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Hendrick Motorsports took a gamble on William Byron. Now he’ll try to win his 1st Cup title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:12 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rick Hendrick first met William Byron as a local Charlotte teenager, fan of Hendrick Motorsports and budding NASCAR driver. Something about the 15-year-old struck Hendrick, who recognized a young talent with a potentially bright future in NASCAR. Hendrick snagged Byron away from the Toyota camp in 2016, promoted him to the Cup Series in 2018 when he was 20 years old and fresh off an Xfinity Series championship and gave him the tools to become a star. It’s paid off as Byron heads to Phoenix Raceway this week with a shot at winning his first Cup title. With a Cup Series-high six wins this season, Byron seemed a lock to make the championship finale but had to squeeze out every position Sunday at Martinsville Speedway to edge Denny Hamlin for the fourth spot in the winner-take-all title race. It’s the kind of performance Hendrick expected out of Byron, who he likens to the late David Pearson, a three-time Cup champion and Hall of Famer. In a heavyweigh...

A gritos, interrumpen audiencia en el Senado de EEUU mientras hablaba el secretario Antony Blinken

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:12 GMT

WASHINGTON DC – Varios manifestantes interrumpieron este martes una audiencia en el Senado estadounidense mientras hablaba el secretario de Estado, Anthony Blinken, sobre el plan de Joe Biden para aprobar una partida presupuestaria urgente de más de 100,000 millones de dólares que incluye ayudas a Israel y a Ucrania.En la audiencia, abierta al público, participaron varias personas, quienes desde que Blinken tomó la palabra levantaron sus manos, pintadas de rojo, simbolizando la sangre. Después, en una acción coordinada, comenzaron a interrumpir la audiencia con carteles de protesta y al grito de “Alto el fuego ahora, salven a los niños de Gaza. ¿Dónde está tu orgullo América?”. Las acciones de Hamas podrían inspirar ataques en EEUU, dice el jefe del FBI, Christopher Wray “No tener miedo”, así fue el valiente relato de reconocida actriz en medio de la guerra Las interrupciones se sucedieron varias veces, con un B...

Los Angeles to host 2026 Pan Pacific swimming championships ahead of 2028 Summer Olympics

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:12 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 2026 Pan Pacific Championships will be moved from Canada to Los Angeles, giving the city a chance to host a major international swimming meet ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics.The agreement between the charter nations of Australia, Canada, Japan and the U.S. was announced Tuesday. The Pan Pacs are held every four years, rotating between the four countries.Canada had been set to host in 2022, but the meet was postponed to 2026 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will look to host a future edition, having previously hosted in 2006 at Victoria, British Columbia.“The Pan Pacific Championships are always important for our team, and are going to be even more so given the uncertainty around the 2026 Commonwealth Games,” Swimming Canada High Performance Director John Atkinson said in a statement.The Commonwealth Games are currently without a host nation after Australia withdrew, citing cost overruns.The venue and dates for the Pan Pacs will be announced later.___Foll...

Players to watch from one-bid leagues include Weber State’s Jones, UNC Asheville’s Pember

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:12 GMT

Weber State’s Dillon Jones and UNC Asheville’s Drew Pember had every reason to decide they’d done enough at this level.Yet both returned to school in part because they wanted their college careers to have a better finish.Jones’ team suffered a double-overtime loss in a Big Sky Conference Tournament semifinal. Pember’s squad reached the NCAA Tournament but got blown out in the opening round.Now they’re back for one more season as two of the most decorated players from traditional one-bid conferences.“I’m not overly emotional about it, but it would have been definitely hard for me to take that step and not feel like I left it off in the right way,” Jones said.Jones, a 6-foot-6 forward, participated in the G League Elite Camp and the NBA combine after leading Weber State in points (16.7), rebounds (10.9), assists (3.8) and steals (1.6) per game last season. He ultimately decided to return to school rather than beginning his pro career.He never really considered transferring to a high-m...

El desencanto de los estadounidenses por el “candy corn”, en 2 gráficos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:12 GMT

(CNN) — Los estadounidenses adoran los dulces de Halloween. Las ventas de dulces de Halloween crecieron un 14% entre 2021 y 2022 y este año va camino de ser igual. En 2022, los consumidores estadounidenses gastaron más de US$ 3.700 millones en caramelos durante las seis semanas previas a la festividad.¿El dulce favorito de los consumidores? El chocolate, que los estadounidenses compraron en una proporción de casi 2:1. Y en el mundo del chocolate, el chocolate con leche es el rey: más gente compró chocolate con leche la pasada temporada de Halloween que todos los demás dulces sin chocolate juntos.Pero mientras que las ventas por unidad de caramelos de chocolate se han mantenido estables en comparación con hace cinco años, los caramelos de otro tipo son el mercado en crecimiento. Los estadounidenses compraron aproximadamente un 7,8% más de paquetes de dulces sin chocolate la temporada de Halloween pasada en comparación con 2018, mientras que las ventas de paquetes de chocolate s...

Column: Options abound for getting to the PGA Tour. LIV Golf offers a new wrinkle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:12 GMT

Keita Nakajima took a break from staring at all the menu options in a coffee shop down the street from Royal Liverpool and began contemplating his next move in golf.More options.Nakajima, who broke Jon Rahm’s record for most weeks (87) as the No. 1 amateur in the world, is in a tight race for the Japan Golf Tour money title with Takumi Kanaya. The top three get European tour cards. The leading player can go to final stage of Q-school on the PGA Tour, which at least assures a level Korn Ferry Tour status.His question that day in July: “Is it better to play DP World Tour or Korn Ferry Tour?” he said. Nakajima wants to follow in the steps of Hideki Matsuyama, except that he considers conversational English a priority.The money is better on the European tour — roughly three times higher, including the Rolex Series events — the travel is more extensive and the variety of golf is far greater on a tour that goes to two dozen countries. Only the leading 10 players from the Race to Dub...

Christian McCaffrey repeats as the top running back in the AP’s NFL Top 5 rankings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:12 GMT

Christian McCaffrey has been scoring at a record-setting pace so far this season.That performance has helped the San Francisco 49ers star score the honor of being voted the top running back in the league by The Associated Press.A panel of nine AP Pro Football Writers ranked the top five players at running back, making their selections based on current status through Week 8. First-place votes were worth 10 points. Second through fifth-place votes were worth 5, 3, 2 and 1 points. McCaffrey got eight first-place votes and one second to be only player named on all nine ballots. McCaffrey also was voted the top back before the season but was a runaway winner after his fast start to the season with a league-leading 13 touchdowns.Derrick Henry got three second-place votes and came in second. Raheem Mostert got two second-place votes to come in third and Travis Etienne came in fourth. Josh Jacobs, the rushing leader in 2022, has struggled behind a bad offensive line in Las Vegas this season...

Terremoto de magnitud 6.6 sacude el norte de Chile

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:12 GMT

SANTIAGO, Chile – Un sismo de magnitud 6.6 se registró el martes en el mar frente a las costas de Huasco, en el norte de Chile, sin que se informen de momento daños o heridos.El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos dijo que el epicentro del sismo, registrado a las 9.33 hora local, se ubicó en el mar a unas 28 millas al suroeste de Huasco, 450 millas al norte de la capital chilena. Inicialmente el servicio estadounidense había reportado una magnitud de 6.7.El Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada chilena descartó que el sismo, de unas 27 millas de profundidad, ocasione un tsunami. Un nuevo terremoto sacude el devastado Afganistán; otro sismo dejó más de 2,000 muertos Terremoto en Marruecos: cifran en 2,960 el saldo de muertos La Oficina Nacional de Emergencias de momento no ha informado daños.El temblor se sintió con diversa intensidad en una veintena de comunas de las regiones de Atacama y Coquimbo, distantes en...

Questions remain about theft from CU locker room at Rose Bowl

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — University of Colorado Buffaloes Coach Deion Sanders told reporters during his regular Tuesday morning press conference that he believes both teams were robbed during the Saturday game in Pasadena, California.FOX31 and partner station KTLA reached out to Pasadena police after these comments and were told only CU was targeted."Our kids got robbed during the game last week," Sanders said. "I think that's a travesty and I would expect the NCAA to do something about that."At least five Buffs football players said their jewelry was stolen out of the locker room while playing at the Rose Bowl against UCLA on Saturday. Sanders' son, Deion Sanders Jr., posted to his YouTube, Well Off Media, speaking with some of the players who said their items were stolen."That was unbelievable," Sanders said. "But I did hear the home team was robbed as well." Football crossover: Broncos QB dresses like CU Buffaloes coach for Halloween It's unclear where Sanders got information about the ...

Sheriff: Florida man arrested after squatting in home, driving owner’s car

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:12 GMT

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WSVN) – A Fort Myers man allegedly broke into a residence, took up residence, and lived inside the home undetected until he was discovered by deputies and the out-of-state homeowner, officials said.Emmanuel Pierre, 25, reportedly made himself at home in the residence, utilizing the homeowner’s car, cooking in their kitchen and even setting up a PlayStation device in one of the bedrooms, Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. The homeowner reportedly became aware of the intruder’s presence when their smart thermostat notified them of a change in the home’s temperature. Suspecting foul play, the homeowner decided to investigate and discovered Pierre driving their car, parking it in the garage.Authorities said the homeowner blocked Pierre from leaving the garage and alerted 911.Deputies subsequently arrested Pierre and charged him with Burglary, Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle and Grand Theft exceeding $750.