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Bucks’ Antetokounmpo exits game with lower back bruise

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:21:56 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo landed hard on his backside after a drive to the basket on Sunday and was ruled out of his team’s Eastern Conference playoff series opener against the Miami Heat with a bruised lower back.Antetokounmpo got up slowly but remained in the game to take his free throws after getting fouled by Miami’s Kevin Love with 4:13 left in the first quarter. The two-time MVP stayed in the game until picking up his second foul about 2 1/2 minutes later.After getting removed from the game, Antetokounmpo went to the locker room. He returned with 9:56 left in the second quarter but exited again with 8:33 left in the half.Antetokounmpo had six points and three rebounds in 11 minutes for the top-seeded Bucks.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Wade Miley stars as Brewers beat Yu Darvish, Padres 1-0

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:21:56 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wade Miley pitched seven sharp innings and Devin Williams escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth, helping the Milwaukee Brewers beat Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres 1-0 on Sunday.Brian Anderson hit a sacrifice fly in the second for the game’s only run as Milwaukee took three of four in the series. The Brewers also improved to 4-3 on a 10-game trip.Miley (2-1) allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked none. San Diego threatened in the second, putting a runner on third with one out, but Miley struck out Trent Grisham and Jose Azocar.San Diego wasted a dominant performance by Darvish (0-2), who struck out 12 in seven innings. He allowed four hits and walked two in his 50th career start with double-digit strikeouts.Source

Ohio State coordinator Hartline injured in ATV accident

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:21:56 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline has been hospitalized Sunday after an UTV accident on his property.According to a statement from OSU’s athletic department, Hartline and an unidentified friend were transported to Riverside Hospital with “non-life threatening injuries.” The statement said Hartline hopes to be released from the hospital later in the evening.Hartline confirmed the crash on Twitter.“I appreciate everyone’s support,” Hartline wrote. “I crashed my side by side on my property and have been taken to the hospital for further evaluation. I am doing well.”An all-terrain vehicle (ATV) is usually made for one rider to go off-roading. A utility task vehicle (UTV) is a larger type of ATV designed to haul heavier loads and allow additional passengers.There was no immediate word on Hartline’s injuries or condition.On Saturday, he took part in Ohio State’s spring game.The 36-year-old Hartline played for the Buckeyes and for...

Hockey Canada regains national government funding

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:21:56 GMT

BRAMPTON, Ontario (AP) — The Canadian government has restored funding to Hockey Canada.Hockey Canada made the announcement Sunday, adding Canadian sport minister Pascale St-Onge made it official, before the Canada-United States gold medal game at the world women’s hockey championship.Hockey Canada saw its funding shut off by the federal government, and a number of sponsors have pulled funding since May when it was revealed a woman alleged she was sexually assaulted by eight players — including members of the 2018 world junior team — following a foundation gala in London, Ontario, in February 2018.Hockey Canada and the woman quietly settled a $3.55 million lawsuit out of court.The organization then announced members of the 2003 men’s world junior roster — the last time Halifax hosted — were also being investigated for a group sexual assault.It was also revealed that Hockey Canada’s little-known National Equity Fund – maintained by fees collected from players across the country – had ...

Warriors look to even series after losing opener to Kings

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:21:56 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After four NBA titles and two more trips to the Finals in the past eight seasons, the Golden State Warriors aren’t about to get flustered by one loss in a best-of-seven series.The Sacramento Kings struck first in the first playoff meeting between the Northern California neighbors and have the lead in the series headed into Game 2 on Monday night. “You just stay calm in the face of adversity,” Warriors guard Klay Thompson said. “You don’t panic when it doesn’t go your way and just be yourself. If you do those three things, it will be great.”The Warriors have done that well over the years, building a dynasty around the core of Thompson, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.The Kings are in new territory, having made the playoffs for the first time since 2006, and used that emotion from their success-starved fans to fuel a late-game push that led to a 126-123 victory behind a 38-point effort from De’Aaron Fox.The Warriors struggled to keep Fox out of t...

Phillies score 9 in first on way to 14-3 drubbing of Reds

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:21:56 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies bounced back from one of their worst losses of the season to quickly take control on the way to a 14-3 drubbing of the Cincinnati Reds and earn a split of their four-game series on Sunday.Bryson Stott hit a lead-off home run, Brandon Marsh had four hits, Trea Turner and Alec Bohm each had three hits for the Phillies. Jake Cave tied his career high with four runs batted in as the hot-and-cold Phillies reached double figures in runs for the second time in less than a week. They beat Miami 15-3 on Monday.“Any time you score nine runs in the first inning, that’s a good sign,” Stott said.The defending National League champions piled up a season-high 23 hits and have won two of their last three games after dropping four of five.Aaron Nola (1-2) gave up five hits and three runs, two earned, with three walks and four strikeouts in six innings. He had started a game with such a large lead.“I’ve had a couple of big ones, but not that big...

NASCAR Cup Series NOCO 400 Results

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:21:56 GMT

SundayAt Martinsville SpeedwayRidgeway, Va.Lap length: 0.53 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (19) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 400 laps, 43 points.2. (15) Joey Logano, Ford, 400, 35.3. (5) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 400, 34.4. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 400, 44.5. (4) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 400, 47.6. (3) Aric Almirola, Ford, 400, 42.7. (31) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 400, 30.8. (16) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 400, 29.9. (9) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 400, 32.10. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 400, 27.11. (23) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 400, 26.12. (18) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 400, 25.13. (34) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 400, 29.14. (10) Chris Buescher, Ford, 400, 23.15. (1) Ryan Preece, Ford, 400, 32.16. (22) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 400, 21.17. (2) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 400, 30.18. (12) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 400, 19.19. (20) Michael McDowell, Ford, 400, 18.20. (7) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 400, 32.21. (17) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 400, 16.22. (6) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 400, 30.23. (8) William Byron, ...

Loveland Ski Area patrollers form union for first time ever

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:21:56 GMT

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Ski patrollers and paramedics at Loveland Ski Area voted to unionize with CWA 7781, the United Professional Ski Patrols of America, an organization supporting hundreds of ski patrollers.    This marks the first time in the 85 year-history of Loveland Ski Area that patrollers have formed a union. Kevin Donaldson has been a key contributor in the push for unionization. He’s been a ski patroller at Loveland Ski Area for seven seasons. “It’s a really exciting time at Loveland,” Donaldson said. “We created a dialogue and now we have that voice with management and amongst our peers.” More than 70% of patrollers and paramedics at Loveland Ski Area signed the petition to unionize which was submitted on Feb. 14. The results were finalized on Friday, April 14.  April snowfall makes for a snow-covered final weekend at Eldora Mountain “We’re all sort of one now, one collective group of people that are going to have th...

Grayson Rodriguez bounces back and Cedric Mullins has 4 RBIs as Orioles rally past White Sox, 8-4, win series

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:21:56 GMT

For the third straight start to begin his major league career, Grayson Rodriguez walked the first batter of the game.The recent trend of poor first innings — and innings that unravel on the young right-hander — reached a new peak Sunday against the Chicago White Sox when the Orioles’ top pitching prospect allowed four runs and two homers in the opening frame after walking the first batter.But what started with the worst inning of his nascent big league career ended as perhaps his most encouraging outing. Rodriguez got a double play to escape the first and then retired 12 of the next 15 batters while striking out a career-high eight batters over his final four scoreless frames. After the four-run first, Rodriguez kept Baltimore in the game, allowing the Orioles’ offense the chance to come back and win, 8-4.The Orioles (9-7) scored three runs in the fourth off Dylan Cease, the 2022 American League Cy Young runner-up, tied the game in the sixth and then plated t...

Mets sweep A’s after extra-innings win in series finale

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:21:56 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. — Eduardo Escobar looked like he was finally going to break through with the big hit that had eluded him all season. But then Tony Kemp laid out to make a diving catch in left field, robbing Escobar of extra bases.Again, in the ninth Escobar had a chance to be the hero for the Mets with the game tied at 3-3 and only one out. But the Oakland A’s went to the bullpen and Sam Moll (0-2) got the job done, getting Escobar to hit into a double play.The Mets ultimately defeated the A’s 4-3 in 10 innings to complete their first sweep of the season, with a wild pitch by right-hander Zach Jackson scoring Escobar, of all people, in the 10th inning on Sunday afternoon at RingCentral Coliseum. Escobar was used as the ghost runner to start the inning.It’s been a tough start to the season for Escobar and now his future with the Mets (10-6) is murky as the club is set to call up third base prospect Brett Baty for the next series against the Los Angeles Dodgers...