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Americans Coco Gauff, Emma Navarro reach Auckland Classic semifinals

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:00:19 GMT

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff moved into the semifinals of the Auckland Tennis Classic on Friday with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Varvara Gracheva of France on a rainy quarterfinals day.The top-seeded player and defending champion needed only 24 minutes to win the first set and took the match in 52 minutes. Gauff hasn’t dropped a set at the tournament and didn’t drop a set in winning the tournament last year.Rain delayed the start of the match and was threatening at the end. But Gauff rushed to victory with dark clouds gathering, sending down five aces.“I thought I served really well, probably the best so far at this tournament which is something I was really working on in the off-season.,” Gauff said. “Last year there was a lot more rain so I was glad I was able to finish my match.”Gauff will play fellow American Emma Navarro in the semifinals. The fourth-seeded Navarro beat Petra Martic of France 6-4, 4-3.Navarro lost to Martic 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 when the pai...

Delaware visits Hofstra following Thomas’ 21-point game

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:00:19 GMT

Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (9-5, 1-0 CAA) at Hofstra Pride (7-7, 0-1 CAA)Hempstead, New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Hofstra hosts the Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens after Tyler Thomas scored 21 points in Hofstra’s 73-61 loss to the Charleston (SC) Cougars.The Pride have gone 3-2 in home games. Hofstra averages 15.9 assists per game to lead the CAA, paced by Jaquan Carlos with 6.6.The Fightin’ Blue Hens are 1-0 against CAA opponents. Delaware has a 0-3 record in games decided by less than 4 points.Hofstra averages 10.6 made 3-pointers per game, 3.4 more made shots than the 7.2 per game Delaware gives up. Delaware has shot at a 47.2% rate from the field this season, 5.4 percentage points above the 41.8% shooting opponents of Hofstra have averaged.The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.TOP PERFORMERS: Thomas is scoring 22.1 points per game and averaging 4.6 rebounds for the Pride.Jyare Davis is avera...

Western Illinois puts home win streak on the line against Lindenwood

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:00:19 GMT

Lindenwood Lions (6-8, 0-1 OVC) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (9-6, 2-0 OVC)Macomb, Illinois; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Western Illinois hosts Lindenwood aiming to continue its three-game home winning streak.The Leathernecks have gone 6-1 in home games. Western Illinois is 3-6 against opponents with a winning record.The Lions are 0-1 in OVC play. Lindenwood averages 11.4 turnovers per game and is 4-4 when turning the ball over less than opponents.Western Illinois averages 72.1 points per game, 0.5 more points than the 71.6 Lindenwood gives up. Lindenwood has shot at a 41.3% clip from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points higher than the 40.2% shooting opponents of Western Illinois have averaged.The Leathernecks and Lions match up Saturday for the first time in OVC play this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan Myers is shooting 46.3% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Leathernecks, while averaging 13.1 points. James Dent Jr. is shooting 34.2% an...

Georgetown Hoyas face the DePaul Blue Demons on 3-game losing streak

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:00:19 GMT

DePaul Blue Demons (3-10, 0-2 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (7-7, 0-3 Big East)Washington; Saturday, 12 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Georgetown looks to break its three-game losing streak when the Hoyas play DePaul.The Hoyas have gone 6-4 at home. Georgetown has a 3-6 record against opponents above .500.The Blue Demons are 0-2 against Big East opponents. DePaul allows 76.2 points to opponents and has been outscored by 10.1 points per game.Georgetown is shooting 42.7% from the field this season, 3.4 percentage points lower than the 46.1% DePaul allows to opponents. DePaul averages 66.1 points per game, 6.5 fewer points than the 72.6 Georgetown allows.The Hoyas and Blue Demons face off Saturday for the first time in Big East play this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Jayden Epps is averaging 17.8 points and 4.1 assists for the Hoyas.Chico Carter Jr. is averaging 12.7 points and 4.1 assists for the Blue Demons.LAST 10 GAMES: Hoyas: 5-5, averaging 71.4 points, 34.1 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 6.1 steals and ...

Florida Missing Child Alert issued for 15-year-old girl last seen in Volusia County

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:00:19 GMT

OSTEEN, Fla. (WSVN) — Authorities are seeking the public’s help locating a 15-year-old girl last seen in Volusia County. Clarissa Norvitz was last seen near the 200 block of Dixon Lake Road in Osteen, Florida on Thursday. The missing teen is described as having red hair and brown eyes. She stands at 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs approximately 120 pounds. At the time of her disappearance, she was wearing a black shirt, black shorts, and blue Crocs. Additionally, she may be carrying a blue blanket.The missing teenager may be traveling southbound on State Road 415 and is known to frequent the Osteen Bike Path and the surrounding forest area. Local law enforcement is urging residents and individuals in the area to remain vigilant and report any information that may aid in locating Norvitz.Anyone with information regarding Norvitz’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Florida Department of Law Enforcement or the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office at 386-943-8276 ...

China retaliates in EU trade row by launching liquor probe

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:00:19 GMT

China will investigate whether European producers of liquors are dumping their products on the Chinese market in apparent retaliation against a European Commission probe into subsidies for electric vehicles made in China.Though the Ministry of Commerce didn’t mention any countries or distillers by name in its announcement on Friday, the probe likely will target cognac, Armagnac and other varieties of French brandies. The ministry describes the focus as “spirits made from distilled wine originating in the EU and imported into containers of less than 200 liters.”The inquiry comes only three months after the official start of the EU’s investigation into whether subsidies for electric vehicle producers from China are unfair. Beijing has argued the ramping production of the cars is not due to subsidies but rather the result of carefully planning its access to raw materials plus a decade-long march to improve its industrial innovation.The commerce ministry launched the probe in resp...

Woman accused of killing Boston Police officer boyfriend expected in court Friday

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:00:19 GMT

Karen Read, accused of killing her boyfriend in January 2022, will be back in court Friday.Prosecutors say after a night of drinking Read murdered Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe by running him over with her car and leaving him outside in the snow near a Canton home.Read has pleaded not guilty and her lawyers said she had nothing to do with the officer’s death.The state medical examiner said O’Keefe died from multiple injuries to the head and hypothermia.Read’s lawyers assert that O’Keefe was attacked by a dog and beaten in the Canton home after Read had left.

WATCH: Flight to Boston diverted due to unruly passenger

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:00:19 GMT

A flight from Fort Lauderdale to Boston Thursday had to be diverted to Orlando after an unruly passenger disrupted the flight with dangerous behavior.JetBlue confirmed the disturbance in service and said two people had to be escorted off the plane by law enforcement in Orlando.In a video captured by a passenger, the pilot can be heard explaining the situation to travelers over the plane’s intercom system.https://twitter.com/LeoRuiz037/status/1743143122073219172“We had a disruptive, violent passenger in the back,” the pilot said in the video. “Unfortunately, I could not make an announcement, tip him off. We didn’t want to agitate him more than he already was, he was attacking another passenger.”All passengers were forced to deplane so that the aircraft could refuel, pushing their arrival in Boston back further.Flight 170, originally scheduled to land at Boston’s Logan International Airport at 12:35 a.m., instead arrived hours later at ...

Boys cross-country All-Scholastics and league All-Stars

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:00:19 GMT

Altamo Ashkenasy (Brookline)Paul Bergeron (Westford Academy)Kalias Ciatto (Brookline)Thomas Corbett (Norwell)Stephen Goehringer (Wellesley)Jack Graffeo (Westford Academy)Isaac Gross (Marblehead)Ben Kasen (Brookline)Chris Larnard (BC High)Ryan Leslie (Billerica)Paulino Guevara Mateo (Cambridge)Eli Merritt (Wellesley)Pablo Tejedor Meyers (Brookline)Sean Moore (Danvers)Devin Moreau (Greater Lowell)Patrick Noonan (Lexington)Joey Ryan (Lexington)Ilan Sherman-Kadish (Newton South)John Wilson (BC High) ALTAMO ASHKENASYBROOKLINEThe junior finished a strong 13th to help lead the Warriors to the team win at the Meet of Champions. The Bay State Conference All-Star was fourth at the BSC Championships and 12th at the Div. 1A Championships. Ashkenasy, who also runs indoor and outdoor track, had a big day at the Twilight Invitational with a stellar fifth-place finish.PAUL BERGERONWESTFORD ACADEMYThe best runner in the state, Bergeron easily defended his Div. 1 Meet of Champions title. He went...

Trump meets with Teamsters boss, who says 45 agreed to sit down with union

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:00:19 GMT

The head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the nation’s most powerful labor organizations, sat down for dinner with former President Donald Trump this week, as the million-member strong union considers which candidate to back in 2024 and Trump works to secure the support of the working class.The General President of the Teamsters, Sean O’Brien, and Trump, the leading contender for the Republican nomination, apparently met for a one-on-one meal Wednesday evening, during which the pair discussed the plight of workers in uncertain economic times, according to a Teamsters spokesperson.“O’Brien and Trump talked about a number of topics, including ‘right to work,’ antitrust, and trade,” a Teamsters spokesperson told the Herald following their meeting.On social media, the union described the meeting as an “in-depth and productive discussion on worker issues most important to the Teamsters Union.”According to the Teamsters, during the meeting O’Brien wa...