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Martin Truex Jr. surges to 4th career Sonoma Raceway victory

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:48:36 GMT

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. won at Sonoma Raceway for the fourth time in his career Sunday, passing Chase Elliott for the lead after a final-stage restart and holding off Kyle Busch for his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season.The 42-year-old Truex confidently drove his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to another victory on the hilly road course at the base of Northern California wine country, where he also won in 2013, 2018 and 2019. Only Jeff Gordon has more victories (five) at Sonoma than Truex, who earned the 33rd win of his Cup career and his second in the last six races after winning at Dover.Elliott finished fifth in his return from a one-race suspension for deliberately wrecking Hamlin at Charlotte. Elliott, who has missed seven races this season, twice held the lead in the final stage before Truex blew past him on fresher tires. Truex has seven top-10 finishes in his last nine races.“Hats off to my team,” said Truex, who finished 26th at Sonoma last year. ...

Olvídate de los influencers. Aquí vienen los “desinfluencers”

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:48:36 GMT

(CNN) — Háganse a un lado, influencers.Todos hemos visto a esas personas jóvenes y fotogénicas que promocionan modas, alimentos o servicios a sus grandes seguidores en TikTok e Instagram.Pero ahora ha llegado una nueva generación de “desinfluencers”, que dicen que el materialismo y las tendencias excesivamente caras ya no están de moda. Mientras los consumidores vigilan sus gastos en estos tiempos inflacionistas, este grupo emergente de usuarios de las redes sociales insta a la gente a evaluar si realmente necesitan esa manta pesada de US$ 185.Por qué los expertos temen que TikTok agrave la crisis de salud mental entre los adolescentesSus mensajes son simples y directos: estos artículos están sobrevalorados, no los necesitas y aquí tienes por qué. A veces sugieren otras opciones. También hablan de sostenibilidad y del coste de los residuos asociados a determinados sectores, como la belleza y la moda.Los “desinfluencers” son cada vez más populares. En Ti...

Egypt’s Al Ahly wins African Champions League with late goal against defending champion Wydad

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:48:36 GMT

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Egypt’s Al Ahly won the African Champions League on Sunday for a record-extending 11th continental club title as a late header by defender Mohamed Abdelmonem wrestled the crown away from defending champion Wydad at its home stadium in Morocco.Abdelmonem’s 78th-minute goal saw the second leg of the final end 1-1 in Casablanca and gave Al Ahly a 3-2 aggregate win.It is the Egyptian giant’s third title in four years and was revenge for a loss to Wydad at the same Stade Mohammed V in the one-off final a year ago.Yahia Attiyat Allah put Wydad ahead in the 27th minute when his left-footed free kick from out on the right side drifted past everyone and into the far corner of the net.At 1-0 on the night, Wydad was winning on away goals and the home fans let off fireworks from that point on, causing referee Bamlak Tessema Weyesa to stop the game for a few minutes in the second half for the clouds of thick white smoke to clear.Abdelmonem ended the c...

Athletics complete their first series sweep with 8-6 victory over Brewers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:48:36 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — If only the Oakland Athletics played in the NL Central, they might not be on pace to have one of the worst seasons in modern history.Seth Brown and Brent Rooker hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning to help the Athletics complete their first series sweep of the season with an 8-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.Kevin Smith also homered as the A’s erased an early 2-0 deficit. Since falling 5-4 at Pittsburgh on Monday for their 15th straight road loss, Oakland has gone 5-0 on the road against the NL Central’s top two teams — the Pirates and Brewers. “I think the clubhouse is just becoming closer,” Brown said. “Guys are really starting to get to know each other and just starting to kind of jell as a team a bit.”This marks the first time the A’s have won five straight games within the same season since September 2021. This surge gives the Athletics (17-50) a higher winning percentage than the 1962 New York Mets, who went 40-120 for the wo...

Phoenix Mercury make travel ‘adjustments’ following airport incident with Brittney Griner

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:48:36 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Phoenix Mercury coach Vanessa Nygaard had one goal before taking the court Sunday.She wants the WNBA to take additional steps to keep her team’s traveling parties safe and secure. One day after Mercury center Brittney Griner was confronted by a “provocateur” at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the two coaches and a handful of players suggested more charter flights could help prevent any future run-ins with outsiders.“We will ensure that our players and our organization and our staff are safe,” she said. ”We will be making (travel) adjustments that maybe should have happened before, but right now we’re going to prioritize the safety of our players and we’ve seen that the organization has supported us.”Nygaard opened her pregame remarks with a 75-second statement in which she offered support for Griner and concern about everyone who made the trip to Indy. She also said Phoenix already has adjusted its plans for future road trips though she declined to...

RBC Canadian Open Scores

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:48:36 GMT

SundayAt Oakdale Golf & Country ClubTorontoPurse: $9 millionYardage: 7,264; Par: 72Final Round(x-won on first playoff hole)x-Tommy Fleetwood70-70-64-67—271x-Nick Taylor75-67-63-66—271Tyrrell Hatton72-64-72-64—272C.T. Pan70-66-66-70—272Aaron Rai67-69-69-67—272Eric Cole69-73-69-63—274Mark Hubbard68-70-66-70—274Justin Rose69-69-66-71—275Rory McIlroy71-67-66-72—276Andrew Novak69-68-67-72—276Brandon Wu71-69-67-69—276Jonathan Byrd68-69-70-70—277Harrison Endycott72-68-69-68—277Doug Ghim71-68-69-69—277Adam Hadwin71-68-70-68—277Harry Higgs71-66-67-73—277Nate Lashley70-68-70-70—278Will Gordon68-74-69-68—279Carl Yuan68-67-74-70—279Sam Bennett70-72-70-68—280Corey Conners67-69-70-74—280Matt Fitzpatrick68-73-69-70—280Lucas Glover69-72-70-69—280Matt Kuchar71-71-70-68—280Ludvig Aberg69-72-71-69—281Lee Hodges72-67-72-70—281Seonghyeon Kim68-70-72-71—281Justin Lower67-70-75-69—281Ryan Moore69-74-71-67—281Ted Potter Jr.73-67-70-71—281Chez Reavie72-71-73-65—281Alex Smalley73-70-71-67—281Dylan Wu71-7...

Denver nonprofit auctioning off signed Nuggets basketball

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:48:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Denver-based nonprofit has a major item it is auctioning off right in time for what could be the final game of the 2023 NBA season.Brothers Redevelopment works to provide affordable, safe and accessible housing solutions for Colorado's low-income, elderly and disabled residents and the group happens to be pretty big Nuggets fans. Earlier this year a basketball signed by the entire 2022-23 team was donated by Kroenke Sports and Entertainment to the nonprofit. Joseph Rios, Brothers Redevelopment communications manager, said the organization was excited to have its hands on this ball. Tix for trade: Local barber offers free haircuts for life in exchange for Nuggets tickets “I never thought I’d see the Nuggets go to a championship in my lifetime. It's really cool that as a nonprofit we are able to auction off this item and our worlds almost collide in a sense in that people can support the community while supporting the Denver Nuggets as well,” Rios said.The money ...

Nuggets try to avoid letdown with 1 win to go for team's first title

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:48:36 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Everything from the history books to the way they’ve played through most of the postseason suggests the Denver Nuggets are on the verge of capturing their first NBA title in 47 years in the league.The goal now for Denver is to not let up against the Miami Heat on Monday in what will be the first title-clinching opportunity in franchise history.“My biggest concern going into any close-out game is human nature and fighting against that,” coach Michael Malone said Sunday after practice. “Most teams, when you’re up 3-1, they come up for air.”Malone's mission to keep the Nuggets thinking about hoops, not that trophy, could be helped by the fact that Miami's only win in this series came a week ago in Denver. Also, the Heat have won seven road games during the postseason and are 2-0 when they've faced elimination — against Chicago in the play-in tournament and at Boston in Game 7 of the conference finals. Nuggets home championship win would be rare for Colorado teams When t...

As Nuggets near title, Murray has become all-around point guard Malone long envisioned

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:48:36 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Even back when Jamal Murray was racking up 50-point games in the NBA bubble, Denver coach Michael Malone marveled as much over his Canadian point guard's pinpoint passes as his magnificent moves and fadeaway baskets.“Well, I’ve long said that Jamal is not just a scorer," declared Malone, who early on even had to convince Murray himself. “That's been my challenge to him."Murray averaged 3.4 assists in his first season as Denver's starting point guard in 2017-18. That number jumped to 4.8 the next season and stayed there for two more years.After missing the 2021-22 season while recovering from knee surgery, Murray averaged a career-high 6.2 assists in his return to the lineup this season.That number has climbed to 7.1 in the playoffs, thanks to the 10, 10, 10 and 12 assists Murray has posted against the Heat in becoming the first player in history to reach double-digit assist totals in each of his first four games in the NBA Finals. Nuggets home championship win would ...

Rockies lose Blackmon for 4-6 weeks with fractured hand

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:48:36 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Colorado outfielder Charlie Blackmon has a fractured right hand and is expected to be sidelined for four-to-six weeks.Blackmon was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday and Colorado recalled infielder Coco Montes, who was to make his major league debut at second base against the San Diego Padres.Blackmon, who turns 37 on July 1, fractured the fifth metacarpal when he was hit by a pitch by Kansas City's Daniel Lynch leading off a game on June 3. Blackmon remained in the game and started the next four games before pinch-hitting in Saturday’s loss to San Diego.“We’ve been monitoring the whole time and it hasn’t felt great,” Black said. “A couple different X-rays showed no fracture and then based on how he’s felt the last couple of days, Keith X-rayed him again last night and it showed the fracture," Black said, referring to head athletic trainer Keith Duggar. Nuggets home championship win would be rare for Colorado teams Black was not surprised Blackmon continued to ...