Austin Cindric held off Ryan Preece by 22-thousandths of a second to claim his first victory of the season and give Team Penske its first win of the year, Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway.
It is Cindric’s third career victory and snaps a 30-race winless streak for the 26-year-old driver.
“We talk about it in every single one of those meetings why we haven’t won one of these races, just really proud of the effort,” Cindric told Fox after the race.
Cindric is the 10th different winner in the last 10 races at Talladega. He entered Sunday’s race 22nd in the points.
The key point came during the final green-flag pit cycle. Cindric’s team had the quickest pit stop at 3.2 seconds on Lap 172 of the 188-lap event to help him get to the front. He led seven of the final 17 laps. The race featured 67 lead changes among 23 drivers.
Kyle Larson finished second. It is his best result at Talladega. William Byron placed third, giving him five consecutive top 10s at Talladega. Noah Gragson finished a season-best fourth. Chase Elliott finished fifth.
Ryan Blaney finished 37th in the 39-car field when his car was damaged as some teams slowed off Turn 4 to pit in the opening stage. Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch made contact. Blaney tried to get by the cars but hit Keselowski’s car, ending the race for both.
Brad Keselowski finished 36th. This marks the third of 10 races this season that Keselowski has failed to finish. He has finished 26th or worse in seven of 10 races this year.
“It was just a stack of guys trying to come to pit road as fast as they could and we were kind of the ham in the sandwich that got squeezed,” Keselowski said. “I waved down the backstretch to let everybody know I was gonna pit and I came off of (Turn) 4 and everybody was so tight behind me that I didn’t even have a chance to turn left.”
On the ensuring restart, a tap from Denny Hamlin caused Christopher Bell, who was leading the top line, to veer into Chris Buescher, who was leading the inside lane. Both shot down the track and hit the inside SAFER barrier on the backstretch. Both cars were eliminated.
Stage 1 winner: Kyle Larson
Stage 2 winner: Bubba Wallace
Next: The series races at 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday, May 4 at Texas Motor Speedway on FS1.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yordan Alvarez’s long home run backed a solid start by Hunter Brown as the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Sunday in the series finale to avoid being swept.
Alvarez snapped Houston’s 26-inning scoreless streak, crushing Kris Bubic’s sinker 436 feet to center for a three-run homer and a 3-0 Astros lead in the third inning.
Brown (4-1), who allowed one run on seven hits and a walk with nine strikeouts over six innings, surrendered a lone hit in each of the first four innings but struck out seven while not allowing a runner past second.
Brown’s 28-inning shutout streak – fifth longest in franchise history – ended in the fifth inning on a two-out single by Jonathan India and an RBI double by Bobby Witt Jr.
Leading off the fifth, Chas McCormick doubled and scored on Jeremy Peña’s single. McCormick had three hits and scored three runs for the Astros.
Peña’s two-out, two-run double in the sixth extended Houston’s lead to 6-1. Peña collected three RBIs in his first game batting leadoff.
Yainer Diaz added a solo home run in the seventh.
Bubic (2-2) allowed four runs on five hits and three walks, striking out four in five innings.
India had a pair of singles and drove in a run while Witt extended his hitting streak to a career-best 19 games.
Key moment
Isaac Paredes drew a four-pitch walk ahead of Alvarez’s three-run blast.
Key stat
Alvarez, who led left-handed major leaguers with a .362 average against left-handed pitchers in 2024, hit his first homer of this season against a left-hander.
Up next
The Astros open a three-game homestand Monday against Detroit with Tigers RHP Jack Flaherty (1-2, 2.63 ERA) opposing RHP Ronel Blanco (2-2, 5.01).
Tuesday, the Royals begin a three-game series against the Rays in Tampa with Royals RHP Michael Lorenzen (2-3, 3.90) against RHP Taj Bradley (2-1, 5.08).
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Heliot Ramos thought he’d just leg out an infield single to lead off the ninth inning in a tie game. He wound up circling the bases to win the game, capping his mad dash by diving across home plate in dramatic fashion.
Ramos’ infield single followed by two Texas errors that led to the Little League homer gave the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 win over the Rangers on Sunday. It was the Giants’ fifth walk-off win of the year, and it was, by far, the most unorthodox.
“It’s been a minute,” Ramos said on the last time he rounded the bases in a similar way.
Ramos tapped the first pitch he saw from Rangers reliever Luke Jackson softly toward third. Jackson barehanded the ball and flung it wildly past the dive of Jake Burger at first. Ramos slowed down as he rounded second, thinking that Burger had already retrieved the ball.
But, Burger was just picking up the ball in foul territory down the right field line. Ramos saw third base coach Matt Williams furiously waving him to continue — and he kept going. Burger’s throw to third was also off the mark, skipping down the left field line and allowing Ramos to easily scamper home.
“I thought he had the ball already, and then I saw Matt waving me in, and I just kept going,” Ramos said.
Ramos’ hesitation at second helped him in the end.
“He was unaware when he went to second that he could’ve been easily at third,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said. “Once he was aware of that, then they had to make the play on him. For whatever reason, it all worked out about as good as it could. If he knew, he’d just be standing on third with nobody out. But sometimes things happen for a reason and the theatrics were pretty cool there at the end.”
Ramos added: “I was trying to play it safe, but I guess I had it.”
Ramos joked that the team was probably going to replay the sequence over again during the hitters’ meeting and “make fun of me.”
The Giants improved to 19-10 on the season to maintain a slim lead in the competitive National League West.
Melvin, who added that he’s never seen a game end like that before, said that the Giants have done a good job of giving themselves a chance to win this season by not “beating themselves” — primarily behind good pitching and defense.
“If we hang around long enough, we find a way to win a game,” Melvin said. “That’s kind of a new way.”
Oklahoma City is into Round 2, the first team to advance in the NBA playoffs.
And on Sunday, New York, Minnesota, Boston and Indiana — all with 2-1 series leads — will look to take a big step toward joining the Thunder in the NBA’s elite eight.
The Knicks visit Detroit, the Timberwolves host the Los Angeles Lakers, the Celtics visit Orlando and the Pacers visit Milwaukee.
Those four games will be hard-pressed to match Saturday’s drama.
Denver — without Russell Westbrook — blew a 22-point lead down the stretch, then saw Nikola Jokic miss a wild desperation shot in the final moments — only to have it caught and dunked by Aaron Gordon for the win over the Los Angeles Clippers as time expired, one of the great all-time finishes. Denver tied that series at two games apiece.
Stephen Curry and the Warriors — without Jimmy Butler — rallied from 13 points down to beat Houston and take a 2-1 series lead. The Thunder needed to fend off a spirited effort from Memphis — without Ja Morant — to sweep the Grizzlies. And Cleveland — without Darius Garland — used a 33-5 run in the first half to rout Miami and take a 3-0 lead in that series.
Sunday’s national TV schedule
All times Eastern
1 p.m. — New York at Detroit (ABC)
3:30 p.m. — LA Lakers at Minnesota (ABC)
7 p.m. — Boston at Orlando (TNT)
9:30 p.m. — Indiana at Milwaukee (TNT)
Monday’s national TV schedule
All times Eastern
7:30 p.m. — Cleveland at Miami (TNT)
10 p.m. — Houston at Golden State (TNT)
Tuesday’s national TV schedule
All times Eastern
6 p.m. — Milwaukee at Indiana (NBA TV)
7:30 p.m. — Detroit at New York (TNT)
8:30 p.m. — Orlando at Boston (NBA TV)
10 p.m. — LA Clippers at Denver (TNT)
Betting odds
Oklahoma City (+160) is favored to win the NBA title, according to BetMGM Sportsbook, followed closely by Boston (+200). After that, it’s Cleveland (+550), Golden State (+1600), the Los Angeles Lakers (+2200), the Los Angeles Clippers (+2800), Minnesota (+3000), New York (+4000) and Denver (+6000).
The Nuggets and Warriors saw sharp improvement in their odds Saturday. Houston’s took a big hit.
From there, it’s Indiana (+8000), Houston (+10000), Milwaukee (+12500), Detroit (+30000), Orlando (+150000) and Miami (+200000).
Golden State, the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference, is still favored (-425) to win its series against No. 2 seed Houston. The Clippers also are a lower seed favored to advance; they’re at -135 in the 4-5 matchup with Denver.
Award season
The NBA announced Friday that Golden State’s Draymond Green won the hustle award.
Other awards so far:
— Cleveland’s Evan Mobley won defensive player of the year.
— New York’s Jalen Brunson won clutch player of the year.
— Boston’s Payton Pritchard won sixth man of the year.
This week, there will be four awards announced: Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year (Monday, 1 p.m. EDT, social media), rookie of the year (Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT, TNT), most improved player (Wednesday, 7 p.m., TNT) and the sportsmanship award (Thursday, noon EDT, social media).
The league has not announced a schedule for other awards — including MVP and coach of the year — along with All-NBA, All-Rookie and All-Defensive teams.
Key upcoming events
Saturday — Earliest possible start date for Round 2 of the playoffs. Series could also start on May 4, May 5 or May 6.
May 12 — Draft lottery, Chicago.
May 18 or 20 — Game 1, Western Conference finals.
May 19 or 21 — Game 1, Eastern Conference finals.
June 5 — Game 1, NBA Finals. (Other games: June 8, June 11, June 13, June 16, June 19 and Game 7, if necessary, will be June 22.)
June 25 — NBA draft, first round.
June 26 — NBA draft, second round.
Stories of note
— Preview of Sunday’s games: Knicks-Pistons, Lakers-Timberwolves, Celtics-Magic, Pacers-Bucks
— The Thunder are getting time off.
— The Heat were embarrassed.
— The Pistons are seeking consistency.
— A look inside the numbers of this season, headed into the playoffs
— Cleveland’s Kenny Atkinson wins NBCA coach of the year award.
Stats of the day
—Memphis was 29 for 29 from the foul line in Game 4 against Oklahoma City — that is, until Desmond Bane had to intentionally miss the 30th free throw in an effort to tie the game in the final second. That meant Phoenix’s 28-for-28 effort from the line in 1989 remains the NBA playoff record.
—Golden State rallied from a deficit of 13 points or more to win for the 22nd time in the Stephen Curry era with the Warriors. In each of the previous 21 instances of such comebacks, the Warriors went on to win the series.
— Denver’s Nikola Jokic had 36 points, 21 rebounds and eight assists in the win over the Clippers. The last player to finish a playoff game with all those numbers: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (37-25-8) in 1972. Jokic was the fourth player ever to record such a stat line in a playoff game (Abdul-Jabbar did it twice, Wilt Chamberlain did it once and Elgin Baylor did it once).
—Cleveland’s 37-point win at Miami was the biggest in an NBA playoff game by a road team since 2017, when a LeBron James-led Cleveland team won by 44 in Boston.
Shedeur Sanders’ dramatic fall to Day 3 of the NFL draft baffled fans, analysts and some general managers and coaches.
Sanders was considered a top-five overall pick after finishing his career at Colorado, but he wasn’t even among the first five quarterbacks selected.
He slipped all the way to the fifth round without any obvious explanation, leaving everyone to speculate about his shortcomings and question whether Hall of Fame father Deion Sanders somehow scared teams away.
Shedeur Sanders was never involved in any off-field incidents, yet his character was criticized by various media outlets who cited unidentified sources in the weeks leading up the draft.
The Cleveland Browns ended up taking Sanders with the 144th pick after they were thought to be considering him at No. 2 overall. The Browns even selected Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel in the third round at No. 94 but then moved up in the draft to snag Sanders one pick before the Philadelphia Eagles were on the clock.
Though the Eagles have a franchise QB in Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts, Browns general manager Andrew Berry worked in Philadelphia with GM Howie Roseman and knows he’s not afraid to take the best available player on the board.
That’s how Hurts ended up on the Eagles in 2020 when Carson Wentz was already there. That doesn’t mean Philly was targeting Sanders, but Cleveland had waited long enough.
“We felt like he was a good, solid prospect at the most important position,” Berry said. “We felt like it got to a point where he was probably mispriced relative to the draft. Really, the acquisition cost was pretty light, and it’s a guy that we think can outproduce his draft slot.
“I think, obviously, Shedeur has kind of grown up in the spotlight, but our expectation is for him to come in here and work and compete. Nothing’s been promised. Nothing will be given.”
Sanders, who played for his father in college, said all the right things after he was finally selected.
“Nothing really affected me the last couple of days, just really pushed having faith, understanding God really had me,” Sanders said. “I’m blessed. Besides that, it’s not really anything that changes. The love of the game is still the same. When you get on the field, it wasn’t too much negativity being said. I know I’ve got to clean up some things in my game for me to be at my best, but that’s why I take each offseason one at a time and fix it. So I think that was just outside of football getting in the way, but therefore I have an opportunity now. Then we’re about to get on grass really soon.”
Three team officials told The Associated Press on Friday they had first-round grades on Sanders. Another team executive said he gave him a second-round grade. All four had starting QBs. Broncos coach Sean Payton and Patriots personnel boss Eliot Wolf both said it was “surprising” to see Sanders drop that far.
Payton watched his pro day and said Sanders was “outstanding.” Titans general Mike Borgonzi praised him. So did Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, though Pittsburgh kept passing him and wound up with Will Howard in the sixth round.
So what caused Sanders’ unprecedented slide?
The knocks against Sanders’ football skills are that he takes too many sacks, isn’t athletic enough and doesn’t have great arm strength.
Louis Riddick, an ESPN analyst who was a director of pro personnel with Philadelphia and Washington, called that “absurd.”
“It’s a personal discussion. It’s whether or not teams are comfortable with everything that comes along with Shedeur in terms of who he is as a person, all the people that are surrounding him in terms of his inner circle and whether or not teams deem that something they’re comfortable with,” Riddick said on Saturday’s broadcast. “Right or wrong, that’s the only conclusion you can come to at this point because, obviously, it’s a subjective argument as to what his actual physical skills are on the football field.
“But I think if you are trying to be objective about it, and remove everything else surrounding this young man and everything that comes along with him, he can play the game of football. This is a guy who’s extremely accurate. He’s extremely mobile. He has a lot of mental horsepower. He played the game at a high level. It’s as simple as that, but if you go into this whole evaluation process and you’re already biased toward feeling you want to emphasize the negative and I’m not saying that’s the case for me, but if you want to emphasize some of the things that really don’t have to do with anything on the football field and you get caught up in all the rest of it, it can start skewing your judgment as to what this young man actually brings in terms of value.”
Sanders, like his “Prime Time” father, oozes confidence that can be misconstrued as arrogance. He probably made more money off name, imagine and likeness deals in college than he will in his rookie contract. His flash and style could rub some folks — maybe old-school assistant coaches — the wrong way.
But plenty of athletes are confident, bordering on cocky. Cam Ward, the No. 1 overall pick, turned to Tennessee’s coaching staff after an impressive throw at his pro day and said: “I’m solidifying it.”
Other players have had more controlling dads. Archie Manning forced the Chargers to trade Eli Manning to the Giants in 2004. John Elway refused to play for the Colts in 1983.
ESPN’s Mel Kiper, who covered his 42nd NFL draft, had Sanders listed as the top quarterback on his board. He said he was “disgusted” by the free fall and spoke strongly about Sanders several times.
“I think there’s a lot of perspective that isn’t reality in regards to Shedeur and Deion,” Kiper said.
Like him or not, Sanders will get his opportunity to prove the critics and the doubters wrong in the NFL.
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ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons said Sunday that defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich’s son was responsible for a prank call made to NFL draft pick Shedeur Sanders.
The Falcons released a statement saying 21-year-old Jax Ulbrich “unintentionally came across the draft contact phone number for Shedeur Sanders off an open iPad while visiting his parent’s home and wrote the number down to later conduct a prank call.”
Though Jax Ulbrich provided the number, he was sitting beside an unidentified friend who actually made the call to Sanders.
The Falcons said Jeff Ulbrich was unaware of the data exposure or the prank until after the fact. They offered “sincere apologies to Shedeur Sanders and his family” in their statement, and Jax Ulbrich also posted a public apology on social media.
Sanders, a standout quarterback from Colorado, is the son of Buffaloes coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, who began his NFL career with the Falcons.
Shedeur Sanders was perhaps the draft’s biggest story as he had to wait until the fifth round on Saturday before being drafted by the Cleveland Browns. He received a prank call on Friday night, the second day of the draft, while waiting.
In the call, Jax Ulbrich’s friend identified himself as New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis and told Sanders he had been drafted by the Saints before ending the call.
“It didn’t really have no impact on me because it was just like, OK. I don’t feed into negativity or I don’t feed into that stuff,” Sanders said Saturday after being drafted. “… This is what it is. I think, of course, it’s childish, of course I feel like it was a childish act, but everybody do childish things here and there.”
Jax Ulbrich apologized to Sanders on Sunday for what he called “a tremendous mistake.”
“Shedeur, what I did was completely inexcusable, embarrassing and shameful,” he wrote on social media. “I’m so sorry I took away from your moment, it was selfish and childish. I could never imagine getting ready to celebrate one of the greatest moments of your life and I made a terrible mistake and messed with that moment. Thank you for accepting my call earlier today, I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me.”
The Falcons also apologized to Sanders and his family, saying they “do not condone this behavior.”
“We are thoroughly reviewing all protocols, and updating if necessary, to help prevent an incident like this from happening again,” the Falcons said.
The Falcons said they have been in contact with the NFL “and will continue to cooperate fully with any inquiries we may receive from the NFL league office.”
Jeff Ulbrich celebrated the Falcons’ emphasis on defense in the NFL draft. The Falcons selected two edge rushers, Georgia’s Jalon Walker and Tennessee’s James Pearce Jr., in the first round. Their first four draft picks were defensive players.
Ulbrich was 3-9 as interim coach of the New York Jets last season before being hired to return to Atlanta, where he previously worked as an assistant.
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AP Sports Writer Noah Trister in Washington contributed to this report.
Having captain Gabriel Landeskog back on the ice is certainly going to stir up some championship memories for the Colorado Avalanche.
They may be more than reminiscing, with Landeskog already contributing for the Avalanche in their first-round series against the Dallas Stars in his first NHL games since Colorado won the Stanley Cup three years ago.
“With a healthy (Landeskog) just in the room, we had a great little talk after the game. It’s just, there’s only one Gabe Landeskog in the world, you know, that kind of person and player. We missed him,” top-line center Nathan MacKinnon said. “There was a big hole in our room for three years. It’s nice to have him back and it means the world to all of us.”
Long sidelined by a chronic right knee injury that required two surgeries and multiple comeback attempts, Landeskog had a goal and an assist as Colorado won 4-0 at home in Game 4 to even the series against the Stars.
The series shifts back to Dallas for Game 5 on Monday night, when Landeskog will play his first road game since assisting on MacKinnon’s goal in their Stanley Cup clincher in Game 6 at Tampa Bay on June 26, 2022.
Tampa Bay and Florida play Game 4 of their series Monday night, the only other game on the NHL schedule after four games each Friday and Saturday — and before another four-game slate Tuesday. It will be the first day with only two games since a doubleheader to open the playoffs April 19.
Landeskog was the first Avalanche skater on the ice for pregame warmups in Dallas before Game 2 last Monday before being a scratch for the game. He played both games in Colorado and was up to the second line Saturday night.
“If he can come back and be even the slightest thing of what he was before … to put it in perspective, coming back (after) three years, that’s incredible, especially just coming straight into playoff hockey,” defenseman Cale Makar said. “So for him to be able to do that, we’ll take anything we can get.”
The Stars are hoping for a potential return of their own, with top defenseman Miro Heiskanen getting closer to playing after being out since injuring his left knee against Vegas on Jan. 28.
Heiskanen may even have a chance to get back on the ice in front of his home crowd, like Landeskog got to do in Colorado.
Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars
When/Where to Watch: Game 3, Monday, 9:30 p.m. EDT (ESPN)
Series: Tied 2-2.
There was never any anticipation of a short series between the Stars and Avalanche, and this one will go at least six games.
Dallas had back-to-back overtime wins in a playoff series for the first time in franchise history in Games 2 and 3, and goes home in what is now a best-of-three series.
“When you settle in for that ride and when you get two teams like this, it might take overtime Game 7 to decide this,” said Stars coach Pete DeBoer, who is 8-0 in Game 7s, and would have that one at home.
The Avalanche have scored first in all four games. Dallas has led for only 62 seconds in regulation but has won twice.
Colorado goalie Mackenzie Blackwood, in his first playoff series, has a .939 save percentage (stopping 107 of 114 shots). He had 23 saves in Game 4 for his first career postseason shutout, one of only two in the playoffs going into Sunday.
“Just a solid force back there for us,” Makar said. “He’s the backbone of our back end. So it’s fun to play in front of him. And yeah, hopefully it continues.”
Dallas pulled Jake Oettinger after he faced 34 shots (stopping 31) in two periods Saturday night. That was just to get him some rest before Game 5.
Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
When/Where to Watch: Game 4, Monday, 7 p.m. EDT (ESPN)
Series: Panthers lead 2-1.
Home-ice advantage has meant nothing. Road teams are 3-0. Florida had a blowout win in Tampa Bay, followed by a game that was 1-0 until the final three seconds. And now Tampa Bay has had a blowout win in Florida.
Add it all up, and it’s the Panthers with a 2-1 lead going into Game 4.
“We’ve got lots of room to get better. I’m sure they do, too,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice said. “So I’m not feeling that there’s an aberration to how I thought this would go. This is going to be a grinder straight through.”
Sure seems it.
The matchup is shaping up to be peak Panthers-Lightning, with wars of words going on — Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper echoed Maurice’s words after Game 2, by saying following Game 3 that “the only players we hit are the ones with pucks” — and plenty of on-ice shenanigans happening as well.
The Lightning will get Brandon Hagel back for Game 4 after his one-game suspension for a 5-minute major against Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov in Game 2. Florida star Matthew Tkachuk drew the same 5-minute major for a hit on Tampa Bay’s Jake Guentzel in Game 3 — and could face further sanctioning.
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AP Sports Writers Pat Graham, Tim Reynolds and Alanis Thames contributed to this report.
(VANCOUVER) -- At least 11 people were killed and "dozens" of others were injured Saturday as a vehicle plowed into a large crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, officials said, describing it as a "mass casualty incident."
"A 30-year-old suspect, a Vancouver man, was arrested at the scene," the Vancouver Police Department said in a social media post, later adding, "At this time, we are confident that this incident was not an act of terrorism."
Vancouver police identified the suspect as Kai-Ji Adam Lo. The BC Prosecution Service charged him with eight counts of second degree murder.
Lo, a Vancouver resident, appeared in court on Sunday and remains in custody. The charge assessment is ongoing and further charges are anticipated.
The suspect is believed to have acted alone and there is currently no active threat to Canadians, Prime Minister Mark Carney said while delivering short remarks in Hamilton, Ontario, on Sunday.
The suspect had a history of interactions with police and health professionals for mental health reasons, Vancouver Police Interim Chief Constable Steve Rai told reporters Sunday.
"This is the darkest day in our city's history," Rai said. "Last night, as thousands of members of Vancouver's Filipino community gathered for an important cultural celebration, the actions of a single person shattered our collective sense of safety."
Crowds had gathered in the Canadian city to celebrate Lapu Lapu Day, Mayor Ken Sim said in a statement. A vehicle "drove into a large crowd of people" at the festival in the South Vancouver neighborhood at about 8:14 p.m., police said.
"Our thoughts are with all those affected and with Vancouver's Filipino community during this incredibly difficult time," Sim said, describing the incident as "horrific."
The ages of the 11 victims ranged from 5 to 65, according to Rai on Sunday. He also said the number of dead could rise in the coming days or weeks.
The block party celebrating Filipino culture and Lapu-Lapu, a national hero of the Philippines, had been scheduled to run through 8 p.m. on Saturday, according to the organizers. Rai said there was a risk assessment conducted before the festival, and there were "no known threats to the event or to the Filipino community."
"It is hard to make sense of something so senseless," Rai said.
Videos from the scene, which were verified by ABC News, appear to show the aftermath of the incident, which happened on a stretch of East 43rd Avenue that had been lined on both sides with food trucks.
The videos appear to show first responders rushing to help the injured between the rows of food trucks. A black SUV can be seen in one video with what appears to be heavy damage to its hood. Police have not yet publicly identified the suspect's vehicle.
Carney said he was "devastated by the horrific events" at the festival, adding that at least 20 people were injured in addition to the 11 killed.
"I extend my deepest condolences to the loved ones of those killed and injured, to the Filipino Canadian community, and to everyone in Vancouver," he said in a statement. "We are all mourning with you. We are closely monitoring the situation and are grateful to our first responders for their swift action."
The investigation is ongoing, Carney added.
Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, who spoke at the festival, said he was "horrified to learn of an incident at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day celebrations that injured and killed innocent people."
"As we wait to learn more, our thoughts are with the victims and their families -- and Vancouver's Filipino community, who were coming together today to celebrate resilience," he said in a statement.
Victims of the attack include three family members
The attack killed three members of one family, relatives told ABC News, leaving a 16-year-old son as the family's only surviving member.
Richard Le, 47, his wife Linh Hoang, 30, and their 5-year-old daughter Katie Le were all killed in the ramming attack. Sixteen-year-old Andy Le -- the son of Richard Le and the stepson of Linh Hoang -- is the only remaining family member.
"We would like to thank all the first responders, doctors, nurses, medical staff, police for their incredible work every day," Richard Le's brother, Toan Le, told ABC News. "We are just one of many families that have been impacted by this tragedy. Our hearts go out to all of them. Please cherish your loved ones every day."
Richard Le, a real estate professional as well as a badminton and tennis coach, "always went out of his way to help others," the family said. Hoang, who had been planning a visit to see her family in Vietnam, was known for her "kindness and gentle spirit," the family said.
Katie Le, their daughter, was just about to graduate kindergarten and was described as "vibrant, joyful and full of life," the family said.
(LONDON) -- North Korean authorities confirmed for the first time that the country's forces fought against Ukrainian troops in Russia's Kursk region, with state media claiming "victory" there and describing the North Korean soldiers involved as "heroic."
The official acknowledgment came as Russian President Vladimir Putin also praised North Korean troops for their contribution in the theater, saying in a statement posted to the Kremlin website that Moscow's "Korean friends" fought "with honor and valor, covering themselves with unfading glory."
"The Russian people will never forget the feat of the Korean special forces," Putin added. "We will always honor the Korean heroes who gave their lives for Russia, for our common freedom, on an equal basis with their Russian brothers in arms."
In a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, North Korea's Central Military Commission confirmed Monday its troops took part in the Russian operation to eject Ukrainian units from Kursk.
Fighting erupted there after Kyiv's forces entered the border region in a surprise offensive in August 2024. It was the largest Ukrainian operation on Russian territory since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The military commission lauded North Korean units fighting in Kursk for "performing heroic feats in the operations to repulse and frustrate the grave sovereignty infringement by the Ukrainian authorities."
This weekend, top Russian commander Valery Gerasimov said Russia had fully liberated Kursk after months of intensifying assaults on remaining Ukrainian positions there. Gerasimov praised North Korea units for "significant assistance."
The North Korean committee said the involvement of its soldiers -- which according to various U.S., Ukrainian and South Korean assistance involved at least 10,000 troops -- "fully demonstrated their high fighting spirit and military temperament," with "mass heroism, matchless bravery and self-sacrificing spirit."
In a statement carried by KCNA, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said fighters in Kursk were "heroes" who "fought for justice." A monument to the Kursk contingent would be erected in Pyongyang, Kim added.
"The motherland should hand down forever the soul of the soldiers who fought to defend its great honour and take important state measures to specially and preferentially treat and take care of the families of the brave soldiers who participated in the war," Kim continued.
North Korean units entering the fighting in Kursk quickly sustained casualties, according to estimates by Ukraine-aligned governments.
British intelligence assessed that by March roughly 5,000 North Korean troops deployed to fight Ukraine had been killed or wounded, with a third likely killed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Kyrylo Budanov -- the head of Ukraine's military intelligence -- both said in February that North Korean troops had suffered about 4,000 casualties.
South Korea's National Intelligence Service said in March that North Korean forces had suffered around 5,000 casualties, according to the Yonhap news agency, South Korea's state media.
ABC News' Will Gretsky contributed to this report.
(LONDON) -- An American overnight airstrike in Yemen killed at least 68 people at a migrant detention center in the Saada Governorate, according to the country's Civil Defense organization.
Another 47 people were injured in the strike in the city of Saada, in the northwest of the country, the Yemen Civil Defense said in a statement posted to Telegram on Monday morning.
The struck center housed around 100 African migrants, the Yemen Civil Defense said. There was no immediate U.S. comment on the strike.
A statement issued by the U.S. military's Central Command before the alleged attack on the migrants' center was reported said its "intense and sustained campaign" since March 15 has so far struck more than 800 targets and "killed hundreds of Houthi fighters and numerous Houthi leaders, including senior Houthi missile and UAV officials."
President Donald Trump's administration intensified the U.S. airstrike campaign against Iran-aligned Houthi forces in Yemen from March 15, expanding a campaign that began under former President Joe Biden in response to Houthi attacks on commercial and military shipping and strikes on Israel.
The Houthis began their attacks in October 2023, in response to the Israeli military campaign in Gaza launched after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack into southern Israel in which 1,200 people were killed and 253 abducted.
Central Command said its strikes "have degraded the pace and effectiveness of their attacks. Ballistic missile launches have dropped by 69%. Additionally, attacks from one way attack drones have decreased by 55%."
"U.S. strikes destroyed the ability of Ras Isa Port to accept fuel which will begin to impact Houthi ability to not only conduct operations, but also to generate millions of dollars in revenue for their terror activities," the statement read.
"Iran undoubtedly continues to provide support to the Houthis," Central command continued. "The Houthis can only continue to attack our forces with the backing of the Iranian regime."
"We will continue to ratchet up the pressure until the objective is met, which remains the restoration of freedom of navigation and American deterrence in the region," the command said.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
(WASHINGTON) -- A marketing email distributed this month by Trump Coins, a commemorative coin venture launched last year by President Donald Trump, attributes the soaring value of gold and other metals in recent weeks to the president's "return to the spotlight."
"President Trump's bold stance on tariffs, American industry, and economic protection is pushing investors out of risky fiat and back into safe-haven metals," the marketing email reads. "Confidence in strong U.S. leadership is driving real demand."
But some experts assert that the sudden surge in gold reflects not "strong U.S. leadership" or "Trump's ongoing momentum," as Trump Coins frames it -- but instead a consequence of financial uncertainty inspired by Trump's erratic economic policies, including his commitment to impose widespread tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners.
The premise that rising gold prices evince a thriving U.S. economy runs "completely contrary to reality," said Paolo Pasquariello, a finance professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Experts who ABC News spoke with said that the value of gold often rises in times of economic turmoil, particularly during trade wars or anticipated inflation.
"The fact that gold prices are going up right now sends as strong a message of displeasure with President Trump's economic policies as I can think of," Pasquariello said.
In the weeks since Trump's self-styled "Liberation Day" -- when he announced a sweeping set of tariffs -- gold has notched several record highs. This week, the price of gold surpassed $3,500 per ounce for the first time.
Meanwhile, markets have tumbled in recent weeks, and the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that "escalating trade tensions" have dimmed "both short-term and long-term growth prospects."
On April 16, when Trump Coins sent the marketing email lauding "another new record" for gold, it said the reason "isn't just economic -- it's political."
"Trump's return to the spotlight is reigniting belief in real value and asset-based security," the email said. "Central banks are stockpiling, buyers are doubling down, and Trump's ongoing momentum keeps pushing metals forward."
But experts said that skyrocketing gold prices have often been linked to periods of instability -- offering the 2008 financial crisis and, more recently, Russia's invasion of Ukraine as examples.
Despite its volatility, gold is "the quintessential safe-haven asset" in times of economic uncertainty, said Campbell Harvey, a professor of finance at Duke University's Fuqua School.
Another explanation cited by experts for the precipitous rise in gold is that Trump's policies have shaken confidence in some of the top alternative safe-haven assets: the U.S. dollar and U.S. Treasury bonds. Depreciation in the value of the U.S. dollar and volatility in Treasury yields have made gold more attractive as investors look for a safe haven, experts said.
Trump Coins frames itself as "the only medallions authorized and endorsed/designed by President Trump himself." The commemorative coins, which include gold and silver busts of Trump, emerged during the 2024 presidential campaign as one of several merchandising ventures Trump profited from -- a list that also included watches, sneakers, bibles and guitars.
After his 2024 triumph, Trump unveiled a one-ounce "Victory Gold Medallion" -- with the president's face and signature pressed in solid gold -- for $3,645.47, a thousand-dollar upcharge compared to the price of an ounce of gold at the time. The "Victory Gold Medallion" now retails for more than $4,628, an increase of nearly $1,000 since late November and more than $1,300 higher than the current market price of an ounce of gold.
Details about the terms of Trump's agreements with the merchandise company that sells his coins, JBCZ Group LLC, are not public. But experts said Trump has likely profited handsomely from this venture in light of gold's precipitous rise.
As an investment strategy, experts say that other forms of gold may perform better in the long-run than Trump-branded coins.
"If you want to invest in gold, it's best to actually use an ETF," said Harvey, referring to a security that allows investors to invest in an underlying asset without purchasing that asset. In contrast, solid gold bars -- or Trump Coins -- are more difficult to sell, Harvey explained, and "that means when you sell, you sell it at a discount."
(OTTAWA) -- Just five months ago, a Conservative Party victory in Canada seemed all but certain.
Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party, was widely unpopular, and polls showed the Conservatives with what seemed like an insurmountable 25-point lead.
Then U.S. voters went to the polls. Donald Trump's victory started to reverberate in Canada.
He imposed tariffs, including a 25% levy on Canadian goods; claimed fentanyl from China was pouring into the U.S. from the northern border; and threatened Canadian sovereignty, saying Canada should be made the 51st state as well as referring to Trudeau as "Governor Trudeau."
Many Canadians became angry. Visits to the U.S. began falling and some boycotted American products. Then, Trudeau resigned in March, and the Liberals elected Mark Carney as their new leader.
The 25-point lead the Conservatives once had has been eviscerated, and support for the Liberals has grown.
Now, with an election set for Monday, April 28, pollsters are saying the Conservatives have lost too much ground to make up. Polls are predicting a loss for the Conservatives and leader Pierre Poilievre.
Canada has a parliamentary system. Hence, if Liberals win a majority of seats in the election, or are able to form a minority government with members of another party, Carney becomes Prime Minister.
Political experts and Canadians said that Trump undoubtedly changed the course of the election.
"There is no rebound for the Liberal Party if Donald Trump doesn't intervene in the way that he does," Tari Ajadi, an assistant professor in the department of political science at McGill University in Montreal, told ABC News.
"If Donald Trump hadn't won a second term, I don't think there would be any hope for the Liberals, regardless of whether or not they changed leader at this point," he said. "But once Trump did win that second term, and once Trump did try to infringe upon Canadian sovereignty, it changed the entire race."
Trump fractures U.S.-Canada alliance
At the beginning of 2025, the Liberal Party was facing a crisis. Trudeau, who had been prime minister since November 2015, had initially been "extremely popular," according to Adam Chapnick, a professor of defense studies at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
However, he was plagued by unpopularity in later years due to an escalated cost-of-living crisis in Canada, and minor scandals. Several of his cabinet ministers resigned in 2024 amid lack of confidence in his leadership.
Trudeau was required by Canadian law to call an election by October 2025, and his party seemed sure to lose.
Frank Graves, a Canadian pollster and founder of Ekos Research Associates, told ABC News that in January 2025, things did not look good for the Liberal Party.
"The Liberals reached a modern low of 19-point support. That's very little for the Liberal Party," he said. "In fact, [that] was a record for the 20th century. At the same time, the Conservative Party was running at 44 points, with a massive 25-point lead, which would have been a sure majority."
He went on, "It looks like the Conservatives are in a position to just sip beer and cruise to the finish line and get their majority."
As early as December, just weeks after Trump won his second term, Trump made comments that Canada should become the 51st state and referred to Trudeau as "Governor Trudeau."
Although initially brushed off by Canadian officials, Trump continued to float 51st state rhetoric and began threats of imposing tariffs on Canada in January.
Trump also began arguing that the border drawn between the U.S. and Canada is just arbitrary.
Ajadi said that although Trudeau decided to resign as prime minister and Liberal Party leader, it still looked like the Liberals would lose no matter who emerged as the next leader -- but that's when Trump's comments kicked into high gear.
"It still looked like the Liberals were dead in the water, regardless of who would come in as prime minister," he said. "But when Donald Trump really started amping up this 51st state rhetoric, when he threatened the tariffs and eventually implemented the tariffs ... it completely shifted the way that the polls were going."
Carney gains support
In early March, Canada's Liberal Party announced Mark Carney was chosen to succeed Trudeau after party members voted in a nominating contest between four candidates.
Carney, who was governor of the Bank of Canada, is credited with helping to guide the country through the worst of the 2008 financial crisis and, as former governor of the Bank of England, helping guide the U.K. through Brexit.
Ajadi said that Carney has come across to voters as "incredibly capable and well-educated" and as someone who can navigate challenges posed by Trump's rhetoric.
"He can say, 'Look at my resume. I've been able to help countries navigate and I've been able to negotiate things for two different G7 countries,'" Ajadi said. "Like, 'I have this wealth of experience and, no, I'm not a politician, but I am someone who has been able to navigate really contentious political conversations.'"
This had led to a net-22 positive rating for Carney in the polls, according to Graves.
Poilievre loses support
While Carney and the Liberals have seen increasing support, Poilievre and the Conservatives have seen decreasing support.
Although opposition leaders have tried to paint Poilievre as being equivalent to Trump, political experts told ABC News he has many policies that differ from Trump.
However, some of Poilievre's rhetoric has been viewed by Canadians as Trump-esque, such as his embrace of populist sentiments and calling opponents by nicknames, experts have said.
Additionally, Graves said Poilievre struggled to pivot his campaign from a series of mantras about how "Canada is broken" to addressing threats from the Trump administration.
"It's hard to abandon a strategy which had propelled you to such a comfortable position in the polls overnight, which is almost what was required," Graves said.
Throughout February, the Conservatives' lead in the polls began to evaporate, according to Graves. He said by the end of February, Liberals achieved a solid lead, which has since extended since Carney became prime minister.
Graves added that taking on the U.S. is the biggest issue now to Canadians, more than the cost of living. When poll participants were asked who they have the most confidence in, Carney had a significant advantage.
"Because the [Conservatives were] still focused on the government, there was an opportunity for the Liberal leadership to take control of the narrative on how to respond to the president, and Mr. Carney did so," Chapnick said. "And as Mr. Carney became associated with the leader who was going to stop Canada from becoming the 51st state, Liberal support skyrocketed."
Canadians are put off by Trump's actions
Political experts said they've noticed the anger Canadians have toward the U.S. in the wake of Trump's rhetoric.
"Canadians are trying not to travel to the United States," Chapnick said. "They're trying not to buy American products. This idea that we can no longer rely on the United States has led to some pretty significant changes."
Airlines and state tourism boards said they've seen travel from Canada to the U.S. drop in February and March.
Canadian citizen Garry Liboiron told ABC News he views Poilievre as a "mini Trump," which will "definitely play against him."
Garry Liboiron and his wife, Liz Liboiron, said that "the name-calling and all the childish rhetoric" has led them to sell their summer home in San Tan Valley, Arizona, a place they typically retreat to when their hometown of Coburg -- which is an hour east of Toronto -- is pummeled with snow in the winter months.
"It's pretty sad because we're not forced to leave, but we almost feel like we're being pushed with the rhetoric that's coming out of Washington these days toward Canadians and Canada," Liz Liboiron told ABC News.
The two are on their "farewell tour" of the U.S., traveling to their favorite places for the last time, with no real indication they will ever return due to the "present circumstances" of the Trump administration.
"Liz and I don't understand how this is allowed to go on and the things that are happening just seem to get more and more scary as each day goes on. So, we said, 'Let's sell now,'" Garry Liboiron said.
Garry Liboiron said he thinks the Canadian election will result in a Liberal majority win. He has noticed Carney's popularity "[shoot] up like a rocket."
Canadian Cam Hayden, who has traveled to 45 of the 50 states and is a frequent visitor of the U.S., also decided to boycott the nation shortly after the presidential election.
When Trump made claims of annexing Canada, it was a moment Hayden calls "the breaking point."
"I said, 'Forget it, I'm never going back until there's a change in the administration and a change in attitude,'" Hayden told ABC News.
Hayden, the owner of the Edmonton Music Festival, used to travel to the U.S. to see different performers. He made many friends in America over the years, but said he cannot support the country with the current administration in place.
"I keep in touch with my friends [in the U.S.], and we're still good friends. It's just that I cannot see myself supporting an administration that has made the comment that they would like to annex the country I live in," Hayden said.
ABC News' Victoria Beaule, Bill Hutchinson, Ivan Pereira and Sam Sweeney contributed to this report.
(CLEARWATER, FL) -- One person was killed and 12 people were injured when a boat struck the Clearwater Ferry in Clearwater, Florida, on Sunday evening.
All of the injured individuals were people on the ferry, according to the Clearwater Police Department. BayCare Health System said it received a total of nine patients on Sunday night at three of their hospitals, and said Monday all but one have been treated and released.
There were 45 people aboard the 40-foot ferry, including two crew members, when it was struck from behind by a 37-foot privately owned boat, police said.
The boat that struck the ferry fled the scene and traveled to Belleair Boat Ramp, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said on Monday. Authorities said it was later found by a responding agency.
The incident took place near the Memorial Causeway Bridge in Clearwater. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg was notified at approximately 8:40 p.m., the Seventh Coast Guard District wrote on X. During a press conference on Monday, officials said there was "definitely a point where these boats were fully entangled."
After the crash, the ferry came to rest on a sand bar just south of the bridge. First responders and emergency personnel were then able to remove "all patients and passengers" from the ferry, police said.
"We were just enjoying the ride, and then all of a sudden we hear the first mate yelling, 'Hey, hey, hey,'" one passenger told Tampa ABC affiliate WFTS.
"And then we looked back behind us and this big yacht just came through the boat," said the passenger, who was riding the ferry with his two kids and his wife, who is 31 weeks pregnant.
The Coast Guard said there were six people on board the recreational boat, which left the scene.
The captain of the recreational boat was cooperative with authorities and submitted to a Breathalyzer test, but no alcohol was found, officials said on Monday.
No one has been taken in custody and authorities are working with the states attorney's office to determine if the incident should be categorized as a hit-and-run, officials said.
Officials said they will soon release the names of the victims, along with the name of the captain of the recreational boat.
"We'd like to offer our deepest condolences to the loves ones of the deceased," Coast Guard Cmdr. Fredrick Pugh, chief of response, Sector St. Petersburg, said in a statement on Monday. "Coast Guard investigative officers and FWC are working to determine the cause of the collision and verify the details leading up to the incident."
Clearwater Ferry said it is "heartbroken for the person who lost their life" and are cooperating with the investigation.
"We deeply appreciate the dedication of the first responders and others who rushed to help Sunday night," Clearwater Ferry said in a statement on Monday.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will be taking the lead on the crash investigation, police said.
Sinners, the vampire thriller that marks the latest collaboration between director Ryan Coogler and actor Michael B. Jordan, sank its teeth into the #1 spot at the box office for a second week in a row.
According to Box Office Mojo, the critically acclaimed horror film took in $45 million in its second week -- nearly as much as its $48 million start. So far, the film has grossed nearly $162 million globally -- impressive considering that it cost just $90 million to make.
Ben Affleck's The Accountant 2, the sequel to the 2016 original, only managed a third-place debut with $24.5 million, behind the re-release of Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith, which returned to theaters in celebration of its 20th anniversary and brought in $25.2 million.
The Accountant 2's box office take is respectable, considering it's an R-rated action thriller, but since it cost $80 million to make, it has a ways to go to match the profitability of the original, which has earned $155 million globally.
Other new entries in the box office top 10 include Until Dawn, an R-rated horror film that debuted at #5 with $8 million, and Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii -- a restored version of the British rock legends' 1972 concert film -- which is in at #9 with $2.6 million.
Here are the top 10 films at the box office:
1. Sinners - $45 million 2. Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith - $25.2 million 3. The Accountant 2- $24.5 million 4. A Minecraft Movie - $22.7 million 5. Until Dawn - $8 million 6. The King of Kings - $4 million 7. The Amateur - $3.8 million 8. Warfare – $2.7 million 9. Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii - $2.6 million 10. The Legend of Ochi - $1.4 million
