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San Diego Wave kick off NWSL season with last-minute winner

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:32:59 GMT

Alex Morgan scored on a penalty in the 88th minute and the San Diego Wave kicked off its National Women’s Soccer League season with a 3-2 win over the Chicago Red Stars on Saturday night. The game was played before 30,854 fans at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium, a record for a NWSL home opener. Yuki Nagasato struck first for Chicago in the 18th minute, connecting with a loose ball in the box on a corner kick. Amirah Ali tied things up in the 22nd minute, pouncing on a bobbled save that fell out of the hands of Red Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher. San Diego, playing its second season in the NWSL, took the lead in the 32nd minute when 18-year-old Jaedyn Shaw blasted a shot from the top of the 18-yard box. Mallory Swanson added a penalty for the Red Stars that evened the score just before the end of the half.A handball in the box set up the game-winning penalty for Morgan after a mostly quiet second half. NORTH CAROLINA 1, KANSAS CITY 0Forward Mille Gejl scored North Carolina’s lon...

Vazquez propels Cincinnati to 1-0 victory over Nashville

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:32:59 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brandon Vazquez scored three minutes into the second half and FC Cincinnati held on for a 1-0 victory over Nashville SC on Saturday night.Cincinnati (3-0-2) notched its first victory over Nashville (2-2-1) in its fifth try and is unbeaten in its last nine regular-season road matches, posting a 3-0-6 mark. Nashville entered play 5-1-1 in its previous seven home matches, outscoring opponents 17-4.Nashville had a 17-15 advantage in shots, but Cincinnati had a 7-3 edge in shots on goal.Roman Celentano made three saves to earn the clean sheet for Cincinnati. Joe Willis stopped six shots for Nashville.Cincinnati rallied from a two-goal deficit to earn a 3-3 draw with the Chicago Fire last week. Cincinnati was previously 0-49-0 when trailing by multiple goals.No team has gone 10 matches on the road without a loss since a 10-match run by the Portland Timbers (2012-13).Cincinnati returns home to host Inter Miami on Saturday. Nashville hits the road to play Orlando Cit...

Kevin Huerter scores 27, Kings beat Jazz 121-113

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:32:59 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Huerter scored a team-high 27 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Utah Jazz 121-113 on Saturday night.Domantas Sabonis finished with 16 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists for his NBA-leading 60th double-double of the season. Harrison Barnes added 18 points. Huerter added seven rebounds and four assists for the Kings (45-29). Keegan Murray scored 14 of his 22 total points in the first quarter and knocked down six three-pointers for the Kings. Murray is four three-pointers away from breaking Donovan Mitchell’s single-season record for three-pointers made in a rookie season. Jazz rookie Walker Kessler scored a career-high 31 points for the Jazz (35-39). Kessler added 11 rebounds and finished 14 of 16 from the floor. Kelly Olynyk finished with 17 points and 10 assists, Ochai Agbaji scored 20 and Jarrell Brantley added 13 off the bench for Utah.TIP-INSJazz: G Jordan Clarkson (left hand strain), G Collin Sexton (left hamstring soreness), F Rudy Gay ...

Becher rallies Whitecaps to 1-1 draw with Minnesota United

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:32:59 GMT

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Simon Becher scored unassisted in his first match of the season and it came in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time, rallying the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 1-1 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night.Becher subbed in and played 20 minutes before delivering the equalizer. His only other goal came last season when he subbed in for an 8-minute stint and scored in the Whitecaps’ 2-1 win over the Houston Dynamo.Minnesota United (2-0-2) was the only team to beat Vancouver (0-2-3) twice last season. Minnesota United, off to the best start in club history, and St. Louis City entered the day as the only two teams with a pair of road wins.Yohei Takaoka finished with two saves for Vancouver. Clint Irwin stopped four shots for Minnesota United.The Whitecaps had a 23-8 advantage in shots and a 5-2 edge in shots on goal.Vancouver returns home to host CF Montreal on Saturday. Minnesota United travels to play St. Louis City on Saturday.____AP soccer: htt...

Coco Gauff loses lead, match against Potapova at Miami Open

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:32:59 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Coco Gauff let a big lead slip away and wound up dropping the last five games of a mistake-filled 6-7 (8), 7-5, 6-2 loss to Anastasia Potapova in the third round of the Miami Open on Saturday.The No. 6-seeded Gauff, a 19-year-old from Florida, was critical of herself afterward, saying that her footwork wasn’t great, that her mindset was off and that she played too defensively after serving for the victory at 5-3 in the second set.“That’s kind of been where I’ve been messing up in all my matches this year. All the ones I’ve lost I think I lost because of that. I think it should be more used as a tool in a toolbox than as a weapon,” Gauff said. “I think I have to change my mentality in the game about not relying on that too much because I think sometimes I play a little bit too passive because I know I can get to balls.”She heard chants of “Let’s go, Coco!” from spectators at the hard-court tournament as she overcame a 5-2 deficit in the opening set, t...

Today in History: March 26, Beethoven dies at age 56

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:32:59 GMT

Today in History Today is Sunday, March 26, the 85th day of 2023. There are 280 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 26, 2010, the U.S. and Russia sealed the first major nuclear weapons treaty in nearly two decades, agreeing to slash the former Cold War rivals’ warhead arsenals by nearly one-third. On this date: In 1812, an earthquake devastated Caracas, Venezuela, causing an estimated 26,000 deaths, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1827, composer Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna at age 56. In 1945, during World War II, Iwo Jima was fully secured by U.S. forces following a final, desperate attack by Japanese soldiers. In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Baker v. Carr, gave federal courts the power to order reapportionment of states’ legislative districts. In 1973, the soap opera “The Young and the Restless” premiered on CBS-TV.In 1979, a peace treaty was signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and witn...

St. Louis wins 5th straight with 4-0 victory over Salt Lake

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:32:59 GMT

SANDY, Utah (AP) — João Klauss scored a pair of goals and Saint. Louis City extended its winning streak to five straight matches to start the season with a 4-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. Only two other MLS teams claimed 15 points in their first five games, the Galaxy in 1996 and Sporting Kansas City in 2012. St. Louis had already set the record for the best start for an expansion team when it won its fourth last weekend, surpassing the Seattle Sounders in 2009. Salt Lake (1-3-0) won its season opener against Vancouver, but then dropped consecutive games against Seattle and Austin. Nicholas Gioacchini, who St. Louis acquired in the expansion draft from Orlando, scored just two minutes into the second half off Eduard Lowen’s corner kick. Klauss, a Brazilian, added goals in the 61st and 66th minutes. He has five goals so far this season. Rasmus Alm added the final goal in the 76th minute. Only three other expansion teams have won at RSL: Toronto (2007), Atlant...

MLB breakdown: Mets, Phils, Padres to battle for NL pennant

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:32:59 GMT

It’s always thrilling to see a brand-new season of Major League Baseball get underway.To embark upon a 162-game slate is a grand adventure not unlike Dorothy heading down the Yellow Brick Road, with the Emerald City gleaming in the distance.It’s also a long journey full of obstacles and chaos, and 2023 is already guaranteed to provide drama and intrigue. There are the new rules (pitch clock, and larger bases, and shift restrictions, oh my!), a stricter focus on upholding the “sticky stuff” ban, and a balanced schedule that has teams play at least one series against each of the other 29 clubs.Here are some of the powerhouses, question marks, and potential underdog teams outside the American League East this year:The powerhousesAfter years of griping about the Wilpon’s miserliness, the New York Mets now have Steve Cohen, the richest owner in baseball. And unlike many of his fellow billionaires in the owners’ suites, he has no problem spending like it. Bet...

Klamath dam removals, habitat restoration, begins

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:32:59 GMT

Crews have begun working on removing four dams on the Klamath River which tribes and other groups have lobbied to take down for decades.The early removal work involves upgrading bridges and constructing roads to allow greater access to the remote dams, which are expected to be fully down by the end of 2024. The dam removal on the 38-mile stretch of the river comes after an agreement between the last dam owner PacifiCorp, California, Oregon, the Yurok Tribe, the Karuk Tribe and a multitude of environmental organizations, with the goal of restoring salmon populations.The Klamath River Renewal Corporation held a news conference on Thursday giving an update on their work in dismantling the dams and restoring habitats.“We have broken ground on the world’s biggest salmon restoration project to date, and as most of you all know, this can’t come a moment too soon,” Craig Tucker, the Natural Resources Policy Advocate for the Karuk Tribe, said at the news conference. “Recent news stories have...

High school golfer hospitalized after he’s struck by fallen tree branch at Santa Cruz County club

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:32:59 GMT

APTOS — An Aptos High junior-varsity golfer was hospitalized after he was struck by a large, fallen Monterey Cypress branch during a practice round at Seascape Golf Club on Thursday afternoon.The accident occurred to the right of the fairway, near the cart path, halfway between the tee box and green on the 196-yard, par-3 16th hole.“It was an unfortunate, freak occurrence,” said Gary Nelson, the general manager of the course.The view from the white tees on the 16th hole at Seascape Golf Club in Aptos. Two trees have fallen on the hole following recent storms. (Jim Seimas – Santa Cruz Sentinel)A large branch split from a Monterey cypress, left, on the right side of the16th fairway at Seascape Golf Club and struck a high school golfer Thursday afternoon. The golfer was hospitalized. (Jim Seimas – Santa Cruz Sentinel)Recent storms have led to several fallen trees throughout the county, including this one, which fell across the cart path on the left side of the 18th fairway ...