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Alex Palou wins Detroit Grand Prix in IndyCar’s return to downtown track

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:33 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Alex Palou went from critic to champion in a day.He started and finished first in the Detroit Grand Prix on Sunday, roughly 24 hours after the IndyCar points leader said the street course was too tight and short for the series.“It was a lot better than I expected,” said Palou, who won his second race in less than a month and the sixth of his caeer.The Spaniard, who won the Indianapolis Grand Prix, led 74 of 100 laps on Detroit’s new street circuit and went ahead for the last time on lap 77. He stayed in front after Will Power made a move that didn’t pan out as he made contact with Scott Dixon on lap 91.“I couldn’t get him,” said Dixon, a Team Penske driver. “I tried everything. My one chance was when Dixon got into me.”After a seventh yellow flag, Palou pulled away in his Honda with five laps left and beat Power’s Chevrolet by 1.1843 seconds. Flex Rosenqvist finished third, followed by Scott Dixon and Alexander Rossi.Indianapolis 500 champion J...

Descalifican a pareja de dobles del Roland Garros tras pelotazo a una recogepelotas

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:33 GMT

(CNN) — Un partido de dobles del Roland Garros terminó de forma polémica este domingo, cuando las cabezas de serie número 16, Miyu Kato y Aldila Sutjiadi, fueron descalificadas del torneo después de que una recogepelotas fuera golpeada por una pelota.Tras perder el primer set ante la española Sara Sorribes Tormo y la checa Marie Bouzkova, la japonesa Kato y la indonesia Sutjiadi iban ganando 3-1 en el segundo set de su partido de tercera ronda cuando se produjo el incidente.La cobertura de Eurosport mostró a Kato golpeando inocentemente la pelota hacia el fondo de la pista tras un punto, y aunque no parecía que quisiera golpearla intencionadamente, la pelota le dio en la cabeza. De pie en el fondo de la pista, la recogepelotas, con lágrimas, estaba visiblemente conmocionada.El juez de silla Alexandre Juge emitió un código de infracción antes de que el supervisor del Grand Slam Wayne McKewen y el árbitro del torneo Remy Azemar se presentasen en la pista 14. Tras las conversacio...

Uruguay, South Korea reach Under-20 World Cup semifinal; USA and Nigeria out

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:33 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Uruguay and South Korea advanced to the semifinals of the Under-20 World Cup on Sunday. The South Americans beat the United States 2-0 in Santiago del Estero, dominating the match from start to finish. The Asian team, runner-up in the last U-20 World Cup in 2019 to Ukraine, secured its spot with a 1-0 victory against Nigeria thanks to a goal in extra-time.Uruguay will take on Israel on Thursday, the same day South Korea will face Italy for a place in the final.South Korea scored the only goal of their match in the fifth minute of extra-time. The header by Seok-Hyun Choi was one of the few chances either team had during the encounter.Uruguay opened the scoring in the 21st minute after a counter-attack put Anderson Duarte in front of an empty goal. The Uruguayans doubled their lead in the 56th minute through an own goal by Joshua Wynder.The United States did not concede any goals in their first four matches in the tournament. “That’s life. If you don’t h...

IndyCar Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Results

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:33 GMT

SundayAt Streets of DetroitDetroitLap length: 1.7 miles(Start position in parentheses)___Race StatisticsAverage Speed of Race Winner: 80.922 mph.Time of Race: 02:01:58.1171.Margin of Victory: 1.1843 seconds.Cautions: 7 for 32 laps.Lead Changes: 10 among 7 drivers.Lap Leaders: Palou 1-28, Power 29-33, O’Ward 34, Palou 35-55, Power 56-64, Palou 65, Rossi 66, Newgarden 67-68, Kirkwood 69, Ericsson 70-76, Palou 77.Points: Palou 273, Ericsson 222, Newgarden 203, Dixon 194, O’Ward 191, Rossi 176, McLaughlin 175, Power 172, Herta 149, Rosenqvist 148.Source

Becerra homers to lift Stanford past Cal State Fullerton at Stanford Regional

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:33 GMT

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Temo Becerra hit a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to lift top-seeded Stanford past Cal State Fullerton, 6-5 in an elimination game at the Stanford Regional on Sunday.Stanford advances to a rematch with Texas A&M later Sunday. The Cardinal lost to the Aggies 8-5 in a winners bracket game Saturday night and now must beat Texas A&M twice to earn a berth in the Super Regionals. The Aggies are one win away from advancing. Maddox Latta singled home a run in the first and Cole Urman belted a solo home run in the second to stake Cal State Fullerton to a 2-0 lead, but Tommy Troy put the Cardinal in front with a three-run homer in the third. The Titans grabbed the lead in the fourth when Nate Nankil doubled to deep right center field to plate Jack Haley. After Becerra put Stanford in the lead for the final time, Drew Dowd and Ryan Bruno pitched the final three scoreless innings to preserve the win.Nick Dugan (1-0) allowed one run on 3 ⅔ innings...

Fort Collins flooding strands hotel guests, damages cars

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:33 GMT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) -- Spring rain not only caused traffic backups on Interstate 25 but flooding in several areas, as well. Some of the worst areas were near 3800 Mulberry Road in Ft. Collins where an entire parking lot looked more like a pond.“Somebody said I can make it through the water, I tried, and I bottomed out,” Kara Finley, who lost her bumper after driving in the water, said.Hotel guests stood outside waiting to get to their cars. Many were damaged by the water. Body of minor recovered from Colorado River following rafting accident “We’ve been waiting for somebody to take all this water out,” one guest, who had been waiting with her parents for more than five hours, said.The Poudre Fire Authority conducted a rescue after a car ended up in a retention pond.“The front half of it, about the larger portion of the engine area, was submerged. The driver didn’t feel safe exiting,” PFA spokesperson Annie Bierbower said. First responders remind drivers to avoid flooded are...

Quebec fishing trip leaves 5 dead, including children, after group got caught by tide, police say

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:33 GMT

(CNN) — A fifth person was found dead after a group went missing during a fishing trip in northeastern Quebec, authorities announced Sunday.Authorities say they found the body of Keven Girard, 37, in the St. Lawrence River Saturday night. He went missing after his 11-person fishing group got caught in a tide. Four children, who were found unresponsive on the beach, also died in the incident.Girard, from Les Bergeronnes, was pronounced dead at a hospital, according to police. Authorities had been searching with divers, boats and helicopters.Emergency responders were called at 2 a.m. Saturday to Portneuf-sur-Mer, a riverside municipality on the northern shore about the incident, a spokesperson for the Quebec provincial police told CNN.Six of 11 people in the group were rescued. Five remained missing overnight, including Girard, the spokesperson said.Around 6 a.m. Saturday, four children, all over the age of 10, were found unresponsive and sent to the hospital, where they died, au...

Woman donates historic math textbook found in Whitman attic to local HS

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:33 GMT

A decades-old discovery has been made in a Whitman home.A woman found a math textbook dating back to 1813. She said she couldn’t justify selling it, so she came up with a creative way to leave a lasting legacy for her stepfather.Michelle Manning was cleaning out her stepfather’s attic when she came across a book titled Principles of Geometry. “Something like this should be shared,” she said about her decision to donate the historic find to her alma mater, Whitman-Hanson High School. “I wanted his name to be in the school as his legacy, it’s his book, his parents,” she said.The book will be displayed at the school along with a plaque with her stepfather’s name.

Body recovered at Iowa apartment collapse 

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:33 GMT

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The body of one of three men who had been missing after the partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, has been found, a city official confirmed Sunday.Branden Colvin Sr.’s body was recovered Saturday, city spokeswoman Sarah Ott said. Two other men — 51-year-old Ryan Hitchcock and 60-year-old Daniel Prien — are still unaccounted for. Colvin, 42, is the first person confirmed to have died in the collapse.No other details were immediately released. Prien’s daughter, Nancy Prien Frezza, said she has not received any updates on the search for her father.The Quad-City Times reported that Colvin’s son, Branden Colvin Jr., graduated from high school Saturday. He and other family members had been at the collapse site almost constantly, hoping for a miracle.The discovery of Colvin’s body came a day after authorities announced that the search for survivors had been completed, with attention turning to shoring up the structure so rec...

Report: Sam Cassell to join Celtics’ coaching staff as assistant under Joe Mazzulla

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:33 GMT

The Celtics were looking to add an assistant coach with NBA experience to their staff this summer. Just days into the offseason, they found one.Sam Cassell – who was a member of the Celtics’ championship team in 2008 – will join Boston’s coaching staff as an assistant under Joe Mazzulla, according to a report Sunday from The Athletic.Cassell, who played 15 years in the NBA as a point guard and was a three-time champion, has been an assistant coach for the last 14 years, including the last nine under Doc Rivers in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Rivers was fired by the 76ers last month after the Celtics eliminated them in the second round, and Cassell was reportedly in the mix to replace him before Nick Nurse was hired.Cassell is very highly regarded in basketball coaching circles and it seems likely he’ll be the Celtics’ top assistant under Mazzulla, whose coaching staff is being replenished after he worked shorthanded in his first season as a head coach.The Celtics lost top assistant...