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Luka Doncic returns to score 39 points in Mavericks’ 132-122 victory over Warriors

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:10:08 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 25 of his 39 points in the second half in his return to the lineup and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Golden State Warriors 132-122 on Saturday night.Doncic added 10 assists and eight rebounds after sitting out Thursday night at Minnesota because of soreness in his left quadriceps.Dante Exum scored 19 points to help Dallas improve to 19-14. Josh Green had 18 and Dereck Lively II added 12 points and 14 rebounds.Stephen Curry led Golden State with 25 points and seven assists. Chris Paul had a season-high 24 points and became the 37th player in NBA history to surpass 22,000 career points. The Warriors have lost three straight to fall to 15-17.Trayce Jackson-Davis scored a career-high 17 points for Golden State. Jonathan Kuminga had 16 and nine rebounds for his 12th straight game with at least 10 points.Dallas used a 13-0 run early in the second quarter to open a 49-33 lead. Golden State responded with a 12-0 spurt to get within four.Doncic scored ...

10 de los mejores lugares para disfrutar de fuegos artificiales, fiestas y más de Nochevieja

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:10:08 GMT

(CNN) — ¿Estás listo para lucir con gallardía, brillante y audaz la última noche del año?Si es así, estos destinos de todo el mundo tienen una merecida reputación de organizar una gran fiesta de Nochevieja. La música, la vida nocturna, las fiestas y las tradiciones gastronómicas de Año Nuevo son definitivamente parte de esto, pero los fuegos artificiales son los que roban la escena en estos lugares.Asegúrate de planificar con anticipación cada año si deseas disfrutar de las mejores fiestas y conseguir las mejores áreas para ver los fuegos artificiales. Algunos lugares cobran entrada y las entradas a veces se agotan con meses de antelación.Así que sigamos la medianoche alrededor del mundo, aquí hay 10 lugares fantásticos a los que puedes ir para pasar una Nochevieja que nunca olvidarás:SydneyFuegos artificiales sobre la Ópera de Sydney durante las celebraciones de Nochevieja el 1 de enero de 2021. Crédito: Brook Mitchell/Getty ImagesSydney, Australia, es una de las primeras gra...

Expect occasional rain showers in Southern California through New Year's Day

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:10:08 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Scattered showers and patches of light rain will fall on areas in San Diego County through New Year's Day. The National Weather Service forecasts scattered showers across San Diego County Saturday night, with pockets of heavier rainfall in areas. Coastal closures in place amid high surf warning in San Diego County In San Bernardino County in the Yucaipa to Highlands area some isolated lighting strikes were reported Saturday night. On Saturday over an inch of rain, 1.35" , fell at Palomar Mountain in northern San Diego County. Other rainfall totals -- 0.43" in lower oat flats; 0.36" in Fallbrook; 0.30" in Couser Canyon; 0.26" in San Onofre; 0.25" at the San Diego International Airport; 0.17" in Oceanside; 0.16" in Chula Vista; 0.15" in Kearny Mesa, Rancho Bernardo and Fashion Valley. Experience snow at these places within driving distance of San Diego All other areas in San Diego County aside from the mountains got less than 0.15" of rainfall as of 5 p.m. on Saturd...

At the stroke of midnight, the New Year gives a clean slate for long-elusive resolutions

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:10:08 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s an annual end-of-year exercise in futility for many. But a clean slate awaits at the stroke of midnight for the next round of resolutions.From the first spray of fireworks to the closing chorus of “Auld Lang Syne” 366 days into the future — 2024 is a leap year — it could be the year for finally achieving long-elusive goals, fulfilling aspirations and being resolute on all those New Year resolutions.“As humans, we are creatures that aspire,” said Omid Fotuhi, a social psychologist who is a motivation and performance researcher.“The fact that we have goals, the fact that we want to set goals is just a manifestation of that internal and almost universal desire to want to stretch, to want to reach, to want to expand and grow,” said Fotuhi, the director of learning innovation at Western Governors University Labs and a research associate at the University of Pittsburgh.“New Year’s resolutions are one of those ways in which we do that,” he said. “There’s somethin...

Australians and New Zealanders preparing to be among first nations to ring in 2024 with fireworks

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:10:08 GMT

Australians and New Zealanders are making final preparations on New Year’s Eve to become among the first nations to ring in 2024 as ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza cast a pall over celebrations and heightened tensions across parts of the world.Rain in New Zealand’s largest city Auckland is expected to ease by midnight when downtown Sky Tower, the country’s tallest structure, erupts with fireworks as the centerpiece of a spectacular annual light show.Two hours later in neighboring Australia, the Sydney Harbor Bridge will become the focal point of a renowned midnight fireworks display and light show viewed annually by around 425 million people worldwide, according to city authorities.More police than ever have been deployed throughout Sydney to ensure safety as more than 1 million people — equivalent to one in five of the city’s population — converge on the harbor waterfront for the best available views, state government authorities said in a statement.Many revelers have been camping...

North Korea’s Kim vows to launch 3 more spy satellites and produce more nuclear materials in 2024

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:10:08 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to launch three additional military spy satellites, produce more nuclear materials and introduce modern attack drones in 2024, as he called for “overwhelming” war readiness to cope with U.S.-led confrontational moves, state media reported Sunday.Kim’s comments, made during a key ruling Workers’ Party meeting to set state goals for next year, suggest he’ll intensify a run of weapons tests ahead of the U.S. presidential elections in November. Observers say Kim believes a boosted nuclear capability would give him another chance to launch high-stakes summit diplomacy with the U.S. to win sanctions relief if former President Donald Trump returns to the White House. During the five-day meeting that ended Saturday, Kim said moves by the United States and its followers against North Korea have been unprecedented this year, pushing the Korean Peninsula to the brink of a nuclear war, according to the official Korean Central News ...

Prep roundup: San Ramon Valley wins Damien tournament on Luke Isaak’s clutch 3-pointer

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:10:08 GMT

Boys basketballSan Ramon Valley 69, Dixie (Utah) 68With his team trailing by two in the waning seconds Saturday night, San Ramon Valley coach Brian Botteen wanted no part of overtime as he addressed his players during a final timeout.He drew up a play that ended with the Danville school celebrating a second consecutive championship in the Gold Division at The Classic at Damien. It was the same play his team ran last season to win a semifinal game at this prestigious Southern California tournament.“The first thing I said is it wouldn’t be our style to play to tie,” Botteen told the Bay Area News Group after the victory over Dixie of Utah. “The guys looked very excited and were like, ‘Let’s do it right now.’ We went with the three-point option.”The winning play began with 6-foot-5 forward Seamus Deely, who finished with 19 points, handling the ball. Luke Isaak, a 6-3 guard, ran toward Deely in a false screen attempt, hoping for a defensi...

SF business owner claims NAACP leader made threats after music video critical of mayor

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:10:08 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A civil rights advocate in San Francisco is being accused of threatening San Francisco small business owner Andy "Chino" Yang. Yang claims Rev. Amos Brown, the president of the San Francisco NAACP, made threats against his business and family. In an Instagram post on Saturday, Yang, along with the organization 'Asian Justice Movement' (AJM), claims Brown came to Yang's business, demanding he apologize for a rap video that blames Mayor London Breed for a rise in crime in recent years. Oakland Police Commission updates on chief of police search Yang did ultimately issue an apology on Instagram but said he felt forced to do so.Yang and AJM issued a statement on Saturday, specifically calling out Brown, writing in part:We are particularly concerned with the actions by Rev. Brown, purporting to represent the NAACP, which actions have had the impact of pitting the Asian and Black communities against one another. Our communities share a common history of fighting ...

Cowboys deny Lions on 2-point try for 20-19 win to extend home win streak to 16

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:10:08 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — CeeDee Lamb could only watch from the sideline in the final seconds of the best game of his career, hoping it would be enough for a 16th consecutive home victory for the Dallas Cowboys.It was, because the Cowboys survived a 2-point conversion fest with Detroit going for the win. The first of Dak Prescott’s two touchdown passes was a 92-yarder to Lamb, and Dallas stopped the third 2-point try from the Lions after they were penalized when they converted the first with 23 seconds remaining in the Cowboys’ 20-19 victory Saturday night.On the first conversion try after Jared Goff’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown, Goff completed a pass to lineman Taylor Decker, but he was ruled to be an ineligible receiver.The Lions went for 2 again from the 7-yard line and were stopped on an interception that didn’t even reach the end zone, but the Cowboys were called for offsides.On the final attempt, Goff’s pass to James Mitchell short ...

LeBron James questions NBA’s replay center after late-game shot ruled a 2-pointer

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:10:08 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James thought he added to his legacy with another big shot on his 39th birthday.The NBA’s replay center had a different view, causing James to call out the league’s replay process.James made what he believed was a game-tying 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds remaining as the Los Angeles Lakers were playing on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the top team in the Western Conference.However, it was ruled a 2-pointer and upheld via replay from the league’s replay center in Secaucus, New Jersey, and the Lakers lost 108-106 on Saturday night.“It’s obviously a 3,” James said. “My foot is behind the line. I mean, you can see the space between the front of my foot and the 3-point line. You can clearly see a white, the wood on the floor, there’s a space in between the front of my foot and the 3-point line. So, you know, Stevie Wonder can see that, champ.”James, who spent the day in bed with a non-COVID-19 illness, scored 26 points, 10 in the fourth quarter. But ...