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Babar Azam steps down as Pakistan captain in all formats. PCB says it offered him test captaincy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:31 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Babar Azam has resigned as Pakistan captain after his team failed to advance from the group stage at the Cricket World Cup.“Today, I am stepping down as the captain of Pakistan in all formats,” the batter said in a statement on Wednesday.“It’s a difficult decision but I feel it is a right time for this call. I will continue to represent Pakistan as a player in all three formats.”The Pakistan Cricket Board named Shan Masood as the new test captain and said the left-handed opener will stay as skipper through the World Test Championship cycle of 2023-25. Masood’s first assignment will be Pakistan’s tour to Australia next month where it is scheduled to play three test matches.Left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Afridi was named T20 captain with Pakistan scheduled to play a five-match T20 series in New Zealand in January after the tour of Australia. The PCB also said it will name the new ODI skipper in due course.Babar thanked the PCB for choosing him as all-format captain four...

Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson out for the rest of this season with a throwing shoulder fracture

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:31 GMT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is tackled by Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Travis Jones during the first half on an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)(AP/Nick Wass) Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is tackled by Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Travis Jones during the first half on an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)(AP/Nick Wass) CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson’s season is over, once again leaving the Cleveland Browns without a franchise quarterback.Watson will miss the rest of his second year with Cleveland after sustaining a fracture in his throwing shoulder, an injury that came during his best...

Police crackdown after $100K worth of goods stolen from local shopping center

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Over 50% of small business owners reported an increase in shoplifting over recent years, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and local police departments have had enough.Just this year, Applewood Shopping Center reported over $100,000 worth of goods stolen from stores like King Soopers, Sierra Trading Post, HomeGoods and Ulta Beauty, according to a tweet from the Wheat Ridge Police Department. Suspected shoplifter injured after fleeing from police Wheat Ridge isn't the only spot reporting retail theft. This summer, the Lakewood Police Department reported $12,535.40 worth of goods stolen from T.J. Maxx and Marshalls stores in the Denver metro area.Now, local police departments are taking action.Last week, the Wheat Ridge Police Department conducted a "special operation" and monitored the Applewood Shopping Center and caught four individuals with almost $900 worth of merchandise that ranged from meat to hardware tools.Police said the shopping center has been t...

Broncos wide receiver named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Marvin Mims Jr., wide receiver for the Denver Broncos, was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week, the NFL announced Wednesday.He was recognized for his performance during the Broncos winning game against the Bills on Monday. Broncos coach Sean Payton is the NFL’s admittedly absent-minded perfectionist, sentimentalist He totaled 75 combined return yards, with returns of 17, 27 and 31 yards.This season, he has registered nine punt returns for 186 yards and seven kickoff returns for 235 yards. His total of 421 return yards are currently tied for fourth-most in the NFL.According to a press release from the Denver Broncos, Mims is the first Broncos rookie to receive the award since Justin Simmons in 2016. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get Broncos, Nuggets, Rockies and more sports news Denver will host the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football. Kickoff is at 6:20 p.m.

Three Patriots assistants named in NFL head coach watch list

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:31 GMT

Patriots linebackers coach Jerod Mayo was named a head-coaching candidate for the upcoming offseason cycle in NFL Media’s annual watch list.Mayo signed a new contract with the Patriots this offseason after turning down an interview for the Panthers’ head coaching job. Mayo could even take over as head coach of the Patriots if Bill Belichick moves on from the team this offseason. NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero writes “Mayo feels he’s ready to be a head coach anywhere,” however.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots make Mac Jones look like starting QB in practice after benching New England Patriots | Callahan: Mac Jones has lost the locker room and 6 more Patriots thoughts at the bye New England Patriots | Mac Jones says he hasn’t been told if he’s still Patriots starting QB New England Patriots | Patriots captain reacts to Jack Jones release with disappointment New Eng...

Patriots make Mac Jones look like starting QB in practice after benching

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:31 GMT

FOXBORO — It was almost as if the Patriots wanted reporters to see who was taking the top snaps at practice Wednesday.Mac Jones worked with the Patriots’ top offensive line Wednesday in the team’s sole practice of the bye week after Sunday’s benching. Bailey Zappe and Will Grier worked with backups as the Nos. 2 and 3, respectively.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Three Patriots assistants named in NFL head coach watch list New England Patriots | Callahan: Mac Jones has lost the locker room and 6 more Patriots thoughts at the bye New England Patriots | Mac Jones says he hasn’t been told if he’s still Patriots starting QB New England Patriots | Patriots captain reacts to Jack Jones release with disappointment New England Patriots | Kyed: 13 final thoughts on Patriots’ eventful experience in Germany The Patriots typically don’t show the media full-team ...

Bilateral agreement to provide over $160M to help Ontario address gender-based violence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:31 GMT

A new historic bilateral agreement is being called a concrete step towards creating a country free of gender-based violence while supporting survivors and their family.The National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence says the agreement between the federal government and several provinces will see $162 million distributed over four years in Ontario alone.The five pillars of the agreement include support for survivors, prevention, a responsive justice system and implementing Indigenous-led approaches, and social infrastructure.According to statistics provided by the federal government, more than 11 million people in Canada have experienced intimate partner violence since the age of 15 and in 2018, 44 per cent of women in Canada, or about 6.2 million women, reported experiencing some form of intimate partner violence.They also found 21 per cent of gender-related homicide victims between 2011 and 2021 were Indigenous women and girls, despite only being five per cent of the female p...

Terry Taylor, trailblazing Associated Press sports editor, dies at age 71

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:31 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Terry R. Taylor, who in two trailblazing decades as the first female sports editor of The Associated Press transformed the news agency’s emphasis into multilayered coverage of rigorous reporting, entertaining enterprise and edgy analysis, has died. She was 71.Taylor died Tuesday at her home in Paoli, Pennsylvania, according to her husband, Tony Rentschler. She was diagnosed in 2013 with breast cancer that metastasized three years later. She stopped chemotherapy treatment last December when the side effects became intolerable, he said.“Terry was truly a trailblazer in journalism, paving the way for so many women to ascend into leadership, both in sports departments and throughout the industry,” said Julie Pace, senior vice president and executive editor of the AP. “Her legacy at AP has been an enduring one, and that will no doubt continue.”Taylor ran the AP sports department from 1992 until 2013 and believed she was on duty close to 24 hours a day. She arr...

U.N. Security Council schedules a vote on a resolution urging humanitarian pauses, corridors in Gaza

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:31 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — After four failed attempts, the U.N. Security Council scheduled a vote Wednesday on a resolution which would call for “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout the Gaza Strip” in the Israel-Hamas war.The final draft watered down language from a “demand” to a “call.” It also watered down a demand for “the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages held by Hamas and other groups” to a call.Malta, which sponsored the resolution, called for the vote after lengthy negotiations. Several diplomats said they expect it to be adopted. That requires nine “yes” votes from the 15-member council and no veto by any of its five permanent members: the U.S., Russia, China, Britain and France.The draft resolution makes no mention of a cease-fire. It also doesn’t refer to Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 that killed around 1,200 people and took some 240 others hostage. Nor does it cite Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes and ground offe...

Hawaiian woman ordered to pay nearly $39K to American Airlines for interfering with a flight crew

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:40:31 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — A Hawaiian woman has been ordered to pay nearly $39,000 in restitution to American Airlines for interfering with a crew on a flight last year, according to authorities.Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that 29-year-old Cayla Farris was sentenced to more than three months of time served in connection with her actions plus three years of supervised probation.A U.S. District judge said Farris will have to obtain approval before boarding an aircraft while she’s on probation.According to authorities, Farris was on a Feb. 13, 2022, flight from Phoenix to Honolulu when she began using profanity and threatened the flight crew and other passengers.The plane’s captain decided to turn the aircraft around and landed at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport because Farris’ behavior prevented the crew members from continuing their duties.Authorities said that for the other passengers aboard, the disturbance caused several flights to be rerouted to Hawaii.Farris pleaded guilty in ...