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Raducanu feeling “reborn” as she starts 2024 season in Auckland

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:32:18 GMT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu says she feels “reborn” as she prepares to play her first match of 2024 at the Auckland tennis classic.The 21-year-old Raducanu has been out of action since April after wrist and knee operations and says she feels reinvigorated at the start of a new season.“I feel reborn in a way, I feel fresh,” the 2021 major winner told reporters. “I feel ready, I feel happy, I feel excited.“So overall I’m feeling positive and lighter. For two years after the U.S. Open I felt maybe a bit more like with a weight on my shoulders, but now I feel completely fresh.”Raducanu suffered an ankle injury in Auckland last year but played through the pain at the Australian Open. By April she had come to realize she had to take time out for surgery.“I was having wrist pains for five months before I came to Auckland so I was managing it, keeping it going and under wraps as much as I could,” Raducanu said. “I knew it was inevitable if I wanted...

Arizona Bowl Winners

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:32:18 GMT

Dec. 30, 2023 — Wyoming 16, Toledo 15Dec. 31, 2022 — Ohio 30, Wyoming 27, OTDec. 31, 2021 — Boise St. vs. Central Michigan, Cancelled for Covid-19 protocolDec. 31, 2020 — Ball State 34, No. 19 San Jose State 13Dec. 31, 2019 — Wyoming 38, Georgia State 17Dec. 29, 2018 — Nevada 16, Arkansas State 13, OTDec. 29, 2017 — New Mexico State 26, Utah State 20, OTDec. 30, 2016 — Air Force 45, South Alabama 21Dec. 29, 2015 — Nevada 28, Colorado State 23Source

Pistons beat Raptors 129-127 to end NBA record-tying losing streak at 28 games

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:32:18 GMT

Toronto Raptors guard Dennis Schroder, left, and center Jakob Poeltl (19) reach in on Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)(AP/Carlos Osorio) Toronto Raptors guard Dennis Schroder, left, and center Jakob Poeltl (19) reach in on Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)(AP/Carlos Osorio) DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons ended their NBA record-tying losing streak at 28 games with a 129-127 victory over the short-handed Toronto Raptors on Saturday night, as Cade Cunningham had 30 points and 12 assists.The Pis...

Allen scores 16 as Portland State defeats Idaho 77-72

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:32:18 GMT

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Kaelen Allen scored 16 points as Portland State beat Idaho 77-72 on Saturday night.Allen also added 11 rebounds for the Vikings (10-4, 1-1 Big Sky Conference). Jorell Saterfield scored 15 points while shooting 4 for 9 (3 for 8 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line. Isaiah Johnson had 13 points and was 5 of 11 shooting and 3 of 7 from the free throw line.Tyler Linhardt finished with 18 points and six rebounds for the Vandals (7-7, 1-1). Quinn Denker added 17 points and five assists for Idaho. Kyson Rose also had 12 points and six rebounds.NEXT UPPortland State next plays Saturday against UMKC on the road, and Idaho will host St. Thomas on Wednesday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Denver foodie: Some local restaurants that won awards, made headlines in 2023

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:32:18 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- As one of the most foodie-friendly cities in the U.S., Denver is home to plenty of award-winning dining options.It's not rare to see local headlines boasting about the local food scene.Over 2023, several Colorado eateries received awards -- too many for FOX31 to list them all. But in case you missed it, here are some of the local restaurants that made headlines and won awards this year.5 Colorado restaurants receive Michelin starThe Michelin Guide finally came to Colorado and named 18 delicious restaurants in a ceremony in September. Five restaurants were awarded a Michelin star:Beckon (Five Points neighborhood of Denver)Bosq (Aspen)BRUTØ (Denver)Frasca Food and Wine (Boulder)The Wolf’s Tailor (Denver)Others were awarded with green stars, which highlights sustainable restaurants with a knack for fresh food, and 9 were awarded with the Michelin award. 9 Colorado restaurants win Michelin award 15 Colorado businesses win Good Food awardsOut of nearly 2,000 entries, 1...

Denver weather: Cooler, seasonal end to 2023

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:32:18 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will be cooler, but seasonal with plenty of sunshine for the first few days of 2024. Here’s where Colorado’s population is growing and shrinking: report Weather tonight: More cloudsSaturday night, more clouds will build in. This paired with a southwesterly breeze will keep temperatures falling to the mid-20s, which is about 5 degrees above average for this time of year. Weather tomorrow: Partly sunny, seasonalOn New Year's Eve, Denver will see a mixture of sunshine and clouds. Temperatures will be cool but seasonal and climb to the low to mid-40s. Festivities, prizes for Denver Broncos’ annual Fan Appreciation Day Looking ahead: Sunny start to the new yearNew Year's Eve night will be chilly with temperatures falling to the mid-20s. By New Year's Day, sunshine returns to the forecast with highs around 50 degrees. Tuesday and Wednesday will feature plenty of sunshine, and chilly but seasonal temperatures falling to lows in the 20s and highs in t...

Therapy donkey visits Minnesota senior living center

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:32:18 GMT

MINNETONKA, Minnesota (WCCO) — A new year can mean new friends — and people at a senior living facility in Minnetonka made a new pal Thursday.At New Perspective Senior Living, a belated Christmas present is about to arrive.A packed crowd welcomed not a therapy dog, but a therapy donkey.“Tiptoe is 2 years old so he’s a little toddler. We still call him a baby,” said Tabeah Brockman, Tiptoe’s Handler.A 250-pound baby, to be exact.Tiptoe, also known as Tippy, makes the rounds every so often. Brockman said he welcomes the love after a rough start in life.“His mom decided she didn’t want to be a mom. So, she stomped him so he was in the ICU for a while,” Brockman said. “He’s just a little miracle donkey so now he’s giving back.”And they also believe that his visits help people struggling with memory loss.“We had tears and we had people talking that didn’t talk for a long time,” Brockman said.“...

Police are searching for a Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her children

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:32:18 GMT

(CNN) — Authorities are searching for a Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her children and trying to kill a third after police initially responded to a reported burglary at their home.An arrest warrant was issued for Kimberlee Singler on murder and attempted murder charges after her 7-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter were found dead in the home and her 11-year-old daughter was sent to the hospital to be treated for injuries, according to a Colorado Springs Police Department news release.The department’s Violent Offender Fugitive Task Force has been searching for Singler, 35, since the warrant was issued Tuesday, police said. The FBI is assisting with the search, a public affairs officer with the FBI’s Denver office told CNN.“We have a few ideas where she might be but recognize she could be anywhere,” public information officer Ira Cronin said.Officers initially responded to Singler’s home shortly aft...

The year’s most extreme weather shows what a warming planet is capable of, and what’s to come

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:32:18 GMT

(CNN) — In the hottest year on record, the fingerprints of a changing climate in a warming world were all over dozens of extreme weather events.There wouldn’t be weather without heat; heat is energy, and weather is an expression of that energy, of an atmosphere trying to balance itself. But too much heat in the system raises the limits of what is possible in weather and pushes it toward the extremes.So it’s maybe no surprise then that this year’s record heat was a “through line” in many of 2023’s most brutal weather events, Kristina Dahl, climate scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists, told CNN.“Climate change influences our weather on Earth every day,” Dahl said. “In my mind, the burden of proof now is to show that climate change hasn’t influenced an event, because it’s just so clearly influencing everything around us.”The extreme weather events of this year are not unique – they’re a sign of what’s to come.“These types of events will continue to become more frequent and ...

Texas is sending asylum seekers to major cities by bus with little notice. These mayors want to pump the brakes

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:32:18 GMT

(CNN) — Frustrated by “rogue buses” from Texas dropping off migrants by the thousands, the mayors of New York, Chicago and Denver are trying to slow the surge by requiring the bus operators to coordinate arrivals under the threat of impound, fines and even jail time.Last week, 14 busloads of migrants from Texas made their way to New York City – the highest total recorded since spring 2022, Mayor Eric Adams said, citing the city’s Asylum Seeker Arrival Center.At the direction of Texas’ Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, the Lone Star state has bused over 90,000 migrants to “sanctuary cities” run by Democrats like Washington, DC, New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver and Los Angeles since April 2022, according to numbers released by the governor’s office Friday.In justifying the busing of migrants who cross the southern border, Abbott in a statement last year said “it was just Texas and Arizona that bore the brunt of all the chaos and problems that come with it.”“Now, ...