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Butler’s buzzer-beater sends San Diego State to title game; Aztecs defeat FAU 72-71

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:02 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Lamont Butler made a jumper at the buzzer, sending San Diego State to its first national championship game with a 72-71 win over fellow mid-major Florida Atlantic in the Final Four on Saturday night.The Aztecs (32-6) appeared to be in trouble as the free-flowing Owls (35-4) picked them apart while building a 14-point lead.San Diego State got back in it, as it always does, with defense.The Aztecs shut down FAU and pulled within one when Jaedon LeDee hit a short jumper with 36 seconds left. After FAU’s Johnell Davis missed a contested layup, the Aztecs didn’t call timeout and got the ball to Butler.The clock ticking down, Butler dribbled to the baseline, found that cut off and circled back. He stepped back to create a little room and hit a jumper that sent the Aztecs racing out onto the floor — and into Monday’s championship game against UConn or Miami.

Another solid start not enough for the Chicago White Sox in a 6-4 loss to the Houston Astros: ‘We played until the last out’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:02 GMT

It’s not easy navigating through a Houston Astros lineup that includes Jeremy Peña, Alex Bregman, Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker, along with new addition José Abreu.The Chicago White Sox starters have been up to the task for the first three games of the season.Lucas Giolito allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits with six strikeouts and one walk in five innings in front of 37,519 on Saturday at Minute Maid Park. He didn’t factor in the decision in the 6-4 Sox loss.Tucker broke a 3-all tie with a two-out RBI single against reliever José Ruiz in the seventh as the Sox dropped their second straight.“Obviously the outcome is not what we want, but I like the way we played,” manager Pedro Grifol said. “If we play like that, we’re going to be all right.”It starts with the starters.Giolito followed Thursday’s Dylan Cease gem and Friday’s strong outing from Lance Lynn with a solid performance.“Dylan set the tone ...

Red Sox notebook: All is forgotten with Adam Duvall’s big swing of the bat

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:02 GMT

When Adam Duvall stepped to the plate Thursday night with a chance to win the game with one swing of the bat, he struck out and the Red Sox rally fell short.Given a second chance on Saturday, Boston’s new centerfielder didn’t miss his shot.After Orioles left fielder Ryan McKenna dropped a routine fly ball that would have ended the game, Duvall crushed a two-run, walk-off home run into the Monster seats to finish off a wild 9-8 Red Sox win over the Orioles.“When it hit, I wasn’t sure if it was a homer or not,” he said of the ball, which landed right at the end of the top of the Monster.“And then, I saw them stop going for it, I saw the lights start to flicker. I mean, I was hoping that it was gonna stand as a homer, but I felt like I was still kind of running it out because I wasn’t sure.”Duvall finished 4-for-5 and fell a single short of the cycle. He tripled in his first at-bat and scored Boston’s first run of the game, crushed two ho...

Chris Sale’s mixed bag debut couldn’t keep Red Sox down in epic comeback victory

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:02 GMT

April showers turned into a Sale storm on Saturday afternoon.Spoiler alert: not the good kind.Chris Sale’s first home game since the 2021 ALCS was a mixed bag from the start.He was a walking contradiction (sans any actual walks) in the first inning, striking out three batters interspersed with an early 3-0 lead for Baltimore Orioles on a single to Adley Rutschman and a pair of home runs. The velocity was there, but his command was all over the place.Zack Kelly was already warming in the bullpen during the third inning, but Sale managed to get out of the frame by striking out Ramon Urías for the third time.In three innings, he allowed seven earned runs on seven hits (three home runs), walked two, struck out six, and hit one batter. 74 of his 43 pitches were for strikes, and he got 13 swing and misses, but his command was erratic.Chris Sale's season debut, as told by Baseball Savant pic.twitter.com/fZJ9Z9ryr1— Gabrielle Starr (@gfstarr1) April 1, 2023Not an ideal debut...

San Diego State going to NCAA Championship

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:02 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego State men's basketball team is headed to the NCAA Championship, after beating Florida Atlantic in Saturday's Final Four game.Lamont Butler hit jump shot at the buzzer, sending San Diego State to its first national championship game with a 72-71 win over fellow mid-major Florida Atlantic.The Aztecs (32-6) appeared to be in trouble as the free-flowing Owls (35-4) picked them apart while building a 14-point lead.San Diego State got back in it, as it always does, with defense.The Aztecs shut down FAU and pulled within one when Jaedon LeDee hit a short jumper with 36 seconds left. After FAU's Johnell Davis missed a contested layup, the Aztecs didn't call timeout and got the ball to Butler.The clock ticking down, Butler dribbled to the baseline, found that cut off and circled back. He stepped back to create a little room and hit a jumper that sent the Aztecs racing out onto the floor — and into Monday's championship game.The Aztecs had a historic run in this yea...

Butler’s buzzer-beater sends San Diego State to title game

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:02 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Lamont Butler hit jump shot at the buzzer, sending San Diego State to its first national championship game with a 72-71 win over fellow mid-major Florida Atlantic in the Final Four on Saturday night.With FAU leading by three, San Diego State’s Jaedon LeDee hit a short jumper to cut it to 71-70. After FAU’s Johnell Davis missed a contested layup, the Aztecs didn’t call timeout and got the ball to Butler. He worked the clock down before hitting the shot that sent the Aztecs racing out onto the floor.San Diego State will face UConn or Miami in Monday’s championship game ___AP March Madness coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness and bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-mens-bracket and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25John Marshall, The Associated Press

Summer McIntosh shatters another world record in pool

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:02 GMT

Summer McIntosh set her second senior world record in five days, winning the 400-metre individual medley in 4:25.87 at the 2023 Canadian swimming trials on Saturday night.The old record of 4:26.36 was set by Katinka Hosszu of Hungary at the 2016 Rio Olympics.A huge crowd at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre roared their support as McIntosh swam the final metres of the race. “That’s the first time I really, vividly heard the crowd during my race,” said McIntosh, who waved at the crowd after climbing out of the pool.“It’s amazing to have all my family and friends in the stands, cheering me on. It really helped me in the last 100 metres.”McIntosh, a 16-year-old Toronto native, set the world record in the 400-m freestyle on Tuesday’s opening night of the trials, winning the race in 3:56.08. That broke the old mark 3:56.40 set in May by Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus of Australia.McIntosh is the first swimmer to ever hold long course world record...

‘Getting older’: Campaign provides representation of adults with Down syndrome

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:02 GMT

For Sean Hughes, it’s important to talk about people with Down syndrome getting older and how individuals like him can live fulfilling and independent lives.“Just enjoy life,” said Hughes of Kitchener, Ont., who will be celebrating his 50th birthday this year.Over the last 40 years, the life expectancy for an individual with Down syndrome has increased. The Canadian Down Syndrome Society says that in 1983 the life expectancy was about 25 years. Today, it’s more than 60 years.However, there is little media representation for older adults living with Down syndrome and that’s prompted a campaign that aims to break the stereotype that people with the genetic condition don’t live into their senior years.The campaign from the Canadian Down Syndrome Society, called “Here I Am,” is a photo essay that shows 13 people who have Down syndrome between the ages of 44 and 75. The photos were taken by professional photographer Hilary Gauld, of Waterlo...

Group of armed individuals commit string of early morning robberies across 7 Chicago neighborhoods

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:02 GMT

CHICAGO — A three-to-four person group committed eleven robberies across seven Chicago neighborhoods early Saturday morning, according to a community alert from the Chicago Police Department.Police described the group as being three-to-four Black males, 18-22 years in age, who were wearing dark-hooded sweatshirts, dark-colored pants and dark ski masks.In each instance, multiple armed offenders approached victims in the street and demanded the victims' property by threatening use of force. Once they had taken the victims' personal belongings, the group got into a waiting vehicle and fled.The robberies occurred in McKinley Park, The Loop, Streeterville, Lincoln Square, North Center, Irving Park, and Lincoln Park, with the exact locations listed below. 1 dead, 28 injured after roof collapses at Belvidere theater amid strong storms Incident times and Locations3500 block of South Leavitt Street on April 1, 2023 at 3:28 AM.200 block of South Michigan Avenue on April 1, 2023 at 5:40 AM.1...

'Disgusting': Racist, antisemitic flyers found in Connecticut neighborhood

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:02 GMT

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Residents of two Connecticut areas made a troubling discovery this week: white supremacist and antisemitic flyers outside their New Haven and Hamden homes."I found this in front of my house — right in the driveway, right behind one of our cars," said Richard Brown, of Hamden. "This is a white supremacist message. It's clear when you open it up and take a look at it." Illinois café rescued from closure after harassment over drag show Brown found the flyer at his house early Thursday morning. These flyers were left on several other streets in town and the East Rock neighborhood in New Haven."There's somebody with some intent and some resources that are trying to stir up trouble. And we need to say that's not who we are and not what we stand for," New Haven resident Paul Wessel said. The flyers reference Yale MBA student, Robert Lucas, who recently proposed renaming Whitney Avenue in New Haven. The street is named after Eli Whitney, the inventor of the cotto...