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Both freshmen, Georgia’s Quinn and UCLA’s Tian win singles titles in NCAA tennis

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:55 GMT

Freshmen Ethan Quinn of Georgia and Fangran Tian of UCLA won singles titles in the NCAA tennis tournament on Saturday.Quinn, a redshirt, rallied to defeat Michigan’s Ondrej Styler 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-2 in Lake Nona, Florida, to become the third Bulldog and fourth-ever freshman to win the singles crown.Tian became the second Bruin to capture the title, with a 6-4, 6-2 win in Orlando, Florida, over Layne Sleeth, the first Oklahoma player to play in the final match.Quinn, the first Georgia player to reach the championship since John Isner in 2007, joined two-time Georgia winners Mikael Perfors (1984, 1985) and Matias Boeker (2001, 2002). Quinn, from Fresno, California, faced four match points in the second set before taking control in the third.Quinn closed the season with 17 straight wins and a 34-10 record.Tian, from Beijing, China, didn’t drop a set in six matches in Orlando, Florida, to finish the season with a 30-7 record. Keri Phebus won the 1995 title.In men’s ...

Luton gains promotion to Premier League after beating Coventry in penalty shootout

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:55 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Luton will play in the Premier League for the first time next season after beating Coventry following a penalty shootout in the Championship playoff final at Wembley on Saturday. Coventry’s Fankaty Dabo sent his spot kick high and wide to give Luton a 6-5 win in the shootout following a 1-1 draw after extra time in what is usually dubbed the most lucrative match in world soccer. The winner is expected to get in excess of $200 million in future earnings for gaining promotion to the Premier League, the richest league in world soccer. It marks Luton’s first return to England’s top division since 1991-92 — the year before it was rebranded as the Premier League. Coventry was trying to return for the first time since being relegated in 2001 following a 34-year stint in the first division. Luton had a scary start to the game as captain Tom Lockyer fell to the ground untouched and then remained down for several minutes while he received medical attention. Loc...

Byron starts on pole for Coca-Cola 600 after qualifying canceled; Xfinity Series race postponed

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:55 GMT

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Cup Series points leader William Byron will start on the pole for Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 after qualifying was rained out at Charlotte Motor Speedway.NASCAR also announced the Xfinity Series race scheduled for Saturday has been moved to Monday at noon ET.The Coca-Cola 600 is still scheduled to run, although a forecast that calls for rain threatens to postpone NASCAR’s longest race until Monday, too. Qualifying for the Coca-Cola 600 had been scheduled for Saturday night but, with no windows of rain-free weather, NASCAR decided to cancel the event. “We will take it any way we can get it,” Byron said of starting at the front of the field.___AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Zach McKinstry’s 3 hits lead Detroit Tigers past Chicago White Sox, 7-3

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:55 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Zach McKinstry homered in a three-run seventh as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Saturday.McKinstry went 3 for 4 with a sacrifice fly and has reached base 19 times in the last seven games.The Tigers trailed 3-2 going into the bottom of the seventh, but McKinstry tied the game with a one-out homer off Joe Kelly (1-3), and back-to-back doubles by Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson gave Detroit a 4-3 lead.Torkelson took third on a wild pitch and Eric Haase punched a single over the drawn-in infield to make it 5-3.Zack Short hit a two-run homer to make it 7-3 in the eighth.Tigers starter Michael Lorenzen retired the first 17 batters before Romy Gonzalez lined a clean single up the middle with two out in the sixth.Chicago, though, went ahead in the seventh.Lorenzen left with a 2-0 lead and two on and two out in the seventh. Jake Burger reached first on an error, loading the bases, and Gavin Sheets followed with a three-run double off Jason F...

Kiner-Falefa’s 10th-inning single helps Yankees overcome Tatis HR in 3-2 win over Padres

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:55 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a game-ending single with one out in the 10th inning as the New York Yankees beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Saturday.After Anthony Volpe and Aaron Judge hit into double plays in the eighth and ninth, the Yankees got their fifth walk-off win when Kiner-Falefa sent Nick Martinez’s 2-0 pitch down the line just past the glove of third baseman Rougned Odor to score Greg Allen.DJ LeMahieu, who had an RBI double in the first, homered off Padres starter Michael Wacha to tie it in the seventh as the Yankees avoided a fourth straight loss.Fernando Tatis Jr. homered for the second straight game, and ninth time this season, for San Diego’s only hit in Luis Severino’s 6 2/3 innings. Ha-Seong Kim hit an RBI single in the seventh off Michael King.Severino allowed two runs, one earned, in his second start since returning from a strained right lat. Clay Holmes (3-2), who came on in the top of the 10th, retired Tatis on a soft grounder that was ini...

Bayern strikes late to snatch Bundesliga title from Dortmund

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:55 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Jamal Musiala scored in the 89th minute for Bayern Munich to snatch the Bundesliga title from Borussia Dortmund with a 2-1 victory at Cologne after Dortmund could only draw on the final day of the season.Dortmund, which was leading by two points before the last round, was held 2-2 at home by Mainz on Saturday, allowing Bayern to finish in first place because of its better goal difference.Dortmund needed to win to be sure of ending Bayern’s record 10-year reign as champion. It became the first team in 23 years to squander the lead on the last day.“We were one round away before this game, we were 90 minutes from bringing the trophy back to Dortmund,” coach Edin Terzić said. “In the end we were one goal away. And that’s very close. Tomorrow we’ll be 34 rounds away again, and then we’ll work on it, we’ll stand up. From July we’ll invest everything again to do it better than we did this year. … Now it’s about simply using the next 3...

Afternoon storms could be severe in some areas

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:55 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Pinpoint Weather team forecast afternoon storms with the possibility of severe storms in some areas along the Front Range and Eastern Plains. The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement for Aurora, Denver International Airport and Centennial that landspouts and pea-sized hail were possible. Photo credit: National Weather Service Severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued for parts of Weld County with the strongest storms capable of producing half-dollar size hail, wind gusts to 60 mph and even a landspout tornado, the NWS tweeted. The severe storms moving across the Eastern Plains could produce large hail and damaging winds. Weld, Morgan and Lincoln counties are most at-risk for this threat. A flash flood warning was issued for the Cameron Peak burn scar area in Larimer County at 2:30 p.m. And severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for Weld and Larimer counties until 4:15 p.m.

Harris becomes first woman to deliver commencement address at West Point

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:55 GMT

(CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday became the first woman to deliver a commencement address at the graduation ceremony at the US Military Academy in West Point, New York, warning graduates they were in “an increasingly unsettled world where long standing principles are at risk.”In the history-making speech, Harris discussed themes of global security and prosperity, arguing that America’s democratic ideals “inspire billions.”“In the face of all these challenges, America plays a singular role of leadership,” the vice president told the graduates. “Cadets, global security and global prosperity depend on the leadership of the United States of America. And a strong America remains indispensable to the world.”Taking aim at Russian aggression in Ukraine, Harris called Moscow’s unprovoked invasion “an attack on international rules and norms that have served as the foundation of international security and prosperity for generations.” She also slammed China for “modernizing its ...

A day after collecting 17 hits, the Chicago White Sox are held to 4 in 7-3 loss — but help could be on the way as soon as Sunday

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:55 GMT

Chicago White Sox center fielder Adam Haseley raced back to track down Spencer Torkelson’s long fly ball.Haseley jumped and almost made a spectacular catch. Instead it was a go-ahead RBI double for Torkelson.The Detroit Tigers scored three runs in the seventh against reliever Joe Kelly to rally and beat the Sox 7-3 in front of 24,685 on Saturday at Comerica Park.“Joe has been unhittable for three weeks-plus, so I was really happy with him being on the mound and I’ll be happy with him being on the mound tomorrow,” Sox manager Pedro Grifol said.Kelly had been one of the more effective relievers in baseball recently, retiring 34 of the last 36 batters he faced coming into Saturday.He entered with the Sox leading 3-2 after a two-out, three-run double by Gavin Sheets in the top of the seventh.The Tigers tied it with one out in the seventh on a solo homer to right by Zach McKinstry. Riley Greene doubled and scored on Torkelson’s double that was just out of Ha...

English rallies past East Boston to win BCL baseball championship

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:55 GMT

WEST ROXBURY — English’s perfect regular season is complete.After falling behind 3-0 early, the Blue & Blue rallied for three runs in the fifth before Jordani Marcano came through with the go-ahead RBI single in the bottom of the sixth as English captured the Boston City League title with a 4-3 win over defending city champion East Boston on Saturday morning.English enters the state tournament at 20-0, joining Westford as the only teams to enter the baseball postseason with an unblemished record.“The buy in from the players has been tremendous,” English coach Christian Ortiz said. “They’re there on time and present and ready to get better every single day. Our coaches are here every day and ready to commit. We want to win a state title so today was a good primer championship game.”After being shut out for the first four innings and staring down a 3-0 deficit, the English bats came alive in the fifth. Justin Peguero roped a two-run double and then Dave Castillo hit a ...