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Little-known San Jose golfer shines at PGA Championship, is just two shots off lead

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:42:51 GMT

PITTSFORD, N.Y.  — The PGA Championship’s leaderboard right now is dotted with some of the biggest names in professional golf, with Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, and Brooks Koepka all still in contention at Oak Hill Country Club in the year’s second major.Right there with them is San Jose’s Justin Suh, who doesn’t have quite the same résumé as some of his counterparts but has remained within striking distance after 36 holes.Suh, 25, shot a 2-under 68 in Friday’s second round and after making the cut at a major for the first time in his career, enters the weekend just two shots back of the lead, held by Scheffler, Viktor Hovland, and Corey Conners.Those three are at 5-under 135, with Suh and DeChambeau both at 137 and tied for fourth.“The tournament is halfway done,” Scheffler said. “I had two good days so far, and I’m just hoping to continue that as the week goes on.”“I know what to do. I’ve done it before,” said DeChambeau, the U.S. Open champion at Winged Foot in 202...

Here's what Sonoma Hells Angels did to a member who had an affair with the president's wife

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:42:51 GMT

(KRON) -- A federal jury found two Hells Angels Motorcycle Club members guilty of multiple crimes for their participation in the Sonoma County charter of the Hells Angels, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) said Friday. Christopher Ranieri was convicted for his role in a murder and Raymond Foakes was convicted for carrying out a violent beating. Foakes also known as "Rainman," was at one point the president of the Sonoma charter. He was convicted for an hours-long beating of a former Hells Angels member. The DOJ asserts that the victim had an affair with Foakes' common-law wife, and the beating was to expel him from the group. Man yelling racial slurs on I-880 in viral video arrested Foakes and other members of the Sonoma charter beat the victim with a baseball bat, forcibly tattooed their forehead, and pistol-whipped them in the face, the DOJ said. Foakes also sexually assaulted the victim's wife and threatened her to keep her from telling authorities. Due to this, he ...

Howden scores in OT, Golden Knights beat Stars 4-3 in Game 1 of West final

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:42:51 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brett Howden scored from behind the net off Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger 1:35 into overtime Friday to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 victory in Game 1 of their Western Conference final.Jamie Benn forced the extra time when he scored on a 6-on-5 with 1:59 left in regulation.This was the third time in four meetings this season these teams went beyond regulation to determine the winner. Dallas won twice in the regular season in shootouts.William Karlsson scored two goals for Vegas, giving him seven this postseason and extending his point streak to three games. Teddy Blueger also scored, Zach Whitecloud had two assists and Adin Hill stopped 33 shots.Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson each had a goal and an assist for Stars. Hintz has 10 postseason goals and 12 assists, and has hit the back of the net in four of the past five games. Joe Pavelski recorded two assists, and Oettinger made 33 saves.Game 2 is Sunday in Las Vegas.The Stars struck first, taking advantag...

Garcia goes deep again as Rangers roll past Rockies 7-2

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:42:51 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis Garcia homered for the fifth time in as many games, Corey Seager and Josh Jung hit two-run doubles in a five-run fifth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Friday night.Martin Perez (5-1) allowed two runs and seven hits in a season-high seven innings and matched a season high with seven strikeouts, including five looking, and walked none. His 104 pitches were also the most he has thrown this season.The Rangers have won nine of their last 13 games.Karl Kauffmann (0-1) allowed five runs, including four earned, in 4 1/3 innings in his major league debut. The 2019 second-round draft pick out of Michigan gave up seven hits, walked two and struck out four.Garcia’s opposite-field homer to right opened the scoring in the fourth inning. It was his AL-leading 14th and gave him a majors-best 48 RBIs. He hit two homers in his previous game.“You’re just seeing a good hitter in a zone right now,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “He’s so st...

Baddoo homers, drives in 4, Tigers outlast Nationals 8-6

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:42:51 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Akil Baddoo hit one of Detroit’s four homers and drove in four runs, Matthew Boyd pitched effectively into the sixth inning, and the Tigers held on to beat the Washington Nationals 8-6 on Friday night.Zack McKinstry’s solo shot and Baddoo’s three-run homer helped the Tigers to a 6-0 lead after three innings against rookie Jake Irvin. Detroit has won 10 of its last 15.“We did what we usually do, stay aggressive, and stayed aggressive in the zone today and we did well,” McKinstry said. “We made some solid contact. Got a curveball up and away and just kind of re-gathered myself and hit it the other way. Super excited to see it go over the fence.”Washington rallied for six runs late, thanks to a pair of two-run shots from Lane Thomas and Keibert Ruiz. The Nationals have lost four in a row and five of six.Matt Vierling and Riley Greene also went deep for Detroit, which has 35 homers this season. Only Cleveland (24) had fewer homers in the American Leag...

Mountcastle hits 3-run HR, Orioles go deep 3 times to beat Blue Jays 6-2

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:42:51 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Ryan Mountcastle hit a three-run homer, Anthony Santander and Adam Frazier also went deep and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday night.Kyle Gibson (5-3) allowed one run in seven innings to snap a three-start losing streak as the Orioles won for the third time in four games. Gibson gave up five hits, walked two and struck out five.“Gibson definitely pitched like an ace tonight, there’s no doubt,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said.Toronto has lost four of five since sweeping a three-game series against Atlanta last weekend.“Against a dude like Gibson, you’ve got to get him in the middle of the plate,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “He was living on the edges. We’ve got to do a better job of swinging at pitches we want to swing at.”Mountcastle connected in the third inning off Blue Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi (5-1), his 11th of the season.It was Mountcastle’s 15th career home run against Toronto, his most against any opponent. He has h...

Tucker homers, Altuve makes his season debut in Astros’ 5-1 win over Athletics

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:42:51 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker homered, José Altuve made his season debut and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory.Tucker hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning that landed deep in right where many fans wore metallic gold crowns in honor of “King Tuck.” It was Tucker’s bobblehead night, honoring his 2022 Gold Glove. His seventh homer of the year came off Ken Waldichuk (1-3) and scored José Abreu.Tucker also doubled in the fourth to score Yordan Alvarez, who led off with a double of his own off the top of the wall in center. The Astros have won eight of their last nine games.There was an added buzz in the Minute Maid Park atmosphere for Altuve’s 2023 debut. The 33-year-old veteran had been on the injured list since fracturing his right thumb March 18 while playing for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. Altuve went 0 for 4 with a walk.Astros starter Brandon Bielak (1-1) pitched five innings, allowing one run on five hits...

Russia must cancel dangerous plan to station nuclear weapons in Belarus

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:42:51 GMT

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is head of the United Transitional Cabinet and leader of democratic forces of Belarus. Daniel Högsta is interim executive director of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, ICAN.Announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of May, Russia’s plan to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus is a dangerous escalation in his nuclear brinkmanship.Putin’s nuclear bluster began last February, when Russia threatened to use nuclear weapons against anyone interfering in its invasion of Ukraine. And since his announcement, Russia’s Ministry of Defense has said it has started training Belarusian pilots in how to use nuclear weapons,while Russia has also supplied Minsk with the Iskander-M nuclear-capable tactical missile system, which has already been placed on combat duty.If carried out, however, this plan to deploy nukes and involve Belarusian air crew would compromise the country’s international commitments under the Nucle...

EU looks before it leaps on hitting countries that help Russia beat sanctions

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:42:51 GMT

Brussels is considering a new, unprecedented step in its sanctions approach against Russia. But first, it has to find a deal among the EU’s 27 countries.Since the start Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine over a year ago, Brussels has adopted 10 sanctions packages against Moscow — covering everything from energy to banking — in a bid to empty Vladimir Putin’s war chest. One unintended consequence is that trade has boomed with a handful of of countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia becoming intermediaries in commerce with Russia.Now, Brussels wants to make sure its sanctions, especially for high-tech goods useful for the Russian army, are not being circumvented. EU countries are now negotiating an 11th sanctions package that could target other countries helping Moscow dodge its trade embargo. Yet this move is aggravating underlying tensions in the bloc. While a number of countries, such as Poland and the Baltics, want Brussels to go further, a large...

Viral star Harriette makes tour stop at the Sinclair

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:42:51 GMT

The singer/songwriter Harriette admits she has a love-hate relationship with the internet. Like many people, she spent way too much time online during shutdown. Unlike many people, she also became a viral star with her first single and video.So it’s no wonder that the Texas-born artist’s latest single is called “I Heart the Internet.” As she explains, “It’s definitely sarcastic, and maybe a coming of age song. I felt during COVID like the internet was giving me a lot of things and taking things away, so I love-slash-hated it.” As for her fast notoriety, “I still don’t really connect with that. I feel grateful and honored certainly, but I feel more connected when I tour with different artists and see their fans showing up.”Harriette, 23, began putting up recordings after graduating from Parsons School of Design in New York. She later moved to Nashville for a time, and is now based in Brooklyn. She’s currently on tour with the band Joan, and the tour hits the Sinclair tonight. Though ...