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Derek Carr throws a TD pass in his Saints debut, a 26-24 preseason win over the Chiefs

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:55 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Derek Carr threw a touchdown pass in his New Orleans preseason debut and rookie Blake Grupe kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Saints to a 26-24 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in the opening exhibition game for both clubs.Chiefs star QB Patrick Mahomes started but took just five snaps before Kansas City’s first drive ended with a failed fourth-and-1 play on a direct snap to reserve tight end Blake Bell.Carr looked comfortable taking his first live snaps in his new offense, completing six of eight passes for 70 yards on the game’s opening drive.Aftrer twice rolling away from pressure on first-down completions to tight end Juwan Johnson and running back Alvin Kamara, Carr closed out the 12-play, 80-yard drive with a 4-yard pass to Keith Kirkwood as the receiver crossed the back of the end zone.With backups in the game for both teams, the Saints rallied late.After rookie Jake Haener’s 2-yard scoring pass to running back Ellis Merri...

Triolo’ 1st big league homer leads Pirates over Reds 4-2 in doubleheader opener

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:55 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jared Triolo hit his first major league home run, a three-run drive as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 in a doubleheader opener Sunday.Pittsburgh overcame a 2-0 deficit against the Reds, who lost for the ninth time in 11 games.Alex Williams started the comeback with an RBI single in the fifth.Liover Peguero walked against Lucas Sims starting the seventh and pinch-hitter Endy Rodriguez walked with one out against Alex Young (4-1).Triolo, in his 116th at-bat and 128th plate appearance, drove a full-count changeup to left.Angel Perdomo (3-2) pitched a hitless seventh inning. David Bednar allowed a ninth-inning triple to Will Benson but got his 24th save in 27 chances.Young lost for the first time with the Reds.Mitch Keller allowed two runs — one earned — five hits and three walks in six innings with seven strikeouts. Reds starter Brandon Williamson gave up one run and two hits in 5 2/3 innings.Christian Enc...

India’s fightback in Florida comes to an end as West Indies wins Twenty20 cricket series 3-2

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:55 GMT

LAUDERHILL, Fla. (AP) — West Indies ended India’s fightback in Florida and won their five-match Twenty20 cricket series 3-2 after an eight-wicket victory on Sunday with 12 balls left.India, which lost the first two games of the series in the Caribbean, chose to bat first in the fifth T20 and scored 165-9 at Central Broward Stadium. In reply, West Indies reached 171-2 in 18 overs with both innings interrupted by bad weather.West Indies opener Brandon King propelled the chase from the start. His 55-ball 85 not out included six sixes — one of which brought up his 50 — and five fours. King shared a 107-run stand with Nicholas Pooran (47) for the second wicket. Earlier, India’s openers failed to repeat their dominance from only 24 hours earlier at the same stadium in the fourth T20, where they had a 165-run stand. This time Yashasvi Jaiswal (5) was out in the first over. He was caught and bowled by spinner Akeal Hosein (2-24), who then reduced India to 17-2 after Shubman Gill (9) w...

Western & Southern Open Results

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:55 GMT

SundayAt Lindner Family Tennis CenterCincinnatiPurse: $6,600,000Surface: Hardcourt outdoorCINCINNATI (AP) _ Results Sunday from Western & Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses):Men’s SinglesQualificationArthur Fils (2), France, def. Zhang Zhizhen (8), China, 6-3, 6-3.Corentin Moutet, France, def. Daniel Altmaier (3), Germany, 6-4, 6-4.Jordan Thompson (4), Australia, def. Marc-Andrea Huesler, Switzerland, 6-3, 6-4.Dusan Lajovic (10), Serbia, def. Jason Kubler, Australia, 6-4, 6-4.Alexander Shevchenko, Russia, def. Diego Schwartzman, Argentina, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.Max Purcell, Australia, def. Alexei Popyrin (5), Australia, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4.Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, def. Daniel Elahi Galan (11), Colombia, 5-7, 7-6, 6-2.Men’s SinglesRound of 64Ben Shelton, United States, def. Christopher Eubanks, United States, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.Women’s SinglesQualificationAnn Li, United States, def. Alize Cornet (12), France, 6-3, 6-3.Cristina Bucsa, Spain...

Hunter Biden’s lawyer: Expanded charges not warranted

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:55 GMT

A lawyer for Hunter Biden said he’s committed to avoiding a trial for the U.S. president’s son, whose legal entanglements are set to remain in focus during the 2024 election campaign after his plea deal collapsed.Going to trial is “not inevitable,” attorney Abbe Lowell said on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday. “We were trying to avoid one all along.”President Joe Biden’s son faces a potentially extended probe after Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday elevated the prosecutor investigating Hunter Biden, Delaware-based U.S. Attorney David Weiss, to a special counsel. While that widens Weiss’s powers, Lowell said he sees no reason for further charges after a “painstaking” five-year probe.“If anything changes from his conclusion, which was two tax misdemeanors and a diverted gun charge, the question should be asked what infected the process that was not the facts of the law,” Lowell said.Hunter Biden had been expected to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax crimes and enter an agree...

Pence confirms indictment details, says Trump asked him to defy Constitution

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:55 GMT

Former Vice President Mike Pence continued his heel turn on his ex-boss over the weekend, taking to the Sunday shows to confirm some allegations included in a felony indictment against the former president which Trump recently denied.Trump called his one-time number-two “too honest” and asked him to ignore the U.S. Constitution, Pence said Sunday of conversations the pair had privately and which are included in a federal indictment charging Trump with three counts of conspiracy that Trump says never occurred.“It’s part of a dialogue that happened between the president and me. And that was related, I think, to a bogus lawsuit that was brought to try and force my hand, to have a federal judge say that I had the right to throw out votes,” Pence said in an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press.Trump has been charged for allegedly entering into a conspiracy with six unindicted co-conspirators to overturn the 2020 election and obstruct the counting of electoral college vote...

Ticker: ‘Barbie’ continues run atop box office; Wholesale inflation edges up  

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:55 GMT

“Barbie” has legs. Director Greta Gerwig ‘s film phenomenon remained a runaway No. 1 at the box office in its fourth week, bringing in $33.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.The Margot Robbie-led and produced film from Warner Bros., still in 4,137 theaters, refused to drop off as most box-office toppers have this year, surpassing $500 million in North America overall a week after it crossed the $1 billion mark globally — a record for a female director.The second half of the “Barbenheimer” duo, “Oppenheimer,” returned to the No. 2 spot in its own fourth week after a week at No. 3 overall. The Christopher Nolan-directed film from Universal Pictures brought in $18.8 million from 3,761 locations for an overall domestic total of $264.3 million.Wholesale inflation edges upWholesale prices in the United States picked up in July yet still suggested that inflationary pressures have eased this year since reaching alarming heights in 2022.The producer price index — which mea...

How chill is San Diego?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:55 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Sometimes San Diegans are faced with morning traffic and busy schedules, but there's also the calming sounds of the sea and other relaxing qualities to be enjoyed. Every bustling city, including America's Finest, has stress factors and stress relievers. So just how chill or tense are San Diegans? With National Relaxation Day set for Aug. 15, LawnStarter compared the 200 biggest U.S. cities to determine which offer the most peace of mind. Urban heat islands: Map shows the hottest neighborhoods in San Diego This study is based on 42 stress factors and stress relievers, including in metrics like depression rates, the average length of a workday, and access to spas and massage therapists. A weight was then assigned to each factor based on its importance and those factors were grouped into the following eight categories: mental well-being, mental health boosters, physical well-being, financial well-being, work stressors, environmental stressors, social stressors and recrea...

Montreal Pride Parade draws record crowd after abrupt cancellation of 2022 event

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:55 GMT

MONTREAL — There was a festive mood across downtown Montreal on Sunday as the city’s Pride parade drew a record number of participants one year after the 2022 event was abruptly cancelled. Simon Gamache, head of parade organizer Pride Montréal, said around 15,500 people participated in the parade, a record for the event.“Why are we here today? First of all, it’s because we’re proud of who we are and we want to show that we’re proud of who we are,” Gamache said in a speech ahead of the parade. “As well, it’s because we want to commemorate the struggles and the victories of the past, but above all, it’s because there are still too many injustices towards the 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, here and elsewhere.” Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante participated in the parade, riding on a float with popular drag queen Barbada. Also in attendance were several provincial cabinet ministers, including Deputy Premier Geneviève Guilbault, as well as...

Greek authorities order 105 soccer fans to be detained pending trial after fatal clash

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:55 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — All 105 soccer fans suspected of being involved in extensive clashes in the Greek capital that ended in the death of a 29-year-old AEK Athens supporter have been ordered to be detained pending their trial, authorities said Sunday.Three examining magistrates and two prosecutors questioned the detained fans in batches — 30 on Friday, 40 on Saturday and 35 on Sunday — and decided each day whether to detain them pending trial. One suspect, who is hospitalized under guard, gave a deposition to a visiting magistrate.The 102 Croat citizens and 3 Greeks have all denied any culpability in the fatal stabbing of Michalis Katsouris. He died from a stab wound and 10 others were injured when scores of Croatian supporters wielding wooden clubs and metal bats attacked bystanders outside AEK’s Opap Arena last Monday, police said.A Champions League qualifier between AEK and Dinamo Zagreb that was due to be held last week was called off by UEFA, soccer’s governing body in Europe,...