climb to the mid-70s. There is a slight chance for afternoon showers, but most areas will stay dry. Looking ahead: Mild temps, increasing chance for showers Temperatures will climb to the upper 70s on Tuesday followed by increasing afternoon clouds and the chance for a few showers and thunderstorms with the heat of the afternoon and evening. The chance for showers will increase as the week goes on with a better chance for showers and thunderstorms with the heat of the afternoon...

Reinhart the hero, as Panthers top Leafs in OT for 3-0 lead

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:34:09 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored 3:02 into overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Sunday night to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.Reinhart dumped the puck off the boards behind the net to set up his game-winner, taking a pass back from Anton Lundell and scoring to give Florida its first 3-0 series lead in 27 years.Anthony Duclair and Carter Verhaeghe scored for Florida. Sam Lafferty and Erik Gustafsson scored for Toronto.Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 22 shots for the Panthers. Joseph Woll stopped 18 of the 21 he faced for the Maple Leafs after he relieved starter Ilya Samsonov, who stopped all eight shots he saw before leaving early in the second period with an injury.Game 4 is Wednesday night.Reinhart’s goal for that 3-0 lead means it’s time for the Maple Leafs to spend the next three days hearing about the most dreaded of stats three games into a best-of-seven — the one about how only four clubs ...

School bus drivers in Framingham agree to new contract to avoid strike, 2 other towns negotiating

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:34:09 GMT

Bus drivers in Framingham have agreed to a new contract and will be picking up kids for school on Monday, narrowly avoiding a looming strike as bus drivers in two other communities continued to negotiate Sunday night.Bus drivers in Marlborough and Westborough were still working out the details of a new contract and it remains unclear whether they will be making their rounds picking up students on Monday, according to Teamsters Local 170.The union says pay and benefits were among the issues with the current contract.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

After losing in 14 innings, Chicago Cubs prepare to welcome Willson Contreras back to town with the reeling St. Louis Cardinals

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:34:09 GMT

The Chicago Cubs got within 90 feet of a series sweep of the Miami Marlins — three times — on a boisterous, sunny Sunday at Wrigley Field. They wound up with a 5-4, 14-inning loss thanks to an ill-timed balk and a lot of marooned baserunners.But it could have been a lot worse.In fact, the good-vibe Cubs (17-17) won’t have to look far Monday to feel a lot better about themselves. The National League Central’s hot mess of a so-called division favorite comes to town for a three-game series.That would be the last-place — by a lot — St. Louis Cardinals, who needed a seventh-inning outburst Sunday at home against the lousy Detroit Tigers to snap an eight-game losing streak before their first meeting of the season against the rival Cubs. At 11-24, the Cards lug the NL’s worst record to Chicago.If the Cubs think it sounds bad to be told they’re terrible (or worse) at hitting with men in scoring position (3-for-20 in Sunday’s loss) or to ...