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A’ja Wilson scores 34, leads Aces past Wings 97-83 in opener of the semifinal series

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:37 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 34 points, including 14 in the third quarter as the Las Vegas Aces beat the Dallas Wings 97-83 on Sunday in the opening game of the WNBA semifinal playoff series.Wilson, who earlier in the week earned the league’s defensive player of the year award, also had eight rebounds and four blocked shots. Kelsey Plum added 25 points for the top-seeded Aces, Jackie Young scored 19 and Chelsea Gray 13. Young also pulled down 10 rebounds.Satou Sabally led the No. 4 seed Wings with 16 points while Arike Ogunbowale added 12.The Aces dominated the first half, leading 45-36 on a Plum 3-pointer with 2:39 left. The Wings cut the lead to 49-45 at the half on a Sabally 3-pointer with 23 seconds to go. After a Kalani Brown steal, Ogunbowale missed a 3 at the buzzer that would have cut the lead to one at the half.Wilson had 18 points and five rebounds in the first half while Plum added 12 points, all coming in the second quarter. Howard had nine points in the hal...

Rodriguez and Detroit relievers combine to blank Oakland 2-0 in A’s last home game

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:37 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Eduardo Rodriguez threw seven scoreless innings to end Detroit’s two-game losing streak, and the Tigers beat the last-placed Athletics 2-0 in Oakland’s last home game on Sunday.Spencer Torkelson had two hits and drove in the only runs in the game with a two-run single in the third, helping Detroit finish 6-4 on its final road trip of the season.The A’s (48-108) lost for the ninth time in 11 games and tied the Oakland-era record for most losses in a season, initially set in 1979. The A’s also tied the franchise mark of 55 home losses.The game drew a crowd of 13,102 that repeatedly filled the air with chants of “Sell the team.” Despite owner John Fisher’s acknowledgment of his intentions to move the franchise, Oakland’s overall attendance of 832,352 at the Coliseum this season was nearly 45,000 more than it was last season (787,902) when the team finished 60-102.Rodriguez (12-9) left his previous outing last Monday due to back spasms. He was mostly s...

Bryson DeChambeau wins LIV Golf-Chicago, 2nd victory of season on Saudi-funded tour

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:37 GMT

SUGAR GROVE, Ill. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau shot 6-under 28 on the back nine, closed with one last birdie on his penultimate hole and won LIV Golf-Chicago on Sunday by one shot over Marc Leishman and Anirban Lahiri.DeChambeau finished with an 8-under 63 at Rich Harvest Farms and a 54-hole total of 13-under 200. He began on the fourth hole under LIV’s shotgun start format, made his only bogey on the par-4 ninth and then reeled off four birdies in five holes.It was the second win of the season on the Saudi-funded tour for DeChambeau, whose Crushers — including Lahiri — won the team competition by three shots. That means DeChambeau takes home $5.25 million — $4 million for the individual trophy.DeChambeau closed with a 12-under 58 to win at The Greenbrier in early August.Leishman shot 66. Lahiri, who started on the first hole in the final pairing with second-round leader Sebastian Munoz, bogeyed the par-4 18th to fall out of a tie with DeChambeau.Munoz, who led by three after 36 h...

Jones says he’s still Australia’s long-term saviour amid Rugby World Cup woes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:37 GMT

LYON, France (AP) — Following Australia’s worst Rugby World Cup defeat that pushed it to the verge of its earliest Rugby World Cup exit, coach Eddie Jones insisted he’s still the man to turn the Wallabies around.The Wallabies had to stop unbeaten Wales on Sunday in Lyon to keep alive their perfect record of making the quarters at every tournament. But they were thrashed 40-6.Wales’ biggest win over Australia propelled it to the quarterfinals with a game to spare in Pool C, while Australia’s fate was no longer in its hands.It could beat Portugal next weekend to even its pool record at 2-2, but could be overtaken by Fiji if the latter beats Georgia and Portugal.Jones was a forlorn figure after his Wallabies were sunk by three tries and the boot of Gareth Anscombe.Rugby Australia ruthlessly sacked Dave Rennie in January due to a 38% win record, and immediately brought aboard Jones, 20 years after he led the Wallabies to the 2003 Rugby World Cup final. RA gave Jo...

Juan Soto’s soaring homer and 4 RBIs help the Padres rout the Cardinals 12-2

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:37 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Juan Soto hit a 461-foot homer and had four RBIs for the San Diego Padres, who were pushed closer to elimination from the playoff picture even as they beat the St. Louis Cardinals 12-2 in their home finale Sunday.Right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. made a spectacular leaping catch to rob pinch-hitter Michael Siani of a home run in the sixth. Tatis did a little dance and acknowledged the crowd’s ovation. Tatis began his career as a shortstop but took over in right after he returned April 20 from an 80-game PED suspension. He missed all of last year with injuries and the suspension.Jose Azocar also homered for the Padres, who had nine extra-base hits in winning for the ninth time in 10 games. Their best stretch of the season is likely coming too late to avoid an embarrassing pratfall. The Padres came into this season with World Series aspirations after reaching the NL Championship Series last fall but have been a major disappointment. They’ve been under .500 ...

Miami commissioners vote to leave Diaz de la Portilla’s district seat open in wake of arrest on corruption charges

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:37 GMT

Miami City commissioners voted unanimously to leave the District 1 seat open after Alex Diaz de la Portilla was arrested on corruption charges earlier this month.Commissioners discussed the matter during a meeting held Saturday.“lt is the citizens’ right to elect their representative,” said City Commission Chairwoman Christine King.“At most, they’re going to serve for five days. It doesn’t make sense at all,” said City Commission Vice Chair Joe Carollo.Before the vote, there was public comment.“Not to appointment someone. Simple fact is, I do not trust you,” said a woman.“I come here to ask you appoint a replacement, because it’s important that we ensure the continued functioning of this body in government,” said a man.A day after Diaz de la Portilla was arrested on money laundering and bribery charges, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended him from his commission duties.Diaz de la Portilla said the charges are po...

Megan Rapinoe gets triumphant send-off as United States beats South Africa 2-0

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:37 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Megan Rapinoe got a triumphant send-off, and the United States beat South Africa 2-0 on Sunday.Trinity Rodman and Emily Sonnett scored, and the U.S. sent its captain toward retirement with one final victory as a member of the national team.The 38-year-old Rapinoe was presented a framed jersey representing her 203 games with the United States prior to the win, and she raised her arms as the crowd roared.Rodman gave the U.S. more to celebrate when she drilled the ball into the net off a cross from Alex Morgan in the 18th minute. Rapinoe was the first to hug her.Sonnett made it 2-0 with a header in the 49th minute and then jumped into Rapinoe’s arms. Rapinoe came close to scoring, but missed just high on a free kick. She exited the international stage for one final time to a standing ovation in the 54th minute, kissing and hugging her teammates and blowing a kiss to the crowd and bowing.Rapinoe announced in July that she was retiring after an illustrious career tha...

Suspect in 2022 Quincy murder of 17-year-old intercepted in Puerto Rico

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:37 GMT

The last at-large suspect involved in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Nathan Paul in Quincy in February 2022 was captured in Puerto Rico and awaits arraignment in Massachusetts, Norfolk DA Michael Morrissey said Sunday afternoon.“State Police assigned to the Norfolk District Attorney’s office and Quincy Police have been working with the US Marshals Service and the the Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section of the Massachusetts State Police to first locate, then return this defendant to Massachusetts since this indictment issued 16 months ago,” said DA Morrissey.Weymouth High School student Nathan Paul was fatally shot inside an SUV on Feb. 15, 2022.Following the shooting, four juvenile suspects were indicted on charges including stealing from the victim while two suspects were indicted on murder charges. Police reportedly previously stated the group met with Paul to buy drugs with counterfeit money around the Palmer Road area of Quincy, shooting the victim during the exchange...

Dry, cool fall forecast ahead after wet Monday

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:37 GMT

The mercury will continue to drop to a cooler, more seasonal range through the week, according to the National Weather Service, as the New England region officially moves into autumn.While North Carolina deals with the impacts of a weakened Hurricane Ophelia’s landfall, Boston will be spared any major storms for at least the following few days, Rob Megnia, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, told the Herald.“We’re trending towards seasonal weather to start the week, with high temps in the mid to upper 60s through Wednesday, although we may be a little on the wet side tomorrow, especially the further south of I-90 you go,” he said.Monday morning could come with a bit of rain as a result of the southern hurricane, Megnia said, when the temperatures are expected to stay around 60 degrees. Winds out of the northeast could reach 15 mph, according to NWS.“That’s about it. We don’t really have any significant rain chances in the forecast,” he said.Monday evening, according t...

Boston College suspends swimming, diving program amid hazing allegations

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:01:37 GMT

Boston College has suspended the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams while it investigates reports of hazing, allegations strongly disputed by athletes who have hired attorneys and demanded retractions of the accusations.An initial statement from the university’s athletic department Wednesday said the situation will be handled through an investigation by the Office of the Dean of Students.Allegations of hazing for both university teams were first published last week in The Heights, Boston College’s student-run newspaper. The report cited an administration letter alleging that freshmen being told to “binge drink and consume their own vomit.”On Thursday, the college posted on its website a clarified statement that “Boston College Athletics has suspended the activities of the Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams following credible reports of hazing.”The report in the Heights spurred a response from Nesenoff & Miltenberg LLP attorneys Andrew Miltenbe...