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NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Fr8 208 Results

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:04 GMT

SaturdayAt Atlanta Motor SpeedwayHampton, Ga.Lap length: 1.54 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (4) Christian Eckes, Chevrolet, 137 laps, 50 points.2. (20) Nicholas Sanchez, Chevrolet, 137, 36.3. (24) John H. Nemechek, Toyota, 137, 0.4. (30) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 137, 0.5. (3) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 137, 42.6. (10) Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, 137, 37.7. (9) Chase Purdy, Chevrolet, 137, 32.8. (18) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 137, 29.9. (8) Matt Crafton, Ford, 137, 45.10. (17) Jack Wood, Chevrolet, 137, 27.11. (2) Ty Majeski, Ford, 137, 40.12. (32) Hailie Deegan, Ford, 137, 25.13. (33) Bret Holmes, Chevrolet, 137, 24.14. (35) Ryan Vargas, Toyota, 137, 23.15. (25) Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 137, 22.16. (19) Daniel Dye, Chevrolet, 137, 21.17. (34) Akinori Ogata, Toyota, 137, 20.18. (12) Jake Garcia, Chevrolet, 137, 20.19. (7) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 137, 29.20. (1) Zane Smith, Ford, 137, 31.21. (27) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 137, 16.22. (14) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 137, 21.23. (28) Josh Re...

Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso says strong earthquake killed 12

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:04 GMT

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso says strong earthquake killed 12.Source

Miami opens March Madness with 17-point rally over Cowgirls

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:04 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Haley Cavinder scored 12 of her 16 points in the second half and made what proved to be the decisive free throw with 8.9 seconds left to pull off a 17-point second half rally Saturday that gave ninth-seeded Miami a 62-61 victory over eighth-seeded Oklahoma State.The comeback was tied for the fifth-largest comeback in tourney history. But it wasn’t over until Naomie Alnatas’ 10-footer rolled off the rim at the buzzer following a 5-second call on the Hurricanes.Miami (20-12) will play top-seeded Indiana on its home court Monday night with a ticket to the Sweet 16 at stake.Cavinder also had eight rebounds and six assists while Jasmyn Roberts added 12 points and Destiny Harden had 11 points and five rebounds.Anna Gret Asi led Oklahoma State with 16 points and four 3-pointers including one with 5.3 seconds to go that gave the Cowgirls a shot to win it. Alnatas had 10 points and Taylen Collins had 16 rebounds for Oklahoma State (21-12).It was a wild se...

UConn opens March Madness run with 95-52 rout of Vermont

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:04 GMT

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Aaliyah Edwards scored a career-high 28 points, Dorka Juhasz added a double-double and No. 2 seed UConn routed 15th seed Vermont 95-52 on Saturday, giving the Huskies a 29th straight win in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Juhasz scored 15 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, the Hungarian’s 13th double-double this season for the sixth-ranked Huskies.Caroline Ducharme added 12 points, helping Connecticut (30-5) to its 26th, 30-win season during Geno Auriemma’s 38 years as coach. Catherine Gilwee scored 14 points, while Emma Utterback and Maria Myklebust each had 13 for Vermont (25-7), which had its 17-game winning streak snapped.UConn will play either No. 7 seed Baylor or 10th-seeded Alabama on Monday. This was the fourth straight game the Huskies have had 10 available players, after spending much of the season with just seven.Azzi Fudd (five points), who missed 22 games, including the final 14 of the regular season with knee injuries, made her fir...

Avs get 5 goals from 5 different players in 5th straight win

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:04 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored a tiebreaking goal with a burst of speed and a slick wrist shot midway through the second period to help the Colorado Avalanche pull away for a 5-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.Devon Toews scored early in the game and Bowen Byram gave Colorado a two-goal lead late in the second after MacKinnon’s shot broke a defenseman’s stick. Lars Eller had a goal and Mikko Rantanen scored his 46th early in the third, ending Ville Husso’s day after he gave up five goals on just 21 shots.MacKinnon also had an assist and Alexandar Georgiev made 33 saves for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who won five straight games for the third time this season.Pius Suter pulled Detroit into a 1-all tie in the first period and Magnus Hellberg finished with two saves.BRUINS 5, WILD 2MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — David Pastrnak scored his 47th goal of the season and Linus Ullmark made 29 saves in Boston’s win over Minnesota. Jake DeBrusk, David Krejci, Patrice Ber...

DC’s cherry blossoms enter ‘puffy white’ stage, approaching peak bloom

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:04 GMT

With the cherry blossom festival underway in D.C., the cherry blossoms have now entered the ‘puffy white’ stage, which is the last stage before peak bloom, the National Park Service said.“The blossoms are starting to show, now we’re just waiting on them to open,” they tweeted.More Cherry Blossom NewsMore DC NewsMore Local NewsIt is happening at a time when cold temperatures and wind over the weekend could negatively impact the event.Peak bloom means that 70 percent of the Yoshino cherry blossom trees are open.According to the National Park Service, cherry blossoms go through five stages before reaching peak bloom: green bud, florets visible, extension of florets, peduncle elongation and puffy blossoms or puffy white.According to the National Park Service, peak bloom of the cherry blossoms happens in five stages: green bud, florets visible, extension of florets, peduncle elongation and puffy blossoms or puffy white. (Courtesy NPS)The National Park Servic...

Pastrnak, Ullmark lead Bruins past Wild 5-2

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:04 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — David Pastrnak scored his 47th goal of the season and Linus Ullmark made 29 saves as the Boston Bruins beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Saturday.Jake DeBrusk, David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron and Trent Frederic also scored for Boston, which has won two in a row as it seeks to surpass the record 62 wins and 132 points in a season.Pastrnak has six goals and seven assists in his past eight games and is second in the league in goals behind Connor McDavid, who started the day with 57.Marcus Johansson and Oskar Sundqvist, both acquired by Minnesota at the trade deadline, scored goals. Filip Gustavsson stopped 34 shots in goal for the Wild.Minnesota, which started the day one point behind Dallas for first and two points ahead of Colorado in the Central Division, hadn’t lost in regulation since Feb. 15 against the Avalanche. The Wild were 11-0-3 in their previous 14 games.Johansson, who was acquired from Washington for a third-round draft pick, opened the scoring against ...

Nolley scores 20, Cincinnati tops Hofstra in NIT

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:04 GMT

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Landers Nolley II had 20 points in Cincinnati’s 79-65 victory against Hofstra on Saturday in the NIT.Nolley added six rebounds for the Bearcats (23-12). Viktor Lakhin scored 16 points and added eight rebounds. David Dejulius had 15 points and nine assists.The Pride (25-10) were led by Aaron Estrada, who recorded 18 points, six rebounds, eight assists and three steals. Darlinstone Dubar added 16 points and seven rebounds for Hofstra. Tyler Thomas also scored 16 points.Cincinnati took the lead with 3:40 left in the first half and never looked back. Nolley led his team in scoring with 11 points in the first half to help put them up 40-37 at the break. Cincinnati outscored Hofstra in the second half by 11 points, with Lakhin scoring a team-high 11 points after halftime.Cincinnati will play Colorado or Utah Valley in the quarterfinals.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Alleged armed suspect shot, killed by Englewood officer

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:04 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) -- An alleged armed suspect was shot and killed by an Englewood police officer on Saturday, the department said.Police responded to a suspect with a gun at the Lucky U Motel at 4575 South Broadway around 12:45 p.m. The 911 caller said the suspect pointed the gun at him and threatened to rob and shoot him, according to a release from the Englewood Police Department. The suspect fled when officers arrived, EPD Public Information Officer Scott Allen said in a news conference Saturday afternoon. Police encountered the suspect around Princeton Avenue and Broadway and he took off, starting a chase. Officers caught up to him near East Oxford Avenue and South Broadway. Blake Street Tavern closing after 20 years in Denver "The armed suspect was shot by police, and suspect was transported to an area hospital," Allen said. The suspect later died. Police told FOX31 that the officer was not injured in the shooting.EPD said at 1:26 p.m. that Oxford Avenue was closed b...

The fate of Credit Suisse could be decided in the next 24 hours

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:04 GMT

(CNN) — The fate of Credit Suisse could be decided in the next 24 hours after a torrid week for Switzerland’s second biggest bank.Local media reported that the Swiss cabinet had gathered for a crisis meeting at 5 p.m. local time (12 p.m. ET) Saturday to discuss the ailing bank’s future, as reports swirled of a possible takeover by its biggest Swiss rival, UBS. A spokesperson for the Swiss finance ministry declined to comment.Investors and customers pulled their money out of Credit Suisse over the past several days as turmoil swept the global banking industry following the collapse of two US lenders.Shares of the bank lost 25% over the course of the week, despite an emergency $54 billion loan from the Swiss National Bank. The price of financial contracts designed to protect investors against possible losses on its bonds soared to record levels. More than $450 million was pulled from European and US funds managed by the bank between Monday and Wednesday, according to...