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USA Basketball’s select team wins pair of short scrimmages against World Cup team

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:11 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — USA Basketball assembles what it calls a select team to practice with and scrimmage against its national team before big events like the World Cup and the Olympics, while hoping those games become a real test.Mission accomplished.Let’s be clear: The “games” Friday were 10 minutes long, the national team was trying a whole slew of combinations and U.S. coach Steve Kerr wasn’t exactly treating a three-point deficit in the final minute the way he would if a medal was at stake. He wasn’t calling time-out to set up plays, never even got out of his seat until the final buzzer sounded.But that said, the select team did beat the U.S. World Cup team in a pair of those scrimmages on Friday, the second day of camp in Las Vegas. Kerr seemed completely unbothered afterward, noting he had seen similar results before the 2019 World Cup and the Tokyo Olympics two summers ago.“That’s a time-honored tradition in USA Basketball,” Kerr said.That’s absolute...

Wyndham Championship Scores

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:11 GMT

FridayAt Sedgefield Country ClubGreensboro, N.C.Purse: $7.6 millionYardage: 7,131; Par: 70Second RoundRussell Henley62-66—128Billy Horschel67-62—129Byeong Hun An63-67—130Lucas Glover66-64—130Adam Svensson63-67—130Brendon Todd67-63—130Ludvig Aberg66-66—132Stephan Jaeger67-66—133Troy Merritt70-63—133J.T. Poston65-68—133Brandon Wu68-65—133Eric Cole69-65—134Tyler Duncan68-66—134Chesson Hadley67-67—134Nicolai Hojgaard68-66—134Nate Lashley69-65—134Max McGreevy67-67—134Andrew Novak64-70—134Robert Streb69-65—134Davis Thompson68-66—134Cameron Davis68-67—135Luke Donald72-63—135Nick Hardy70-65—135Charley Hoffman69-66—135Sungjae Im69-66—135Kelly Kraft66-69—135Peter Kuest66-69—135Justin Thomas70-65—135Matt Wallace67-68—135Richy Werenski67-68—135Matt Kuchar69-67—136Taylor Moore69-67—136Adam Scott65-71—136Greyson Sigg69-67—136Webb Simpson67-69—136Scott Stallings67-69—136Kyle Westmoreland66-70—136Carson Young72-64—136Carl Yuan69-67—136Christiaan Bezuidenhout69-68—137Ryan Brehm70-67—137Joel Dahmen70...

Wyndham Championship Par Scores

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:11 GMT

FridayAt Sedgefield Country ClubGreensboro, N.C.Purse: $7.6 millionYardage: 7,131; Par: 70Second RoundRussell Henley62-66—128-12Billy Horschel67-62—129-11Byeong Hun An63-67—130-10Lucas Glover66-64—130-10Adam Svensson63-67—130-10Brendon Todd67-63—130-10Ludvig Aberg66-66—132-8Stephan Jaeger67-66—133-7Troy Merritt70-63—133-7J.T. Poston65-68—133-7Brandon Wu68-65—133-7Eric Cole69-65—134-6Tyler Duncan68-66—134-6Chesson Hadley67-67—134-6Nicolai Hojgaard68-66—134-6Nate Lashley69-65—134-6Max McGreevy67-67—134-6Andrew Novak64-70—134-6Robert Streb69-65—134-6Davis Thompson68-66—134-6Cameron Davis68-67—135-5Luke Donald72-63—135-5Nick Hardy70-65—135-5Charley Hoffman69-66—135-5Sungjae Im69-66—135-5Kelly Kraft66-69—135-5Peter Kuest66-69—135-5Justin Thomas70-65—135-5Matt Wallace67-68—135-5Richy Werenski67-68—135-5Matt Kuchar69-67—136-4Taylor Moore69-67—136-4Adam Scott65-71—136-4Greyson Sigg69-67—136-4Webb Simpson67-69—136-4Scott Stallings67-69—136-4Kyle Westmoreland66-70—136-4Carson Young72-64—136-4...

Scott Dixon can tie Kanaan’s IndyCar consecutive starts streak in Nashville

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:11 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Scott Dixon credits luck for being in position to put his name on another IndyCar Series milestone Sunday. If the defending champion of the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix starts the race around Nashville’s streets, Dixon will tie Tony Kanaan’s IndyCar record with his 318th consecutive start.“It’s difficult to do you know?” the six-time series champ said Friday. “You got to have a lot of things kind of go right for that to be possible.”Dixon could might soon have the consecutive start streak all to himself when IndyCar goes back to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Gallagher Grand Prix on Aug. 12. For now, Dixon’s sights are set on trying to win for the first time since his last race here in Nashville a year ago.That was the 53rd win of his career, breaking a tie with Mario Andretti and putting him second only to A.J. Foyt’s all-time record of 67 victories. That also extended Dixon’s own IndyCar mark for...

OPINIÓN | Por qué el Mundial Femenino de Fútbol le está enseñando una lección valiosa a la nueva generación

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:11 GMT

Nota del editor: Aimee Phan es autora de “The Reeducation of Cherry Truong” y “We Should Never Meet”, libros sobre refugiados vietnamitas en la diáspora. Próximamente publicará dos novelas de fantasía para jóvenes adultos en Putnam. Enseña escritura en el California College of the Arts. Las opiniones expresadas en este comentario le pertenecen exclusivamente a su autora.(CNN) — Mientras crecía como una niña estadounidense de origen vietnamita, no vi muchos jugadores de fútbol que se parecieran a mí. Yo tampoco jugué nunca. Mis padres, refugiados vietnamitas, esperaban que mi hermano y yo nos concentráramos en la escuela en lugar de practicar deportes, que consideraban una distracción, un lujo que nuestra familia no podía permitirse. No es un pensamiento infrecuente entre los nuevos inmigrantes, sobre todo porque el fútbol en este país sigue considerándose en gran medida un deporte juvenil de élite que favorece sobre todo a los niños blancos acomodados d...

Fried dazzles in return, Murphy and Ozuna homer back-to-back as Braves cool off Cubs 8-0

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:11 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Max Fried dominated through six innings in his return from the injured list, and the Atlanta Braves cooled off the Chicago Cubs 8-0 on Friday.Sean Murphy and Marcell Ozuna homered on back-to-back pitches in Atlanta’s seven-run fourth inning. Austin Riley connected in the seventh, and Ronald Acuña Jr. finished with three hits.Major league-leading Atlanta earned its third straight win and sixth in seven games overall.Fried allowed three baserunners, all on singles, in his first start since May 5. He had been sidelined by a left forearm strain.Fried (3-1), a runner-up for the NL Cy Young Award last season, struck out eight before exiting after 72 pitches. The 29-year-old left-hander retired his first 12 hitters with no hard contact.“I felt sharper than expected,” said Fried, who had four rehab starts in the minors. “I had a lot of nervous energy, just looking forward to this day for a long time.”“I really just tried to simplify it and and keep us in it as long as we can,...

Los candidatos a las primarias opositoras en Venezuela suscribieron un plan común de gobierno

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:11 GMT

(CNN Español) — Los trece candidatos a las elecciones primarias de la oposición en Venezuela suscribieron este viernes un plan común de gobierno que establece el respeto a los resultados de estos comicios, fijados para el próximo 22 de octubre, y una serie de medidas en caso de que el ganador obtenga la victoria en las presidenciales de 2024: la atención a la emergencia humanitaria, la eliminación de la reelección indefinida en la Constitución y medidas para estabilizar la economía, entre otras.La oposición busca superar sus diferencias para enfrentar con un aspirante único al candidato del Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro. El acto celebrado en el Teatro Chacaíto, en un viejo centro comercial del este de Caracas, contó con la presencia de nueve de los aspirantes a la candidatura unitaria, mientras que los otros cuatro suscribieron el pacto vía remota debido a compromisos previamente adquiridos.Comisión de las primarias opositoras en Venezuela descarta aplazar las eleccionesAl cierre...

New Boulder County minimum wage could benefit local economy

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Boulder County commissioners' office said Friday that it will introduce a new hourly minimum wage beginning January 2024.The county's new minimum wage will rise to 15% above the state's at $15.70, according to a press release. Denver minimum wage rises to $18.29 in 2024, one of nation’s highest Boulder County is the third local government unit to introduce a minimum wage since the passing of HB19-1210, which allows local governments in Colorado to establish a minimum wage for workers and employers in its jurisdiction.The City and County of Denver was the first local government to implement a local minimum wage, which passed in 2019 and took effect on Jan.1, 2020.Earlier this year, the City of Edgewater became the second local government to pass a local minimum wage, which will begin on Jan. 1, 2024.A 2023 minimum wage report from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment shows that the local minimum wage in Denver has had positive impacts on the local ec...

More Lyft drivers come forward as scammers continue to target accounts

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- After the Problem Solvers dug into a scam that targeted Lyft drivers on Wednesday, at least a half dozen drivers reached out. Each one says they've fallen victim to a similar scam, lost all the money in their Lyft account, and can't get any help from the company."The fact remains Lyft could do something about that to stop it if they know that that scam is so prevalent," one driver said, who lost more than $600 from their Lyft account.In each case, the driver accepts a ride and then gets a call from a Lyft number a short time later. The person on the other end of the line claims to work for Lyft and says a previous rider complained the car smelled like alcohol. In order to clear things up, the person asks for account information. The scammer then logs into the account, changes the password and steals all the money. Lyft driver warns of scammers posing as the ride-share company to steal earnings "I started noticing because my phone would let me know when there was a...

Denver weather: Isolated weekend thunderstorms and cooler temperatures

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will see a cooling trend into the weekend alongside a slight chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Weather tonight: Clearing, mildThunderstorm chances will clear out Friday evening, and so will most of the clouds. Temperatures will stay near the seasonal average and fall to the upper 50s. Weather tomorrow: 80s with chance of afternoon showersDenver will stay in this pattern of morning sunshine, followed by increasing clouds in the afternoon ahead of the chance for a few showers and thunderstorms on Saturday. Temperatures will only reach the mid-80s, which is 5 degrees cooler than normal for this time of year. Looking ahead: Spotty showers, cooler Sunday, Denver will stay in this pattern of morning sunshine, followed by increasing clouds ahead of a few afternoon showers. High temperatures will be much cooler and only reach the upper 70s. The workweek will start with more below-normal temperatures and the chance for a few showers Monday...