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Wembanyama dazzles in 5th NBA game, shows why he’s most-hyped prospect in years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:27 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Victor Wembanyama strolled through the hallways at Footprint Center after the best game of his short NBA career when he passed 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant, stopping for a quick handshake and quick hug.Some say the 7-foot-4 Frenchman is a taller version of Durant.Durant’s first impression is that the budding San Antonio Spurs star might be even better.“His enthusiasm for the game — you can tell that through the TV and playing against him,” Durant said. ”He’s his own player, own person. He’s going to create his own lane and is much different than anyone else who has played.”In just his fifth NBA game, the 19-year-old Wembanyama showed why he was one of the most-hyped prospects in years, scoring 38 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in a standout performance during a 132-121 victory over Durant and the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night.Wembanyama produced several highlight-reel plays in the game, including a soaring dunk while running the floor during the second quarte...

Hughes has goal, 4 assists as Canucks win 10-1, send winless Sharks to 10th straight loss

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:27 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Quinn Hughes had a goal and four assists, eight players scored and the Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks 10-1 on Thursday for their fifth win in six games.Brock Boeser had two goals and an assist, Anthony Beauvillier also scored twice in his 500th NHL game, J.T. Miller had a goal and two assists, Andrei Kuzmenko and Sam Lafferty each had a goal and an assist, and Pius Suter and Ilya Mikheyev also scored for Vancouver. Elias Pettersson had three assists, and Filip Hronek and Carson Soucy had two apiece. Thatcher Demko stopped 29 shots.“We were ready to go from the get-go and we stuck with it,” Hughes said. “We weren’t too loose.” The Canucks beat the Sharks for the sixth straight time and sent the Sharks to their 10th straight loss to start the season (0-9-1). San Jose is one loss away from tying the NHL record for most defeats to start a season, a mark currently held by the New York Rangers (1943-44) and the Arizona Coyotes (2017-18 and 2021-22). Hug...

Las autoridades buscan a un sospechoso que, según dicen, mató a una mujer y embarcó en un vuelo con destino a Kenya. Su cuerpo fue encontrado en un garaje del aeropuerto de Boston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:27 GMT

(CNN) — El cuerpo de una mujer de Massachusetts desaparecida fue encontrado esta semana en un garaje en el aeropuerto Logan de Boston, Estados Unidos, y se cree que un hombre acusado de matarla voló a Kenya, dicen las autoridades.Ya se emitió una orden de arresto contra Kevin Kangethe, de 40 años, de Lowell, acusándolo de matar a Margaret Mbitu, de 31 años, dijo este jueves la Policía Estatal de Massachusetts.El cadáver de Mbitu, cuya desaparición se denunció el lunes, fue hallado este miércoles por la noche en el interior de un vehículo en un aparcamiento del aeropuerto internacional Logan de Boston, informó la Policía. Los investigadores determinaron que Kangethe era sospechoso, y se enteraron que había embarcado en un vuelo con destino a Kenya, dijo la Policía.Asesinan a una mujer en California después de una discusión sobre una bandera del orgullo LGBTQ colgada fuera de su tienda de ropa, según las autoridadesLos detectives están trabajando con las autoridades kenianas par...

Frustrated Big Ten coaches push for league to discipline Michigan for sign-stealing, AP sources say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:27 GMT

There is mounting pressure on Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti from football coaches to discipline Michigan and coach Jim Harbaugh for an alleged sign-stealing scheme that has cast a cloud over the second-ranked Wolverines as the postseason approaches.Coaches were angry and expressed frustration during a call with Petitti over a lack of action by the conference as mounting evidence supports allegations that a Michigan staffer sent people to games to do impermissible advanced scouting of opponents, according to two people with knowledge of Wednesday’s meeting, one who listened in on the call and another who participated.The people spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity because the conference was not making its internal discussions public.This week’s initial College Football Playoff rankings, where Michigan was ranked third, stoked coaches’ outrage over the inaction.“They said it was an NCAA issue and not a CFP issue. It’s a footbal...

Titans rookie Levis reflects after first NFL loss vs. Steelers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:27 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Will Levis needed a moment to reflect after a 20-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night – his first loss in the NFL.Levis enjoyed an electric four-touchdown debut in a victory over Atlanta on Sunday, but Thursday against the Steelers, a last-minute, fourth-quarter rally ended with the first interception of his career and a loss that dropped the Titans to 3-5.“Losing sucks, especially at this level,” Levis said. “It’s so hard to win games and you have an opportunity like that to win it at the end, and it doesn’t happen, it makes you feel a whole lot worse. Credit to (Pittsburgh). They made the plays when they needed to and we didn’t.”Levis turned in an NFL debut matched only by Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton with Minnesota in 1961 and Marcus Mariota with Tennessee in 2015, by throwing four touchdown passes.On Thursday, Levis finished 22 of 39 for 262 yards with an interception. He admitted replaying moments in his head...

Miami Police searching for missing 67-year-old man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:27 GMT

The City of Miami Police Department’s Special Victims Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Edgard Morales, a 67-year-old man who went missing on Thursday.Morales is described as 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighing 180 lbs, with black hair and brown eyes.He was last seen in the Little Havana area, wearing blue jeans, a blue shirt, blue sneakers, and a red hat.The police department is urging anyone with information to come forward.You can contact Detective G. Arauz or any on-duty detective at the Special Victims Unit by calling 305-603-6300 or 305-579-6111, or by emailing [email protected] share this information and help the authorities in their search efforts.

Europe can’t afford to get war fatigue, Ukrainians tell Meloni

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:27 GMT

Senior Ukrainian politicians appealed to Europe to not abandon the country after the Italian prime minister unintentionally disclosed during a prank call that European leaders were growing weary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine after the country’s unconvincing counteroffensive. “I see that there is a lot of fatigue … from all the sides,” Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said to two Russian comedians, pretending to be the president of the African Union in a hoax call, which was made public on Wednesday. “We [are] near the moment in which everybody understands that we need a way out.” Ukrainian politicians told POLITICO its soldiers are fighting for European values and warned of appeasing Russia. Oleksandr Merezhko, сhairman of the Ukrainian parliamentary committee on foreign policy, said that he was aware of some who support making concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin and are waiting to speak about it at the right moment.Abandoning Ukraine, he said, “would cos...

Tajardo France keeps family tradition going at Barnstable

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:27 GMT

BARNSTABLE – In the sports entertainment world of the WWE, the pro wrestling giant fashions a dominant family faction called “The Bloodline” led by Roman Reigns with ancestors down the line including Dwayne Johnson, Jey and Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa, and the old school Wild Samoans.Tajardo France would make Reigns, The Rock, and the rest of the Anoa’i family tree blush with his own dominant hierarchy at Barnstable High School.The last chapter of the France Football Family has always been the multi-faceted weapon fighting to be the head of the table in a sea of 16 descendants – 10 coming through Barnstable – as they’ve jumped over ropes and run through would-be tacklers down the hallways for the Red Hawks for over a decade.The chance to run the whole show is finally here for Tajardo France.“I’d say my awareness on the field is what I do best, but I could work on (defensive) pass protection and reading the plays,” said France. “I’m a leader on the field and I can get tea...

Paragas leads Winchester past Chelmsford

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:27 GMT

WINCHESTER – Despite a rough start, a grind-it-out defensive performance from 20th-seeded Chelmsford pushed No. 13 Winchester to the brink of an upset in a Div. 1 field hockey state tournament first-round matchup on Thursday. Annika Froude’s net was nearly impenetrable for the Lions.But with 54 seconds left in sudden-death overtime, junior Ava Paragas found a hole to propel the Red and Black (14-5) past the scare with a 2-1 win. Her move around the edge of the last defender in 7-vs-7 action gave her a wide-open lane, and she snuck the game-winning goal through the red-hot Froude’s pads.Winchester moves on to play the winner of Friday’s No. 4 Franklin/No. 29 Beverly matchup.“I just tried to pass it through her legs,” Paragas said. “I was nervous, but I was so happy (when it went in). … (This shows) even when it feels like it’s a really close game, we can pull through.”While Winchester seemed to control possession throughout the whole first quarter, in some of the fourth, and in most ...

New Delhi shuts schools and limits construction work to reduce severe air pollution

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:27 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi’s government shut primary schools and banned polluting vehicles and construction work in an attempt to reduce the worst haze and smog of the season, which has posed respiratory problems for people and enveloped monuments and high-rise buildings in and around India’s capital.Authorities deployed water sprinklers and anti-smog guns to control the haze and many people used masks to escape the air pollution. The city government announced a fine of 20,000 rupees ($240) for drivers found using gasoline and diesel cars, buses and trucks that create smog, typically models 10 to 15 years old.The air quality index exceeded the 400 mark for tiny particulate matter, a level considered “severe” and more than 10 times the global safety threshold, according to the state-run Central Pollution Control Board. It can cause acute and chronic bronchitis and asthma attacks.Rajneesh Kapoor, a lung specialist, advised people to wear masks and avoid morning walks and j...