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Jones, Thomas lead Connecticut Sun past Atlanta Dream 89-77

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:37 GMT

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Brionna Jones scored 18 points, Alyssa Thomas had 17 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and the Connecticut Sun defeated the Atlanta Dream 89-77 on Sunday.The Sun scored the last five points of the third quarter to lead 65-60 entering the fourth. Jones and Tyasha Harris then scored the first eight points of the period and Connecticut led by at least nine points the rest of the way.Allisha Gray scored to get the Dream within 84-75 near the one-minute mark, but Thomas made a driving layup and DeWanna Bonner added a technical free throw to put the Sun up by double digits again.Bonner scored 15 points for the Sun. Connecticut got 35 bench points, with Harris scoring 15 and DiJonai Carrington 12.Cheyenne Parker led Atlanta with 20 points and 14 rebounds. Gray scored 18 and Rhyne Howard added 16.Atlanta scored the game’s first 10 points before Connecticut rallied, first tying the game at 16. The score was tied three times in the second quarter and Harris...

NASCAR Cup Series Toyota / Save Mart 350 Results

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:37 GMT

SundayAt Sonoma RacewaySonoma, Calif.Lap length: 1.99 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (8) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 110 laps, 53 points.2. (12) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 110, 45.3. (17) Joey Logano, Ford, 110, 43.4. (7) Chris Buescher, Ford, 110, 37.5. (10) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 110, 32.6. (5) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 110, 38.7. (3) Michael McDowell, Ford, 110, 39.8. (16) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 110, 29.9. (4) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 110, 38.10. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 110, 35.11. (21) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 110, 27.12. (13) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 110, 32.13. (22) Ryan Preece, Ford, 110, 24.14. (26) William Byron, Chevrolet, 110, 30.15. (14) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 110, 24.16. (25) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 110, 21.17. (18) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 110, 20.18. (6) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 110, 22.19. (11) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 110, 23.20. (19) Corey Lajoie, Chevrolet, 110, 17.21. (23) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 110, 16.22. (9) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 110, 15.23. (27...

Ashleigh Buhai closes with 65 to win ShopRite LPGA Classic

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:37 GMT

GALLOWAY, N.J. (AP) — As she entered her 30s, Ashleigh Buhai was frustrated with consistently contending but never winning on the LPGA Tour. There was nothing wrong with her swing, so she began working with a mental coach.Now at the cusp of 35 on a tour dominated by players a decade or more younger, the South African is playing the best golf of her career.Buhai seized the lead early with four birdies in her first five holes, got up and down for one last birdie for a 6-under 65 and held off Hyo Joo Kim for a one-shot victory in the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Sunday.“I was touted to be — I had a really good amateur career and was going to be the next best thing out of South Africa, but that’s — golf is just not like that all the time,” Buhai said. “I kept plugging away. I have a good support system around me, which I think is the most important thing.”It was the fourth win worldwide over the past 10 months for Buhai, who finished at 14-under 199 in the 54-hole event on the Bay Course at...

Denver weather: Sunday evening storms ahead of a wet start to the week

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A Pinpoint Weather Alert Day has been issued for Sunday evening storms. These storms could remain strong to severe with damaging wind gusts, hail and heavy rain that could lead to flooding. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 9 p.m. Stronger, severe storms during this time will be capable of producing large hail and damaging wind gusts. Weather tonight: Strong storms endingDenver's weather will stay soggy with the threat of heavy rainfall Sunday night into early Monday. Because of this, a flood watch will be in effect until 3 a.m. Monday. Thunderstorms and heavy rain could cause excessive runoff and may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas as well. The risk for strong, severe storms will taper off after 9 p.m. But, the soggy conditions will continue overnight as low temperatures fall to the 50s. Weather tomorrow: Cool, wet MondayMonday will be simil...

Denver police preparing for possible Nuggets home win

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- While Denver Nuggets fans are gearing up for a possible first-ever NBA Championship win on Monday night, the Denver Police Department is preparing for postgame celebrations. As the department has learned in years past, Colorado fans can get rowdy while celebrating their team's championship win. Last year the Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup in Tampa, Florida but officers were busy responding to disturbance calls downtown after the game.In the years the Denver Broncos won the Super Bowl, massive crowds of fans flocked to the heart of the city for the parades, and crowd control was a challenge for police. Nuggets home championship win would be rare for Colorado teams While there have been several championship celebrations among the Broncos and the Avalanche in the last 27 years, there has only been one time when the series-winning game was won at home. The Avs won Game 7 of the 2001 Stanley Cup Final to win the best-of-seven series and it was chaotic around d...

Woman arrested in connection to vandalism at St. Timothy Catholic Church in SW Miami-Dade

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:37 GMT

Police have arrested a woman in connection to an act of vandalism at a church in Southwest Miami-Dade.Miami-Dade Police on Sunday night confirmed they took 44-year-old Alfa Illescas into custody.According to investigators, several parishioners called to report graffiti on the walls at St. Timothy Catholic Church, located in the area of Southwest 102nd Avenue and Miller Drive, as well as trash throughout the church’s courtyard. Investigators said they reviewed surveillance video that captured the suspect defacing the walls with spray paint.Police said Illescas also spray-painted various areas in the courtyard, kicked over trash bins and broke parts of the altar of a saint located in the front of the church.7News cameras showed MDPD officers investigating at the house of worship, Sunday afternoon.“Places of worship are a staple of our community where many go to pray and practice their religious beliefs,” MDPD Director Alfredo Ramirez III said in a statement. ...

Ukraine recaptures southeastern village  

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:37 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military on Sunday reported recapturing a southeastern village as Russian forces claimed to repel multiple attacks in the area, while a regional official said three people were killed when Moscow’s troops opened fire at a boat evacuating people from Russian-occupied areas to Ukrainian-held territory along a flooded front line far to the south.The battlefield showdown in the southeast and chaotic scenes from inundated southern Ukraine marked the latest upheaval and bloodshed in Russia’s war in Ukraine, now in its 16th month.Oleksandr Prokudin, governor of the Kherson region, said on his Telegram account that a 74-year-old man who tried to protect a woman was among those who died in the attack on evacuees, which wounded another 10. An Associated Press team on site saw three ambulances drop off injured evacuees at a hospital, one of whom was splattered with blood and whisked by stretcher into the emergency room.The Kherson region straddles th...

The Bunker Hill Day parade

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:37 GMT

Boston firefighters knock down heavy blaze, thick black smoke fills neighborhood

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:37 GMT

Boston firefighters knocked down a heavy blaze on Cummins Highway Sunday evening, as thick black smoke filled the city neighborhood.The rear porches of 571 Cummins Highway collapsed following the heavy fire.Firefighters responded to the blaze at around 7:10 p.m. A second alarm was immediately ordered with the black smoke filling the neighborhood.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Top of the day for Engine 17 Crime & Public Safety | Boston firefighters rescue 2 residents from heavy blaze, 12 residents displaced “An aggressive interior and exterior attack, helped to prevent the fire from spreading to the surrounding buildings,” Boston Fire tweeted.The fire department at around 7:30 p.m. reported that the heavy fire was knocked down, and that the rear porches had collapsed.

Advocates invite province to consider alternate plan for Ontario Place

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 06:01:37 GMT

A grassroots organization is hoping to change the conversations surrounding the future of Ontario place by creating an alternative plan they hope the Ford government will consider.“We’ve come out with a vision that really links Ontario Place at one end of the Ontario Line, with the Ontario Science Centre at the other end of the Ontario Line,” said Ken Greenberg, Ontario Place for All steering committee member. “It’d really be a missed opportunity if we suddenly filled it with private attractions, with steep paywalls, that have nothing to do with Ontario. ” The plan from advocacy group Ontario Place for All would not include the proposed private, mega spa which is expected to be located on the West Island of Ontario Place. The province has signed a nearly century-long deal with luxury operator Therme Group for the creation of the multi-million-dollar new attraction. Instead of a spa, some of the ideas the group wants the space to be used for is a renewed...