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Byron advances to NASCAR’s round of 8 with win at Texas, the 300th overall for Hendrick Motorsports

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:53 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — William Byron took the lead for the first time after the final restart with six laps left to win at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, advancing to the round of eight in the NASCAR playoffs while giving Hendrick Motorsports its 300th victory. With Bubba Wallace and Chase Briscoe battling for the lead, Byron was able to get underneath both of them before finishing that first lap and staying there. “I choked … I had my worst restart,” said Wallace, who after just sneaking into the round of 12 started from the pole and led a career-high 111 laps. “This one is going to sting for a little bit.”The top five finishers were all playoff contenders, with Ross Chastain second, ahead of Wallace, Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin. Retiring driver Kevin Harvick was sixth and playoff driver Brad Keselowski seventh. “We’ve just been kind of steady Eddie through the first three or four races and we haven’t shown any flashes, but today I thought we had a good car if we cou...

Unload your scrap tires at Montgomery Co. disposal, recycling event

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:53 GMT

Residents of Montgomery County, Maryland, will soon have a chance to get rid of old scrap tires during a special collection and recycling event taking place this week.The county’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that, from Monday, Sept. 25, to Friday, Sept. 29, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., it will be hosting a free scrap tire drop-off at the Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Stations located at 16101 Frederick Road in Derwood.The collection is for county residents only and is limited to 10 tires per resident.In addition to safe disposal of tires, the DEP said those that can be recycled “can be repurposed as rubberized asphalt, wastewater treatment filters, building materials, erosion control and can also be used as an alternative fuel.”“The more items we can put to reuse the better for all of us,” county executive Marc Elrich said. “This event is a convenient opportunity for residents to do their part for our environmen...

Tagovailoa, Dolphins score most points by NFL team since 1966 in 70-20 win over Wilson, Broncos

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:53 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins scored the most points in a game by an NFL team since 1966, overwhelming the Denver Broncos 70-20 on Sunday behind rookie De’Von Achane’s 203 yards rushing and Tua Tagovailoa’s four touchdown passes, including a no-look shovel-pass.The Dolphins set a franchise record for scoring and finished two points shy of the NFL’s regular-season record — set in 1966 by Washington against the Giants. They are the fourth team in NFL history to score at least 70 points in a regular-season or playoff game.Miami scored touchdowns on eight of nine drives before Mike White replaced Tagovailoa in the fourth quarter. Raheem Mostert had his second straight multiple-touchdown game with three rushing TDs and a TD catch.Achane caught a 10-yard TD pass from Tagovailoa in the fourth, and Jason Sanders converted the extra point that made it 56-13 and broke Miami’s franchise scoring record of 55 set against St. Louis on Nov. 24, 1977.Tyreek Hill caught a 54-yard tou...

Kenneth Walker III sparks Seahawks in second half as Seattle pulls away to beat Carolina 37-27

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:53 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Kenneth Walker III rushed for 97 yards and two second-half touchdowns, Jason Myers kicked five field goals, and the Seattle Seahawks pulled away in the second half for a 37-27 win over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.Walker was a star on a day things didn’t come easily for Seattle’s offense for the first three quarters. But Walker produced big plays both on the ground and in the pass game. Walker’s 36-yard reception midway through the third quarter set up his 1-yard touchdown run after Seattle had settled for field goals every other time it reached Carolina’s side of the field.Walker later restored a two-score lead for Seattle (2-1) when he sprinted untouched on a 7-yard touchdown run with 11:40 remaining.Myers connected on field goals of 43, 35, 33, 37 and 39 yards a week after starting the season just 3 of 6 on field-goal attempts through two games. Seattle quarterback Geno Smith threw his first interception of the season, but still had a solid day in throwing for 2...

Justin Herbert, Keenan Allen show their continuing chemistry on Allen’s record-setting day

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:53 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Justin Herbert, Keenan Allen and the Los Angeles Chargers had seen a Brian Flores-coached defense before, flummoxed in 2020 by Flores’ blitz-heavy approach in a loss at Miami during Herbert’s rookie season.Three years later, with the quarterback and receiver in nearly perfect sync, Herbert and Allen knew just how to attack the Minnesota Vikings’ defense, coordinated by Flores.Herbert completed 40 of 47 passes for 405 yards and three touchdowns, and Allen had a franchise-record 18 receptions for a career-high 215 yards in Los Angeles’ 28-24 victory on Sunday. Allen added his first career touchdown pass, a 49-yard completion to Mike Williams on a trick play.“The first time we played them when Flores was in Miami, it was tough,” Allen said. “We didn’t know what to do. We were kind of mind-boggled out there. We didn’t know what we were looking at. They kind of fooled us. … So, today, I think we had their number on every play.”Allen credited his communicati...

Bonner and Allen lead Connecticut over New York 78-63 to open the WNBA semifinal series

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:53 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored 20 points, Rebecca Allen added 18 and the Connecticut Sun played stellar defense to beat the New York Liberty 78-63 on Sunday in the first game of their best-of-five WNBA semifinals playoff series.Game 2 is Tuesday night in New York.Third-seeded Connecticut lost all four games between the teams in the regular season, including getting blown out twice in New York. On Sunday, the Sun turned up their defensive effort, slowing down the second-seeded Liberty and holding them to their lowest point total of the season.Breanna Stewart, who led New York with 19 points, had a rough game, going 7 for 25 from the field, including missing all eight of her 3-point attempts. Jonquel Jones had 14 points and 12 rebounds for New York — the 15th time that she’s had a double-double this season but the first time the Liberty lost in one of those efforts.Alyssa Thomas finished the game with eight points, 10 assists and seven rebounds for Connecticut.ACES 97, WINGS 83...

Los Miami Dolphins dan una clase magistral ofensiva al ganar 70-20 a los Denver Broncos

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:53 GMT

(CNN) — Los Miami Dolphins ofrecieron una clase magistral ofensiva este domingo al derrotar a los Denver Broncos por 70-20 y anotar la segunda mayor cantidad de puntos de un equipo en un partido de temporada regular en la historia de la NFL.La victoria de Miami es solo la cuarta vez en la historia de la NFL que un equipo anota al menos 70 puntos, incluidos los playoffs, según ESPN Stats & Info.El mariscal de campo de los Dolphins, Tua Tagovailoa, orquestó una primera mitad perfecta, completando 16 de 16 pases para 206 yardas con dos touchdowns y cero intercepciones para llevar al equipo a una ventaja de 35-13. Tagovailoa es el primer mariscal de campo desde 1991 en completar más de 15 pases sin un pase incompleto y lanzar para más de 200 yardas al medio tiempo.El mariscal de campo de los Miami Dolphins, Tua Tagovailoa (derecha) habla con el mariscal de campo de los Denver Broncos, Jarrett Stidham, después de la victoria del domingo en Miami Gardens, Florida. Rebecca Blackw...

Rodriguez, Detroit relievers combine to blank Oakland 2-0 in A’s last home game

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:53 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Eduardo Rodriguez threw seven scoreless innings to end Detroit’s two-game losing streak, and the Tigers beat the last-placed Athletics 2-0 in Oakland’s last home game on Sunday.Spencer Torkelson had two hits and drove in the only runs in the game with a two-run single in the third, helping Detroit finish 6-4 on its final road trip of the season.“We weren’t perfect today offensively, but when you have Eduardo going and you have a game like today where he’s in charge, it’s a high likelihood you’re going to win,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said.The A’s (48-108) lost for the ninth time in 11 games and tied the Oakland-era record for most losses in a season, initially set in 1979. The A’s also tied the franchise mark of 55 home losses.The game drew a crowd of 13,102 that repeatedly filled the air with chants of “Sell the team.” Despite owner John Fisher’s acknowledgment of his intentions to move the franchise, Oakland’s overall attendance of 832,352 at the Col...

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Here’s what that means

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:53 GMT

(CNN) — Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is considered the holiest day of the year for people who practice Judaism.The holiday technically spans two calendar days, because the Jewish calendar is lunar. Days are marked sunset to sunset. This year, it begins at sunset on September 24 and continues until the evening of September 25.‘Days of Awe’Yom Kippur concludes a 10-day period known as the “Days of Awe” that begins with the Jewish New Year, which is called Rosh Hashanah.Jews around the world are to face their misdeeds and sins over the year through worship and prayer so that they may atone for their wrongdoings. With fear and wonder in facing God’s judgment, Jews seek forgiveness. In doing so, people are called to self-reflect on their failings and flaws.No matter how you spend the day, it’s a time to atone in your own way, whether in a synagogue or at home. Synagogues hold religious services throughout the day for practicing Jews to come pray introspectively, either askin...

Authorities ID woman found dead near Clearwater after gator is spotted with a body in its mouth

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:53 GMT

(CNN) — Florida authorities have identified the woman found dead after an alligator was seen with a body in its mouth.Authorities responded to a call in Largo, in the Tampa Bay area, about a gator in the water about 1:50 p.m. on Friday.The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday identified the victim as Sabrina Peckham, 41.A witness, JaMarcus Bullard, told CNN affiliate Spectrum News 13 he earlier saw an alligator with a body its mouth.“I could tell there was a body in his mouth, so I started recording,” Bullard said.Officials humanely killed In the the 13-foot, 8.5-inch male, according to the sheriff’s office and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.Alligators have been spotted in the area before, but resident Jennifer Dean told Spectrum News 13 that she had never seen one this large.“A lot of my neighbors were out here and they’re the ones that told me about the gator,” Dean said. “While we were standing here we heard a shot. I assume they killed the gator.”