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South Bay’s Allmendinger plays NASCAR playoffs spoiler by winning at Charlotte

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:41:37 GMT

CONCORD, N.C. — AJ Allmendinger spoiled NASCAR’s playoffs by winning Sunday’s elimination race on The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where Allmendinger is fantastic and wasn’t going to move over just because he’s not part of the championship field.Allmendinger, who is in his first full season of his Cup return, led 46 laps for Kaulig Racing to win for the first time in NASCAR’s top series since Indianapolis in 2021. Allmendinger, who became a father within the past month, was sobbing when he collected the checkered flag.“Because you don’t know when you are going to do it again,” cried Allmendinger, who turns 42 in December. He said he normally gives the checkered flag away to a fan but was keeping Sunday’s flag for his newborn son.“That was probably the drive of my life,” he said later.Allmendinger then went into the stands to pose for selfies with the fans chanting his name. It was the third Cup Series win for Allmendinger, who has raced across 16 Cup seasons but took a break f...

The WNBA will soon call the Bay Area home, but where will their fans go?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:41:37 GMT

OAKLAND — If you’re a Golden State Warriors diehard, finding a sports bar packed with likeminded NBA fans is as easy as asking a friend or hopping on Yelp. Not so for the Bay Area’s committed WNBA watchers.The small handful of fans that carved out a corner on the Athletic Club’s second-floor balcony in downtown Oakland Sunday afternoon called several different bars, emailed a few others, scoured Reddit community boards and even scrolled through a queer LGBTQ dating app in their search — desperate for a space to watch the Las Vegas Aces defend their Championship title in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals against the New York Liberty.While Elyse Widin was frustrated that the community was having to organize itself, they were by no means flabbergasted.“I’m used to it,” Widin said, adding that they had to ask bar management to turn on closed captions so they could follow the action through the din of 30 other screens dominated by the NFL. “That’s just how it goes when you’re n...

49ers-Cowboys pregame: Trey Lance reunites with ex-teammates; Randy Gregory inactive

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:41:37 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Two hours before kickoff, Trey Lance was back on the field at Levi’s Stadium, throwing warmup passes as the Cowboys’ No. 3 quarterback, and doing so from about the same spot where he sustained a fractured ankle in last season’s home opener.Then it was reunion time.Once Lance was done throwing, he visited at the midfield logo with several ex-teammates, including 49ers backups Sam Darnold and Brandon Allen, before Brock Purdy emerged for his warmups and stopped for a minute-long chat with Lance. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Cam Inman (@49ers.cam)Lance is officially the Cowboys’ No. 3, emergency quarterback behind Dak Prescott and Cooper Rush, as has been the case throughout the season for Dallas (3-1).GREGORY AMONG INACTIVESUnlike Christian McCaffrey suiting up two days after his official trade to the 49ers a year ago, pass rusher Randy Gregory is not being rushed into action following his acquisition Friday from the Denver B...

Segundo debate presidencial en Argentina, en vivo: Massa, Milei, Bullrich, Bregman y Schiaretti

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:41:37 GMT

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Colts uncertain about the severity of right shoulder injury to rookie QB Anthony Richardson

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:41:37 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Colts aren’t sure how much time, if any, rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson might miss after leaving in the first half of Sunday’s 23-16 victory with a right shoulder injury.Coach Shane Steichen said he didn’t know the extent of the injury immediately following the game. Richardson didn’t speak with reporters and was expected to undergo further evaluation Sunday night. The rookie was injured on a 4-yard run with 4:29 left in the first half when he fell awkwardly to the ground with two Tennessee Titans draped around him. Richardson stayed down for several minutes before walking slowly to the injury tent, his shoulder noticeably drooping to the right side. After several more minutes in the injury tent, he headed to the locker room with the team’s medical staff.It’s the third time this season Richardson has been unable to finish a game he started.“I think when you have a dynamic player like him, and, obviously, one of his s...

C.J. Stroud breaks record for passes without a pick to start career in Texans’ loss to Falcons

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:41:37 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — C.J. Stroud set an NFL record and led a touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter that gave the Houston Texans the lead. Unfortunately for the rookie quarterback, he didn’t come away with a victory.The Texas lost 21-19 on Sunday when the Falcons’ Younghoe Koo kicked a 33-yard field goal on the game’s final play.Stroud broke the record for pass attempts without an interception to start a career. The No. 2 overall draft pick stands at 186 attempts through five games. Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys had the previous record of 176.Stroud finished 20 of 35 for 249 yards and one touchdown, his seventh TD pass of the season.“It is important to take care of the football,” Stroud said. “I don’t put it into harm’s way too many times.”Stroud was nearly picked a couple of times against the Falcons, but the ball hit the turf.“I got touched a couple of times. Those DBs are really good,” he said. “Turning the ball over is a recipe to lose.”Perhaps more importan...

Minute Maid Park retractable roof to be open for Game 2 of ALDS between Astros and Twins

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:41:37 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — The retractable roof at Minute Maid Park will be open for Game 2 of the AL Division series between the Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins Sunday night.Houston manager Dusty Baker was asked how much input players and staff had into the decision. “The staff and players, none,” he said. “That’s a league decision.” It will be just the second time this season that the roof will be opened for a game as temperatures in Houston are normally too hot for games to be played with it open. After a brutal summer, temperatures have dipped this week in Houston and it was expected to be 73 degrees at first pitch Sunday night. Baker said that the park plays differently when the roof is open.“The wind comes in and bounces off of this and goes back out to that, similar to the roof playing different with Milwaukee with the panels open or even Arizona when it travels a little different,” he said. “Anytime there’s a circular building, that’s creating kind of a wind tunnel,...

Panthers rookie Chandler Zavala travels home with team after going to hospital with neck injury

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:41:37 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Carolina Panthers guard Chandler Zavala was released from a hospital and traveled home with the team after being carted off the field with a neck injury late in the first quarter against the Detroit Lions on Sunday.The rookie was injured on a running play and the medical staff took time to secure his neck with a brace. He was placed on a backboard and onto the back of a cart. Zavala was taken to a hospital, where he was alert and able to move all extremities.“We think it was a bad stinger, but our medical staff is always going to take every precaution to protect our players,” Panthers coach Frank Reich said after Detroit’s 42-24 win.Carolina’s players left the sideline to be near their injured teammate and surrounded the cart before Zavala was removed from the field.The Lions left their sideline in a show of support for Zavala, who drew cheers from the crowd as he was taken for further evaluation.Zavala gave a thumbs-up while being carted off the fie...

These photos show fear, death and destruction in battle scenes from Israel and the Gaza Strip

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:41:37 GMT

In Israel, a frightened woman runs down the street cradling a young girl in her arms as a car behind her is engulfed in a ball of flames from an unprecedented surprise attack by Hamas militants.In Gaza City, an anguished Palestinian woman embraces the head of a dead man carried by a crowd through the streets after he was killed in retaliation by Israeli forces.The images are just two of hundreds by Associated Press photographers that show the destruction, terror and sadness on both sides of the conflict — and the triumph by some Palestinians who see the attack as a victory. Hundreds have been killed on both sides of the border in fighting that continued Sunday.In Saturday’s early morning assault, a photo shows the smoky trail of rockets from Gaza arcing through the sky against the backdrop of a rising sun. Rockets that struck a parking lot next to a residential building in the Israeli city of Ashkelon torched cars and sent thick black plumes skyward. Israeli security forces used a t...

'We have to continue to stand by them' Colorado leader chimes in on war unfolding overseas

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:41:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- United States Rep. Jason Crow, for Colorado's sixth Congressional District, spoke out Sunday about the war quickly unfolding in the Middle East. “This is an outright attack on our allies in Israel," Rep. Crow said. Hamas militants fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip in an unprecedented surprise early morning attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday, killing dozens and stunning the country. Hamas surprise attack stuns Israel, leaves hundreds dead in fighting, retaliation Israel said it is now at war with Hamas and launched airstrikes in Gaza, vowing to inflict an “unprecedented price.”“We have to continue to stand by them," Rep. Crow said Sunday. "They are one of our strongest partners in the Middle East and we need to be the support they need to respond to this and protect themselves." Rep. Crow said right now things are at a standstill when it comes to being able to send emergency aid to Isr...