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Pritchard’s triple-double leads Celtics past Hawks, 120-114

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:36:50 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard finished with his first career triple-double with 30 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists and the Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 120-114 on Sunday in a matchup of mostly reserves in the regular-season finale for both teams.Derrick White was the only regular starter to play for Boston. In his 82nd game and starting for the 70th time, he played five minutes, going 1 of 2 on 3-point attempts.De’Andre Hunter was the only starter to play for Atlanta, scoring 14 points.Pritchard completed his triple-double with an assist on JD Davidson’s basket with just under eight minutes left. The crowd gave him a big hand when they showed Pritchard’s stat line on the video board.Boston went 25 of 54 on 3-point attempts. Pritchard connected on 9 of 16, Mike Muscala went 4-for-7 on 3s and finished with 27 points and Sam Hauser was 8 of 14 on 3s with 26 points.Garrison Mathews and Bruno Fernando led the Hawks with 19 points apiece.Locked into the Eastern Conference’s e...

Hornets rally in fourth, beat playoff-bound Cavaliers 106-95

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:36:50 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Mark Williams had 22 points and 10 rebounds and fellow rookie Bryce McGowens scored 22 points as the Charlotte Hornets rallied in the fourth quarter Sunday for a 106-95 win over the playoff-bound Cleveland Cavaliers.Theo Maledon had 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Charlotte, which finished with the fourth-worst record in the NBA at 27-55 and did not advance to the postseason for the seventh year in a row. The Hornets missed their first 24 3-point attempts.All-Star Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland were not in uniform for the fourth-seeded Cavaliers, who will have home-court advantage in their first-round series with the New York Knicks. Sam Merrill scored 17 points and Danny Green and Raul Neto each had 13.Cleveland blew an 11-point lead, finished the regular season 51-31 and will be in the playoffs for the first time since reaching the 2018 NBA Finals. Evan Mobley had six points and five rebounds, and Jarrett Allen had four points and six boards for...

Grand Main Reading Room at Library of Congress opens to visitors

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:36:50 GMT

Starting this week, visitors to the Library of Congress in D.C. will get a rare opportunity to experience its grand Main Reading Room.This area of the library is usually reserved for researchers and had previously been open to visitors only on holidays and special occasions.The room, in the Thomas Jefferson Building, will be open to visitors Tuesday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and again from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the afternoon. Access will be limited to those who reserve free timed-entry passes.Also, every Thursday evening the library’s Thomas Jefferson Building and its exhibitions will be open for extended hours from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. as part of the Live at the Library experience.The library says it will also begin allowing non-flash photography, provided it does not distract researchers.Research will continue in the Main Reading Room as visitors are looking around. The LOC says it expects visitors to “maintain the respectful atmosphere.”The number of vis...

Hurkacz rallies to beat Djere in 1st round at Monte Carlo

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:36:50 GMT

MONACO (AP) — Tenth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland was two points away from defeat before rallying to beat Laslo Djere 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in the first round of the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters on Sunday.Djere served for the match at 5-4 and led 30-15 but Hurkacz broke for 5-5. He then tied the match on his first set point in the tiebreaker and finally won after nearly 3 hours, 20 minutes against the unseeded Serb.Earlier, 15th-seeded Borna Coric lost to unseeded Chilean Nicolas Jarry 6-2, 6-3. Jarry broke the Croatian player’s serve three times and did not face a break point.In the day’s other first-round match, Jaume Munar of Spain beat Switzerland’s Marc-Andrea Huesler 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4.Top-ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia and two-time defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece have byes to the second round as they both look to win the tournament for a third time.The 22-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic, who won in 2013 and 2015, faces either American...

LaVine, DeRozan put Bulls over Pistons; play-in game next

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:36:50 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 17 points and DeMar DeRozan added 16 to help the Bulls end the regular season Sunday with a 103-81 win over the Detroit Pistons. Killian Hayes had 26 points and Jaden Ivey scored 16 for the Pistons, who finished an NBA-worst 17-65.Up 67-64 at the end of the third quarter, the Bulls put in their reserves. The bench crew, led by Carlik Jones’ 11 points, put the game away with an 11-2 run midway through the final period.Chicago had the 10th spot in Eastern Conference standings locked up, and travel to Toronto for Wednesday’s elimination game in the NBA’s play-in tournament. The winner advances to Friday’s meeting with the loser of Tuesday’s Atlanta-Miami game.Jalen Duren had 17 rebounds for Detroit, which snapped an 11-game skid Friday night at Indiana.The Pistons can begin hoping they win the May 16 NBA Draft lottery and a shot at selecting 7-foot-2 French superstar Victor Wembanyama. Detroit picked Cade Cunningham two years ago after winning th...

Trent Jr. scores 23, Raptors beat Bucks 121-105 in finale

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:36:50 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. scored 23 points, Precious Achiuwa had 14 points and 13 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 121-105 on Sunday in a matchup of short-handed teams whose postseason fates already were sealed.Bobby Portis Jr. scored 16 points for the Bucks, Jae Crowder had 13 and Meyers Leonard had 10 points and 12 rebounds.Lindell Wiggington scored 17 points, and Goran Dragic and Thanasis Antetokounmpo each had 14 for Milwaukee, which finished the regular season 58-24.Malachi Flynn scored a season-high 20 points for the Raptors, who finished 41-41 for the second time in team history. They also did it in 2007-08.Giannis Antetokounmpo was one of seven players out for the Bucks, who clinched the NBA’s best record and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference last Wednesday. Antetokounmpo missed his third straight game and Khris Middleton missed his second straight, each because of a sore right knee.Jrue Holiday and Brook Lopez sat due to rest, according t...

Pirates SS Oneil Cruz injured in home-plate collision

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:36:50 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz left Sunday’s game against the Chicago White Sox with a left leg injury following a collision at home plate.Cruz was attempting to score from third on a chopper by Ke’Bryan Hayes when Cruz’s leg bent awkwardly beneath him while attempting to slide. Cruz’s leg appeared to collide with the legs of catcher Seby Zavala, who easily tagged out Cruz.The 6-foot-7 Cruz writhed in pain and the benches and bullpens briefly cleared after Pittsburgh designated hitter Carlos Santana appeared to take exception to Zavala’s behavior.There were no ejections and order was quickly restored.Cruz made his way to his feet and was helped to the bench by several members of the Pittsburgh athletic training staff.Cruz had walked leading off the inning to extend his on-base streak to 19 games, the third-longest active streak in the majors.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Starling Marte of Mets exits game with neck strain

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:36:50 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets right fielder Starling Marte left Sunday’s game after the first inning with a strained neck sustained while stealing third base against the Miami Marlins.Marte doubled with one out in the first and stole his fourth abase of the season by sliding around the tag of Jean Segura but hit his neck against the third baseman’s knee. Marte, 34, immediately called for time and was visited by Mets manager Buck Showalter and an athletic trainer. Marte initially remained in the game but was replaced before the second inning, when Jeff McNeil moved from second base to right and Luis Guillorme entered at second.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Source

MATCHDAY: Barcelona has chance to extend lead to 15 points

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:36:50 GMT

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Monday:SPAINBarcelona visits fellow Catalan club Girona looking to extend its Spanish league lead and rebound from a demoralizing 4-0 loss at home to Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey. The rout at Camp Nou eliminated Barcelona from the cup, leaving the league as its only trophy opportunity for the rest of the season. A win in the rare Monday game would give Barcelona a 15-point lead over Madrid. Sitting in 11th place, Girona is trying to win two in a row after a run of three winless matches.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Taylor Swift y Joe Alwyn se separan después de seis años

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:36:50 GMT

(CNN) — Taylor Swift y el actor Joe Alwyn se separaron después de seis años juntos.Una fuente cercana a Taylor confirmó la noticia a CNN y dijo: “Taylor y Joe se separaron hace unas semanas. Simplemente terminaron y planean seguir siendo amigos”.CNN se comunicó con los representantes de Swift y Alwyn para solicitar comentarios. Entertainment Tonight fue el primero en reportar la noticia.Taylor Lautner hace un comentario extraño sobre su ex Taylor Swift que deja “en shock” a la esposa del actorAlwyn y Swift, que actualmente se encuentra en su “Eras Tour”, se vincularon románticamente por primera vez en 2016.La ganadora del Grammy y Alwyn lograron mantener su relación prácticamente en secreto, pero al más puro estilo de Taylor Swift, la cantante dejó caer algunos huevos de Pascua sobre Alwyn en el camino a través de su música.En enero, Swift reveló en su Instagram que “Lavender Haze”, una canción de su álbum de 2022 “Midnights”, tr...