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New putting grip, same old Scottie Scheffler. The World No. 1 shot a blazing 9-under-par 63 on Sunday to repeat at the Hero World Challenge, winning by six shots over South Korea's Tom Kim at Albany Golf Course in Nassau, Bahamas. Scheffler rolled in nine birdie putts, the longest a 49-footer at the par-4 fourth hole, as he finished the week at 25-under-par 263 to win Tiger Woods' exclusive exhibition tournament for the second straight December. He stuck his approach shot at the par-4 18th inside 4 feet and finished up with a birdie. Scheffler completed a banner year in which he won The Players Championship, the Masters, an Olympic gold medal and the Tour Championship. "I think it's been a great year, it's been a fun year," Scheffler said. "I've been fortunate to get some wins and have some really good golf. This was another week when I played really solid and was able to see some nice results from that. Overall it was a pretty, pretty fun year." That said, he wasn't satisfied with his game and debuted a new putting grip that he said was introduced to him by his putting coach, Phil Kenyon. "I think Phil calls it a claw, but he really doesn't even say that," Scheffler said Thursday. "He just says ‘I want you to try a little bit' and he points his hand like that and wherever my hand felt good, that's where we settled. Not trying to think too much about it, trying to keep things simple." Scheffler held the 36-hole lead but was passed by Justin Thomas on Saturday. Thomas had an uneven fourth round for his highest score of the week, a 71 (five birdies, four bogeys), and he finished third at 18 under, seven behind Scheffler and one behind Kim (final-round 68). "It's just disappointing," said Thomas, who hasn't won a tournament of any kind since the 2022 PGA Championship. "I would have liked to put a little more heat obviously on Scottie going in the back nine. You know, I felt like I got a couple bad breaks there on the par 3s, the wind completely died or switched on 5. But I mean, you know, obviously I can't expect to have good things happen when I'm leading by 1 over Scottie and only shooting 1 under on Sunday." Akshay Bhatia (69) placed fourth at 15 under and U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley (71) took fifth at 14 under. Other notable finishes included Sweden's Ludvig Aberg in sixth at 12 under; Patrick Cantlay in 11th at 7 under; Brian Harman in 12th at 6 under; and Australian Jason Day tied for 19th (last) at 1 over with Russell Henley. Woods did not play this week, saying before the tournament his health is "still not there" and he is not "tournament-sharp" at the moment. --Field Level MediaChargers focused on avoiding a letdown and not a potential playoff berth in matchup with Patriots
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Max Verstappen returned to the Las Vegas Grand Prix as the defending winner of the Sin City spectacle and a fourth consecutive Formula 1 championship well within his reach. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * LAS VEGAS (AP) — Max Verstappen returned to the Las Vegas Grand Prix as the defending winner of the Sin City spectacle and a fourth consecutive Formula 1 championship well within his reach. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? LAS VEGAS (AP) — Max Verstappen returned to the Las Vegas Grand Prix as the defending winner of the Sin City spectacle and a fourth consecutive Formula 1 championship well within his reach. The Dutchman needed only to finish Saturday night’s race ahead of Lando Norris of McLaren to make it four straight for the Red Bull driver. Verstappen starts fifth and Norris is sixth. Norris can additionally lose the title if he fails to outscore Verstappen by three points on the neon-lit street circuit that zips down the famed Las Vegas Strip. The race is back for a second year and again promoted by Liberty Media, the commercial rights holder of F1. The debut event was a bit of a disaster in that locals were livid for months over ongoing construction, as well as traffic detours and delays, the inability to access many local businesses, outrageous price gouging by the tourism industry as well as LVGP ticketing, and then a loose valve cover that nearly destroyed Carlos Sainz Jr.’s Ferrari minutes into the first practice. It caused an hours-long delay for repairs, fans were kicked out of the circuit, and F1 ran practice until 4 a.m. — when it legally had to reopen the streets to the public. This year has been far less hectic, in part because all of the infrastructure headaches were a year ago, but also that last year’s race was spectacular. Despite all its speed bumps, the actual running of the race was one of the best of the F1 season and could produce a similar show Saturday night. George Russell of Mercedes starts from the pole ahead of Sainz, who wants redemption after the valve-cover fiasco last year. He had to serve a penalty because his car was damaged in the incident. Ferrari is expected to be the class of the field, which could tighten the nail-biting constructer championship battle. Red Bull, the two-time reigning winners, have fallen to third in the standings behind McLaren and Ferrari. But with Las Vegas the first of the final three races of the season, McLaren is clinging to a 36-point lead for a championship worth an estimated $150 million in prize money. McLaren last won the constructor title in 1998, while Ferrari last won it in 2008. The race is the final stop in the United States for F1, which has exploded in American popularity the last five years. The trio of races in Miami; Austin, Texas; and Las Vegas are more than any other country. After the race completion, F1 next week is expected to announce it will expand the grid to 11 teams to make room for an American team backed by General Motors’ Cadillac brand. The team was initially started by Michael Andretti, who could not receive approval from F1 on his expansion application. Andretti has since turned over his ownership stake to Indiana-businessman Dan Towriss and Mark Walter, the controlling owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They would run the Cadillac F1 team that would likely join the grid in 2026. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. The announcement of the American team did not come during the weekend to not derail from the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which is the showpiece of the Liberty Media portfolio. With one-time infrastructure costs last year, the debut event was believed to cost Liberty nearly $1 billion. Expenses are down this year, but Liberty put in as much glitz and glamour as possible, anyway. There are nightclubs around the course and on top of the paddock, an ice-skating rink, top-level musical acts and a 10 p.m. local start to make it feel like a true Las Vegas big Saturday night event. ___ AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing Advertisement Advertisement
President-elect Donald Trump issued a warning on Sunday to Congress members who served on the House select committee who investigated the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, saying they "should go to jail." In his interview with NBC News' Meet the Press , the president-elect told host Kristen Welker that "[Representative Liz] Cheney...[Representative] Bennie Thompson, and everybody on that committee...should go to jail." Welker then asked, "So you think Liz Cheney should go to jail? Everyone on the committee you think should be in jail?" The president-elect responded, "I think everybody...Anybody who voted in favor." Welker then asked him if he was "going to direct your FBI director [Kash Patel]—and your attorney general [Pam Bondi] to send them to jail?" Trump responded: "No, not at all. I think that they'll have to look at that, but I'm not going to. I'm going to focus on drill, baby, drill," a reference to his vow to expand the nation's oil drilling. The bipartisan investigative committee was chaired by Representative Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat. Then-Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming, along with then-Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, both staunch critics of Trump's, were the lone Republicans to serve on the committee. Meanwhile, Trump's latest remarks were met with immediate ire on social media and on television from some of his critics. "Obviously people like Cheney, Kinzinger, Thompson, etc, committed no crimes and should be offered safe harbor by preemptive pardons that President Biden has full power to give and that they may accept without admitting they committed any offense when they in fact committed none," Harvard professor and lawyer Laurence Tribe wrote on X, formerly Twitter . Former Republican Representative Joe Walsh of Illinois posted on X: "He's a stupid, dangerous, un-American, vengeful man. But America knew all that and still elected him." "This guy should be in prison. Instead, he's our President elect, and he'll put his critics in prison. Or they'll fall out windows. Good times, good times," the "Michigan GOP Watch" account posted on X. In a panel discussion following Trump's interview on Meet the Press , Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump aide turned critic, said on CNN , "I tend to take Trump at his word, and this is something he ran on. But I do think, knowing him...we saw the events in Syria overnight. The world is on fire. He was elected to secure the border, deal with trade issues and to bring down the cost-of-living. My instinct is that Trump himself may not come for these people, but the things the Senate will have to grapple with are. Will his incoming attorney general or will his FBI director [go after Trump's political enemies]? That was a less clear answer from him." She added: "If I were advising him, he should focus on the things that Trump does well... not going after people engaging in their congressional oversight roles." Newsweek has emailed the Trump transition team on Sunday afternoon for comment. Newsweek also called Thompson's office and reached out to Cheney via the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia where she's a professor. Trump's Sunday interview comes amid reports that President Joe Biden is said to be considering preemptive pardons for a number of officials and allies who could be targeted by Trump when he returns to office next month. Historically, pardons are issued to those who have already been accused of specific crimes, such as in the case of Biden recently pardoning his son Hunter Biden. Preemptive pardons, though unusual, do have a historical precedent. Pardons for crimes that people have not yet been accused of are currently being deliberated by White House lawyers and Biden has discussed the issue with senior aides, ABC News reported. The president-elect has talked about "locking up" senior political figures such as Cheney, while Kash Patel, Trump's pick for director of FBI , also reportedly has a list of people he wants to "come after." If preemptive pardons are issued, it's likely they will be given to a range of people. These may include Anthony Fauci , who led the COVID-19 response and is unpopular with conservatives; Cheney, who campaigned against Trump in this year's election with Vice President Kamala Harris ; and California Democratic Senator-elect Adam Schiff , who led the first Trump impeachment trial. The consensus on such pardons among Democrats is divided. The House Select Committee's Investigation Into the U.S. Capitol Riot In December 2022, the select committee released its final January 6 Committee Report. The 845-page report outlined the alleged efforts by then-former President Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election as well as analysis of what took place on January 6 when supporters of Trump's stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an effort to stop the certification of Joe Biden's win. Trump, without evidence, said the election was stolen from him due to widespread voter fraud. In addition, the House committee made criminal referrals to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and recommended that Trump face charges of obstruction of an official proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to make a false statement, and conspiracy to "incite," "assist," or "aid or comfort" an insurrection. In August 2023, Trump was indicted on four felony counts for his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results that resulted in the riot. Last month, following Trump's election win, DOJ special counsel Jack Smith filed motions to dismiss the case, as well as the federal classified documents case, against the president-elect. Pardoning U.S. Capitol Rioters In Sunday's interview, Trump also said pardoning rioters who partook in the insurrection will begin on his first day in office. "I'm going to look at everything. We're going to look at individual cases," Trump said. "I'm going to be acting very quickly...I'm looking first day." Trump, however, said there may be some exceptions to his pardons "if somebody was radical, crazy." He didn't rule out pardoning individuals who pleaded guilty. When Welker asked him about rioters who admitted to assaulting police officers during the insurrection , Trump said, "Because they had no choice." According to the DOJ, approximately 140 police officers were assaulted on January 6, including about 80 from the U.S. Capitol Police and about 60 from the Metropolitan Police Department.
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University of Phoenix Supports Arizona Diamondbacks® Annual Winter Classic Celebration"When Prime Minister Speaks, People Listen": Barack Obama On Manmohan SinghUS sex-abuse watchdog fires investigator after learning of his arrest for stealing drug money DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Center for SafeSport abruptly fired one of its investigators last month after learning he’d been arrested for stealing money confiscated after a drug bust he was part of during his previous job as a police officer. Jason Krasley left his job with the Allentown Police Department in Pennsylvania in 2021 and was hired by the Denver-based SafeSport center to look into sensitive cases involving sex abuse and harassment. The center said it conducts multiple interviews and a “comprehensive background check” of potential employees. The center said it was looking into cases Krasley handled to make sure they were dealt with appropriately. Jim Larrañaga steps down at Miami, Bill Courtney takes over to finish season CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Jim Larrañaga has stepped down as Miami’s men’s basketball coach effective immediately. Larrañaga will be replaced by associate head coach Bill Courtney — one of Larrañaga’s best friends for the past three decades or so — for the remainder of the season. The now-former coach says he loves the university but believes it's the right time to step away. Larrañaga says "I’ve tried every which way to keep this going.” Larrañaga joins a long line of prominent college basketball coaches who have left their jobs in recent years citing the changes in the game and the challenge of coaching in the name, image and likeness era. Cowboys shutting down CeeDee Lamb with 2 games to go over receiver's shoulder issue FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are shutting down CeeDee Lamb with two games remaining after their 2023 All-Pro receiver spent the second half of the season dealing with a sprained right shoulder. The team says additional exams revealed enough damage to keep Lamb off the field Sunday at Philadelphia and in the final game at home against Washington. The team says surgery isn't expected to be required. Dallas was eliminated from playoff contention a few hours before last weekend’s 26-24 victory over Tampa Bay. NBA's Christmas Day ratings skyrocket, even going up against NFL games The NBA got viewers for Christmas, even while going up against NFL games. The NBA’s five-game Christmas lineup was the league’s most-watched in five years, with the games averaging about 5.25 million viewers per game across ABC, ESPN and its platforms, the league said Thursday based on Nielsen’s preliminary numbers. It’s an 84% rise over the NBA’s Christmas numbers from 2023. Pat Riley says the Miami Heat will not trade Jimmy Butler ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — If Jimmy Butler wants a trade, the Miami Heat have no plans to make him happy. Heat President Pat Riley — in a rare move — spoke out to address rumors Thursday, saying the team has no plans to trade Butler. It’s a clear sign that, if necessary, the team will be willing to let Butler leave as a free agent and get nothing in return. Riley says in a release distributed by the team "we usually don’t comment on rumors, but all this speculation has become a distraction to the team and is not fair to the players and coaches.” Penn State offensive coordinator Kotelnicki's creativity has the Nittany Lions humming in the CFP Penn State's offense is thriving under first-year offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki. The Nittany Lions are one of a handful of Power Four schools averaging 200 yards per game rushing and receiving heading into their College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Boise State. Penn State has one of the most unique offensive weapons in the country in tight end Tyler Warren. Warren has 92 receptions this season and has become a threat out of the backfield, rushing for 197 yards and two touchdowns. Organizers say two sailors have died in Sydney to Hobart yacht race amid wild weather conditions SYDNEY (AP) — Organizers said that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line honors favorite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw among mass retirements. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, which administers the yacht race, has said that one sailor each on entrants Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline were killed after being struck by the boom, a large horizontal pole at the bottom of the sail. The race will continue as the fleet continues its passage to Constitution Dock in Hobart, with the first boats expected to arrive later on Friday or early Saturday morning. Haaland penalty failure and Fernandes red card pile on woes for City and United in Premier League Erling Haaland’s failure from the penalty spot and Bruno Fernandes’ latest red card have compounded the woes of Manchester City and Manchester United on another tough day for the two Premier League giants. City dropped more points in its improbably poor run of form by drawing 1-1 at home to Everton. Haaland had a spot kick saved by England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. The defending champions have only won one of its last 13 games in all competitions. City is languishing in seventh place while United is 14th after a 2-0 loss at Wolverhampton. Fernandes was sent off in the 47th. First-place Liverpool beat Leicester 3-1 in foggy conditions at Anfield and leads by seven points. Simona Halep withdraws from Australian Open qualifying because of knee and shoulder pain MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has pulled out of Australian Open qualifying and a tuneup tournament in Auckland, New Zealand, because of pain in her knee and shoulder. Thursday's news represents the latest interruption of her comeback from a drug suspension. Halep posted on social media that she was feeling poorly after participating in an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi. The 33-year-old Romanian said she is planning to next enter the Transylvania Open in her home country, where play begins Feb. 3. Halep was granted a wild-card entry for qualifying in the Australian Open last week. Mahomes throws 3 TDs as Chiefs clinch AFC's top seed by breezing past the skidding Steelers 29-10 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Patrick Mahomes passed for 320 yards and three touchdowns and the Kansas City Chiefs locked up the top seed in the AFC for the fourth time in seven seasons with a 29-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The two-time defending Super Bowl champions raced to an early 13-point lead and were never really threatened by the Steelers (10-6). Pittsburgh has dropped three straight to see its chances of capturing the AFC North take another hit. Travis Kelce caught eight passes for 84 yards and a touchdown. Kelce also became the third tight end in NFL history to reach 1,000 receptions, joining Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten.None