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National Women’s Soccer League, citing attendance growth and new media deal, looks to add 16th team

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:13:38 GMT

The National Women’s Soccer League is looking to add a 16th team, Commissioner Jessica Berman announced Friday. The league currently stands at 12 teams, with the Utah Royals and Bay FC in Northern California joining next season. A 15th team in Boston is set to launch in 2026. “Our preliminary analysis of the landscape is that we have more than a dozen qualified investor groups from different markets around the U.S. who are extremely interested in the kinds of investment we know is required in order to operationalize a successful team,” Berman said. Berman made the comments on Friday in a state-of the league address ahead of the NWSL’s championship game at San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium. Gotham FC plays OL Reign for the league title on Saturday night. Earlier this week, the NWSL announced a new media rights deal that will put the league’s matches on ESPN, CBS Sports, Amazon Prime Video and Scripps Sports. The deal is worth $60 million annually. Berman said ticket sa...

Portland’s Robert Williams III to miss the season with a knee injury

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:13:38 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III will require surgery for torn ligaments in his right knee and is expected to miss the rest of the season, the team said on Friday. Williams was injured in the fourth quarter of Portland’s 112-100 loss at home to Memphis on Sunday night. He was knocked to the ground underneath the Grizzlies’ basket and came up limping. He tried to play, but left the court and headed straight for the locker room.The 6-foot-9 Williams was acquired from the Boston Celtics via an offseason trade. He spent five seasons in Boston, averaging 7.3 points and 6.9 rebounds in 209 games. In just six games with the Blazers, he averaged 6.8 points and 6.3 rebounds. ___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBASource

Warm reception on chilly night as Dominican Winter League teams meet in New York

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:13:38 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Fan reception was warm when a pair of Dominican Winter League teams met to start a three-game series at Citi Field. The weather was anything but.More than 1,500 miles from their Caribbean ballparks, players from Águilas Cibaeñas and Tigres del Licey took batting practice before Friday night’s opener at the New York Mets home wearing hoodies and ski caps.“I was waiting for this day. To come back to this stadium for me is something very special,” said Águilas center fielder Juan Lagares, who played for the Mets from 2013-20 and won a Gold Glove in 2014.A crowd of less than 10,000 was on hand for the first pitch at the 44,000-capacity ballpark. Tickets were priced at $47-$207 for the games, which also are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday afternoons, all exhibitions that don’t count in the winter league standings. The advance sale for Saturday was 31,000.At a time of year the ballpark is usually empty — the World Series finale was nine days earlier and the M...

Partes del norte y occidente de México tendrán temperaturas bajo cero y lluvias durante el fin de semana

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:13:38 GMT

(CNN en Español) — El frente frío número 9, que se desplaza lentamente sobre el noroeste de México y que interactúa con varios sistemas, entre ellos una masa de aire polar y una corriente en chorro, provocará un descenso a temperaturas cercanas a -0 °C, principalmente en los estados del norte, noreste y noroeste del país, informó en un comunicado la Comisión Nacional del Agua (Conagua).Los termómetros podrían descender a entre 0 y -5 °C, con heladas en sierras de Baja California, Chihuahua, Durango y Sonora. Asimismo, de 0 a 5 °C en las montañas de Coahuila, Estado de México, Puebla, Tlaxcala y Veracruz.Mauricio López Reyes, meteorólogo del Instituto de Astronomía y Meteorología de la Universidad de Guadalajara, dijo a CNN que este frente frío abarca también estados del centro occidente del país, donde estará interactuando con una corriente en chorro y juntos provocarán frío y lluvias en estados como Jalisco, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes y Zacatecas.¿Qué estados de México se ver...

Pederson uses a fast start to a 65 and a 2-shot lead on LPGA Tour

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:13:38 GMT

BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — Emily Kristine Pederson had six birdies in her opening 10 holes and held on for a 5-under 65 on Friday, giving her a two-shot lead in The Annika and moving the Danish player two rounds closer to earning a spot in the LPGA Tour season finale.Pederson dropped three shots over her final seven holes at Pelican Golf Club as the wind picked up late in the morning. Part of her wishes her 65 could have been lower.“It got a little bit more windy out there and my back nine was not as I hoped,” Pederson said. “I hit a few uncommitted golf shots that I’m a little bit mad at myself about. That happens. Hopefully, I can commit a bit more tomorrow and keep it going o the whole round.”Minami Katsu of Japan had a 67 and was two shots behind, followed by Jasmine Suwannapura of Thailand, who had a 65 and was four behind.Pederson, who was on Europe’s successful Solheim Cup team in Spain, was at 12-under 128, the lowest 36-hole score in the four years the event has been...

Federal lawsuit alleges Monroe deputies used excessive force in Taser takedown of 20-year-old after traumatic crash

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:13:38 GMT

A South Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, alleging deputies used excessive force when they repeatedly deployed Tasers on a 20-year-old man in the aftermath of a 2022 crash.In addition to MCSO, the lawsuit also names Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay and the three deputies involved in the July 3, 2022 incident that, Jordan Rivero said, changed his life forever.The incident unfolded as captured by body camera video, showing Rivero being removed from a mangled vehicle following a crash on the Florida Turnpike.Riding home from a fishing trip in the Florida Keys, the truck that Rivero was riding in collided with a concrete pole, leading to a chaotic scene.Rivero shared his account of the incident with 7News on Friday.“As we were going to leave, they were going to fish another bridge on the way home, but I was pretty much tired, so I went in the truck to get some rest, and that’s all I remember from that point,” he ...

Gold Star Families Memorial Monument unveiled at Miramar National Cemetery

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:13:38 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- On Friday, military families of loved ones who died during service gathered for an unveiling of a monument at Miramar National Cemetery.A dedication ceremony was held for the reveal, and FOX 5 spoke with families about what it meant to bear witness to the honor.Gold Star family members were able to help pull off the black cloth of the new monument. “It’s perfect, it's perfect. They couldn’t do anything better than what they gave us here today,” said Patricia Lee, who lost her father in the Vietnam War.The monument is double-sided, wrapped with messages of sacrifice, patriotism, and freedom. Plus, there is a saluting soldier cutout. Veterans to get free meals, deals and discounts for the upcoming holiday: Here’s where Gold Star families is a title given to a military family who has lost loved ones in the line of duty.FOX 5 spoke with two daughters of the Vietnam War, Lee and Shirley Love.Lee’s dad was 38 years old and served nearly 19 years with the Army when he was ki...

Escaped sex offender Hopley may have changed appearance to elude capture: police

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:13:38 GMT

Vancouver police say escaped sex offender Randall Hopley may have changed his appearance by cutting his hair and could frequent stores such as Walmart or sewing supply shops.Police have released a new set of photos featuring different appearances of Hopley, who walked away from a Vancouver halfway house on Nov. 4 while on bail in what’s believed to have been an attempt to avoid trial.Vancouver police say they believe the 58-year-old is no longer travelling with a cart mentioned in previous notices after officers found a similar item near Main Street and East 8th Avenue.Police say Hopley is likely travelling on foot and will pay cash for purchases.Eighteen full-time investigators are assigned to the case, and police say they have reviewed more than 80 tips on Hopley’s possible whereabouts.Hopley completed a six-year prison term for the 2011 abduction of a three-year-old boy from his home in Sparwood in southeastern B.C. but was arrested again in January for allegedly viol...

Judge asks jury in Peter Nygard trial to try and reach unanimous decision on all counts

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:13:38 GMT

The judge in Peter Nygard’s sexual assault trial is urging the jury to keep deliberating after they asked how to proceed if they can’t reach a unanimous decision on one of the counts.The jury, which has been deliberating since late Wednesday afternoon, also asked the judge Friday evening to define a “significant” amount of time as it relates to unlawful confinement. Justice Robert Goldstein told them that, in this case, a significant period of time means it’s more than momentary and “appreciable,” with no minimum requirement.  Nygard, the 82-year-old founder of a now-defunct women’s fashion company, has pleaded not guilty to five counts of sexual assault and one count of forcible confinement in alleged incidents ranging from the 1980s to mid-2000s.Five complainants have testified that they were invited to Nygard’s Toronto headquarters under pretences ranging from tours to job interviews, with all encounters ending in a top-fl...

Hollywood actors union board approves strike-ending deal as leaders tout money gains and AI rights

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:13:38 GMT

Board members from Hollywood’s actors union voted Friday to approve the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months, with the union’s leadership touting the gains made in weeks of methodical negotiations. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists’ executive director and chief negotiator, announced at an afternoon news conference that the tentative agreement was approved with 86% of the vote. The three-year contract agreement next goes to a vote from the union’s members, who are now learning what they earned through spending the summer and early fall on picket lines instead of film and television sets. That vote begins Tuesday and continues into December.Crabtree-Ireland said the deal “will keep the motion picture industry sustainable as a profession for working class performers” and will preserve “tens of thousands of jobs.”SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said the studios believed...