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Naked man spotted on iconic Disneyland Ride

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:55:32 GMT

Disneyland guests on the “It’s a Small World” ride got an unexpected and unwelcome show Sunday when man stripped nearly naked and got up close and personal with some of the set pieces on the iconic attraction, authorities confirmed to KTLA. Officers with the Anaheim Police Department responded to the theme park at around 1:30 p.m. to assist Disney security with the incident. Video of the streaker obtained by KTLA shows the man, eerily lit in blue, orange and pink lights, walking around nearly in the buff to the sound of Christmas music.  A man was spotted on the "It's a Small World" ride after stripping off most of his clothes on Nov. 26, 2023. (magic.with.maegra)“I am on Small World and there was a streaker, I cannot believe this happening,” Ashley Esqueda posted to X, formerly Twitter.  Disneyland officials told KTLA that the man stepped out of the ride's vehicle as the attraction was in operation and that park employees stopped the ride as soon as they were made aware of th...

Pitcher Kenta Maeda and Detroit Tigers agree to a $24 million, two-year contract, AP source says

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:55:32 GMT

Free agent right-hander Kenta Maeda and the Detroit Tigers agreed to a $24 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.The person spoke on condition of anonymity Sunday night because the agreement was subject to a successful physical and had not been announced.Maeda, who turns 36 on April 11, spent the past three years with the Minnesota Twins. He was 6-8 with a 4.23 ERA in 20 starts and one relief appearance this year in his return from Tommy John surgery on Sept. 1, 2021.He was hit on the left ankle by a 111.6-mph drive off the bat of Boston’s Jarren Duran in his third outing on April 20. After giving up career highs of 10 runs and 11 hits against the New York Yankees six days later, he went on the injured list because of a strained right triceps, an injury that sidelined him until June 23.Maeda made a pair of relief outings in the AL Division Series against Houston, allowing three runs in four innings.He completed an eight-year cont...

Jayson Tatum scores 34, Jaylen Brown 21 in Celtics’ 113-103 win over Hawks

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:55:32 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 34 points, Jaylen Brown had 21 and the injury-depleted NBA-best Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-103 on Sunday night.Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday were sidelined with injuries for Boston (13-4). Holiday was out for the second straight game with a sprained right ankle and Porzingis strained his left calf in a loss at Orlando on Friday afternoon. Both were dressed in street clothes and on the bench.“We’ve been playing eight for the majority of the season,” Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said. “You have to to find moments to give guys opportunities, see what we can develop and give guys chances. That was a perfect opportunity when you have guys out.”The Celtics started Dalano Banton at guard and he played nearly 19 minutes, scoring eight points. Derrick White added 15 points and 11 assists for the Celtics, Sam Hauser scored 12 and Al Horford had 15 rebounds with six points. Tatum added nine rebounds and Brown seven.Trae Young pace...

Josh Allen’s 4 TDs not enough for Bills, who blow multiple leads vs. Eagles and fall to .500

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:55:32 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Josh Allen took a knee instead of taking a shot at the end zone to close the fourth quarter. He threw a pick that led to a go-ahead score by the Eagles. The mistakes piled up for Buffalo — 10 penalties in the first half, two missed field goals, a dropped pass in the end zone.Buffalo’s path to the postseason is as gloomy as the Philly weather the teams scuffled in.Allen was sensational in spurts with two passing touchdowns and two rushing scores, yet the end result was a 37-34 overtime loss to the Eagles on Sunday.Was it the end of Buffalo’s playoff hopes?The three-time defending AFC East champion Bills (6-6) have a week off to regroup from a demoralizing defeat but games ahead against Kansas City and Dallas only complicate their path to the playoffs.Buffalo has dropped four of six to get into this predicament — 2 1/2 games behind division-leading Miami and trailing several teams in the wild-card race.“I’m extremely confident in our guys, the men that we have in o...

Booker hits 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left, Suns beat Knicks 116-113 for 7th straight win

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:55:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Knicks had been forcing Devin Booker to give up the ball, and for most of the game he was fine with an open teammate taking the shot.“But with the game on the line,” Booker said, “I wanted to take that one.”And he made it. Booker hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds remaining and finished with 28 points and 11 assists to lead the Phoenix Suns to their seventh straight victory, 116-113 over New York on Sunday.With Kevin Durant out for a second straight game because of a sore right foot, the Knicks focused extra attention on Booker throughout the game. But after they forced him to give up the ball initially on the Suns’ final possession, Booker raced to get it back and fired the winner from behind the arc, right in front of New York’s bench.Eric Gordon added 25 points for the Suns, who were also without guard Grayson Allen. He had started all 16 games before feeling ill Sunday.Even with all the absences — Bradley Beal has played in just three ga...

Listed as doubtful, Maxx Crosby starts for Raiders and sacks Patrick Mahomes

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:55:32 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Maxx Crosby was listed as doubtful all week with a knee injury. He didn’t practice once.With Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in town, the Las Vegas Raiders star defensive end was determined to get in the starting lineup.“I was in a lot of (expletive) pain,” he said. “But it is what it is.”Crosby started for Las Vegas and sacked Mahomes once, raising his total this season to 11 1/2, during the Raiders’ 31-17 loss to Mahomes and the Chiefs on Sunday. “I was going through it, for sure,” he said. The showdown between Mahomes and Crosby was highly anticipated after the Netflix documentary “Quarterback” showed them going after each other during a game last season. Mahomes took offense in the documentary to Crosby giving him some extra attention. After throwing a touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce, Mahomes yelled at Crosby that he “woke up the wrong (expletive)!”Crosby caught Mahomes’ attention Sunday by being on the fie...

Taylor, Washington help No. 12 Texas A&M rally from 21-point deficit to beat Iowa State 73-69

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:55:32 GMT

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Solomon Washington had 18 points, Wade Taylor IV scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half and No. 12 Texas A&M rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat Iowa State 73-69 in the third-place game at the ESPN Events Invitational on Sunday night.Taylor, who averaged 29 points in the first two games of the tourney, hit a jumper from the foul line to make it 66-60 with 1:18 to play.“I just admire our guys so much,” Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams said. “I knew we were bad in the first half in many respects. I did not completely realize we were down 21.”Texas A&M forward Henry Coleman III, who left Friday’s loss to No. 19 Florida Atlantic late in the first half with an ankle injury, didn’t play. Guard Tyrece Radford, limited to 18 minutes against the Owls due to breathing issues, also sat out.Iowa State (5-2) got 15 points from Milan Momcilovic. Keshon Gilbert scored 14 points and Tamin Lipsey had 10 points, 14 rebounds and four assists.“I don’t ha...

Raiders squander 14-point lead, lose second straight under interim coach Antonio Pierce

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:55:32 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas cornerback Amik Robertson had one game circled on the calendar.Turns out, this wasn’t the Raiders’ day. Las Vegas squandered a 14-point lead and head into their bye week after a disappointing 31-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.“We had a lot of losses this year man, and for me, that’s just the one I wanted the most,” Robertson said. “Unfortunately we came up short.”Short, as in Las Vegas (5-7) was outscored 31-3 after taking an early 14-0 lead. The Chiefs (8-3) scored 21 straight points to seize control.“You knew at some point, world champs, Patrick (Mahomes) and those guys are going to start making plays, and they did,” Las Vegas interim coach Antonio Pierce said.The loss dropped the Raiders to 2-2 under Pierce since taking over for fired Josh McDaniels.Las Vegas won its first two games, against the sub-.500 Giants and Jets, but has now lost consecutive games against first-place teams, including Miami last week.So, even with a re-energized lo...

Washington, Taylor help No. 12 Texas A&M rally from 21-point deficit to beat Iowa State 73-69

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:55:32 GMT

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Solomon Washington had 18 points, Wade Taylor IV scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half and No. 12 Texas A&M rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat Iowa State 73-69 in the third-place game at the ESPN Events Invitational on Sunday night.Taylor, who averaged 29 points in the first two games of the tourney, hit a jumper from the foul line to make it 66-60 with 1:18 to play.Texas A&M (6-1) forward Henry Coleman III, who left Friday’s loss to No. 19 Florida Atlantic late in the first half with an ankle injury, didn’t play. Guard Tyrece Radford, limited to 18 minutes against the Owls due to breathing issues, also sat out.Iowa State (5-2) got 15 points from Milan Momcilovic. Keshon Gilbert scored 14 points and Tamin Lipsey had 10 points, 14 rebounds and four assists.NO. 15 TEXAS 86, WYOMING 63AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Max Abmas scored a season-best 23 points to lead Texas past Wyoming for its fifth win in six games.Abmas, a former star at Oral Roberts, sh...

Clark scores 32, No. 5 Iowa beats No. 16 Kansas State 77-70 for Gulf Coast Showcase title

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:55:32 GMT

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 32 points, and No. 5 Iowa survived wasting a pair of double-digit leads before rallying to finally beat No. 16 Kansas State 77-70 in the championship game of the Gulf Coast Showcase on Sunday night.Clark made seven 3-pointers, the last coming with 47 seconds left, to help ensure the Hawkeyes (7-1) would win and avenge a Nov. 16 loss to Kansas State. The Wildcats also beat Iowa last season.Molly Davis added 13, while Kate Martin had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Iowa.Serena Sundell and Ayoka Lee each scored 18 for Kansas State (6-1), and Zyanna Walker finished with 11. The Wildcats — who didn’t trail by more than 12 in either of their two wins over Iowa in the last two seasons — got themselves into a 13-point hole early, but used a 19-7 run to pull into a tie late in the half.And then Kansas State had to rally again, this time from 11 points down after Clark made a 3-pointer late in the third. Sundell threw up a beat-the-clock prayer tha...