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Pegula sends US past Austria to Billie Jean King Cup finals

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:30:51 GMT

Jessica Pegula sent the U.S. into the Billie Jean King Cup finals Saturday with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Austria’s Julia Grabher.The victory gave the Americans a 3-0 lead and clinched the best-of-five tie in Delray Beach, Florida. The third-ranked Pegula also won her singles match Friday after No. 6 Coco Gauff, playing in her hometown, beat Grabher in the opener.France, Spain, the Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Germany, and Italy also secured berths in the finals, scheduled for Nov. 7-12 at a site to be determined. Those nations will join reigning champion Switzerland, 2022 runner-up Australia and one wild-card recipient at the finals, with a couple spots still be determined Saturday on the second day of the two-day qualifiers.All of those nations have won the Cup except Kazakhstan. But it has a chance now after reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina won both her matches in a 3-1 home victory over Poland, clinching a second consecutive finals berth for Kazakhstan with a 6-4, 6...

Tigers rally from 5 down, Cabrera walks off Giants in 11th

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:30:51 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera’s walk-off single in the 11th inning was the last push for the Detroit Tigers, who rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the San Francisco Giants 7-6 on Saturday. Taylor Rogers (0-2) started the 11th with a wild pitch, which moved Spencer Torkelson to third. Cabrera’s bouncer up the middle was his 3,095th career hit and scored Torkelson. Chasen Shreve (1-1) got the win, with five Detroit relievers combineing to pitch seven shutout innings.The Tigers trailed 6-1 after three innings and were still down 6-3 in the eighth, but Nick Maton singled off John Brebbia and Riley Greene walked. Javier Báez fouled off six two-strike pitches before hitting a two-run double to make it 6-5 and brought Sean Hjelle out of the Giants bullpen.Kerry Carpenter’s deep fly to right moved Baez to third, and Torkelson’s flare over the drawn-in infield tied the game.The Giants’ J.D. Davis has six RBIs in the first two games of the weekend series despite playin...

Rublev and Rune win to reach Monte Carlo Masters final

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:30:51 GMT

MONACO (AP) — Fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev reached the Monte Carlo Masters final for the second time after rallying to beat eighth-seeded American Taylor Fritz 5-7, 6-1, 6-3 in a rain-interrupted contest on Saturday.The Russian player, who lost in the final two years ago, goes for his 13th career title and first at Masters level against sixth-seeded Dane Holger Rune. Rune also fought back to win 1-6, 7-5, 7-5 against No. 7 Jannik Sinner of Italy in another rain-marred match, which finished under floodlights at 9:45 p.m. local time.The 21-year-old Sinner was competing in his third straight Masters semi this season and was cheered on by a large contingent of Italian fans.Sinner broke the 19-year-old Rune’s serve twice and served out the first set comfortably. The players went off for a rain delay with Rune leading 3-0 in the second set. Sinner fought back when they returned but Rune held firm to send the match into a deciding set under floodlights.A tense match ended when Sinner s...

Autobús lleno de músicos cae por un barranco en India; hay al menos 13 muertos

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:30:51 GMT

NUEVA DELHI — Trece personas murieron y otras 29 resultaron heridas el sábado luego de que un autobús en el que viajaban docenas de miembros de una agrupación musical se salió de una carretera y cayó a un barranco en el oeste de India, dijo la policía.El vehículo se dirigía a Mumbai, la capital financiera del país, en el estado de Maharashtra, desde la ciudad de Pune, donde habían actuado los músicos, explicó el agente de policía Atul Zende.Por el momento no se conocía la causa exacta del siniestro. Celebración religiosa termina en tragedia: recuperan 36 cuerpos tras derrumbe de un templo India: arrestan a más de 2,000 hombres por bodas con menores La mayoría de las víctimas mortales eran miembros de una banda de música de Mumbai, añadió Zende.Los rescatistas sacaron a varios heridos graves de entre los restos del bus y los trasladaron a hospitales, apuntó la policía.El primer ministro de India, Narendra Modi, expresó su pesar por...

Moffat County declares disaster emergency ahead of expected flooding

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:30:51 GMT

DENVER, (KDVR) -- Colorado's second-largest county by land area declared a local disaster emergency as they prepare for potential flooding. Moffat County Commissioners approved that declaration Friday night, citing an "imminent risk of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from flooding." Moffat County, which spans nearly 5,000 square miles in the northwest portion of the state, has seen historic snowfall this winter and spring.County Commissioner Tony Bohrer says they are already seeing flooding occur as that snow begins to melt.  Aerial video shows flooding in northwest Colorado "I think we were expecting it," he says. "But not so fast. The high country hasn’t even started to melt. This is just the lower country that we’re dealing with.”Bohrer says they are concerned that flooding will escalate over the next few days, with forecasted highs in the 50s and 60s on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.Sandbag stations have been set up in Craig, where he sa...

At least 25 killed, 183 injured in ongoing clashes across Sudan as paramilitary group claims control of presidential palace

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:30:51 GMT

(CNN) — At least 25 people were killed and 183 others injured in ongoing clashes across Sudan, the Sudanese Central Medical Committee told CNN on Saturday.Sudan’s paramilitary chief Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo claims to have seized most of Khartoum’s official sites after clashes erupted between his armed group and the country’s military on Saturday.“The Rapid Support Forces control more than 90 percent of strategic sites in Khartoum,” Dagalo said in an interview with Sky News Arabia, referring to his paramilitary group.The country’s military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, disputed Dagalo’s claims and said the military has maintained control over government sites.In an interview with Al Jazeera, Dagalo — also known as Hemedti — described Burhan as a “criminal,” accusing him of instigating fighting on Saturday, which led to three civilian deaths and dozens wounded.Armed clashes were reported throughout Khartoum...

Police investigating Mansfield crash involving driver’s ed vehicle that left elderly man dead

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:30:51 GMT

Authorities are investigating a crash involving a driving academy vehicle in Mansfield on Saturday morning that left an 80-year-old man dead, officials said.Officers responding to a reported crash in the area of 250 East St. around 8:30 a.m. found a damaged gray Toyota Corolla with a Teachers Drivers Academy sign and a damaged white Ford Explorer, according to police. A rear seat passenger of the Corolla, John Masciarelli, 80, appeared to have suffered a medical episode after the crash and was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.The driver the other car and a passenger who was a road test agent for the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles were also taken to Good Samaritan Hospital with minor injuries.The driver of the Ford Explorer was taken to Sturdy Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.The crash is being investigated by the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office,  the CARS Unit of the...

‘Boston Strong, forever’: Thousands gather at the Boston Marathon finish line, remembering the pain of the 2013 bombings and the resilience that followed

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:30:51 GMT

A little over an hour after daybreak, a bagpiper led a procession of family members who marched with Mayor Michelle Wu and Gov. Maura Healey toward the Boston Marathon finish line on Boylston Street.Ten years ago, terrorist brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev bombed the 117th running of the marathon, killing three spectators and injuring hundreds more. Two police officers died in the aftermath of the bombings.Families of those killed as well as Wu and Healey gathered for a solemn ceremony early Saturday morning, remembering their losses but also acknowledging the strength and resilience that followed the unfathomable tragedy.Wu said she couldn’t help but think about being a mother to her 5- and 8-year-old sons throughout One Boston Day, which has become an annual holiday in the city, when many people across the region conduct community service projects in honor of the victims.“There’s nothing like a mother’s love,” the mayor said, “and to know what many of these moms and familie...

Nets Notebook: Jacque Vaughn appears to be unsatisfied with officiating on Joel Embiid in Game 1 loss

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:30:51 GMT

The Nets appear unhappy with how MVP frontrunner Joel Embiid was officiated in their Game 1 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.Embiid scored 26 points and shot 7-of-15 from the field, but he did a large chunk of his damage at the foul line, making all 11 of his attempts on the night.Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn said admitted turnover woes and a lack of three-point shooting were the driving factors in Brooklyn’s series-opening loss.“But hopefully they’ll be calling a travel and three seconds on the big fella next game,” Vaughn said postgame. “So I’ll look forward to that.”Vaughn also said officials missed an out-of-bounds call on Embiid seconds before both he and Nets wing Royce O’Neale got tangled up. Embiid shoved O’Neale in the chest twice, and officials assessed double technical fouls to both.“Equal opportunity I think it was. They wanted to give one to one guy, so they gave it to the other guy,” Vaughn sa...

Martin Richard Foundation bringing people together, continuing Martin’s simple and profound legacy

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:30:51 GMT

Baseball coach Pat Ryan remembers Martin Richard’s “very sharp sense of humor,” especially when he caught the 7-year-old smiling when a teammate had a mouth full of bubble gum.Running coach Vicky Shen looks back at how the energetic boy used to crack jokes with his friends during practice. “Martin really was somebody all of the kids loved to be with,” she says.The world knows Martin Richard for the powerful poster he created during a second-grade class assignment about nonviolent protest that read “No more hurting people — Peace.”Martin died at age 8, a pair of terrorists cutting his life short when they bombed the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013.Ten years later, the Dorchester boy’s simple and profound legacy carries on through the Martin Richard Foundation, which his parents Bill and Denise created within a year of the bombings.The foundation has invested millions into community programs that work to advance inclusion, kindness, justice and peace — values that Martin found pride...