Home

England keeps Ashes series alive with dramatic 3-wicket win over Australia

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:48 GMT

LEEDS, England (AP) — England secured another memorable Ashes victory at Headingley after Harry Brook helped to set up a three-wicket win over Australia in the third test on Sunday to keep the five-match series alive. Brook and Chris Woakes had shared a match-changing 59-run partnership for the seventh wicket on the fourth day before Brook was caught off Mitchell Starc to make it an increasingly tense finish. England was then at 230-7 in its second innings with a target of 251.Playing his 10th test match, Brook scored 75 off 93 balls with nine fours. He batted with maturity and appeared ready to carry the burden all the way to the final stretch before passing it over to Woakes and Mark Wood (16 not out), who both made an emphatic first impression on their belated introductions to the series.Woakes hit the winning boundary late in the afternoon session against Starc as England finished on 254-7. Woakes crunched the ball toward the delirious Western Terrace to finish unbeaten on 32.Au...

Wembanyama returns, but injuries affect the marquee games Sunday in the NBA Summer League

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:48 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson won’t get a second act in Las Vegas. There’s no Thompson twins show, either.Injuries have affected what shaped up to be the marquee games Sunday in the NBA Summer League, after two top players were hurt on opening night.Henderson, the No. 3 pick in the draft, and Amen Thompson, who went right after him to Houston, were hurt in the same game Friday. The Portland Trail Blazers announced that Henderson wouldn’t play Sunday against San Antonio because of a strained right shoulder.Nor will Amen Thompson go in the preceding game against the Detroit Pistons, who drafted Ausar Thompson with the No. 5 pick. The guards from Overtime Elite became the first brothers to be top-five picks in the same draft.Henderson’s absence means he won’t match up again against Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick by the Spurs, after their teams played two exhibition games in Las Vegas last fall. Wembanyama scored 37 and 36 points for hi...

Verstappen takes 6th F1 victory in a row at British GP as Norris wins battle with Hamilton for 2nd

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:48 GMT

SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Max Verstappen recovered from a slow start to win the British Grand Prix on Sunday for his sixth Formula One win in a row as Lando Norris held off fellow British driver Lewis Hamilton in a thrilling battle for second.Starting on pole position, Verstappen was overtaken off the line by McLaren’s Norris but swept back into the lead on lap five and held on until the end. Norris had been expected to drop back after qualifying a surprise second on the grid, but instead remained Verstappen’s closest challenger throughout the race. After a safety-car restart, he fought wheel-to-wheel with seven-time champion Hamilton who had what were in theory faster tires, but held on to second for his and McLaren’s best result since 2021.McLaren rookie Oscar Piastri was a career-best fourth ahead of Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate George Russell as McLaren’s upgraded car proved far more competitive than even the team had predicted.___AP auto racing: ...

Leeds midfielder Brenden Aaronson joins Union Berlin on loan

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:48 GMT

LEEDS, England (AP) — United States midfielder Brendan Aaronson will play in Germany’s top flight next season after joining Union Berlin on loan from Leeds on Sunday.Aaronson has agreed a season-long deal after Leeds was relegated from the Premier League last term.“We would like to wish Brenden good luck during his time at the Stadion An der Alten Forsterei,” his club said. The 22-year-old Aaronson made 36 Premier League appearances for Leeds last season after joining from Red Bull Salzburg for a fee close to £25 million ($32 million) in the summer of 2022.He scored one goal in 40 appearances in all competitions for Leeds. He is the third player to leave on a season-long loan following relegation.Diego Llorente and Robin Koch joined Roma and Eintracht Frankfurt, respectively, in similar deals earlier this week.Former Norwich boss Daniel Farke has been hired as head coach and charged with the responsibility of trying to guide the club back to the Premier League.___More AP soccer: htt...

Biden se reunirá con el rey Charles III por primera vez desde que fue coronado

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:48 GMT

WASHINGTON DC — El presidente Joe Biden parte este domingo hacia Europa, donde pasará un tiempo en tres países atendiendo alianzas que han sido puestas a prueba por la invasión rusa de Ucrania.Tras llegar por la noche a Londres, Biden se reunirá al día siguiente con el rey Carlos III por primera vez desde que fue coronado. El siguiente es el punto central del viaje, la cumbre de la OTAN en Vilnius, Lituania. Los líderes de la alianza debatirán la guerra y revisarán los planes para enfrentar la agresión rusa.La última parada es en Helsinki, donde se espera que Biden celebre el jueves la expansión de la alianza, con Finlandia como el miembro más nuevo de la OTAN. En video: una ola sorprende a Biden y la primera dama mientras disfrutan de la playa Biden anuncia medidas para frenar los altos costos de atención médica Su asesor de seguridad nacional, Jake Sullivan, dijo que el viaje “mostrará el liderazgo del presidente en el escenario...

Royals pitcher Yarbrough starting for KC for 1st time since being struck by line drive in face

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:48 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kansas City Royals pitcher Ryan Yarbrough is returning to the mound Sunday to start against Cleveland in his first major league game since the left-hander was hit in the face with a line drive two months ago.Yarbrough was activated from the 60-day injured list before the series finale, the team’s final game before the All-Star break.The 31-year-old Yarbrough suffered multiple fractures around his eye when he was hit with a 106.2 mph smash by Oakland’s Ryan Noda on May 7. The ball ricocheted off Yarbrough to Royals All-Star catcher Salvador Perez, who threw Noda out at first.Yarbrough was hospitalized following the scary incident. He made his final rehab start on Tuesday for Triple-A Omaha.“He’s recovered well from that mentally and physically and went through a rehab progression and built back up in the minor leagues,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “He’s gotten through six innings in the minor leagues. He feels great and ready to go.”Yarbrough signed a 1-y...

Police investigating after three cars, items stolen in Pelham, N.H.

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:48 GMT

Three vehicles were stolen overnight in Pelham, New Hampshire, and “numerous additional vehicles” had missing items, police announced Sunday morning.Pelham police said that all the vehicles that were stolen had the keys in them, and the vehicle that had been gone through and had items stolen were unlocked.The thefts were around the neighborhoods of Leonard Drive, Grouse Run, Loretta Ave, Fletcher Drive, Birch Lane and Deer Hill Circle.The three stolen cars are a blue 2018 Hyundai Genesis, a black 2013 Honda Accord and a black 2021 Dodge Durango with red racing stripes.Anyone with any information is asked to contact Pelham detectives at (603)635-2411 ext. 3026.

Lynn man charged with drug trafficking after selling to undercover deputy

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:48 GMT

A Lynn man was charged with drug trafficking after selling cocaine to an undercover deputy, officials announced Sunday.Joseph Yves Frejuste, 31, was arrested Friday night after an undercover Middlesex Sheriff’s deputy bought $80 worth of cocaine from him in the area of Andover Street in Tewksbury. Tewksbury police and the Middlesex Sheriff’s Department found two types of white powdery substances, a kilogram of marijuana, a scale and other drug paraphernalia when they searched the suspect.Frejuste will be arraigned Monday in Lowell District Court.

Jumping allowed from the Ocean Beach pier during this event

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:48 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Jumping from the Ocean Beach Pier will be allowed during a select timeframe on Monday as part of a fundraiser. The Prevent Drowning Foundation of San Diego and the San Diego Junior Lifeguards are inviting the public to join them for the annual SDJG Pier Jump.With a minimum donation of $150, those brave enough to leap into the waters will be given a ticket to jump from the OB Pier. This is the only time this is allowed. Marine expert discusses shark sighting in North County Proceeds from this event will benefit the foundation's efforts to provide SDJG scholarships and free swimming lessons for underserved youth in San Diego. Event organizers say space is limited to the first 100 people for each jump session with the first session taking place from 8 a.m. to noon and the second session happening between noon and 3 p.m.Jumpers must be at least 18 years of age and will be required to wear fins as well as attend a safety lecture prior to the pier jump. It is recommen...

New museum in Alabama tells history of last known slave ship to US and its survivors

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:22:48 GMT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A museum that tells the history of the Clotilda — the last ship known to transport Africans to the American South for enslavement — opened Saturday, exactly 163 years after the vessel arrived in Alabama’s Mobile Bay.Ceremonies dedicating the $1.3 million Africatown Heritage House and “Clotilda: The Exhibition” took place Friday and Saturday in Mobile. The exhibit tells about the ship, its survivors and how they founded Africatown community in Mobile after they were freed from five years of slavery following the Civil War.The Clotilda departed Alabama in 1860, more than 50 years after Congress outlawed the importation of additional enslaved people, on a clandestine trip funded by Timothy Meaher, whose descendants still own millions of dollars worth of land around Mobile.The Clotilda illegally transported 110 captive people from what is now the west African nation of Benin to Alabama. The captain, William Foster, transferred women, men and children off the Cl...