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MATCHDAY: EPL leader Arsenal faces Liverpool at Anfield

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:27 GMT

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Sunday:ENGLANDArsenal takes a five-point lead into an away match at Liverpool in the Premier League. It is a big test of the leader’s title credentials, with Liverpool having already beaten Manchester City and Manchester United at Anfield. Arsenal last won at Anfield in 2012. City closed the gap to Arsenal with a 4-1 win at Southampton on Saturday. Liverpool is in eighth place and needs to win to keep alive its slim chances of a top-four finish. In the other match, Leeds hosts Crystal Palace as both teams look for a win to pull further clear of relegation danger.SPAINAtletico Madrid plays a derby at Rayo Vallecano in search of its 12th consecutive league game without a loss. A fifth straight win for third-placed Atletico would improve its slim chances of catching second-placed Real Madrid. Real Betis hosts Cadiz needing a win to remain close to fourth-placed Real Sociedad, which holds the final Champions League berth. Paulo Pezz...

Rays CF Jose Siri goes on 10-day IL with hamstring injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:27 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Jose Siri was placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring and infielder-outfielder Vidal Bruján was recalled from Triple-A Durham on Saturday.Siri was hurt making a leaping catch in deep center on a drive by Oakland’s Seth Brown in the eighth inning of the Rays’ 9-5 win on Friday night. He stayed in the game.“His hamstring is a little cranky,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “On the play by the wall, he grabbed it. I don’t think he thought it was that bad. He said that he felt a tug, but he was kind of, you know, he’s hot, heated up in the moment. Then this morning he woke up and it was a little more sore than what we were hoping for.”Siri is hitting .318 with two homers and eight RBIs in six games this season. He also has played strong defense in the outfield.Bruján has 62 games of major league experience, including 52 with the Rays in 2022. Two of his four minor league games this season came ...

Pet rescued from fire that heavily damaged Adams County home

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:27 GMT

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- A vehicle fire in Adams County Saturday spread to a nearby home and other vehicles before being extinguished.One pet was safely evacuated from the fire and there were no injuries. Rider seriously injured after hit-and-run with another motorcycle South Adams County Fire Department responded to the fire, which was in the area of 73rd Place and Krameria Street.The cause of the fire was under investigation.

13-year-old twin brothers drown in Northwest Miami-Dade lake

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:27 GMT

A day at a park in Northwestern Miami-Dade took a tragic turn after rescue divers pulled two teenage brothers from a lake. Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the drowning at Arthur Woodard Park, located along the 1100 block of Northwest 99th Street, Friday afternoon. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where rescue crews surrounded the area to rescue the 13-year-old boys. According to MDFR, three divers were in the water searching for the children. “According to investigators, a group of children were playing near the embankment of the lake of this park behind me, when a teenage child fell in the water,” MDPD detective Luis Sierra said.Investigators said the victim’s twin brother jumped into the water in an attempt to rescue him.“Another child that was with the group called 911, had the foresight to call 911 for help, where police and fire rescue responded and were giving the two children CPR when they took him out of the lake,...

Big Cypress National Preserve wildfire burns north of Alligator Alley; 10% contained

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:27 GMT

A wildfire that sparked earlier this week in the Big Cypress National Preserve continues to burn north of Alligator Alley.A traffic camera captured thick black smoke north of the highway near Mile Marker 119, just after 5 p.m., Saturday.As of late Saturday afternoon, the fire, which broke out Tuesday, has burned more than 6,000 acres and is about 10% contained.Meteorologists said the winds out of the southeast are blowing the smoke away from Broward and Miami-Dade Counties and toward Collier County. However, a slight change in winds after midnight could put portions of Northwest Boward in the path of some of that smoke.Stay tuned to WSVN 7 News and wsvn.com for updates on this developing story.

As streamers like HBO and Showtime cut costs, TV shows and residuals vanish

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:27 GMT

Actor Diana-Maria Riva is all too familiar with one of her shows being canceled. For a performer, it’s a painful, unfortunate part of show business. But this was different.In December, Riva was floored when she found out that “Gordita Chronicles,” her recently canceled family comedy, would be removed from HBO Max’s vast streaming library — one of dozens of shows that HBO last year effectively wiped from existence for U.S. viewers. Among others: “Westworld,” “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” “Minx,” “Mrs. Fletcher” and numerous animated and reality series.For Riva, the developments were crushing. Over 10 episodes, the critically lauded series followed a plus-sized 12-year-old named Cucu as she and her Dominican family adapt to life in 1980s Miami.“It was as if somebody had broken up with you and then came back to remind you a couple of weeks later that we’ve broken up,” says Riva, who played Cucu’s mother. “It was already heartbreaking. But then it’s an ...

New bill would allow Massachusetts judges to order outpatient mental health treatment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:27 GMT

When Ashoke and Vinita Rampuria’s son returned home after taking a year off from college, to complete his course work, he didn’t seem like himself.“He was unable to complete tasks. He was lying on the sofa,” said Ashoke Rampuria, a resident of Acton. “He took some jobs, but could not hold them.”In 2011, his son was diagnosed with what Rampuria described as a severe mental illness. He soon began cycling in and out of health care facilities, appearing to get his illness under control and then slipping back once released. In 2021, the couple said their son used a new medication and was able to hold a job for three months, but did not continue on the drug.All along, Rampuria said he and his wife lacked a crucial tool — the power of a judge to order their now 36-year-old son, currently at a psychiatric hospital in Lynn, into mandatory outpatient care.Massachusetts, along with Connecticut and Maryland, are the only states that don’t give courts that authority.“This is a revolving door. Th...

Taiwan threat from China serious, House GOP chairman says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:27 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Select Committee on China said Saturday the U.S. must take seriously the threat posed to Taiwan, as Beijing launched military drills around the island in the aftermath of the Taiwanese president’s meetings with American lawmakers.Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., who attended the meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen in California last week, told The Associated Press that he plans to lead his committee in working to shore up the island government’s defenses, encouraging Congress to expedite military aid to Taiwan.“I think it all just points to what is obvious,” Gallagher told the AP, arguing that Chinese President Xi Jinping is intent on reunifying Taiwan with the mainland.“We need to be moving heaven and earth to enhance our deterrence and denial posture, so that Xi Jinping concludes that he just can’t do it,” Gallagher said.China conducted drills with warships and dozens of fighter jets around Taiwan on Saturday, the Tai...

Swanson's injury a concern as US downs Ireland 2-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:27 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Emily Fox and Lindsey Horan both scored for the United States in a 2-0 victory Saturday over Ireland that was marred by what appeared to be a serious left knee injury to Mallory Swanson.Swanson was carted off the field at Q2 Stadium and was taken to a hospital. She was the team's leading scorer this year with seven goals as the United States prepares for the Women's World Cup this summer.The match also marked the return of midfielder Julie Ertz, who had not played for the United States since the Tokyo Olympics.The second of two matches against Ireland was set for Tuesday in St. Louis. The games are the final chance that U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski will have to evaluate his players before he must select a 23-player roster for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.The United States fought off a barrage of shots in the 24th minute before Fox scored in the 37th with a low blast through a pair of defenders into the far corner of Ireland's goal. It was her first...

Where are the St. Louis Cardinals' top prospects this year?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:11:27 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals are more than a week into the 2023 season, but their minor league affiliates are just getting started. The new Minor League Baseball seasons for the Memphis Redbirds, Springfield Cardinals, Peoria Chiefs and Palm Beach Cardinals are in full swing. Two other affiliates, the rookie league FCL Cardinals and Foreign League DSL Cardinals, will begin closer to summer. Some baseball fans make it a yearly tradition to visit the minor league squads and catch prospects in action before their calls to the big leagues. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Cardinals (Seasonal) SIGN UP NOW Each level of the minor leagues offers some talent that could find their way onto the St. Louis Cardinals roster within the next few years. In some cases, an ...