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Defending Homestead winner Christopher Bell looks to bounce back from disappointing Las Vegas race

Oct. 26, 2024 19:44 PM EDT

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — It didn't take long for Christopher Bell to move on from what he called a disappointing race last Sunday. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver lost to Joey Logano in Las Vegas last weekend despite dominating the race. Bell led a race-high 156 laps but was beaten by...

Venezuelan mother pushes her way to Paralympics record in powerlifting

Sep. 05, 2024 16:24 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Venezuela’s powerlifting champion didn’t know when her hands would stop trembling after setting a Games record at the Paris Paralympics on Thursday. “I’m out of words, I’m emotional,” Clara Sarahy Fuentes Monasterio said after bench-pressing 124 kilograms...