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Eichel making most of 1st postseason as Golden Knights prepare for Panthers in Cup final

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:24:22 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel didn’t know what to expect when the NHL playoffs began in April.He just knew he was eager to experience the postseason for the first time in his eight-year career — and what a time it’s been for him. Eichel is a major reason why the Vegas Golden Knights are in the Stanley Cup Final.“It’s where you want to be as a player and (it’s) been taking a few years for me to get here,” Eichel said. “It’s been a great experience. It’s been a lot of fun sharing with the guys in the room, the emotions, winning and moving on. “Having your family around, getting (to) experience with them, they’ve been with you your whole life.”Vegas opens the series Saturday against the Florida Panthers. One of Eichel’s former Buffalo teammates, Sam Reinhart, plays for the Panthers.“He’s such competitor,” Reinhart said of Eichel. “He’s works as hard as anybody on the scene.”Getting the chance to play in meaningful games was a major reason Eichel...

Rangers wait on next steps for deGrom with injured ace home in Florida for birth

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:24:22 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers will wait until Jacob deGrom returns from Florida for the birth of his third child before determining the next steps for the injured two-time National League Cy Young Award winner, who hasn’t pitched in more than a month. General manager Chris Young said Friday that deGrom, out with right elbow inflammation since April 28, would be home with his family through the weekend. “We’ll get him back Monday, kind of evaluate where he is, what he’s been able to do over the last few days, and what the next steps are and go from there,” Young said. DeGrom had been with the team and thrown five bullpen sessions since going on the injured list the day after he last pitched against the New York Yankees, which was the second time in three starts he exited early because of injury concerns. His latest bullpen was Wednesday in Detroit before he flew home to Florida. The AL West-leading Rangers haven’t determined yet if deGrom make a rehab start be...

Skenes’ complete game lifts LSU past Tulane 7-2 in Baton Rouge Regional

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:24:22 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Paul Skenes threw a complete game and turned a stunning fifth-inning double play to key LSU’s 7-2 win over Tulane in the Baton Rouge Regional on Friday.The Tigers (44-15) face the winner of the game between Sam Houston and Oregon State Saturday. Tulane faces the loser of that game in a loser-out game.Skenes blanked the Waves over the first six innings. The right-hander struck out a dozen batters, walked none and surrendered just two earned runs on seven base hits over nine innings to earn his 11th win in 13 decisions.Jake LaPrairie hit into a pair of hard-luck double plays for Tulane (19-41). He drove a fly ball to the warning track to right, but the Tigers turned it into a double play to end the second when the runner on first took off with the clank of the bat. LaPrairie hit a line drive back up the middle in the fifth, but Skenes snared the ball between his legs and doubled the runner off of first.Hayden Travinski and Dylan Crews each hit an RBI doub...

the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday Scores

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:24:22 GMT

FridayAt Muirfield Village Golf ClubDublin, OhioPurse: $20 millionYardage: 7,571; Par: 72Second RoundJustin Suh70-66—136Hideki Matsuyama72-65—137Patrick Cantlay71-67—138David Lipsky69-69—138Mark Hubbard69-70—139Si Woo Kim71-68—139Rickie Fowler72-68—140Rory McIlroy72-68—140Jon Rahm70-70—140Patrick Rodgers70-70—140Sepp Straka71-69—140Wyndham Clark70-71—141Luke Donald72-69—141Austin Eckroat69-72—141Lee Hodges72-69—141Jordan Spieth69-72—141Sam Burns71-71—142Tyrrell Hatton71-71—142Viktor Hovland71-71—142Stephan Jaeger72-70—142Matt Wallace68-74—142Byeong Hun An72-71—143Christiaan Bezuidenhout73-70—143Joseph Bramlett73-70—143Tom Hoge74-69—143Beau Hossler72-71—143Denny McCarthy71-72—143Seamus Power70-73—143Andrew Putnam71-72—143Sam Ryder71-72—143Xander Schauffele77-66—143J.J. Spaun72-71—143Gary Woodland75-68—143Sam Bennett71-73—144Stewart Cink73-71—144Harris English71-73—144Matt Fitzpatrick76-68—144Emiliano Grillo71-73—144Garrick Higgo71-73—144Taylor Montgomery71-73—144Collin Morikawa71-73—...

the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday Par Scores

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:24:22 GMT

FridayAt Muirfield Village Golf ClubDublin, OhioPurse: $20 millionYardage: 7,571; Par: 72Second RoundJustin Suh70-66—136-8Hideki Matsuyama72-65—137-7Patrick Cantlay71-67—138-6David Lipsky69-69—138-6Mark Hubbard69-70—139-5Si Woo Kim71-68—139-5Rickie Fowler72-68—140-4Rory McIlroy72-68—140-4Jon Rahm70-70—140-4Patrick Rodgers70-70—140-4Sepp Straka71-69—140-4Wyndham Clark70-71—141-3Luke Donald72-69—141-3Austin Eckroat69-72—141-3Lee Hodges72-69—141-3Jordan Spieth69-72—141-3Sam Burns71-71—142-2Tyrrell Hatton71-71—142-2Viktor Hovland71-71—142-2Stephan Jaeger72-70—142-2Matt Wallace68-74—142-2Byeong Hun An72-71—143-1Christiaan Bezuidenhout73-70—143-1Joseph Bramlett73-70—143-1Tom Hoge74-69—143-1Beau Hossler72-71—143-1Denny McCarthy71-72—143-1Seamus Power70-73—143-1Andrew Putnam71-72—143-1Sam Ryder71-72—143-1Xander Schauffele77-66—143-1J.J. Spaun72-71—143-1Gary Woodland75-68—143-1Sam Bennett71-73—144EStewart Cink73-71—144EHarris English71-73—144EMatt Fitzpatrick76-68—144EEmiliano Grillo71-73—14...

Esta noche comienza en Perú el proceso de transferencia de Joran van der Sloot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:24:22 GMT

(CNN) — El proceso de transferencia temporal de Joran van der Sloot desde Perú hacia Estados Unidos comenzará en la noche de este viernes, según confirmó una fuente en el terreno.Van der Sloot, el principal sospechoso de la desaparición en 2005 de la adolescente de Alabama Natalee Holloway, será transferido de Perú a EE.UU., donde enfrentará cargos de extorsión y fraude relacionados con un supuesto complot para extorsionar a la familia de Holloway después de su desaparición, dijeron funcionarios peruanos.Van der Sloot aceptó ser trasladado a EE.UU. y se involucró en una pelea en prisión el fin de semana, dice abogadoEsta noticia está en desarrollo y será actualizada.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Passenger trains derail in India, killing more than 200, trapping many others

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:24:22 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — Two passenger trains derailed Friday in India, killing more than 200 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged rail cars, officials said.The accident that happened about 220 kilometers (137 miles) southwest of Kolkata created a chaotic scene of twisted wreckage and desperate rescuers as teams tried to free passengers and recover bodies. The cause was under investigation.Fire Services Chief Sudhanshu Sarangi told the Press Trust of India that more than 800 people were hurt.Ten to 12 coaches of one train derailed, and debris from some of the mangled coaches fell onto a nearby track, said Amitabh Sharma, a railroad ministry spokesperson.The debris was hit by another passenger train coming from the opposite direction, and up to three coaches of the second train also derailed, Sharma said.The Press Trust reported that a third train carrying freight was also involved, but there was no immediate confirmation from railroad authorities. The Pres...

Vegas-Florida Stanley Cup Final pits top team in West against upstart in East

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:24:22 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Few expected the Florida Panthers to be playing for the Stanley Cup. Not with two weeks left in the regular season and certainly not when they trailed the NHL-best Boston Bruins 3-1 in the first round.The Vegas Golden Knights expected to be playing for the Stanley Cup. It was ownership’s plan from Day One of the franchise, to win it within six years, and a trip to the final in its inaugural season only shifted the hockey team in the desert into perennial contender mode.Taking opposite roads to this point, Florida and Vegas now collide in the Cup Final with one team set to win the title for the first time. The Panthers are the upstarts out of the Eastern Conference and the last team to make the playoffs, and the Golden Knights are the powerhouse champions of the West.Only one can finish this story on a winning note.“We were the underdogs every series we’ve played — it doesn’t really matter what anyone thinks,” Florida forward Carter Verhaeghe said Friday ahead ...

Arkansas beats Santa Clara 13-6 in regional opener

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:24:22 GMT

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Kendall Diggs had a three-run single in a five-run fourth inning and top-seeded Arkansas never looked back in a 13-6 victory over Santa Clara to begin the Fayetteville Regional on Friday.Arkansas (42-16), ranked third in the coaches poll, rallied to take the lead for good in the fourth. Parker Rowland drove in the first run with a single. No. 9 hitter John Bolton tied the game with a sacrifice fly and Diggs’ drove in the final three runs with a two-out single to put the Razorbacks up 5-2.The Razorbacks broke the game open with a five-run sixth. Tavian Josenberger homered following a leaoff single by Bolton to drive in the first two runs. The final three runs scored when reliever Blake Hammond plunked Caleb Cali — the first batter he faced — to load the bases before issuing three straight walks with two outs.Will McEntire (8-3) pitched five innings in relief to get the win for the Razorbacks. He allowed three runs on eight hits and a walk.Skylar Hales ...

Community seeks answers after police kill 14-year-old armed robbery suspect

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:24:22 GMT

AURORA, Colo. — The person shot and killed by an Aurora Police officer on Thursday has been identified as 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson.According to the Aurora Police Department, Richardson was among a group of teens suspected of robbing a convenience store near 8th Avenue and Dayton Street to get vape cartridges. Interim Police Chief Art Acevedo said while officers were attempting to take Richardson into custody, the teen would not let go of his gun, and “at one point, the officer discharges his firearm."At the scene on Friday, neighbors were trying to make sense of what happened."When they raised that age limit from 18 to 21 for cigarettes, it drove them kids crazy,” neighbor Anthony Whitfield said. Prosecutors want evidence of fake brain tumor used against former social worker Whitfield said he regularly visits the strip mall where the alleged robbery and shooting occurred. He described the area as “dangerous” because of young people with guns. “Where I come from, we die over...