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Phoenix faces Seattle on 10-game road skid

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:58 GMT

Phoenix Mercury (9-20, 2-12 Western Conference) at Seattle Storm (8-21, 5-8 Western Conference)Seattle; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK WNBA LINE: Storm -1.5; over/under is 160.5BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix will look to stop its 10-game road slide when the Mercury take on Seattle.The Storm are 5-8 against Western Conference opponents. Seattle ranks sixth in the WNBA with 34.4 rebounds led by Ezi Magbegor averaging 8.1.The Mercury are 2-12 in Western Conference play. Phoenix ranks sixth in the WNBA with 19.8 assists per game led by Sug Sutton averaging 4.6.The two teams square off for the fourth time this season. The Storm defeated the Mercury 97-91 in their last meeting on Aug. 6. Jewell Loyd led the Storm with 32 points, and Diana Taurasi led the Mercury with 28 points.TOP PERFORMERS: Loyd is averaging 24.1 points and 3.4 assists for the Storm. Magbegor is averaging 13.1 points over the last 10 games for Seattle.Brittney Griner is scoring 18.2 points per game and averaging 6.8 rebound...

Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani to skip his next pitching start after feeling arm fatigue

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:58 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani will skip his next scheduled pitching start Wednesday at Texas after telling manager Phil Nevin he was feeling some arm fatigue.Nevin said Sunday that Ohtani is not injured and will return to the rotation during a series at home against the Reds that begins Aug. 21.“I’ve told you guys many times he knows his body better than anybody,” Nevin said. “I trust him when he talks about it. He’s assured me there’s no pain, there’s no injury. He’s got some regular arm fatigue that some go through at times. I trust him when he tells me this and he’ll be ready for his next time out.”Nevin said Ohtani told him Saturday that he needed to take a start off. The right-hander will not take any time off as the team’s designated hitter.“He feels good at the plate,” Nevin said. “He feels healthy swinging at bat. It’s just the (throwing) right now, he’s got some normal arm fatigue that happens at times.”Ohtani is 10-5 with a 3.17 ERA in ...

Jueza advirtió a la Cámara Nacional Electoral sobre dificultades con las máquinas de boleta única electrónica en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:58 GMT

(CNN Español) — La jueza federal María Servini de Cubría, quien tiene competencia electoral, envió un oficio al juez de la Cámara Nacional Electoral, Alberto Ricardo Dalla Vía, en el que manifestó preocupación por las dificultades presentadas en relación con las máquinas de boleta única electrónica que se utilizan para la elección de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.En el documento —al que tuvo acceso CNN en Español— la magistrada habla de “dificultades” registradas durante la jornada de instalación, prueba y puesta en funcionamiento de la maquinaria.A su vez, Servini señala un “preocupante grado de improvisación” tanto de parte de la empresa contratada para la provisión e instalación de las máquinas, como de parte de el Instituto de Gestión Electoral de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.Elecciones PASO en Argentina 2023, en vivo: votaciones, noticias y candidatosEl contenido del documento de Servini se conoció durante la mañana de este domingo, cuando en varios centr...

5 killed as Pennsylvania explosion levels 3 homes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:58 GMT

PLUM, Pa. — Five people were found dead after a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others, authorities said Sunday.Plum Borough Police Chief Lanny Conley said the bodies of four adults and one adolescent were recovered after the blast shortly before 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the borough, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Pittsburgh.“This is certainly a sad, sad day and a sad time, for not just the folks in Plum but all the folks in the community and in this region,” said Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.Of the three people taken to hospitals, two were released while one remained in critical condition, said Steve Imbarlina, deputy director of fire and emergency services for Allegheny County. Fifty-seven firefighters were treated at the scene for minor issues.The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office is expected to provide additional information about the deceased victims.“Please...

Story’s big day, Duvall’s three-run homer power Red Sox past Tigers 6-3

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:58 GMT

When Trevor Story first joined the Red Sox in 2022, it took him several weeks to nail his timing at the plate after getting barely a week’s worth of at bats in spring training.This year, fresh off an extended rehab assignment following a lengthy recovery from elbow surgery, it appears Story only needed a couple of days.After starting the year 0 for 9 Story has begun heating up, and on Sunday he delivered his best effort of the season, going 4 for 4 with three doubles, two stolen bases and two runs scored. In each case he was driven in by Adam Duvall, who went 2 for 4 with four RBI, including a towering three-run home run that effectively capped off Boston’s 6-3 win over the Detroit Tigers.Story started things off with a ground rule double to right field, and his next time up in the third he knocked a single and immediately stole both second and third. Though ruled out initially, the call was overturned on replay and Story trotted home moments later after Duvall’s R...

Celebs donating supplies to help devastated Maui

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:58 GMT

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is offering a helping hand to Maui residents who have been impacted by the deadly wildfires. And she’s not alone among celebrities expressing their concerns.The billionaire talk show host, who is a part-time resident of the island, delivered a variety of supplies at a shelter in Wailuku, two days after the fire hit the historic town of Lahaina.“It’s a little overwhelming … but I’m really so pleased to have so many people … supporting and, you know, people are just bringing what they can and doing what they can,” she told the BBC.An Instagram video shared by nonprofit organization Kāko’o Haleakalā showed the OWN personality, dressed in sweats and wearing a hat and dark glasses, carrying pillows and giving one to a resident lying on a cot. The account thanked Winfrey “for following through” by also delivering cots and toiletries.“She even spent some time with the people here. It was very much appreciated,” the caption said.As the fires broke out, ...

Man in his 20s seriously injured in Etobicoke shooting

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:58 GMT

A man in his 20s suffered non-life threatening injuries following a daytime shooting in Etobicoke. Police were called to the area of Burnhamthorpe Road and The West Mall just before 2 p.m. for reports of gunshots. When they arrived they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the arm. No suspect details have been released at this time and there’s no indication what may have led up to the shooting.

Gunman in southern Iran opens fire at prominent Shiite shrine, killing 1 and wounding 8 others

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:58 GMT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A gunman opened fire Sunday night at a prominent shrine in southern Iran, killing one person and wounding eight others in an attack that followed another assault there months earlier, authorities said. Officials offered no immediate motive for the attack in the city of Shiraz at Shah Cheragh, which draws Shiite pilgrims to its domed mosque and the tomb of a prominent member of the faith from its earliest days. However, Iran has faced attacks in the past from the Sunni extremists of the Islamic State group, who view Shiites as heretics. Iran also faces lingering unrest and economic turmoil amid tensions with the West.Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency quoted Ismail Qezelsofla, a deputy governor for security in the country’s Fars province, as offering the casualty toll. Fars province Gov. Mohammad Hadi Imanieh told Iranian state television that a single gunman carried out the attack and later was detained by security forces. He did not offer any motive f...

Norwegian climber says it would have been impossible to carry injured Pakistani porter down snowy K2

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:58 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — A record-setting Norwegian mountaineer pushed back Sunday against claims that she could have done more to save the life of a Pakistani porter who slipped off a narrow trail near the peak of the world’s most treacherous mountain and died there after several hours.The circumstances of Mohammad Hassan’s July 27 death on K2, the world’s second-highest peak, sparked ongoing controversy, with two climbers arguing that he could have been saved if all those on the mountain that day had aborted their climb and focused on getting him down safely.The fallout from Hassan’s death overshadowed a record established by Norwegian climber Kristin Harila and her Sherpa guide, Tenjin. By climbing K2 that day, they became the world’s fastest climbers, scaling the world’s 14 highest mountains in 92 days.Harila told The Associated Press on Sunday that “in the snowy condition we had up there that day, it wouldn’t be possible to carry him down.”“I’m sure that if it was possible tha...

5 people, including a child, are dead after an explosion destroys 3 homes and damages 12 others

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:58 GMT

PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Five people were found dead after a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others, authorities said Sunday.Plum Borough Police Chief Lanny Conley said the bodies of four adults and one adolescent were recovered after the blast shortly before 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the borough, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) east of Pittsburgh. “This is certainly a sad, sad day and a sad time, for not just the folks in Plum but all the folks in the community and in this region,” said Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.Of the three people taken to hospitals, two were released while one remained in critical condition, said Steve Imbarlina, deputy director of fire and emergency services for Allegheny County. Fifty-seven firefighters were treated at the scene for minor issues. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office is expected to provide additional information about the deceased victims.“Please give us some tim...