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Warriors bounce back in Game 3, cruise to win vs. Kings without Draymond Green

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:11:23 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry paused after he buried a 3-pointer early in the fourth and pumped his chest Thursday night. Moments later, Donte DiVincenzo picked off the Kings and pushed the ball up the court, with the Warriors’ possession ending with a thunderous dunk by Jonathan Kuminga and a roar from the gold-clad crowd at Chase Center. The Warriors looked like the team they were pegged to be at the beginning of the season. They were locked in on both ends of the floor, made smarter decisions with the ball and were aggressive on the glass. With Warriors superfan and Bay Area rapper E-40 sitting in his usual baseline seats near the team’s bench, Curry’s 36 points and Kevon Looney’s 20 rebounds and nine assists led the Warriors to a 114-97 win and gave Golden State the chance to even the series with Game 4 this weekend. With Draymond Green serving a suspension and Gary Payton II out sick, the Warriors were facing a tough task of containing the Kings...

Giants limp home and take it on the chin against Mets

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:11:23 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — If the Giants thought coming back home off a disappointing road trip would be a cure-all, they found out differently Tuesday night.The New York Mets had a five-run fifth against Giants starter Sean Manaea and touched up reliever Tristan Beck for four runs in a 9-4 win before a crowd of 24,452 at Oracle Park.It was the sixth loss in seven games for the Giants, who fell to 6-12 and were coming off a 1-4 road trip against Detroit and Miami. The Mets, headed in the opposite direction, have won six of their last seven on a road trip that started in Oakland and then went to Los Angeles against the Dodgers. New York is 13-7.Pete Alonso, Eduardo Escobar and Jeff McNeil homered for the Mets. It was the ninth for Alonso, the second for Escobar and the first for McNeil. Blake Sabol and Lamonte Wade Jr. had solo shots for the Giants, their third and second, respectively.Manaea (0-1), was the losing pitcher, with New York’s Kodai Senga (3-0) getting the win with five ...

DA charges South Bay armed robbery suspects with hate crimes

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:11:23 GMT

SAN JOSE — Three men arrested in connection with a South Bay armed robbery spree are also facing hate-crime charges because they targeted Asian people, prosecutors said.In a statement Thursday morning, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said the suspects “targeted Asian people because of their perceived wealth.”The trio — identified as Tevita Lauti Fefita, 21, of Oakland; Curtis Eddie Charles Freeman, 19, of Stockton; and Siahola Jlan Tupouata, 18, of Oakland — were arraigned Thursday afternoon on robbery and hate-crime charges. They face prison time if convicted.“Those who prey on Asian people should know that both my office and our county are proudly diverse and united against hatred and violence,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said.The men are suspected of committing three armed robberies Monday night in Palo Alto and Milpitas.The Palo Alto robberies occurred within 25 minutes of one another. The first was reported at 6:35 p.m. in the 1100 block of Trinity Lane and ...

Warriors win Game 3, trail Kings 2-1 in first round series

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:11:23 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Golden State Warriors won a crucial Game 3 over the Sacramento Kings Thursday night at Chase Center 114-97. The Warriors now trail the Kings 2-1 in the first-round series.Stephen Curry posted a game-high 36 points in the win, torching the Kings both inside and outside the 3-point arc. Kings star De'Aaron Fox led Sacramento in points with 26. The Warriors were without forward Draymond Green, who was suspended for Game 3 after he stomped on Kings center Domantas Sabonis. Green's suspension was partially due to his “history of unsportsmanlike acts,” the NBA said. Jordan Poole took his place in the starting lineup. ‘Not right’: NBA world reacts to Draymond suspension Even without the former NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the Warriors were able to limit the Kings' explosive offense to 97 points. Sacramento particularly struggled from 3-point range, shooting just 11-46. Golden State built a 29-20 lead after the first quarter, which was capped off by a bu...

Grisham has 4 RBIs, Padres beat D-backs in Tatis’ return

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:11:23 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Trent Grisham had two doubles and four RBIs, Xander Bogaerts added a two-run homer and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 in Fernando Tatis Jr.’s return from a PED suspension Thursday night.Tatis was 0 for 5 with two strikeouts in his first regular-season game since 2021, batting leadoff and playing right field. His highlight of the night came on defense in the eighth, when he sprinted back and to his left before snagging a line drive, robbing Josh Rojas of an extra-base hit.The 24-year-old Tatis missed all of last season, first because of a broken left wrist and then an 80-game PED suspension. Grisham and Bogaerts were among the Padres that made up for Tatis’ slow offensive start. Grisham drove home two runs in the second inning to give the Padres a 2-0 lead and had another two-run double in the sixth that made it 7-5.Bogaerts mashed a 405-foot shot in the third for his fifth homer of the season. Matt Carpenter also had a solo homer.Ta...

Judge’s donations cloud rulings in Catholic bankruptcy case

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:11:23 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge donated tens of thousands of dollars to New Orleans’ Roman Catholic archdiocese and consistently ruled in favor of the church amid a contentious bankruptcy involving nearly 500 clergy sex abuse victims, The Associated Press found, an apparent conflict that could throw the case into disarray.Confronted with AP’s findings, which have not been previously reported, U.S. District Judge Greg Guidry abruptly convened attorneys on a call last week to tell them his charitable giving “has been brought to my attention” and he is now considering recusal from the high-profile bankruptcy he oversees in an appellate role. “Naturally,” Guidry told them, “I will take no further action in this case until this question has been resolved.” AP’s reporting on Guidry and other judges in the New Orleans bankruptcy underscores how tightly woven the church is in the city’s power structure, a coziness perhaps best exemplified when executives of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints s...

Curry scores 36, Warriors beat Kings 114-97 without Green

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:11:23 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 36 points, Kevon Looney matched his career high with 20 rebounds to go with nine assists, and the Golden State Warriors got right back in their first-round playoff series by thumping the Sacramento Kings 114-97 in Game 3 on Thursday night to pull within 2-1.As suspended star Draymond Green watched from home, the defending champions dominated without him as they have done so many times before. The fiery forward was suspended without pay for stepping on the chest of Domantas Sabonis in the fourth quarter of Monday’s Game 2 at Golden 1 Center. The Warriors also were without key defensive stopper Gary Payton II after the guard became ill Wednesday.Curry shot 12 for 25 with six 3s while Andrew Wiggins added 20 points and seven rebounds for the Warriors, who never trailed and will now try to even the best-of-seven series in Game 4 on Sunday back on their home court at Chase Center. Sabonis, who grabbed Green’s foot during the play in q...

First Tokyo Olympic bribery verdict ends with no jail time

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:11:23 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — The first verdicts in the sprawling Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal were handed down Friday in Tokyo District Court, where defendants were found guilt but avoided jail time.The scandal has sullied the Olympic brand and has forced the northern Japanese city of Sapporo to reconsider its bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics. It was the favorite before the scandal broke.The founder of Aoki Holdings, a manufacturer of affordable suits for businessmen, was found guilty of handing over 28 million yen ($209,000) in bribes to an official of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee in return for being chosen as a sponsor that outfitted the Japanese team.Hironori Aoki, former chairman at Aoki, and two other Aoki officials — including his brother — were found guilty but avoided jail time. Their penalties were suspended for four years for the founder, and for three years for the others. Prosecutors had asked for a prison term of two years and six months for Aoki, and shorter terms for t...

The struggle to read: One third grader’s winding journey

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:11:23 GMT

Thomas snuggles under the covers with me at bedtime, warm and wiggly.It is our third tour through the “Harry Potter” series, and tonight is like so many others. I pause and ask him to read a few pages of the Dr. Seuss classic “Hop on Pop” before I continue recounting the adventures of Harry, Ron and Hermione.And like so many times, he refuses. Finally he fumbles through a couple pages, over passages like “Pup Cup. Pup in Cup,” with copious praise. Then he is done.It all seemed very normal that night last fall. But this was the beginning of third grade, and the Seuss book is sold as “The Simplest Seuss for Youngest Use.”Thomas has a learning disability, ADHD and epilepsy. And this is hard — harder than I thought possible.___ Third grade is considered a crucial reading year. Children who can’t read well by the end of this year are more likely to become dropouts. All sorts of bad things are possible, the research shows. Yet here we are.I know our situation is extreme. But I also know t...

Autistic soccer fans can watch in comfort in Brazil stadiums

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:11:23 GMT

SAO PAULO (AP) — Hamilton Moreira is a huge fan of Brazil’s Corinthians, one of the country’s top soccer clubs.But the 16-year-old, who uses a wheelchair and has autism, never saw them in person until last Sunday after his mother learned of their stadium’s special room for people with autism. It’s built into the ninth floor high above one of the goals.“He just loved this,” Ana Moreira, 53, told The Associated Press as she pushed her joyous and shrieking son out of the room and into the crowd after the Corinthians beat Cruzeiro 2-1 in a Brazilian championship match.“Hamilton is a hardcore soccer fan, like the entire family. He watches until the very end, he celebrates with the players. It feels great to include him here,” she said.The facility in NeoQuimica Arena is called a “sensory room,” designed to have a calming effect. It has noise-proof glass walls, special lighting, crayons spread on multiple tables, toys and food — all of which can keep occupants busy durin...