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Williamson, Ingram lead the Pelicans past the Kings 117-112

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:29:09 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram have been putting in extra work together on late-game scenarios during recent Pelicans practices — and it appears to be paying off.Williamson scored 25 points, Ingram added 21, and New Orleans regrouped after losing a 14-point, fourth-quarter lead and beat the Sacramento Kings 117-112 on Wednesday night.“Both of those guys have been working diligently with the coaching staff,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said. “Just working on chemistry together in the middle of the floor for moments like that.”Both New Orleans stars made pivotal plays late to put the Pelicans in front for good en route to their second straight victory and fourth in five games.After Williamson powered through multiple defenders in the paint to spin in a layup off the glass, Ingram stole De’Aaron Fox’s pass, broke the other way in transition and pulled up for a mid-range jumper that made it 113-108 with 1:37 left. And in the final minute, Ingram used a...

Juuse Saros stops 24 shots as the Predators beat the Flames 4-2, extend winning streak to 3 games

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:29:09 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Juuse Saros made 24 saves and the Nashville Predators extended their winning streak to three games with a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.Colton Sissons, Ryan O’Reilly, Alexandre Carrier and Juuso Parssinen scored, and Ryan McDonagh had two assists for Nashville.Noah Hanifin and Yegor Sharangovich scored, and Jacob Markstrom made 42 saves for Calgary, which was 3-0-1 in its previous four games.Sissons opened the scoring at 2:33 of the first period. With the Flames on a power play, Roman Josi stripped the puck from Calgary’s Jonathan Huberdeau as he tried to cross the blue line into the offensive zone. Josi led the rush the other way and Sissons beat Markstrom with a slap shot.Sissons has scored both of Nashville’s short-handed goals this season.Calgary failed to convert four power plays in the game. The Flames have one man-advantage goal over their last eight games, going 1 for 22 in that stretch. Hanifin answered at 4:46 of the first, conv...

Jones, Wiliams score 13 each and Eastern Washington more than doubles up on Walla Walla 97-46

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:29:09 GMT

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Casey Jones and Mason Wiliams each scored 13 points as Eastern Washington beat Walla Walla 97-46 on Wednesday night.Jones was 5 of 6 shooting and 3 of 5 from the free throw line for the Eagles (1-4). Williams was 4 of 7 (3 for 5 from 3-point range). Jake Kyman was 4 of 9 shooting (4 for 7 from 3-point range) to finish with 12 points.Steele Twiford led the Wolves in scoring, finishing with 10 points. ___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Build beautiful: Thomas Heatherwick’s campaign to ‘humanize’ buildings

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:29:09 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Acast Thomas Heatherwick’s designs have become icons in his home city of London, including the eye-catching cauldron at the 2012 Olympic Games and the reimagined Routemaster bus. The British designer’s projects have popped up around the world — and not without controversy.In this week’s edition of Power Play, host Anne M...

St. John’s Prep-Xaverian with rare doubleheader

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:29:09 GMT

Lou Silva and Paul Sullivan know exactly what St. John’s Prep and Xaverian are dealing with right now.The Catholic Conference powers are playing on Thanksgiving and then again a week later at Gillette Stadium for the Div. 1 state title. There have been many scenarios floated on social media ranging from cancelling the Thanksgiving Day matchup to even using junior varsity players.What adds to the drama: the Catholic Conference title still has not been settled. St. John’s Prep would clinch the CC championship outright with a win, but a Xaverian win and a Catholic Memorial win over BC High would create a three-way tie for the title. To take it one step further, should Xaverian win and BC High knock off CM, it would give Xaverian and St. John’s Prep a share of the league championship, though many would claim the Hawks would be a worthy claimant of the title based on head-to-head.As of right now, officials from both schools have indicated to the Boston Herald that they ...

Chicago Bears and quarterback Justin Fields look to better handle Minnesota Vikings pressure in rematch

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:29:09 GMT

The play happened 5 1/2 weeks ago, but Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields still can recite the details and his thought process all the way up through D.J. Wonnum crunching him to the Soldier Field grass.It was, after all, just two starts ago for Fields.With a free rusher, Wonnum, to his left on the first play of the Bears-Minnesota Vikings game on Oct. 15, Fields needed to drift to his right and get the ball out quickly to fullback Khari Blasingame. But in the second before Wonnum got to him, Fields worried that a Vikings cornerback was sitting on the route — not expecting Blasingame to go deep — and he didn’t want to throw an interception on the first play of the game.“Learning from that, I’ve just got to sail it over his head and move onto second and 10,” Fields said Wednesday at Halas Hall.Instead, Fields’ day started with that sack and ended in the third quarter with another sack — and Fields dislocating his right thumb. The B...

Israel-Hamas truce deal for hostage release hits last-minute snag, now expected to start Friday

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:29:09 GMT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An agreement for a four-day cease-fire in Gaza and the release of dozens of Hamas-held hostages and Palestinians imprisoned by Israel appeared to have hit a last-minute snag when a senior Israeli official said it would not take effect until Friday, a day later than originally announced.The diplomatic breakthrough promised some relief for the over 1.7 million Palestinians who have fled their homes under weeks of Israeli bombardment, as well as families in Israel fearful for the fate of their loved ones captured during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war.Israel’s national security adviser, Tzachi Hanegbi, announced the delay late Wednesday, without providing a reason. Israeli media reported that some final details were still being worked out.The Persian Gulf nation of Qatar, which played a key role in mediating with Hamas, said early Thursday that a new time for the agreement to go into force would be announced “in the coming hours....

4 Indian soldiers killed in fighting with rebels in disputed Kashmir

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:29:09 GMT

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Four Indian soldiers were killed in a gunbattle with rebels fighting against New Delhi’s rule in disputed Kashmir, officials said Thursday.The fighting started Wednesday, days after Indian troops started searching for militants in dense forests based on information that at least two rebels were hiding there, a military official said, speaking on condition of anonymity in keeping with official policy. Intermittent firing at regular intervals continued for all of Wednesday, the official said. Troops continued their search Thursday in the mountainous and forested area of southern Rajouri district near the highly militarized Line of Control that divides the Himalayan region between India and Pakistan.Two officers were among the four killed. An officer and two of the soldiers were from a special forces unit, the military official said.The army wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that rebels were also injured in the gunbattle and were surrounded by Indian troops. It did n...

US electric vehicle sales to hit record this year, but still lag behind China and Germany

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:29:09 GMT

Electric vehicle sales are expected to hit a record 9% of all passenger vehicles in the U.S. this year, according to Atlas Public Policy. That will be up from 7.3% of new car sales in 2022.It will be the first time more than 1 million EVs are sold in the U.S. in one calendar year, probably reaching between 1.3 million and 1.4 million cars, the research firm predicts. Although the numbers show significant progress for electrification, the nation is lagging behind countries like China, Germany and Norway. EVs reached 33% of sales in China, 35% in Germany, and 90% in Norway for the first six months of 2023, according to a BloombergNEF EV outlook published in June. These figures include both battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid EVs.In those countries, ambitious government zero-emissions targets, vehicle tax incentives and subsidies, and affordable options play a role in a consumer’s decision to adopt a plug-in vehicle.Several factors helped boost U.S. EV adoption this year...

Prime minister and international partners address Kazakhstan’s investment landscape and sustainable infrastructure

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:29:09 GMT

Kazakhstan Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov (pictured), leaders of top international companies, and experts reviewed Kazakhstan’s emerging opportunities and challenges in building investment infrastructure for long-term sustainable growth as part of the Kazakhstan Global Investment Roundtable (KGIR) on 17 November in Astana, writes Assem Assaniyaz in Business, International. In his welcoming speech, Smailov said that “despite the current global challenges, Kazakhstan’s economy is showing steady growth.” “Last year, the total volume of foreign direct investment (FDI) increased by 18% and reached $28 billion. In the past six months of this year, approximately $14 billion more have been attracted to the national economy,” he said.Smailov added that the stability of the country’s sovereign credit rating is regularly confirmed by international rating agencies, such as Fitch, S&P Global, and Moody’s. Investments, he emphasized, are “the main factor of Kazakhstan’s economic growth.”...