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Women’s Champions League: Chelsea beats Lyon, Wolfsburg wins

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:06 GMT

LYON, France (AP) — Lyon’s chances of a seventh Women’s Champions League title in eight years were hit by losing 1-0 to Chelsea in the first leg of the quarterfinals on Wednesday.Guro Reiten’s winner — a curling strike in the 28th minute — puts Chelsea in control against the defending champions heading into the second leg next week at Stamford Bridge.Since 2016, Lyon only once has failed to win the competition — in 2021, when the team was eliminated in the quarterfinals by French rival Paris Saint-Germain.PSG, which has never won the Champions League, lost 1-0 to Wolfsburg in Wednesday’s other quarterfinal first leg.Delphine Cascarino hit the post for Lyon in the second half but the eight-time champions couldn’t find the equalizer at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais.The Norway international’s goal was set up by Erin Cuthbert, who fought off Ellie Carpenter in midfield before delivering a pass into the area for Reiten’s one-timer.Chelsea has never won the tournamen...

Arrest made in fire at planned Wyoming abortion clinic

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:06 GMT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A woman was arrested for setting fire to a building in Wyoming that was being renovated to house the state’s only full-service abortion clinic, authorities said Wednesday.Lorna Roxanne Green, 22, of Casper, was arrested on Tuesday, police said. The fire was set on May 25, 2022, at a stucco house in Casper, the state’s second-largest city and the site of frequent anti-abortion protests.A person who called police said they heard glass breaking and saw a person leaving the area carrying a gas can and a black bag. Security video released by police showed a woman in a hooded shirt and mask carrying what appeared to be a red fuel can through a room of the building just before the fire.No one was injured in the blaze, which left the house with broken windows and smoke damage.The clinic had been scheduled to open last summer as the only facility of its kind in the state, offering women’s health care, family planning and gender-affirming health care in addition to abort...

Dell Match Play Results

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:06 GMT

WednesdayAt Austin Country ClubAustin, TexasPurse: $20 millionYardage: 7,108; Par: 71(Seedings in parentheses)J.J. Spaun (61), United States, def. Matt Fitzpatrick (11), England, 5 and 3.Min Woo Lee (41), Australia, def. Sahith Theegala (26), United States, 1 up.Xander Schauffele (6), United States, def. Cam Davis (64), Australia, 4 and 3.Aaron Wise (40), United States, def. Tom Hoge (32), United States, 1 up.Ben Griffin (62), United States, def. Tyrrell Hatton (14), England, 3 and 1.Lucas Herbert (46), Australia, def. Russell Henley (31), United States, 1 up.Rory McIlroy (3), Northern Ireland, def. Scott Stallings (52), United States, 3 and 1.Keegan Bradley (20), United States, halved with Denny McCarthy (48), United States.Tony Finau (10), United States, def. Christiaan Bezuidenhout (60), South Africa, 2 and 1.Adrian Meronk (45), Poland, def. Kurt Kitayama (19), United States, 2 and 1.Andrew Putnam (56), United States, def. Will Zalatoris (7), United States, 3 and 2.Ryan Fox (29),...

March Madness remains must-see TV during first weekend

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:06 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Both editions of March Madness have proven to be must-see TV for basketball fans.The first two rounds of the women’s tournament averaged a record 391,000 viewers, a 28% increase over last year. The four ABC games on Saturday and Sunday averaged at least 636,000 viewers per game. The second-round game Sunday between Georgia and Iowa averaged 1.5 million, a record for an early-round game, with South Florida-South Carolina bringing in 1.1 million.ABC will air the women’s championship game on April 2, which will be the first time since 1995 it has been on network television. The men’s first round on March 16-17 averaged 9.2 million viewers on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. The March 17 games averaged 9.3 million, making it the most-watched Friday first round.Michigan State’s win over Marquette on Sunday was the game with the largest audience with 10.9 million viewers.The overall tournament average of 9.04 million on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV is very similar to las...

Authorities make arrest in 2022 fire set at building slated to become Wyoming’s only full-service abortion clinic

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:06 GMT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Authorities make arrest in 2022 fire set at building slated to become Wyoming’s only full-service abortion clinic.Source

Hospitalizan al rapero Tekashi 6ix9ine tras recibir brutal golpiza en un gimnasio

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:06 GMT

El rapero Tekashi 6ix9ine fue trasladado de urgencia a un hospital de Florida luego de sufrir una fuerte golpiza en un gimnasio, según confirmó la policía de Palm Beach (PBSO).El artista de 26 años fue atacado por varios hombres el martes por la noche mientras estaba en el sauna de un gimnasio LA Fitness en Lake Worth, en el sur de Florida.Su abogado se refirió a los hechos en un comunicado enviado a NBC News. “Fue atacado en una sauna en un gimnasio por tres o cuatro (…) que lo golpearon (trató de defenderse)”, dijo el abogado del rapero, Lance Lazzaro, en un comunicado a NBC News. “¡No lo creo!”: inmenso caimán sorprende a residentes merodeando por calles de vecindario El incidente tuvo lugar dentro de un LA Fitness en Lake Worth, donde los agentes se enteraron de que ocurrió un altercado dentro del negocio entre varias personas.“Los empleados escucharon el disturbio y los perpetradores huyeron”, dijo Lazzaro. “Llamaron a la poli...

DPS superintendent: Armed officer to be posted at all comprehensive high schools

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:06 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero said at least one armed police officer will be posted on comprehensive high school campuses.Marrero said he will continue discussions with principals at those schools to address concerns. Two armed Denver Police Department officers will be stationed at Denver East through the remainder of the school year. "I acknowledge this action likely violates Executive Limitations 10.10, which mandates that I 'not staff district schools with school resource officers or the consistent presence of security armed with guns or any other law enforcement personnel,'" Marrero said in a letter to the Board of Education. "However, I can no longer stand on the sidelines. I am willing to accept the consequences of my actions." Denver East High School has history of weapons, violence Marrero proposed in the letter that he and the board have a discussion regarding student resource officers in an executive session on Thursday. Mayor Ha...

Video released showing dog attack on 10-year-old boy in Miami Shores

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:06 GMT

A new clue for police has been released showing a violent dog attack on a boy who was walking home from school with his siblings. Now, his mother wants that dog’s owner to come forward.“It wasn’t even a split second and the dog took my child and just shaking him,” said Kiara Brown.It’s been more than a week since Brown’s 10-year-old son’s brutal dog attack, and he says his wounds are still painful.“It’s starting to hurt a little right now,” said Brown’s son, Nehemiah Comer.7News obtained the disturbing and hard to watch March 14 video, which shows Comer and his siblings walking home from school near Northwest 105th and Second Avenue in Miami Shores when the dog, that was on a leash, lunged at his sister.That’s when Comer jumped in the way, to protect her.“It could have went for his neck,” said Browan. “That’s how far the dog jumped up, and instead because my son moved a certain way and had to get his siste...

Police searching for man who robbed Hingham convenience store at gunpoint

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:06 GMT

Hingham police are searching for an armed robber who held up a convenience store at gunpoint on Wednesday.Officers responding to the Richdale Food Shops on Lincoln Street around 2 p.m. determined a man entered the store and brandished a semi-automatic pistol while demanding money.He is described as being a white male who is 6 feet tall with a beard. He was wearing a New York Yankees hat, a black jacket with a yellow zipper, black sweatpants, and a surgical mask.Hingham Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Wednesday afternoon (3/22/23). The robbery happened at Richdale Food Shops located at 185 Lincoln Street at around 2:00pm. The suspect entered the store and brandished a semi-automatic pistol at the clerk, demanding money.Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hingham Police Detectives at 781-749-1212 or e-mail [email protected]. Anonymous tips can also be submitted at hpd.org.

Rare tornado near Los Angeles rips building roofs; 1 injured

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:01:06 GMT

By JOHN ANTCZAK and CHRISTOPHER WEBER (Associated Press)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A rare tornado touched down in a Los Angeles suburb on Wednesday, ripping roofs off a line of commercial buildings and sending the debris twisting into the sky and across a city block, injuring one person. The National Weather Service sent teams to assess damage in Montebello and later confirmed that a tornado had touched down around 11:20 a.m. “It’s definitely not something that’s common for the region,” said meteorologist Rose Schoenfeld with the weather service. One person was injured and was taken to a hospital in Montebello, said Alex Gillman, a city spokesman. He didn’t know the severity of the injury.Michael Turner could hear the winds get stronger from inside his office at the 33,000-square-foot (3,065-square-meter) warehouse he owns just south of downtown Montebello. When the lights started flickering, he went outside to find his employees gazing up at the ominous ...