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Kingsbarns leads wire to wire to win $1M Louisiana Derby

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:41:26 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kingsbarns led wire to wire to win the $1 million Louisiana Derby by four lengths Saturday and earned 100 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby.Ridden by Flavien Prat and trained by Todd Pletcher, Kingsbarns ran 1 3/16 miles in 1:57.33 after breaking to the front and then settling into a relatively slow pace on a warm, dry day. The rest of the field settled behind, setting up a sprint to the finish around the final turn, during which Kingsbarns pulled away comfortably to remain unbeaten in three races.“The horse jumped pretty well out of the gate and was able to get himself into the lead right away,” Prat said. “From that point, we were able to get a pretty soft pace and he was really comfortable, in a good rhythm, breathing well. “He sprinted home really well,” Prat added.A 9-2 second favorite in the field of 12, Kingsbarns paid $11 to win. The result virtually assures the 3-year-old colt a spot in the 20-horse field for the Kentucky Derby on...

Allmendinger beats Byron to Xfinity road course win at COTA

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:41:26 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A.J. Allmendinger dominated early, then had to fight to retake the lead at the start of the final stage to earn his 11th career NASCAR Xfinity series road course victory Saturday at the Circuit of the Americas.Allmendinger bumped Sheldon Creed out of the lead with 14 laps to go, then held off William Byron over the next couple of laps before pulling away late for the victory, his second in a row at the Texas track. Byron will be starting Sunday’s NASCAR Cup series race from the pole position.“I spent a lot of years not winning anything, so I’m going to celebrate everything like its my last one, because you never know,” the 41-year-old Allmendinger said. “We fought hard.”Allmendinger and Kaulig Racing had the dominant car for much of the race and started Saturday from the pole. He built a big lead early before a pit stop strategy misstep and getting caught in some caution flag restart traffic dropped him to the back.“I feel like I’m on vacation,” Allm...

NHRA Arizona Nationals Pairings

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:41:26 GMT

SaturdayAt Wild Horse Pass Motorsports ParkChandler, Ariz.Sunday’s PairingsTop Fuel1. Doug Kalitta, 3.679 seconds, 330.23 mph vs. 16. Rob Passey, 4.840, 209.88; 2. Mike Salinas, 3.689, 335.73 vs. 15. Clay Millican, 4.283, 199.08; 3. Austin Prock, 3.696, 330.31 vs. 14. Jim Maroney, 3.960, 311.49; 4. Leah Pruett, 3.721, 327.66 vs. 13. Buddy Hull, 3.899, 284.62; 5. Brittany Force, 3.722, 323.12 vs. 12. Josh Hart, 3.869, 314.02; 6. Steve Torrence, 3.724, 329.02 vs. 11. Krista Baldwin, 3.844, 321.35; 7. Justin Ashley, 3.724, 328.06 vs. 10. Tony Schumacher, 3.762, 330.07; 8. Shawn Langdon, 3.729, 330.07 vs. 9. Antron Brown, 3.739, 328.54.Funny Car 1. Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 3.898, 329.50 vs. 16. Jim Campbell, Toyota Solara, broke; 2. Alexis DeJoria, Toyota Supra, 3.914, 324.51 vs. 15. J.R. Todd, Supra, 5.332, 138.50; 3. Blake Alexander, Mustang, 3.927, 322.50 vs. 14. Paul Lee, Dodge Charger, 4.692, 176.84; 4. Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.934, 325.85 vs. 13. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4....

Hawks star Young ejected after hard ball toss to referee

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:41:26 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Hawks star Trae Young was ejected after heaving the ball hard to referee Scott Wall in the third quarter of Atlanta’s 143-130 win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.After Hawks coach Quin Snyder called a timeout in the third quarter with the game tied at 84, Young first bounced the ball and then threw a hard, two-handed pass at Wall, who caught the ball. Young was immediately called for a technical foul and ejected.Only seconds earlier, Young had an apparent 3-pointer disallowed when he was called for a technical foul for sticking out his leg and tripping Aaron Nesmith.“It’s just a play he can’t make,” Hawks coach Quin Snyder said after the game. “I told him that. He knows it.”Snyder said Young acknowledged his mistake.“There wasn’t a single part of him that tried to rationalize what happened,” Snyder said.The technical foul was Young’s 15th of the season. A 16th technical foul results in an automatic one-game suspension.Young, who leads...

AP source: Bobby Wagner returning to Seahawks on 1-year deal

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:41:26 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Bobby Wagner is headed back to the Seattle Seahawks after agreeing to a one-year deal Saturday to rejoin the team with which he became one of the top linebackers in the NFL, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the team didn’t announce the agreement. Seattle teammates Quandre Diggs and Tyler Lockett first broke the news on Twitter, and NFL Network and ESPN said the deal was worth up to $7 million. Wagner spent the first 10 seasons of his career with the Seahawks after being selected in the second round of the 2012 draft by Seattle. He became a six-time first-team All-Pro selection during his tenure in Seattle, where he was regularly regarded as one of the best middle linebackers in the league. Wagner was released by Seattle just over a year ago in a salary cap move. Wagner was due nearly $17 million and wanted to give Jordyn Brooks the opportunity to step into the middle ...

CIDH pide a Panamá garantizar el matrimonio igualitario, la igualdad y la no discriminación

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:41:26 GMT

(CNN Español) — La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) pidió a Panamá que garantice el derecho a la igualdad y a la no discriminación de las familias diversas y lamentó que la Corte Suprema de Justicia del país no reconozca el derecho al matrimonio civil entre personas del mismo sexo.El llamado de atención de la CIDH, expuesto en un comunicado, es porque el pasado 1 de marzo la Corte de Panamá declaró constitucionales las normas del código de familia y del código de derecho internacional privado, que limitan los matrimonios civiles sólo para personas de sexo opuesto.Corte Suprema de Panamá determina que no es inconstitucional la prohibición del matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexoLa CIHD pidió a Panamá y a todos los estados de la región que no permiten el matrimonio igualitario a reformar y garantizar a las parejas del mismo sexo los mismos derechos, libertades, responsabilidades y oportunidades que tienen las parejas de sexo opuesto.“Esta decisión imp...

Northern lights shine bright in Alaska

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:41:26 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- While flashes of the aurora borealis could be seen in parts of Colorado last month, the phenomenon is nothing new to residents and visitors in Alaska.An intensely bright display of the northern lights was caught on video by an enthusiast and photographer in Fairbanks, Alaska on March 24. He called it “the most insane aurora of my life.” Colorado ski resort predicts long spring ski season Vincent Ledvina, whose Twitter says he is “The Aurora Guy” and an "aurora chaser and astrophotographer." His page lists him as a first-year space physics graduate student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. The video was obtained through Storyful and Ledvina told the outlet, “It was definitely the best northern lights I’ve ever seen.”

How much snow has Denver seen this March?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:41:26 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- March usually marks Denver's snowiest month. However, as of Saturday, the totals are looking much lower than average.With just under a week left, only 1.5 inches of snow has fallen in the Mile High City this March, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.That is exactly 10 inches below the 11.5 inches Denver normally sees in March. How much snowfall did Denver get this winter? Some snow could be on the horizon for the end of the month, according to the Pinpoint Weather team.If Denver somehow saw zero new snowfall in the next week, however, it would go down as one of the top 10 least snowiest Marches, according to the National Weather Service.Specifically, it would become the seventh least snowiest March ahead of 2004, which saw 1.8 inches of snow, and behind 1887 which only saw 1.1 inches.Denver would need a little over double its current total -- 1.7 inches to be exact -- to avoid making it onto the top 20 list. The No. 20 least snowiest...

Denver weather: Cooler Sunday, snow showers Monday

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:41:26 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Cold temperatures hang around for the end of the weekend, with another chance for snow Sunday night into Monday. Weather tonight: Mainly clear and chilly Through the evening and overnight, clouds will clear out and the breeze will calm down. Low temperatures will fall to the teens, but feel closer to single digits. Weather tomorrow: Cool sunshine, overnight snow showers Sunday will start off cold and dry. Temperatures will fall to the teens, which is 10-15 degrees below normal. Clouds will build on Sunday evening, followed by the chance for showers and temperatures fall from a high of around 40 degrees to a low of around 20 degrees by Monday morning. Looking ahead: Monday snow, then warming The next chance for showers will move in late Sunday into Monday. As temperatures fall below freezing Sunday evening, the chance for showers will increase. The Denver metro will start Monday morning with less than an inch of snow, mostly on grassy surfaces. The mountains will se...

Rangers rally for 4 straight goals, beat Panthers 4-3

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:41:26 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Patrick Kane scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period as the New York Rangers rallied from two goals down to beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Saturday.Kaapo Kakko, Alexis Lafreniere and Filip Chytil each had a goal and an assist to help New York win for the eighth time in 10 games. Jaroslav Halak stopped 31 shots to snap a four-game skid (0-2-2) and get his first win since Feb. 11 at Carolina.The Rangers trailed 2-0 after one period while getting outshot 12-3. They picked it up in the second and scored four straight goals.“Three shots in the first was not good enough but we were here for a day and a half with no ice, no morning skate,’’ New York coach Gerard Gallant said. “It was a tough start for us, but after that, I thought we played well.”Aleksander Barkov had two goals and Ryan Lomberg also scored for Florida, which has lost three straight and remained one point behind Pittsburgh for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference with the Pengu...