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Warriors squeak out win against lowly Detroit Pistons at end of back-to-back

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:07:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Steph Curry’s trio of 3-pointers and a pair of Klay Thompson stops on defense preserved the Warriors’ 113-102 win over the lowly Detroit Pistons on Friday night. Golden State played sluggish 24 hours after a devastating loss to the Denver Nuggets on the end of a back-to-back.The Pistons came to Chase Center with three wins and kept the Warriors close throughout. Curry finished with a game-high 26 points and finally created the separation needed late in the fourth with three 3s. Thompson had 19 points and a key deflection and block on Bojan Bogdanovic’s in successive Pistons possessions to help turn a Warriors’ one-point lead into a seven-point lead.Dario Saric had 17 points going 6-for-10 from the field and 3-for-5 from 3. Jonathan Kuminga was a team-best plus-16 with 11 points and six rebounds, though he committed four turnovers.Chris Paul appeared to injure his hand going for a loose ball and exited the game late in the third quarter a...

Ammonia leak at Fremont ice business spurs shelter-in-place order

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:07:02 GMT

FREMONT – A shelter-in-place order was issued Friday in Fremont following an ammonia leak at an ice business, authorities said.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Hazardous materials leak in Fremont prompts shelter-in-place Crashes and Disasters | Driver hospitalized after vehicle is hit by Caltrain in Burlingame Crashes and Disasters | Disaster avoided at Rose Parade after driver smashes through barrier Crashes and Disasters | One person died from fireworks on San Francisco’s Treasure Island shortly after the New Year Crashes and Disasters | BART train derails near Orinda, injuring nine, forcing station closures and delays The leak was first reported around 10:30 a.m. at Arctic Glacier Premium Ice, located at 43960 Fremont Blvd., according to the Fremont Fire Department. Crews arrived to find a large cloud above the business and employees in the midst of an evacuation.Shortly before noon, auth...

Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency landing at PDX after window blew out

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:07:02 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- An Alaska Airlines plane headed for Ontario, Calif. had to make an emergency landing after a portion of the aircraft blew out mid-air Friday night. According to Flight Aware flight trackers, the plane originally departed from the Portland International Airport around 5 p.m. and "quickly turned around" after reaching an altitude of 16,000 feet. ‘URM0MM’: Every personalized license plate rejected by the Oregon DMV in 2023 The plane quickly diverted and landed safely at PDX shortly before 5:30 p.m.Social media video appeared to show that one of the passenger window panels had been blown out.Courtesy: KTLAThe flight included 171 passengers and six crew members, Alaska Airline officials confirmed to KOIN 6.CBS News reported that immediately after the incident, the pilot radioed to the air traffic controller, declaring that the flight had depressurized."We're declaring an emergency," the pilot said. "We do need to come down to 10,000." ‘I thought he was dead’:...

Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz lead Poland into the United Cup mixed teams tennis final

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:07:02 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek won her singles match Saturday after Hubert Hurkacz gave her team the early lead over France to advance Poland to the United Cup mixed teams final.Swiatek won 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 while ATP No. 9-ranked Hurkacz’s 6-3, 7-5 defeat of Adrian Mannarino gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead. For good measure, Poland later won the mixed doubles for a final 3-0 score line.Australia plays Germany in the other semifinal later Saturday, with the winner to face Poland in Sunday’s final, also at Sydney’s Ken Rosewall Arena.Hurkacz won 31 of 36 points on his first serve and had 15 aces.“He’s really difficult to play against; I was just fighting for every point and I was able stay positive and was really resilient today,” Hurkacz said.Top-seeded Poland lost just one match in the group stage of the tournament in Perth before beating China 3-0 to reach the final four for the second straight year.In the Australia-Germany semifinal, Ajla Tomljanovic is scheduled to lead t...

Vuelo de Alaska Airlines hace un aterrizaje de emergencia luego de que una ventanilla aparentemente reventara en el aire

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:07:02 GMT

(CNN) — Un vuelo de Alaska Airlines realizó un aterrizaje de emergencia después de que una ventana se desprendiera en pleno vuelo el viernes por la noche, dijo a CNN un pasajero.Alaska Airlines confirmó que hubo un incidente en el vuelo 1282 que se dirigía de Portland, Oregon, a Ontario, California. “La aeronave aterrizó a salvo de regreso en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Portland con 174 pasajeros y seis miembros de la tripulación”, dijo la aerolínea. “Estamos investigando lo sucedido y compartiremos más información a medida que esté disponible”.Según FlightAware, el vuelo solo estuvo en el aire unos 20 minutos. El vuelo partió del aeropuerto internacional de Portland hacia las 05:07 p.m. hora local y aterrizó a las 05:27 p.m.Kyle Rinker era uno de los pasajeros del vuelo y confirmó a CNN que la ventanilla se desprendió poco después del despegue.“Fue muy brusco, acababa de alcanzar altura y la ventanilla/pared simplemente salió disparada y no me...

AP PHOTOS: In idyllic Kashmir’s ‘Great Winter,’ cold adds charm but life is challenging for locals

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:07:02 GMT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The skies are overcast. On the plains, temperatures have dropped below freezing. High on the mountains, peaks are draped in thick snow.This is the time of “Chillai Kalan,” also called “The Great Winter,” a Kashmiri phrase that defines the harshest 40 days of cold in disputed Kashmir that commence in late December and extend into January and early February.Renowned for its breathtaking landscapes, Kashmir in winter transforms into a wonderland. Tourists fill its hotels to ski, sledge, and trek the Himalayan landscape.But winter also brings the region’s most challenging weather conditions, affecting daily routines in agriculture, transportation and other livelihoods.For locals, the major source of heat is the kanger, a pot filled with hot coal embers tucked inside their pheran, a traditional knee-length cloak. Almost ensnared by its warmth, people only step outside for work and other essentials.The subzero temperatures in Kashmir, a disputed region between...

Mario Zagallo, the World Cup winning player and coach for Brazil, dies at age 92

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:07:02 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Mario Zagallo, who won two World Cups as a player, one as a coach and another as an assistant coach for Brazil, has died. He was 92.The first person to win the World Cup both as a player and a manager, Zagallo is for many Brazilian soccer fans synonymous with patriotism, grit and glory.Brazilian soccer confederation president Ednaldo Rodrigues said in a statement in the early hours of Saturday confirming Zagallo’s death that Zagallo “is one of the biggest legends” of the sport.No cause of death was released by the federation or his family.“We offer solidarity to his family members and fans in this moment of grief for the departure of this great hero of our soccer,” Rodrigues said. Several Brazilian clubs where Zagallo played and coached also expressed their sorrow for his death.Zagallo’s social media channels called him “a dedicated father, a loving grandfather, a caring father-in-law, a loyal friend, a victorious professional and a great human being.” “A...

JuJu Watkins scores 28, No. 9 USC rallies in fourth quarter to deal Oregon State first loss, 56-54

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:07:02 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins scored 28 points, Kayla Padilla connected for two crucial 3-pointers during the fourth quarter and No. 9 Southern California rallied for a 56-54 win over Oregon State to deal the Beavers their first loss on Friday night.Watkins is second in the nation in scoring, averaging 26.8 points per game. She scored the Trojans’ first nine points and then had a run of nine unanswered points in the second half to get USC back in the game.Padilla had 14 points, including four 3-pointers, as the Trojans (11-1, 1-1 Pac-12) won despite shooting 22 of 68 from the floor.Talia von Oelhoffen led Oregon State (12-1, 1-1) with 18 points and Donovyn Hunter added 13.A pair of free throws by von Oelhoffen put Oregon State up 42-36 with 3:44 remaining in the third quarter before Watkins took control with nine straight points to give the Trojans a 45-42 advantage early in the fourth quarter.Watkins’ run included two baskets that were the result of USC’s defens...

Brink has 20 points, 18 rebounds as No. 8 Stanford women beat Washington State 74-65

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:07:02 GMT

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Brink had 20 points and 18 rebounds, Kiki Iriafen scored 17 points and No. 8 Stanford beat Washington State 74-65 Friday night. The Cardinal (13-1, 1-0 Pac-12) won for the 73rd straight meeting and have not lost to the Cougars (11-4, 0-2) since the teams started playing each other in 1983. Brink had her fifth game with at least 20 points and 15 rebounds.Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 22 points to lead Washington State, and Bella Murekatete added 13 points.After falling behind 35-34 at halftime, Stanford found its groove in the third quarter. After going back-and-forth through the first five minutes of the second half, Brooke Demetre hit a step-back 3-pointer to cap off a 10-0 run and gave the Cardinal a 54-44 lead at the 2:18 mark of the third quarter.Stanford had its biggest lead of the game after Iriafen scored on a three-point play for a 69-54 lead. The Cougars cut the deficit to just four points with under two minutes left in the fourth quarter, bu...

AP PHOTOS: Raucous British fans put on a show at the world darts championship

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:07:02 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Luke Littler, a 16-year-old on debut at the World Darts Championship, came within one match of winning the sport’s biggest prize and a jackpot of 500,000 pounds ($630,000). But that wasn’t even close to being the strangest sight at what is probably the most colorful event in the British sporting calendar.For three weeks from December through January, it is party time at the Alexandra Palace — or “Ally Pally” — in London, when grown men dress like babies and revelers turn up in ever more outrageous costumes. In Wednesday’s epic final, which was won by world No. 1 Luke Humphries, fans came dressed as everything from the characters from Alice in Wonderland to pop and rock stars like Elton John, David Bowie and Michael Jackson. A woman could be seen limbo dancing between a group of men dressed as traffic cones and the sight of someone wearing a foam dartboard on their head was never too far away.It all adds to an occasion that feels distinctly British as fans joined togeth...