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Austin Hill survives wild restart to win Xfinity Series race at Pocono

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:36:27 GMT

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Austin Hill survived a wild restart in the final overtime laps at Pocono Raceway and earned his fourth Xfinity Series victory of the season on Saturday.Hill won the season opener at Daytona and added two more early season wins at Las Vegas and Phoenix, but hadn’t won over his last 13 races. He seemed like he might have to settle for another solid finish until he caught a break on the final extra two laps.Josh Berry, needing a win to qualify for the Xfinity playoffs, held the lead until a late wreck brought out the caution. Berry, who won the first two stages went high, slammed into the wall off the restart and wrecked. Hill had enough fuel in the No. 21 Chevrolet to speed away and get the win.Sam Mayer was second and Chase Elliott, winless in the Cup Series this year, finished third. Riley Herbst and Daniel Hemric rounded out the top five.“We didn’t get the caution we were looking for,” Elliott said.Berry faded to 24th.“I just got loose and got up the track,” B...

Browns open training camp in West Virginia’s scenic mountains, begin climb toward 2023 season

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:36:27 GMT

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — With the lush, green Allegheny Mountains providing a picturesque backdrop, the Cleveland Browns began preparing for an upcoming season they hope doesn’t go down hill.Looking to avoid outside distractions and perhaps forge better chemistry among players, the team opened training camp Saturday at The Greenbrier Resort, a swanky vacation spot used by other NFL teams in the past.Home, for the moment, is West Virginia’s country roads.“We’re landlocked here,” coach Kevin Stefanski said after the team took a short flight from Ohio and held a one-hour practice under partly sunny skies. “We’re in the middle of nowhere by design, so it forces you to be around your teammates.”The Browns, who have held camp in Berea, Ohio, since 1992, will spend eight days at the remote location, giving them ample time to ramp up for their Aug. 3 exhibition matchup against the New York Jets in the Hall of Fame game in Canton.The first few days will be relatively l...

Cheyenne Knight, Elizabeth Szokol hold on to win LPGA Tour’s lone team event

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:36:27 GMT

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Cheyenne Knight and Elizabeth Szokol held off Matilda Castren and Kelly Tan by a stroke Saturday to win the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, the LPGA Tour’s lone team event.Knight and Szokol closed with a 5-under 65 in better-ball play at Midland Country Club. They finished at 23 under, following a better-ball 61 in the second round Thursday with an alternate-shot 62 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round.Castren and Tan shot a 63. They also finished second last year.The 26-year-old Knight also won the 2019 Ascendant LPGA, while Szokol took her first LPGA Tour title. The U.S. duo tied for fourth last year after missing the cut in 2021.Play was delayed for 1 hour, 40 minutes because of lightning with the leaders on the 13th hole.The teams of Celine Boutier-Yuka Saso (62), Jodi Ewart Shadoff-Emma Talley (63) and Celine Borge-Polly Mack (63) tied for third at 20 under. Stacy Lewis and Maria Fassi had a 63 to finish sixth at 19 under.___AP go...

Hiker falls over cliff to death in Pitkin County

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:36:27 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A hiker fell to their death in Pitkin County on Saturday morning.At 10:57 a.m., the Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center received a Garmin inReach SOS alert about an injured hiker. Man shot on I-225 by suspects wearing ski masks The hiker had fallen down a gully and over a cliff between Heckart Pass and Pierre Lakes Basin, according to a press release.Multiple agencies responded in an effort to rescue the injured hiker. Mountain Rescue Aspen was in communication with the hiker's friend via Garmin inReach, and found the hiker using an unmanned aerial vehicle, according to a press release. CareFlight of the Rockies took MRA members to the hiker where they confirmed that the hiker had died from his injuries.The High Altitude Aviation Training Site of the Colorado Army National Guard also responded, providing a rotary aircraft and additional helping hands, eventually bringing back the MRA members from the field. How altitude affects hikers and how to ac...

Police: I-25 closed near Colorado Boulevard for death investigation

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:36:27 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Interstate 25 was closed Saturday evening while police said they were investigating a death.All of the northbound lanes on I-25 were closed at Colorado Boulevard as of 6:18 p.m. Hiker falls over cliff to death in Pitkin County The Denver Police Department said the interstate would be closed there until the death investigation was finished.No further details were released, but DPD said they would provide updates on a tweet thread.The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will release the person's identity and cause of their death, according to DPD.

Orioles rally in 9th to beat Rays, 6-5, and reclaim sole possession of AL East lead: ‘It was a special win’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:36:27 GMT

The Orioles have claimed sole possession of first place in the American League East twice in three days.The first time, they scored three runs in the fourth inning, blew that lead, retook it with small ball and held on thanks to Félix Bautista. The second time, they scored five runs in the fourth inning, blew that lead, retook it with small ball and held on thanks to Bautista.The Orioles on Saturday defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-5, in a battle for AL East supremacy behind Grayson Rodriguez’s solid start, manager Brandon Hyde’s decisions in the ninth inning and Ryan O’Hearn’s game-winning RBI single.“We jumped out early, they crawled back in and then we find a way to scratch a run there and Félix shut it down at the end,” O’Hearn said. “It was a special win, and we’ve got to go get the series tomorrow.”In his second start back in the big leagues, Rodriguez allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings for the second-best outi...

Chicago Cubs win in Dansby Swanson’s return, pounding out 15 hits and rallying for an 8-6 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:36:27 GMT

Out since July 5 with a bruised left heel, Danby Swanson said he was getting “stir crazy.”After a game that was simply crazy, the Chicago Cubs celebrated Swanson’s return Saturday with a big win against the rival St. Louis Cardinals.Swanson had two of the team’s 15 hits and Cody Bellinger stayed hot with four RBIs as the Cubs rallied from three deficits and, after two rain delays, emerged with an 8-6 victory in front of 40,425 fans at Wrigley Field.“The game can be played so many different ways,” Swanson said. “I think it’s being able to prove to ourselves that no matter how the game goes, we still have a good chance to win. (Saturday) we did a really good job of that.”The Cubs (47-51) scored three times in the sixth inning for the final answer in a back-and-forth game. Bellinger produced a two-run single with the bases loaded and Seiya Suzuki followed with the second of his three hits to drive in another run.Bellinger continued ...

Chicago White Sox want rookie Oscar Colás to dial down his intensity as he adjusts during his 2nd stint in the big leagues

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:36:27 GMT

Oscar Colás spent a portion of Saturday afternoon at Target Field with Chicago White Sox major-league field coordinator Mike Tosar.Secondary leads were the focus.“I was working on how to take off,” Colás said through an interpreter before the game against the Minnesota Twins. “I’m having a little bit of difficulty with my back leg when I’m going to take off.”Colás continues to learn, adapt and apply at the plate, on the bases and in right field since the Sox recalled him from Triple-A Charlotte on July 4. He’s concentrating on “just being more consistent.”Colás entered Saturday slashing .200/.237/.264 with four doubles, one home run and nine RBIs in 36 games.Manager Pedro Grifol has seen some adjustments from the 24-year-old. And he’s still working on other things.“We have to dial down on the intensity level,” Grifol said Friday. “This might sound a little weird, but he plays the game a...

Oregon hospital security guard dies after being shot in hospital; police later kill suspect

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:36:27 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A security guard died after being shot at an Oregon hospital Saturday, and the suspect was later killed by police in a nearby community, authorities said.Police responded to reports that a person with at least one firearm fired shots inside Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland, the Portland Police Bureau said in a statement. Arriving officers searched for the shooter while working with hospital staff to treat the guard, who was transferred to another facility, where he later died.Police from various agencies later tracked the suspect’s vehicle to nearby Gresham, located about 15 miles (24 kilometers) east of Portland, where the vehicle was stopped. Officers shot and killed the suspect, and no police officers were injured, the release said. The suspect’s name has not been released. Police were investigating a motive for the shooting.The hospital identified the slain security guard as Bobby Smallwood. In a statement, it said another staff member was s...

Sunday will be a pretty good day to get outdoors

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:36:27 GMT

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