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Europe wins back Ryder Cup in Italy; rookie Hae Ran Ryu gets first LPGA Tour win

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:19 GMT

GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Europe won back the the Ryder Cup on Sunday, just like it always does before its raucous crowd, with Rory McIlroy leading the way and Tommy Fleetwood delivering the decisive point to extend his team’s dominance over the Americans on home soil.The outcome was never seriously in doubt at Marco Simone. Europe started the final day with a five-point lead. McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland and Tyrrell Hatton put the Europeans on the verge of the cup, forcing the Americans to win the remaining five matches on the course.Just like everything else this week, there was little chance of that.McIlroy was still fired up over what he perceived to be bad behavior by Patrick Cantlay’s caddie on the 18th green the previous evening. He won his match to cap a 4-1 week and was Europe’s top scorer for the first time in the Ryder Cup.And then Fleetwood hit a signature shot on the signature hole, a drive to 25 feet on the reachable 16th. Rickie Fowler hit into the ...

Dolphins’ high-powered offense stalls in Miami’s latest letdown at Buffalo

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:19 GMT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — No matter how productive their offense had been coming into Buffalo, Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins still find themselves trying to keep pace with the Bills in the AFC East.A week after enjoying one of the most productive offensive outputs in NFL history in a 70-20 win over Denver, the Dolphins were thoroughly outplayed in a 48-20 loss to Buffalo on Sunday.“It’s very humbling,” Tagovailoa said. “To be able to have the highest high, and then you lose in a manner like this.”The Dolphins (3-1) not only squandered an opportunity to open a season at 4-0 for the first time since 1995, but once again ceded the division lead to the three-time defending champion Bills. The Dolphins are 2-12 in their past 14 meetings with the Bills and lost their eighth consecutive game at Buffalo since 2017. That includes a 34-31 defeat in a wild-card playoff game in January.“I think the Buffalo Bills proved why they are the team our whole division is trying to beat,” coach Mike Mc...

NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 Results

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:19 GMT

SundayAt Talladega SuperspeedwayTalladega, Ala.Lap length: 2.66 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (10) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 188 laps, 50 points.2. (8) William Byron, Chevrolet, 188, 53.3. (12) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 188, 34.4. (36) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 188, 34.5. (7) Austin Cindric, Ford, 188, 37.6. (30) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 188, 35.7. (23) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 188, 43.8. (19) Ryan Preece, Ford, 188, 31.9. (6) Riley Herbst, Ford, 188, 0.10. (28) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 188, 32.11. (34) Chandler Smith, Chevrolet, 188, 0.12. (17) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 188, 25.13. (3) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 188, 27.14. (15) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 188, 23.15. (4) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 188, 34.16. (13) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 188, 22.17. (1) Aric Almirola, Ford, 188, 20.18. (16) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 188, 19.19. (24) Chris Buescher, Ford, 188, 18.20. (31) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 188, 17.21. (18) Michael McDowell, Ford, 188, 16.22. (35) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 188, 15.23. ...

Derek Carr plays through a shoulder injury, but struggles continue for the Saints’ offense

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:19 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints quarterback Derek Carr was visibly upset with himself after short-hopping a long sideline throw to an open Chris Olave early in the second half against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.The rest of the game was just as frustrating for Carr and the sputtering New Orleans offense.Playing through a sprained shoulder that kept him out of practice earlier in the week, Carr threw for only 127 yards and failed to produce a touchdown in a 26-9 loss.A week after blowing a 17-0 fourth quarter lead to Green Bay when Carr was forced out in the third quarter, the Saints missed an early opportunity to take sole possession of first place in the NFC South.Instead, the Bucs moved to the top of the division.“That’s no excuse for us playing the way we did today,” Carr said. “Whatever it is that I have to do, I’ll do it. I just don’t want the shoulder to be an excuse for the way that we executed.”Very little went right for New Orleans after Taysom Hill slipped on a third-down catch wit...

ANÁLISIS | El problema de la “regla de tres” de los Premios Nobel

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:19 GMT

(CNN) — Algunas de las mentes más brillantes de la ciencia saldrán del anonimato académico la próxima semana, cuando se anuncien los Premios Nobel de Física, Química y Medicina o Fisiología.Estos galardones, creados por el químico sueco Alfred Nobel hace más de un siglo, representan la cumbre de los logros científicos y celebran avances transformadores que a menudo llevan décadas gestándose.Además de la enorme publicidad que reciben, los premios también suscitan críticas, ya que a veces generan controversia y resentimiento sobre quién es elegido y quién no, según Martin Rees, cosmólogo y físico británico, expresidente de la Royal Society, la sociedad científica más antigua del mundo.Para Rees, uno de los retos a los que se enfrentan los comités de los Nobel es el carácter cada vez más colaborativo de la mayor parte de la investigación científica. La imagen del genio solitario que tiene un momento eureka hace tiempo que desapareció, si es que alguna vez existió. Además, los des...

Steelers QB Kenny Pickett leaves loss against Texans after injuring knee

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:19 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett sustained a knee injury in the third quarter Sunday against the Houston Texans and it’s unclear if he’ll play next week.But regardless of who is playing quarterback, the Steelers must find a way to get their offense on track if they hope to bounce back from Sunday’s 30-6 loss to the Texans.“We all got to do better,” coach Mike Tomlin said. “I’m looking at us in totality, in terms of what we need to do to win.”Pickett threw for 114 yards with an interception and struggled to move the offense before leaving with the injury. The loss ends a two-game winning streak for the Steelers (2-2) and will likely increase the pressure on third-year offensive coordinator Matt Canada after another subpar offensive performance.Tomlin said Pickett is being evaluated and that he’d know more about his injury later in the week. His injury came when, trailing by 10, the Steelers went for it on fourth-and-1 from the Houston 33 wit...

Patriots pull QB Mac Jones after 2 turnovers lead directly to Cowboys touchdowns

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:19 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — With his facemask buried in the turf, New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones didn’t see the touchdown that resulted from his fumble deep in his own territory. He might not have seen the defensive tackle pursuing him then, or the cornerback that picked him off just before halftime. Jones was pulled late in the third quarter of the Patriots’ 38-3 loss against the Cowboys on Sunday, when he had three turnovers. Two of them led directly to touchdowns for Dallas. Cowboys linebacker Leighton Vander Esch returned a fumble 11 yards early in the second quarter after Jones was tackled from behind by Dante Fowler, who had come from around the end and knocked the ball loose while bringing the quarterback down. Jones was face down under Fowler when the touchdown was scored. Then just before halftime, when Jones was trying for a long completion to Kendrick Bourne, cornerback DaRon Bland stepped in front of the receiver and returned the pick 54 yards for a t...

Taylor Swift at MetLife Stadium to watch Travis Kelce’s Chiefs take on the Jets

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:19 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Taylor Swift couldn’t just shake off another chance to watch Travis Kelce on the football field.The 12-time Grammy Award winner arrived at MetLife Stadium about 40 minutes before kickoff Sunday night to watch Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs take on the New York Jets.SNY posted video of Swift, wearing blue jean shorts, a long-sleeved black top and leather jacket, entering the stadium’s security area with actors Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Hugh Jackman.Swift’s appearance comes a week after she was at Arrowhead Stadium — decked out in red and white — to watch the Chiefs’ 41-10 rout of the Chicago Bears at home in a suite alongside Kelce’s mother, Donna. Swift took advantage of an invitation from the All-Pro tight end to watch the game, and apparently had to see more of Kelce and the Chiefs in action.Swift is on a break from her Eras Tour, which resumes Nov. 9 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. NBC played a commercial for the tour...

Local veterinarian returns to Ukraine to help bring sense of normalcy to pet owners

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:19 GMT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) -- A Fort Collins-based veterinarian headed back to Ukraine last month, this time with a truck and mobile vet clinic to continue to help locals.“We took the first mobile vet clinic to Ukraine, had it built in Arizona then we took it on a boat, took about six months to get it over there," volunteer vet, founder and national director of The Street Dog Coalition Dr. Jon Geller said. Colorado veterinarian helping families fleeing with pets at Ukraine border FOX31 first interviewed Dr. Geller in March of 2022 when he went to the Ukraine and Romania border and set up a vet clinic. The clinic there was to help fleeing refugees receive passports so their pets could travel to other European countries safely.A year and a half later, Dr. Geller said Ukrainians were starting to return, so he and some volunteers made their way back to help. This time, though, they actually went into the country.“I was concerned about working in a war zone but I was also anxious to se...

David Beckham reflects on highs and lows in ‘Beckham’ doc, calls it an ’emotional rollercoaster’

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:19 GMT

LONDON (AP) — David Beckham delves back into the hateful treatment he received following his infamous 1998 World Cup red card — and its impact on him — in a new Netflix documentary series pegged to the 10th anniversary of his retirement.“This whole process has been like an emotional rollercoaster,” Beckham said of the “Beckham” series in an exclusive video interview with The Associated Press. “I’ve never talked about these certain moments in my career and in my life.”The intimate four-part series explores Beckham’s upbringing, his courtship with his wife and his triumphs on the field, but perhaps the most difficult part was revisiting his painful sending off during England’s World Cup match against Argentina.“I hadn’t actually watched it and I hadn’t actually watched the interviews and what people said about me after,” he said, adding that it left him “shocked and emotional.”Beckham was red carded for deliberately kicking the back of Diego Simeone’s leg. He lashed out afte...