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Mu takes bronze in 800, men’s 4×400 wins gold as Americans close out worlds with 29 medals

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:04:59 GMT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Athing Mu still had on her bedazzled aqua-blue track spikes when she made her announcement: She was officially on vacation.Before heading on a trip for some rest and relaxation, the 800-meter runner grabbed a bronze medal on the final day of world championships Sunday night. Time for a quick reset before getting back to work to defend her Olympic title at the Paris Games in 11 months.“I’m just happy my race is over,” said Mu, who entered as the defending champion but nearly skipped worlds due to fatigue. “I can go home and finally enjoy vacation and stop thinking about track and field.”A bronze from Mu and a gold by the men’s 4×400 relay team pushed the Americans final total to 29 medals in Budapest, including 12 gold. The red, white and blue eclipsed the Jamaicans (12) in total medals, along with Canada and Spain (four apiece) in gold medals. This wasn’t quite the bountiful haul of last summer, when the U.S. amassed 33 medals, 13 gold, at worlds ...

California wins Little League World Series 6-5 over Curacao on walk-off homer

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:04:59 GMT

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Louis Lappe hit a walk-off homer and California beat Curacao 6-5 in the Little League World Series championship on Sunday, despite giving up a four-run lead.Louis flipped his bat and threw his arms in the air as he trotted around the bases, leaping onto home plate before he was greeted by his teammates surrounding the batter’s box. The leadoff hitter in the bottom of the sixth inning, Louis lofted the second pitch he saw just beyond the left field fence.Curacao tied the game in the fifth on Nasir El-Ossais’s grand slam to center. Nasir also drove in a run in the third.Jaxon Kalish and Lucas Keldorf drove in two runs each for California.It was the first trip to the final for the team from El Segundo, a community in the Los Angeles area. California’s eight titles are the most by any U.S. state.Curacao, a small island off the coast of Venezuela that is home to just 150,000 residents, has represented the international side of the bracket in the championshi...

Vlahović to the rescue as Juventus snatches 1-1 draw against Bologna amid jeers. Napoli wins again

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:04:59 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Juventus needed Dušan Vlahović’s late goal to rescue a 1-1 draw at home to Bologna in Serie A on Sunday.Lewis Ferguson had given Bologna the lead in the 24th minute and the Bianconeri were booed off the field at halftime. But Vlahović, who earlier had a goal ruled out for offside, headed in the equalizer with 10 minutes remaining.Defending champion Napoli made it two wins out of two after beating 10-man Sassuolo 2-0. Last year’s runner-up Lazio surprisingly lost 1-0 at home to newly promoted Genoa.After a difficult time last season, Juventus had kicked off the new campaign with a 3-0 win at Udinese. It was a second tricky test for Bologna, which lost to AC Milan in its opener.The visitors took the lead after Joshua Zirkzee drew two defenders towards him and managed to knock the ball forward to Ferguson, who had time to control and fire into the far bottom corner.After the jeers at halftime, Juventus appeared to have more impetus in the second period and thou...

Little League World Series Championships

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:04:59 GMT

2023 — El Segundo (Calif.) 6, Willemstad (Curaçao) 52022 — Honolulu 13, Willemstad (Curacao) 3, 4 innings2021 — Taylor (Mich.) 5, Hamilton (Ohio) 22020 — Canceled due to COVID-192019 — River Ridge (La.) 8, Willemstad (Curacao) 02018 — Honolulu 3, Seoul (South Korea) 02017 — Tokyo 12, Lufkin, Texas 2, 5 innings2016 — Endwell, N.Y. 2, Seoul (South Korea) 12015 — Tokyo 18, Lewisberry, Pa. 112014 — Seoul (South Korea) 8, Chicago 42013 — Tokyo 6, Chula Vista, Calif. 42012 — Tokyo 12, Goodlettsville, Tenn. 2, 5 innings2011 — Huntington Beach, Calif. 2, Hamamatsu (Japan) 12010 — Tokyo 4, Waipahu, Hawaii 12009 — Chula Vista, Calif. 6, Taoyuan (Taiwan) 32008 — Waipahu, Hawaii 12, Matamoros (Mexico) 32007 — Warner Robins, Ga. 3, Tokyo Kitasuna (Japan) 2, 8 innings2006 — Columbus, Ga. 2, Kawaguchi City (Japan) 12005 — Ewa Beach, Hawaii 7, Willemstad (Curacao) 6, 7 innings2004 — Willemstad (Curacao) 5, Thousand Oaks, Calif. 22003 — Tokyo (Japan) 10, Boynton Beach, Fla. 12002 — Louisville, Ky. 1...

El autor del ataque racista de Jacksonville compró legalmente dos armas este año, según el sheriff

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:04:59 GMT

(CNN) — El hombre blanco que mató este sábado a tres personas negras en un ataque racista en una tienda Dollar General en Jacksonville, Florida, compró legalmente dos armas de fuego este año, dijo el sheriff de Jacksonville, T.K. Waters, en una conferencia de prensa este domingo.El atacante, identificado como Ryan Christopher Palmeter, de 21 años, compró una pistola en abril y un rifle AR-15 en junio, según el sheriff. Vivía con sus padres en la cercana Orange Park y no tenía antecedentes penales, aunque había estado temporalmente detenido involuntariamente bajo la Ley Baker en 2017, según el sheriff.“En esta situación, no había nada ilegal en que él poseyera las armas de fuego”, dijo.Reportan al menos 472 tiroteos masivos a nivel nacional en Estados Unidos en lo que va de 2023La conferencia de prensa tuvo lugar un día después de que Palmeter disparara mortalmente contra tres personas de raza negra en la tienda Dollar General, en lo que las autoridades consideran u...

SpaceX capsule docks at space station carrying 4 astronauts from 4 countries

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:04:59 GMT

(CNN) — Astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docked Sunday at the International Space Station, concluding a one-day trip to rendezvous with the orbiting laboratory after launching from Florida.The capsule made first contact with the space station at 9:16 a.m. ET Sunday and its hatches opened at 10:58 a.m. ET.Hailing from four countries — making this mission, called Crew-7, the most nationally diverse SpaceX mission to date — the astronauts include NASA’s Jasmin Moghbeli, the mission commander; Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency; Satoshi Furukawa of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA; and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov of Roscosmos.The four launched aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:27 a.m. ET Saturday, and they’ve spent the last day free-flying aboard the 13-foot-wide capsule as it slowly maneuvered toward the space station.Crew-7’s missionMoghbeli,...

Marlboro police searching for driver who struck juvenile on bike, fled scene

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:04:59 GMT

Marlboro police are turning to the public for help as they search for a drive who struck a juvenile riding a bike on Sunday and then fled the scene.Police have released photos of what is believed to be a gray or light green SUV, possibly a Toyota Highlander, that left the scene after hitting the bicyclist. The vehicle left the scene westbound on Boston Post Road and took a right turn into the rear entrance of Ghiloni Park at about 11:45 a.m. Anyone with information is asked to call Marlboro Police Det. Richardson at 508-485-1212 ext. 36946. No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

TRI, TRI AGAIN

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:04:59 GMT

The weather cooperated for the 15th Columbia Threadneedle Investments Boston Triathlon Sunday, where Breno Melo of Framingham captured the title of top male athlete in the Olympic Distance race, and Alice Alberts of Boston was the top female athlete. In the Sprint Distance race, Stephen Mais of Boston secured the title of top male athlete and Ava Bullock won as the top female athlete. The USA Triathlon-sanctioned event included the first-ever Team Championship, won by Full Throttle of New York City. The event’s official charity partner was Boston Medical Center (BMC).

Benches clear as Yankees fail to secure elusive series win over Rays

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:04:59 GMT

TAMPA — The Yankees started their long road trip with a series loss, as the team fell to the Rays, 7-4, on Sunday at Tropicana Field.The Yankees, who have won just one series since July began, blew a 4-2 lead with two outs in the sixth inning when an erratic Ian Hamilton gave up a single and hit a batter before Randy Arozarena picked up an infield hit. Harold Ramírez then poked one just over the head of Gleyber Torres, who didn’t get the best read on the two-run, game-tying blooper.“I think if Gleyber has a better read of it, then he opens and runs to it and gives himself a better chance,” Aaron Boone said.Brandon Lowe then gave the Rays the lead with his own two-run single off of Wandy Peralta. Hamilton was charged with all four runs that scored in the sixth.“It was tough, but I’m trying to make pitches,” Hamilton said. “They were on ‘em.”The Yankees had already overcome one rocky frame, as a first-inning stolen base ...

Impeachment inquiry of Biden a ‘natural step forward,’ McCarthy says

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:04:59 GMT

PHOENIX — Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested Sunday that an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden was becoming more likely, calling it “a natural step forward” as Congress soon ends its summer break and House Republicans seek to expand their investigative powers.McCarthy, R-Calif., has so far avoided committing to an impeachment vote or offering a timeline for possible action. Some House Republicans are eager to go after Biden over claims of financial misconduct involving his son Hunter, but the Democratic president has not been shown to have done anything wrong.Meanwhile, McCarthy said passing a short-term spending bill to keep the government running past the end of September would ensure that investigations of Hunter Biden could continue, a pitch directed at conservatives worried a bipartisan deal with Senate Democrats would not cut enough spending. The stopgap measure would buy time to work out a longer-term budget deal before mandatory spending cuts that neither p...