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Copper scores 15, Sky spoil Griner’s home debut with 75-69 win over Mercury

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:00 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 15 points and the Chicago Sky spoiled Brittney Griner’s regular-season home debut, holding on down the stretch for a 75-69 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday.Griner finished with 27 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots in her first regular-season home game since being released after spending more than 10 months in a Russian prison.She nor the Mercury could do enough to pull out the win.Chicago led by 11 in the second half, but Phoenix pulled within 66-64 on Diana Taurasi’s 3-pointer with three minutes left. After the Sky pushed the lead back to five, Griner scored on a three-point play to make it 69-67 and the Mercury forced a miss. Chicago’s Dana Evans then hit a running bank shot sandwiched between two Phoenix turnovers and Rebekah Gardner hit two free throws to seal it with 16 seconds left.Evans finished with 13 points and Courtney Williams added 12 for the Sky (2-0). Taurasi had 16 points and Sug Sutton added 13 fo...

Palou’s record run earns Ganassi third straight Indy 500 pole

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:00 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Palou will lead the field to green in the Indianapolis 500 after the young Spaniard put together the fastest four-lap pole run in history Sunday, edging Rinus VeeKay and Felix Rosenqvist to give Chip Ganassi Racing its third consecutive pole in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Palou, who won on the road course race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last weekend, whipped four laps around the historic 2.5-mile speedway at an average of 234.217 mph. That was a mere 0.007 mph faster than VeeKay, who still gave Ed Carpenter Racing a front-row starting spot for the ninth time in the last 11 years.“It means the world to me now, to the boys, to everybody,” said Palou, who is likely moving to Arrow McLaren next year. He roared when Rosenqvist missed out on the pole for Arrow McLaren in the last run of the day. “I’m just super happy,” Palou said. Palou surpassed the record pole run of 234.046 mph that Ganassi teammate Scott Dixon put up last year. It also was th...

Marte breaks out of slump, resurgent Mets beat Guardians 5-4 in DH opener

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:00 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Starling Marte ended a long power drought at the perfect time, hitting a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning that sent the resurgent New York Mets past the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Sunday in the opener of a split doubleheader.Max Scherzer pitched six shutout innings despite a callus on his right thumb and Brandon Nimmo also homered for the Mets, who won their fourth straight. Marte’s first three-hit game of the season included a two-run shot to right field for his first extra-base hit since April 14 in Oakland. “This has been, really, a battle for the last couple weeks,” Marte said through an interpreter. “We’ve been working a lot in the cage. Day in and day out, we’re starting to get closer to where we want to be.”Marte’s only other long ball this year came in the home opener April 7 against Miami. The two-time All-Star also stole a base and cut down Josh Bell at second with a rocket throw from right field.The 34-year-old Marte began the day batting .231. He had g...

SpaceX lanza astronautas saudíes en vuelo multimillonario a estación espacial

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:00 GMT

CABO CAÑAVERAL, Florida, EEUU— Los primeros astronautas de Arabia Saudita en décadas viajaron el domingo hacia la Estación Espacial Internacional en un vuelo chárter multimillonario.SpaceX lanzó el equipo de retención de boletos, dirigido por un astronauta retirado de la NASA que ahora trabaja para la compañía que organizó el viaje. También a bordo: un hombre de negocios estadounidense que ahora es dueño de un equipo de carreras de autos deportivos.Los cuatro deberían llegar a la estación espacial en su cápsula el lunes por la mañana; pasarán poco más de una semana allí antes de regresar a casa con un amerizaje frente a la costa de Florida.Con el patrocinio del gobierno de Arabia Saudita, Rayyanah Barnawi, investigadora de células madre, se convirtió en la primera mujer del reino en ir al espacio. A ella se unió Ali al-Qarni, un piloto de combate de la Real Fuerza Aérea Saudita.“ESTE ES UN SUEÑO HECHO REALIDAD PARA TODOS”Son los primeros de su país en viajar en un cohete...

Walker 3 RBIs power D-backs to 8-3 win, Pirates 4-13 in May after a 20-9 start

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:00 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Christian Walker had three RBIs, hitting a two-run double in a three-run seventh inning that powered the Arizona Diamondbacks to a series win with a 8-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.Ketel Marte had a two-out RBI single in the seventh, extending his on-base streak to 21 games, and scored with Corbin Carroll on Walker’s double for a 7-3 lead. Walker added a run-scoring single in the ninth.Arizona has won seven of nine, including the final two games of the series after losing the opener 13-3.“You look inside of the game, it’s just quality approach after quality approach,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “It took everything we had. Everybody contributed today. It was a good win.”Pittsburgh committed three errors and threw five wild pitches, falling to 4-13 in May after a 20-9 start.“We made a couple of careless errors that cost us a run,” manager Derek Shelton said. “You do that and then they’re really athletic so they’...

Stephenson’s OT goal gives Golden Knights 3-2 win over Stars, lead 2-0 in West final

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:00 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chandler Stephenson jumped on a rebound 1:12 into overtime and hit the back of the net to complete a rally and give the Vegas Golden Knights a 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Final.Jonathan Marchessault forced overtime with a shot from the slot with just 2:22 left in the third period.Stephenson, Marchessault and Mark Stone each had a goal and an assist for Vegas, and Adin Hill saved 26 shots.Miro Heiskanen and Jason Robertson each scored for the Stars, and Ryan Suter had two assists. Jake Oettinger made 21 saves.All four games of the conference finals have gone to overtime, the first time in NHL history that has occurred. Also, Dallas is the fifth team to lose four OT games in a postseason.Game 3 is Tuesday in Dallas.Each team took advantage of funky bounces to score in the first period.Heiskanen scored just 2:47 into the game for the Stars, the puck hopping over Hill. That was the 10th time this postseason the Kn...

A medida que Occidente avanza hacia los autos eléctricos, aquí es donde van a parar los indeseados devoradores de gasolina

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:00 GMT

Cotonú, Benín (CNN) — De pie sobre el pedregoso suelo del bullicioso estacionamiento del Fifa Park, Rokeeb Yaya regatea el precio de un auto rojo oscuro. Es uno de los dos centenares vehículos aparcados en largas filas que se extienden por el inmenso estacionamiento, algunos relucientes y nuevos, otros abollados y polvorientos.El auto que le interesa a Yaya, un Ford Escape 2008 fabricado en EE.UU., está a la venta por unos US$ 4.000. Es relativamente asequible — los coches estadounidenses son más baratos que la mayoría de las otras marcas del lote — y quiere cambiar su moto por un carro. No le interesa la historia del vehículo, dice, solo que se lo puede permitir.Pero el hecho de que este Ford acabara aquí — en uno de los mayores estacionamientos de la ciudad portuaria de Cotonú — contribuye a explicar cómo muchos de los autos occidentales que consumen mucha gasolina empiezan una segunda vida en África Occidental.Salen a subasta 230 autos clásicos de co...

Adams has career-high 4 hits, Nationals beat Tigers 6-4

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Riley Adams had a career-high four hits and finished a triple short of the cycle as the Washington Nationals tied their season high with 18 hits in a 6-4 win over the Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Sunday.The backup catcher homered, singled and doubled in his first three at-bats, then hit a bloop double in the seventh in his first game since May 14.“Getting pitches in the zone and being aggressive,” said Adams, whose averaged jumped from .192 to .300 in eight games. “It’s been a goal of mine to be a little more aggressive and swing at strikes. That was the best part and hopefully we can build on that for next time.”Ildemaro Vargas hit his first home run since last Aug. 28 and Jeimer Candelario had four singles.Josiah Gray (4-5) allowed one run and three hits over five inning but matched his career high with six walks. He has allowed two earned runs or fewer in eight of his past nine starts.Hunter Harvey pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save.Nick Maton ...

Bailey hits 1st big league homer, squeezes in a run, Giants beat Marlins 7-5

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Patrick Bailey hit his first major league homer and drove in a run with a squeeze bunt, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Sunday for their fifth win in six games.Two days after making his major league debut and less than 24 hours after getting his first hit, the 23-year-old catcher homered in the second off Jesús Luzardo and bunted in a run in a two-run sixth for a 6-4 lead.“Obviously the home run was cool but one of my biggest priorities here at the plate is just put up quality ABs and do what we need to do to win games,” Bailey said. “To be able to kind of get all the milestones out in the weekend and settle in is pretty cool.”J.D. Davis hit his team-leading eighth home run in the third inning, then doubled and scored the go-ahead run on Mitch Haniger’s sixth-inning single on a day when the Giants latest crop of young players repeatedly came through.“It was a team effort and I thought the guys had a good plan and approach against L...

Brooks Koepka delivers another major performance to win PGA

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:00 GMT

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — All those injuries that made Brooks Koepka wonder if he was still among golf’s elite were put to rest Sunday at Oak Hill when he beat the strongest field of the year and won the PGA Championship for his fifth major title.Determined as ever to restore his reputation as the player to beat in the majors, Koepka ran off three quick birdies early, never lost the lead amid a gritty fight from Viktor Hovland and closed with a 3-under 67 for a two-shot victory.He won his third Wanamaker Trophy — only Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen with five and Tiger Woods with four have won the PGA Championship more time — and captured his first major in four years.And to think the 18 months Koepka was so wounded he felt he couldn’t compete, a decision that might have led to him leaving the PGA Tour for Saudi-funded LIV Golf in a shocking move last June after the U.S. Open.In the Netflix series “Full Swing” that began aired earlier this year, he was quoted as saying his c...