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Italy, Latvia, Serbia and Canada clinch spots in Basketball World Cup quarterfinals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:02 GMT

For the first time in 25 years, Italy is going to the quarterfinals of the Basketball World Cup. Latvia is going for the first time ever, and Serbia is on its way there as well.So is Canada — which ousted defending champion Spain to claim the last spot.The final spots in the knockout round were decided Sunday, with Italy, Latvia, Canada and Serbia grabbing their quarterfinal spots.Slovenia, Germany, Lithuania and the U.S. all qualified on Friday. And Lithuania pulled off a stunner on Sunday, topping the U.S. in its second-round finale.ITALY 73, PUERTO RICO 57At Manila, Philippines, Stefano Tonut and Giampaolo Ricci each scored 15 points and Italy reached the World Cup quarterfinals with win over Puerto Rico on the final day of second-round play at FIBA’s biggest tournament.Italy (4-1) will play either the U.S. or Lithuania in Tuesday’s quarterfinals in Manila. The Italians are assured of their best World Cup finish since placing sixth in 1998. They were ninth in 2006, 10th in 2019 a...

Edouard scores 2 for Crystal Palace in 3-2 win over Wolves in Premier League

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:02 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Odsonne Edouard scored twice for Crystal Palace in its 3-2 win over Wolverhampton on Sunday, helping his team earn a second victory in the Premier League this season.Eberechi Eze produced a sublime finish to also net for Palace in an exciting game between two sides who had scored just four goals between them in three rounds coming into the match.Wolves equalized through substitute Hwang Hee-chan and had a consolation from Matheus Cunha in its third loss so far this campaign.Eze played a starring role against Palace and thought he should have had a penalty early in the first half when he went down under Joao Gomes’ challenge. VAR official Stuart Attwell deemed the contact was insufficient to award a spot kick.Almost immediately, the visitors should have found themselves a goal down when goalkeeper Jose Sa’s poor pass was nicked off the toes of Craig Dawson by Jefferson Lerma, who teed up Jordan Ayew. Wolves captain Max Kilman blocked the shot on the line.Pedro Net...

Rookie Ludvig Aberg surges to European Masters win and into Europe’s Ryder Cup selection picture

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:02 GMT

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Swedish rookie Ludvig Aberg surged to a two-shot win at the European Masters on Sunday and right into the Ryder Cup picture for Europe when the six captain’s picks are announced Monday.Aberg stunned long-time leader Matt Fitzpatrick by reeling off four straight birdies from Nos. 14 to 17 to card a 6-under 64 for a 19-under total of 261. Fitzpatrick faded to a tie for third, three shots back.The 23-year-old Aberg turned professional only in June after being named the best college player in the United States for a second straight year at Texas Tech University.In the sun-bathed Swiss Alps on Sunday, Aberg made himself a great option for Europe captain Luke Donald for the Ryder Cup in four weeks’ time in Rome, Italy.“I figured a win would put me in a good position,” Aberg acknowledged. “Honestly, I’ve done a pretty good job of not thinking about it too much.”Fitzpatrick had led by three strokes when he birdied the 14th but just 30 minutes – and back-to-...

Atletico’s home game against Sevilla postponed due to forecasts of intense rain in central Spain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:02 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid’s Spanish league home game against Sevilla has been postponed ahead of forecasts of heavy rain in central Spain, the Spanish league said Sunday.The Spanish league said it postponed the match after considering the warnings from Spain’s national weather service and the recommendation of Madrid’s municipal government.Atletico was set to host Sevilla at its stadium at 6:30 p.m. local time.Authorities have asked residents in Madrid to stay indoors and avoid driving. Rail services have also been suspended on some lines.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Salah scores in Liverpool’s 3-0 win over Aston Villa as speculation swirls about his future

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:02 GMT

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah put aside intense speculation about his future by scoring again for Liverpool in its dominant 3-0 win over Aston Villa that made it three straight victories in the Premier League for Jürgen Klopp’s team on Sunday.Salah, the subject of a reported bid on Friday worth 150 million pounds ($188 million) by Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia, tapped home a finish in the 55th minute to round off the scoring at Anfield as Liverpool built on recent wins against Bournemouth and Newcastle.Dominik Szoboszlai drove in the opening goal in the third minute before Villa right back Matty Cash unwittingly guided the ball into his own net in the 22nd after Darwin Núñez hit the post and the ball rebounded out.Liverpool stayed unbeaten and on 10 points from four games heading into the international break. By the time the Premier League returns in two weeks, Liverpool fans will be hoping Salah is still at the club.With the transfer window not closed for Saudi clubs u...

Give Russia security guarantees for lasting peace in Ukraine, Hungary says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:02 GMT

The West should give Russia security guarantees and ban Ukraine from joining NATO, a senior Hungarian minister said on Sunday in comments likely to further strain Budapest’s already rocky relations with Kyiv. To ensure lasting peace, “the Western world that supports Ukraine must give security guarantees to Russia, but definitely not NATO membership to the Ukrainians,” said Gergely Gulyás, minister in charge of the prime minister’s office, at a university event. The remarks echoed comments by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán last week that the West “should make a deal with the Russians on the new security architecture to provide security and sovereignty for Ukraine but not membership in NATO.” He also said Ukraine has no chance of winning the war. In June, Orbán said that Kyiv was “no longer a sovereign state” and financially “non-existent,” sparking fury from Ukraine. “Ukraine does not trade its territories or so...

Should Anthony Volpe be ‘smack in the middle of the Gold Glove conversation?’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:02 GMT

HOUSTON — Growing up a Yankees fan in Watchung, New Jersey, Anthony Volpe idolized Derek Jeter. So it was customary for Volpe to practice the former captain’s signature jump throw from shortstop.“Probably every time I have taken ground balls,” Volpe said when asked how often he practiced the play as a kid.On Saturday, the Yankees’ 22-year-old shortstop had the chance to imitate the play in a game when the Astros’ Mauricio Dubón hit a ball toward the hole. Volpe, ranging to his backhand side, threw as his feet left the ground. The toss just beat Dubón to first base.While fans in the Bronx have seen more extreme versions of the play over the years, Aaron Boone connected the dots between Volpe and Jeter after the game, a 5-4 Yankees win.“Took a page out of his guy’s book,” the manager said. “Jeets was his guy, so I’m sure he’s seen that a lot in his mind and in his dreams. It was a really good play with a...

One man dead after Lynn shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:02 GMT

A man was fatally shot late Saturday night, Essex County DA Paul Tucker and Lynn Police Chief Chris Reddy announced Sunday, following a massive drive-by shooting earlier in the day.At about 11:00 p.m., the Lynn Police Department received a report of a man shot on Lincoln Street, a release from the DA’s Office said.Responding officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds inside a vehicle at the scene, the release stated.The victim — who’s name is being withheld until his family is notified — was taken to Salem Hospital and pronounced dead.The violence follows a drive-by shooting on Essex Street which left one person dead and injured six others around 2:20 a.m. Saturday.“Based on the preliminary investigation, this does not appear to be a random act of violence and is not believed to be related to the September 2nd shootings on Essex Street currently under investigation,” the DA’s Office said.The Essex County DA’s Office State Police Dete...

VIDEO: Snapdragon Stadium celebrates first year of events with recap

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:02 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Sept. 3, 2023 marks one year since Snapdragon Stadium hosted its official debut event.San Diego State University's football team broke in the new stadium while playing host to Arizona this time last year.A short time later on Sept. 17, 2022, San Diego Wave FC challenged Angel City FC at Snapdragon Stadium, marking the very first soccer match at the venue. Red tide, bioluminescent waves roll into parts of San Diego The following month, Jimmy Buffet performed the stadium's first-ever concert on Oct. 22, 2022. That show will now go down in history as the late "Margaritaville" singer's final show with his band. Since then, the outdoor arena, which is located on the campus of SDSU at Mission Valley, has become a memorable place for many fun-seeking San Diegans.From monster trucks and supercross racing to Major League Rugby, Snapdragon Stadium has hosted many diverse and lively events during its first year. Stadium representatives released the following recap video in cele...

Aerosmith singer and Maui homeowner Steven Tyler urges tourists to return to the island

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:02 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — He’s most often associated with Boston, the hometown of his legendary rock band, but Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has a soft spot in his heart for the Hawaiian island of Maui.The singer, who has a home on the island, wants vacationers to return to Maui to help the island’s economy — devastated by wildfires last month — recover.Near the end of the opening night of the band’s farewell tour in Philadelphia Saturday, Tyler urged audience members not to be afraid to travel to the island again.“When you think about Lahaina, think about south Maui,” Tyler told the audience at the Wells Fargo Center shortly before performing the band’s biggest hit, “Dream On.”“Paia and Hana: it’s still there,” he said, of two other Maui resort towns unscathed by the fires. “It’s a place to go and do, you know, the love thing. It’s still open, it’s still happening.“Everything’s beautiful, except we gotta come there and make it more beautiful, OK?” he said.Immediately af...