Bodine, Bender deliver big hits for Coastal Carolina in 8-6 stay-alive win over Duke
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CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Caden Bodine drove in the go-ahead run and Derek Bender added a two-run home run to lift Coastal Carolina to an 8-6 win over Duke on Sunday, keeping the Chanticleers alive in their Conway Regional.The Chanticleers took an 8-5 lead in the seventh inning, breaking from a 5-all tie on an RBI-triple by Bodine and the home run by Bender.Alex Stone hit his second solo home run of the game for the Blue Devils in the eighth.No. 2 seed Duke (37-22) suffered its first loss in the double-elimination tournament as top-seeded Coastal Carolina (42-20) came out of the loser’s breakout to set up a winner-take-all game on Monday.Coastal Carolina’s Graham Brown hit a grand slam for a 4-0 first-inning lead, but Duke came right back in the top of the second with a leadoff home run by Alex Stone and a grand slam by Damon Lux for a 5-4 lead.The Chanticleers tied it with an RBI-double by Payton Eeles in the fourth.___AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports and https://...NCAA champ Zhang becomes 1st LPGA Tour winner in pro debut in 72 years, wins Mizuho in playoff
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two-time NCAA champion Rose Zhang became the first player in 72 years to win on the LPGA Tour in her pro debut, capturing the Mizuho Americas Open with a par on the second playoff hole against Jennifer Kupcho on Sunday.Zhang arrived on the LPGA with the most fanfare since Michelle Wie West in 2005, and she delivered in the shadow of the Big Apple. She went from NCAA champion to LPGA champion in a span of 13 days.The last female player to win as a pro in her debut was Beverly Hanson, who edged Babe Zaharias to take the Eastern Open in 1951.Zhang shot a 2-over 74 in the final round and squandered a chance to win in regulation when she missed an 8-foot par putt after making at least a half-dozen clutch saves in a gritty final round performance.The much-heralded 20-year-old from Stanford made a nearly identical 8-footer on No. 18 at Liberty National on the first playoff hole. Kupcho, who won an NCAA title at Wake Forest in 2018 and had a final round 69, also mad...Rose Zhang win in her pro debut, Hovland wins Memorial in playoff
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Rose Zhang became the first player to win on the LPGA in her pro debut Sunday, capturing the Mizuho Americas Open with a par on the second playoff hole to beat Jennifer Kupcho and earn LPGA membership.Zhang went from two-time NCAA champion to LPGA winner in a span of 13 days with a remarkable debut that lived up to the fanfare in the shadow of Manhattan.She closed with a 2-over 74, missing an 8-foot par putt on the final hole at Liberty National to fall into a playoff with Kupcho (69).On the first playoff hole, Zhang made an 8-footer for par and Kupcho made from 4 feet. Returning to the 18th again, Zhang hit a long approach to 8 feet for a chance at birdie. Kupcho came up short, went just over the back and made bogey. Zhang two-putted for the win.The last female player to win as a pro in her debut was Beverly Hanson, who edged Babe Zaharias to take the Eastern Open in 1951.Players celebrated with the 20-year-old from Stanford by handing her red roses. The vi...Russia says it thwarted large Ukrainian attack in Donetsk; unclear if this was start of Ukrainian counteroffensive
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia says it thwarted large Ukrainian attack in Donetsk; unclear if this was start of Ukrainian counteroffensive.SourceTCU’s Tre Richardson hits two slams, ties NCAA postseason mark with 11 RBIs in rout of Arkansas
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Tre Richardson hit two grand slams among his three home runs and tied an NCAA postseason record with 11 RBIs to lead TCU to a 20-5 rout of Arkansas on Sunday in a winner’s bracket game of the Fayetteville Regional.Richardson hit a grand slam in the first inning and another in the second. His third home run was a two-run shot in the sixth and he added an RBI single in the ninth. He had five hits in six at-bats.Richardson entered the game with only two home runs in his first 60 games for TCU after going deep seven times in 115 games over three seasons at Baylor.The Horned Frogs had one other home run, a three-run shot by Brayden Taylor in the third inning.Tavian Josenberger hit two home runs and had three RBIs for Arkansas.The game was rescheduled from Saturday, when it was not able to start before 11 p.m. There were two lightning delays, for a total of nearly two hours, during Sunday’s game.TCU advanced to the championship round of the regional on Mond...Southern Miss uses timely hitting and solid relief to top Samford, 9-4 in Auburn Regional
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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Nick Monistere hit a two-run double in the sixth, Matthew Etzel followed with a two-RBI single and Kros Sivley and Chandler Dawson worked four innings of scoreless relief as Southern Miss beat Samford, 9-4 in an elimination game at the Auburn Regional on Sunday. The Golden Eagles (43-18) advanced to take on Penn later Sunday. The Quakers are one win away from a berth in the Super Regionals. Southern Miss needs to beat Penn twice to advance. Samford tied the game in the fourth inning when Andrew Bennett laced a triple to deep center field to score two runs and Lucas Steele put the Bulldogs in front in the fifth inning with an RBI single.Sivley came on in the fourth inning in relief of Matthew Adams and shut down the Bulldogs after Southern Miss took the lead and earned his fourth win in five decisions. Chandler Dawson allowed just one base hit over the final two innings to earn his first save.Will Lynch started for Samford (37-25) and allowed three earned runs on ...Nuggets lose Game 2 to Heat in NBA Finals
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DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Nuggets lost to the Miami Heat 108-111 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals Sunday night at Ball Arena. The Heat came out blazing going up at one point in the first quarter 21-10 but the Nuggets battled back to take and hold on to the lead into halftime. Denver led 57-51 at halftime after they built a substantial lead in the second quarter. But Miami continued to chip away and climb back within six. At the half, Max Strus led all Heat scorers with 14 points while Nikola Jokic had 13 for Denver. The Nuggets led 83-75 going into the fourth quarter with Jokic having taken over the game leading all scorers with 31 points. But the Heat took the lead and held onto it through the fourth quarter to win it. Miami scored 36 points in the fourth to win 111 to 108. Jokic finished the game with 41 points. Jamal Murray only had 18 points and Aaron Gordon has 12.4th suspect arrested in Hollywood Broadwalk shooting amid search for 1 still at large
Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:38:51 GMT
Police have arrested a fourth suspect in the Memorial Day mass shooting on the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk, as they search for one more suspect and the victims continue to recover.7News cameras captured a peaceful scene on the Broadwalk on Sunday night, six days after, police said, shots rang out and nine innocent beachgoers were hit.As things appear to return to normal in the popular spot, Hollywood Police confirmed they apprehended Ariel Cardahn Paul at around 8 p.m. on Sunday.His arrest comes one day after, police said, U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force officers took Jordan Burton into custody.Burton faces an attempted first-degree murder charge, as well as eight counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of carrying a concealed firearm.Last week, Keshawn Paul Stewart and Morgan Deslouches, both 18 years old, were arrested in connection with the crime. Stewart has since bonded out of jail.Detectives said a fifth suspect, Lionel JeanCharles Jr., remains on the run.Invest...Video shows man attempting to break into car, SUV outside Weston home
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A South Florida homeowner is speaking out and sharing his concerns days after a man was caught on surveillance video trying to break into both of his vehicles.Speaking with 7News on Sunday, Luis Paz said he woke up to an unexpected notification, at around 5 a.m. on Thursday.When he checked his phone, he saw the subject in his driveway, located off Crestview Lane.“Sure enough, I see a hooded guy, and I’m like, ‘Somebody is trying to break into the car,'” he said.The security footage captured the subject as he pulled on the doors of Paz’s sedan and SUV before he realized both vehicles were locked.“He kind of knew that the camera was there, so with his back to it, he kind of went to the other side, tried that car and then tried my car again,” he said.When he saw the video, Paz said, he immediately went into protector mode.“I’ve got a baby inside the house, I’ve got my wife, they were asleep, and I’m the the only one that...Series tied: Heat roar back in the 4th quarter, beat Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 of NBA Finals
Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:38:51 GMT
DENVER (AP) — Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each had 21 and the Miami Heat evened up the NBA Finals by overcoming a monster effort from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 on Sunday night.Max Strus scored 14 and Duncan Robinson had 10 for the Heat, who had a big early lead, then got down by as many as 15 before reclaiming the lead in the fourth. Miami outscored Denver 36-25 in the final period, erasing an eight-point deficit going into the final frame.And even then, they had to dig deep to finish it off.Jokic scored 41 points and was 16 of 28 from the floor, the last of those shots a 4-footer with 36 seconds left to get the Nuggets within three.Denver elected not to foul on the ensuing Miami possession. Butler missed a 3, and with a chance to tie, Jamal Murray missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.Murray had 18 points and 10 assists for Denver, while Aaron Gordon had 12 points and Bruce Brown scored 11.Game 3 is Wednesday in Miami. Denv...Latest news
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