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Column: So much money in golf makes it hard to ignore

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:40 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Tiger Woods was the richest guy in golf and played like he didn’t have two nickels to rub together. That’s one of many traits that made him so incomparable.Just don’t get the idea he wasn’t in it for the money.Woods won the first of his 82 titles on the PGA Tour in 1996 at the Las Vegas Invitational. He walked into the press room and glanced at the computer screen of an Associated Press writer who turned and asked him, “Like it?”“I like this,” Woods replied, pointing to the reporter’s reference of his $297,000 winner’s check.Then there was 2002 in Ireland at a World Golf Championship, which offered $1 million to the winner (back when $1 million meant something). Woods opened with a 65 and was asked if he would rather win that week or the following week at the Ryder Cup.“Here this week,” he said. When asked why, Woods smiled and said, “I can think of a million reasons why.” The room erupted in laughter.That seems like chump cha...

1 killed in fatal crash between moped, car in Prince George’s Co.

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:40 GMT

A man is dead after a fatal vehicle collision in Prince George’s County, Maryland.Prince George’s County police said they responded to a crash around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday involving a moped and a sedan. The incident occured at Martin Luther King Jr. Highway and Columbia Park Road in Greater Landover.Police said the driver of the moped, an adult male, was pronounced dead at the scene.The sedan driver remained on scene and is cooperating with authorities, according to police.Prince George’s County police said the circumstances involving the collision are under investigation and are asking anyone who may have seen the crash to contact PG Crime Solvers.The circumstances involving the collision are under investigation.Police are asking anyone with an eyewitness account to contact PG Crime Solvers.Source

Best Buy, Big Lots rise; NIO fall, Tuesday, 8/29/2023

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:40 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Tuesday:Best Buy Co. (BBY), up $4.29 to $78.36.The electronics retailer reported strong second-quarter financial results.J.M. Smucker Co. (SJM), up $2.17 to $145.06.The jelly and peanut butter maker raised its profit forecast for the year.Big Lots Inc. (BIG), up $1.93 to $8.21.The discount retailer beat analysts’ second-quarter earnings and revenue forecasts.Donaldson Co. (DCI),up $2.68 to $63.99.The maker of filtration systems gave investors a strong profit forecast for its fiscal year.E.l.f. Beauty Inc. (ELF), up $11.38 to $134.01.The cosmetics company is buying Naturium for $355 million in a cash-and-stock deal.Catalent Inc. (CTLT),up $2.11 to $47.75.The maker of drug delivery technologies named new board members and began a strategic review.Napco Security Technologies Inc. (NSSC), up $1.81 to $24.59.The security products and software company beat Wall Street’s fiscal fourth-quarter p...

Thierry Henry looking to coach France to Olympic gold at Paris Games

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:40 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Having helped France win trophies as a prolific forward, Thierry Henry wants to lead Les Bleus to a long-awaited Olympic gold medal in his new role as coach.Henry was hired as coach of the national under-21 team last week on a two-year contact, and he will also lead the France team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The French Olympic team last won gold at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, and Henry intends to put that right.“It’s been a long time since we’ve won. There’s a problem somewhere. We’re going to have to try and solve it,” Henry said Tuesday at his first news conference. “Being on the podium is going to be something that’s outstanding, especially being at home in France.”Henry hopes he does not encounter the same problems as his predecessor, Sylvain Ripoll, who went to the Tokyo Games without his best players because clubs refused to let them go. Clubs do not have to release players to the Olympics because the FIFA-run tournament is not included on its inte...

A Spanish soccer official’s kiss unleashed fury, soul-searching over sexism, and a hunger strike

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:40 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Aug. 20 victory at the Women’s World Cup was a momentous occasion for the soccer-crazed country, but the joy on and off the field was soon sullied by the leader of the country’s soccer federation when he planted an unwanted kiss on the lips of a star player during the medal ceremony.By defiantly refusing to step down as fury over the incident mounted, Luis Rubiales only exacerbated the controversy, prompting the world champions to say they will not play again until he’s gone and prosecutors to launch an investigation.The incident is fueling nationwide soul-searching about sexism in sports, and in society at large.The Spanish soccer scandal has even drawn in Rubiales’s mother, who defended him by launching a hunger strike.Here is a summary of the twists and turns of the controversy:IT STARTED WITH A KISSAs the jubilant Spanish team lined up to collect their winning medals and salute dignitaries after beating England 1-0 in Sydney, Australia, Rubiales, 46, grabbe...

Man wanted for sexual assault out of Colorado arrested in Asheboro, sheriff's office says

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:40 GMT

RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A man who had fled from Boulder was arrested in Asheboro, North Carolina over the weekend.The Randolph County Sheriff's Office said that the Boulder Police Department contacted them about a wanted fugitive, Nehemias Lopez, who was wanted for a charge of felony sexual assault - physically helpless. Police in Boulder had been looking for Lopez "for several months" and believed he may have been with family in Asheboro. Boulder Police said the incident occurred in March of 2017 but began investigating in May 2023 when it was first reported to police. Man fires gun in neighborhood in broad daylight Boulder Police said Lopex was not from Boulder, but was visiting when the incident occurred. The Randolph County Sheriff's Office located Lopez on Aug. 25 while he was allegedly traveling from Asheboro toward Raleigh. He was charged as a fugitive from justice and given a $250,000 secured bond. He is awaiting an extradition hearing.

Chicago TV news crew robbed at gunpoint while reporting on a string of robberies

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:40 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago television news crew reporting on a string of robberies ended up robbed themselves after they were accosted at gunpoint by three armed men wearing ski masks.Spanish-language station Univision Chicago said a reporter and photographer were filming just before 5 a.m. Monday in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood when three masked men brandishing firearms robbed them, taking their television camera and other items.“They were approached with guns and robbed. Mainly it was personal items, and they took a camera,” Luis Godinez, vice president of news at Univision Chicago, told the Chicago Tribune.Godinez said the news crew was filming a story about robberies in the West Town community that was slated to run on the morning news. He said the footage they shot was in the stolen camera, and the story never made it on the air.Chicago police identified the victims as a 28-year-old man and 42-year-old man. Police said the pair was outside when the three men drove ...

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez suspends his 2024 presidential bid after failing to qualify for debate

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:40 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is suspending his bid for the presidency, dropping out of the 2024 race after failing to qualify for the first Republican debate.The two-term mayor on Tuesday became the first candidate to drop out of the crowded GOP field. He launched his campaign just over two months ago as one of the last competitors to join a primary race that has so far been dominated by former President Donald Trump.“While I have decided to suspend my campaign for President, my commitment to making this a better nation for every American remains,” he said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.The 45-year-old Suarez was vying to become the first sitting mayor and first Latino elected president.The son of Miami’s first Cuban-born mayor, Suarez campaigned talking up his role as the only Hispanic candidate in the race and his experience leading the world-known city of Miami, home to about 450,000 residents, and confronting crime and homelessness.Suarez paid ...

Idalia strengthens into a hurricane, chases Florida residents away from vulnerable coast

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:40 GMT

CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave to escape the twin threats of high winds and devastating flooding.Idalia was churning in the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 1 storm, but it was projected to come ashore early Wednesday as a Category 3 system with sustained winds of up to 120 mph (193 kph) in the lightly populated Big Bend region, where the Florida Panhandle bends into the peninsula. The result could be a big blow to a state still dealing with lingering damage from last year’s Hurricane Ian.The National Weather Service in Tallahassee called Idalia “an unprecedented event” since no major hurricanes on record have ever passed through the bay abutting the Big Bend region.On the island of Cedar Key, Commissioner Sue Colson joined other city officials in packing up documents and electronics at City Hall. She had a message for the almo...

Professional Women’s Hockey League unveils its Original 6. 3 teams based in the US and 3 in Canada

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:40 GMT

Hilary Knight, Marie-Philip Poulin and their U.S. and Canadian national hockey team contemporaries now have a firm idea of where they’ll be playing in January.The newly founded Professional Women’s Hockey League unveiled its Original Six franchises on Tuesday, with franchises based in NHL markets — three in the United States and three in Canada — with track records of supporting the women’s game.Boston, New York City’s tri-state area and Minneapolis-St. Paul were the U.S. sites selected as homes for the yet-to-be named teams. The Canadian franchises will be based in the nation’s three largest northeastern centers of Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa.The PWHL also announced that each team will have a 10-day window to sign three free agents through Sept. 10, before holding a 15-round draft on Sept. 18. Teams can sign no more than 20 players to contracts before training camps open in November.Teams will play a 24-game schedule, which is expected to overlap with the wome...