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Venus Williams suffers her most lopsided US Open loss: 6-1, 6-1 in the first round

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:47 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — There was a Williams sister out there in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night, much to the delight of spectators who offered a standing ovation at the end of the match. Except this time it was Venus, not Serena, and there was no ceremony, no formal farewell — and, unlike a year ago, no indication of what the future might hold.Her younger sister’s playing days are done after one last hurrah at Flushing Meadows in 2022, but Venus Williams is still competing, still striving, even if her age, 43, and a bum knee did her no favors on this muggy evening. Williams was eliminated 6-1, 6-1 by Belgian qualifier Greet Minnen in the first round of the U.S. Open, her most lopsided loss in 100 career matches at the Grand Slam tournament where she won the trophy in 2000 and 2001.The crowd that seemed thrilled just to get a chance to see Williams play in person sent her toward the locker room with applause and yells. She gave a quick wave and a smile as she walked off, her red ...

Betts hits career-high 36th homer and Dodgers pound out 16 hits in a 9-1 rout of Diamondbacks

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:47 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts launched his career-high 36th home run, David Peralta went 3 for 4 and drove in a pair of runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-1 on Tuesday night for their fourth consecutive win at home.The Dodgers pounded out 16 hits while improving to 23-4 in August. Freddie Freeman leads the majors with 176 hits, but he was the only Dodger without one. Jason Heyward was 3 for 4 with two RBIs, while Chris Taylor was 3 for 3 with an RBI and a run.Betts sent a 428-foot shot into left-center on the first pitch from reliever Scott McGough leading off the sixth. One out later, Will Smith homered, extending the lead to 9-1. Betts and Freeman took the rest of the night off.Clayton Kershaw (12-4) allowed one run and three hits in five innings, struck out five and walked three. He tied Don Drysdale (209) for second on the franchise wins list.The Dodgers jumped on Merrill Kelly (10-6) in the first, scoring three runs. Former Diamondback Peralta ...

Marcel Ozuna hits 30th homer, MLB-leading Braves beat Rockies 3-1 for 16th win in 21 games

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:47 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Marcell Ozuna hit his 30th homer, Charlie Morton threw six innings of one-run ball and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Tuesday night for their 16th win in 21 games.Major league-best Atlanta improved to 86-45, including 6-0 against the Rockies with a 57-17 run margin. Colorado, which has lost 12 of its last 13 against Atlanta. is an NL-worst 49-83, assured of its fifth straight losing season. The Rockies have lost eight of nine overall.Ozuna homered for the fifth time in eight games, a solo drive in the second off Peter Lambert (3-5), and added an RBI single in the fifth. “I feel amazing,” Ozuna said about his 30th homer. “I don’t have any words to express right now the way that I feel to get to that goal. That’s a goal for every player to do in a season.”Sean Murphy had an RBI single in the second.Morton (14-10) allowed three hits, struck out eight and walked one. He pitched 19 scoreless innings before Harold Castro’s RBI groundout...

X volverá a permitir anuncios políticos y contratará equipos de seguridad y electorales de cara a las elecciones de 2024

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:47 GMT

(CNN) — X, la plataforma anteriormente conocida como Twitter, está contratando personal para sus equipos de seguridad y elecciones de cara a las elecciones presidenciales estadounidenses de 2024 y volverá a permitir anuncios políticos por primera vez desde 2019.“Actualmente estamos ampliando nuestros equipos de seguridad y elecciones para centrarnos en combatir la manipulación, sacar a la luz cuentas no auténticas y supervisar de cerca la plataforma en busca de amenazas emergentes”, dijo la compañía en una entrada de blog este martes, en la que también expuso su enfoque del discurso político y la prevención de la manipulación de los votantes a medida que se acerca la temporada de campaña.El anuncio se produce tras meses de cambios en la plataforma y en la forma en que gestiona la moderación de contenidos después de que Elon Musk tomara el control de la empresa el pasado otoño. Poco después de su adquisición, Musk despidió a gran parte del personal de la empresa, in...

Reds’ Steer breaks up no-hit bid by Giants’ Cobb with 2-out double in 9th inning

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:47 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Spencer Steer doubled with two outs in the ninth inning for the Cincinnati Reds’ first hit against the San Francisco Giants’ Alex Cobb on Tuesday night.With Cobb one out from a no-hitter, Steer sliced an opposite-field double that landed just over the outstretched glove of right fielder Luis Matos.Nick Senzel was credited with a single in the third inning on a two-hopper that third baseman Casey Schmitt snagged with a backhand grab. The rookie’s throw from foul territory was high and pulled a leaping J.D. Davis off the first-base bag.Official scorer Chris Thoms originally called the play a hit, then changed it to an error.With two outs in the eighth, Will Benson hit a pop to short center. Austin Slater sprinted in, leaped forward and caught the ball backhanded while prone. Cobb raised both arms in celebration.After a period of suspense, crew chief Bill Miller announced “The call on the field stands,” and the crowd roared.Senzel was the second r...

San Francisco’s Alex Cobb comes one out from no-hitter in Giants’ 6-1 win over Reds

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:47 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alex Cobb came within one out of a no-hitter before Spencer Steer doubled with two outs in the ninth inning of the San Francisco Giants’ 6-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.Cobb came oh so close to the majors’ fifth no-hitter this year, dazzling to shut down Cincinnati before Steer’s double provided the Reds’ only run.Fans cheered the 35-year-old right-hander after the hit with chants of “Alex Cobb!” After the final out, Cobb hugged teammates and coaches and acknowledged the crowd.Center fielder Austin Slater had made the defensive play of the game when he chased down a shallow fly ball by Will Benson with a diving catch in left-center to end the eighth — and Cobb raised both arms in elebration. He just missed tossing San Francisco’s first no-hitter since Chris Heston on June 9, 2015, at the Mets.After getting Noelvi Marte’s first-pitch flyout to start the ninth, Cobb (7-5) issued a one-out walk to Ni...

Bennett cancels school after shooting scare at Trupp Park

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Deputies were investigating Tuesday after a report of someone with a gun put an elementary school in Bennett on lockdown.The investigation was in the area of Trupp Park, according to the Adams County Sheriff's Office. Delta flight diverts to Denver after hydraulic issue Deputies got a call at 5:15 p.m. reporting someone with a gun at the park, and a witness said "shots fired," according to the sheriff's office. Soccer practice was underway at the park as this was happening.A person of interest was detained shortly after at 5:25 p.m., the sheriff's office said. Later, investigators said two people were in custody for questioning, FOX31's Nicole Fierro learned at the scene.Shell casings found at Bennett sceneNo victims were located, and investigators had not confirmed whether shots were fired as of Tuesday evening, although investigators did find shell casings. A large perimeter was established for the investigation.Witness interviews were continuing, the sheriff's o...

Belgians to honor Coloradan's WWII pilot father, shot down there 79 years ago

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:47 GMT

LOVELAND, Colo. (KDVR) — Claire Tullius leaves for Europe on Wednesday for a ceremony eight decades in the making.She’ll attend a service in a farm field in the small town of Putte, Belgium. It comes exactly 79 years after her father crashed his P-38 military plane in that very same farm field during World War II.“Excited. I’m ecstatic,” Tullius told FOX31.Her father, U.S. Army Air Corps pilot Al Mills, was flying a mission in his P-38 fighter plane in the final months of World War II. He took enemy fire and lost an engine. Instead of flying back to safety, he was given bad directions and flew farther into German-held territory. Colorado Marine killed in Osprey crash in Australia “And because he was having to fly lower, he took more ground fire and lost his other engine,” Tullius said.He clipped a tree stand to slow his airplane and set the aircraft down hard in a farm field. He was injured, but alive.“And so he got himself out. There was someone passing on the road, and they got ...

SANDAG hosts 2025 regional plan forum in South Bay

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:47 GMT

CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- SANDAG is hosting a series of workshops, looking for public input on the future of transportation and needed improvements throughout the region. Tuesday night SANDAG took the conversation to the South Bay. Every four years SANDAG updates the long-range plan for how transportation will look and develop over time. “One of the major concerns is the price of a bus pass. You see some of these families walking because they can’t afford the bus pass. They can’t afford to get on the trolley,” said Jovita Arellano with the Chula Vista Community Collaborative. SANDAG went over some key projects being planned including a new rail connecting the South Bay up to Sorrento Valley, improvements to the trolley’s blue line and a new “Otay Mesa East” border crossing.  Bridge to Oceanside Pier will be demolished, replaced “Right now I think there is a crisis going on over the border. There’s been reported wait times from three to give hours on the ready lane...

Gabon Military officers say they’re seizing power just days after the presidential election

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:47 GMT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Nearly a dozen soldiers took to state television and said they were overturning the presidential election and called for calm among the population.“We reaffirm our commitment to respecting Gabon’s commitments to the national and international community,” said a spokesperson for the group.The soldiers on television were comprised of members from the gendarme, the republican guard and other factions of the security forces.Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba, 64, was seeking a third term in elections this weekend that could extend his family’s 55-year political dynasty. He served two terms since coming to power in 2009 after the death of his father, Omar Bongo, who ruled the country for 41 years.There was concern of violence before the election due to deep-seated grievances among the population of some 800,000 people. Nearly 40% of Gabonese ages 15-24 were out of work in 2020, according to the World Bank.After last week’s vote, the Central African nation’s Com...