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USA Basketball’s Anthony Edwards has tons of confidence at the World Cup

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:04:21 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance, and it is a line that Anthony Edwards does not seem to cross. Ask him if he thinks USA Basketball is going to win its next game, and he’ll say yes. Ask him if he thinks he could set a USA Basketball scoring record, and he’ll say yes to that, too.He talks a lot. He also backs up the talk.Edwards is the top scorer for the U.S. so far in the Basketball World Cup at 16.5 points per game, the clear go-to guy on a roster stacked with some of the NBA’s top rising talent. At 22, the Minnesota guard is the second-youngest player on the youngest team in the tournament — yet is playing like he’s been on the world stage many times before, the leader of a squad that is assured of a berth in a quarterfinal game on Tuesday.“He just wants to hoop, have fun and win,” U.S. guard Austin Reaves said. “I think that’s all that matters.”It’s hard to argue with that sentiment.The first big test of the World Cup awaited ...

Sparks take on the Mystics on 3-game losing streak

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:04:21 GMT

Washington Mystics (17-19, 8-10 Eastern Conference) at Los Angeles Sparks (15-21, 8-11 Western Conference)Los Angeles; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles aims to stop its three-game skid when the Sparks play Washington.The Sparks have gone 9-10 in home games. Los Angeles has a 7-8 record in games decided by at least 10 points.The Mystics are 5-12 on the road. Washington has a 4-11 record against teams over .500.The teams meet for the third time this season. The Sparks won 91-83 in the last matchup on Aug. 6.TOP PERFORMERS: Nneka Ogwumike is averaging 19.1 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.7 steals for the Sparks. Azura Stevens is averaging 13.9 points over the last 10 games for Los Angeles.Natasha Cloud is averaging 12.7 points and 5.9 assists for the Mystics. Brittney Sykes is averaging 18.6 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 46.3% over the last 10 games for Washington.LAST 10 GAMES: Sparks: 6-4, averaging 79.6 points, 31.5 rebounds, 19.8 assists, 9.2 steals and 2.6 blocks ...

New York visits Chicago following Copper’s 22-point showing

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:04:21 GMT

New York Liberty (28-7, 15-3 Eastern Conference) at Chicago Sky (15-21, 3-14 Eastern Conference)Chicago; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Chicago takes on the New York Liberty after Kahleah Copper scored 22 points in the Chicago Sky’s 76-75 win over the Los Angeles Sparks.The Sky have gone 3-14 against Eastern Conference teams. Chicago is sixth in the Eastern Conference with 24.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Alanna Smith averaging 4.9.The Liberty have gone 15-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. New York scores 89.0 points and has outscored opponents by 8.3 points per game.The teams square off for the fourth time this season. The Liberty won the last meeting 89-73 on Aug. 12, with Breanna Stewart scoring 21 points in the win.TOP PERFORMERS: Courtney Williams is scoring 9.9 points per game with 5.8 rebounds and 6.0 assists for the Sky. Copper is averaging 16.5 points over the last 10 games for Chicago.Stewart is averaging 23 points, 9.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.5 steals ...

India lanza su primera misión espacial centrada en el sol tras el aterrizaje lunar exitoso

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:04:21 GMT

(CNN) — India lanzó su primera nave espacial dedicada al estudio del sol, tras un mes de éxitos históricos en los esfuerzos espaciales del país.La nave, llamada Aditya-L1, despegó de Sriharikota, una isla del golfo de Bengala, a las 11:50 hora local del sábado (2:20 hora de Miami). Y se dirige a un punto ubicado a unos 1,5 millones de kilómetros de la Tierra.El exitoso despegue de Aditya-L1 se produce menos de dos semanas después de que la agencia espacial india, la Organización India de Investigación Espacial, hiciera historia al aterrizar su nave Chandrayaan-3 en la superficie lunar. Este logro convirtió a la India en el cuarto país del mundo, y el segundo del siglo XXI, en alunizar con seguridad.Se espera que la misión concluya la próxima semana.Mientras tanto, Aditya-L1 se dirige a su destino en el punto 1 de Lagrange, una zona situada entre el Sol y la Tierra donde la atracción gravitatoria de ambos objetos celestes se anula mutuamente. Esa ubicación permitirá a Aditya-L1...

Phoenix takes on Minnesota, seeks to stop 7-game slide

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:04:21 GMT

Phoenix Mercury (9-27, 2-15 Western Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (17-19, 11-8 Western Conference)Minneapolis; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Phoenix looks to end its seven-game skid with a win over Minnesota.The Lynx are 11-8 in conference play. Minnesota ranks fourth in the Western Conference with 26.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Napheesa Collier averaging 6.3.The Mercury are 2-15 in Western Conference play. Phoenix ranks third in the Western Conference with 19.3 assists per game led by Sug Sutton averaging 4.5.The teams meet for the fourth time this season. In the last meeting on July 8 the Lynx won 75-64 led by 12 points from Collier, while Michaela Onyenwere scored 24 points for the Mercury.TOP PERFORMERS: Collier is averaging 21.1 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals for the Lynx. Kayla McBride is averaging 15.0 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.Brittney Griner is scoring 17.8 points per game and averaging 6.6 rebounds for the Mercury. Sophie Cunningham is aver...

Dallas faces Indiana following Sabally’s 40-point game

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:04:21 GMT

Indiana Fever (11-25, 5-13 Eastern Conference) at Dallas Wings (20-16, 10-9 Western Conference)Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 4 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Dallas hosts the Indiana Fever after Satou Sabally scored 40 points in the Dallas Wings’ 110-100 victory over the Indiana Fever.The Wings are 10-7 on their home court. Dallas is third in the Western Conference with 26.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Sabally averaging 5.9.The Fever have gone 6-12 away from home. Indiana is sixth in the WNBA scoring 81.3 points per game while shooting 44.4%.The teams square off for the third time this season. The Wings won the last matchup 110-100 on Sept. 1. Sabally scored 40 points to help lead the Wings to the victory.TOP PERFORMERS: Sabally is scoring 18.5 points per game and averaging 8.3 rebounds for the Wings. Arike Ogunbowale is averaging 19.1 points and 3.5 rebounds over the last 10 games for Dallas.Aliyah Boston is averaging 14.8 points and 8.3 rebounds for the Fever. Kelsey Mitchell is av...

Hecho en Ucrania: la floreciente industria armamentística de Kyiv le permite proyectar su poder más allá del frente de batalla

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:04:21 GMT

(CNN) — En la madrugada del 29 de agosto, enjambres de drones ucranianos sobrevolaron siete regiones rusas. Muchos fueron interceptados, otros no.Varios alcanzaron una base aérea rusa en Pskov, a unos 600 kilómetros de la frontera ucraniana, destruyendo dos aviones de transporte militar rusos y dañando otros dos.Fue la prueba más drástica hasta ahora de una nueva dimensión del conflicto de 18 meses: el creciente apetito de Ucrania por llevar la guerra a territorio ruso.Los drones aéreos y marinos, los nuevos y misteriosos misiles y los grupos de sabotaje forman parte de las herramientas; los aeródromos, las defensas aéreas y el transporte marítimo rusos se encuentran entre los objetivos.Ucrania tiene muchas razones para ampliar el conflicto.Una victoria es una victoria dondequiera y cuandoquiera que se produzca, ya sea dañando aviones en una base aérea rusa distante, perturbando la aviación comercial y el transporte marítimo, poniendo en vilo a los residentes de las regiones f...

US green-lights depleted uranium munitions for Ukraine: Report

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:04:21 GMT

Ukraine could soon receive armor-piercing ammunition from the U.S. capable of destroying heavy Russian tanks under the terms of a new multimillion-dollar aid package expected to be unveiled by Washington in the coming days.Depleted uranium munitions could be included in the next tranche of military assistance, according to a Reuters reports citing a draft document and two American officials. The ammunition rounds, which use the highly dense metal to help penetrate thick armor-plating, are designed to be fired from the U.S. Abrams tanks that Ukraine is expected to receive in the same package.While depleted uranium is a byproduct from the production of fuel used in atomic power stations, its radiation levels are significantly reduced and it is employed for its physical, rather than nuclear, properties. Ukraine in March received depleted uranium munitions from the U.K. to use in its British-made Challenger 2 tanks.However, the U.K. decision sparked a row after Russia — which without fo...

MLB notes: The Red Sox need starting pitching, and there will be plenty available this offseason

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:04:21 GMT

When all is said and done, the reason the Red Sox likely won’t make the playoffs is because they don’t have enough starting pitching.Brayan Bello has been terrific and James Paxton successfully put his injury woes behind him, but the rest of the rotation has failed to meet expectations.Chris Sale got hurt again. Corey Kluber was a complete bust. Garrett Whitlock keeps breaking down and failed to take the next step as a starter. Tanner Houck and Kutter Crawford haven’t shown they can reliably pitch deeper than five innings. Nick Pivetta and Chris Murphy are better suited to pitch in relief.The rotation’s collective struggles put a heavy strain on the bullpen, and over the past two weeks the staff finally collapsed  as the workload proved too great. Now the Red Sox are facing a second straight September of meaningless baseball, and if the club hopes to turn things around in 2024, it’s obvious what they’ll have to do.Luckily, if there were ever an of...

K.C. Hwang, AP’s bureau chief in Seoul for 30 years, dies at age 99

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:04:21 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — K.C. Hwang, whose six-decade-long journalism career included 30 years chronicling South Korea’s tumultuous modern history as Seoul bureau chief for The Associated Press, has died at age 99.Hwang died Thursday of chronic ailments after undergoing kidney dialysis for two years, his son, Yoon Chul Hwang, said.From joining the AP in 1957, Hwang witnessed and reported on some of South Korea’s most dramatic and turbulent moments in its postwar history, from a public uprising that toppled the country’s first president, military coups and a presidential assassination to pro-democracy movements.“It was rare luck for a journalist to cover all these historical events in a single country,” Hwang wrote in a 2006 book titled “Korea Witness,” a collection of essays and articles by Korea correspondents.Hwang chose the 1960 uprising — where massive student protests over the government’s election fraud and corruption allegations triggered bloody police crackdowns befor...