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Kurtenbach: Gary Payton II was the one who got away. Thank goodness the Warriors brought him back

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:26:18 GMT

The Warriors were wrong this past summer.They knew how they could keep Gary Payton II on the team’s roster. They decided not to do it.Had the Warriors traded center James Wiseman after the team’s title parade, Golden State would have freed enough money to reasonably re-sign Payton to a market-level deal, despite the team’s luxury-tax issues.Important members of the Dubs’ brass were desperate to make the move. It didn’t happen.Pride stood in the way. Enough important people with the Warriors did not want to concede defeat on the failing Wiseman experiment. They fell prey to the sunk-cost fallacy.So instead of keeping the 30-year-old Payton, an undrafted journeyman who became a critical member of the team’s title rotation last season, the Warriors stuck with the former No. 2 overall pick. Payton, in turn, signed his first big NBA deal, a three-year, $26.1 million contract with the Blazers.Thank goodness the Warriors admitted their mistake in Februar...

Preliminary magnitude 3.2 earthquakes hit San Leandro

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:26:18 GMT

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KRON) -- The residents of San Leandro got a bit of a wake up call on Saturday morning when several preliminary magnitude 3.2 earthquakes struck the area, according to the United States Geological Survey. (Map courtesy of USGS)The first quake hit around 9:24 a.m., and the epicenter was not far from the Oakland Zoo, in the middle of Knowland Park, according to USGS maps. Two more quakes hit, almost back to back, at 9:43 a.m., USGS data shows.

Little Rock mayor says 2,100 homes or businesses were in the path of tornado; unclear how many were damaged or destroyed (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that 2,100 homes were damaged or destroyed)

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:26:18 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock mayor says 2,100 homes or businesses were in the path of tornado; unclear how many were damaged or destroyed (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that 2,100 homes were damaged or destroyed).Source

Local teen wins 7 Mile Bridge Run in Florida Keys

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:26:18 GMT

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A Florida teenager and an Atlanta woman won the overall men’s and women’s divisions Saturday at a footrace across the longest of 42 highway bridges over water in the Florida Keys.Vaclav “Vance” Bursa, 15, of Big Pine Key, Florida, finished first overall in the annual 7 Mile Bridge Run, posting a time of 41 minutes, 1 second and also claiming the top spot in the men’s division. Bursa, who placed third in the 2022 race, is a student at Marathon High School.Joanna Stephens, 28, of Atlanta, completed the course in 41:12 to win the women’s division title and place second overall. Last year’s winner, Collin Wainwright, 27, of Springfield, Pennsylvania, and Joel Martinez, 31, of Cape Coral, Florida, finished in 41:33 and 41:45, respectively, to take second and third place in the men’s division.Holly Smith, 38, from Key Largo, Florida, posted a women’s division second-place time of 42:10. Key West, Florida, resident Shelby Nowak, 28, placed third with a time of 4...

Bournemouth beats Fulham 2-1, moves out of relegation zone

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:26:18 GMT

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Dominic Solanke scored the winner after teammate Marcus Tavernier’s superb equalizer as Bournemouth moved out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 win over Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday.Bournemouth jumped four places to 15th, two points above 18th-place Leicester.The Cherries looked to be heading for a third defeat in four games when Andreas Pereira gave Fulham a halftime lead. But Tavernier’s stunning solo effort and Solanke’s 79th-minute winner were enough to give the hosts all the points.Fulham was without suspended duo Willian and Aleksandar Mitrovic following their red cards in the FA Cup quarterfinal defeat at Manchester United. But the visitors were comfortably the better team in the first half and took just 16 minutes to open the scoring.Willian’s replacement Manor Solomon broke free down the left before cutting the ball back for Harrison Reed to tee up Pereira, who fired home his first league goal since November.Bournemouth boss Gary O’Ne...

Gabriel Jesus ends drought as Arsenal beats Leeds 4-1 in EPL

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:26:18 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Gabriel Jesus ended a six-month scoring drought by netting twice as Premier League leader Arsenal beat Leeds 4-1 on Saturday to maintain some breathing space atop the standings. Jesus converted a first-half penalty for his first goal since Oct. 1 to give Arsenal the lead, and then made it 3-0 with a simple finish from close range in the 55th. The Brazilian striker had played 17 games for club and country without a goal, a stretch that was also interrupted by a lengthy spell on the sidelines after being injured at the World Cup. “I want to score every game,” Jesus said. “But sometimes it can’t happen. I am more happy with the three points than the goals.”Ben White added the second goal shortly after the halftime break and Granit Xhaka headed in a late fourth as Arsenal maintained an eight-point gap over defending champion Manchester City, which has a game in hand. Leeds pulled a goal back with a deflected shot by Rasmus Kristensen to make it 3-1 in the 76th, but the los...

Hodgson’s Palace halts slide, beats Leicester on late winner

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:26:18 GMT

Crystal Palace earned its first victory of 2023 after Jean-Philippe Mateta’s stoppage-time strike gave Roy Hodgson’s team a 2-1 win over Leicester on Saturday in the Premier League.Hodgson returned to his former team after Patrick Vieira was fired and the squad looked lively under the 75-year-old manager, halting a 12-game winless slide in the league in dramatic fashion.In the fourth minute of stoppage time at Selhurst Park, substitute Mateta received a pass from Jordan Ayew, turned and fired a left-footed shot past goalkeeper Daniel Iversen.Palace had amassed 20 shots in the first half but Leicester substitute Ricardo Pereira opened the scoring in the 56th after being set up by Timothy Castagne.The home team responded three minutes later when Eberechi Eze’s free kick hit the crossbar and went in off Iversen for an own-goal.Palace lost forward Wilfried Zaha just before halftime, when he limped off the field in tears. Zaha had scored seven goals in his prior 10 games against Le...

Valero Texas Open Par Scores

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:26:18 GMT

FridayAt AT&T Oaks CourseSan AntonioPurse: $8.9 millionYardage: 7,438; Par: 72Second RoundPatrick Rodgers66-67—133-11Corey Conners64-72—136-8Roberto Diaz68-69—137-7Harry Higgs69-68—137-7Michael Thompson69-68—137-7Brendon Todd70-67—137-7Eric Cole71-67—138-6Thomas Detry71-67—138-6Matt Kuchar68-70—138-6Nicolas Echavarria73-66—139-5Michael Kim68-71—139-5Chris Kirk67-72—139-5Peter Malnati67-72—139-5Sam Stevens72-68—140-4Hayden Buckley67-73—140-4MJ Daffue68-72—140-4Lee Hodges74-66—140-4Beau Hossler71-69—140-4Seonghyeon Kim72-68—140-4Luke List71-69—140-4Ben Martin70-70—140-4Andrew Putnam71-69—140-4Nick Taylor69-71—140-4Jimmy Walker70-70—140-4Augusto Nunez70-70—140-4Byeong Hun An70-71—141-3Alex Noren70-71—141-3Andrew Novak69-72—141-3Chez Reavie69-72—141-3Sam Ryder71-70—141-3Dylan Wu70-71—141-3Christiaan Bezuidenhout69-72—141-3Padraig Harrington68-73—141-3Matthias Schmid70-71—141-3Matt Wallace69-72—141-3Charley Hoffman73-69—142-2Taylor Montgomery68-74—142-2Kevin Chappell71-71—142-2Luke D...

Valero Texas Open Scores

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:26:18 GMT

FridayAt AT&T Oaks CourseSan AntonioPurse: $8.9 millionYardage: 7,438; Par: 72Second RoundPatrick Rodgers66-67—133Corey Conners64-72—136Roberto Diaz68-69—137Harry Higgs69-68—137Michael Thompson69-68—137Brendon Todd70-67—137Eric Cole71-67—138Thomas Detry71-67—138Matt Kuchar68-70—138Nicolas Echavarria73-66—139Michael Kim68-71—139Chris Kirk67-72—139Peter Malnati67-72—139Sam Stevens72-68—140Hayden Buckley67-73—140MJ Daffue68-72—140Lee Hodges74-66—140Beau Hossler71-69—140Seonghyeon Kim72-68—140Luke List71-69—140Ben Martin70-70—140Andrew Putnam71-69—140Nick Taylor69-71—140Jimmy Walker70-70—140Augusto Nunez70-70—140Byeong Hun An70-71—141Alex Noren70-71—141Andrew Novak69-72—141Chez Reavie69-72—141Sam Ryder71-70—141Dylan Wu70-71—141Christiaan Bezuidenhout69-72—141Padraig Harrington68-73—141Matthias Schmid70-71—141Matt Wallace69-72—141Charley Hoffman73-69—142Taylor Montgomery68-74—142Kevin Chappell71-71—142Luke Donald70-72—142Tano Goya72-70—142Emiliano Grillo70-72—142Nick Hardy72-70—142Ga...

Rusia asume la presidencia del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU este mes. Ucrania dice que es la peor broma del Día de los Inocentes

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:26:18 GMT

(CNN) — Un país dirigido por un criminal de guerra acusado está a cargo del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU. Por difícil de creer, es el turno de Rusia de asumir la presidencia del poderoso organismo, que está encargado de mantener la paz y la seguridad mundial.El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Ucrania, Dmytro Kuleba, describió a Rusia asumiendo la presidencia del consejo como “la peor broma del día de los inocentes del mundo”. Rusia asumirá la presidencia del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU el 1 de abril mientras su brutal invasión de Ucrania se extiende por segundo año.“El país que viola sistemáticamente todas las reglas fundamentales de la seguridad internacional está presidiendo un organismo cuya única misión es salvaguardar y proteger la seguridad internacional”, dijo Kuleba.ANÁLISIS | Qué implica que Rusia asuma la presidencia del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONULa presidencia del consejo de seguridad rota alfabéticamente entre sus 15 países miembros. El organismo está...