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Defending champion Hurkacz out of Halle Open in dramatic tiebreaker as Rublev and Sinner advance

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:35:14 GMT

HALLE, Germany (AP) — Andrey Rublev and Jannik Sinner reached the quarterfinals of the Halle Open on Thursday as defending champion Hubert Hurkacz was eliminated after a dramatic final-set tiebreaker.Rublev won his second-round match against German wild card Yannick Hanfmann 7-6 (6), 6-3 after turning around a 5-3 deficit in the first-set tiebreaker. Rublev lost to Hanfmann in Rome last month.“The last time he beat me and he’s playing better and better,” Rublev said. “Especially on grass, he’s even tougher to play against because he has such a good serve and a good game at the net. I was able to win the match in two sets so I’m really happy.”Rublev next faces Tallon Griekspoor after the Dutch player upset Hurkacz 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (8). Griekspoor converted his fifth match point for the win after saving a match point at 8-7 down. Griekspoor is coming off his second title of the season at the Libema Open.Sinner needed nearly three hours to win 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4 against fellow ...

Dude, where’s my car? DC region sees a dramatic spike in auto thefts

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:35:14 GMT

The number of cars being stolen continues to rise in the D.C. area.Compared to this time last year, auto thefts are up 84% in Montgomery County, 118% in D.C. and a staggering 180% in Prince George’s County.“We’ve seen a significant increase in the number of auto thefts, compared to last year, so far this year,” said Nicholas Augustine, assistant chief of police for the Montgomery County Police Department.He said a majority of cars are stolen by teenagers, many of whom are inspired by TikTok challenges involving Kia and Hyundai cars.Augustine said while many of the cars taken have been made by those manufacturers, they are not the only ones disappearing. While most stolen cars are recovered, not all are, according to Augustine.Some stolen cars being shipped overseas“We also are seeing an increase of vehicles being stolen, and then taken into certain ports and sent overseas for sales,” Augustine said.While cars are being stolen from all over the county, Augustine said the ...

Rays shortstop Wander Franco benched for the way he has handled frustration this season

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:35:14 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay shortstop Wander Franco has been benched and will not play in Thursday and Friday’s games against Kansas City at least by Rays manager Kevin Cash for the way he has handled frustrating situations this year.“Wander is a really good kid, really good person,” Cash said before Thursday night’s game with the Royals. “He’s a young player that is learning and dealing with the challenges of being a major league player, and some of the frustrations that come with it. “Over the course of this season there’s been probably multiple times that the way he has handled his frustrations have not been the way that we ask our players to uphold being the best teammate.”Cash declined to give specifics about any incidents, but the 22-year old has not run out grounders at times and has some baserunning lapses.Also, Franco has thrown his bat after striking out, and last Sunday declined to talk to reporters after making two errors on one pl...

In ‘Every Body,’ a galvanizing moment — and celebration — for the intersex community

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:35:14 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Like some 260,000 Americans, Sean Saifa Wall was born with significant intersex traits. The sex on the birth certificate was checked “ambiguous” and then crossed out. Wall was instead labeled female on the document and, at the age of 13, after his mother was inaccurately warned of a cancerous threat, his testes were removed. Doctors told his parents to raise him as a girl, though Wall later developed masculine features and now identifies as a man. “They literally stopped my development — I was starting to develop as male. And they stopped it right there and changed course. It was a hard left,” says Wall. “It was disappointing and almost devastating that what I wanted could never be achieved. I wanted to pass. I wanted to be read as cis.”“I had to tap into something else because it was hard being misgendered all the time and people not seeing me the way I saw myself,” Wall adds. “That’s when I was like: I need to really fight back.”Wall, co-founder of the Intersex Jus...

Josh Bell’s long homer sends Guardians to 6-1 win, sweep of Oakland as A’s drop 8th straight

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:35:14 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh Bell nearly dotted the “i.”Bell homered off an “Ohio” sign beyond the left-field wall and Myles Straw hit an RBI triple, leading the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-1 win Thursday and three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics, who lost their eighth straight.Bell’s 430-foot shot in the fifth inning off JP Sears (1-5) smacked the “H” on the beer sign affixed to a pedestrian walkway in Progressive Field and tied it 1-1.“I knew it was gone off the bat,” said Straw, who followed Bell’s belt with his go-ahead triple two batters later. “I was hoping it would stay fair. I saw it on the replay hit whatever it is out there, the concourse or the walkway. “So that was pretty cool. Pretty good blast.” Bell’s shot helped the Guardians complete their first sweep of 2023 and extend their winning streak to four games. They’re one game behind first-place Minnesota in the AL Central. The A’s were swept for the 11th time and they dropped to 19-...

German soccer players face racist abuse on social media at U21 European Championship

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:35:14 GMT

KUTAISI, Georgia (AP) — German soccer player Youssoufa Moukoko condemned online racist abuse directed at him and teammate Jessic Ngankam as they played at the European Under-21 Championship on Thursday.Moukoko and Ngankam each missed penalties in Germany’s opening 1-1 draw with Israel on Thursday at the tournament in Georgia. After the game, numerous comments including monkey emojis were left under recent posts on both players’ Instagram accounts.“If we win we are all Germans. If we lose, then these monkey comments arrive. Jessic received them, I’ve received them. Things like this simply do not belong in football,” Borussia Dortmund forward Moukoko said in comments reported by Germany’s dpa news agency.Germany’s general manager Joti Chatzialexiou said earlier this month that players on the national Under-17 team had faced online racist abuse on their way to winning the European title. ___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/A...

Tracking severe weather in Denver area: Live updates

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:35:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – A second day of severe storms is bringing hail to the Denver area Thursday. While not expected to last as late into the night as Wednesday’s storms, the severe threat includes much of the Front Range and eastern Colorado.The Pinpoint Weather Team forecast the strongest risk for severe weather for the Denver area to start around 2 p.m. and continue through the evening before moving east onto the plains.Get real-time updates from FOX31 and the Pinpoint Weather team in the live blog below, and all afternoon on TV.Live video above and on FOX31.Live blog with updates below.Weather Quick LinksRadar: Interactive mapLatest forecastWatches & WarningsLatest Weather AlertsThe live blog below will not include all warnings, watches, advisories, and other alerts issued by the National Weather Service. For all alerts in your area, check the following:Pinpoint Weather AppCustom alerts on your phoneAlerts on KDVR.comFull list and mapLive Updates

Titan pilot, crew believed to be dead after 'catastrophic implosion': US Coast Guard

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:35:14 GMT

(AP) – A submersible carrying five people to the Titanic imploded near the site of the shipwreck and killed everyone on board, authorities said Thursday, bringing a tragic end to a saga that included an urgent around-the-clock search and a worldwide vigil for the missing vessel.Coast Guard officials said during a news conference that they've notified the families of the crew of the Titan, which has been missing since Sunday.The sliver of hope that remained for finding the crew alive was wiped away early Thursday, when the submersible's 96-hour supply of oxygen was expected to run out and the Coast Guard announced that a debris field had been found roughly 1,600 feet (488 meters ) from the Titanic.The Coast Guard said the submersible likely imploded in the North Atlantic waters. How long had the Titan journeyed before its ‘catastrophic implosion’? “The debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber,” said Rear Adm. John Mauger, of the First Coast Guard Dist...

Denver weather: Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for more severe storms

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:35:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Strong to severe thunderstorms return in the Denver weather forecast Thursday ahead of a sunny weekend. Thursday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for more rain and possible hail.Just after noon, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. for Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Washington and Weld counties.Pinpoint Weather Alert Day on June 22 Red Rocks hail storm: Nearly 100 concertgoers hurt The main concerns with Thursday's thunderstorms will be heavy rainfall, hail, damaging wind gusts and abundant lightning strikes returning in the afternoon Weather today: Afternoon thunderstormsAnother round of thunderstorms will move in on Thursday. There is a slight risk of those storms becoming strong to severe, especially in the afternoon. The biggest concern with stronger storms will be large hail, damaging winds and even isolated tornadoes....

Aurora man accused of roadside murder in Lakewood

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:35:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- An Aurora man is in jail, accused of shooting and killing someone along 6th Avenue in Lakewood earlier this week.The Lakewood Police Department said Randy Jiron, 40, of Aurora is being held at the Jefferson County Jail on suspicion of committing first-degree murder. 8 charged with up to 88 counts each in alleged group theft, drug ring Police said they responded to 6th Avenue and Simms Street on reports of a shooting around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Witnesses said the victim, a transient man identified as 52-year-old Craig Bruce, was soliciting on the side of the road when a vehicle pulled up and the man inside shot him, according to police.When police arrived on the scene, they said they found Bruce suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to the hospital where he later died.Lakewood PD and the Adams County SWAT team found Jiron at a home in Strasburg where police said he eventually surrendered and was taken into custody.