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Man City and Haaland avoid scare ahead of Real Madrid clash

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:17:16 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City and Erling Haaland got a wake up call they didn’t know they needed before their Champions League semifinal against Real Madrid. The Norwegian goal machine has hardly put a foot wrong this season. But against Leeds on Saturday he allowed himself a moment of indulgence which almost backfired on the defending English Premier League champions.Cruising with a 2-0 lead at Etihad Stadium, Haaland passed up the chance to score a late penalty by handing over the duty to Ilkay Gundogan, who was on for a hat trick. Gundogan hit the post and Leeds scored a minute later to set up an uncomfortable finish in a match that City totally dominated.City won 2-1, but against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday, such a lapse in judgement could prove much more costly.A miffed Pep Guardiola made sure City took the lesson on board.“Erling is the best penalty taker right now so he has to take it,” the manager said. “If Gundo scores ever...

Adam Wainwright allows 4 runs over 5 innings in season debut

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:17:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright allowed four runs over five-plus innings in his season debut against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday after being activated from the injured list.Wainwright, starting his 19th and what he said will be his final major league season, struck out five and walked none.The 41-year-old right-hander pitched two-hit ball for four innings, then allowed Detroit to tie the score 3-3 in the fifth on RBI singles by Eric Haase and Riley Greene around Zack McKinstry’s sacrifice fly.Wainwright left with a 5-4 lead after Nick Maton doubled and scored on Spencer Torkelson’s single in the sixth.The second-oldest active pitcher in the major leagues, Wainwright missed the first 33 games while recovering from a groin injury sustained when working out with the U.S. during the World Baseball Classic.Wainwright went 11-12 with a 3.72 ERA last season, but finished 2-3 with a 7.22 ERA in his final six starts allowing at least four runs in f...

En medio del dolor, dan el último adiós a muertos en masacres en Serbia

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:17:16 GMT

BELGRADO, Serbia — Serbia acogía el sábado los funerales por algunas de las víctimas de dos tiroteos masivos registrados en el lapso de dos días esta semana y que dejaron 17 fallecidos y 21 heridos, muchos de ellos menores.Las balaceras del miércoles en una escuela de Belgrado y del jueves en una zona rural al sur de la capital han dejado al país sumido en el dolor y la incredulidad.Aunque Serbia está repleta de armas de fuego y no es ajena a las situaciones de crisis luego de las guerras que vivió en la década de 1990, el tiroteo del miércoles fue el primero en la historia moderna del país en una escuela. Segunda masacre en Serbia en dos días: ocho muertos y 13 heridos, arrestan al sospechoso Estudiante abre fuego en una escuela de Serbia: mueren ocho niños y un guardia de seguridad Hasta entonces, su última masacre había sido en 2013, cuando un veterano de guerra mató a 13 personas.El tirador del miércoles era un chico de 13 año...

Hurricane preparedness open house held in Fort Lauderdale

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:17:16 GMT

A South Florida community took steps to become hurricane ready weeks before the start of the season.People in Broward County were invited to learn how to prepare their families, pets and property at a hurricane preparedness open house, Saturday.Several agencies and organizations that provide services to the community took part in the event held at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center in Fort Lauderdale.They provided information so people are aware of the resources available.“It’s very important. As you see, in light of the recent flooding events, being prepared is not just during hurricane season, but it’s year round,” said Nixsa Serrano with the Broward County Emergency Management Division.The Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1.

Crews put out grill fire at Palmetto Bay home; no injuries

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:17:16 GMT

PALMETTO BAY, Fla. (WSVN) — Firefighters put out a grill fire that sparked at a Palmetto Bay home.Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze in the area of Southwest 160th Street and 90th Avenue, just before 10:30 a.m., Saturday.The people inside the home were able to make it out safely while firefighters doused the grill.No one was hurt.

Chicago White Sox slugger Eloy Jiménez hospitalized with abdominal pain

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:17:16 GMT

Chicago White Sox outfielder/designated hitter Eloy Jiménez experienced abdominal pain Friday night and went to an area hospital Saturday morning to be evaluated, manager Pedro Grifol said before Game 2 of a series against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.Grifol said Jiménez was still in the hospital when he met with reporters Saturday afternoon. Grifol anticipates an update later in the day.“I talked to him this morning, he said it hurts when (he moves),” Grifol said. “I wasn’t the first guy he talked to — probably the last one with all the doctors and trainers. But it intensified a little bit, and again, erring on the side of caution, they took him in and see what it is, get evaluated.”Jiménez is slashing .258/.321/.423 with four homers and 15 RBIs in 25 games. He has heated up, hitting safely in his last eight games. Jiménez is 14-for-33 (.424) with two home runs, eight RBIs, six runs and a 1.109 OPS during th...

Should transgender athletes be allowed to play girls’ sports? The national debate hits home in Massachusetts

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:17:16 GMT

Massachusetts residents are bringing the national debate over transgender athletes’ right to participate in girls’ and women’s sports home.A dozen protesters holding signs bearing the messages “Save women’s sports,” “Support fair sports for women and girls,” among others, clashed with opponents outside of a diversity, equity and inclusion symposium at the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association headquarters in Franklin on Friday.An increasing number of states are banning transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports, but athletic opportunities in Massachusetts “must be afforded to students in accordance with their identified gender, not necessarily their birth-assigned gender,” according to the MIAA handbook.Lisa Pareira said she worries about the future for her seventh-grade daughter who plays soccer and softball. The Foxboro resident believes this position infringes on her daughter’s rights and privacy.“I am so afra...

Eric Gray provides more options in Giants backfield with or without Saquon Barkley

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:17:16 GMT

Brian Daboll couldn’t really answer on Saturday whether he intends to lighten Saquon Barkley’s workload this season with a two-back rotation. He doesn’t know if Barkley will be on the field come training camp as his contract standoff with the team drags on.“Well, depends on what we have out here come August,” Daboll said before the second practice of rookie minicamp. “Getting around, seeing what we’ve got in terms of players’ loads and how much – it’s a completely different team. We’ll see how it goes once we get out here and compete with pads in training camp and preseason games.”Rookie Eric Gray’s selection in the fifth round of April’s NFL Draft out of Oklahoma does add an interesting element to Daboll’s and Joe Schoen’s roster construction for this fall, though.The running back depth chart now includes vets Barkley, Matt Breida and Gary Brightwell, Gray and second-year pro Jashaun Cor...

Ticker: Botticelli’s Venus is an ‘influencer’ and Italy is not happy

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:17:16 GMT

Sandro Botticelli’s iconic goddess of love in his 15th-century masterpiece “Birth of Venus” has now become a “virtual influencer” in a new Italian tourism campaign.The campaign has sparked a widespread backlash — with critics arguing that the project plays into Italian stereotypes and disrespects the country’s cultural heritage. Some also point to the campaign’s poor execution, including a promotional video that features a winery in Slovenia instead of Italy.IRS offering better picture on looming debt ‘X-date’The funding Congress approved last year to shape up the beleaguered IRS has helped the agency catch up on processing new and backlogged tax returns and to allow the agency to provide a more precise picture of when the Treasury could run out of money — the so-called X-date. The nation is stepping uncomfortably close to an unprecedented default that could have catastrophic effects on the global economy because it is bumping up against its legal limit for b...

Kentucky Derby races on amid 7th death, scratched favorite

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:17:16 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two more horses died, making it seven in all, before the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, and early favorite Forte was scratched with an injury in another series of blows to a sport already reeling from doping suspensions and breakdowns.“This is part of racing and it’s the cruel part,” Mike Repole, co-owner of Forte, said in an interview with FanDuel TV.Chloe’s Dream, a 3-year-old gelding, and Freezing Point, a 3-year-old colt, were injured in their races on the Derby undercard, becoming the sixth and seventh horses to have died at Churchill Downs in recent days. Forte was the fifth scratch from the Derby in the run-up to the $3 million race for 3-year-olds.The string of horse deaths cast a pall for some Derby-goers on a mostly cloudy and warm day.“It’s concerning, and I hope they’re quickly trying the best they can to correct whatever’s going on,” said Michael Freeze, who along with his friend dressed up as jockeys. “They need to do whatever is best for the ...