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Live updates | Wyndham Clark wins US Open by 1 shot over Rory McIlroy for 1st major title

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:56:57 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Follow along for live updates in the final round of the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club.___Wyndham Clark has won the U.S. Open for his first major championship, beating Rory McIlroy by one shot at Los Angeles Country Club.The 29-year-old from Denver was playing in just his seventh major and had never finished better than 75th. His even-par 70 was good enough to outlast four-time major champion McIlroy, who also shot 70.Clark finished at 10-under 270. He tapped in for the victory, pumped his fists, hugged his caddie and then covered his face with his cap.World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler also shot 70 and finished third, three shots back.Clark had three early birdies to pull away from Rickie Fowler, who either shared the lead or had it outright through the first three rounds. Fowler shot 75 and faded to a tie for fifth.___— Fowler, McIlroy, Scheffler headline the final round in a U.S. Open full of possibilities— Late three-putt drops Fowler...

Wyndham Clark becomes first Colorado-born golfer to win U.S. Open

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:56:57 GMT

Wyndham Clark made Colorado golf history Sunday by winning the U.S. Open in dramatic fashion.Clark outlasted tour superstar Rory McIlroy at Los Angeles Country Club and won by a stroke with a three-foot par putt on the 18th hole. The victory makes the Denver-born Clark the first Colorado native to win the U.S. Open.The Valor Christian graduate is the third Colorado high school graduate to win the Open, joining former University of Colorado standouts Steve Jones (the Yuma High graduate won in ‘96) and Hale Irwin (Boulder High, three-time U.S. Open champion). Jones was born in New Mexico and Irwin was born in Missouri.“I’ve worked so hard and I’ve dreamed about this moment for so long,” Clark said in a television interview immediately after winning. “There’s been so many times I’ve visualized winning (a major) championship. I just feel like it was my time.”Clark’s performance continued a breakout season, as the 29-year-old earned his first career PGA tournament win i...

Northridge smash-and-grab burglaries caught on camera

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:56:57 GMT

Cameras captured the moment a crew of masked smash-and-grab burglars ransacked two Northridge businesses before escaping, leaving the owners devastated.The targeted businesses — The Pisco Sour Market and Modern Barber Room — were located in the same shopping complex and were broken into on June 15 around 4 a.m.The owner of Modern Barber Room said the thieves appeared to know exactly what they were doing and believes the group has done this before.Surveillance video captured at least eight thieves smashing through the barber shop’s front glass doors using what appeared to be a chainsaw before storming inside.Surveillance video of a group of smash-and-grab thieves ransacking Modern Barber Room on June 15, 2023. (Modern Barber Room)The owner, who did not want to be identified, tells KTLA the thieves were seen rummaging around quickly and grabbing whatever they could get their hands on before getting away.“They pretty much broke the front door and immediately started taking a saw to the...

Family searches for missing Lancaster teen boy

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:56:57 GMT

Authorities are searching for a critically missing teenager who disappeared in Lancaster on Saturday.The missing boy, Jermaine Jonathan Martin, 14, was last seen in the 1100 block of East Avenue J6 around 2 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.Martin is described as a Black male standing 5 feet tall and weighing 110 pounds. He has brown eyes with brown and gold afro-style hair. He also goes by the nickname "Baby J."He was last seen wearing an orange shirt, gray jean shorts, and black shoes.The boy’s family has not heard from him since Saturday and is concerned for his well-being. They're hoping the public may be able to locate him.A picture of 14-year-old Jermaine Jonathan Martin, also known as “Baby J,” in a 2023 photo from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities search for missing Los Angeles County teen A “critically missing person” is defined as:-A person in critical need of medical attention-The victim of a crime or foul pl...

Delle Donne scores 20 points, Sykes adds 16 as Mystics beat Sky 77-69

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:56:57 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elena Delle Donne scored 20 points, Brittney Sykes added 16 points and three steals and the Washington Mystics beat the Chicago Sky 77-69 Sunday. Washington (7-4) has won four of its past five games and six of its past eight. Chicago (5-7) has lost four games in a row, the franchise’s longest losing streak since a seven-game skid early in the 2021 season, when the Sky responded with seven straight wins and eventually won the WNBA title. Delle Donne made a jumper and hit two free throws before Sykes found Shakira Austin for a basket that made it 6-0 and Washington never trailed. Sykes had 14 points on perfect shooting in the first half, going 5 of 5 from the field, including a 3-pointer, and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line. Courtney Williams made a driving layup with about a minute left in the first half that trimmed Chicago’s deficit to 39-38, but Delle Donne answered with a three-point play to give the Mystics a four-point halftime lead and Austin scor...

Steward has 28 points, 14 rebounds as Liberty beat short-handed Mercury 89-71

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:56:57 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart rebounded from one of the worst games of her career with a stellar effort, scoring 28 points with 14 rebounds and seven assists to lift the New York Liberty to an 89-71 win Sunday over the Phoenix Mercury, who were playing without an injured Brittney Griner.Griner missed her second straight game with a hip injury she suffered against Seattle on Tuesday. The All-Star center received a warm standing ovation from the crowd when a video was played of her at the first timeout. Phoenix (2-8) was also missing Diana Taurasi because of a hamstring injury.New York (7-3) had its own injury issues with Sabrina Ionescu missing her second straight game with a hamstring injury. Stewartwas aggressive from the start. She hit an array of shots from inside and out, finishing the opening half with 23 points as New York built a 53-34 lead.Phoenix pulled to 72-64 with 6:01 left as Sophie Cunningham scored nine points during an 11-0 run. Cunningham finished with 27 points t...

Stoutenborough and 2 relievers stymie Virginia offense to keep TCU alive in the CWS with a 4-3 win

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:56:57 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Sam Stoutenborough and two relievers limited Virginia to five hits, Cole Fontenelle drove in two runs and TCU eliminated the Cavaliers from the College World Series with a 4-3 win Sunday.The Horned Frogs (43-23) will try to extend their stay when they play Tuesday against Oral Roberts. ORU beat TCU 6-5 in the CWS opener.“I think everybody was wondering, after the punch to the gut on Friday, how they were going to respond?” coach Kirk Saarloos said. “I didn’t have any question about how they were going to respond. I could see it on the bus. I could see it on Saturday at our practice. … We outlasted them.”Virginia (50-15) lost a second straight one-run game and went 0-2 for the first time in six CWS appearances. Five of the first six CWS games have been decided by one run.“Two one-run losses certainly hurts, and I feel for our guys because they’ve had a terrific year,” Cavaliers coach Brian O’Connor said. “That said, we didn’t win, and our goal is to win...

Gators take control of their College World Series bracket with a 5-4 win over pesky Oral Roberts

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:56:57 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Hurston Waldrep struck out 12 in six innings, and Florida homered three times to break its single-season record in a 5-4 victory over Oral Roberts in the College World Series on Sunday night.Florida took control of Bracket 1 — but not before Matt Hogan’s inside-the-park home run pulled ORU within two runs and having to escape a bases-loaded situation in the eighth when its closer was forced out of the game because of a mound-visit rules violation and another threat in the ninth.The Gators (52-15) will play Wednesday against the winner of the Tuesday elimination game between ORU and TCU. Florida would have two chances, if needed, to get the one win that would send it to the best-of-three finals beginning Saturday.The Summit League’s Golden Eagles (52-13), the first No. 4 regional seed since 2012 to play in the CWS, are known to punch above their weight, but they looked outclassed early against the No. 2 national seed Gators.That changed in the seventh w...

Wyndham Clark plays big and becomes a major champion at the US Open

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:56:57 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wyndham Clark always carried the message from his late mother to “play big.” Nothing was bigger than Sunday when he held off Rory McIlroy with one clutch shot after another to become a U.S. Open champion.The final act was two putts from 60 feet on the 18th hole at Los Angeles Country Club, and the 29-year-old Clark pumped his fist when it settled a foot away. He tapped that in for an even-par 70 and a one-shot victory over McIlroy and so many other stars.Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world, couldn’t catch him. Neither could British Open champion Cameron Smith or Rickie Fowler, who played in the final group for the third time in a major and watched an exquisite performance by Clark, playing for only the third time on the weekend in a major.Clark let loose his emotions at the end, looking to the blue sky in tears and covering his face with his cap as he sobbed on the green. He thought about quitting golf a decade ago when he struggled with t...

Blinken sostuvo una reunión “directa” con el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de China

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:56:57 GMT

(CNN) — El secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Antony Blinken, inició conversaciones con altos funcionarios chinos en Beijing el domingo al comienzo de una visita de alto perfil destinada a encaminar las relaciones nuevamente después de meses de tensiones inflamadas entre las dos economías más grandes del mundo.Blinken es el primer secretario de Estado que viaja a China en cinco años y el funcionario estadounidense de mayor rango en realizar una misión de este tipo desde que el presidente Joe Biden asumió el cargo a principios de 2021.Los observadores vigilarán de cerca si se prevé una reunión con el líder de China Xi Jinping. Los viajes anteriores del principal diplomático de Estados Unidos a menudo involucraron un cara a cara con el principal líder de China, pero las relaciones están en su punto más bajo en décadas.Funcionarios de ambos gobiernos han señalado bajas expectativas para la visita, y un alto funcionario del Departamento de Estado les dijo a los periodistas a principi...