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Carter and the Kings: A friendship and alliance — but after MLK’s assassination

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:51 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — The voice of Martin Luther King Sr., a melodic tenor like his slain son, carried across Madison Square Garden, calming the raucous Democrats who had nominated his friend and fellow Georgian for the presidency. “Surely, the Lord sent Jimmy Carter to come on out and bring America back where she belongs,” the venerated Black pastor said as the nominee smiled behind him. “I’m with him. You are, too. Let me tell you, we must close ranks now.”Carter then shared a moment with Coretta Scott King, clasping hands and locking eyes with the widowed first lady of the Civil Rights Movement, their children looking on. For the Kings, closing the 1976 convention affirmed their continued reach — and their pragmatism — eight years after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. For Carter, it marked the evolution of a white politician from the Old Confederacy: As a local leader and state senator who aspired for more, he had mostly avoided controversial stands during the civil rights era....

Claressa Shields wins an easy decision over Maricela Corenjo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:51 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Claressa Shields successfully defended her undisputed middleweight title with a lopsided unanimous decision over Maricela Cornejo on Saturday night in the first boxing card at Little Caesars Arena.Shields (14-0, 2 KOs) won with a score of 100-89 on one card and 100-90 on the other two.“You saw the best of me tonight,” she said. “The only thing I could have done better than I did tonight was get a knockout, and I think I would have knocked a lot of girls out with the punches I landed. Maricela is smart and she’s tough.”Shields has won two Olympic gold medals and professional titles at super welterweight (154 pounds), middleweight (160 pounds) and super middleweight (168 pounds).Cornejo (16-6) hasn’t beaten an opponent with a winning record in more than four years. She opened her statement by thanking Shields.“You’ve created a movement in women’s boxing, and you really are the GWOAT (Greatest Woman of All Time),” she said. “After fighting you, I&...

Vegas goalie Adin Hill makes highlight-reel stick save in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:51 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Adin Hill made the save of the playoffs — maybe of his life — in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night.If the Vegas Golden Knights go on to win their first championship in franchise history, it will go down as one of the biggest moments of their run.Hill wrenched back in the crease and extended his stick to keep Florida’s Nick Cousin from scoring what would have been a surefire goal early in the second period. Hill got his blade in front of the puck just in time to keep the score tied, setting the table for his team to beat the Panthers 5-2 and take the series lead.“I reached out my stick and was able to get a piece of it with my paddle,” Hill said. “Felt good.”The save by the journeyman goalie-turned-starter was reminiscent of the stop made by Washington’s Braden Holtby in Game 2 of the 2018 final in Vegas. It became known as “the save” in Capitals lore after they won the Cup for the first time in franchise history.Hill knew all about that save.“Holtby,...

Lynx edge Mystics for first win of season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:51 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kayla McBride scored a season-high 24 points and Tiffany Mitchell put back her own miss with 3.0 seconds left to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 80-78 Saturday night and avoided tying the franchise record for consecutive losses to open a season.Minnesota (1-6) lost seven straight to open the 2007 season. Mitchell took an inbounds pass on the right side and had a driving layup attempt blocked by Brittney Sykes but grabbed the offensive rebound and made the go-ahead layup.Ariel Atkins finished with 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and Shakira Austin had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Washington (3-3). SPARKS 92, STORM 85SEATTLE (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike had 27 points and 14 rebounds, Layshia Clarendon had 16 points, six assists and three steals and Los Angeles beat Seattle, which is off to its worst start since it lost four in a row in its inaugural season.Chiney Ogwumike added 15 points and Lexie Brown scored 14 for Los Angeles (3-2). Jordin Cana...

Penn gives Ivy League an NCAA regional finalist for 2nd year in row; No. 2 Florida faces tall task

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:51 GMT

Penn has given the Ivy League a team in an NCAA Tournament regional final for the second straight year. No. 2 national seed Florida, meanwhile, is a loss away from getting eliminated on its home field for a third straight year.The Quakers held off Samford 5-4 on Saturday night thanks to a reliever who hadn’t pitched in three weeks and a game-ending play in which the tying run was thrown out at third base.Florida will need to win three games to win its regional after losing 5-4 to Texas Tech. The Red Raiders, looking to make the super regionals for the fourth time since 2018, got a tiebreaking, two-run homer from Gavin Kash in the eighth inning and Brandon Beckel got Gators star Jac Caglianone to pop out with a man on base to end the game.“We are disappointed, but have to flush it,” Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan said. “We put ourselves in this position, but it’s certainly doable. We have enough pitching to do it.”No. 1 Wake Forest got a late start to its game against Maryland ...

Nneka Ogwumike has 27 points, leads Sparks over Storm 92-85

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:51 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike had 27 points and 14 rebounds, Layshia Clarendon had 16 points, six assists and three steals and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Seattle Storm 92-85 Saturday night. Seattle (0-4) is off to its worst start since it lost four in a row in its inaugural season in 2000. Jewell Loyd hit a 3-pointer that gave Seattle a two-point lead with 3:36 left in the third quarter but the Sparks scored 17 of the next 23 points to make it 72-61 — L.A.’s biggest lead of the game. Brown capped the spurt with a 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter. Loyd scored 16 points in the fourth quarter and Jade Melbourne’s 3-pointer — which Loyd assisted on — trimmed Seattle’s deficit to 86-82 with 1:42 remaining but the Storm got no closer. Chiney Ogwumike added 15 points and Lexie Brown scored 14 for Los Angeles (3-2), Jordin Canada had nine points, seven assists and four steals. Loyd tied her career high with eight 3-pointers and finished with 37 points for Sea...

Arriaga helps Minnesota United earn late 1-1 draw with Toronto

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:51 GMT

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kervin Arriaga scored late in the second half to thwart Sean Johnson’s bid for his 100th career clean sheet, rallying Minnesota United to a 1-1 draw with Toronto FC on Saturday night.Arriaga’s equalizer was his second goal of the season for Minnesota United (5-6-5) and it came unassisted in the 89th minute.Neither team scored until Lorenzo Insigne found the net in the 58th minute to give Toronto (3-5-9) the lead. Richie Laryea and Federico Bernardeschi had assists on Insigne’s second goal this season.It was quite a difference between previous matches when the clubs set a league record by combining to score 19 goals over a three-match span. The home team won all three contests.Dayne St. Clair had four saves for Minnesota United. Sean Johnson saved two shots for Toronto. Johnson was trying to become the fourth goaltender to post 100 career shutouts.Toronto was coming off a scoreless draw with the Chicago Fire — its league-high fourth of the s...

St Louis City uses two PK goals to beat Dynamo 3-0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:51 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tomás Ostrák scored in between penalty-kick goals by Eduard Löwen and Nicholas Gioacchini as St. Louis City breezed to a 3-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.Löwen put the expansion team on top for good with a PK goal in the 9th minute. Ostrák stretched the lead to 2-0 six minutes into the second half, using assists from Lucas Bartlett and Löwen to score for a second time this season. Gioacchini finished off the scoring in the 83rd minute with his penalty kick. Löwen, who became the first player to score in three straight matches for SLC, and Gioacchini have both scored five goals on the season.Roman Bürki finished with four saves to earn his fifth clean sheet of the campaign for St. Louis City. Steve Clark saved two shots for Houston.St. Louis City (9-4-1) has scored three or more goals in eight of its first 14 matches. SLC was just the fourth club in history to do it seven times in its first 13 matches.Houston (5-7-3) falls to 2-10-6 in its last 1...

Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson exits game vs. Giants with low back discomfort: ‘He’ll be fine’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:51 GMT

A night after hitting a game-winning home run on what manager Brandon Hyde said was his “best swing of the year,” Orioles rookie infielder Gunnar Henderson exited Saturday’s game against the San Francisco Giants in the third inning with low back discomfort.Ramón Urías replaced Henderson at third base in the bottom half of the frame. Henderson struck out in the top of the second but took his position the next half inning, fielding a ground ball and throwing across to first for the out, seemingly without issue. But MASN cameras showed Henderson grimacing and reaching for his back after making the throw.Hyde said after Baltimore’s 4-0 loss that the issue has been “lingering the last few days,” adding that he removed Henderson as a precaution and he is day to day.“Tried to play through it, and being in the game just made it a little more sore,” Hyde said, later adding, “He’ll be fine.”Entering this season as bas...

Orioles shut out by Giants, 4-0, as Alex Cobb dominates his former club

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:51 GMT

Alex Cobb received the largest contract given to a pitcher in Orioles history. On Saturday night, he showed his former team what could have been.Cobb shut out Baltimore for 7 2/3 innings, allowing just five hits and striking out seven, in the San Francisco Giants’ 4-0 victory to even the clubs’ weekend series at Oracle Park.On the verge of the 2018 season, Cobb signed a four-year, $57 million deal with Baltimore, going 7-22 with a 5.10 ERA over 41 starts before he was traded to the Los Angeles Angels with one year left on the contract. Owed $4.5 million in deferred payments from that agreement, Cobb will receive the fifth-largest paycheck from the Orioles (36-22) of any player this season.Orioles right-hander Kyle Bradish matched Cobb for two innings, but the Giants (29-29) struck for three runs in the third, the same frame Baltimore third baseman Gunnar Henderson exited with low back discomfort. Bradish lasted only one more inning before handing the game to the bullpen....