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Wings win a WNBA playoff series for the first time since relocating to Dallas in 2016

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:40:58 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Arike Ogunbowale scored 20 points, Teaira McCowan had 12 points and 16 rebounds, and the Dallas Wings advanced to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs after a 101-74 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday night.The Wings won a playoff series for the first time since relocating to Dallas for the 2016 season. Dallas will play top-seeded Las Vegas on Sunday.Dallas became the first team in WNBA history to have seven double-digit scorers in a playoff game. Satou Sabally and Awak Kuier each scored 13 points, Kalani Brown added 12, Crystal Dangerfield had 11 and Natasha Howard 10. Rhyne Howard scored 21 points and Allisha Gray added 19 for Atlanta. Rhyne Howard, who scored 36 points in Game 1, combined for 57 points to set a WNBA record for the most points in a player’s first two playoff games.Dallas pulled away in the second quarter by outscoring Atlanta 29-10 for a 52-34 lead. Natasha Howard made a wide open 3-pointer to cap Dallas’ 13-1 run for a 48-31 le...

Jung’s go-ahead single helps Rangers beat Red Sox 6-4 and end 4-game losing streak

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:40:58 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Jung hit a tiebreaking single in a two-run seventh inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4 on Tuesday night in their bid for an AL wild card.Texas, which ended a four-game losing streak, began the night tied with Seattle for the third AL wild card. The Rangers play the Mariners in seven of their last 10 games. Texas also is one game behind Toronto for the second wild card,Aroldis Chapman (6-4) retired five consecutive batters in the seventh and eighth innings, striking out three, and Jose Leclerc pitched a perfect ninth for his third save in eight chances.With the score 4-4, Marcus Semien was hit by a pitch from Chris Murphy (1-2) leading off the seventh and took second on Corey Seager’s single. John Schreiber relieved with one out and Jung grounded a single to center. Schreiber forced in a run with a bases-loaded walk to Jonah Heim.Boston, last in the AL East, has lost five of six.Rangers manager Bruce Bochy was ejected in the se...

Padres lefty Blake Snell working on no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies through six innings

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:40:58 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Padres left-hander Blake Snell has not allowed a hit through six innings against the Colorado Rockies.Snell, the big league ERA leader who is making a push for his second Cy Young Award, had thrown 89 pitches Tuesday night. He had struck out eight against the Rockies and walked three, pushing his major league-leading total to 95.There was no score.Snell began the game with a 14-9 record in 31 starts this season. He won the AL Cy Young Award with Tampa Bay in 2018. He was traded to San Diego before the 2021 season.Joe Musgrove threw the Padres’ only no-hitter on April 9, 2021, in his second start with his hometown team.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbSource

New iPhone ‘Check In’ feature can help calm anxious parents and friends

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:40:58 GMT

Have you ever promised a family member that you’d let them know when you got to your destination, but forgot to? Or maybe your kids are infamous for not letting you know when they made it to a friend’s house.Apple has introduced a feature which should help, called “Check In.”“It’s like sending a regular text message, but you set up the text message to alert your friend or family member when you arrive at a destination,” said Ken Colburn with Data Doctors.It is a new feature that doesn’t require getting the new iPhone 15 — instead, all you have to do is update your current iPhone’s operating system to iOS 17. It’s important to note the person keeping tabs on you also needs iOS 17 to use the feature.“It kind of removes the human error that comes into play when somebody is anxiously waiting to hear from a loved one and they forget,” said Colburn.According to Apple, the Check In feature is available inside a text message conversation, under a “more” menu av...

Contreras, Taylor spark Brewers to 7-3 win over Cardinals

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:40:58 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — William Contreras homered and Tyrone Taylor scored twice and drove in a run as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 on Tuesday night.Milwaukee stopped a two-game skid and reduced its magic number to clinch the NL Central to six.Richie Palacios homered for the last-place Cardinals, who were eliminated from playoff contention.Contreras’ solo homer in the third snapped a 16-inning scoring drought for Milwaukee.The Brewers opened the fourth with four straight doubles. Willy Adames, Josh Donaldson, Taylor and Sal Frelick all doubled and scored to give Milwaukee a 5-2 lead.Taylor also walked twice and scored on Andruw Monasterio’s sacrifice fly in the eighth. Contreras scored on Adames’ single in the ninth to pad the Brewers’ lead.Colin Rea (6-6), recalled Monday from Triple-A Nashville, allowed one run in 4 2/3 innings of relief. He allowed three hits, walked three and struck out two.Trevor Megill served as the opener for the Brewers, giving...

Twins’ Royce Lewis ‘day-to-day’ with tight left hamstring

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:40:58 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Minnesota Twins rookie third baseman Royce Lewis is considered day-to-day after leaving Tuesday night’s game against the Cincinnati Reds with a tight left hamstring.Lewis originally suffered the injury while beating out a grounder early in the game, bench coach and interim manager Jayce Tingler said. He appeared to pull up a bit later while running out a double-play ball, but he stayed in the game until aggravating the injury with an awkward swing in the eighth.“He’s day-to-day,” Tingler said. “We’ll see how he responds. He didn’t say much about it.”Lewis went 1-for-3 in Minnesota’s 7-0 win. He is hitting .309 with 15 home runs and 52 runs batted in and has set the Twins’ single-season record with four grand slams. He also has tied the major league record for most grand slams by a rookie.The Twins already are playing without shortstop Carlos Correa, who is sidelined with left foot plantar fasciitis.Source

Caitlin Clark of Iowa wins Sullivan Award as the nation’s top collegiate athlete

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:40:58 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark won the 93rd AAU James E. Sullivan Award on Tuesday night as the nation’s top collegiate or Olympic athlete.Clark was honored at the New York Athletic Club. Voting by the public as well as the AAU Sullivan Award committee, AAU board of directors, sports media and past winners determined the winner.The award also recognizes leadership, citizenship, character and sportsmanship on and off the playing field.“I am incredibly humbled,” Clark said. “It is an honor to be selected for this prestigious award that elects a student-athlete that excels on the court and off. All the finalists are equally as deserving. It is special to represent the University of Iowa on this stage.”Clark was the consensus national player of the year in women’s basketball. She led the Hawkeyes to their first national title game appearance, where they lost to LSU. She was the first player in Division I women’s history to record over 1,000 points a...

2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools list includes four in Colorado

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:40:58 GMT

ROELAND PARK, Kan. (WDAF/NEXSTAR) — More than 350 schools in the U.S. have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools by the Department of Education. The annual recognition is given to schools based on academic performance, or progress toward closing achievement gaps among student groups on tests, the Education Department explains. Created in 1982, the National Blue Ribbon School Program recognizes public, parochial and private learning facilities from across the country.Schools can be recognized for a Blue Ribbon School Award in one of two performance categories: high achievement as measured “by state assessments or nationally normed tests,” and greatest advancements in closing achievement gaps. Colorado fall colors forecast 2023: When and where to see peak colors "The leaders, educators and staff at our National Blue Ribbon Schools continually inspire me with their dedication to fostering academic excellence and building positive school cultures that support students of all backgro...

‘It Lives Inside’ a fresh take on horror

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:40:58 GMT

“It Lives Inside,” opening in theaters nationwide Friday, is a horror movie with a difference.While it boasts familiar figures like the plucky high schooler who will help her best friend battle a demon and a teacher who puts her life on the line, “It Lives Inside” is personal for its star Megan Suri and its 27-year-old writer director Bishal Dutta.“The inspiration for this came from ghost stories that I heard growing up, Hindu ghost stories. I felt that there was something so universal about them that would really resonate across cultures with a foreign Western audience.”“It Lives Inside” finds Suri’s Sam fighting to release her best friend from the deathly grip of the demon Pishach. Betty Gabriel  (“Get Out”) is Joyce, the self-sacrificing teacher who joins the battle.“For me,” Gabriel said in a Zoom interview, “the appeal of this was it’s based on Hindu mythology which is something new in an American film. I didn’t know about this particular demon and I thought this character was ...

Lowry: Fetterman makes Senate safe for slobs

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:40:58 GMT

John Fetterman’s Senate legacy is now set — he’s the guy who made it possible to dress like a slob.What the Missouri Compromise was to Henry Clay, what the Second Reply to Hayne was to Daniel Webster, what the Civil Rights Act of 1957 was to Lyndon Johnson, Carhartt sweatshirts and baggy shorts will be to John Fetterman.The Pennsylvania senator is the poster boy — if self-indulgent sloppiness is your thing — for the Senate dropping a dress code that required senators to dress in business attire when appearing on the Senate floor.Fetterman briefly complied with the rule by making the sacrifice of putting on a suit and tie after he was first elected. Then, he reverted to his standard uniform that makes it look like he just arrived after sitting on his couch, surrounded by empty pizza boxes, watching football games all weekend.There’s business casual, then there’s Fetterman’s garb. If he showed up at almost any service or working class jo...