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McMahon’s maturity has Buckeyes optimistic in March Madness

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:48:46 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cotie McMahon couldn’t wait to get to Ohio State, so much so that she graduated from high school early so she could acclimate to college life quickly.That precociousness also tested McMahon’s patience. The talented 6-foot forward watched Ohio State’s run to the Sweet 16 on television a year ago.Her viewpoint will be different Saturday when the third-seeded Buckeyes (25-7) face 14th seed James Madison (26-7) in the opening round. Sixth-seeded North Carolina (21-10) takes on 11th-seeded St. John’s (23-8) in the other game at the Schottenstein Center.McMahon is a vital cog on a team that believes two-plus months excelling in arguably the nation’s best conference in the Big Ten has prepared it for what Ohio State hopes is a long stay in the tournament.“This team has got a certain amount of grit to them,” coach Kevin McGruff said. “You know, we’ve been in some tough situations, but we always keep fighting and figure out a way to come ba...

Brun leads in South Africa as 2nd round hit by high winds

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:48:46 GMT

ST. FRANCIS BAY, South Africa (AP) — Julien Brun took the lead at the SDC Championship on 8 under par before high winds forced the second round to be suspended on Friday.The Frenchman carded a 5-under 67 on the St. Francis Links course but most of the afternoon’s play was lost because of the weather on South Africa’s notoriously blustery south coast.Brun was ahead by a shot from Jens Dantorp, Albert Venter and Matthew Baldwin, who were also early starters and able to complete their second rounds.Overnight co-leaders David Ravetto and Kristian Krogh Johannessen were three shots off the lead on 5 under but yet to finish their second rounds, which they’ll have to do early Saturday.Sweden’s Dantorp produced the round of the day and the best of the tournament so far with his 63. He collected 10 birdies, five going out and five coming home, in a superb display after bogeying his first hole.The SDC Championship in the vacation town of St. Francis Bay is making its d...

Wolff accepts ‘reality’ that Mercedes F1 car is off the pace

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:48:46 GMT

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff accepts the “reality” that their Formula One car is not good enough to challenge their main rivals this season.At least he knows where the W14’s faults lie.“We understand, crystal clear,” Wolff said on Friday at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. “There are no miracles in this sport . . . I don’t think we can beat the teams in front of us, that’s the reality.”Wolff’s comments came a day after seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton said Mercedes was so far off the pace that he would need three teams to fall out of a race just for him to have a chance to win.Red Bull dominated the season-opener in Bahrain two weeks ago with a 1-2 finish from two-time defending world champion Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.Fernando Alonso finished a surprising third for Aston Martin and Carlos Sainz Jr. was fourth for Ferrari.Hamilton was 51 seconds behind Verstappen in fifth, and teammate George Russell was 56 seconds back in seventh. Both placings would...

Seahawks sign former 1st rounder Devin Bush to 1-year deal

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:48:46 GMT

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks signed linebacker Devin Bush on Friday, inking the former first-round pick to a one-year deal and potentially filling a major void on Seattle’s defense. Bush, 24, was the No. 10 overall pick in the 2019 draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers and had a standout rookie season where he had a career-high 109 tackles and was third in defensive rookie of the year voting. But Bush suffered a torn ACL during the 2020 season and has struggled to rediscover the form from his rookie season. Last season, Bush appeared in 17 games and started 14. He had 81 tackles and played 62% of the defensive snaps for the Steelers. He’ll immediately be in consideration for a starting role with Seattle. The Seahawks will start next season without starting linebacker Jordyn Brooks after he suffered a torn ACL late last season. Fellow starter Cody Barton signed with Washington at the start of free agency this week. Even with the signing of Bush, additional options at lineback...

Multiple vehicles involved in hit-and-run crash

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:48:46 GMT

Editor's note: The Denver Police Department initially reported a pedestrian was involved in a crash with three drivers, but the investigation determined no pedestrians and only two drivers were involved. DENVER (KDVR) — Police were investigating a hit-and-run crash with serious injuries that involved two drivers and a parked car.The Denver Police Department said the crash happened at 9th Avenue and Lincoln Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood early Friday morning. Driver, passenger shot while turning onto Colfax Avenue Around 11:45 a.m., the department said in a tweet that the investigation determined a suspect driver side-swiped another driver, which forced that driver to hit a parked car. The suspect driver then took off. Closures were in place while police investigated. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

Colorado isn't one of the luckiest states for jackpots of gold

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:48:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — St. Paddy's Day is a mixed bag for Colorado, at least where the nation's two biggest pots of gold are concerned. You may feel lucky to live in Colorado's beautiful weather, near its mountains and trails, and around its amenities-packed cities. There are good reasons why three-quarters of a million people poured into the state over the last 20 years. Colorado doesn't make the nation's list of luckiest states for the lottery, however. According to gaming analysts Bonus.com, the Centennial State doesn't crack the most frequent winners of the Powerball or Mega Millions lotteries. Just how Irish is Colorado? Nobody from Colorado has ever won a Mega Millions jackpot. The state is luckier when it comes to Powerball jackpots with three winners through the lottery's history - still one of the lowest numbers among U.S. states. California - 27 jackpot winsNew York - 22 jackpot winsNew Jersey - 19 jackpot winsFlorida - 14 jackpot wins Illinois - 9 jackpot winsMichigan - 9 jack...

Colorado breweries team up with AI to create unique beer for CollabFest

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:48:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado’s craft beer industry is well-known across the country, and with that beer drinkers get opportunities to try new styles whenever they please – that will soon include a style suggested by artificial intelligence.The beer, created by Old 121 Brewhouse and Banded Oak Brewing Company for Collaboration Beer Fest, is called The Bots Made Us Do It. 10 breathtaking spring hikes to take in Colorado According to a description on the CollabFest website, the breweries “worked together with ChatGPT to identify some of the newest trends in craft beer.”The beer style they came to create is called a wellness beer which is described as “beer that uses holistic qualities of ingredients in the final product.”But the AI wasn’t done. The online description said the brewers asked it to create a recipe that they then made.“We’re excited to share this beer as an exploration of what AI can bring to the brewing scene and also test how sophisticated the technology really is,” the de...

Boston police seek public’s help in search for missing Hyde Park teen

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:48:46 GMT

Boston police asked for the public’s help Friday in a search for a Hyde Park teen last seen earlier this month.Police said 14-year-old Jessiah Alvarez is described as a black-Hispanic male, standing about 5’3” and weighing 155 pounds with black hair, brown eyes and a thin build.Police said Alvarez was last seen around 6 p.m. on March 8 after leaving his residence on Crownpoint Drive. Alvarez is known to frequent the Forest Hills and Downtown Crossing areas, according to police.Anyone with information on Alvarez’s whereabouts is asked to contact 911 or Boston police detectives at 617-343-4566.Those who prefer to share information anonymously can do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line AT 1-800 (494) -TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).

SpaceX could set launch record today with sunset attempt from Canaveral

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:48:46 GMT

Richard Tribou | Orlando SentinelSpaceX looks to send up its 14th rocket from the Space Coast this year with a launch just after sunset Friday, and could set a new record between launches for the company if it manages a California liftoff hours earlier.A Falcon 9 carrying two satellites for Luxembourg-based communications company SES is set to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 during a 38-minute window that opens at 7:38 p.m., and a backup opportunity the same time Saturday.Space Launch Delta 45′s weather squadron forecasts a 80% chance for good conditions, but only a 35% chance in the event of a delay until Saturday.pic.twitter.com/ny7f7yFnXs— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 17, 2023The SES 18 and SES 19 satellites built by Northrop Grumman will add to SES’s C-band television and data services for the United States.The first-stage booster for this mission is flying for the sixth time and is set to land on the SpaceX drone ship Just Read the Ins...

With addition of Negro Leagues greats, ‘MLB: The Show ‘23′ hopes to ‘educate, enlighten, and inspire.’ Here’s how the partnership happened.

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:48:46 GMT

When the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was founded in 1990, it was located in a one-room office in the historic Lincoln Building in Kansas City, Mo., across the street from where it operates today. The original office, located on the third floor, consisted of a conference room table and a few photographs on the wall. Early organizers, a group that included John “Buck” O’Neil, took turns paying the monthly rent to keep the office open while dreaming of one day being able to open a permanent home to honor the baseball heroes whose legacies they wanted to maintain.Bob Kendrick, the museum’s president and chief storyteller, started as a volunteer with the organization in 1993, but over the last 30 years the museum and its mission have become his passion. O’Neil, Kendrick’s mentor, oversaw the museum’s move to its 10,000–square-foot home in 1997, and Kendrick’s goal was to continue to share the stories and grow the institution when he...