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Cameron hands Taylor first pro loss and spoils Irish homecoming

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:48:09 GMT

DUBLIN (AP) — Katie Taylor got her homecoming. Chantelle Cameron got the win.The Irish champion has helped elevate women’s boxing to new heights but couldn’t solve Cameron in a showdown of undisputed and undefeated champions on Saturday.By a majority decision, Taylor suffered the first loss of her professional career.Taylor, whose lightweight belts weren’t on the line, fell to a 22-1 win-loss record after the judges scored the Dublin fight 96-94, 96-94 and 95-95 in front of a stunned capacity crowd at 3Arena.“It’s not how I wanted my homecoming to go,” Taylor said in the ring. “It was a tough battle, a grueling 10 rounds like I expected it to be. I just came up short tonight.”The 2012 Olympic gold medalist had never fought professionally in Ireland. It was Taylor’s first defeat at any level since being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016.Cameron, who was inspired by Taylor to turn pro, remained the undisputed super-lightweight champi...

NASCAR Cup Series Heat Race 2 Results

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:48:09 GMT

SaturdayAt North Wilkesboro SpeedwayNorth Wilkesboro, N.C.Lap length: 0.62 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (1) Chris Buescher, Ford, 60 laps, 0 points.2. (2) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 60, 0.3. (3) William Byron, Chevrolet, 60, 0.4. (8) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 60, 0.5. (7) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 60, 0.6. (6) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 60, 0.7. (9) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 60, 0.8. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 60, 0.9. (4) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 60, 0.10. (10) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 60, 0.___Race Statistics were not immediately available.___NASCAR Driver Rating FormulaA maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.Source

Fairfax Co. officers searching for suspect in daytime burglary, attempted sexual assault

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:48:09 GMT

Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Major Crimes Bureau are investigating a daytime burglary and attempted sexual assault after a man entered a woman’s home in Chantilly, Virginia.Just after 12 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to the 14500 block of Iberia Circle after a woman said a stranger entered her residence through an unlocked door and attempted to sexually assault her, according to a release.The victim was able to escape her house and contact the police. She was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.The suspect left on foot before police arrived to the scene. Police have shared a composite sketch of the man, described as 5-foot-6, wearing a long sleeve black shirt, dark pants and a light blue hospital-style mask.A composite sketch of a suspect wanted for burglary and attempted sexual assault in Chantilly, Virginia, on May 18, 2023. (Courtesy Fairfax County Police Department)Anyone with information regarding this incident is aske...

Suarez, Buescher earn front row starts for NASCAR All-Star race after heat wins

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:48:09 GMT

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — Daniel Suarez and Chris Buescher will start on the front row for Sunday night’s All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway after winning their respective 60-lap heats.Suarez beat out Joey Logano in the first heat at the .625-mile renovated track on a night in which NASCAR experimented with its wet weather tire package for the first time on the Cup Series cars following a light, but steady rain. Buescher won the second heat after leading all 60 laps as drivers started on slick tires before NASCAR had them switch to the wet weather tires for the second half of the race after some drizzle.Joey Logano and Austin Dillon will start on the second row, while Chase Briscoe and William Byron will be on the third row.The 21 drivers who qualified for the 200-lap All-Star race by virtue of their past accomplishments were divided into two heats as part of a unique format for this year’s race. They will be joined Sunday night by the top two finishers from the Al...

Los siete muertos en accidente de tránsito en Oregon eran campesinos mexicanos

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:48:09 GMT

ALBANY, Oregon — Las víctimas de uno de los accidentes viales más mortíferos de Oregon eran trabajadores agrícolas que viajaban en una camioneta tipo van a una hora en que suelen volver a casa después de duras jornadas laborales en la cosecha, informaron las autoridades mexicanas y el sindicato de trabajadores agrícolas del estado.Las autoridades aún no han dado a conocer los nombres de las siete personas que murieron ni de las cuatro que resultaron heridas cuando un camión salió de la carretera Interestatal 5 el jueves y se estrelló contra la camioneta, que se hallaba estacionada al costado del camino cerca de Albany, en una zona agrícola de Willamette Valley.Pero el sindicato Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN), con sede en Woodburn, señaló en un comunicado el viernes por la noche que las 11 personas que viajaban en el vehículo eran trabajadores agrícolas y que ha estado en contacto con algunas de sus familias para apoyarlas. Accidente múltiple deja siete...

Some of the worst air quality in the world over the weekend along Front Range

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:48:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you spent any time outside Friday or Saturday you probably saw a thick haze in the sky. It's all due to smoke coming from large wildfires up in Canada. “Now we're on a streak of day two, tomorrow will bring more smoke and we will potentially see some of the worst air quality in the world not just the country," Pinpoint Meteorologist Liz McGiffin said Saturday. McGiffin explained the smoke comes in on a northeasterly breeze and then settles across the Front Range. She said the mountains to the west, not very visible on Saturday, work as a wall with the smoke not making it easy to push out. “It almost traps it in the Front Range as it pushes against the mountain range and that’s why areas like here in Denver, we notice the thick blanket of smoke," McGiffin said. "It’s like a fog at times where you can't see the mountains." Smoky skies cause poor visibility around Denver While Colorado is dealing with poor air quality, thousands of runners are expected to lace up...

Ball Arena roomies show support in playoffs

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:48:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- This time last year, the Colorado Avalanche had Ball Arena to themselves after their roommates, the Denver Nuggets, were eliminated from the NBA playoffs in the first round. But this year has flip-flopped for Colorado's professional teams who call Ball Arena home. The Avalanche lost to the Seattle Kraken in seven games to end their NHL Stanley Cup playoff run in the first round. But the Nuggets' postseason is thriving as Nikola Jokic and the team in blue and yellow battle for the Western Conference championship against the Los Angeles Lakers. ‘Casa Bonita saviors’ Trey Parker and Matt Stone spotted at Nuggets game The Nuggets started off in Denver for Games 1 and 2 which drew some familiar faces. Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson was courtside for the Game 1 win. Former Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was at Game 2 along with Avs forwards Nathan MacKinnon and Andrew Cogliano. MacKinnon, who had a career year finishing the season with 111 points,...

Women Build: 4 families receive keys to Habitat for Humanity homes in Pompano Beach

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:48:09 GMT

It’s a special weekend for four Broward County families that received the keys to their future homes — all made possible by generous sponsors, some local female power and Habitat for Humanity of Broward.7News cameras captured the new homeowners at a dedication ceremony held at the Rick Case Habitat Community, Saturday morning.“This is the power of women helping women, women supporting women, women lifting women up,” said Rita Case, president and CEO of the Rick Case Automotive Group. “This isn’t a handout; this is a hand up.”It was all part of this years Women Build — female business leaders rolling up their sleeves alongside future homeowners putting in that sweat equity“Its empowering. I mean, it sets an example: that women have the power to get things done if they put their mind to it,” said Kelly Koenig with City Furniture.One of the new homeowners, Assitan Niangadou-Sidibe, addressed the audience at the dedication cere...

For Baby Suga: Rapper Trina dedicates Trina Day in Liberty City to 17-year-old niece killed in shooting

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:48:09 GMT

A Miami artist gave a sweet salute to a young family member nearly a year after she was killed in a shooting in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood.Trina, the rapper known as the Diamond Princess, is back home in the neighborhood where she grew up on Saturday for Trina Day.She spoke with 7News about the joyous occasion.“Trina Day is officially on May 14th, but we celebrate it on May 20th,” she said, “to eat, have fun. We’re going to have games, we’re going to have some stuff on stage, we’ve got some competitions. We’re going to have a good time today.”But this is a party with a purpose.“It’s my dedication to my little niece, who I lost this year, Welcome to Suga Land, so we just brought the city out,” she said.Called “Baby Suga” by loved ones, Toni Chester was 17 years old when, police said, she was shot in Miami, in the area of Northwest 62nd Lane and 13th Avenue, on July 20, 2022.Investigators said t...

Saturday’s high school roundup/scores: Brandon McMahon tosses 1-hitter, breaks Malden record for fewest pitches

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:48:09 GMT

In the East Boston Strike Out Cancer Tournament first round, Salem State-bound Brandon McMahon broke a 28-year-old Malden school record when he needed just 65 pitches to throw a complete game one-hitter in a 2-0 baseball win over Minuteman.Winning pitcher Sean Mercuri displayed pinpoint control in sparking Central Catholic to a 6-2 non-league win over Arlington. Mercuri went the distance, striking out six, scattering seven hits and walking none. … Senior Michael Archambault played a huge role in delivering head coach Jim Beauregard his 301st career victory, as North Middlesex Regional nipped Nashoba Regional, 2-1. Archambault tossed a complete-game four-hitter, striking out four and walking threeBoys lacrosseLucas Leander netted nine goals and six assists as Rockland rolled East Bridgewater, 15-6, in South Shore League action.In the Mayflower Athletic Conference, Peyton Volz netted a hat trick as Southeastern doubled up Upper Cape 14-7. … Colby Dunham and Sean Rivard eac...