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Nigeria qualifies for African Cup, Tanzania’s ball boys ejected for interfering with play

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:12:31 GMT

Nigeria qualified for next year’s African Cup of Nations by beating Sierra Leone 3-2 on Sunday thanks to a winning goal in the fifth minute of added time by Kelechi Iheanacho, while Tanzania held on for a crucial home victory over Niger despite a bizarre late incident when the referee ejected Tanzanian ball boys for interfering with play.In Tanzania, the ball boys threw numerous balls onto the field on at least two occasions, apparently to force the referee to stop play as Niger launched late attacks in search of an equalizing goal.There were at least four balls on the field at one point as Niger put together one of its attacks, leading Egyptian referee Mohamed Al Sayd to lose his patience and march over to the ball boys on the sidelines and behind one goal and order them away from the playing area.Tanzania still held on for a 1-0 win through Saimon Msuva’s 69th-minute goal, putting it in pole position to qualify from Group F behind Algeria, which has already booked its ...

2 dead after car hits building, catches on fire

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:12:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A driver and passenger died after losing control of their vehicle and hitting a parking garage Sunday afternoon, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office.The crash happened around 1:30 p.m., on East Dry Creek Road between South Yosemite Street and South Alton Way. After the vehicle hit the parking garage, it burst into flames. ACSO said the passenger was taken to a local hospital. They later announced that the passenger had died.All eastbound lanes of East Dry Creek Road were closed after the crash.

Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic back in his Serbian hometown to watch family's horses compete

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:12:31 GMT

SOMBOR, Serbia (AP) — Nikola Jokic made it back to Serbia in time to watch his beloved horses race in his hometown. Less than a week after leading the Denver Nuggets to their first NBA championship, Jokic was back in his hometown of Sombor on Sunday to enjoy his big passion of horse racing.Thousands of his supporters in the usually sleepy northern Serbian town of some 47,000 people also converged on the local horse racing track where Jokic was watching his family-owned horses compete in harness races. Many had T-shirts with Jokic's portrait, some reading “Be the Next Champion” and “Sombor, the Town of Champions.”A billboard reading “Welcome Home MVP” showed Jokic with his No. 15 Nuggets jersey, also depicting galloping horses. Watch replay: Nuggets championship parade in Denver After winning the NBA title, Jokic was concerned about whether he could return home in time for Sunday's races after the team's victory parade in Denver on Thursday. He joked that he would ask Nuggets presi...

BSO searching for man accused of stealing car with 3-year-old inside; child found safe in vehicle

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:12:31 GMT

Authorities are searching for a man who, they said, stole a car with a 3-year-old boy inside from the parking lot of a restaurant in Oakland Park.According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Phillip Pepe Jr. broke into the vehicle that was parked outside of the IHOP along West Oakland Park Boulevard, Saturday morning.Investigators said the child’s mother was inside the restaurant at the time of the incident.Detectives said Pepe, 33, was wearing a white T-shirt and blue shorts. He has a tattoo on his right arm and an abrasion under his left eye.Authorities said the boy was found safe inside the car minutes after he was taken, but as of Sunday afternoon, Pepe remains at large.If you have any information that could help deputies find the suspect, call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

Weston boys earn 6th straight tennis title

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:12:31 GMT

When the postseason rolls around for the Weston boys’ tennis team the Wildcats have already gone up against a number of the top-ranked teams in the area. Playing in the brutally tough Dual County League also gets George Conlin’s squad battle ready for the postseason.So by the time the Wildcats got on the MIT courts Sunday they were ready for another state crown.The No. 1 Wildcats won their second consecutive Div. 4 title and sixth state title in a row with a convincing 5-0 decision over No. 3 Lynnfield (19-2). Weston finished a perfect 21-0 on the season.Max Ding did his job by setting the tone for the Wildcats with a 6-3, 6-2 victory. Weston never looked back after that.“Taking No. 1 and having to prove myself this year was great,” said Ding. “I tried to do what a No. 1 player does by winning. Your team looks to you and you’re kind of leading the whole team.”Downpours forced the teams to move to the indoor courts at MIT, but proved to be mo...

Red Sox overcome Yankees in top of Sunday doubleheader

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:12:31 GMT

Game 1: Red Sox win 6-2For the second weekend in a row, the Red Sox snatched a series from the Yankees.But unlike last weekend’s three-game set in the Bronx, in which the Red Sox took two of three contests with a pair of one-run victories, the Fenway series has been heavy on bat power, a welcome change after weeks of low-scoring contests.At the outset, the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader looked like an uphill climb. Instead of Brayan Bello starting on Saturday night, torrential downpour forced a postponement to Sunday, and the Red Sox decided that Bello would start the second game.The first game of the doubleheader was a cobbled-together bullpen contest, and at first, not a promising one. Kaleb Ort opened the show by giving up a ground-rule double by the Pesky Pole to leadoff man Jake Bauers, followed by a two-run home run to Gleyber Torres.Though Ort settled down and didn’t allow another hit or run in his 2 1/3 innings, the immediate deficit appeared to be an ...

Weymouth boys rout Algonquin to repeat rugby title

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:12:31 GMT

In the final rugby state final at Curry College, the No. 3 Weymouth Wildcats blasted top-seed Algonquin, 57-14, to repeat as the Div. 2 boys rugby champions.Junior fly half William Savage led the scoring with three tries and six conversion kicks in a start-to-finish victory.“There was a wrestling state title in 2001, soccer in 1997. To come in and get two, it’s not only great for our program, it’s great to show the other teams in the school that you can do it,” said Weymouth coach Ryan Casey.“It’s honestly a great feeling,” said Tyler Ahern. “I joined this team as a sophomore, and we were winning absolutely no games. We recruited some football kids last year and ever since then I’ve watched this program build up and up. I’m super proud to be a part of this team.”After a back and forth opening, Anthoni Gonzalez-Dumont started the scoring for Weymouth. The junior flanker pushed through Algonquin’s left wing for the score and Savage added the conversion kick. Savage followed up with hi...

Notre Dame girls cap perfect year

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:12:31 GMT

WELLESLEY — You know it is coming, just maybe not when.There comes that point in every Notre Dame Academy of Hingham game where the Cougars take over and pour in goals.In Sunday’s Div. 2 girls lacrosse state title game against Wayland, that point was close to the entire contest.The Cougars finished their dominant spring with a 19-5 rout of Wayland at Babson College. Notre Dame put the cap on a 25-0 season, repeating as Div. 2 state champions.“Im really proud of the way that they handled themselves all season,” NDA coach Meredith McGinnis said. “We threw a lot at them. We expected a lot from them, and they responded every challenge our coaches could have possibly presented. They had a fantastic attitude.“I can’t say enough about Wayland, how much they threw at us, how much they challenged us. But I can’t say enough about our senior class and how proud of them I am. It takes a full team effort day in and day out to achieve what they were just ...

Bourne rallies past Hopkins Academy for first state title

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:12:31 GMT

WORCESTER – All those batting practice sessions finally rewarded Bourne baseball head coach Sean Donovan.Despite an early four-run deficit to start the Div. 5 final Sunday afternoon at Polar Park, the second-seeded Canalmen (18-7) erupted in the second and fourth innings to beat No. 9 Hopkins Academy, 10-5, for the program’s first state title.Six of Bourne’s 12 hits went for extra bases, quickly responding to an immediate gut-punch that had the Golden Hawks (18-5) primed for a fourth straight upset win this tournament. Seniors Jack Ferreira (4-for-4, two doubles, two RBI) and Damon White (3-for-4, triple, double, two RBI) shined brightest in an effort that saw all nine batters reach base at least once.“I’ve thrown these kids a zillion BP fastballs and I will do it until my arm falls off,” Donovan said. “I had high hopes for this graduating class when they first came onto the school, and they’re walking off senior champions. … I’m so happy for the entire group, I can’t speak highly e...

Three-peat for Taunton softball

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:12:31 GMT

AMHERST — The Taunton softball team came to Sortino Field on Sunday ready to take its place as a softball dynasty in Massachusetts.Mission accomplished.The Tigers became the first team since Bud Henry’s Bishop Fenwick program in the 1990s to win three consecutive Div. 1 titles as Sam Lincoln held Central Catholic to one hit while Ava Venturelli’s three-run homer in the third inning led the way to a 6-1 win over the top-seeded Raiders.“To win again is really special,” said first-year Taunton coach Michele Raposa, who also has two titles as a player and two as an assistant. “To be able to coach this bunch of girls is really special.”The Tigers (24-1) gave Lincoln an early lead to work with as Brooke Aldrich tripled with one out in the second. When the Raiders tried to get her at third, the throw was errant and Aldrich scampered home for a 1-0 lead.One inning later, Taunton broke the game open in a hurry.After Central starter Julia Malowitz got the first out of the third, Kyleah Plumb ...