Category Archives: WPTF News
Ryan Gerard flew across two oceans to play in Mauritius. It paid off with a Masters invitation
BEL OMBRE, Mauritius (AP) - Jayden Schaper made it back-to-back titles Sunday by winning the Mauritius Open in a playoff over Ryan Gerard, the American who flew across two oceans for the final event o...
Dec 21, 2025
Tearful Bowen Yang departs 'SNL' after emotional Christmas episode hosted by Ariana Grande
NEW YORK (AP) - Bowen Yang bid an emotional farewell to "Saturday Night Live" with music, laughter and help from his "Wicked" buddy Ariana Grande. Yang starred in the night's final sketch, playing a r...
Dec 21, 2025
No. 19 Texas Tech rallies from 17 down in 2nd half to stun No. 3 Duke 82-81 at MSG
By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Christian Anderson scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half, including the tiebreaking free throw with 3.4 seconds left, and No. 19 Texas Tech r...
Dec 21, 2025
Jake Guentzel scores twice as Lightning rally for 6-4 win over Hurricanes
By ERIK ERLENDSSON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Jake Guentzel scored a pair of third period goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied past the Carolina Hurricanes for a 6-4 victory on Saturday ...
Dec 21, 2025
US forces stop oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as Trump follows up on promise to seize tankers
By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. forces on Saturday stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as Presid...
Dec 20, 2025
Seth Trimble returns to lead No. 12 North Carolina past Ohio State 71-70
By PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Henri Veesaar scored the winning basket on a dunk with 7.2 seconds remaining off a pass from a stumbling Seth Trimble, and No. 12 North Carolina held o...
Dec 20, 2025
Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt welcome their 'perfect angel girl'
Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt have announced the birth of their "perfect angel girl." They took to Instagram on Thursday to herald the Dec. 12 birth of Scottie Rose Hewitt Davidson, accompanied by se...
Dec 19, 2025
Trump administration will appeal judge's order reversing federal funding cuts at Harvard
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration will appeal a federal judge's order reversing billions of dollars in funding cuts to Harvard University, extending a st...
Dec 19, 2025
Stocks rise on Wall Street and pull closer to weekly gains as AI stocks climb
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday and further trimmed losses from earlier in the week for several major indexes. The S&P...
Dec 19, 2025
Turning Point USA's Erika Kirk backs Vice President JD Vance's potential 2028 presidential bid
By MATT BROWN and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and the organization's new leader, endorsed a potential presidential bi...
Dec 19, 2025