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UEFA removes Spanish club Osasuna from European competition for decade-old match-fixing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — Spanish club Osasuna was removed from the Europa Conference League on Wednesday by UEFA because former club officials were implicated in fixing matches a decade ago.Osasuna said in a statement it will appeal the ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.By finishing seventh in La Liga last season, Osasuna earned a place in the playoff round of the third-tier European club competition, needing to beat one opponent in August to advance to the group stage.UEFA’s verdict lifts eighth-place Athletic Bilbao into the competition instead. A CAS ruling likely will be needed ahead of Athletic’s scheduled first-leg game on Aug. 24.Osasuna officials who are no longer with the club were implicated in fixing matches between 2012 and 2014.However, UEFA’s competition rules state that teams implicated in fixing any game played since April 2007 can be removed from the next competition for which they qualify. Further disciplinary measures can follow. Osasuna had not qualified fo...

Desalojan una zona de la Casa Blanca tras encontrarse “polvo blanco” que resultó ser cocaína

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

WASHINGTON – Una pequeña ala de la Casa Blanca fue desalojada el pasado domingo después de que el Servicio Secreto encontrara “una reducida cantidad de un polvo blanco” que, tras un análisis preliminar, resultó ser cocaína, informaron medios locales este martes.El Servicio Secreto de EEUU está investigando lo sucedido, que tuvo lugar cuando el presidente Joe Biden no se encontraba en la residencia oficial.“El domingo por la noche, el complejo de la Casa Blanca entró en un cierre preventivo cuando los oficiales de la División Uniformada del Servicio Secreto investigaron un artículo desconocido encontrado dentro de un área de trabajo”, afirmó Anthony Guglielmi, portavoz del Servicio Secreto. Biden tropieza con una bolsa de arena y se cae en un acto de graduación Ponen a la venta una réplica de la Casa Blanca en California: esto es lo que cuesta El Departamento de Bomberos de DC ordenó la evacuación y &#...

Kennedy wins in his major league return and De La Cruz has 4 hits as the Reds beat the Nats 8-4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Patrick Corbin wipes his face after walking Cincinnati Reds' Matt McLain in the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)(AP/Patrick Semansky) Washington Nationals starting pitcher Patrick Corbin wipes his face after walking Cincinnati Reds' Matt McLain in the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)(AP/Patrick Semansky) WASHINGTON (AP) — Brett Kennedy won his first major league appearance in five years, Elly De La Cruz went 4 for 5 with hits from both sides of the plate and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Nationals 8-4 on Tuesday.Kennedy struck out thre...

Former Chelsea midfielder Loftus-Cheek takes Tonali’s No. 8 shirt at AC Milan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Inspired by Kaka, anxious to join up with former Chelsea teammate Fikayo Tomori and ready to bring his box-to-box play to Italy, Ruben Loftus-Cheek is looking forward to his debut for AC Milan at the San Siro.The English midfielder recently signed a four-year deal with Milan following a transfer from Chelsea that was reportedly worth 16 million euros ($17.5 million).“I was at Chelsea for 20 years of my life. This is a special time for me to finally break away from the club, start a new chapter in my life,” Loftus-Cheek said in a video posted on Milan’s website Tuesday.Having coming up through Chelsea’s youth system, Loftus-Cheek played seven seasons for the Blues with 155 appearances and 13 goals. He won two Premier League titles with Chelsea, a Club World Cup, a European Super Cup and a League Cup. He also had loan spells at Crystal Palace and Fulham.He played with Tomori at Chelsea’s academy.“I’ve spoken to him a lot the past month, couple of months even, ...

Iowa man wins Fourth of July Key Lime Pie Eating Championship in Florida Keys

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — New York had its hot dog eating contest to celebrate Independence Day. But the Florida Keys had a sweeter alternative on Tuesday.The Key Lime Pie Eating Championship in Key West, where Key lime pie originated, was won by Joshua Mogle, a 38-year-old Altoona, Iowa, tire manufacturing manager.Mogle plunged face-first into a 9-inch pie smothered with whipped cream during the challenge, whose rules forbid contestants to use their hands.The gooey competition has become a subtropical substitute to Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest.Mogle consumed the confection in three minutes and 35 seconds, besting 24 rivals in the culmination of Key West’s five-day Key Lime Festival.“Eat… eat… eat… always have pie in my mouth,” said Mogle, when asked about the strategy he employed.Experts believe Key lime pie was developed in the late 1800s in Key West. Its primary ingredients are condensed milk, egg yolks and the juice of tiny yellow Key limes, typically w...

DeSantis super PAC spokesman acknowledges campaign is ‘way behind’ Trump

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

(CNN) — A spokesman for a super PAC backing Ron DeSantis acknowledged that the Florida governor and GOP presidential candidate is “way behind” in national polling and is “fighting uphill” to defeat former President Donald Trump in the 2024 primary.“Right now, in national polling, we are way behind. I’ll be the first to admit that,” Steve Cortes, an ex-Trump adviser who is now a national spokesman for the pro-DeSantis Never Back Down super PAC, said during a Twitter Spaces event on Sunday. “I believe in being really blunt and really honest. It’s an uphill battle.”DeSantis has been trailing Trump in polling for months, but Cortes’ admission was a moment of surprising candor from a top DeSantis operative. The former Trump ally said he remained optimistic about the Florida governor’s prospects, however.“I don’t think it’s an unwinnable battle by any stretch,” Cortes said.According to the latest CNN polling, 47% of Republicans and Republican-leaning registered voters said Trump is their ...

Marlins center fielder Davis is carted off the field with an apparent knee injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

Marlins center fielder Jonathan Davis was carted off the field after sustaining an apparent right knee injury in Miami’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday.Davis chased and dived as he attempted to catch Tommy Edman’s deep drive to lead off the fifth inning. Davis briefly had the ball in his glove but lost possession as he rolled on the warning track and immediately started favoring his knee.The 31-year-old Davis, acquired from Detroit on May 22, figured to get extended time in center field after starter Jazz Chisholm Jr. was placed on the injured list Monday because of a left oblique strain. Davis also stepped in for Chisholm while he was sidelined with a turf toe injury last month.

State police temporarily stop entry onto the Esplanade ahead of Boston Pops Fourth of July Spectacular

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

Revelers are keeping their eyes on the sky as the city of Boston prepares to ring in the Fourth of July with its annual festivities on the Esplanade.Gates opened for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at 12 p.m. to a rush of attendees. In an update around 2:30 p.m., though, state police announced they were temporarily suspending entry onto the Esplanade due to the risk for heavy rain and potential lightning. Gates are expected to reopen around 5 p.m.https://twitter.com/MassStatePolice/status/1676300500730277891In the meantime, a state police spokesperson said visitors already on the Esplanade may voluntarily evacuate if they want to, with the option to be re-screened for re-admittance later in the day.“This is being done so that if we do have to evacuate the venue in case of lightning, fewer visitors will have to be evacuated,” state police said of the decision to temporarily suspend entry. Performers previously took the stage at the Ha...

Emergency crews respond to separate crashes involving tractor-trailers on 93 southbound in Boston

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

Emergency crews spent Tuesday morning responding to two crashes involving tractor-trailers on Route 93 in Boston that tied up traffic into the city.Video showed traffic at a standstill around 7 a.m. as crews worked to remove a tractor-trailer from the roadway near Exit 15 and the Greater Boston Food Bank.Another crash involving a jackknifed Amazon tractor-trailer was also being cleared closer to the gas tank and Savin Hill. Authorities have not said whether there were any injuries from either incidents. The cause of both crashes remain under investigation.By 10:30 a.m., MassDOT officials said the scene of the crash by Exit 15 had been cleared while lanes were still being gradually reopened at the other crash site.

Israeli troops begin leaving Jenin camp, hours after Palestinian attacker wounds 8 in Tel Aviv

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:24 GMT

By MAJDI MOHAMMED and IMAD ISSEID (Associated Press)JENIN, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military began withdrawing troops from a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank late Tuesday, security officials said, winding down an intense two-day operation that killed at least 12 Palestinians, confiscated hundreds of weapons and left a wide swath of damage in its wake.But heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants continued in parts of the Jenin refugee camp, delaying the planned pullout.The development came hours after a Hamas militant rammed his car into a crowded Tel Aviv bus stop and began stabbing people, wounding eight, including a pregnant woman who reportedly lost her baby. The attacker was killed by an armed bystander. Hamas said the attack was revenge for the Israeli offensive.Visiting a military post outside Jenin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated the operation, one of the most intense in the territory in nearly two decades, wa...