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Injured prop Lomax on the mend for New Zealand at Rugby World Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:52 GMT

LYON, France (AP) — New Zealand was positive about the chance of injured tighthead prop Tyrel Lomax coming right in time to face Ireland in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals.Lomax strained the medial ligament in his right knee against Uruguay on Thursday in Lyon. He was forced off only nine minutes into his first start since the pre-tournament defeat to South Africa in August when his right thigh was accidentally gashed by studs.“He’s getting better by the day, better than we expected,” coach Ian Foster said on Sunday.“It’s just a strain, he’s had an injury there before. How much of it is old scar tissue we are not quite clear yet, but signs today are looking really good.”Ireland crushed Scotland 36-14 on Saturday to confirm the quarterfinal matchup with the All Blacks next Saturday at Stade de France.Ireland was eliminated by New Zealand 46-14 in the 2019 quarterfinals but has become a far better team. The Irish beat the All Blacks in a historic series in New Zeal...

NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 Results

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:52 GMT

SundayAt Charlotte Motor Speedway Road CourseConcord, N.C.Lap length: 2.28 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (6) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 109 laps, 41 points.2. (14) William Byron, Chevrolet, 109, 35.3. (5) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 109, 38.4. (10) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 109, 35.5. (7) Joey Logano, Ford, 109, 32.6. (1) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 109, 48.7. (20) Chris Buescher, Ford, 109, 30.8. (16) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 109, 29.9. (8) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 109, 42.10. (12) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 109, 40.11. (18) Ryan Preece, Ford, 109, 26.12. (17) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 109, 25.13. (36) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 109, 30.14. (15) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 109, 23.15. (2) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 109, 37.16. (4) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 109, 34.17. (24) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 109, 20.18. (19) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 109, 19.19. (22) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 109, 18.20. (11) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 109, 27.21. (21) Aric Almirola, Ford, 109, 16.22. (25) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 109, 15.23. ...

‘Dinger wins again at The Roval in NASCAR playoffs spoiler. Busch, Chastain, Keselowski, Wallace out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:52 GMT

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — AJ Allmendinger spoiled NASCAR’s playoffs by winning Sunday’s elimination race on The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where Allmendinger is fantastic and wasn’t going to move over just because he’s not part of the championship field. Allmendinger, who is in his first full season of his Cup return, led 46 laps for Kaulig Racing to win for the first time in NASCAR’s top series since Indianapolis in 2021. Allmendinger, who became a father within the past month, was sobbing when he collected the checkered flag. “Because you don’t know when you are going to do it again,” cried Allmendinger, who turns 42 in December. He said he normally gives the checkered flag away to a fan but was keeping Sunday’s flag for his newborn son. “That was probably the drive of my life,” he said later. Allmendinger then went into the stands to pose for selfies with the fans chanting his name. Allmendinger won four consecutive Xfinity Series race...

Portugal pulls off Rugby World Cup stunner and Fiji advances in storming end to pool stage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:52 GMT

TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Portugal pulled off a Rugby World Cup stunner to beat Fiji 24-23 with a try two minutes from the end and a match-winning conversion in the last seconds for a storming finish to the tournament’s pool stage on Sunday.Fiji was the last team to qualify for the quarterfinals with a losing bonus point, but the manner of progression was nowhere near what the Flying Fijians, or the rest of the rugby world, were expecting.It was Portugal’s first ever Rugby World Cup win and came in the last game of Os Lobos’ — the Wolves’ — second World Cup appearance. Portugal had a golden chance at a breakthrough first win two weeks ago at the same stadium in Toulouse but missed a last-second kick in an 18-18 draw with Georgia.This time they made the clutch kick and their history.“It’s incredible,” said flanker Nicolas Martins, one of Portugal’s standout players all tournament. “It’s historic, I’m so happy. It’s the best moment of my life.”D...

Denver weather: Few more warm days then cooler with rain on the way

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The warm temperatures will be sticking around in Denver weather for the start of the work week. When will Denver see the first snow of the season? However, Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast, is tracking a cold front arriving by midweek which will cool temperatures and provide a much-needed chance for rain.Monday forecast highs across metro Denver from Pinpoint WeatherWeather tonight: Clear and coolSkies will remain clear across the state Sunday night. The wind will be light and generally from the south. There will be cold readings in the Colorado mountains with several spots dipping below freezing. Temperatures across eastern Colorado and in metro Denver will be in the cool 40s.Overnight lows by Monday morning across Colorado Colorado fall colors forecast 2023: When and where to see peak colors Weather tomorrow: Sunny and warm againThe work week will start with plenty of sunshine and another round of warm temperatures. Most places will be reach...

‘One team, one fight’: Dolphins Challenge Cancer raises event-record $10M for Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:52 GMT

The Miami Dolphins presented a generous gift to a South Florida medical center dedicated to fight cancer.The football team has raised millions of dollars to challenge cancer in hopes of bringing more resources and research for the disease.The motto for the Dolphins Challenge Cancer initiative is simple.“That’s our goal: one team, one fight to make sure that our community fights cancer together but also has more positive outcomes,” said Javier Sanchez, executive director of Dolphins Challenge Cancer.During the Dolphins’ game against the New York Giants on Sunday, Dolphins Challenge Cancer made a record-breaking presentation to the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.“Raising $10 million was not an easy feat. It took all 365 days of the year,” said Sanchez. “It took over 5,600 participants, over 42,000 donations, but we’re proud to say that 100%% of every dollar that was raised through those donations supports our l...

Desert horror: Music festival goers heard rockets, then Gaza militants fired on them and took hostages

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:52 GMT

(CNN) — The rockets began around 6:30 a.m., Tal Gibly told CNN. Thirty minutes later, she and hundreds of others attending an Israeli music festival were running as Gaza militants fired at them.The terrifying attack was just one of multiple locations hit on Saturday morning by the most sustained and coordinated assault inside Israel ever carried out by Hamas militants.At least 260 bodies would later be found at the festival site, according to Israeli rescue service Zaka. Some attendees were taken hostage, seen in social media videos being seized by their armed captors.The outdoor Nova Festival event in a rural farmland area near the Gaza-Israel border was supposed to be an all-night dance party, celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. But as dawn broke, Gibly said they began hearing sirens and rockets.“We didn’t even have any place to hide because we were at [an] open space,” she told CNN. “Everyone got so panicked and started to take their stuff.”Explosions can be heard in v...

Gloucester police, fire crews rescue 2 women swept off Dog Bar breakwater

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:52 GMT

The Gloucester Police and Fire Departments rescued two women Sunday morning after they were washed off the Dog Bar breakwater in Gloucester Harbor, officials said.Crews responded to a 10:45 a.m. report that two women had washed off the breakwater, which extends out from Eastern Point Lighthouse in Gloucester’s outer harbor, according to a statement issued by Police Chief Edward Conley and Fire Chief Eric Smith.Officers and firefighters climbed 12 feet down the side of the granite breakwater to reach the women, both whom were in their 20s, and some used their bodies to shield the women from several direct impacts as the waves crashed against the breakwater. Both women were taken to area hospitals with significant leg injuries.Police Sgt. Jerry Ciolino, Detective Josiah Aberle, and officers Alex Aiello, Noah Aiello, Steve Testaverde and Andrew Marques, along with multiple members of the Gloucester Fire Department, assisted in the rescue.“The Dog Bar is 2,250 feet long and ...

Desperate people dig out dead and injured from quakes that killed over 2,000 in Afghanistan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:52 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan Sunday in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage left by powerful earthquakes that killed at least 2,000 people.Entire villages were flattened, bodies were trapped under collapsed houses and locals waited for help without even shovels to dig people out.Living and dead, victims were trapped under rubble, their faces grey with dust. A government spokesman said Sunday that hundreds were still trapped, more than 1,000 hurt and more than 1,300 homes destroyed.“Most people were shocked … some couldn’t even talk. But there were others who couldn’t stop crying and shouting,” photographer Omid Haqjoo, who visited four villages Sunday, told The Associated Press by phone from Afghanistan’s fourth largest city, Herat.Saturday’s magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit a densely populated area near Herat. It was followed by strong aftershocks.A Taliban government spokesman on Sunday provided ...

Columbus Day weather clear but chilly, more of the same to come

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:36:52 GMT

Aside from a slight chance of showers Tuesday, the region should see clear but seasonally chilly weather through most of the week — but there is potential rain in the weekend forecast, according to the National Weather Service.The last vestiges of Tropical Storm Philippe passing through Maine this weekend will leave a chance of rain in its wake, according to Allan Dunham, a meteorologist with the NWS.“It’s a weak cold front extending from (Philippe),” Dunham said. That front will leave “about a 30% chance of rain” behind it according to the meteorologist.Those enjoying the day off while the federal government observes Columbus Day will get nice weather Monday, according to the NWS. The temperature will only reach the low 60s, but there won’t be much wind and the sun will be shining through most of the day, Dunham said.It will be chilly overnight Monday, with temps falling into the upper-40s and clouds rolling in.Those clouds will bring a 30% chance of rain on Tuesday, Du...