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Naomi Osaka hits practice court to prepare for her tennis return at the Brisbane International

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:28:35 GMT

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Former No. 1 and new mom Naomi Osaka hit the practice court Wednesday ahead of the Brisbane International as she prepared for her much anticipated return to tennis.Osaka will make her WTA comeback at the tournament which begins Sunday at Pat Rafter Arena. A two-time Australian and U.S. Open champion, Osaka pulled out of last year’s Australian Open in Melbourne before later revealing she was pregnant.The U.S.-based Japanese player and her American rapper boyfriend Cordae became parents to daughter Shai in Los Angeles in July.Osaka has only played one game since the 2021 U.S. Open in New York. She was leading Daria Gavrilova 1-0 at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September 2021, before the Australian suffered a serious knee injury and had to retire in the match.Rafael Nadal is also set to return from injury in Brisbane in a 32-man ATP field so strong that Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini and 2020 U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem will have to quali...

El telescopio Hubble detecta misteriosas sombras en los anillos de Saturno

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:28:35 GMT

(CNN) — El Telescopio Espacial Hubble capturó una imagen recientemente revelada de las misteriosas y fantasmales sombras de los anillos de Saturno: el último avistamiento de los llamados “radios” que continúan desconcertando a los científicos.La fotografía compuesta, publicada el jueves por la NASA, fue tomada por el Hubble el 22 de octubre cuando Saturno estaba a unos 1.370 millones de kilómetros (850 millones de millas) de distancia, según la agencia espacial. El observatorio espacial ha estado orbitando la Tierra a solo unos cientos de kilómetros sobre la superficie durante más de tres décadas.Los astrónomos conocen desde hace mucho tiempo la existencia de los desconcertantes radios (o rayos) de los anillos de Saturno, que parecen apariciones patinando a lo largo de los anillos y que pueden observarse en varios lugares dependiendo de dónde se encuentre el planeta en su ciclo orbital.Dramáticas columnas, tanto grandes como pequeñas, rocían hielo de agua desde muc...

Haliburton’s late 3 leads Indiana to 123-117 win over Houston

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:28:35 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 33 points and 10 assists and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with a minute left to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 123-117 win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night.Indiana snapped a three-game losing streak, winning on the road for the first time since Dec. 7.Haliburton went 13 of 21 from the field, including 7 of 13 from 3.Alperen Sengun led Houston with 30 points and 16 rebounds. Sengun was coming off a career-high 37 points in Houston’s 106-104 win over New Orleans on Saturday. He added five assists and four steals on Tuesday.Fred VanVleet hit a running layup with 1:50 remaining to give Houston a 117-115 lead, their first since early in the third quarter. VanVleet finished with 18 points and nine assists.Early in the third quarter, Haliburton made three 3-pointers in a two-minute span, capping off a 12-2 run that gave Indiana an 81-74 lead. The Pacers outscored the Rockets 37-23 in the third quarter and entered the fourth quarter with a 101-90 lead...

Drummond, DeRozan lead the way as Bulls hold off Hawks 118-113

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:28:35 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Andre Drummond had season highs of 24 points and 25 rebounds in his first start of the season, DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points and the Chicago Bulls cooled off Atlanta’s Trae Young somewhat in beating the Hawks 118-113 on Tuesday night.Young finished with 21 points and 13 assists after tying Oscar Robertson’s record of seven consecutive games with at least 30 points and 10 assists.The Bulls won for the ninth time in 13 games with Zach LaVine sidelined because of inflammation in his right foot. And they did it this time with center Nikola Vucevic out because of bruised muscles around his left hip and groin.DeRozan scored 11 points in the fourth quarter, including four in the final 26 seconds to help Chicago come away with the win.Drummond made 11 of 13 shots and played 39 minutes with Vucevic sidelined. Coby White and Ayo Dosunmu each scored 19. White missed all seven 3-pointers and the Bulls were 7 of 25 from beyond the arc, but they made enough shots to bounce back fr...

Markkanen has 31 points and 12 boards as Jazz roll to 130-118 win, handing Spurs 5th straight loss

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:28:35 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Lauri Markkanen had 31 points and 12 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz overcame a slow start to beat the San Antonio Spurs 130-118 on Tuesday night.Jordan Clarkson added 24 points, Collin Sexton had 20 and Walker Kessler scored 11 for Utah.Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 26 points, Devin Vassell had 22, Jeremy Sochan added 19 and Victor Wembanyama had 15.The Spurs (4-25) have lost five straight since snapping a franchise-worst 18-game losing streak.The Jazz (13-18) have won three in a row and six of eight after starting the season 2-7.Wembanyama returned after missing two of the past three games with a right ankle injury. He was scheduled to play Saturday in Dallas but stepped on a ball boy during warmups and was held out as a precaution.Wembanyama was 6 for 15 from the field and had seven rebounds, five blocks and four assists in 25 minutes.San Antonio brought Johnson, a longtime starter, off the bench for the second time this season and the change keyed a 15-point...

Pistons set single-season record with 27th straight loss, as Cunningham’s 41 not enough against Nets

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:28:35 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons set an NBA single-season record with their 27th straight loss Tuesday night, as Cam Johnson scored 24 points and Mikal Bridges added 21 to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 118-112 victory.Cade Cunningham scored 41 points but the Pistons (2-28) broke a tie with the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers hold the overall mark at 28, a skid that started in the 2014-15 season and carried over into 2015-16. “A lot of this load is trusted to me, on the court and in the locker room,” Cunningham said. “Every day, I try to lead the squad, and I haven’t been successful at that — 2-28. It’s only right that I speak for it and be the face of it.”Cunningham scored 37 in the second half and shot 15 for 21 from the field, but Bojan Bogdanovic was the only other Pistons player with more than 15. Cunningham’s teammates shot 36.2% (25 for 69), including 28.6% (6 for 21) on 3-pointers.“You have to be real about where we are,...

Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ is dead, South Korean emergency office says

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:28:35 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ is dead, South Korean emergency office says.Source

¿Adiós a las devoluciones gratuitas en EE.UU.? Cada vez más empresas están cobrándolas

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:28:35 GMT

(CNN) –– Si estás pensando en devolver un regalo decepcionante que recibiste durante las festividades, podrías terminar aún más desilusionado.Los estadounidenses se han acostumbrado a las devoluciones gratuitas de productos, pero un número creciente de minoristas han empezado a cobrar tarifas a medida que esta práctica afecta sus resultados.Macy’s, Abercrombie, J. Crew, H&M y otras empresas han agregado tarifas de envío para las devoluciones por correo.Tampoco se trata sólo de las grandes marcas de los centros comerciales. El 81% de los comerciantes cobran ahora un costo por al menos algunos métodos de devolución, según Happy Returns, una empresa de logística que se especializa en devoluciones.Amazon comenzó a cobrar a su clientes una tarifa de US$ 1 si devuelven artículos a una tienda UPS cuando hay una sucursal de comestibles Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh o Kohl’s más cerca de su dirección de entrega. (Amazon es propietario de Whole Foods and Fresh y tiene un acuerdo d...

Taylor’s big day helps Minnesota beat Bowling Green 30-24 in Quick Lane Bowl

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:28:35 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Freshman Darius Taylor returned from a leg injury to rush for a career-high 208 yards, and Minnesota beat Bowling Green 30-24 in the Quick Lane Bowl on Tuesday.Minnesota (6-7), which was selected for the bowl because it had the best Academic Progress Rate among five-win teams, won its seventh consecutive bowl game overall and fifth in a row under coach P.J. Fleck.Taylor, who had missed the Gophers’ previous five games, had 35 carries, including a 17-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter that gave Minnesota a 30-17 lead.Taylor’s return was crucial for Minnesota, which had senior Cole Kramer making his first career start at quarterback after Athan Kaliakmanis entered the transfer portal. Kramer went 8-of-16 passing for just 26 yards, but he came through in the red zone, throwing for two touchdowns and running for another.Conor Bazelak threw for two scores and ran for one for Bowling Green (7-6), which lost the Quick Lane Bowl for the second year in a row....

Denver weather: Blizzard warning overnight on Pinpoint Weather Alert Day

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:28:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Blizzard conditions linger across the Eastern Plains on Tuesday night with blustery winds. A Pinpoint Weather Alert Day is in effect for Tuesday through the night.Snow will taper off, but winds stay brisk into Wednesday morning with low visibility. Blizzard conditions continue this evening from east and southeast of Castle Rock through the Limon, Deer Trail, Akron and Holyoke/Julesburg areas. When do you have to shovel your sidewalk after snow? Weather tonight: Still breezyWinds will begin to slow on Tuesday night but remain brisk across the plains. The snow will wrap up by midnight in the plains with partial clearing into early Wednesday morning.Overnight lows in the metro will dip into the middle 20s.Blizzard warnings and the Pinpoint Weather Alert Day will remain in effect through 5 a.m. Wednesday with reduced visibility due to blowing snow.Weather tomorrow: Gradual clearingSkies will slowly clear on Wednesday, starting along the Front Range and pushing out into...