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West Ham beats Bournemouth 4-0, boosts EPL survival hopes

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:10 GMT

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — West Ham’s hopes of Premier League survival were boosted on Sunday with a 4-0 rout of fellow relegation strugglers Bournemouth. The win moved the Hammers six points clear of the drop zone up to 13th place in the standings. First-half goals by Michail Antonio, Lucas Paqueta and Declan Rice put the visitors in control at Vitality Stadium and substitute Pablo Fornals added a fourth after the break. Antonio struck a fifth-minute opener for his 12th goal of the season from an Aaron Cresswell corner. The Hammers doubled their lead eight minutes later through Paqueta’s header at the back post. Bournemouth mounted something of a fightback, but West Ham made it 3-0 two minutes before halftime when Rice fired home via a deflection to make it back-to-back goals this week.The Hammers captain was serenaded by the away fans soon after with chants urging him to stay amid talk his future could lie away from London Stadium after this campaign.West Ham’s ...

Holger Rune edges Van de Zandschulp to defend Munich title

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:10 GMT

MUNICH, Germany (AP) — Holger Rune defended his BMW Open title with a hard-fought 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (3) win over Botic van de Zandschulp in the final on Sunday.Van de Zandschulp retired from last year’s final with an aching chest and the 19-year-old Rune was made to work significantly harder to retain the title, eventually sealing the win after nearly three hours of play.Rune, who had previously never lost a set at the Munich event, had a problem with his upper right arm in the third set, but he managed to save four championship points and recover from twisting his ankle before dominating the tie-break.It’s Rune’s fourth tour-level title.___ More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Guardians LHP prospect Logan Allen making major league debut

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:10 GMT

The Cleveland Guardians called up top pitching prospect Logan Allen to start Sunday against Miami in his major league debut.Allen was Cleveland’s second round pick in the 2020 amateur draft. The left-hander has allowed two earned runs and struck out 20 over 14 1/3 innings in three starts at Triple-A Columbus this season. Allen is 18-7 over parts of three minor league seasons. Injuries have tested Cleveland’s rotation depth in the season’s first month. Triston McKenzie (strained right teres major muscle) was injured in his final start of spring training and will likely miss at least another month. Right-hander Aaron Civale (strained left oblique) went on the 15-day injured list after making two starts.Rookies Hunter Gaddis and Peyton Battenfield have already made starts for Cleveland, which is 10-11 and has lost five of six.The Guardians optioned infielder Tyler Freeman to Columbus, and catcher Bryan Lavastida was designated for assignment. ___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/h...

Yankees Notebook: Carlos Rodon plays catch

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:10 GMT

Aaron Boone had positive, if minor, news regarding Carlos Rodon’s rehab prior to the Yankees’ series finale against the Blue Jays, as the southpaw played catch Sunday.Rodon has been sidelined since suffering a left forearm strain early in spring training, but a “barking” back recently delayed the pitcher for a few days. Boone has said that tests, including a CT scan, have come back “pretty normal.” On Sunday, Boone added that Rodon’s back is “fine,” and the Yankees hope for him to continue his throwing program this week before eventually moving to a bullpen session.“Hopefully the back continues to subside,” Boone said. “But I don’t think it’s anything major, like structurally or from a test standpoint.“He hasn’t lost a lot of throwing time. So he should get right back into that as soon as he can get through this.”Rodon, the Yankees’ biggest addition of the offseason, joined th...

Wrong-way driver arrested on I-93 in New Hampshire after police deflate vehicle’s tires, charged with DWI

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:10 GMT

An allegedly intoxicated driver speeding the wrong way down Interstate 93 in New Hampshire was caught after police deflated the vehicle’s tires early Sunday morning, State Police reported.Police received several calls reporting a driver heading northbound in the I-93 southbound lane at around 2 a.m. Sunday, State Police said in a release.A trooper found the vehicle around mile marker 35 in Bow, the release said, and deflated all four tires using a “tire deflation device” as it drove by. The car kept driving.The driver, identified as Kayiba Christelle, 22, made it all the way to mile marker 36.2 before being stopped by officers from the Concord Police Department, the department reported.Related ArticlesLocal News | Two men die after Hyde Park shooting: Boston Police Local News | Looking Glass: What on earth could they be talking about? Local News | 14-year-old boys accused of breaking into East Boston store, stealing cell p...

Coyotes seen approaching Salem residents who are walking their dogs: Police

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:10 GMT

Coyotes have been reportedly approaching Salem residents while they are out walking their dogs, according to police who are educating people about ways to avoid coyote encounters.This comes in the wake of a coyote problem in Nahant, where the town recently hired trained rifle experts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services to destroy a hostile coyote pack. The aggressive coyotes in Nahant have attacked dog walkers and their pets.Coyote sightings are being reported “with increased frequency throughout Salem and surrounding communities,” Salem Police wrote on social media on Friday.“This includes several recent reports of coyotes approaching people while walking their dogs, particularly in the South Salem/Pickman Park area,” police added. “In some cases, it has been reported that coyotes appear comfortable around people.”Police listed tips to help people avoid problems with coyotes and to make their property less attractive to coyo...

Peer into the San Diego Zoo at home with these live cams

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:10 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- From burrowing owls to waddling penguins and swimming polar bears, sights from the San Diego Zoo can be enjoyed at home via live cams. Though nothing quite compares to the wonder and discovery of exploring the more than 650 species and subspecies of the zoo's 100 acres at Balboa Park, there's something personal about peering into the lives of these animals directly. Cloned ‘The Last Wild Horse’ to join Safari Park There are a number of live cams that are available for viewing on days that you can't make it to the zoo or Safari Park. Here's a list of habitats to choose from.-- Koala Cam-- Baboon Cam-- Polar Bear Cam-- Ape Cam-- Tiger Cam-- Platypus Cam-- Giraffe Cam-- Owl Cam-- Condor Cam-- Penguin Cam-- Hippo Cam-- Elephant Cam-- Panda CamThe good news is, you can go to the zoo without going to zoo any day of the week! These live cams can be watched daily with some of them taking pauses during the dark hours of the night, zoo officials said. ‘Private Bruno’ becomes ...

Jordan: Israel arrested lawmaker on arms-smuggling charges

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:10 GMT

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday said a Jordanian lawmaker has been arrested by Israel on suspicion of smuggling weapons and gold into the occupied West Bank.The ministry’s spokesman, Sinan Majali, said Jordanian officials are following the case “to find out the merits of the situation and address it as soon as possible.” The lawmaker was identified as Imad Al-Adwan.Israel’s Foreign Ministry declined comment.The incident threatens to further strain what already are tense relations between Jordan and its neighbor Israel.The West Bank has seen a surge in violence over the past year. Israel says the area has been flooded with illegal weapons, including guns smuggled from neighboring Jordan. Over 90 Palestinians and 18 Israelis have been killed in the West Bank and east Jerusalem this year. Israel says most of the Palestinians were wanted militants, but stone-throwing youths protesting army incursions and people not involved in confrontations ha...

Wahoo! ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is No. 1 for third week

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:10 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” continued to rack up coins at the box office, leading ticket sales for the third straight weekend, as the animation hit neared $1 billion after just 18 days in theaters. The weekend’s top new release, the horror reboot “Evil Dead Rise” debuted solidly, launching with $23.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. But that was no match for Universal Pictures’ “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” which grossed $58.2 million in its third weekend. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” is setting a torrid pace for an animated movie. This week, it became the highest-grossing animated released of the pandemic era, with domestic ticket sales up to $434.3 million through Sunday and its global tally at $871.1 million. When “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” soon passes $1 billion worldwide, it will be just the fourth film of the pandemic era to reach that benchmark, following “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “Top Gun Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water.” “Evil D...

Scholz party paves way for new center-right mayor in Berlin

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:41:10 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Members of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party have narrowly approved a local coalition deal in Berlin with Germany’s main center-right opposition party, a decision which should pave the way for the capital’s first conservative mayor in more than two decades.The Social Democrats’ Berlin branch said Sunday that 54.3% of members who voted in a ballot backed the agreement. A convention of the center-right Christian Democratic Union is expected to approve it on Monday, the last step before Christian Democrat Kai Wegner can seek election as mayor by the state legislature.The expected change of government follows a state election in February, a rerun made necessary by serious glitches in the previous vote in 2021. The CDU emerged as the biggest party, making big gains as the three parties in Berlin’s left-wing government all lost supporters.Outgoing Mayor Franziska Giffey’s center-left Social Democrats have led Berlin since 2001. They took much...