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Dortmund snaps winless streak in Bundesliga and Union Berlin stops losing. Leverkusen is top again

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:43:22 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — English teenager Jamie Bynoe-Gittens scored one goal and set up another Saturday as Borussia Dortmund fought back to beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-2 and snap a three-game winless run in the Bundesliga.Dortmund, which drew with Eintracht Frankfurt and then lost to lost Bayern Munich and Stuttgart, was seemingly on its way to a third straight defeat with Gladbach leading 2-0 after 28 minutes.But Marcel Sabitzer pulled one back two minutes later, Bynoe-Gittens set up Niclas Füllkrug to equalize two minutes after that, and Füllkrug returned the favor for Bynoe-Gittens to score just before the break.It was his first league goal of the season on his fourth appearance.The 19-year-old Bynoe-Gittens was only playing as Dortmund made two late changes with forwards Karim Adeyemi and Sébastien Haller dropping out through illness.Donyell Malen sealed the win on a counterattack in injury time.UNION RELIEFKevin Volland scored for Union Berlin to salvage a 1-1 draw against Augsburg ...

Milroe’s TD pass to Bond on fourth-and-31 rescues No. 8 Alabama in 27-24 win over Auburn

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:43:22 GMT

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Milroe and Isaiah Bond rescued No. 8 Alabama’s playoff hopes, connecting for a last-minute touchdown on fourth-and-goal from the 31 to beat Auburn 27-24 on Saturday.Bond caught Milroe’s desperation heave in the left corner of the end zone with 32 seconds left to give the Crimson Tide (11-1, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) a 10th straight win in the latest dramatic Iron Bowl at Jordan-Hare Stadium.Trailing by four with 1:43 left, Alabama had first-and-goal at the Auburn 7 before moving backward. The Crimson Tide lost 18 yards on a bad snap and were pushed back 5 more yards with an illegal downfield pass on third down after Milroe crossed the line of scrimmage.Two years ago, Alabama needed four overtimes to beat the Tigers on the Plains, where the Kick Six went down in college football history a decade ago.Alabama nearly returned an interception for another touchdown on the final play. But this game will be remembered around the state for fourth-and-...

Rangers beat Bruins 7-4 in Eastern Conference showdown

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:43:22 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Vesey put New York ahead late in the second period, Chris Kreider scored twice and Jonathan Quick made 27 saves to help the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 7-4 on Saturday in a matchup of the top teams in the Eastern Conference.New York improved to 15-3-1. They are 13-1-1 in their last 15 games and have 15 wins in 19 or fewer games for the first time in franchise history.Kreider scored on the power play and short-handed. He leads the Rangers with 13 goals. Nick Bonino, K’Andre Miller, Tyler Pitlick and Artemi Panarin also scored and Vincent Trocheck had two assists.Charlie Coyle scored twice for Boston (14-3-3), which was coming off a 5-2 home loss to Detroit on Friday. Morgan Geekie and David Pastrnak also scored for the Bruins.KINGS 4, CANADIENS 0LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trevor Moore scored twice, Pheonix Copley made 18 saves for his third career shutout and Los Angeles beat Montreal for its fifth consecutive victory.Carl Grundstrom and Trevor Lewis also scored. The...

Moore scores 2 goals, Copley gets shutout, Kings rout Canadiens 4-0 for their 5th straight win

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:43:22 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trevor Moore scored two goals, Pheonix Copley made 18 saves in his third career shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 Saturday for their fifth consecutive victory.Carl Grundström and Trevor Lewis also scored for the Kings, who have won nine of 11 overall in their impressive 13-3-3 start to the season. Los Angeles thoroughly dominated Montreal, allowing just one shot on goal in the first period and largely throttling any significant scoring chances in another strong defensive effort.Los Angeles has allowed just five goals during its five-game winning streak, and coach Todd McLellan credits the Kings’ season-long success to their discipline on defense and in game management.“We are 13-3-3, so we can be excited about that, but we’re at Game 19,” McLellan said. “We have a lot of work to do. We have to continue to grow and get better. We’ve had a schedule that favors us as far as rest and being able to practice, but when January and F...

Badgers beat Gophers 28-14, take back Paul Bunyan’s Axe behind Allen’s ground attack

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:43:22 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Braelon Allen rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns to carry Wisconsin past rival Minnesota 28-14 on Saturday, giving the Badgers possession of Paul Bunyan’s Axe after a two-year absence.Tanner Mordecai threw for scores to Will Pauling and Riley Nowakowski and had a career-high 69 yards rushing on nine scrambles to help Wisconsin (7-5, 5-4 Big Ten) finish on an upswing in a trying first season under coach Luke Fickell.Hunter Wohler had 12 tackles for the blitz-heavy Badgers, who raced to the west end zone to get their hands on the hardware for the oldest rivalry in major college football. The Gophers haven’t had the axe in their trophy case for three straight years since they won four in a row from 1984-87.Jordan Nubin rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown for Minnesota (5-7, 3-6), which failed to secure bowl eligibility but remained alive for a postseason game with a nationwide shortage of six-win teams. The Gophers were also aiming to house the axe t...

Shepherd scores 20, No. 25 Mississippi State women pull away from Arkansas-Pine Bluff 77-68

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:43:22 GMT

KATY, Texas (AP) — Jerkaila Jordan scored 20 points, Erynn Barnum added a double-double and No. 25 Mississippi State held off Arkansas-Pine Bluff 77-68 on Saturday in the Van Chancellor Classic.The Golden Lions (1-4) trailed by 10 at halftime but were only down three with less than eight minutes to play before a late 6-0 burst gave the Bulldogs (7-0) a 75-63 lead with 1:12 to play.Debreasha Powe had 15 points with four 3-pointers and Lauren Park-Lane scored 12 with eight assists for Mississippi State. Barnum had 12 points and 12 rebounds.Zaay Green had 19 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Golden Lions and Coriah Beck added 13 points.Kaila Walker hit a 3-pointer to pull UAPB within 69-63 with 3:15 to play. Barnum scored on a putback for MSU and after the Golden Lions had an offensive foul, Jessika Carter made a pair of free throws. After another UAPB miss, Powe added another second-chance basket for the 12-point lead.Beck’s 3-pointer ended the run and another off...

McCloud throws career-high 5 TD passes, No. 24 James Madison beats Coastal Carolina 56-14

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:43:22 GMT

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Jordan McCloud threw a career-high five touchdown passes — three to Elijah Sarratt — and No. 24 James Madison rebounded from its only loss to rout Coastal Carolina 56-14 on Saturday.Transitioning from FCS to the bowl subdivision, the Dukes (11-1, 7-1 Sun Belt) were turned down twice by the NCAA in a bid for a waiver that would make them eligible for the league title game next week as East Division champions — and potentially a New Year’s Six bowl invite as the top Group of Five team.But James Madison lost in overtime, 26-23, at home to Appalachian State a week ago. The school said in a statement earlier this week that loss “changed the landscape in terms of the nature and timing of our legal options, including the diminished viability of a lawsuit against the NCAA.”McCloud’s final three TD passes came in the fourth quarter with the game well in hand. The sixth-year player surpassed his old touchdown mark, which he tied three times previously this season. He...

Rancher finds 3 lambs killed by wolf, CPW said

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:43:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Three lambs on a ranch in Jackson County were found dead after what appeared to be a wolf attack, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said.On Nov. 17, CPW responded to a report of a possible depredation incident when a rancher found the dead lambs.A CPW wildlife officer conducted a field investigation which suggested that the lambs had been killed by a wolf.“The results of this investigation indicated wounds on the carcasses consistent with wolf depredation,” CPW Area Wildlife Manager Kris Middledorf said. “The field investigation found signs of hemorrhaging, indicating the attack occurred while the animals were still alive and the carcasses were not scavenged.” How CPW plans to avoid livestock conflict while reintroducing wolves CPW said it provides reimbursement for damages caused by gray wolves to livestock defined in Colorado Revised Statute 33-2-105.8 and animals used for guard or herding purposes and provides conflict minimization materials under its Gray Wolf Compe...

Hamas releases more Gaza hostages after dispute, delay in transfer

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:43:22 GMT

Hamas released a second group of Gaza hostages late Saturday after a delay caused by a dispute between the militant group and Israel over the terms of a truce agreement, according to the Israeli military and Qatari government officials.The Israel Defense Forces said Red Cross representatives transferred the freed hostages to Egypt late Saturday, according to the Associated Press. Israel was to free 39 Palestinians as part of the deal.Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Dr. Majid bin Mohammed Al Ansari confirmed that the hostage transfer had taken place.“13 Israelis and 4 foreigners were received by ICRC and on their way to Rafah,” Al Ansari wrote in a message posted to X, formerly known as Twitter.Al Ansari had posted earlier in the day that a dispute causing a delay in the hostage transfer had been resolved by Qatari-Egyptian mediators.“After a delay, obstacles to release of prisoners were overcome through Qatari-Egyptian contacts with both sides,” Al Ansari wrote&n...

Tuba-tastic! Low brass rings in Boston’s Downtown Crossing’s conversion into ‘Snowflake Crossing’

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:43:22 GMT

The Christmas season rang in Downtown Crossing with a distinctive low note or, rather, 100 such low notes as just as many regional brass instrument players assembled for Boston’s annual TubaChristmas.The tuba, sousaphone and euphonium players assembled dressed in their holiday best and surrounded by merry decorations to blow past Thanksgiving and into the Christmas season starting at noon on Saturday with a concert of classic holiday favorite tunes.The annual tuba-tacular is the kickoff event for this year’s “Snowflake Crossing” that converts Boston’s downtown into a winter wonderland. Upcoming events include Thursday’s Christmas tree lighting on the Common; Dec. 7’s Singing Nuns as the Daughters of St. Paul’s Choir enchants the public; the downtown Holiday Market that the city describes as “a fantastic lineup of artisan vendors to offer their handcrafted products outside on Summer Street,” which started Friday and runs thr...