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Gotham move to top of the NWSL with 4-1 win over OL Reign

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:28 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Jenna Nighswonger, Lynn Williams, and Taylor Smith scored in the first half to give Gotham FC a 4-1 win over OL Reign on Sunday. Gotham (5-1-2) moved to the top of the National Women’s Soccer League with the win in front of 8,146 fans at Lumen Field. Nighswonger, a rookie, opened the scoring in the 10th minute with a left-footed shot from outside the 18-yard box that was just out of the reach of Reign goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce.Williams pounced on a bad touch from a Reign defender and made it 2-0 in the 12th minute.Smith added a goal in the 38th minute, getting a one-touch pass from Delanie Sheehan in the box and pushing it into the left corner. Bruninha stole a ball in the box and unleashed a shot into the near-post corner to put Gotham up 4-0 in the 73rd minute.Jordyn Huitema got a goal back for the Reign (4-3-1) four minutes later. Elyse Bennett won the ball on a corner kick and sent it to Huitema, who slipped it into the goal from close range.THORNS 4, ...

2 men accused of firing shots at Cherry Creek State Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A police pursuit ended with a car crashing into a residential backyard, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said.The chase began after witnesses told police they saw two men firing weapons at the Cherry Creek State Park swim beach around 6 p.m. But the men jumped in their car and took off, the sheriff's office said. Police: Juvenile seriously injured in crash Deputies had a description of the men and pursued a vehicle to try and stop it. When the driver wouldn't stop, deputies used a maneuver that ended up causing the vehicle to crash through a fence into the backyard of a home around East Smoky Hill Road and East Radcliff Drive. Two men are accused of firing weapons at Cherry Creek State Park swim beach (Photo credit: Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office)Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office deputies forcibly stopped a vehicle during a pursuit which ended with the vehicle crashing into a residential backyard (Photo credit: Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office)An Arapahoe Cou...

5-year-old's birthday made memorable after social media post draws community together

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A 5-year-old had a very special birthday all thanks to a community coming together to make it happen.According to a Facebook post, the girl's mother invited her daughter's class to her birthday party on Saturday and no one showed up. But rather than accepting that no one wanted to celebrate, she posted about the party and practically the whole community came together to make her birthday very special. ‘Easier than getting Taylor Swift tickets’: Mother watches daughter run Colfax Marathon for 16th time The girl's mother said members of the Loveland Police Department, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority and Thompson Valley EMS showed up to celebrate with her little girl and helped make the party memorable. Loveland community made 5-year-old's birthday party special (Photo credit: Nichole Danielle)Loveland officer helps make 5-year-old's birthday memorable (Photo credit: Nichole Danielle)Loveland firefighters celebrate 5-year-old's birthday (Photo credit: Nichole Daniell...

‘I was scared’: Hollywood man finds splashing, hissing iguana in toilet

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:28 GMT

A Hollywood man had a frightening encounter with an unwelcome reptile that was too close for comfort.Speaking with 7News on Sunday, 58-year-old John Riddle said Friday’s trip to his bathroom left him freaked out.“I thought I was in ‘Jurassic Park’ or something,” he said.The source of the nasty surprise: an iguana sitting in his toilet bowl.“He was splashing and hissing at me,” he said. “I was scared. I’m not a reptile fan.”Riddle said he noticed the bathroom door, off the pool deck of his home, located off North Hills Drive, was still open.When he it went to close it, he came upon the scaly intruder.“That’s when it turned around and opened its mouth, and that’s all I needed to see to, like, back off for a minute and figure out what was going on,” he said.Riddle said the iguana went deeper into the toilet, and while he tried his best to remain calm and figure out what to do next, he grabbed a nearby b...

6 family members graduate at same time after earning MBAs from Miami Regional University

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:28 GMT

Six members of the same family were all capped and bundled for their graduation day, as they reached an academic milestone together.Cameras captured Stephanie Babani, along with her sister, father, uncle and two of her cousins at Miami Regional University’s commencement ceremony, held Sunday at the James L. Knight Center in downtown Miami.“We are graduating a family of six members, six members that are getting their MBA degree today,” said Miami Regional University President Ophelia Sanchez as the crowd erupted in cheers.The turning of the tassels and charting a new path ahead held a special significance for the Babanis, who are now soaring to new heights together.All of them earned master’s degrees in business administration, an achievement that was particularly special for Stephanie’s father, Henry Babani.Family members said the 70-year-old beat cancer twice and still managed to earn his degree with Stephanie by his side.“He pushed forward. For ...

Ukraine is the blind spot in Macron’s military splurge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:28 GMT

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron wants to ramp up military expenditure to €413 billion over the next seven years, but critics say the 30 percent spending boost isn’t taking into account what’s happening on the ground in Ukraine.The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been marked by a voracious use of artillery and rockets — a return to a more traditional type of warfare that post-Cold War planners had eschewed in favor of smaller, high-tech and highly trained forces able to deploy far from home.The French military budget — which the National Assembly will begin voting on this week — still sticks to that pre-Ukraine war model by cutting back on heavy weapons like tanks and armored personnel carriers while boosting spending on France’s nuclear deterrent and investing in fighting new threats in areas such as space, cyber and the deep seas.A final vote is expected before July 14, France’s national day. “Many people advocated for … more Leclerc batt...

Celtics embarrassed in spineless Game 3 loss to Heat, now face 3-0 series deficit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:28 GMT

MIAMI — As the Heat raced up court, continuing to run away from the Celtics on a play early in the third quarter Sunday night, Jimmy Butler watched as Gabe Vincent pulled up and drilled another 3-pointer.It put the Heat up 23 points. Joe Mazzulla, mercifully, called a timeout. And then Butler got on one knee in front of Al Horford, and flashed the “T” timeout sign at him, a response to what Horford did earlier in the series.The Heat were just trolling the Celtics at this point.They were already embarrassing them, humiliating them, whatever description you wanted to choose, and the worst hadn’t even come yet. The Celtics trailed by as many as 33 in the third quarter. They were thoroughly dominated. It looked as if they had quit. It was over well before Mazzulla pulled most of the starters out to start the fourth quarter, as they threw the towel.Not even the Celtics’ backups put up a fightWith their season on the line, the Celtics submitted their worst effort of the season in a spinel...

The 12TH Wounded Vet Run

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:28 GMT

Manitoba Public Insurance announces new leader amid review

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:28 GMT

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Public Insurance has replaced its president and CEO with an interim leader amid a review the province ordered last month of the Crown-owned insurer.Ward Keith, the chair of MPI’s board of directors, said in a statement posted on MPI’s website Sunday, that Eric Herbelin is no longer employed with MPI, effective immediately.Keith says Marnie Kacher has agreed to be president and CEO on an interim basis while the board of directors begins recruiting for a permanent leader.In early April, the Manitoba government ordered an external review of the automobile insurance provider following a sharp jump in the cost of technology upgrades and a steep rise in projected staffing levels. Kelvin Goertzen, the minister responsible for MPI, said at the time that there were other factors, including untendered contracts, and that the review should be complete by the end of the year.Keith says in his statement that Kacher has 12 years of experience with MPI, most recentl...

From 'Cats to Colts: 2 Former Northwestern players are ready to make an impact in the NFL

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:11:28 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS — Some four years ago, Adetomiwa Adebawore and Evan Hull arrived together in Evanston as fresh-faced recruits for Northwestern football — and now — both have arrived in Indianapolis, ready to make an impact as rookies for the Colts.Not only did Adebawore and Hull play together as Wildcats — while also being drafted in the fourth and fifth rounds by Indianapolis — they were both a part of the same recruiting class in 2019, and from their very first impressions of one another, two things stood out. Aura and mentality."My first impression of Adetomiwa was probably seeing a video of him power-cleaning 405 in high school, and just from then on out, he's just been a dominant force." Hull said in a Zoom interview with WGN. "He's always been somebody that you notice him when he walks into a room, for sure. He's got that energy. He's got that aura." PREVIOUS COVERAGE: NFL Draft Profile - Adetomiwa Adebawore As Hull alluded to, Adebawore is hulk-like. He's a big, fast, agile an...