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Wembanyama gets some lessons from Kareem and Isiah Thomas at NBA Con

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:28:50 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama freely acknowledged that he was often confused in his first NBA Summer League game, going as far as to say that there were times when he didn’t know what he was doing.He’s in good company.Wembanyama shared the stage for a conversation on Saturday at NBA Con with a pair of champions, Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Isiah Thomas. And they may have given the San Antonio Spurs rookie a bit of solace by revealing that when they were breaking into the league, they had moments when they were lost as well.“It takes a while. You have things to learn,” Abdul-Jabbar told him on the stage during the 30-minute conversation that Thomas moderated, one of the featured attractions at the inaugural NBA Con. “But he’s an intelligent young man. He’ll get it done.”Hundreds of people crammed into a small space to hear the conversation; many more who couldn’t get in stretched their phones near the doors, desperate for even a look. “It truly means...

Rays’ Yandy Diaz changes All-Star plans, will play in game before birth of his son

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:28:50 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — On second thought, Tampa Bay’s Yandy Diaz will not have to try to play in the All-Star Game on the same day as the birth of his son.Diaz, the starting first baseman for the American League, initially planned to remain in Florida for the birth of his son Tuesday morning, then fly across country to Seattle to make the All-Star appearance later that night.A hectic day was to conclude with another long flight back home after the game.Well, the plan has changed.“They’ve rescheduled the C-section until Wednesday so that I can be there for it,” Diaz said through a team interpreter before the Rays faced the Atlanta Braves at Tropicana Field on Saturday night. “I’m going on a regular commercial flight. I’m actually going to leave (for Seattle) Monday night.”Diaz, who entered Saturday night batting a team-leading .316 with 12 homers and 39 RBIs for the AL-best Rays, said he never gave serious thought to skipping the All-Star Game.“Actually I’m playing it for my wif...

Un hombre en motocicleta tirotea a varias personas en Nueva York; hay un muerto y heridos

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:28:50 GMT

NUEVA YORK – Un hombre a bordo de un ciclomotor disparó este sábado a varias personas en Nueva York de forma aparentemente aleatoria, matando a una e hiriendo a otras tres, antes de ser detenido.Según las autoridades, el sospechoso es un hombre hispano de 25 años y con un arresto previo en la ciudad.“No sabemos el motivo, pero parece aleatorio”, dijo a los periodistas Joseph Kenny, de la Oficina de Detectives del Departamento de Policía de Nueva York (NYPD).Según Kenny, los videos y testimonios recogidos muestran que el hombre no buscaba a nadie en concreto y que aparentemente se dedicó a disparar a distintas personas mientras circulaba en un ciclomotor. Cómo murió Wynter, la bebé secuestrada y que apareció abandonada en un callejón Intérprete que ayudó a soldados de EEUU en Afganistán muere baleado en DC Los tiroteos comenzaron alrededor de las 11 am hora local en el distrito de Brooklyn y continuaron poco despu...

Soler drives in 2 runs as Marlins end Phillies’ franchise-tying road winning streak at 13 games

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:28:50 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Jorge Soler homered and hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly as the Miami Marlins beat Philadelphia 5-3 Saturday and ended the Phillies’ franchise-record tying 13-game road winning streak.Rookie Dane Myers had two hits and drove in two runs, and Garrett Cooper singled twice for the Marlins.Phillies star slugger Bryce Harper exited after he was struck on his surgically repaired right elbow by a pitch from Marlins starter Braxton Garrett in the third. Harper favored the elbow as he received attention from the Phillies trainer. After a couple of minutes, Harper eventually went to first and later in the inning made an unsuccessful attempt to steal third. Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson said after the game that X-rays on Harper’s elbow were negative.Bryson Stott took Harper’s spot in the lineup when his turn came again in the fifth.Soler’s sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the fourth gave the Marlins a 4-3 lead.Luis Arraez didn’t start, but added a pinch-hit, RBI sing...

Duran, Verdugo each hit a 2-run HR; Red Sox coast past MLB-worst Athletics, 10-3

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:28:50 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Jarren Duran and Alex Verdugo each had a two-run homer, and Masataka Yoshida had his sixth consecutive multi-hit game to lead the Boston Red Sox past the Oakland Athletics 10-3 on Saturday.Christian Arroyo and Duran both had three hits, Yoshida two and Duran scored three runs and drove in three for the Red Sox, who have won seven of eight. Yoshida’s streak matches the MLB’s longest this season.Manny Piña and Brent Rooker each hit a solo homer for Oakland, which has the major league’s worst record. At 25-66, the Athletics are on pace to finish 45-117.Feasting on an Athletics’ staff that entered the day with the majors’ highest ERA (6.02), the Red Sox didn’t take long to reach 10 hits for a season-high seventh straight game, getting 12 of their 15 in the initial five innings.It’s Boston’s longest double-digit hit streak since late-July through early August 2019.A day after coming off the paternity list following the birth of his and wife Katie’s second child earlier this...

Cardinals reliever Gallegos gets wiped down by umpire after using rosin bag on his left arm

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:28:50 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Two years ago, it was Giovanny Gallegos’ hat. This time, it was rosin on his left arm.It’s just something about Gallegos and Chicago’s South Side.Gallegos pitched the eighth inning in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 3-0 victory over the White Sox on Saturday. But it wasn’t exactly a routine outing.It all started when plate umpire Lance Barrett saw Gallegos hit his left arm with the rosin bag after he warmed up. Barrett told Gallegos that was illegal and the umpire used a towel to clean off Gallegos’ arm.When the 31-year-old Gallegos did the same thing with two out in the inning, Barrett got a towel from the White Sox dugout and wiped down the reliever’s arm again.“They can do rosin on their throwing hand and arm, but not on their glove hand. And so any time we see a pitcher do that we just have him wipe it off and tell him he can’t do it,” crew chief Alfonso Marquez said.“I don’t know if there was a language barrier or not. I’m not s...

Gunman on scooter shoots randomly in NYC, police say, killing an 87-year-old and wounding 3 others

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:28:50 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A scooter-riding gunman killed an 87-year-old man and wounded three others in a string of random shootings that stretched across two New York City boroughs, police said Saturday.A 25-year-old man was taken into custody without incident and his identity was not revealed by police, Assistant Police Chief Joseph Kenny said at a news conference. A 9 mm handgun with an extended magazine and a scooter were recovered.The New York Police Department pulled an image of the gunman from video and sent it to phones of officers, some of whom spotted the suspect about two hours after the first shooting. “We don’t know the motive. It seems his acts were random,” Kenny said. In all, the NYPD said there were five shootings carried out during the spree by someone on a scooter, one in Brooklyn and four in Queens. No one was injured in one of the shootings.The shootings began around 11:10 a.m. when someone on a scooter shot a 21-year-old man in the shoulder in Brooklyn. He was brought to...

Quick hailstorm causes damage in Littleton

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:28:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A hailstorm blew through Littleton Saturday afternoon causing minor damage to cars and sending patrons at a local brewery scrambling for cover.One KDVR viewer sent photos and video of her experience at Breckenridge Brewery this afternoon. You can see and hear the hail dropping hard and heavy. In typical Colorado weather fashion, the people at the brewery waited a few minutes and it was over. Back to sunshine and patio drinking. Damage to car after Littleton hailstorm in Breckenridge Brewery parking lot (Photo credit: Erin James)Damage to car after Littleton hailstorm (Photo credit: Erin James)Hail in Littleton (Photo credit: Erin James) The storm moved in at approximately 3:45 p.m. and was out before 4 p.m. The severe weather missed Denver, staying south and to the west of the city. Saturday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for thunderstorms that moved across the Front Range. The Pinpoint Weather team said storms started up in the afternoon and moved southeast throug...

Police: At least 1 dead in overnight crash

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:28:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- At least one person is dead after a crash in the Montbello neighborhood overnight.According to the Denver Police Department, there was a crash with serious injuries involving two motorists. Denver police investigating deadly hit-and-run, assault as homicide The department reported the death at 12:58 a.m. Saturday.It happened near 56th Avenue and Joliet Street in Denver, near the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.DPD said one of the motorists was declared dead on the scene.The condition of the other motorist was unclear as of Saturday morning.

Cases of locally acquired malaria rise to 6 in Florida

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:28:50 GMT

(CNN) — There are two more cases of locally acquired malaria in Sarasota County, according to the Florida Department of Health, bringing the total number of cases to six in the state.At the end of June, the Florida department issued a statewide mosquito-borne illness advisory following the initial four cases of malaria.The Texas Department of State Health Services said on Friday that it is still aware of only one case of malaria there, but they are still on the lookout for other cases. Texas is also monitoring the region’s mosquito population for the disease.These locally acquired cases of malaria are the first in the United States in the last 20 years, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Malaria spreads when a female Anopheles mosquito infected with a protozoan parasite from the Plasmodium genus bites a human. Most cases diagnosed in the United States are imported. Worldwide there are about 247 million cases each year, 95% are in Africa, accordi...