Today in Sports – U.S. Men’s Basketball team wins third straight Olympic Gold Medal
Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:21:10 GMT
Aug. 211901 — William Larned wins the first of seven men’s singles titles in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship.1914 — Walter Hagen captures the U.S. Open golf title by edging Chick Evans.1920 — Jock Hutchinson wins the PGA golf tournament with a 1-up victory over J. Douglass Edgar.1931 — Babe Ruth of New York hits his 600th home run as the Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 11-7.1932 — Helen Hull Jacobs beats Carolyn Babcock to win the women’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association.1982 — Mystic Park becomes the first 3-year-old trotter to win the American Trotting Championship.1985 — Mary Decker sets the world record in the mile run with a time of 4:16.71 in Zurich.1990 — Kelly Craig becomes the first female starting pitcher in Little League World Series history, opening for Trail, British Columbia. She fails to retire any of the three batters she faces but the Canadian champions rally for an 8-3 victory over Matamoros, Mexico.2003 — Paul Hamm puts together a ...Sports on TV for Monday, August 21
Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:21:10 GMT
(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsMonday, August 21LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL1 p.m.ESPN — Little League World Series: Willemstad, Curaçao vs. Maracaibo, Venezuela, International Bracket – Winners Game, Williamsport, Pa.3 p.m.ESPN — Little League World Series: Nolensville, Tenn. vs. Seattle, United States Bracket – Winners Game, Williamsport, Pa.5 p.m.ESPN — Little League World Series: Tokyo vs. Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei, International Bracket – Winners Game, Williamsport, Pa.7 p.m.ESPN2 — Little League World Series: Needville, Texas vs. El Segundo, Calif, United States Bracket – Winners Game, Williamsport, Pa.MLB BASEBALL6:30 p.m.MLBN — Regional Coverage: San Francisco at Philadelphia OR St. Louis at Pittsburgh (7 p.m.)8 p.m.FS1 — Seattle at Chicago White SoxNFL FOOTBALL8 p.m.ESPN — Preseason: Baltimore at WashingtonTENNIS11 a.m.TENNIS — Cleveland-WTA, Winston-Salem-ATP Early RoundsTRACK AND FIELD1 p.m.USA — World Championships: Day 3, B...Where do the 2024 presidential candidates stand on abortion? Take a look
Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:21:10 GMT
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion, the issue has at times dominated the discussion among the Republicans seeking their party’s 2024 presidential nomination and is sure to be on display during the first GOP campaign debate Wednesday in Milwaukee.Some of the division among the candidates has come over whether there should be a national ban on the practice — and after how many weeks — now that the justices have returned specific debate over abortion legality to the states.A look at how the issue of abortion is playing out among Republican and Democratic candidates:REPUBLICANS DONALD TRUMP The former president, the current GOP front-runner, has often sidestepped the issue of abortion, even as Republicans across the country have celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision.In April, a major anti-abortion group assailed Trump on the issue, saying his contention that abortion restr...Quién es Olga Carmona, la jugadora que le dio la victoria a España en Copa Mundial Femenina 2023
Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:21:10 GMT
El gol más importante de su vida. La española Olga Carmona asumió con responsabilidad la capitanía y reivindicó con descaro de nuevo su talento en la final de la Copa del Mundo con un golazo ante Inglaterra en el minuto 29 para llevar a España a la gloria y conseguir su primer Mundial.Su tanto en las semifinales ante Suecia en el minuto 89 que mando a España a su primera final pareció no ser suficiente para la sevillana que, sin miedo, fue protagonista de nuevo.La reina de España, que viajó a Sídney para ver la final se fundió en un enorme abrazo durante la entrega de premios con la sevillana que representó el sentimiento de todos los españoles.Carmona ha formado parte del once inicial de Jorge Vilda en cinco de los siete partidos de la Copa Mundial. La andaluza solo empezó desde el banquillo ante Suiza y Países Bajos, y en semifinales ante Suecia volvió a la titularidad, y se ha ido ganando el puesto duelo tras duelo.Con 23 años, Carmona, a quien le corre el fútbol por las venas co...Ten-man Lille earns first win of season by downing Nantes 2-0 in French league
Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:21:10 GMT
LILLE, France (AP) — Jonathan David and Adam Ounas scored to give 10-man Lille its first win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Nantes in the French league on Sunday.David opened the scoring in the 66th minute by converting a rebound after Nantes goalkeeper Remy Descamps had saved a header from Remy Cabella. The Canada striker also hit the bar with an effort from the edge of the box in the 43rd. Lille was down to 10 men in the 78th when Alexsandro fouled Nantes substitute Kader Bamba, who was bearing down on goal. But Ounas sealed the win by curling a shot off the post in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier kept a clean sheet by denying Bamba in the 75th, palming away a free kick from Mostafa Mohamed in the 81st and saving a shot from Samuel Moutoussamy with his leg in injury time. Lille drew 1-1 with Nice on the opening weekend and has European ambitions for this season after finishing fifth in the previous campaign. The northern club signed Samu...Zelenskyy hails F-16 commitment on visit to Netherlands
Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:21:10 GMT
The Netherlands confirmed that it will provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets following approval from the U.S. allowing Ukrainian pilots to get training to fly the planes and eventually to provide the aircraft themselves.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received the assurance on the jets, which he called a “breakthrough agreement,” from Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on a visit to Eindhoven on Sunday. Rutte confirmed that Denmark also will deliver F-16 aircraft to Kyiv, after the Biden administration last week gave final approval for the delivery of Dutch and Danish F-16s to Ukraine as soon as pilot training is complete. The Dutch government did not immediately say when the first F-16s might enter the conflict or how many the Netherlands will send. Zelenskyy told reporters that the exact number of aircraft will be discussed “a little later,” Reuters reported.“Today we can announce that the Netherlands and Denmark commit to the transfer of F...From turmoil to triumph, Spain clinches its first Women’s World Cup title with a win over England
Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:21:10 GMT
By ANNE M. PETERSON (AP Sports Writer)SYDNEY (AP) — Spain wanted to celebrate its first Women’s World Cup trophy, not dredge up the turmoil that surrounded the team. Olga Carmona scored in the first half and Spain held on for a 1-0 victory over England on Sunday to cap the month-long tournament. The victory made La Roja the first team to hold the under-17, under-20 and senior world titles at the same time. Spain is the fifth winner in nine editions of the Women’s World Cup and joined Germany as the only two nations to win both the men’s and women’s titles.At the final whistle the Spanish players piled on each other in front of their goal. They were still dancing on the field until the trophy presentations, where they kissed the trophy and raised their arms triumphantly as golden glitter fell from above. “We’ve suffered a lot throughout the past 12 months but I think everything has a reason to be. This has made us a stronger team,” Carm...Charlotte police fatally shoot man who stabbed officer in the neck, authorities say
Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:21:10 GMT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — An officer responding to a domestic violence call fatally shot a man after the suspect stabbed another officer in the neck with a knife Sunday morning in Charlotte, North Carolina, authorities said. The officers heard gunshots from inside the apartment just before 8 a.m. and forced their way inside, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said in a video statement posted to social media.The two officers encountered a male suspect and began a struggle to take him into custody, Jennings said.During the altercation, the man stabbed one of the officers in the neck, according to a news release from the department.The wounded officer retreated and another officer shot and killed the man, Jennings said.The department said the man was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not immediately identified. The wounded officer and a female victim who had sustained a gunshot wound were taken to a hospital with injuries the department said were not life-threatening, t...Zelenskyy gets offer of F-16 jets from Netherlands and Denmark
Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:21:10 GMT
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands and Denmark announced Sunday they will give F-16 warplanes to Ukraine, a long-awaited announcement that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called an important motivation for his country’s forces, embroiled in a difficult counteroffensive against Russia.The promise of new fighter jets came the day after an unusually brazen Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian theater that killed seven people and wounded almost 150 others in the northern city of Chernihiv. Zelenskyy vowed stern retaliation for the attack, whose victims included a slain 6-year-old girl dead and 15 wounded children.After months of entreaties from Zelenskyy for F-16s to bolster the Ukrainian air force, the U.S. recently gave approval for the Netherlands and Denmark to provide Ukraine the American-made jets. Zelenskyy travelled to both countries Sunday to finalize the delivery deals.’’F-16s will certainly give new energy, confidence, and motivation to fighters and civili...Travel ban in parts of B.C. disrupting tourism as raging wildfires burn
Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:21:10 GMT
KELOWNA, B.C. — The central Okanagan is facing weeks without tourism during its peak season after British Columbia’s premier imposed bans on travel to wildfire zones.David Eby says the decision was made to ensure accommodation is available for crews and the 30,000 or more people who were forced from their homes across B.C.The order, which was introduced Saturday under the provincial state of emergency, will be in place until Sept. 4 for hotels, motels, inns, bed and breakfasts, hostels, RV parks and campgrounds in Kelowna, West Kelowna, Kamloops, Oliver, Osoyoos, Penticton and Vernon.The province says the travel ban does not impact other regions, but is asking people to avoid non-essential travel to the central Interior and southeast to keep roads clear for emergency-response operations and other potential evacuations.In Kelowna, where nearby wildfires have forced the evacuation of thousands, watercraft rental businesses have closed their doors, leaving boats and jet skis sitt...Latest news
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