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Rod Pampling leads the US Senior Open at punishing SentryWorld

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:09:25 GMT

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — Retief Goosen got right to the point after the first round of the U.S. Senior Open at punishing SentryWorld.“You got to hit the fairways, otherwise, you’ve got no shot,” the two-time U.S. Open champion said Thursday after a 1-under 70 that left him tied for second, two strokes behind Rod Pampling.Defending champion Steve Stricker — from Madison, about 100 miles to the south — had two double bogeys in a 72 that ended his PGA Tour Champions record for consecutive rounds of par or better at 55.“It’s a challenging place, but I hung in there,” Stricker said. “One over is not a bad score. I just need a good one tomorrow.”Playing in the morning on the Robert Trent Jones Jr.-designed course with deep, thick rough, Pampling had seven birdies, a double bogey and two bogeys in a 68. The average score was 77.32.The rough kind of lays back into you, so you really can’t get the club on the ball.” Pampling said. “It’s quite difficult to judge. Hopefully, won’...

Harrison Barnes agrees to 3-year, $54 million deal to stay with Kings, AP source says

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:09:25 GMT

Harrison Barnes is staying with the Sacramento Kings, agreeing Thursday to a three-year, $54 million contract, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been announced by the team. ESPN first reported the agreement.The deal was struck one day before the start of free agency in the NBA. Barnes will be entering his sixth year with the Kings, who went to the playoffs this past season for the first time since 2006.He averaged 15.0 points last season, fourth-best on the Kings behind De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis and Kevin Huerter.Barnes also was the only player on the Kings to appear in all 82 regular-season games — making him one of only three players in the NBA to start at least 82 games. Mikal Bridges actually started 83 for Brooklyn and Phoenix, and Nikola Vucevic started 82 for Chicago.For his career, Barnes — a member of the U.S. Olympic team that won gold at the 2016 R...

Surgen interrogantes sobre el general ruso Surovikin y Prigozhin, tras la breve insurrección de Wagner

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:09:25 GMT

(CNN) — Uno es conocido como el “General armagedón”, el otro como el “Chef de Putin”. Ambos tienen un pasado accidentado y una reputación de brutalidad. Uno lanzó la insurrección; el otro, al parecer, la conocía de antemano. Y ahora mismo no se conoce el paradero de ninguno.El comandante de las fuerzas aéreas rusas, Sergey Surovikin, y el jefe del grupo Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, no han sido vistos en público desde hace días, a medida que se ciernen interrogantes sobre el papel que Surovikin pudo haber desempeñado en el efímero motín de Prigozhin.¿Qué le pasó a quienes desafiaron a Vladimir Putin en el pasado?El Kremlin ha guardado silencio sobre el tema, embarcándose en cambio en una agresiva campaña para reafirmar la autoridad del presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin.Esto es lo que sabemos sobre los dos hombres en la mira.¿Qué ocurrió?Este miércoles, la versión en ruso del diario independiente Moscow Times citó a dos fuentes anónimas de Defensa que afi...

Blue Jays’ Guerrero announces Home Run Derby plans, homers in 2-1 win over Giants

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:09:25 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run home run, Chris Bassitt struck out a career-high 12 over six shutout innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 Thursday night.Guerrero hit a go-ahead 413-foot drive to left off Keaton Winn (0-1) in the sixth, Guerrero’s 12th home run this season.Before the game, Guerrero said he will participate in the July 10 Home Run Derby at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park. It will be his first appearance since hitting a derby-record 91 home runs as a rookie in 2019 at Cleveland. Guerrero had 40 against Joc Pederson in the semifinals, then lost to the New York Mets’ Pete Alonso in the final round.Bassitt (8-5) allowed three hits and walked three to win for the first time in four starts. He struck out his final three batters.Erik Swanson pitched the seventh and Tim Mayza worked the eighth.Jordan Romano gave up Patrick Bailey’s leadoff double and Blake Sabol’s RBI single in the ninth. Sabol was caught stealing second b...

Los datos de al menos 100.000 personas pudieron quedar expuestos tras el ciberataque del Departamento de Salud de EE.UU.

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:09:25 GMT

(CNN) — Los datos de al menos 100.000 personas pudieron quedar expuestos por un ataque cibernético a contratistas del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE.UU., informó este jueves un funcionario de la agencia. Esto convierte al Departamento de Salud (HHS, por sus siglas en inglés) en la más reciente dependencia del gobierno de EE.UU. que resulta afectada por el ciberataque de gran alcance relacionado con hackers rusos.El HHS notificó la filtración de datos al Congreso este martes y mantendrá informados a los legisladores a medida que avanza la investigación, según el funcionario. Las agencias están obligadas a reportar al Congreso este tipo de incidentes cuando comprometen la información personal de 100.000 o más personas.“Aunque ningún sistema o red del HHS resultó afectado, los atacantes accedieron a los datos aprovechando la vulnerabilidad del software MOVEit Transfer que pertenece a terceros”, declaró el funcionario a CNN.MOVEit es el popular software de t...

Severe weather hits Denver area Thursday

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:09:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Severe weather moved through the Denver metro area on Thursday, unleashing hail and causing flash flooding.Interstate 25 and other roadways in the Denver were flooded and hail blanketed parts of the city.To the east, Watkins and Bennett were hit with strong storms that caused flooding and closed roads.FOX31 Pinpoint Weather covered the storms throughout the afternoon and evening on-air and in a live blog. Archives of portions of the live coverage can be seen below. Coors Field covered in hail after storm in Denver Car submerged in Denver flooding, search finds no one trapped Rain washes mud and debris onto southbound I-25, closing lanes Weather Quick LinksRadar: Interactive mapPinpoint Weather AppWatches & WarningsArchived Live Updates

Denver weather: Flash floods, tornado watch as severe storm risk continues

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:09:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Thursday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for severe storms that will be capable of producing large hail, damaging wind gusts, an isolated chance for tornadoes and heavy rain that could lead to flooding. A tornado watch was issued for Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson, Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Washington and Weld counties until 9 p.m. Weather tonight: Storms exit Thunderstorms will continue through the evening and will start to clear out overnight as temperatures fall to the mid-50s. As rain continues to fall on very saturated ground, there will be an isolated risk of flooding. Weather tomorrow: More showers and thunderstormsWet and cooler weather is in the forecast for Friday. Highs will reach the lower 70s, which will limit the severe risk. Looking ahead: Storm chances for weekendWarming temperatures, morning sunshine and a chance for a few afternoon thunderstorms will move in over the weekend. Temperatures on Saturday will...

Will tornado-hit areas qualify for a disaster declaration?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:09:25 GMT

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (KDVR) — Teams of are going door to door to assess damage from last week’s tornado.They are trying to put a dollar value on how much damage was caused by storms last week. The effort includes Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies and workers with the Office of Emergency Management.“We roll up all the data and give it to the state. The state then gives it to FEMA, which then uses it to determine our eligibility for a presidential declaration of disaster," said Debrah Schnackenberg, director of the Douglas County OEM.Crews were going through the hardest-hit areas and looking for homes with signs of damage. They are specifically looking for structures with things like damaged roofs and broken windows. Tornado caught on home camera video in Highlands Ranch (Credit: Karl Flick)Homes damaged, 16,000 trees lost from tornadoThe goal is to see if there is enough damage in the Highlands Ranch area to qualify for a National Disaster Declaration by the Federal Emergency Manag...

District attorney requests investigation into Edgewater Police

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:09:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King has called on Attorney General Phil Weiser to conduct a review of the Edgewater Police Department.King submitted a formal request to open a pattern and practice investigation into Edgewater PD earlier this week, following new charges filed against a former officer, according to a release her office sent Thursday.The DA's office led the initial investigation in September of 2021 into Nathan Geerdes, who was later indicted on charges related to sexual contact without consent and retaliation against a victim or witness in December of 2022. Former Edgewater cop accused of lying to other departments during job search Geerdes is now accused of lying to five different police departments on his job applications to get rehired in law enforcement after he resigned in lieu of termination from Edgewater PD in March 2021. He was indicted last week on five counts of forgery and five counts of attempt to influence a public servant re...

Navy vet, 70, beaten and robbed at Lincoln Road bus stop; man arrested and charged

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:09:25 GMT

A war veteran became the victim of an alarming attack at a bus stop in Miami Beach while on his way to volunteer at a hospital. Now his wife is praying he recovers and calling for change.The victim’s wife, who asked not to be identified for safety reasons, spoke with 7News on Thursday, while her 70-year-old husband remains in the hospital.“It is very difficult. Yes, indeed,” she said. “He’s in very bad shape.”The attack, which took place along the 300 block of Lincoln Road on, has left the veteran’s wife shaken up.“I don’t feel safe,” she said.According to a police report, the victim, a U.S. Navy veteran husband, was waiting for the bus when he was “punched in the face unprovoked.”Investigators said the assailant also went through the victim’s pockets.The police report further states the crook then “returned to continue to batter and kick the victim, who was still on the ground. The defendant intenti...