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Connecticut Sun coach Stephanie White named WNBA Coach of the Year

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:16:13 GMT

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Stephanie White was honored as the WNBA’s Coach of the Year on Sunday after guiding the Connecticut Sun to a 27-win season and a No. 3 seed in the playoffs.White, the former Indiana Fever and Vanderbilt coach, took over a team that made it to last years Finals before coach Curt Miller left for Los Angeles and star player Jonquel Jones, a former MVP was traded to New York and point guard Jasmine Thomas left to join her former coach out west. The team also had to deal with a season-ending injury to key player Brionna Jones a month into the season. White received 36 votes from a national panel of 60 sportswriters and broadcasters. Latricia Trammell of the Dallas Wings finished in second place with 11 votes, and Sandy Brondello of the New York Liberty was third with six votes. Becky Hammon of the Las Vegas Aces received three votes; Cheryl Reeve of the Minnesota Lynx and Tanisha Wright of the Atlanta Dream each received two votes. White put in an offense t...

Suspect arrested for fatal shooting in Woodbridge apartment building

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:16:13 GMT

Police in Prince William County, Virginia, say they’ve arrested a suspect in connection to a fatal shooting in Woodbridge on Saturday evening.In a news release, Prince William County police said officers were called to the 1800 block of Gableridge Turn around 7:19 p.m. Saturday evening on reports of a shooting. On the scene, officers discovered 43-year-old Kareem Rasheen Tyrone Harris of Woodbridge suffering from gunshot wounds. After receiving first aid on the scene, Harris was transported to the hospital, where he died of his injuries.Police said that Harris and 25-year-old Malcom Andre Monts of Woodbridge had been involved in an altercation that escalated in a patio area of the apartment building, where they believe Monts shot Harris before returning to his own apartment in the building.Police told WTOP that Monts and Harris knew one another and that Harris was staying with family  who lived in the building when he was killed.Monts was arrested by police at his apartment wi...

McBride and Collier lead Lynx over Sun 82-75 to force a deciding Game 3

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:16:13 GMT

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Kayla McBride scored 28 points and Napheesa Collier added 26 points and 13 rebounds as the Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun 82-75 on Sunday to force a deciding Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.Alyssa Thomas scored 26 points and DeWanna Bonner added 24 for the No. 3 seeded Sun, who won the first game of the series by 30 points, but now must win a road game on Wednesday to advance.“We love our fanbase and we do feel like that’s an advantage for us,” Collier said. , The Lynx led by six points at halftime and stretched that to 16 with the help of a 12-0 run in the third quarter, highlighted by the fifth of McBride’s six 3-pointers. Her layup made it 65-49.But the Sun responded with a run of their own and trailed only by 65-60 headed into the fourth quarter. A 3-pointer from Bonner cut the lead to 76-73 with 2 1/2 minutes to play, but the Lynx made several big defensive stops and scored the next six points to put the game away.Connect...

Boebert defends ‘Beetlejuice’ ejection: ‘I was a little too eccentric’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:16:13 GMT

(The Hill) – Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) pushed back on media accounts of her being kicked out of a Denver theater production of “Beetlejuice” last week over bad behavior, saying that some accounts were exaggerated and untrue.“I was a little too eccentric. I’m very known for having an animated personality, maybe overtly animated personality. I was laughing, I was singing, having a fantastic time,” Boebert said in an OAN interview Sunday. “Was told to kinda settle it down a little bit, which I did, but then my next flip up was taking a picture.”  Video shows Boebert vaping in theater, despite denial Video from the evening shows Boebert causing a disturbance during the performance, including vaping and taking flash photography. While being escorted out of the theater, video appears to show her giving the finger to security guards.The controversial congresswoman garnered widespread criticism for her behavior, mostly online.Her office previously denied the vaping allegations, but Bo...

UAW justifies wage demands by pointing to CEO pay raises. How high were they?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:16:13 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a central argument for the United Auto Workers union: If Detroit's three automakers raised CEO pay by 40% over the past four years, workers should get similar raises.UAW President Shawn Fain has repeatedly cited the figure, contrasting it with the 6% pay raises autoworkers have received since their last contract in 2019. He opened negotiations with a demand for a similar 40% wage increase over four years, along with the return of pensions and cost of living increases. The UAW has since lowered its demand to a 36% wage increase but the two sides remain far apart in contract talks, triggering a strike. Colorado workers, you now have more uses for your paid sick time Fain's focus on CEO pay is part of a growing trend of emboldened labor unions citing the wealth gap between workers and the top bosses to bolster demand for better pay and working conditions. In June, Netflix shareholders rejected executive pay packages in a nonbinding vote, just days after the ...

Armed man breaks into Fort Lauderdale apartment, sexually batters woman, police say

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:16:13 GMT

A Fort Lauderdale woman was the victim of sexual battery after an armed man broke into her apartment and went on the attack, police said.According to Fort Lauderdale Police, the incident took place at the Pine Crest Apartments along Northeast 18th Avenue, at around 7:30 p.m., Friday.Neighbors told 7News the man broke into the woman’s first-floor apartment, and they heard her screaming.Detectives said the victim was inside when the perpetrator entered her unit through the front door, went to the bedroom and jumped on top of her.Police said the armed subject threatened to kill the woman before he sexually battered her and fled northbound down the hallway.Neighbors said the woman is now too afraid to even come back home, adding they hope the complex’s management will take steps to make the building more secure.Investigators are hoping someone or any nearby surveillance cameras may have captured the man either leaving or entering the apartment building.Investigators describe...

Chisholm hits grand slam for 2nd straight game, Marlins rout Braves 16-2 to sweep series

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:16:13 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a grand slam for the second consecutive game and the Miami Marlins routed the Atlanta Braves 16-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of the NL East champions.Jorge Soler, Jake Burger and Nick Fortes also went deep, and Luis Arraez had three hits for the Marlins, who began the day a half-game out of the third NL wild-card spot. It was Miami’s first three-game sweep over Atlanta since 2015.Marlins starter Jesús Luzardo struck out eight in six scoreless innings. Luzardo (10-9) allowed four hits and walked two.Miami outscored Atlanta 36-11 in the series after getting outscored 83-29 while losing nine of the previous 10 meetings between the division foes this season.Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. missed his second straight game because of right calf tightness.Chisholm’s shot over the wall in right-center capped a five-run third against Braves starter Charlie Morton. Josh Bell hit an RBI single before Chisholm became the first Marlins play...

Patriots’ Matthew Judon credits Bill Belichick with making him a ‘star player’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:16:13 GMT

When Matthew Judon signed with the Patriots, he was afraid he was joining a bunch of “weirdos.”That’s what he told retired safety Devin McCourty in an interview for “Sunday Night Football” about his preconceived notion of the team from his five years with the Ravens.But meeting players like McCourty, Deatrich Wise, Dont’a Hightower and Matthew Slater made him quickly realize he would be a good fit.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots-Dolphins preview: What to expect on Sunday Night Football New England Patriots | Four most important Patriots players in Week 2 against the Dolphins New England Patriots | Patriots roster moves indicate good news for offensive line injuries New England Patriots | NFL Notes: The Patriots can start to prove themselves again Sunday night New England Patriots | Patriots’ starting offensive line situation is a mess for second straig...

Orioles clinch playoff berth for first time since 2016, then walk-off Rays, 5-4, in 11 innings

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:16:13 GMT

The Orioles have spent much of Brandon Hyde’s tenure being looked down upon. They’ve spent almost six months craning necks upward.Sunday, the Orioles clinched their first playoff berth since 2016, the culmination of a rebuilding process that fully launched in the winter of 2018 when Mike Elias was brought in as executive vice president and general manager and hired Hyde as manager to steward a club designed to struggle.They inherited the worst team in the majors, an organization with bad contracts and bad infrastructure. In each of Hyde’s first three years, Baltimore finished with one of baseball’s five worst records, twice losing at least 108 games as his lineups and pitching staffs were littered with overmatched players.The tide unexpectedly began to turn in 2022, when a team projected for another year as a bottom-feeder instead finished as the best team in the American League to miss the playoffs. With the Texas Rangers’ loss Sunday, the Orioles and...

Orioles magic number: With playoff spot assured, how close is Baltimore to clinching an AL East title?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:16:13 GMT

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