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Sports on TV for Sunday, April 30

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:05 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsSunday, April 30AUTO RACING6:55 a.m.ESPN — Formula 1: The Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan11 a.m.CBSSN — FIM Motocross: The MX2, Agueda, Portugal (Taped)12 p.m.CBSSN — FIM Motocross: The MXGP, Agueda, Portugal (Taped)2 p.m.CNBC — FIM MotoGP: The Gran Premio MotoGP, Cádiz, Spain (Taped)FS1 — NASCAR Cup Series: The Würth 400, Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Del.3:30 p.m.NBC — NTT IndyCar Series: The Children’s Of Alabama Indy Grand Prix, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Ala.6 p.m.FS1 — NHRA: The Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, zMAX Dragway, Concord, N.C. (Taped)1 a.m. (Monday)CNBC — AMA Monster Energy Supercross: Round 15, Nashville, Tenn.BASKETBALL AFRICA LEAGUE10 a.m.NBATV — SLAC vs. CFV-Beira, Cairo, EgyptCOLLEGE BASEBALL12 p.m.SECN — Auburn at South Carolina3 p.m.ESPN2 — Florida St. at Notre DameSECN — Kentucky at Vanderbilt7 p.m.PAC-12N — Arizona at Oregon St.COLLEGE LACROSSE (MEN’S)2 p.m....

USA will open Basketball World Cup against New Zealand

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:05 GMT

The United States will open Basketball World Cup play against New Zealand this summer, with Greece and Jordan also awaiting the Americans in the group stage.And the earliest the U.S. can see France in an Olympic final rematch is the semifinals.FIBA held the World Cup draw in Manila on Saturday, when the 32 teams that qualified for the field found out their initial matchups for the tournament that runs from Aug. 25 through Sept. 10. The Americans — the four-time defending Olympic champions who finished seventh at the most recent World Cup in 2019 — play New Zealand on Aug. 26, then face Greece and likely Giannis Antetokounmpo on Aug. 28, and conclude group-stage play Aug. 30 against Jordan.“It’s comforting to kind of know who we’re playing,” USA Basketball managing director Grant Hill said. “The big unknown has been there since we started planning and preparing. And at least now we have an idea of who we’re playing and who we potentially could be playing in the second round.”Th...

Medvedev, Sabalenka win opening matches in Madrid

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:05 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev advanced to the third round of the Madrid Open after beating qualifier Andrea Vavassori 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday in the Russian’s first match of the tournament.In the women’s draw, second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka defeated No. 115 Camila Osorio 6-4, 7-5.The third-ranked Medvedev leads the men’s circuit with four titles won this season, all on hard courts. He is now 32-4 on the year.Medvedev is considered the top challenger to defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who fought back to beat Emil Ruusuvuori in three sets in his opener on Friday.Medvedev, however, said he is keeping his expectations in check given the surface is not his best.“I will try my best as always,” Medvedev said. “Today I felt very good on the court, and on the rallies I was in control and that is very important on clay.”The 164th-ranked Vavassori upset two-time Madrid winner Andy Murray in the previous round.The Italian played well early on and forced Medvedev to save three...

Record crowd for women’s rugby sees England retain 6N title

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:05 GMT

LONDON (AP) — A record crowd for a women’s rugby game saw England retain the Six Nations title and clinch the Grand Slam on Saturday.Some 58,498 spectators were at Twickenham for England’s 38-33 win over France.That smashed the record for the highest attendance for a women’s game — 42,579 set at the 2022 Rugby World Cup final in New Zealand.It was the England women’s team’s first standalone test at Twickenham, the long-time home of the men’s team.England led 33-0 at halftime but needed to hold off a French comeback to seal a fifth straight Six Nations title after winning all five games for the Grand Slam.___More AP rugby: https://apnews.com/hub/rugby and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Pérez overtakes Leclerc to win F1 sprint in Azerbaijan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:05 GMT

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Sergio Pérez won the Formula One sprint race in Azerbaijan on Saturday to extend Red Bull’s winning start to the season, as his teammate Max Verstappen settled for third in a damaged car behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.Leclerc started on pole — as he will for the main Azerbaijan Grand Prix race on Sunday — but was overtaken by Pérez just before the halfway point of the 17-lap sprint on the long seafront straight. The Mexican driver cruised to the win, which cuts his deficit to leader Verstappen in the standings by two points to 13.Leclerc held on to second as Verstappen closed in on the final lap to give Ferrari its first podium finish of 2023 following a dismal start to the season. The Red Bull team told Verstappen over the radio he had damage to the car’s floor following contact with George Russell early in the race, and a hole was visible in his left sidepod. Verstappen lost third place in the incident, then recovered it at a safety car ...

Liberan a los 50 mineros que fueron retenidos en Maripí, Boyacá, por grupo armado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:05 GMT

(CNN en Español) — Este sábado, la compañía minera Esmeraldas Santa Rosa informó a través de un comunicado que un grupo de hombres fuertemente armados y al parecer con explosivos, irrumpieron en las instalaciones de la compañía, en el municipio de Maripí, en el Occidente de Boyacá,  Colombia, sometiendo a los vigilantes y mantienen secuestrados a más de 50 mineros. Horas más tarde, la empresa informó que los mineros habían sido liberados y estaban a salvo.Con la ayuda de las autoridades se capturó a tres delincuentes y se incautó armamento. Según la compañía minera, todos los empleados han sido evacuados de las instalaciones y no hubo pérdidas humanas.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Tiroteo en una vivienda de Texas deja a 5 muertos, incluyendo a un niño

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:05 GMT

WASHINGTON – Cinco personas, incluido un niño de ocho años, murieron el viernes en un tiroteo en una vivienda en el condado de San Jacinto, Texas, a unas 56 millas (90 kilómetros) de Houston, informó este sábado la Oficina del Alguacil de ese condado texano.El autor del tiroteo se dio a la fuga y podría estar armado con un rifle de asalto AR-15, un arma usada en muchos de los tiroteos de los últimos años.El autor del tiroteo es de nacionalidad mexicana mientras que las víctimas son todas hondureñas, dijo el alguacil del condado de San Jacinto, Greg Capers, a la televisión local KTRK, que está afiliada con la cadena ABC. Termina en tragedia: mata a tres adolescentes luego de una inesperada broma CNBC: la limpieza de primavera puede hacerte más feliz y productivo, dice un psicólogo clínico Capers explicó que las víctimas recibieron disparos en el cuello y la cabeza, como si se tratara de una “ejecución”.El sospecho...

Aurora police investigate crash between firetruck and SUV

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:05 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- Police in Aurora are investigating a crash between an Aurora Fire Rescue firetruck and an SUV Saturday morning.The crash happened just outside the station at the intersection of Peoria Street and Baranmor Parkway.Both drivers were transported to local emergency rooms for injuries, and a third person was treated and released on scene.Aurora PD closed the northbound lanes of Peoria Street for the crash investigation.

Erdoğan back on the campaign trail after falling ill earlier this week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:05 GMT

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan returned to the campaign trail on Saturday after falling sick during a live TV broadcast Tuesday night.Erdoğan had canceled public appearances for three days, after coming down with what Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca later said was gastroenteritis. But on Saturday, the Turkish president appeared at an Istanbul aviation festival, flanked by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, AFP reported.His illness came at an unfortunate time for Erdoğan, who’s facing a tough battle for re-election when Turkey heads to the polls on May 14. Erdoğan, who has been in power since 2003 as prime minister and president, is polling neck-and-neck with opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, according to POLITICO’s Poll of Polls.

Small town Pride event, including drag show, given go-ahead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:15:05 GMT

NORTH BROOKFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Pride celebration that includes a drag performance scheduled for a small Massachusetts town has the proper authority to take place as originally planned, the town’s lawyer wrote in a letter to the American Civil Liberties Union, ending weeks of uncertainty about the event.The clarification Friday from a lawyer for the town of North Brookfield came two days after the three-member select board rescinded a previous vote to deny a permit for the event organized by the Rural Justice Network because it included a drag show, which two members of the board found objectionable.The board then held another vote on whether to give the green light to the event, but those two members abstained, meaning the measure failed.The Rural Justice Network and the ACLU of Massachusetts were unclear if that meant the Pride event could go on.But the town’s lawyer in Friday’s letter said the event — drag show included — could take place on the ...