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Luquinhas, Vanzeir rally Red Bulls to 2-1 victory over Crew

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:25:59 GMT

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Luquinhas and Dante Vanzeir scored second-half goals to rally the New York Red Bulls to a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew on Saturday night. Alexandru Matan scored an unassisted goal in the 33rd minute to give Columbus (1-2-1) a 1-0 lead at halftime. Luquinhas knotted the score with an unassisted goal in the 58th minute. Vanzeir scored the match-winner in the 86th minute with assists from John Tolkin and Cristian Cásseres Jr.The Red Bulls (1-1-2) came in winless in their first three matches for the first time since 2014. The two teams have had a result-changing goal scored in the 86th minute or later in the last five match-ups. New York outshot Columbus 15-5 with a 4-3 edge in shots on goal. The Red Bulls had faced only three shots on goal through their first three matches, tying a record set by the LA Galaxy in 2010.Carlos Coronel saved two shots for the Red Bulls. Eloy Room finished with two saves for the Crew. The Red Bulls became just the sixth MLS team ...

Japan says North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile toward the sea

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:25:59 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan says North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile toward the sea.Source

Kerfoot scores in 9th round of SO, Maple Leafs beat Senators

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:25:59 GMT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alexander Kerfoot scored the deciding goal in the ninth round of the shootout, and Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Saturday night.Ottawa’s Alex DeBrincat and Drake Batherson and Toronto’s William Nylander and Auston Matthews scored in the first three rounds of the tiebreaker. Derick Brassard then scored for the Senators in the seventh round and Michael Bunting tied it for the Maple Leafs before Kerfoot — the 18th skater — won it.Calle Jarnkrok scored twice for Toronto in regulation, Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist, and Jake McCable also scored. Matthews and John Tavares each had two assists, and Matt Murray stopped 48 shots as the Maple Leafs won their second straight.Brady Tkachuk had two goals, Tim Stützle had a goal and an assist, and Julien Gauthier also scored for Ottawa. Travis Hamonic had two assists and Mads Sogaard finished with 25 saves in the Senators’ fifth straight loss.Trailing 4-2 midway through the th...

Sabonis nets 30, Kings top Wizards for 7th straight road win

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:25:59 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and Terence Davis II provided an early spark off the bench and added 21 points as the Sacramento Kings beat the Washington Wizards 132-118 Saturday night.Six players scored in double figures for the Kings. Keegan Murray scored 19, Malik Monk added 17, De’Aaron Fox had 12 and Harrison Barnes 11. Sacramento shot 21 for 34 (61.8%) from 3-point range , with five each from Murray, Davis and Monk.Sacramento has won 11 of its last 13 and seven straight on the road. The Kings are tied with the Grizzlies at 43-27, 3 1/2 games behind the Nuggets for the top spot in the Western Conference.Kyle Kuzma scored 33 points and Bradley Beal added 20 for the Wizards, who have lost seven of their last nine games.The Kings led 71-60 at the break behind 18 points from Sabonis and four 3-pointers by Davis.Kessler Edwards, subbing for the injured Kevin Huerter, played tight defense on Beal, limiting the Wizards’ leading ...

DeRozan leads balanced attack as Bulls beat Heat 113-99

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:25:59 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points to lead a balanced Bulls offense and Chicago held off a late surge by Miami to beat the Heat 113-99 on Saturday night.DeRozan shot 9 of 12 from the floor to help the Bulls sweep the season series from the Heat. Coby White made four 3-pointers and finished with 18 points, Zach LaVine also had 18 and Patrick Beverley added 17 as the Bulls shot 56.3% (45 for 80) from the field overall, including 17 for 34 from 3-point range.Chicago nearly blew all of a 27-point lead after Nikola Vucevic converted a 3-point play with slightly more than 10 minutes left in the third quarter. Miami, led by 24 points from Jimmy Butler and 23 from Bam Adebayo, cut its deficit to 93-90 with nine minutes left.The Bulls showed few signs of fatigue during the first half, one night after outlasting Minnesota 139-131 in two overtimes. They didn’t need to rely heavily on DeRozan, who scored 49 points in 52 minutes against the Timberwolves or LaVine (39 in 47).Beve...

Bou, Petrovic lift New England to 1-0 victory over Nashville

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:25:59 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gustavo Bou scored a second-half goal and Djordje Petrovic made it stand up to lead the New England Revolution to a 1-0 victory over Nashville SC on Saturday night.The only goal of the match came in the 52nd minute when Bou took a pass from DeJuan Jones and scored.The Revolution (3-1-0) are off to their second best start in club history. The 2005 squad had 10 points through the first four matches.Bou’s goal was the first one given up by Nashville goalkeeper Joe Willis this season. Willis was trying to become the first player to open a season with four straight clean sheets.Nashville outshot New England 16-10, but the Revs had a 5-3 edge in shots on goal.Petrovic finished with three saves for the Revolution. Willis saved four shots for Nashville (2-1-1).New England trails first-place Atlanta United by one point in the Eastern Conference standings. ——AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

KU season ends with top players shut down, coach sitting out

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:25:59 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Kansas’ best two players were neutralized for long stretches, its point guard played on a sprained ankle in the second half, and the Jayhawks once again were without their Hall of Fame coach.It was all too much to overcome, even for a No. 1 seed desperately trying to keep alive its bid for a second straight national championship.The Jayhawks’ 72-71 loss to No. 8 seed Arkansas on Saturday marked the third time in four NCAA Tournaments they have failed to make it out of the first weekend.Defending their 2022 title was always going to be extremely challenging. Only point guard Dajuan Harris Jr. and All-America forward Jalen Wilson were starters on the title team, and only four other returning players from last year played significant minutes.The season started with Self serving a self-imposed four-game suspension stemming from the 2017 NCAA investigation into the program, and it ended with him sitting out the last five games recovering from a procedu...

2 kids missing from Parker

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:25:59 GMT

PARKER, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Parker Police Department is searching for two children that have been missing since Saturday afternoon. A 12-year-old white boy was wearing a red hoody with an orange t-shirt and blue pants. Police said he has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder. An 11-year-old white girl was wearing a Spider-Man jacket with a red hoody and blue pants. Police said she is autistic with sensory processing issues.A 12-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl missing from Parker (Photo credit: Parker Police Department)Police said they were last seen around Jordan Road and Carlson Drive at approximately 3:30 p.m. A Parker police spokesperson said the two are friends and there is no information that they are runaways. If you see or know the whereabouts of either of these children, police ask that you call the department at 303-805-6911.

Woman says she was assaulted by Uber driver in Denver, feels more needs to be done

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:25:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Denver woman who claims she was assaulted by her Uber driver last month said she is frustrated after getting kicked off the app. This comes as a new safety feature on the ride-share app that could help riders in situations like this one in the future.Rider sensed Uber driver's agitationThe rider, who wished to remain anonymous because she is still scared after the incident, said it all started when she called for an Uber after a show at Mission Ballroom on Feb. 26.“I feared for, and my whole life flashed before my eyes in that moment," she said. "I’ve had nightmares.” Evergreen woman pushes for more regulations after meth lab found in cabin She had just gotten tacos from a food truck when she hopped in the Uber."When I met him, I could tell that he was agitated just with the traffic and he was in a hurry. Once I got into the Uber he started to cuss at other drivers, limo drivers, transportation companies,” she said. She said she tried to ignore his agitation an...

1 in custody as spring breakers speak out on fatal shooting near Ocean Drive; city won’t impose curfew

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:25:59 GMT

Police have taken a man into custody in connection to a shooting in the heart of South Beach on St. Patrick’s Day that left a man dead and another in critical condition.Local residents and visitors who came to South Florida to celebrate spring break spoke with 7News on Saturday about the terrifying moments when shots rang out, late Friday night.“All I heard was ‘pow, pow, pow.’ It was six shots,” said witness Ben Finley, who lives in Miami.According to Miami Beach Police, the two male victims came under fire near Seventh Street and Ocean Drive.Video given to 7News by a law enforcement source captured audio of the gunfire, as people who were just feet away were seen running for cover.The footage also shows one of the victims lying on the ground moments after he was shot.“I hid in the cut, ’cause I didn’t know if they were still shooting,” said Finley.Witnesses who spoke to 7News said they suddenly found themselves dodging bullets....