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Ryan Blaney helps Roger Penske celebrate 1st back-to-back NASCAR championships in storied career

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:49:36 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The playoff beard had been shaved off well before fresh-faced Ryan Blaney arrived in Nashville to celebrate his first NASCAR championship.The coiffing was probably the smart move for the newest Team Penske champion, who at the same time became the first to drive for Roger Penske with a full beard — one that IndyCar teammate Josef Newgarden found befitting of “an 1800’s US president.”“I’ll tell you what, how Blaney gets away with that, I have no idea,” NASCAR teammate Joey Logano said Thursday. “The guts he’s got to even try — I don’t think anyone in our company has even tried to do that. So more kudos to him.”As fun as the beard was for Blaney, there was no way the boss was going to silently sit by if it still covered his face as Blaney collected his first Cup trophy Thursday night at the Music City Center in NASCAR’s annual season-ending awards ceremony. But just being able to race the final three months of the season with the bushy l...

La mexicana Ilana Gritzewsky fue liberada por Hamas este jueves, reporta el Gobierno de México

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:49:36 GMT

(CNN Español) — La joven mexicana Ilana Gritzewsky, quien desde el 7 de octubre formaba parte de los rehenes tomados por el grupo islamista palestino Hamas en Israel, fue liberada este jueves, según informó la canciller de México, Alicia Bárcena.Gritzewsky era una de las dos personas de nacionalidad mexicana retenidas por Hamas luego de los ataques que el grupo realizó en territorio israelí desde Gaza. El otro es Orión Hernández, quien sigue cautivo y por cuya liberación se sigue trabajando, dijo Bárcena en su cuenta de la red social X.La funcionaria también agradeció al Gobierno de Qatar por su intermediación.¿Quiénes son los rehenes que Hamas ha liberado hasta ahora?La liberación de Gritzewsky se suma a las de decenas de rehenes como parte de la tregua pactada entre Hamas y el Gobierno de Netanyahu. El acuerdo también incluye la puesta en libertad, por parte de Israel, de presos palestinos.Durante los ataques que Hamas realizó en Israel el 7 de octubre —y que dieron pie a un...

Spithill to steer Team Australia’s ‘Flying Roo’ in Dubai while Slingsby is on paternity leave

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:49:36 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former Team USA CEO and skipper Jimmy Spithill will take the wheel of Team Australia’s “Flying Roo” foiling catamaran in SailGP’s Dubai regatta on Dec. 9-10 while friend and countryman Tom Slingsby is on paternity leave.Slingsby’s wife, Helena, is expecting the couple’s first child.Spithill, a two-time America’s Cup champion, is available to fill in for Slingsby after leaving Team USA prior to its sale to a private American group on Wednesday. Spithill will compete for his native Australia for the first time since 2001. “Jimmy is a legend of our sport. He’s a natural leader who brings the perfect blend of race smarts, aggression and composure out on the water,” Slingsby said. Slingsby and his crew full of America’s Cup and Olympic veterans have dominated tech billionaire Larry Ellison’s global league by claiming the first three season championships and the winner-take-all $1 million prize. Despite failing to win a rega...

Florida A&M looking to extend winning streaks against Prairie View in the SWAC title game

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:49:36 GMT

SWAC Championship: Prairie View A&M (6-5) vs Florida A&M (10-1), Saturday, 4 p.m. ET, in Tallahassee, Florida (ESPN2)Line: Florida A&M by 17 ½, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.Series record: Florida A&M leads 6-3, including four in a row.WHAT’S AT STAKE?Florida A&M puts its 19-game home-winning streak on the line against Prairie View A&M in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game in Tallahassee, Florida. The Rattlers, who have won nine in a row overall since a loss at South Florida of the Football Bowl Subdivision, are looking for their first SWAC title since joining the league in 2021. Prairie View is seeking its second SWAC crown and its first since 2009.KEY MATCHUPFlorida A&M’s stout defense, which ranks No. 1 in the FCS, against Prairie View’s lackluster offense. It could be a mismatch. The teams played in October at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, and FAMU won 45-7 while holding the Panthers to 220 total yards.PLAYERS TO WATCHPr...

Von Miller turns himself in on arrest warrant for alleged assault in Texas

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:49:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Former Denver Broncos player Von Miller has turned himself in after a warrant was issued for his arrest Thursday, alleging he assaulted a pregnant woman in Dallas, according to TMZ. The Dallas Police Department said in the arrest affidavit that Miller, 34, got into a verbal argument with a woman and assaulted her.The incident happened on Thursday at 11 a.m. when Dallas Police responded to a home over a "major disturbance call."A television station in Dallas reported the victim was Miller’s pregnant girlfriend. Under Texas law, assault against a pregnant person is a third-degree felony, according to Nexstar's Buffalo station WIVB. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get Broncos, Nuggets, Rockies and more sports news Police said Miller left the home before officers arrived. The woman was treated for minor injuries but was not taken to a hospital.Miller's current team, the Buffalo Bills, released a statement. "This morning, we were made aware of an incident involving V...

Littleton man charged with sex assault of 3 women over 15 years ago

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:49:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Littleton man is facing six charges related to sexual assaults that occurred between 2004-2008, according to a release from the First Judicial District Attorney's Office of Colorado.Christopher Kenny Jackson, 63, was arrested and charged in August this year, according to court documents, over a decade after he allegedly sexually assaulted four victims who appeared to be unconscious in images of the crimes. 2 men arrested in child sex-for-drugs case in Boulder County He is charged with three counts of sexual assault of a helpless victim, three counts of sexual assault on a victim incapable of appraising the nature of the conduct, and one charge of sexual exploitation of a child by possession of images.JSCO searched Jackson's devicesIn October 2022, Google reported seven image files uploaded to their Google Drive service to the Colorado Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce. In November 2022, officers obtained a search warrant for the Google account.In Decem...

Boulder women plead guilty in fentanyl death linked to Mexico pharmacy

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:49:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Two Boulder women pleaded guilty to a felony charge after a man died from fentanyl intoxication.On Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that Grace Kohler, 23, and Elizabeth Brown, 24, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy to import a controlled substance to the United States from Mexico.According to the plea agreement, Kohler and Brown went with another woman to Mexico on Aug. 12, 2021, for a vacation. While there, they went to a pharmacy called Pharmacy Libra and purchased $300 for 30 pills of supposed oxycodone for a mutual friend.The women took the substance back to Denver by putting it in other containers like a multivitamin container and a container for cold and flu medicine. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the women did not declare the controlled substances that they imported into the U.S. Wheat Ridge business owner killed, suspect at large Once back in Boulder, the women gave the substance to a mutua...

Ex-Colorado players were told they weren't ready for Prime Time

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:49:36 GMT

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Luke Eckardt recalled the excitement of finding out that Deion Sanders would be his new head coach at Colorado.After all, who wouldn't want to play for the charismatic Pro Football Hall of Fame member and ex-major leaguer known as “Prime Time” during his playing days and now just “Coach Prime?”“It was a feeling of awe because it’s Deion Sanders, and you play video games like ‘Madden’ and he's on there,” Eckardt said in an interview with The Associated Press. “You’re playing with a controller. Now it's different. It's a real dude. That's what I thought at first. But then it was like a seeping feeling of fear.” Sanders wins Sportsperson of Year award from Sports Illustrated for starting turnaround at Colorado At his first meeting with his new charges, Sanders told them no job was safe and there were transfers on the way. Video of his talk went viral. Eckardt chose to take it as a challenge and work even harder during winter conditioning and spri...

Colorado youth football team bound for nationals while player battles cancer

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:49:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A local youth football team is about to leave for Florida to represent Colorado on the national level.Under the bright lights and the big pads, 16 metro area eighth graders are putting in the work on the practice field. They make up the 5280 Jr. Buffs 14U team."They're 13, 14 years old,” coach Jazz Julius Greer said. "They know the expectations. They know where they want to get in life, and it starts right here."The teens earned their spot in the American Youth Football national championship tournament after winning both the Colorado State and Desert Mountain regional championships. But after a recent game-changing moment on the field this season, the fight for the national championship means far more than the title.'We took him to the hospital'“One practice, I had this really bad headache, and I started freaking out a lot,” player Brandon Anchondo said.“The symptoms were related to him having the heat stroke,” Anchondo’s father, Oscar, said. “We took him t...

Esquire names Colorado eatery among best new US restaurants in 2023

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:49:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado is home to countless award-winning restaurants and eateries, several holding high honors like Michelin awards and stars.Esquire magazine recently compiled a list of the top 50 best new restaurants in the U.S. in 2023, and one Denver eatery made the list. 9 Colorado restaurants win Michelin award Located at 2550 E. Colfax Ave., Sap Sua serves untraditional Vietnamese food. According to the website, sắp sửa means 'about to be' or 'almost,' reflecting the restaurant's philosophy that "you'll never be the best version of yourself."The restaurant said that it should inspire people not to be dissatisfied, but to instead strive to be better each day.Esquire reporters sampled some 200 new dining establishments of varying cuisine types across the country. The final list compiles the 50 restaurants that stood out from the rest, Esquire said.Owners Ni Nguyen and Anna Nguyen opened the restaurant to be a comfort for parents with nostalgic foods that carry humble...