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Giannis has 46 points, 12 boards as Bucks beat Kings 133-124

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:44:08 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 46 points and 12 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Sacramento Kings 133-124 on Monday night.Khris Middleton scored 31 points and Brook Lopez added 23 for the Bucks, who are on the verge of becoming the first team to clinch a playoff berth this season. They came in needing a win and a Miami loss, but the Heat beat Utah. “It was a really fun environment to play in,” Lopez said. “Sacramento always has great fans, great team this year. You get the cowbells and everything like that and all stuff I remember. It was a really fun atmosphere.”Domantas Sabonis had 23 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists for his 10th triple-double of the season for Sacramento. Sabonis has a franchise-record 54 double-doubles, which leads the NBA. “Their team is very good for us to take our foot off the accelerator,” Sabonis said. “That’s what we did in the second half, unacceptable.”De’Aaron Fox scored 35 points to lead the Kings, and K...

Robertson’s 39th goal helps Stars roll Kraken 5-2

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:44:08 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Two games in three days against the same opponent in the same town gave the Dallas Stars a little taste of what could be coming in the playoffs. The Stars look more than ready for the postseason to arrive, especially after an impressive sweep in Seattle that kept Dallas on top in the Central Division. Jason Robertson scored his 39th goal of the season, the last of three power-play goals by Dallas, and the Stars beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Monday night for their sixth win in seven games. Robertson’s goal came in the opening seconds of the third period and gave Dallas a three-goal lead. Jamie Benn had a goal and two assists and Miro Heisknaen had three assists as Dallas strengthened its lead on top of the division. “I think our execution, our passes were pretty crispy,” Robertson said of the Stars’ power play. “Our movement, trying to be unpredictable, they’re guys moving all around the place.”The Stars swept the two games in three days against the Kraken and m...

U.S. routs Canada in WBC; Puerto Rico pitchers perfect

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:44:08 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Mike Trout hit a three-run homer, Lance Lynn threw five impressive innings and the United States used a nine-run first to cruise past Canada 12-1 on Monday night in the World Baseball Classic.The game was called after seven innings because of the tournament’s 10-run mercy rule.In Miami, José De León and three relievers combined on a perfect pitching performance as Puerto Rico routed Israel 10-0 in a matchup called after eight innings because of the mercy rule.Yacksel Ríos, Edwin Díaz and Duane Underwood Jr. closed out the win for Puerto Rico, which did not permit a baserunner. But it will not count as a perfect game in official WBC records because the game didn’t go a full nine innings.That’s the standard established by the Elias Sports Bureau, the official statistician for Major League Baseball.The U.S. improved to 2-1 and bounced back from an 11-5 loss to Mexico on Sunday with its best offensive performance of the tournament. Canada fell to 1-1 before a crowd ...

Mira Sorvino molesta porque su padre fue olvidado en el ‘In Memoriam’ de los Oscar

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:44:08 GMT

(CNN) — La oscarizada actriz Mira Sorvino dice estar “dolida y conmocionada” por el hecho de que su difunto padre, el actor Paul Sorvino, no apareciera en el homenaje televisado a los profesionales fallecidos de la industria del cine en la ceremonia de los Oscar de este domingo.“Es desconcertante más allá de lo creíble que mi amado padre y muchos otros increíbles y brillantes actores fallecidos fueran dejados fuera”, escribió Sorvino en un tweet este lunes. “¡¡¡Los Oscar se olvidaron de Paul Sorvino, pero el resto de nosotros nunca lo haremos!!!”.Paul Sorvino, que protagonizó películas como “Goodfellas”, falleció en julio de 2022. Mira Sorvino rindió homenaje a su padre antes del evento de este domingo, recordando su Oscar a la mejor actriz de reparto por “Mighty Aphrodite” en 1996.La reacción de la mamá de Michelle Yeoh ante el histórico premio Oscar por “Everything Everywhere All at Once”Dijo que compart...

Puerto Rico pitchers perfect in 8-inning WBC win vs Israel

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:44:08 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — José De León and three relievers combined on a perfect pitching performance as Puerto Rico routed Israel 10-0 in a World Baseball Classic matchup called after eight innings Monday night because of the tournament’s 10-run mercy rule.Yacksel Ríos, Edwin Díaz and Duane Underwood Jr. closed out the win for Puerto Rico, which did not permit a baserunner. But it will not count as a perfect game in official WBC records because the game didn’t go a full nine innings. That’s the standard established by the Elias Sports Bureau, the official statistician for Major League Baseball.Still, it was a dominant bounce-back victory for Puerto Rico, a day after its late rally fell short in a disappointing 9-6 loss to Venezuela.“Very happy for the guys, especially after what happened Sunday,” Puerto Rico manager Yadier Molina said in Spanish. “To come out aggressively and win the game the way we did makes me very proud.”De León tied a WBC record with 10 strikeouts in 5 2/3...

Tuch has 2 goals in return, Sabres beat Maple Lefs 4-3

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:44:08 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Alex Tuch had two goals in his return from injury and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from two goals down to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Monday night.Jack Quinn and Dylan Cozens also scored for Buffalo, and Owen Power and JJ Peterka each had two assists for Buffalo. Craig Anderson had 25 saves as the Sabres won for just the second time in eight games (2-5-1).Auston Matthews had a goal and two assists, and William Nylander and Calle Jarnkrok also scored for Toronto. Mitch Marner had two assists and Matt Murray stopped 25 shots.After falling behind 2-0 early in the second period, the Sabres scored four consecutive goals over a 27-minute stretch.AVALANCHE 8, CANADIENS 4MONTREAL (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen scored twice in Colorado’s four-goal first period to lead the Avalanche to their third win in four games.Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and two assists, Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist, and Nathan MacKinnon, J.T. Compher, Matt Nieto and Bowen Byram also scored for ...

30 millones de personas bajo alertas de inundaciones en California

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:44:08 GMT

(CNN) — El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (NWS) ha aumentado la cobertura de las alertas de inundaciones en todo California a unos 30 millones de personas. Las últimas alertas de inundación emitidas incluyen los condados de Santa Bárbara, Ventura y Los Ángeles. Entre las principales ciudades en alerta de inundación se encuentran San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento y Los Ángeles.Máxima alerta en California por riesgo de inundaciones ante otro río atmosférico: se abrieron más de 30 refugiosSe pronostican precipitaciones totales hasta el miércoles de 50 a 127 milímetros a través de las costas y valles, con las cantidades más altas a lo largo de la costa del condado de Santa Bárbara. Las elevaciones más altas y las montañas podrían ver entre 101 a 203 milímetros y las tasas de lluvia podría llegar a 25 milímetros por hora. Las alertas por inundaciones continuarán hasta este miércoles.Emiten avisos de evacuación para algunas zonas del condado de Los ÁngelesLas autoridades del conda...

Garoppolo heads long list of QBs on move in free agency

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:44:08 GMT

Jimmy Garoppolo is finally out of San Francisco, ready to start the next phase of his career wearing the Raiders’ silver and black. Sam Darnold is heading out West, where he’ll replace Garoppolo and join Trey Lance and Brock Purdy with the 49ers. Mike White, Case Keenum and Jarrett Stidham have new teams, too.Deshaun Watson is staying in Cleveland, but with a restructured deal with the Browns.As for Aaron Rodgers, who is not a free agent but whose name has widely been circulated in trade rumors, his future remains unclear because, well, he’s Aaron Rodgers.Quarterbacks took center stage on Monday as NFL free agency began with teams allowed to negotiate — and agree to deals — with unrestricted free agents. The deals can’t be announced until Wednesday and therefore were confirmed to The Associated Press by people speaking on condition of anonymity.Garoppolo was the highest-profile QB to change teams.He agreed to a three-year, $67.5 million contract with Las Vega...

China to reopen to tourists, resume all visas Wednesday

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:44:08 GMT

HONG KONG (AP) — China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday after a three-year halt during the pandemic as it sought to boost its tourism and economy.China is one of the last major countries to reopen its borders to tourists. The announcement Tuesday came after it declared a “decisive victory” over COVID-19 in February.All types of visas will resume from Wednesday. Visa-free entry also will resume at destinations such as Hainan Island as well as for cruise ships entering Shanghai that had no visa requirement before COVID-19.Visa-free entry will resume for foreigners from Hong Kong and Macao to enter Guangdong in southern China, and foreigners holding visas issued before March 28, 2020, that are still valid will be allowed to enter China. The notice didn’t specify whether vaccination certificates or negative COVID-19 tests would be required.The move would “further facilitate the exchange of Chinese and foreign personnel,” according to the n...

Australia says nuclear subs needed to counter militarization

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:44:08 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s defense minister said Tuesday a deal to buy nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States was necessary to counter the biggest conventional military buildup in the region since World War II.Australian officials said the deal will cost up to $245 billion over the next three decades and create 20,000 jobs. It comes at a time that China is rapidly building up its own military.Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said it had made a huge diplomatic effort for months ahead of Monday’s announcement of the deal, including making more than 60 calls to regional and world leaders. Australia had even offered to keep China in the loop, he said.“We offered a briefing. I have not participated in a briefing with China,” Marles said.Asked by reporters if China had rejected the briefing or responded at all, Marles replied: “I’m not aware of that response.”Without specifically mentioning China, Marles said Australia needed...