Home

Kiwis win America’s Cup preliminary regatta after Italians have spectacular splashdown

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:21:59 GMT

Two-time defending champion Emirates Team New Zealand won the second preliminary regatta of the 37th America’s Cup cycle by using flawless tactics and getting a big assist from a spectacular nosedive by Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team in the match race final Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.It was the first major regatta held on the Red Sea. This regatta and one in mid-September in Spain were largely exhibitions sailed in AC40s, which are half-size test versions of the foiling 75-foot monohulls that will be sailed in the America’s Cup next fall off Barcelona. The AC40s are sailed with a crew of just four, including two helmsmen and two trimmers.The Kiwis won five of the eight fleet races among six teams and then led Luna Rossa around the course to win the final. The victory was sealed when Luna Rossa rounded the final mark about six seconds behind the Kiwis, lost control of its rudder and buried the bow in the water. The cockpit filled with water as the boat came to a complete...

Cohen scores 21 in UMass’ 66-56 victory over South Florida

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:21:59 GMT

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Josh Cohen scored 21 points as UMass beat South Florida 66-56 on Saturday.Cohen added nine rebounds for the Minutemen (4-1). Keon Thompson scored 12 points while shooting 5 of 9 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line. Matt Cross shot 1 of 6 from the field and 6 for 10 from the line to finish with eight points, while adding 11 rebounds.Selton Miguel led the Bulls (2-4) in scoring, finishing with 16 points, four assists and two steals. Sam Hines Jr. added nine points for South Florida. Kasean Pryor also put up eight points.NEXT UPUMass’ next game is Wednesday against Towson on the road, and South Florida squares off against Florida State on Saturday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Clark’s 24 points, 11 assists lead No. 4 Iowa women past Bowling Green 99-65

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:21:59 GMT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 24 points and 11 assists, and Kate Martin added 17 points, as No. 4 Iowa beat Bowling Green 99-65 on Saturday.Clark, the nation’s leader in scoring and assists, recorded the 47th double-double of her career and third of the season. She hit her first 3-pointer 56 seconds in, but didn’t make another one until there was 8:15 remaining in the game. She was 10 of 20 from the field, but just 2 of 11 on 3-pointers. Clark added seven rebounds.The Hawkeyes (8-1) shot 66.7% from the field for the game.Iowa led 48-32 at halftime after opening the game with a 21-5 run. The Hawkeyes had 10 assists on their first 12 field goals and shot 61.8% from the field while holding Bowling Green (5-2) to 31.4% shooting in the half, 23.8% in the second quarter.Sydney Affolter tied a career high with 14 points for the Hawkeyes, going 7 of 7 from the field. Sharon Goodman had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Addison O’Grady added 10 points.Lexi Fleming led Bowling Green with ...

Medjedovic upsets Fils to win 5-set Next Gen Finals championship match

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:21:59 GMT

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hamad Medjedovic squandered two match points before he finally upset the top-seeded Arthur Fils and won the Next Gen Finals championship match on Saturday.It was the first five-set final in six editions of the tournament.Medjedovic missed the chance to seal it in four but converted his third match point in the fifth to beat Fils 3-4 (6), 4-1, 4-2, 3-4 (9), 4-1 after two hours, 11 minutes.The 20-year-old Medjedovic did not lose a match on his way to becoming the first Serbian to win the tournament for the top eight players aged 21 or under.The tournament was held in Saudi Arabia for the first time after it was played in Milan ever since the inaugural edition in 2017. Besides shorter sets, other changes to the usual tennis rules included shorter changeovers and less time on the shot clock for some points.“I can’t believe I have won this title, but it’s going to give me a lot of confidence for 2024,” said Medjedovic, the lowest-ranked champion yet at No. 110...

DC man sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting outside Chevy Chase restaurant

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:21:59 GMT

A D.C. man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for a shooting that happened outside the Clyde’s restaurant in Chevy Chase, Maryland, last November.Prosecutors said 30-year-old David Lee Brown III was sentenced to 55 years in prison, with all but 35 years suspended. He was also sentenced to serve five years of supervised probation upon his release.In September, he was found guilty of attempted voluntary manslaughter, first-degree assault and use of a handgun.Police said two men were injured, one of them shot, outside Clyde’s of Chevy Chase in November 2022.They received a call to go to the restaurant at 5441 Wisconsin Avenue around 12:15 a.m. for a report of an assault.Two men had gotten into a physical argument inside of Clyde’s in response to an altercation between Brown and a woman, according to the investigation.Police said Brown pistol-whipped one man and shot another in the upper body outside the restaurant and left the scene.“This was a violent act at p...

Reddish’s 14 lead Presbyterian over VMI 75-71

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:21:59 GMT

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Trevon Reddish’s 14 points helped Presbyterian defeat VMI 75-71 on Saturday.Reddish had seven rebounds for the Blue Hose (6-3). Marquis Barnett shot 5 for 8 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 2 of 5 from the free throw line to add 13 points. Jonah Pierce had 11 points and was 4 of 7 shooting and 3 of 6 from the free throw line.Brennan Watkins led the way for the Keydets (2-7) with 20 points and five assists. Tyran Cook added 16 points for VMI. In addition, Taeshaud Jackson finished with nine points and 14 rebounds.NEXT UPPresbyterian plays Wednesday against Florida A&M at home, and VMI hosts American on Saturday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Assailant targeting passersby in Paris attacked and killed 1 person and injured another

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:21:59 GMT

PARIS (AP) — An assailant going after passersby in Paris on Saturday night attacked and killed one person and injured another, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said.The minister said on X, formerly Twitter, that “police have courageously arrested” the man, who was going after people in the 15th district of the capital, not far from the Eiffel Tower.He asked that people avoid the sector. The attacks appeared to be random. A motive was not immediately known.

Julianna Margulies, Susan Sarandon issue apologies over recent controversial comments sparked by Israel-Hamas war

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:21:59 GMT

(CNN) — Julianna Margulies has released an apology after her recent comments on a podcast stoked controversy.In comments she made on an episode of the “Back Room with Andy Ostroy” podcast last month, the actress voiced criticism of certain marginalized communities for what she perceived to be their lack of support for Jews, among other things. The conversation between Margulies and Ostroy – who are both Jewish – was prompted by the Israel-Hamas war and the rise in antisemitism they have seen in this country since the war began.In a statement emailed to CNN on Friday via a representative, Margulies said she is “horrified” that her comments “offended the Black and LGBTQIA+ communities, communities I truly love and respect.”“I want to be 100% clear: Racism, homophobia, sexism, or any prejudice against anyone’s personal beliefs or identity are abhorrent to me, full stop,” she continued. “Throughout my career I have worked tirelessly to combat hate of all kind, end antisemitism, speak ou...

Former Colombian military officer accused in base bombing extradited to South Florida

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:21:59 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — A former Colombian military officer accused of injuring dozens, including three U.S. soldiers, in a bombing attack at a Colombian military base has been extradited to South Florida.A five-count indictment against Andres Fernando Medina Rodriguez, 39, was unsealed Friday in Miami federal court, according to court records. A federal grand jury brought charges last year that include conspiring to murder members of the U.S. uniformed services and attempted murder of members of the U.S. uniformed services. He faces a possible life sentence.A defense attorney for Medina Rodriguez didn’t immediately respond to a message seeking comment from The Associated Press.Court records list another man charged in the indictment, Ciro Alfonso Gutierrez Ballesteros, as a fugitive.According to the indictment, Medina Rodriguez and others planned a bombing attack against the Colombian 30th Army Brigade Base in Cucuta, Colombia. Medina Rodriguez used his status as a medically discharged Colomb...

Former prep school teacher going back to prison for incident as camp counselor

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:21:59 GMT

OSSIPPEE, N.H. (AP) — A former prep school teacher who served 11 months for sexually abusing two students in Pennsylvania is going back to prison for an earlier incident when he was a camp counselor in New Hampshire.Matthew Scavitto, 39, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, was sentenced Friday to 2 1/2 to five years in state prison for incidents involving a boy from 2002 to 2003 at Camp Tecumseh in Moultonborough, New Hampshire, according to Eric MacLeish, a lawyer for the victim in the case.The victim, Will Addis, of Camden, Maine, said future abuse at an all-boys boarding school in Pennsylvania could’ve stopped if camp officials had alerted New Hampshire Child Protection. In 2015, Scavitto pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct with students at The Phelps School in Malvern, Pennsylvania.“Had the camp reported the abuse, Scavitto would have been prosecuted 20 years ago and he would never have been able to gain access to other victims at the camp and the Phelps School,” Addis sa...