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Irvine student makes top 5 in Doodle for Google competition

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:38:55 GMT

Alison Rhee, an Irvine elementary school student, advanced to the final five in the 15th annual Doodle for Google national contest last Friday. Doodle for Google is an annual art contest, open to students in grades K-12. The competition encourages students to create their own Google Doodle for the chance to have it featured on Google.com. By entering into the contest, students also have a chance to win scholarships and technology materials for their schools. This year, students were challenged to create a Doodle that illustrated something they are grateful for. Rhee illustrated what she calls “Joshua Tree,” and wrote about a special moment visiting the landmark with her family. “I was grateful when I went to the Joshua tree with my family,” Rhee wrote in response to her Doodle prompt. “I loved seeing the stars and making smores. It made me realize how small we are compared to the universe. I was thankful that I was brought into this world from the best family in the w...

Authorities search for missing Los Angeles County teenager

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:38:55 GMT

Authorities are searching for an at-risk teenager who disappeared in Lancaster on Wednesday.The missing teen, Harmony Elizabeth Boyd, 16, was last seen on the 43900 block of Emile Zola Street around 2 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.Boyd is described as a Black female standing 5 feet 1 inches tall and weighing 125 pounds. She has brown eyes and brown braided hair. She was last seen wearing a gray shirt, dark jeans and black shoes.Boyd also has burn marks on her hands, authorities said.The teen’s family has not heard from Boyd and is concerned for her well-being. They’re hoping the public can help locate her.Anyone who may have seen Boyd or knows of her whereabouts is asked to call the LASD’s Missing Persons Unit at 323-890-5500.Harmony Elizabeth Boyd in a May 2023 photo from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.Anonymous tips can be submitted to "Crime Stoppers" at 800-222-8477 or online at lacrimestoppers.org.

Women’s College World Series: Vawter, Canady lead Stanford past Alabama

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:38:55 GMT

Alana Vawter and NiJaree Canady combined for a one-hitter, and No. 9 seed Stanford defeated No. 5 seed Alabama 2-0 in a Women’s College World Series elimination game in Oklahoma City on Friday night.Vawter allowed one hit in 5 1/3 innings. Canady stuck out three in 1 2/3 innings for the save.Sydney Steele hit a solo homer in the seventh and knocked in both runs to help Stanford claim its first World Series win since 2004. The Cardinal (46-14) will play the loser of today’s Florida State-Washington matchup in an elimination game on Sunday.Montana Fouts delivered a gutsy performance in the circle for Alabama (45-22). She wore a brace over the left knee she hyperextended during the Southeastern Conference tournament. The nation’s strikeout leader collected four more Ks while tossing a five-hitter.Steele’s homer to left in the seventh set up Canady to close it out.Canady put the Crimson Tide down in order in the last inning, striking out the first two batters before ge...

Splashdown! First inning blast gives SF Giants 100 splash hits at home park

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:38:55 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – Lamonte Wade Jr. recorded the 100th splash hit by a San Francisco Giants player in the 23-year history of what is now Oracle Park, crushing a first-pitch fastball from Baltimore Orioles starter Dean Kremer over the right field wall, past the walkway, and into McCovey Cove.Wade’s home run, his eighth of the season, came in the first inning and gave the Giants a 1-0 lead as they played the first game of a three-game set against the Orioles.Per StatCast, Wade’s homer traveled 385 feet and had an exit velocity of 106.6 mph.After the conclusion of the inning, the splash hit counter located at the top of the right field wall and just a few feet away from the foul pole switched over from 99 to 100.As the crowd cheered, streamers were also let off inside the park, a banner was unfurled in the center field bleachers and the massive scoreboard above the center field wall marked the occasion.LaMonte sends one into the bay for Splash Hit No. 1️⃣0️ ...

Johnson’s 6 RBI’s lead No. 1 national seed Wake Forest past George Mason 12-0

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:38:55 GMT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Seth Keener struck out a season-high 13 batters in a seven-inning start, Justin Johnson had a grand slam and six RBIs, and No. 1 national seed Wake Forest beat George Mason 12-0 on Friday night in the Winston-Salem Regional.It was the most strikeouts by a Wake Forest pitcher all season. Wake Forest (48-10) set a program record for wins to advance to the winners’ bracket against No. 2 seed Maryland on Saturday. George Mason (34-26) plays an elimination game against Northeastern earlier in the day.Adam Cecere hit a two-run homer in the second inning and Johnson did the same in the third for a 4-0 lead. Johnson’s second home run of the day cleared the bases in the eighth and capped the scoring.Keener struck out eight of the first 11 batters and had a season-high nine through four innings. Wake Forest announced it was the first sellout crowd (3,823) at David F. Couch Ballpark.___AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports and https://t...

Vawter, Canady combine for 1-hitter as Stanford eliminates Alabama in Women’s College World Series

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:38:55 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Alana Vawter and NiJaree Canady combined for a one-hitter, and No. 9 seed Stanford defeated No. 5 seed Alabama 2-0 in a Women’s College World Series elimination game on Friday night.The pair outdueled one of the nation’s most accomplished pitchers in Alabama’s Montana Fouts. Vawter allowed one hit in 5 1/3 innings. Canady, a freshman, stuck out three in 1 2/3 innings for the save.“I think they’re exceptional off of each other,” Stanford coach Jessica Allister said. “I think AV’s drop ball and changeup are as good as anyone’s in the country. I think NiJa’s rise ball is as good as anyone’s in the country. When you have the opportunity to use both of those things, it’s foolish not to.”Sydney Steele hit a solo homer in the seventh and knocked in both runs to help Stanford claim its first World Series win since 2004. The Cardinal (46-14) will play the loser of Saturday’s Florida State-Washington matchup in an elimination game on Sunday.Canady put th...

La ley que prohíbe el tratamiento médico para menores transgénero, ¿dónde está vigente?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:38:55 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas – Greg Abbott firmó este viernes el proyecto de ley que prohíbe el tratamiento médico para menores transgénero.El proyecto SB 14 está destinado a evitar que los menores transgénero reciban atención médica de mantenimiento de género. Esto se refiere específicamente a los medicamentos llamados bloqueadores de la pubertad.Asimismo, prohíbe que se proporcione acceso a procedimientos y tratamientos para la transición de género y disforia de género.Por otro lado, restringe el uso de dinero público o asistencia pública para proporcionar esos procedimientos y tratamientos.Este proyecto de ley fue aprobado en abril pasado.Otros proyectos de ley aprobados durante la pasada sesión legislativa son el SB 12, que regula los contenidos explícitos sexuales en espectáculos públicos y el SB 15, el cual restringe la participación de atletas trans en deportes colegiales.Source

Villegas, Morales hit early home runs, Miami defeats Maine 9-1 in regional

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:38:55 GMT

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Edgardo Villegas and Yohandy Morales each hit early home runs, Gage Ziehl set the tone on the mound, and Miami defeated Maine 9-1 on Friday night in the Coral Gables Regional hosted by the Hurricanes.Miami scored two in the first on the home run by Villegas and added five in the second, the big hit being a three-run blast by Morales. Both players finished with three RBIs. Zach Levenson drove in two with a seventh-inning home run.Ziehl (8-4) shut down the Black Bears, allowing an unearned run on four hits through six innings. He struck out seven without a walk. Three relievers finished, allowing one hit.The top-seeded Hurricanes (41-19) will play No. 2 Texas in the winner’s bracket on Saturday. No. 4 Maine (32-20) faces No. 3 Louisiana in an elimination game. Texas defeated Louisiana 4-2 on Friday.Black Bears starter Colin Fitzgerald (6-2) allowed seven hits and seven runs in an inning and a third. Maine’s run scored on an error by the catcher in...

Gray wins 5th start in row, Semien 21-game hit streak as Rangers beat M’s 2-0

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:38:55 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jon Gray pitched two-hit ball over seven innings to win his fifth consecutive start, Marcus Semien scored the game’s first run after extending his major league-best hitting streak to 21 games and the AL West-leading Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Friday night. Gray (6-1) struck out five and walked one to win a duel against Luis Castillo (4-3) that took only 2 hours, 5 minutes.Castillo limited the Rangers to one run over seven innings with six strikeouts and one walk. Texas entered averaging an MLB-best 6.29 runs per game and had scored 11 runs in each of its previous two home games — though those were before a 6-3 trip with series wins in Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Detroit. Grant Anderson, who made his big league debut Tuesday for Texas with seven strikeouts over 2 2/3 innings at Detroit, worked a scoreless eighth with one strikeout. Will Smith worked a perfect ninth for his 10th save in 11 chances, wrapping up the Rangers’ sixth sh...

Principal Charity Classic Par Scores

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:38:55 GMT

FridayAt Wakonda ClubDes Moines, IowaPurse: $2 millionYardage: 6,851; Par: 72First RoundSteve Stricker33-31—64-8Stephen Ames33-33—66-6Jerry Kelly32-34—66-6Rod Pampling33-33—66-6Steve Flesch34-33—67-5Mark Hensby35-32—67-5Tim Herron33-34—67-5Miguel Angel Jimenez33-34—67-5Vijay Singh36-31—67-5David Branshaw35-33—68-4Paul Goydos33-35—68-4Bernhard Langer35-33—68-4Jeff Maggert37-31—68-4Tom Pernice35-33—68-4Brett Quigley35-33—68-4Esteban Toledo34-34—68-4Woody Austin33-36—69-3Mark Calcavecchia32-37—69-3Joe Durant36-33—69-3Carlos Franco34-35—69-3Thongchai Jaidee34-35—69-3Lee Janzen34-35—69-3Tim Petrovic36-33—69-3Ken Tanigawa36-33—69-3Alex Cejka34-36—70-2Glen Day37-33—70-2Chris DiMarco35-35—70-2Ken Duke35-35—70-2Harrison Frazar34-36—70-2Jim Furyk33-37—70-2Robert Gamez34-36—70-2Judd Gibb37-33—70-2Tom Lehman36-34—70-2David McKenzie35-35—70-2Colin Montgomerie34-36—70-2Kevin Sutherland35-35—70-2David Toms35-35—70-2Y.E. Yang37-33—70-2Brad Adamonis35-36—71-1Billy Andrade35-36—71-1Cameron Beckman34-...