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Swiatek advances at Wimbledon and says pressure is off; Sabalenka wins, Jabeur talks Beckham

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:15:35 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — An avid reader, Iga Swiatek knows how to contextualize her Wimbledon experiences.Her third-round exit last year after winning the French Open was a disappointment. The top-ranked Swiatek cleared that hurdle Friday at the All England Club, dispatching 30th-seeded Petra Martic 6-2, 7-5 to reach the fourth round.“It’s just a totally different chapter,” the 22-year-old Pole said.The four-time Grand Slam champion can reach her first Wimbledon quarterfinal when she faces 14th-seeded Belinda Bencic on Sunday.Swiatek has said she felt a lot of pressure last year from high expectations and the 35-match winning streak she carried into Wimbledon.“I do feel more relaxed. I think also because I won Roland Garros and I feel like after that the pressure is a little bit off because I reached my goal kind of for the season,” she said. “I don’t have to think about anything else other than playing. … I feel like I have more kind of, I don’t know, free space in my head t...

2023 All-Star Rosters

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:15:35 GMT

Tuesday, July 11At T-Mobile Park, Seattlei-inactive; r-replacementAmerican LeagueCatcher — Jonah Heim, Texas RangersFirst Baseman — Yandy Diaz, Tampa Bay RaysSecond Baseman — Marcus Semien, Texas RangersShortstop — Corey Seager, Texas RangersThird Baseman — Josh Jung, Texas RangersDesignated Hitter — Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angelsi-Outfield — Mike Trout, Los Angeles AngelsOutfield — Randy Arozarena, Tampa Bay Raysi-Outfield — Aaron Judge, New York YankeesReservesCatchersSalvador Perez, Kansas City RoyalsAdley Rutschman, Baltimore OriolesInfieldersVladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue JaysWhit Merrifield, Toronto Blue JaysBo Bichette, Toronto Blue JaysJose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardiansr-Wander Franco, Tampa Bay RaysOutfieldersBrent Rooker, Oakland AthleticsLuis Robert Jr., Chicago White SoxAustin Hays, Baltimore Oriolesi-Yordan Alvarez, Houston AstrosAdolis Garcia, Texas Rangersr-Kyle Tucker, Hoston Astrosr-Julio Rodriguez, Seattle MarinersPitchersStartersShohei Ohtani, L.A. AngelsGe...

Sports on TV for July 8 – 9

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:15:35 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsSaturday, July 8AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL5 a.m.FS2 — AFL: Melbourne at St. Kilda1 a.m. (Sunday)FS2 — AFL: Adelaide at EssendonAUTO RACING6:25 a.m.ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, United Kingdom9:55 a.m.ESPN2 — Formula 1: Qualifying, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, United Kingdom1 p.m.NBC — AMA Pro Motocross: Round 6, Southwick, Mass.1:30 p.m.FS1 — NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: The O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio4 p.m.USA — NASCAR Xfinity Series: Qualifying, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Ga.5:30 p.m.USA — NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Ga.8 p.m.USA — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The Alsco Uniforms 250, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Ga.BOXING9:30 p.m.SHO — Showtime Championship Main Card: Jaron Ennis vs. Roiman Villa (Welterweights), Atlantic City, N.J.CFL FOOTBALL7 p.m.CBSSN — Ottawa at HamiltonCYCLING6:20 a.m.PEA...

2 men arrested in shooting that killed 3 people and injured 8 in Texas

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:15:35 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Two men were arrested Friday in a shooting that killed three people and injured eight others as a crowd of hundreds gathered in a Texas neighborhood on the eve of the Fourth of July, police said.Christopher Redic Jr., 20, and Brandon Williams, 19, were both taken into custody on murder charges related to the shooting late July 3 in the Fort Worth neighborhood of Como, Fort Worth police Chief Neil Noakes said. Noakes said investigators believe the shooting was gang-related and followed some kind of altercation.He said there could be additional arrests. Police had previously said several men fired indiscriminately into the crowd. The shooting erupted about two hours after the end of the Independence Day celebration called ComoFest in the historically Black neighborhood. The celebration had been held in a park several blocks away from the area where the shots were fired.Police have said the shooting on Horne Street was “separate from and unrelated to ComoFest.” Noakes ref...

Wynter Cole-Smith, de dos años, fue vista por última vez peinada con coletas y vistiendo una playera con un arcoíris. Hoy la encontraron sin vida

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:15:35 GMT

(CNN) — La niña y su hermano menor estaban en casa con su madre cuando el agresor atacó.La joven madre fue apuñalada repetidamente a última hora del domingo por su expareja en su departamento de Lansing antes de poder escapar y llamar a las autoridades, dijeron el jefe de policía de la ciudad y el FBI.El hermano de un año de la pequeña Wynter Cole-Smith fue encontrado ileso en el departamento, dijo el FBI.Pero su hermana mayor, de dos años, que vestía una camiseta blanca con un arcoíris y llevaba el pelo recogido en trenzas hasta los hombros, había desaparecido.La Policía de Lansing emitió a primera hora de este lunes una alerta Amber y un bombardeo de mensajes en teléfonos celulares, radios, televisores y señales de tráfico para ayudar en la búsqueda de Wynter y del sospechoso, Rashad Maleek Trice, posiblemente en un Chevy Impala blanco de 2013.Alertas como estas, dice el Centro Nacional para Menores Desaparecidos y Explotados, “suelen resolverse en cuestión de horas...

Colorado regulators consider ban on sale of gas-powered lawn equipment

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:15:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Gas-powered lawn mowers, leaf blowers and chainsaws could soon be harder to find in Colorado stores.The Regional Air Quality Council voted Friday to ban the sale of small gas-powered lawn tools in an effort to improve air quality along the Front Range. Here’s how you can check the air quality for where you live If approved by the state, the measure would begin in 2025. "Cars and trucks are primary contributors to our air quality in the summer months," Mike Silverstein said. "But lawn and garden equipment is too."Silverstein and the council voted nearly unanimously on the proposal, which would also require commercial operators like landscaping companies to switch to electric lawn mowers, weed whackers and leaf blowers by 2026. Riding lawn mowers would not be included in the regulation, which would also only include the months of June, July and August. Homeowners with gas-powered tools would still be allowed to use them."The individual can use whateve...

At least 6 organizations opt against holding conventions in Broward; some cite concerns over Florida’s ‘political climate’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:15:35 GMT

Broward County officials say several groups have had a change of heart about holding their events there, and some are blaming the state of politics in Florida.The group Visit Lauderdale works with organizations across the country to bring them to Broward. The group’s CEO, Stacy Ritter, said there is a clear pattern when it comes to recent cancellations.“I don’t think any of us has ever seen politics creep into tourism,” said Ritter.But officials with Visit Lauderdale say that’s exactly with about half a dozen organizations that opted out of holding their conventions in Broward.“Tourism has always transcended politics. People travel where they’d like to go,” said Ritter.But despite the sun and the sand, some groups are deciding to go elsewhere, according to a spreadsheet provided to 7News.One of those groups explained, “We were so close on this one … but group decided to pull out of Florida due to concerns about what the gov...

Unsettled weather returns

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:15:35 GMT

After a couple of sunny days for most of the area, unsettled weather will slowly work its way back into New England the next few days. Saturday will feature more clouds, especially along the shoreline as a coastal storm system passes out to sea. Meanwhile in central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire a stalled front will produce afternoon showers and storms for some. The front remains in the area on Sunday but also remains stalled, meaning the system will be weaker but could still produce a shower or storm into the afternoon, even for locations a little closer to the coast. Widespread rain moves in on Monday as a second cold front moves through the area with scattered showers and storms in the forecast.

Authorities say inmate who escaped from Pennsylvania jail is dangerous and has survivalist skills

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:15:35 GMT

(CNN) — Pennsylvania authorities are searching for a “dangerous” inmate with survivalist skills who they say escaped Warren County Prison by elevating himself on exercise equipment and exiting the jail yard through a metal gated roof, a county spokesperson said Friday during a news conference.Police in the city of Warren said in social media posts that on Friday officials discovered inmate Michael Charles Burham – who was being held on arson and burglary charges and was a suspect in a homicide investigation – had escaped.Warren Police said Burham “was also associated with the prior carjacking and kidnapping of a local couple while trying to escape capture.”“He is considered very dangerous, and the public is asked to be vigilant and report anything out of the ordinary,” according to police.Burham was last seen wearing an orange and white striped jump suit, a denim jacket and crocs shoes, Warren Police said.In addition to searching on foot and with K-9 units, law enforc...

Yankees Notebook: Left field remains a ‘mixed bag’ and area of concern

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:15:35 GMT

Everyone knew the Yankees needed a left fielder over the offseason, but the team rolled into spring training with Oswaldo Cabrera and Aaron Hicks as the best options on the roster.Since then, Cabrera, Hicks, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Jake Bauers, Billy McKinney, Franchy Cordero, Willie Calhoun, Greg Allen and Giancarlo Stanton have all played the position this season. Bauers went on the injured list Friday, while Calhoun and Allen were already on it. Hicks now plays for the Orioles.The collective group had given the Yankees mixed results offensively entering Friday’s series opener against the Cubs.According to FanGraphs, Yankees left fielders are 28th in on-base percentage (.285), 27th in WAR (0.1), 26th in wRC+ (84) and 24th in average (.227). The position has found ways to score, though, as the group ranks sixth in runs (92), eighth in home runs (22) and ninth in RBI (74).As for the defense, Yankees left fielders rank 28th in defensive runs saved (-12) and ultimate zone rating (-5...