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Nosková advances to final of rain-hit Prague Open but won’t know her opponent until Monday

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:07:12 GMT

PRAGUE (AP) — Fourth-seeded Linda Nosková eased past Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch 6-1, 6-1 Sunday to advance to the final of the rain-hit Prague Open.The 18-year-old Czech reached her second career final after Adelaide earlier this year.On Monday, Nosková will face either Japanese lucky loser Nao Hibino or Jaqueline Cristian of Romania. Their semifinal was interrupted three times Sunday by rain before it was suspended at 15-15 in the eighth game of the third set with Hibino leading 6-4, 6-7 (2), 5-2. Rain washed out the entire Saturday schedule.___AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennisSource

Pac-12 Conference facing dire future following mass exodus

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:07:12 GMT

The Pac-12 dubbed itself the “Conference of Champions” for a history of athletic excellence stretching back more than 100 years.The largest conference out West has dominated Olympic sports, went on an unprecedented run in men’s college basketball and has won more national championships than any other league. Pac-12 alumni include some of the greatest names in sports history: Jackie Robinson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tiger Woods and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.A run of defections has now turned the tradition-rich league into a conference of ashes.“To think even remotely five years ago the Pac-12 would be in this position, it’s unthinkable to think that we’re here today,” Washington State football coach Jake Dickert said.College sports has gone through monumental shifts in recent years as schools swapped conferences like trading cards.The demise of the Pac-12 hit like a supernova: a Power Five conference dying in real time.Southern California and UCLA kickstarted contraction last year by a...

DeChambeau latest to join list of sub-60 rounds in golf

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:07:12 GMT

A list of players who have shot sub-60 rounds on tours around the world with score, round and tournament (x-won the tournament):PGA TOUR58 — Jim Furyk, final round, 2016 Travelers Championship.59 — x-Al Geiberger, second round, 1977 Memphis Classic.59 — Chip Beck, third round, 1991 Las Vegas Invitational.59 — x-David Duval, final round, 1999 Bob Hope Invitational.59 — Paul Goydos, first round, 2010 John Deere Classic.59 — x-Stuart Appleby, final round, 2010 Greenbrier Classic.59 — Jim Furyk, second round, 2013 BMW Championship.59 — x-Justin Thomas, first round, 2017 Sony Open.59 — Adam Hadwin, third round, 2017 CareerBuilder Challenge.59 — x-Brandt Snedeker, first round, 2018 Wyndham Championship.59 — Kevin Chappell, second round, 2019 Military Tribute at Greenbrier.59 — Scottie Scheffler, second round, 2020 The Northern Trust.LPGA TOUR59 — x-Annika Sorenstam, second round, 2001 Standard Register Ping.EUROPEAN TOUR59 — Oliver Fisher, second round, 2018 Portugal Masters.LIV GOLF LEAG...

Alabama’s new coordinators Steele and Rees join Saban’s staff

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:07:12 GMT

Kevin Steele has been coaching for nearly a decade longer than Tommy Rees has been alive.Now Steele is embarking on his second stint as Alabama’s defensive coordinator and the 31-year-old Rees is approaching his first season as the Crimson Tide’s offensive coordinator. They’re at very different stages of their careers, but with the same mission: Help Nick Saban and Alabama get back to national championship form.Both made it clear Sunday they’re putting their imprint on Saban’s system, not the other way around. Steele, who was defensive coordinator on Saban’s first Tide team 17 years ago, wasn’t biting on a question about returning the defense to “the Alabama standard.”“That’s kind of a loaded question in some regards,” said the 65-year-old Steele, who is beginning his 40th year of coaching. “This process is built — and it started in ’07, I was here. It hasn’t gone anywhere, it really hasn’t. Obviously, offensive football has changed. It’s harder on defense right now at this present ...

Arsenal beats Man City in penalty shootout to win Community Shield after stoppage-time equalizer

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:07:12 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal has started the English season how the team hopes to end it — by getting the better of Manchester City.Arsenal beat City 4-1 in a penalty shootout, after equalizing in the 101st minute in regulation time to draw 1-1, to win the Community Shield at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.The match serves as a traditional curtain-raiser to the season and is typically played between the winners of last season’s Premier League and FA Cup. Because City won both as part of the title treble also containing the Champions League for the first time, Arsenal took part as the runner-up in the league and might have gained a psychological edge heading into the new campaign that starts on Friday.“For us, it’s a statement,” Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale said. “It’s a marker to know we can go and beat Man City in a big game when it matters.”Cole Palmer curled in a 78th-minute goal after coming off the bench to give City the lead, only for Leandro Trossard to score with a deflected shot i...

DeChambeau gets first LIV Golf win in style with a 58 at Greenbrier

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:07:12 GMT

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau became the fourth player on a top-level tour to shoot 58 on Sunday, making birdie on his last four holes to finally capture his first LIV Golf title at the rain-softened Greenbrier.DeChambeau holed a 35-foot putt on the par-3 18th and leapt in the air with both arms extended to celebrate his lowest score ever and first LIV victory.Jim Furyk had a 58 in the Travelers Championship on the PGA Tour in 2016, while Ryo Ishikawa at The Crowns in 2010 and S.H. Kim at the 2021 Golf Partner Pro-Am each shot 58 on the Japan Golf Tour.What made DeChambeau’s round stand out was he shot 58 with a bogey.“Oh my God. Do you believe that?” DeChambeau said after his big putt as a steady rain fell on the Old White course at Greenbrier Resort.DeChambeau finished at 23-under 187 for a six-shot victory over Mito Pereira, earning the $4 million payoff for the individual competition.The Greenbrier previously hosted a PGA Tour event for nine years. ...

Pence asegura que “cumplirá la ley” si lo llaman a testificar en el juicio contra Trump sobre las elecciones de 2020

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:07:12 GMT

(CNN) — Mike Pence, exvicepresidente de Estados Unidos, dijo que cumplirá la ley si debe testificar en el juicio contra el expresidente Donald Trump por el caso de las elecciones de 2020.“No tengo planes de testificar, pero, siempre cumpliremos con la ley. Sin embargo (…) no sé cuál será el camino de esta acusación”, le dijo a Dana Bash de CNN en una entrevista que se emitió este domingo en “State of the Union”.“El presidente tiene derecho a la presunción de inocencia. Tiene derecho a defenderse ante un tribunal”, añadió. “Pero en realidad hay cuestiones profundas en torno a esto, relativas a la Primera Enmienda, la libertad de expresión y el resto. Confío en que su abogado y él litigarán todas esas cosas”, continuó.A Pence lo citó el fiscal especial Jack Smith en febrero pasado para que declarara ante el jurado investigador y, tras algunas idas y venidas legales, testificó en abril.Trump se declaró inocente este jueves en ...

Phillies place OF Marsh on 10-day injured list with left knee contusion

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:07:12 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies placed outfielder Brandon Marsh on the 10-day injured list on Sunday with a left knee contusion.Marsh got hurt during Saturday night’s 9-6 victory over Kansas City when he crashed into the center-field wall trying to catch Samad Taylor’s fifth-inning triple. X-rays were negative, but further tests revealed the contusion.Phillies manager Rob Thomson expects Marsh to be sidelined for two to three weeks.The Phillies recalled Weston Wilson from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take Marsh’s spot on the roster. A career minor leaguer, the 28-year-old Wilson is batting .260 with 25 homers and 69 RBIs in 100 games at Lehigh Valley.Marsh has been one of Philadelphia’s most productive hitters this season, batting .284 with eight homers and 44 RBIs in 101 games. He also has a .369 on-base percentage and .463 slugging percentage. Thomson said he will use rookie Johan Rojas, Wilson and reserve Jake Cave to fill Marsh’s spot. Another potential center-field o...

Bear attacks camper relaxing in hammock: CPW

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:07:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado Parks and Wildlife said officers are searching for a black bear that bit a man's arm while he was relaxing in a hammock at a campground near Trinidad.The attack happened late Saturday night. The victim told CPW that he heard a rustling noise while in the hammock and turned on his headlamp. He said he saw a dark-colored bear next to him. Repeat offender bear euthanized in Boulder The bear then bit the victim on his upper right arm before turning and wandering off.The victim left the campground and went to a motel before calling an ambulance for treatment of his wound, which appeared to be a two-to-three-inch bite, CPW said.The man told CPW that he had no food or other attractants with him in the hammock that may have lured the bear.CPW was notified of the attack after 10 p.m. and immediately began a search of the campground. A trap was set at the campground in case the bear came back, and dogs were called in to initiate a hunt in the area. Bear cub resc...

Kyiv says Jeddah participants back Ukraine territorial integrity in any peace deal

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:07:12 GMT

KYIV ­— Representatives of some 40 countries that took part in Saudi-hosted Ukraine peace talks this weekend agreed that any kind of peace treaty aimed to end Russia’s war against Ukraine must be based on respect for the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the U.N. Charter, the Ukrainian government said on Sunday.Russia did not take part in the talks. But China, a longtime ally of Russia, attended the gathering in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.“China did not object, as it has never objected that Ukraine’s territorial integrity should be respected,” Igor Zhovkva, deputy head of the president’s office of Ukraine, told POLITICO.Andriy Yermak, head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, said earlier that Ukraine had very productive consultations on the key principles on which a just and lasting peace should be built.“We had an extremely honest, open conversation, during which representatives of each country could voice their position and vision,” Yermak said in a s...