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Several US Open players are making comebacks from retirement, pregnancy or injury

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:39:45 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Comebacks are nothing new in tennis. There’s quite a history of that sort of thing, including by stars such as Martina Navratilova, John McEnroe, Martina Hingis, Bjorn Borg, Kim Clijsters and Andy Murray.Perhaps that’s why so many fans of Serena Williams hold out hope she’ll return after playing her last match a year ago at the U.S. Open.Williams recently gave birth to her second child, so she will not be at Flushing Meadows, but this year’s tournament features several players who left the tour for a significant amount of time and now are back. The Day 1 schedule included Ajla Tomljanovic — who beat Williams in the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s farewell contest last September but has been sidelined by injury since November — and 2021 Australian Open finalist Jennifer Brady (injury), a winner in the afternoon. Then 2016 Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic (injured) and 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki (retirement) were scheduled to appear at Louis Armstro...

Bryce Harper won’t make pitch for Shohei Ohtani to join Phillies in free agency

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:39:45 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper and Shohei Ohtani each boast MVP and Rookie of the Year awards along with multiple All-Star Games, two of baseball’s preeminent faces.Oh, Harper and Ohtani are also linked in a rather calamitous way: Each have torn ligaments in their right elbow.Ohtani has sustained the injury twice, actually, and the latest has sidelined him from pitching for the Los Angeles Angels for the rest of the season. Harper returned to the NL champion Philadelphia Phillies lineup in May — 160 days after Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.Harper and Ohtani were both in the starting lineup Monday night in the opener of a three-game series. But Ohtani’s injury denied the pitcher-hitter showdown against Harper — MVP vs. MVP — Philly fans hoped for in the weeks leading into the series.One of those fans? Harper.“I think we were all looking forward to it because he’s one of the best is the game, on that mound and in the batter’s box, as well,” Harper sai...

FinVolution: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:39:45 GMT

SHANGHAI (AP) — SHANGHAI (AP) — FinVolution Group (FINV) on Monday reported profit of $76.5 million in its second quarter.On a per-share basis, the Shanghai-based company said it had net income of 27 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 28 cents per share.The online consumer finance marketplace provider posted revenue of $424.2 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on FINV at https://www.zacks.com/ap/FINVSource

Trump chief of staff Meadows denies 2 allegations in Georgia indictment as he takes witness stand

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:39:45 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows took the witness stand at a hearing Monday to deny two of the allegations made against him in a Georgia indictment accusing him of participating in an illegal scheme to overturn the 2020 election.Meadows, who was charged this month along with former President Donald Trump and 17 other people, is seeking to fight the charges in federal court rather than in state court. As part of that effort, he testified that he never asked White House personnel officer John McEntee to draft a memo to Vice President Mike Pence on how to delay certification of the election.“When this came out in the indictment, it was the biggest surprise for me,” Meadows said Monday. He later said, “Me asking Johnny McEntee for this kind of a memo just didn’t happen.”He also said he did not text the Georgia secretary of state’s office chief investigator, Frances Watson, as the indictment alleged. Rather, he said he believes that text was sent to Jordan Fuc...

No. 4 seed Holger Rune is biggest upset victim so far on US Open’s first day

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:39:45 GMT

FILE - Frances Tiafoe serves against Serbia's Filip Krajinovic during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Monday, May 29, 2023. Tiafoe is one of the men to watch at the U.S. Open, which begins at Flushing Meadows on Aug. 28.(AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)(AP/Aurelien Morissard) FILE - Frances Tiafoe serves against Serbia's Filip Krajinovic during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Monday, May 29, 2023. Tiafoe is one of the men to watch at the U.S. Open, which begins at Flushing Meadows on Aug. 28.(AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)(AP/Aurelien Morissard) NEW YORK (AP) — The opening d...

Shooting that wounded 2 at White Sox game likely involved gun fired inside stadium, police say

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:39:45 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — A shooting that wounded two women at Friday night’s Chicago White Sox-Oakland Athletics game most likely involved a gun that went off inside Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago’s interim police superintendent said Monday.Officials have said little about where the bullets came from, or if someone brought a gun into the stadium, but Fred Waller, interim superintendent of Chicago Police Department, said Monday that investigators have nearly ruled out the possibility that the shots came from outside the ballpark, the Chicago Tribune reported.“We’re dispelling a lot of things,” Waller said during a brief media availability. “(A shot) coming from outside is something we’ve almost completely dispelled. We’re still looking at every avenue. It’s still under investigation. Something from inside, it could’ve happened that way. We’re looking at every avenue, exploring every lead and everything that we can get.”A spokesperson for Major League Baseball declined comment Monda...

Cuándo jugará la selección argentina: el calendario de las eliminatorias y las dudas de la convocatoria

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:39:45 GMT

(CNN Español) — Casi nueve meses después de la conquista de la Copa del Mundo Qatar 2022, la selección argentina vuelve a jugar por los puntos tras cuatro partidos amistosos.El equipo de Lionel Scaloni disputará seis partidos por las Eliminatorias Sudamericanas en lo que resta de 2023. Las primeras 6 fechas para clasificar al Mundial 2026 se jugarán en tres dobles fechas en septiembre, octubre y noviembre.El primer compromiso será el 7 de septiembre cuando reciba como local a la selección de Ecuador en el estadio Monumental. La Tricolor llega a estas Eliminatorias después de haber quedado eliminada del Mundial Qatar 2022 en la primera ronda. Con Félix Sánchez Bas como nuevo entrenador en reemplazo de Gustavo Alfaro, tiene en Moisés Caicedo, el futbolista más caro de la historia de la Premier League, a su figura principal.El futuro de Messi, los partidos con la selección Argentina y la posible visita a su paísLa selección argentina antes de uno de los últimos partidos amistosos...

2 dead, 4 injured after BSFR helicopter crashes in Pompano Beach triplex

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:39:45 GMT

Police responded to an aircraft emergency after a Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue helicopter went down as it headed to a call in North Lauderdale. Officials said two people onboard have been injured and one other person onboard is dead; one female also died after the helicopter crashed on a triplex building. According to officials, on Monday, the chopper had just taken off from the Pompano Air Park at 8:42 a.m. and was heading to a call in North Lauderdale regarding a car crash where a vehicle hit a bus stop at Prospect Road and State Road 7. Three minutes later, the BSFR helicopter had an engine failure that occurred shortly after takeoff. The chopper ultimately crashed in the area of 1201 NW 6th Ave. into the triplex. The crash set off a massive fire that destroyed at least two apartments.In a news conference just before 1 p.m., Broward County Sherrif Gregory Tony said Captain/Flight Paramedic Terryson Jackson, a 19-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, died in the crash. A fema...

BSFR, BSO honors captain killed in fatal Pompano Beach helicopter crash

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:39:45 GMT

First responders from across Broward County on Interstate 95, along an overpass, offered a somber salute to the pilot killed in a Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue helicopter crash in Pompano Beach.BSFR Air Rescue Unit Captain Terryson Jackson was described as a man who dedicated 19 years to his community, even in his final moments doing what he did on the job — helping people.“We are saddened to announce the line of duty death of Captain Terryson Jackson… All units stand by for a moment of silence,” said an officer over the Broadcastify police scanner. Jackson’s body was transported after a deadly helicopter crash Monday morning, where he and a civilian were killed.“Terryson was a rock star. He was one of the best of us, one of the brightest,” said Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony. Tony described the immeasurable loss of a true professional, a colleague and friend.“He bled this profession inside and out, all day long. There are almost 6,000 in this a...

After Boston Police officers were assaulted by teens and one cop was put in a chokehold, a ‘plea to parents’; police union pushes for more cops

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:39:45 GMT

After swarms of teenagers wreaked havoc at the South Bay shopping center and in Downtown Crossing over the weekend, allegedly assaulting police officers and putting one in a chokehold, the city’s top cop is calling on parents to rein in their kids ahead of the school year.Eleven teenagers and two 12-year-olds were arrested following the mayhem on Sunday outside the AMC movie theaters in South Bay and Downtown Crossing. Moviegoers were randomly attacked, according to police.“I’m going to make a plea to parents, particularly as we get ready to go back to school,” Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said during a press conference on Monday.“If you can do your best before we go back to school here, making sure you know where your kids are, and more importantly, maybe have a talk with them about visiting some of these areas,” he later added, saying this trend of young people being “very disruptive” is “disturbing.”Hundreds of...