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Thriston Lawrence leads Joburg Open by 3 shots before final round

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:42:48 GMT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence will take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Joburg Open as he tries to reclaim the title he won two years ago.Lawrence, who led after the first round, returned to the top of the leaderboard Saturday with a 3-under 67 to go 15 under overall at Houghton Golf Club. He made four birdies to go with one bogey in the third round.South Africans locked out the top six spots. Dean Burmester (68) is Lawrence’s nearest chaser at three shots back. Jacques Kruyswijk (69) and Nikhil Rama (72), the overnight leader, are four shots back.The Joburg Open is the season-opening event on the European tour. The 2024 season began on Thursday only four days after the 2023 one finished in Dubai.The event marks the start of three straight tournaments taking place in South Africa and co-sanctioned with the country’s Sunshine Tour.___AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golfSource

After a dominant Black Friday performance, the Dolphins have their eyes on winning AFC East

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:42:48 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa keeps reiterating that the Miami Dolphins aren’t satisfied yet.Miami improved to 8-3 with a dominant 34-13 win over the struggling New York Jets on Black Friday. The Dolphins are looking to win the AFC East for the first time since 2008, and then make a deep playoff push.“The sky’s the limit for us,” Tagovailoa said. “Whatever we want to accomplish, everything’s right there in front of us and we basically turn it on fate here in this league. So, we just have to continue stacking those wins.”The Dolphins have the benefit of a favorable schedule to close out the season: Four of their final five games are at home, where they are undefeated. Miami’s next three opponents have losing records, and the Dolphins have not lost to a team under .500 this season.Against the Jets, Miami put up 395 yards of total offense despite turning the ball over three times for the second straight game. Tagovailoa was 21 of 30 for 243 yards with a touchdown and two in...

10-man Brighton ends Premier League winless run with 3-2 victory at Nottingham Forest

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:42:48 GMT

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Substitute Joao Pedro scored two goals as 10-man Brighton held on to win 3-2 at Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday. It was Brighton’s first victory in the league since beating Bournemouth on Sept. 24 and came after defender Lewis Dunk was sent off for two yellow cards in the space of a minute for dissent.Roberto De Zerbi’s team, which had gone six league games without a win, went behind to Anthony Elanga’s goal after three minutes at The City Ground. By the time Dunk was dismissed in the 73rd for protesting a penalty awarded to Forest, Brighton had come from behind to lead 3-1. Evan Ferguson evened the score in the 26th and Pedro – who had replaced the injured Ansu Fati in the 21st – gave the visitors the lead in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time. Pedro scored from the penalty spot in the 58th to put Brighton in control. But Dunk’s dismissal was followed by Morgan Gibbs-White converting Fores...

Hamas to release 13 Israelis, 7 foreigners in exchange for 39 Palestinians after hours-long snag, mediators say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:42:48 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas to release 13 Israelis, 7 foreigners in exchange for 39 Palestinians after hours-long snag, mediators say.Source

Westminster turns to the public to name new snowplows

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:42:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The City of Westminster has turned to the public to help name two new snowplows for its fleet.The two will join the ranks of "Scoop Dogg" and "Snow-B-Gon Kenobi," who were winners in 2022. How do ski areas make snow? Westminster specifically asked for people to submit their punniest potential plow names online before Dec. 2.After that, the best names will go up for a vote on the city's social media pages.The new snowplows will be added to the fleet for the 2023-24 winter season.

13 Israeli hostages, 4 foreigners released from captivity in the Gaza Strip, Israeli military says

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:42:48 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas released 13 Israelis and four foreigners late Saturday in the second round of swaps under a cease-fire deal, the Israeli military said, after the militant group initially delayed the exchange for several hours and claimed that Israel had violated the terms of a truce deal.The army said Red Cross representatives transferred the freed hostages, including four Thais, to Egypt late Saturday. They were to be transferred to Israel later in the evening.Israel was to free 39 Palestinians later Saturday as part of the deal that ultimately went through after international mediation efforts.The last-minute delay had created a tense standoff on the second day of what’s meant to be a four-day cease-fire. By nightfall, as the hostages should have emerged from Gaza, Hamas alleged that the aid deliveries permitted by Israel fell short of what was promised and that not enough of it was reaching northern Gaza — the focus of Israel’s ground of...

Northeast Regionals: Westford’s Paul Bergeron, Jack Graffeo qualify for nationals

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:42:48 GMT

Paul Bergeron went to the starting line of Saturday’s Foot Locker Northeast Regionals feeling about as bad as he has all fall. The Westford Academy standout’s lingering back pain was still there and his ankle throbbed after turning it on Friday.The Stanford-bound senior showed his unwavering toughness as he ran with the leaders throughout the 3.1-mile course at Franklin Park and ultimately finished a strong third for the second consecutive year in 15 minutes, 2 seconds in the record-breaking Marty Liquori Championship Race.The race was a quick one in chilly, sunsplashed conditions as Ryan Pajak of Pennsylvania broke former Oliver Ames great Andy Powell’s course record by a second in 14:51. Defending champion Drew Griffith of Pennsylvania was just seconds back in 14:54.Bergeron, along with teammate Jack Graffeo, qualified for the national championships that will be held at Balboa Park in San Diego on Dec. 9. Graffeo was a solid eighth in 15:11 in his debut at Frankl...

Boston firefighters battled Dorchester fire that struck 6 alarms, engulfed 2 homes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:42:48 GMT

Boston firefighters are battling a blaze that has engulfed at least two houses in Dorchester, reaching 6-alarm status.“A 6th alarm has been ordered as companies continue to battle the intense flames and try to stop the fire from spreading to more homes,” the Boston Fire Department tweeted at 4:20 p.m. following other tweets that described the scene: “Thick black smoke fills the sky as the fire continues to burn.”The department first noted the fire in the rear of 21 Ellington St. in Dorchester about 20 minutes earlier in a tweet that noted the fire had jumped to the neighboring home at 19 Ellington St. and that the department had struck two alarms.The intensity of the situation quickly escalated over the intervening minutes, rising to 6 alarms at 4:20 p.m.Ten minutes later, at 4:30 p.m., the department stated the fire had been knocked down.Reporter Flint McColgan contributed to this report. This is a developing story.Courtesy/Boston Fire DepartmentBoston firef...

Patriots release backup QB before Giants game

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:42:48 GMT

The Patriots waived third-string quarterback Will Grier on Saturday to make room for offensive lineman Conor McDermott on the 53-man roster.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Four Patriots players to watch Week 12 vs. Giants include underrated defender New England Patriots | NFL notes: Why Patriots players see 3 future head coaches on staff besides Jerod Mayo New England Patriots | Patriots-Giants preview: How Bill Belichick and Mac Jones can end their losing streak New England Patriots | Bailey Zappe says players don’t know which Patriots QB will start New England Patriots | Patriots-Giants injury report: Trent Brown among 7 Patriots questionable, none out Grier served as the team’s third-string quarterback ever since he signed to the active roster on Sept. 22. He did not see any game action with the Patriots. His release leaves Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe as the Patriots’ only avai...

Star skipper Jimmy Spithill to start an Italian team following his departure from US SailGP Team

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:42:48 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Star skipper Jimmy Spithill said he plans to start a new Italian team following his departure from the United States SailGP team in tech titan Larry Ellison’s global league.Spithill said he couldn’t disclose any specifics about the U.S. team other than a new group is bringing in its own CEO and driver, the roles Spithill held since taking over Team USA in SailGP’s second season.It’s been known in sailing circles since late July that a private American group is looking to buy Team USA, which has been owned by the league. An announcement is expected within the next few days.“I leave it in as good a shape as I could,” Spithill told The Associated Press from Sardinia, where he is preparing for his second straight America’s Cup as co-helmsman of Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team. “If I look at when I started it, what I built and how I’m leaving it, it’s basically qualified for the final right now, having just won the last event, giving them a te...