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Erik van Rooyen eagles 18 to win World Wide Technology Championship, day after Kuchar’s meltdown

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:19 GMT

LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — Erik van Rooyen made a 16-foot eagle putt on the par-5 closing hole Sunday to win the World Wide Technology Championship, a day after Matt Kuchar squandered a six-stroke lead with a late meltdown.Playing alongside Kuchar at Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante on the tip of Baja California, van Rooyen played the back nine in 8-under 28 in a 9-under 63. The 33-year-old South African finished at 27-under 261 for his second PGA Tour victory, two strokes ahead of Kuchar and Camilo Villegas.“Quite numb after that putt went in on 18,” van Rooyen said. “You imagine yourself full of euphoria and just being ecstatic and I was just numb. I think it’s because of everything the past six days with my friend Jon (Trasamar) being so sick. I guess just the moment just hasn’t hit me yet.”Kuchar and Villegas each shot 66, with the 45-year-old Kuchar parring the final four holes. Tied for the lead on 18, Kuchar — after van Rooyen and Villegas hit fairway-wood second sh...

Joshua Dobbs rallies Vikings days after trade to beat Falcons 31-28

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:19 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Newly acquired Joshua Dobbs threw two touchdown passes, including a go-ahead 6-yarder to Brandon Powell with 22 seconds remaining, and also ran for a score, and the Minnesota Vikings rallied to beat the Atlanta Falcons 31-28 on Sunday for their fourth straight win.Minnesota (5-4) overcame the loss of rookie quarterback Jaren Hall to a concussion in the first quarter.Dobbs led the go-ahead drive after Tyler Allgeier’s 5-yard scoring run gave Atlanta (4-5) the lead with 2:08 remaining.Dobbs was acquired from the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday. The 28-year-old started all eight games for the Cardinals as a fill-in while Kyler Murray recovers from a knee injury. Murray’s imminent return made Dobbs available for a trade.Only five days after the trade, Dobbs made his case to keep the starting job for Minnesota. He completed 20 of 30 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns and had seven carries for 66 yards and another score.Taylor Heinicke threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to ti...

Jalen Hurts shakes off knee injury and leads Eagles past Cowboys 28-23 for NFL best 8-1 mark

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:19 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts braved a direct hit on his injured left knee to throw for 207 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran for another tush push score to lead the Philadelphia Eagles over the Dallas Cowboys 28-23 on Sunday night.The Eagles are the only 8-1 team in the NFL.The Eagles did all they could on Dallas’ final drive to cough up the game. Dak Prescott needed to move the Cowboys 86 yards in 46 seconds for the potential winning score — and promptly got 56 yards of Eagles’ penalties to reach the 6-yard-line.On the cusp of a stunning comeback, Prescott instead was sacked by Josh Sweat for an 11-yard loss. After a penalty on the Cowboys (5-3) moved them to the 27, Prescott hit CeeDee Lamb for 22 yards, but the wideout was tackled by Darius Slay at the 5 to end the game.Prescott threw for 374 yards and three scores. Lamb had 11 catches for 191 yards.The NFC champion Eagles are playing like a team capable of another deep postseason run — the kind that could easil...

No solo en la cancha, así es como Luis Díaz deja huella social en su pueblo natal

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:19 GMT

COLOMBIA – En un ambiente de bajo recurso donde a diario mueren niños por desnutrición y carencias alimentarias, creció y se hizo el futbolista Luis Fernando Díaz, quien fue impulsado desde muy pequeño por su padre, Luis Manuel, el cual vio cómo su hijo comenzó a abrirse paso en el mundo del fútbol con un gran desempeño en un torneo de pueblos indígenas en el que integró un equipo de los wayúu, predominantes en la zona.El éxito del colombiano no lo alejó de su gente, al contrario, apoyado por su padre y su tío Josher Brito, Díaz creó en el 2019 la Fundación Sembrando Esperanza, con la que busca mejorar la calidad de vida de todos los niños de Barrancas y otras poblaciones cercanas mediante actividades deportivas, sociales, culturales y económicas.A sus 15 años, Wilber Andrés Brito Vidal, quien es parte de una de las escuelas de fútbol apoyadas por la Fundación, sueña con ser igual a Luis Díaz y convertirse no solo en jugador profesional, sino también demostrar, como lo hizo su...

Rockies rookie third outfielder in franchise history to win Gold Glove Award

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:19 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Despite this season being the worst in history for the Colorado Rockies, it was still a win for one rookie on the team.Centerfielder Brenton Doyle was named the winner of the 2023 National League Rawlings Gold Glove Award on Sunday. Helton teams up with organization to eliminate $10 million in medical bills for Colorado residents Doyle, a 25-year-old rookie, became the third outfielder and second rookie in the history of the franchise to earn the honor.Since the Gold Glove's inception, only 14 Major League Baseball rookies have managed to win the award.Only eight other Rockies players have earned the Gold Glove Award, including first baseman Todd Helton, second baseman DJ LeMahieu, second baseman Brendon Rodgers, third baseman Nolan Arenado, shortstop Neifi Pérez, shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, outfielders Larry Walker and Carlos González.Doyle's award has some impressive statistics behind it. He finished the season with the sixth-most defensive runs save among all pl...

Denver weather: Warm start to the week ahead of midweek showers

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:19 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — After wrapping up the weekend with record-breaking heat, Denver's weather will stay warm and sunny for the start of the workweek ahead of midweek showers and a cooldown. Record high temperature broken in Denver Sunday Weather tonight: Mild night Sunday night, Denver will stay mainly cloudy and warm. Low temperatures will fall to the lower 40s, which is a little more than 10 degrees above normal for this time of year. Weather tomorrow: Sunny, staying warm Monday, Denver will stay under a mainly sunny sky with a breeze out of the south gusting around 15 mph at times. Temperatures will stay on the warm side and climb to the lower 70s, which is about 15 degrees above normal, but still well below the record high of 80 degrees set in 2021. Rockies rookie third outfielder in franchise history to win Gold Glove Award Looking ahead: Warm Tuesday ahead of showers and a cool down On Tuesday, Denver will stay under the same patter of sunny and warm temperatures. Then, the...

3 Chicago Cubs — Dansby Swanson, Ian Happ, Nico Hoerner — earn Gold Glove awards for the first time in franchise history

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:19 GMT

For the first time in franchise history, the Chicago Cubs have three players named Gold Glove defensive award winners in a season.Second baseman Nico Hoerner won his first National League Gold Glove award Sunday night while shortstop Dansby Swanson and left fielder Ian Happ both won the second of their career coming in back-to-back years.He is the fourth Cubs shortstop to win the award after Javier Báez (2020), Don Kessinger (1969 and 1970) and Ernie Banks (1960).Hoerner, a finalist in 2020, is the fourth Cubs second baseman to win the award, joining Darwin Barney (2012), Ryne Sandberg (nine times, last in 1991), Glenn Beckert (1968) and Ken Hubbs (1962). He teamed up with Swanson as one of the best middle infield duos in the majors, fittingly earning them both hardware.“There’s no ball (Hoerner) feels like he can’t catch and make a play on,” Swanson told the Tribune. “And there will be times he dives and makes a play and can’t get the throw ...

11-year-old shot while inside home on South Side

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:19 GMT

CHICAGO — A little girl is in critical condition after she was shot on the city’s South Side on Sunday afternoon, police say.According to Chicago police, the 11-year-old girl suffered a gunshot wound to her head after someone fired shots into her home from outside.Police say the shooting happened just before 4 p.m. in the 2000 block of West 68th Place in Englewood. 16-year-old boy, 2 others injured after shooting in Gage Park The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition following the shooting. Currently, it is unclear what led to the shooting, but police say two people have been taken in for questioning and a firearm was recovered at the scene.  Authorities held a press conference on Sunday evening offering updates on the shooting. The full press conference can be viewed in the video player above. Area One Detectives are now investigating.Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call CPD Area One Detectives at 312-747-83...

Austin police officer runs in support of local animal rescue

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:19 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sergeant Ben Mewis with the Austin Police Department is getting ready to run from Goliad, to Gonzales and back to the Capitol in support of Central Texas Pig Rescue.This is now his third running adventure he's taken on as a way to connect with the community. "It's just my hobby, but it's helping out organizations too," he said. "So I love the fact that I can do something I enjoy doing and have an adventure with it, and at the same time help out an organization that needs the assistance too."He got connected with the organization a few years ago when he responded to a 911 call for a report of a screaming child, but when he got there, he found a pig named Carlton. "But when we got there, it was Carlton, who was much smaller at the time, he was a little piglet," he said. Now, Carlton is pivotal to Mewis' next running endeavor, which he'll embark on next week. Mewis said Carlton will be waiting for him at the finish line.

Erik van Rooyen dedicates PGA Tour win to former Gophers teammate

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:46:19 GMT

Erik van Rooyen was thinking more about his Gophers golf family than his second PGA Tour win on Sunday.A teary-eyed van Rooyen shared how every shot in his 27-under par win was for Jon Trasamar, a former Gophers golfer who is battling melanoma in Minnesota.“When you are playing for something bigger than winning some silly trophy, it puts it into perspective,” van Rooyen said after capturing the World Wide Technologies Championship. “At the end of the day, whether I won here or whether I lost here, it really did not matter.“When something motivates you like that, whether you miss a putt or make a putt, who cares.”As van Rooyen spoke, his caddie and fellow former Gopher golfer, Alex Gaugert, dabbed his eyes with his bib.The news of Trasamar’s heath brought down van Rooyen and Gaugert during Friday’s round.“I get to my tour room and I just break down in tears,” van Rooyen shared. “It wasn’t that calm all the time (over the weekend). When I step onto the golf course, I got a freaking jo...