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Thai golfer disqualified at US Women’s Open when caddie uses rangefinder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:46 GMT

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Natthakritta Vongtaveelap of Thailand only made it through five holes Thursday in the U.S. Women’s Open when she was disqualified for her caddie using a rangefinder.The USGA said the Thai’s caddie used the distance measuring device on multiple occasions. She was even par through the 14th hole — having started on No. 10 — when she was disqualified.Such devices are allowed at LPGA Tour-sanctioned events except for the U.S. Women’s Open, which is run by the USGA, and the Women’s British Open run by the R&A.Vongtaveelap missed the cut last week in the Women’s PGA Championship. The PGA of America allows rangefinders, hopeful it will help with pace of play for when players get out of position and might need extra time to measure distances.___AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Xiyu Janet Lin soaks up Pebble Beach views and takes early lead at US Women’s Open

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:46 GMT

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Xiyu Janet Lin soaked up the views of Pebble Beach while letting her putter do the work Thursday for a 4-under 68, giving her the early lead in the first U.S. Women’s Open held at one of America’s most famous courses.With only mild wind and a marine layer over the Monterey Peninsula, this was the gentle version of Pebble Beach. This also is a U.S. Open, and it didn’t take much to take a toll.The biggest surprise was Jin Young Ko, the No. 1 player in the world who made only one birdie in her round of 79. She had plenty of company.Linn began her round on the tough par-4 10th hole, and she saved par on four of her opening five holes before holing an 8-foot birdie putt on the 15th. The Chinese player’s lone bogey came at the end when she failed to get up-and-down from short of a bunker on No. 9.“At the beginning, putting definitely save me,” said Lin, who took only 25 putts and was leading the field in the key putting statistic. “Makin...

Condenan a uno de los jóvenes que mató a batazos a la maestra de español

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:46 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa — El primero de dos adolescentes de Iowa que se declararon culpables de matar a golpes a su maestra de español con un bate de béisbol fue sentenciado el jueves a cadena perpetua con la posibilidad de salir bajo libertad condicional luego de 35 años en prisión.El juez dictó sentencia a Willard Miller luego de una prolongada audiencia.Miller y otro adolescente, Jeremy Goodale, se habían declarado culpables en abril por el ataque de 2021 contra Nohema Graber, una maestra de español de 66 años que fue asesinada mientras realizaba su habitual caminata vespertina por un parque en la ciudad de Fairfield. Adolescentes acusados de matar a maestra de español se declaran no culpables Acusan a dos estudiantes por el asesinato de una maestra de español Como parte del acuerdo de culpabilidad, los fiscales habían recomendado que Miller recibiera una sentencia de entre 30 años y cadena perpetua, con la posibilidad de libertad con...

Celtics sign 2nd-round draft pick Jordan Walsh, forward Oshae Brissett

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:46 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics signed second-round draft pick Jordan Walsh on Thursday and also reached a deal with former Pacers forward Oshae Brissett.The No. 38 selection in the draft, Walsh averaged about seven points, four rebounds and one steal while helping Arkansas reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in his lone season with the Razorbacks. The 6-foot-7 forward is expected to play for the Celtics’ summer league team in Las Vegas.Brissett has appeared in 172 games over four seasons with Toronto and Indiana. He averages 7.4 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. He earned All-G League Second Team honors in 2020-21 with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, averaging 18.6 points and just under 10 rebounds per game.Also Thursday, the team added Duke assistant Amile Jefferson to coach Joe Mazzulla’s staff. Jefferson played for Duke from 2012-17 — as a teammate of current Celtics forward Jayson Tatum in ’17 — and won a national championship in 2015.Jefferson played 30 NBA g...

The Supreme Court of Virginia orders release of inmate who was denied earned sentence credits

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:46 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man who was convicted of attempted aggravated murder will be released from prison under a state Supreme Court ruling Thursday that found the man had been wrongfully denied earned sentence credits.The ACLU of Virginia sued the Department of Corrections to demand the immediate release of Steven Prease, arguing that the department had improperly interpreted the language of a law that expanded the state’s earned sentence credit program.Since 1995, the earned sentence credit program has allowed many inmates to earn early release for good behavior. In 2020, state lawmakers amended the law to increase how many credits inmates could earn.Prease, a military veteran who the ACLU said suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, was convicted in 2013 of two counts of attempted aggravated murder and other charges for firing a gun at sheriff’s deputies after a domestic dispute. In March 2022, prison officials told Prease he would be released between Ju...

Guardians manager Francona honors Larry Doby’s legacy by writing Hall of Famer’s number 14 on cap

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:46 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona felt he needed to do something special to honor Larry Doby.On the 76th anniversary of Doby breaking the color barrier in the American League, Francona wrote the Hall of Famer’s No. 14 on his cap before Wednesday’s game.As the national anthem was being played, Francona said he looked at Larry Doby Jr., who was in attendance and standing nearby with other family members, and felt moved to make his own personal tribute.“His dad couldn’t eat at the same place my dad could, and I marched in and grabbed a pen,” Francona said. “Not that that’s the biggest statement in the world, but I grabbed a silver pen and put a 14.”A seven-time All-Star, Doby played for the Guardians from 1947-55 and helped Cleveland win its last World Series title in 1948. The team retired his No. 14 in 1994, the first year the team played in Progressive Field.Doby was enshrined in Cooperstown in 1998. He died in 2003.The team has celebrated Doby’s impo...

Police: Man kills teen, wounds another after they try to break into his car

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police say a man shot and killed a teen and wounded another after the boys tried to break into his car.It happened on Wednesday night, according to the Aurora Police Department. Officer shoots at drivers targeting homeless encampments with fireworks Orest Schur, 27, was arrested on counts of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder in the shooting.According to police, residents heard a car alarm going off and saw two people dressed in all black trying to break into a Hyundai Elantra. It happened around 11:20 p.m. in the 19400 block of East 59th Place.The owner of the car, Schur, confronted the two, who then sped away in another suspected stolen vehicle, police said.Schur got into the Elantra and followed the other vehicle until it crashed a short distance away, police said. During the incident, Schur fired several shots at the two, striking both.One of the teens was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died of his wounds. Police say he has not been po...

Try mango in all kinds of ways at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s annual Mango Festival

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:46 GMT

There are many ways to enjoy a mango. You can eat it straight out of a tree, you can juice it, turn it into a drink … or you can pair it with a nice slab of meat.One thing’s for sure, though: you can have it any way you like it at the Mango Festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.It’s mango season again, and that means it’s time for the annual Mango Festival.Nannette Zapata: “It’s a celebration of the incredible flavors, diversity of mango here in South Florida and throughout the Caribbean islands. It’s two days, and we are expecting to have a lot of people come to the garden and enjoy everything that is mango.”Two days of mango fun made for the whole family to enjoy.Nannette Zapata: “Lots of mango tastings, mango tree sales, lectures, how-to’s, and just an overall good time.”But that’s not all.Nannette Zapata: “On Sunday, we celebrate the Mango Festival with a beautiful brunch. We welcome each year ...

Adam DeVine’s soon-to-be in-laws are ‘Out-Laws’ in new Netflix comedy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:46 GMT

Adam DeVine has some soon-to-be in-laws who are hiding a juicy secret in “The Out-Laws.” Did you follow?It’s a wild ride of mystery, mayhem and laughs. Buckle up, because everyone in this flick is a suspect.Pierce Brosnan (as Billy McDermott): “This is a robbery!Adam DeVine (as Owen Browning): “I think your parents robbed my bank.”As far as secrets go, Adam DeVine’s soon-to-be in-laws are keeping a big one in “The Out-Laws”: they’re bank robbers.Pierce Brosnan (as Billy McDermott): “Thank you for your cooperation, Owen.”And when they rob the bank where Adam works, he is not happy about it.Adam DeVine: “Imagine if your in-laws are two of the coolest, like objectively two of the coolest people you’ve ever met in your life, Ellen Barkin and Pierce Brosnan — James Bond himself — and how intimidating that would be.”Nina Dobrev (as Parker McDermott):”My parents just emailed that the...

Toku, popular Long Island eatery, brings modern Asian flair to Aventura Mall location

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:24:46 GMT

No doubt New Yorkers love coming down to Miami, and so do some of their restaurants.Listen up, foodies. SoFlo is now the home of a popular Long Island eatery. It’s time to introduce you to Toku.This is Toku in Long Island.George Poll: “Toku is a modern Asian restaurant, and it’s inspired by my brothers’ and my travels throughout the world.”It’s where the East meets the West, North and now the South. And by South, we mean Miami, because Toku just opened in Aventura Mall.George Poll: “We’ve been doing restaurants our whole lives, but up in New York, and we’ve been asked to come to Miami a lot, and Miami’s really becoming the hot food destination.”The 14,000-square-foot eatery has global appeal.George Poll: “Modern Asian cuisine are flavors from everywhere — it’s just not one type of food — so, if you want to come here and you want sushi but, oh, your friend says, ‘I don’t like sushi,&...