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Mancini set to get started with Saudi team in international friendlies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:42 GMT

Roberto Mancini will this week start his bid to make Saudi Arabia’s national team as much of an international discussion topic as its big-spending professional league.Just two years after leading Italy to the European title, Mancini left Rome for Riyadh in August.His first game in charge of the Saudi team is Friday against Costa Rica at the home of Newcastle United, the English Premier League club owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.That organization is also funding the arrival of top-class talents such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Neymar to Saudi clubs in Riyadh and Jeddah.“I believe this is a great opportunity for me to experience football in a new country, especially with the growing popularity of football in Asia,” Mancini, who has signed a four-year contract, said. “The presence of top players in the Saudi Pro League indicates the potential for growth in the national football scene.”While the headlines have been on the famous imports, there is homegr...

Phillies place Trea Turner on the paternity list and recall Weston Wilson

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:42 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Trea Turner was placed on the paternity list on Tuesday, the same day he was named NL Player of the Week.Infielder/outfielder Weston Wilson was recalled from triple-A Lehigh Valley to take Turner’s roster spot prior to the middle game of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres.Turner was named NL Player of the Week after batting .423, with six home runs, one triple, one double, 14 RBIs and two stolen bases. He had two hits in a 9-7 win against the Padres on Monday, including a two-run homer, to extend his hitting streak to a season-high 15 games.Turner left the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent and signed a $300 million, 11-year free agent deal with the Phillies in December. He is a one-time Padres farmhand who helped Washington win the World Series in 2019. Wilson hit .259 with 29 homers and 77 RBIs for the IronPigs this year. He hit two home runs against Syracuse on Sunday to tie Rhys Hoskins (2017) for the most hom...

Brake drum crashes into driver's windshield on I-70 in Wheat Ridge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:42 GMT

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (KDVR) — A man and his passenger avoided serious injury Tuesday after police say a large piece of a brake drum came through their windshield, bending the steering wheel. According to the Wheat Ridge Police Department, it happened just after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on eastbound Interstate 70 near Kipling Street.A car windshield on Interstate 70 in Wheat Ridge after police say a brake drum went through it. (Credit: Wheat Ridge Police Department)The driver suffered cuts and minor injuries but avoided serious injury. Police believe the brake drum fell off of a tractor-trailer, but it's unclear if it was on the road already or if it fell off and then immediately hit the car. U.S. News: 5 Denver-area high schools among best in Colorado Police do not know what truck it fell from. A second car also sustained damage to the undercarriage.

Naked man enters 2 Edgewater homes, fights with homeowners

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:42 GMT

EDGEWATER, Colo. (KDVR) — Home security cameras captured the end of a bizarre crime spree in Edgewater, where police say a naked man forced his way into two homes and physically fought with the people who live there.Edgewater Police were called to the 2200 block of Gray Street around 4:20 p.m. on Monday. Teen arrested at Denver high school wasn’t expelled in past gun case “Our officers were like, their day was ending, it was almost like the end of shift change, and then in one fell swoop you’re chasing a naked man down an alley,” Edgewater Police Chief Eric Sonstegard said.The incident reportedly started a few minutes earlier in front of a home on the same block.“My wife had just walked out of the house. She was getting in her car and she noticed this man wearing nothing but a trash bag,” Andrew Speake said. “He walked up to our front door, tried to enter. I thought it was my wife so I went to answer. By that time he was walking around the fence to our backyard so I approached him...

Suspect who barricaded self at home in Lauderhill taken into custody

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:42 GMT

After an hours long standoff, a suspect who barricaded himself at a South Florida home was taken into custody. Broward Sheriff’s Office SWAT arrived at the home, located at 1410 NW 33rd Way, Tuesday evening. 7News camera captured several fire rescue trucks at the scene, as well as officers armed with long guns. A tank with a battering ram with also at the scene. According to BSO, VIPER detectives were attempting to serve a warrant at the home when the subject barricaded himself inside and refused to come out. Neighbors in the area were told to remain in there homes as deputies continue to work the incident. The suspect’s identity and any charges he might face have not been disclosed. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Debris lodges into windshield on Maine Turnpike, coming inches from driver’s face

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:42 GMT

A piece of metal went through the windshield of a car traveling in Maine Tuesday, coming inches away from a New Hampshire woman’s face, officials said.Maine State Police said they responded to the Main Turnpike in Gray after they said a car kicked up a piece of metal road debris into the air. It crashed through the windshield of the woman’s Jeep, “where it impaled itself only inches from her face,” officials said.The driver safely pulled over with only minor injuries.Officials said one lane of traffic was shut down for about an hour.

Walk-off balk: Chicago White Sox find another tough way to lose, this time 7-6 to the Kansas City Royals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:42 GMT

The Chicago White Sox continue to come up with painful ways to lose.Just when they thought they’ve seen it all, the Sox fell 7-6 to the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium. The game-winning run scored when closer Gregory Santos was called for a balk with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning.“He rushed it, it was down to one second (on the pitch clock) and he rushed it and it was a balk, clearly a balk,” manager Pedro Grifol said.While the attention will be on the last sequence, the Sox had plenty of opportunities to put the game away. Instead, they let a 6-0 lead slip away for their fifth straight defeat and fall to a season-worst 33 games under .500 at 53-86.“It was down to executing earlier in the game, it’s not just the last inning,” catcher Korey Lee said. “A lot of people just see the last inning but it was a team effort and we just came up short tonight.”Home runs accounted for the Sox offense. Yoá...

Rookie-heavy Red Sox rally late but fall to Rays 8-6 in 11 innings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:42 GMT

Normally a well-oiled baseball machine, the Tampa Bay Rays were uncharacteristically sloppy on Tuesday, at times almost daring the Red Sox to steal the game away.But just when it looked like the Red Sox might pull it off, the Rays swiped it right back.Trailing 5-2 entering the sixth inning, the Red Sox scored three unanswered runs down the stretch to force extras and pulled ahead in the top of the 11th. But in the blink of an eye the game slipped away, with Brandon Lowe hitting a three-run walk-off home run off Kenley Jansen to win it 8-6.Adam Duvall had just thrown out the potential game-winner at the plate to help Boston escape a perilous bottom of the 10th, and Luis Urias drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the 11th on a blooper to shallow right field.Along the way the Red Sox also benefitted from two Tampa Bay errors and a number of other miscues on defense and the basepaths, which nearly offset the numerous mistakes Boston made itself.In the end, it wasn’t enough.R...

Tuesday’s high school roundup/scores: Swampscott nips Gloucester in field hockey thriller

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:42 GMT

Sophia Ciciotti scored twice and Coco Clopton dished a pair of assists, powering Swampscott (1-0) to a notable 3-2 win over Gloucester in Northeastern Conference field hockey play.Bobbi Serino and Clara Cary each scored and dished an assist to lead Danvers (1-0) in a 4-1 win against Beverly. … Nora Duval dialed up a hat trick, while Emma Allen and Avery Magnifico each scored twice as Masconomet (1-0) dismantled Saugus 9-0.Avery Swenson and Brynn Chaffe each tallied goals for Concord-Carlisle (1-0) in a 2-0 win over Dual County League foe Wayland.In nonleague action, Ruby Cahill buried two goals, while Kaleigh Cooke scored and picked up two assists for Bishop Fenwick (1-0) to beat Northeast 6-1. … Kat Schille registered the first hat trick of the year for Tewksbury (1-0), powering a 4-2 win over Bedford. … Sydney Bouchie and Ceci Chadbourne each scored twice, leading a well-rounded Rockport (1-0) effort to beat Greater Lowell 6-0.GolfFreshman AJ Bodnar shot a 34 to help St. John’s Pr...

Stock market today: Asian markets are mostly lower as oil prices push higher

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:42 GMT

NEW YORK — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday after a decline on Wall Street as traders returned from a long holiday weekend. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index advanced but most other regional markets fell. Crude oil prices pushed higher, adding to inflationary pressures at a time when investors are hoping to see central banks back away from interest rate hikes. “While oil bulls are dancing in the street, the notable price uptick could prove challenging for central banks and financial markets, which were embellishing the current lower inflation groove,” Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a commentary.Coming off the Labor Day holiday in the U.S., investors have few economic reports to look forward to this week, while the latest round of corporate earnings is essentially finished.Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 advanced 0.7% to 33,262.48. In Seoul, the Kospi declined 0.6% to 2,566.16. The S&P/ASX 200 in Australia slipped 0.6% to 7,273.30 as the government reported the econom...