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Reims returns to winning ways in France with a 2-1 win over struggling Strasbourg

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:05:37 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Reims returned to winning ways after two straight defeats and scored twice in a commanding first-half performance to beat Strasbourg 2-1 on Friday in the French league.The hosts took the lead in the 10th minute when Amir Richardson hammered a simple cut-back into the roof of the net.Mohamed Daramy doubled its lead three minutes before halftime when he finished off a quick counterattack.Kevin Gameiro scored a late consolation from the penalty spot for Strasbourg but it was too little, too late for the visitors, who have now gone seven games without a win in Ligue 1.The result consolidated Reims’ fifth place after defeats to Paris Saint-Germain and Rennes. It now has 23 points from 14 matches, equal with fourth-place Lille, which plays Metz on Sunday.Strasbourg is 14th with 13 points from 13 games.PSG tops the league with 30 points, one point ahead of Nice.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/SoccerSource

Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick says he’ll return from injury, play Sunday vs. Cardinals

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:05:37 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsubrgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick said Friday he will play this weekend against Arizona after being sidelined for more than a month.Sunday’s game against the visiting Cardinals would be Fitzpatrick’s action since suffering a hamstring injury against Jacksonville on Oct. 29. He said the lengthy recovery process can be “annoying” but required him to be patient in building back to full speed.“You don’t know until you go,” Fitzpatrick said. “It’s one of them injuries where you can feel great and then you go out there and you run and it’s still not 110 (percent). And then you can go out there and feel great and then you might pop some scar tissue or tweak it a little bit.“And especially as a DB, receiver or running back, something like that, you don’t want to be out there until you’re 110 and you can play at full go.”Fitzpatrick has participated fully in practice all week.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFLSource

Judge dismisses legal challenge against Virginia state senator over residency allegations

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:05:37 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia judge on Friday dismissed a legal challenge that sought to prevent the certification of the election of a state legislator, rejecting claims that Democratic Sen. Ghazala Hashmi had not met the state’s residency requirements.Retired judge Jan L. Brodie issued the decision from the bench after an hourslong hearing in Chesterfield Circuit Court. Several Chesterfield County residents filed a petition in November alleging that Hashmi, who was first elected in 2019 and recently won a second term, was not complying with the requirement that candidates live in the district they are seeking to represent.In the court proceedings, both sides acknowledged that Hashmi had rented an apartment inside the confines of the Richmond-area 15th District where she was elected in November after the most recent redistricting process resulted in new political maps. But the petitioners argued she had not abandoned the longtime family home where her husband continued to l...

Miami Marlins finalizing a deal add former Giants manager Gabe Kapler to fron office, AP source says

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:05:37 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins are finalizing an agreement to hire former San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler as an assistant general manager, according to a person familiar with the deal.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the deal has not been finalized.Kapler was fired by the Giants with three days left in the 2023 regular season after the team failed to make the playoffs for a second straight year. He had a 295-248 record over four seasons with the Giants, but his only year guiding the team to a winning record was 2021, when San Francisco won a franchise-record 107 games and the NL West title.San Francisco lost in the NL Division Series that year in five games to Los Angeles, then went 81-81 last year. The Giants were 78-81 at the time of Kapler’s firing.The 48-year-old Kapler also managed the Philadelphia Phillies from 2018-2019, going 161-163.Once his hiring is announced, Kapler will be one of four assistant general mana...

New Jersey Devils lose D Hamilton, F Nosek indefinitely after surgeries

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:05:37 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey defenseman Dougie Hamilton and forward Tomas Nosek are out indefinitely after both had surgeries this week. Hamilton had an operation Friday to repair his torn left pectoral muscle hurt Tuesday night against the New York Islanders.Nosek had surgery this past Wednesday to fix his right foot, which he hurt against Arizona on Oct. 13, forcing him to miss 10 games earlier this season.Hamilton, who signed a seven-year, $63 million contract in 2021, is New Jersey’s leading scorer among defensemen and fourth overall scorer with five goals and 11 assists in 20 games this season.Hamilton was placed on injured reserve retroactive to this past Tuesday. The Devils have recalled defenseman Simon Nemec from Utica of the AHL.The Devils said timelines for the recoveries of Hamilton and Nosek will be provided when available.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhlSource

No. 4 Florida State QB Rodemaker a game-time decision vs No. 15 Louisville in ACC title game

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:05:37 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — No. 4 Florida State might have to turn to third-string quarterback Brock Glenn to start the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game against 15th-ranked Louisville on Saturday night.Tate Rodemaker, who made his second career start in the team’s regular-season finale at Florida, has been limited in practice this week while recovering from a concussion. It’s another potential setback at the QB position for the Seminoles, who appear to be one victory away from making the College Football Playoff.Rodemaker left the game briefly in the fourth quarter after getting hit in the head while sliding, a targeting call that resulted in an ejection. He returned a few plays later and handed off to Trey Benson for a game-sealing touchdown run in FSU’s 24-15 victory.Seminoles coach Mike Norvell said Friday at a news conference for the two ACC coaches that Rodemaker initial passed on-field concussion tests Saturday night but had symptoms a day later. Rodemaker ha...

Weary but still hungry, LAFC hopes to end the longest season in MLS history with another Cup title

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:05:37 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The longest, busiest, most grueling season in Major League Soccer history is almost over for Los Angeles FC.And there’s still a chance to end it with a trophy.LAFC hosts the Houston Dynamo on Saturday in the Western Conference final, which will be its 52nd match of 2023 across all competitions. No MLS team has ever played more matches in a calendar year than coach Steve Cherundolo’s LAFC squad, which earned that dubious achievement by winning the Supporters’ Shield and its first MLS Cup title last year and then having moderate success in the various in-season tournaments for which it qualified this year.When the LAFC players and coaches involved in this epic look back, they sometimes struggle to remember every match, every competition and every challenge they’ve met in the year since raising the Cup.“The season this year, you have to look at it in multiple parts,” midfielder Kellyn Acosta said. “You had the Champions League, you had Open Cups, Leagues ...

NFL suspends injured Browns WR Michael Woods 6 games for violating personal conduct policy

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:05:37 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — The NFL suspended Cleveland Browns wide receiver Michael Woods on Friday for the final six games this season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.Woods, a sixth-round pick in 2021 from Oklahoma, has been sidelined all season with a ruptured Achilles tendon. He got hurt while working out in Texas with quarterback Deshaun Watson during the offseason and underwent surgery in April.The league did not provide any other details about why Woods was suspended.The 23-year-old played in 10 games for the Browns last season, finishing with five catches for 45 yards. He also contributed on special teams.The Browns had hoped for Woods to have a larger role in 2023 before he got hurt.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFLSource

¿Es ilegal usar ciertas cubiertas faciales en Alexandria? La policía contesta

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:05:37 GMT

Una ley de Virginia que prohíbe el uso de ciertas máscaras faciales ha causado controversia en Alexandria debido a que algunos alegan que la medida discrimina a algunos grupos. Sin embargo, las autoridades aclararon el propósito de esta medida. La polémica surge a causa de una carta que supuestamente sólo recibieron familias de bajos recursos en propiedades que pertenecen a la supervisión de la Autoridad de Vivienda y Reurbanización de Alexandria.En la misiva se notifica a los residentes que la policía supuestamente arrestaría a los mayores de 16 años que se cubran el rostro con pasamontañas o máscaras que cubren completamente el rostro.“Esto me da a entender que creen que solo los niños negros usan esas máscaras”, opinó Mary Jane, una de las residentes que recibió la carta. Sin embargo, esta medida surge como resultado de una ley que ha estado vigente durante años en Virginia y que no se implementó durante la pandemia.“Intentamos informar a nuestros residentes y pedirles que ...

Republicans again target Democrat Lucy McBath in Georgia congressional map that keeps 9-5 GOP edge

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:05:37 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans on Friday proposed to redraw the state’s congressional districts to create a new court-ordered Black majority district, maintaining the current 9-5 Republican congressional majority and again targeting Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath’s district for wholesale transformation.It’s unlikely that any of the newly proposed districts would produce a competitive race between Republicans and Democrats. That’s also the case with Georgia’s current map.If it passes, the map would set up a new court fight over whether the federal Voting Rights Act protects McBath’s current district from being wiped out. She currently represents Atlanta suburbs including southern Gwinnett County and a sliver of northern Fulton County, an area where no ethnic group has a majority but where Black, Asian and Hispanic voters collectively favor Democrats. That district would be carved up between two Democratic and two Republican incumbents. Lawmak...