(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Boston 122, Detroit 120 LA Lakers 108, Memphis 94 Washington 123, Brooklyn 122 Utah 130, San Antonio 109 Denver 124, Minnesota 109 LA Clippers 112, Phoenix 107 Chicago 118, Dallas 108 Golden State 137, Portland 122 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Baltimore 38, Cincinnati 3 Buffalo 56, Miami 26 Cleveland 24, Pittsburgh 22 Minnesota 37, Detroit 35 NY Giants 23, Dallas 19 New England 28, NY Jets 14 Tampa Bay 44, Atlanta 27 Green Bay 35, Chicago 16 Indianapolis 28, Jacksonville 14 LA Chargers 38, Kansas City 21 LA Rams 18, Arizona 7 Las Vegas 32, Denver 31 New Orleans 33, Carolina 7 Seattle 26, San Francisco 23 Tennessee 41, Houston 38 Washington 20, Philadelphia 14 TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Houston 74, SMU 60 Michigan 85, Northwestern 66 Minnesota 77, Ohio St. 60 Wisconsin at Penn St. (Postponed)
ABCTo say that 2020 delivered plenty of curveballs is an understatement, and like everyone else, Ingrid Andress felt relieved to bid farewell to this particularly tumultuous year.
But amid all the tragedy and difficulty the year delivered, 2020 brought Ingrid some good news, too, especially when it came to her career. Ingrid notched her first chart-topping single this year with “More Hearts Than Mine,” and her debut album, Lady Like, became the highest-streamed debut country album by a woman, ever.
“Wow. Whew! I just, I can’t,” the singer laughs when asked to reflect on her success in 2020.
“It all just seemed to happen so fast, but also with everything that’s happened in the past year for the world, it feels like forever ago, too,” she adds. “So it’s like a weird, conflicting time warp of, like, ‘Where am I?’ ‘Who am I?’ ‘What am I doing?’ And here we are.”
Another pinch-me moment came for Ingrid towards the end of 2020, when the list of nominees for this year’s Grammy Awards arrived. The singer is in the running in the all-genre Best New Artist category, alongside acts like Noah Cyrus and Megan Thee Stallion.
Plus, Ingrid’s also up for Best Country Album and Best Country Song. That puts her in a tie with Miranda Lambert as the most-nominated country artist at the 2021 ceremony.
Ingrid says accolades like that make up for the difficult parts of 2020, such as being unable to tour.
“Amidst such a hard and crazy year, this has definitely made up for a lot of things that didn’t really get to happen this year,” she explains. “This makes it all feel worth it.”
The 2021 Grammy Awards will air on January 31, 2021 on CBS.
CURTIS BONDS BAKER/NETFLIX(LOS ANGELES) — Cobra Kai fans rang in the New Year with a welcome delight. The third season of the wildly popular series debuted on Netflix on January 1 — a full week earlier than scheduled.
The series, a continuation of the Karate Kid trilogy, picks up 34 years after bully Johnny Lawrence’s fall from grace. Lawrence, played by Billy Zabka, tries to turn his life around by opening his own dojo, which reignites the feud with his nemesis — Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio).
Zabka isn’t surprised by the series’ success, which has already been green-lit for a fourth season on Netflix. He says one of the show’s strengths is its themes of redemption and forgiveness that resonate off-screen, as well.
“You can never judge somebody by a moment of their life,” Zabka tells ABC Audio, referencing his own character’s struggles to overcome the challenges of adulthood. “I’m all about second chances and third, fourth and fifth chances as long as you’re falling forward and… trying to make things right.”
Macchio also spoke to ABC Audio and says Cobra Kai works because it speaks to a broad audience.
“It’s a cool show to watch if you’re 14 or 18…and then you find out your parents first date was when they went to see the movie? And now everyone’s sitting on the couch together,” he said. “It’s like comfort food and relevant entertainment.”
As for what fans can expect in the third season? Jacob Bertrand, who plays bad guy and fan-favorite Eli “Hawk” Moskowitz — told ABC Audio there’s much more to his character than meets the eye.
“No one in the show except for maybe Kreese is just straight up bad,” the 20-year-old hinted.
(NEW YORK) — With a new year comes new rules and regulations across the country.
State legislatures and local jurisdictions passed hundreds of bills last year on topics ranging from police reform and employment regulations to road safety and environmental protection.
Here are some of the biggest changes that went into effect on Jan 1.
Criminal justice reform
Following George Floyd’s death at the hands of police officers, elected officials across the country pushed ahead with bills designed to curb racial profiling, reduce violent conflicts between officers and civilians, and improve transparency among police precincts.
A new law in California bans police officers from wearing uniforms that have camouflage or otherwise resemble military uniforms.
All uniformed officers in Connecticut are now required to wear their badges in a prominent place. The state’s officers must also undergo a mental health screening once every five years.
In Portland, private businesses are now banned from using facial recognition technology “in places of public accommodation.”
Some states have implemented laws that reduce punishments for nonviolent offenses and provide alternatives to prison.
Following the passage of Proposition 17 during the November election, former felons on parole will be allowed to vote in California.
Four states — Montana, New Jersey, Arizona and South Dakota — are slated to introduce legalized recreational marijuana for adults this year, following ballot measures approved in November.
Employment
Twenty states, including Florida, California, Ohio and Arizona, raised their minimum wage on Jan. 1. By August, four more states will join the list.
The move comes as millions of Americans are struggling financially as the coronavirus pandemic enters its second year.
Colorado implemented a new law at the beginning of the new year that requires employers to post a salary range with each job opening and announce promotion openings within their company.
The law also prohibits employers from asking prospective employees about their salary history.
California will now allow people who worked on inmate fire crews while incarcerated to petition the court upon their release to have their records cleared, which will give them better opportunities for jobs once they’re out of prison.
Immigration
Driver’s license and state ID card applicants in Oregon won’t be required to show “proof of legal presence” under a law that went into effect on Jan. 1.
The applicant will still have to prove their identity and Oregon residency, and their license will not be “Real ID” compliant, which will be required for all Americans to board passenger planes starting in October.
In Colorado, landlords are now prohibited from asking an applicant about their immigration status. Landlords in that state are also banned from denying housing to someone based on their source of income — but they’re allowed to do credit checks as long as the check is performed on all applicants.
Other new laws
It is now illegal to hold a cell phone and drive in Virginia.
Under the new law, drivers are also only permitted to have their headphones in one ear if they are talking on the phone hands-free. Exceptions will be made for calls to report an emergency, and when the car is parked.
Delaware became the eighth state in the union to ban plastic bags. Roughly 2,400 tons of plastic bags currently end up in Delaware’s landfills, according to the state’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.
And two years after Florida voters chose to ban statewide greyhound racing, the sport is now prohibited in the Sunshine State. Florida’s final greyhound race took place at Derby Lane in St. Petersburg on Dec. 27.
mikeywright69/InstagramBy ELISSA NUNEZ and MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News
(OAHU, Hawaii) — On New Year’s Eve, pro surfer Mikey Wright was drinking and enjoying the ocean view from his place in Oahu when he and his family saw a woman swept up in the rough waters.
As people ran toward the water, he grabbed his phone and started filming to document her rescue. But he realized it soon might be too late to help her.
So Wright handed his phone and beer to his wife, took off his shirt, hopped a fence and sprinted toward the water.
Within minutes, Wright had pulled the woman out from the water, with help from other bystanders on the beach, his sister’s guidance and their lifesaving surfing experience.
After posting a video of the dramatic rescue to his Instagram account, Wright has been hailed a hero. The surfer said he was just in the “wrong place at the right time.”
“I didn’t question if I was in danger,” Wright, 24, told ABC’s “World News Tonight” over Zoom Saturday. “I just knew that she needed help.”
Wright, an Australian currently in Hawaii for surf competitions, was on Oahu’s North Shore, a stretch popular among surfers due to its big waves.
The woman had been taking a video from dry rocks, Wright said, when a “freak” 15-foot wave dragged her out into the ocean.
“This lady was in a very tricky situation,” Wright said. “Even for a confident person in the water, that’s not somewhere you want to be.”
Wright said he assessed how to best approach the woman to avoid the jagged volcanic rocks and 15-foot swells. His sister, who followed him to the water, also helped alert him to when waves were “doubling up.”
“We had to jump over it, because when a wave doubles up like that, it’s got the force of two waves,” he said. “It has like double the strength.”
Once they were back on the sand, Wright and his sister checked to make sure the woman was OK and wasn’t knocked around or cut up too much. Luckily, she mostly just had a graze on her wrist, while he made it out with only some scratches down his back, Wright said.
“We came out pretty, pretty lucky,” he said.
By that point, the woman’s son had also joined them and thanked him for saving her, Wright said.
“We stayed there for a little while just to make sure she was OK,” Wright said. “She was just very thankful.”
“I think she knew she was in a bad situation,” he added.
Wright fittingly captioned the video of the rescue on his Instagram account with “Hold my beer.” In the first part of the footage, several people can be seen running to help the woman as she struggles in the water.
“They’re going to get saved,” Wright says, before handing the phone to his wife.
“You can’t save him,” someone can be heard saying off-camera, as Wright is then seen running toward the water himself.
In the second part of the video, Wright can be seen jumping in the surf. He reaches the woman and starts to bring her toward the shore as waves continue to crash into them. After one final wave, they’re out of harm’s way, as several others come to their aid.
Pro surfers praised Wright following the rescue.
“You’re a living legend!” Hawaiian Ezekiel Lau wrote in the comments, while Jessi Miley-Dyer teased, “Who needs a cape when you have a mullet.”
Others offered a warning.
“This lady is so lucky to be alive,” the North Shore Lifeguard Association said on social media. “The North Shore surf can sweep up and grab you at any time. Please be careful!”
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