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Saliba’s goal helps Arsenal beat Burnley 3-1 to climb into 2nd place in Premier League

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:06 GMT

LONDON (AP) — William Saliba scored his first goal of the season as Arsenal climbed into second place in the Premier League with a 3-1 home win over Burnley on Saturday despite finishing the game with 10 men. Saliba headed home a corner to restore Arsenal’s lead in the 57th minute, shortly after Josh Brownhill had equalized against the run of play at the Emirates. In a game that largely took place inside the Burnley half, Leandro Trossard opened the scoring just before the halftime break and Oleksandr Zinchenko made the game safe with a leaping volley in the 74th. That two-goal cushion proved comforting when substitute Fabio Vieira was sent off in the 83rd with a studs-up challenge on Brownhill.Arsenal bounced back from its first league loss of the season at Newcastle last weekend to move above Tottenham, which lost 2-1 at Wolverhampton earlier Saturday. The Gunners are level on 27 points with leader Manchester City, which visits Chelsea on Sunday. Arsenal went ahead just befo...

Max Homa leads Nedbank Golf Challenge by 1 shot over Pavon entering final round

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:06 GMT

SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) — Max Homa will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge after the American shot a 3-under 69 on Saturday.The eighth-ranked Homa had gone error free at the tournament until he bogeyed a par-3 fourth hole during his shaky start of the third round.But he recovered by making two birdies and holed a bunker shot for eagle on the par-5 10th hole at the Gary Player Country Club.“I hit the ball really well coming down the last nine or 10 holes,” Homa said. “I didn’t hole anything putting wise, but I made a nice bunker shot for eagle on ten which helped.”Frenchman Matthieu Pavon entered the day sharing the lead with Homa. He slid one shot back after his 70. Danish pair Nicolai Hojgaard and Thorbjorn Olesen are both two shots behind. Defending champion Tommy Fleetwood is six shots adrift in a share of eighth.Homa has six titles on the PGA Tour but has yet to get a win abroad. He is now in position to do that on Sunday.“It would be tre...

Victor Lindelof’s goal eases the pressure on Ten Hag as Man United beats Luton 1-0

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:06 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Victor Lindelof’s goal eased the pressure on Erik ten Hag as Manchester United beat Luton 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. The center back swept home a 59th-minute winner at Old Trafford to secure back-to-back league wins for United for only the second time this season. United manager Ten Hag has come under increasing pressure after his team’s disappointing start to the campaign. But victory against Luton was a positive response to Wednesday’s Champions League defeat in Copenhagen. Lindelof was an unlikely goal scorer when the defender fired through a crowded penalty area after Marcus Rashford’s cross rebounded to him. Rasmus Hojlund had missed good chances in either half before the opener. A cause for concern for Ten Hag were injuries to Christian Eriksen and Hojlund, which required both to be substituted. But the priority was to get back to winning ways after a ninth defeat of the season against Copenhagen on Wednesday left ...

Injuries reported after 3-car crash on CO 119

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:06 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- At least two people were taken to the hospital with injuries after a three-car crash on Colorado Highway 119 at Interstate 25, according to Mountain View Fire Rescue.The crash also caused some traffic issues in the area. MVFR said that people should expect delays exiting northbound I-25, as well as delays in both directions of CO 119.

How Italy’s ‘ndrangheta mafia went global

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:06 GMT

Once a clique of Calabrian mountain dwellers, the criminal organization has become one of the biggest in the world by teaming up with the competition.By GREGORIO SORGIin Maasmechelen. Belgium Photo-illustration by Guillermo Flores for POLITICOSpeaking Italian can get you a long way in this sleepy postindustrial town on Belgium’s eastern edge. The empty sidewalks of Maasmechelen are studded with shabby pizzerias, delis, coffee bars and sports shops showcasing selections of Italy merch — the legacy of a wave of Italian immigration that started in the late 1940s.Recently however the Flemish town was also the site of another, more sinister Italian import. On an early spring morning earlier this year, Belgian police carrying an international arrest warrant swooped in on a gated villa. Then came a loud knock on the door, and Lucio Aquino — known as the “Godfather of Maasmechelen” — was handcuffed and led to a waiting police car.The arrest was part of a pan-European bust, as pol...

4 suspects wanted in TTC streetcar assault investigation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:06 GMT

Toronto police are asking for assistance identifying four suspects wanted in an assault investigation that took place on a TTC streetcar.On Mar. 5, at approximately 3:20 a.m., police responded to a call for an assault in the Queen Street East and Jarvis Street area.The victim reportedly boarded an eastbound TTC streetcar on Queen Street where four male suspects engaged the victim in conversation.The four suspects assaulted the victim. Once the streetcar came to a stop, the four males fled.Suspect #1 is described as male, 25-years-old, wearing a “Canada Goose” jacket with fur on the hood, suspect #2 is described as male, 25-years-old with short hair, wearing black sweat pants.Suspect #3 is described as male, wearing a black bomber jacket with a hood and a black baseball hat, and suspect #4 is described as male, wearing a “North Face” bomber jacket with fur on the hood, and a black baseball hat with a red maple leaf and the letter “M” on the side.

Newly empowered Virginia Democrats nominate the state’s first Black House speaker, Don Scott

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:06 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s state House will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than 400-year history after the chamber’s incoming Democratic majority on Saturday chose Del. Don Scott to serve in the post. Scott was unanimously elected speaker-designee by the House Democratic Caucus, the group said in a news release. The full House of Delegates will vote to officially confirm him on the first day of the 2024 legislative session.“Virginia voters sent a resounding message on Tuesday that they wanted a Commonwealth that moved forward and that is exactly what I intend to do as your next Speaker,” Scott said in a statement.Democrats not only flipped control of the House of Delegates in Tuesday’s legislative elections but also held their majority in the state Senate, dashing Gov. Glenn Youngkin and fellow Republicans’ hopes of securing a GOP trifecta.The outcome means at least two more years of divided government. While Democrats will need to work wi...

What Canadians are saying as they mark Remembrance Day across the country

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:06 GMT

Canadians filled cenotaph and memorial sites across the country to mark Remembrance Day and pay tribute to soldiers who served Canada, both in active combat and peace-keeping or crisis management roles. Here’s a sample of what dignitaries and everyday Canadians alike are saying on the occasion:“Remembrance Day is an opportunity to recognize members of the Canadian Armed Forces who have courageously answered the call of duty. When it was needed most, they left behind their families and homes. Many returned with severe trauma – or didn’t return at all. Their sacrifice is a debt that we can never repay. As we reflect on this debt, we are reminded that this day is not just about the past; it is about our present and our future. From the battlefields of the First and Second World Wars, to Korea and Afghanistan, and in peacekeeping operations, to the training grounds for Ukrainian soldiers, and here at home, responding to a global pandemic and to climate-related disasters, Canadian ...

Biden says America’s veterans are ‘the steel spine of this nation’ as he pays tribute at Arlington

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:06 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said America’s veterans are “the steel spine of this nation” as he marked Veterans Day during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery.In remarks at the Memorial Amphitheater, the commander in chief recounted famous battles fought by U.S. troops and said those deployments of soldiers are “linked in a chain of honor that stretches back to our founding days. Each one bound by a sacred oath to support and defend. Not a place, not a person, not a president, but an idea, to defend an idea unlike any other in human history. That idea is the United States of America.”Nov. 11, once known as Armistice Day, is the anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I in 1918. Biden said that was “unlike any war the world had ever seen before.”The ceremony was personal for Biden and first lady Jill Biden.Biden’s son Beau enlisted in 2003 in the Delaware Army National Guard and deployed to Iraq in 2008 for a year as a member of the 261st Theater Tactical ...

With offseason underway, here are three areas of interest for the Twins

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:55:06 GMT

The offseason moves have begun.The Twins picked up the club options on second baseman Jorge Polanco ($10.5 million) and Max Kepler last week. They also extended a qualifying offer to starting pitcher Sonny Gray. Gray, who is widely expected to decline the offer and test free agency, has until Nov. 14 to make a decision.As the offseason begins, it has become clear that the Twins’ payroll will not be as high as it was in 2023, in part because of the end of their television contract, when it was at their all-time high around $155 million. That could force the Twins to be more creative when trying to address roster needs this season. Here’s a look at three of their most important areas to address this winter:Starting pitchingKenta Maeda is a free agent. And in a matter of days, if Gray declines the qualifying offer, he will be a free agent as well — and one who will likely command a multi-year deal richer than what Twins would be willing to offer him.The Twins have Pablo López, Joe Ryan...