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Lexi Thompson follows resurgent week at Solheim Cup with a strong start in Arkansas

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:14:04 GMT

ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Lexi Thompson followed a resurgent week at the Solheim Cup with a strong start in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.After going 3-1 in Spain in the United States’ tie that left the cup in Europe’s hands, Thompson shot a 6-under 65 on Friday at Pinnacle Country Club. She was a stroke behind leader Hae Ran Ryu on the crowded leaderboard.“Overall, just a very steady day,” Thompson said. “We had perfect weather out there, so I just tried to take last week into today and just fully commit to every shot that I had out there.”Thompson is No. 138 in the Race to CME Globe and in danger of losing her LPGA Tour card for 2024 without taking a career money exemption. She has 11 tour victories, the last in the 2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic.Ryu had four straight birdies in a back-nine 30 in her 64. The 22-year-old South Korean player was the LPGA Q-Series medalist last year.“Before this tournament I go back to Korea and I’m practice a lot of shots with my coach,” Ry...

‘Toy Story’ meets the NFL: Sunday’s Falcons-Jaguars game to feature alternate presentation for kids

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:14:04 GMT

Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the “Toy Story” universe will be taking in an NFL game for the first time.Sunday’s game between the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars at London’s Wembley Stadium will be contested inside of Andy’s room as part of an alternate telecast.The “Toy Story Funday Football” telecast will be streamed on ESPN+ and Disney+. ESPN+ also has the main broadcast.This is the second time this year ESPN has done an animated alternate broadcast using Disney characters. In March, it aired the “NHL Big City Greens Classic” during a game between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers.ESPN has been successful with alternate broadcasts of NFL games, including the “ManningCast” during “Monday Night Football” and playoff games.Tim Reed, the network’s vice president of programming, said the NHL game provided a good baseline and something to build off.“We looked at a lot of different concepts and then ultimately targeting ‘Toy Story’ because i...

El presidente Lula da Silva se recupera de una operación en la cadera

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:14:04 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, se recupera satisfactoriamente después de la operación de cadera a la que se sometió este viernes, informó el equipo médico a cargo.En la intervención, que se llevó a cabo sin contratiempos y de la que el presidente Lula se despertó después de la anestesia, le colocaron un implante en la cadera, según detalló el doctor Roberto Kalil en una conferencia de prensa difundida por la cuenta oficial del presidente brasileño en la red social X, antes Twitter.Agencia Brasil reportó que Lula da Silva padece de “artrosis en la cabeza del fémur de la cadera derecha”. Se trata de un desgaste del cartílago que recubre las articulaciones, lo que causa dolor e incluso, limitación de movimiento en algunos pacientes.El proceso de recuperación, anticipan los médicos, será de unas cuatro semanas, por lo que la oficina del presidente informó que Lula suspendió su agenda de viajes por un período de entre cuatro y seis s...

Playoff contending Marlins trying to move on after `disagreement’ over suspension of game vs. Mets

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:14:04 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Miami Marlins are in no mood to go back to New York, or talk about New York for that matter.The surprise playoff contenders arrived in Pittsburgh for a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates around 6 a.m. after their game against the Mets on Thursday night was suspended with two outs in the top of the ninth inning with Miami up 2-1.The teams sat through a rain delay of over three hours before the game was suspended at 12:58 a.m. At one point during the delay first-year manager Skip Schumaker exchanged words with a member of the grounds crew at Citi Field during a period when the tarp was removed.“There was a disagreement and I’ll just leave it at that,” Schumaker said.Schumaker made it a point to praise Major League Baseball, saying “MLB did a really good job of getting the game in. It just didn’t happen. Ready to move on.”The Marlins began Friday with a half-game lead over the Chicago Cubs for the third wild-card spot in the National League. Miami...

Denver weather: Wind gusts up to 25-40 mph this weekend

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:14:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay warm and breezy this weekend ahead of much cooler temperatures next week.Weather tonight: Mainly clear, mildOvernight Friday into Saturday, Denver will stay under a mainly clear sky. Temperatures will stay about 5 degrees above average and only fall to around 50 degrees in the metro. Weather tomorrow: Warm and breezy Sunshine returns on Saturday and will aid in bringing highs back up to the mid- to upper 80s. Wind speeds will pick up out of the south, gusting up to 25 mph.Looking ahead: Breezy and a cooler workweek Sunday and Monday will look very similar to Saturday with sunshine and breezy conditions in Denver and a better chance for showers in the high country. Southerly winds will gust up to 25-30 mph on Saturday and could reach over 40 mph on Sunday. Tuesday will be Denver's best chance for rain showers this week, alongside a drastic drop in temperatures. Highs will go from 80 degrees on Monday to the upper 60s.Sunshine and coole...

800,000 Colorado schoolchildren will get free meals this year

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:14:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Free meals will be offered in all of Colorado's eligible public schools thanks to a voter-approved program funded by high earners.Every eligible school district in Colorado opted into the program, the Colorado Department of Education said in a Friday release. That means more than 800,000 public school students will have free breakfast and lunch. 7 new Colorado laws go into effect in October In November 2022, Colorado voters approved the so-called "Healthy School Meals for All" program. It reduces tax deductions for households earning at least $300,000 a year, raising an estimated $100 million annually to feed the state's public schoolchildren.Districts had until Sept. 15 to decide whether to participate, and all eligible districts decided to do so, according to the state.It's not just Colorado: California, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico and Vermont also have made school meals free to all students regardless of income, according to The Associa...

Colorado Elks Association honored for supporting those with disabilities

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:14:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – They’ve donated nearly $5 million and dedicated 75 years to serving Coloradans with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Now, the Colorado Elks Association is being honored for its decades of service to Denver’s disabled population.The Association of Fundraising Professionals Colorado Chapter has named the Colorado Elks Association “Outstanding Service Organization of the Year.”“They've been with us almost every step of the way," said Douglas McNeill, CEO of Laradon, a Denver-based agency that offers education, a youth center, adult day programs, employment programs and community living for Coloradans of all ages who are living with intellectual and developmental disabilities."The Elks have been essential. From helping purchase (our) building for $10,000 with our founders, and opening (our) doors, until now, where they've been monumental in the various improvements that we've had along,” said Jennifer Hendrick, president of the Laradon Fou...

Man, pregnant woman in custody after chase on SR 836 linked to Florida City shooting ends in crash in Miami

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:14:04 GMT

Police have taken two people into custody, including a pregnant woman, after a pursuit eastbound on the Dolphin Expressway came to a crashing end in Miami.7News cameras captured Miami Fire Rescue crews putting the handcuffed woman in the back of an ambulance near Northwest 17th Avenue, late Friday afternoon.According to Miami-Dade Police, the pursuit stemmed from a shooting in Florida City that sent a teenager to the hospital.Investigators said a white Volkswagen matched from a witness near the location of the shooting.Officers had their eye on the sedan when they saw someone inside the vehicle throwing guns out the window down the Florida Turnpike near Kendall Drive, as they made their way to the Dolphin Expressway.Nestor Ivan said he wasn’t on the road when his wife’s Honda was rear-ended during the high-speed chase.“The police was chasing the white car with a guy inside with a gun and everything. Could you imagine?” he said. “She was very nervous wit...

Sources: Police investigating after 2 people shot in Lexington

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:14:04 GMT

An investigation is underway after two people were shot in Lexington on Friday evening, 7NEWS sources said.Officers responded to a report of two people shot on Keeler Farm Way and put up crime scene tape around a home.Police could be seen going in and out of the home. No other details were immediately available. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Pivetta throws 7 innings as Red Sox blank AL East champion Orioles 3-0

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:14:04 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Nick Pivetta allowed two hits in seven impressive innings and Trevor Story hit a two-run homer in the fifth to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 3-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.A day after winning the AL East title, the Orioles did little offensively but had to be encouraged by their own starter’s effort. John Means (1-2) pitched into the seventh inning and looked like a solid option for Baltimore when it sets up its postseason rotation.Means was Baltimore’s opening day starter last year but needed Tommy John surgery and didn’t pitch again for the Orioles until this month. This was his fourth start.The left-hander retired his first 13 batters before Rob Refsnyder doubled and Story followed with a drive over the big wall in left field at Camden Yards. The Red Sox also scored a run in the ninth.Means allowed three hits in 6 1/3 innings with four strikeouts and no walks.Pivetta (10-9) struck out 10 with a walk. He finished his season...