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Deadline day: Chelsea and Man City make moves as EPL spending hurtles toward $3 billion in window

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:22 GMT

English Premier League spending was hurtling toward a staggering $3 billion in a record outlay during European soccer’s summer transfer window on Friday.Manchester City and — of course — Chelsea were among those making moves on a typically frantic deadline day.Chelsea was leading the unprecedented splurge, with the arrival of 21-year-old winger Cole Palmer from City for 40 million pounds ($50.7 million) taking the west London club’s spending in this window to around $500 million.In the three transfer windows under its new American ownership fronted by Todd Boehly, Chelsea has spent about $1.15 billion on players mostly signed up on long contracts in an innovative way to spread “amortization” costs of transfer fees.By comparison, the $260 million outlay by City, the English and European champion, looks modest. The fourth and final arrival in the window came on deadline day and was Portugal international Matheus Nunes from Wolverhampton, a ball-carrier costing $67 million ...

Review: ‘The Hill’ is the definition of a feel-good baseball flick of faith

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:22 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley reviews 'The Hill' (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); He wrote two of the greatest sports movies of all time in “Hoosiers” (1986) and “Rudy” (1993) before receiving mixed reviews for less successful efforts like “The Game of Their Lives” (2005) and “My All American” (2015).Now, screenwriter Angelo Pizzo once again returns to his fav...

NASA revela fotos del lugar donde se estrelló una nave rusa en la Luna

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:22 GMT

WASHINGTON DC – La fallida misión de la sonda rusa Luna-25, que se estrelló contra la superficie lunar hace dos semanas, ha dejado un nuevo cráter en este satélite, según fotos publicadas por la NASA. “La nave espacial LRO de la NASA, el Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, tomó imágenes de un nuevo cráter en la superficie de la Luna, que probablemente sea el lugar de impacto de la misión rusa Luna-25”, afirmó la NASA en un comunicado.El 19 de agosto Rusia confirmó que la sonda Luna-25, cuya misión era ser la primera nave espacial en alunizar en el Polo Sur del satélite terrestre, se había estrellado contra la superficie lunar. Llegó a la Luna: nave de la India explorará el lado más oscura del satélite “El Gordo”: telescopio de la NASA captura nueva imagen del cúmulo de galaxias Según los resultados del análisis preliminar, el motivo del accidente fue “la desviación de los parámetros reales de impulso” calcu...

Chiefs’ Travis Kelce to All-Pro DT Chris Jones amid holdout: ‘Can you please come back?’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:22 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ Travis Kelce is imploring fellow All-Pro Chris Jones to end his holdout, which the defensive tackle has carried through training camp and right into the preparations for Kansas City’s opener next week against the Detroit Lions.On his “New Heights” podcast with his brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, the Chiefs tight end said “I don’t get it” in reference to Jones’ holdout. Jones is entering the final year of his $80 million, four-year contract and has been looking for a long-term deal that would make him the second-highest paid defensive tackle in the league.“Chris, you’re really scaring me, man. Can you please come back?” Kelce said on the podcast. “You must know something I don’t know because I just don’t get it. I really want to win another Super Bowl ring with you, brother. “This is me bargaining with you to just come back and play football for the Chiefs.”After a long period of litt...

Security issue at Denver International Airport leads to full departure stop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- All security screenings and departures are stopped at Denver International Airport after a "security issue."Specifics about the issue were not released, but the airport tweeted about the stoppage at 1:44 p.m. Friday. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox A passenger at the airport told FOX31 there was a loudspeaker announcement saying that there had been a "breach."Friday is expected to be one of the biggest travel days of the year with this expected to be the third busiest holiday weekend of the year.This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information becomes available. FOX31 has reached out to DIA for more information.

Colorado surgeon to keep medical license despite conviction in patient's death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Dr. Geoffrey Kim has reached an agreement with the Colorado Medical Board that allows him to keep practicing as a plastic surgeon in Greenwood Village, despite his felony conviction for attempted reckless manslaughter following the death of patient Emmalyn Nguyen.Nguyen was an 18-year-old patient who went to see Kim for breast enhancement surgery in August of 2019. Investigators determined she slipped into a coma after being given too much anesthesia. Prosecutors said Kim ordered staff not to call 911 for about five hours after Nguyen went into cardiac arrest. She would die 14 months later in October 2020 from medical complications. Kim was convicted on June 14 of the felony and obstructing telephone service, a misdemeanor.Felony convictions are considered a violation of the state Medical Practices Act, according to Lee Rasizer, a spokesman for the Department of Regulatory Agencies. Road rage shooting suspected before crash left field, ambulance in flames But in ...

Stolen dog reunited with family after 6 years thanks to microchip

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:22 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, MA. (WSVN) – Whiskey, a dog stolen six years ago, has been reunited with his owners.The reunion unfolded when a Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control Officer found Whiskey in an abandoned house and decided to scan him for a microchip. The Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center in Springfield, Massachusetts emphasized the importance of not assuming ownership of a found dog, highlighting the need to report such discoveries to animal control. “This amazing, happy story reminds us that when you find a dog, it’s not finders-keepers, you must report a found dog to animal control,” the shelter said in a Facebook post. Microchipping pets and ensuring that the information remains current was another crucial message expressed. In Whiskey’s case, the original owner had kept the chip’s information up to date, ultimately leading to this reunion.“While it’s easy to judge owners when their dog goes missing, that ju...

3 friends who fled Europe during WWII celebrate 100th birthdays together

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:22 GMT

ROCKLAND COUNTY, New York (WABC) — The love and friendship of three friends has lasted a lifetime, and at 100 years old, that’s a lot of love to share.Three centenarians don’t get to meet up often, but when they do, they have plenty stories they can tell.All three women fled Lithuania as teenagers during World War II due to the impending Russian invasion of their country.They are now spread out in Michigan, Rhode Island and in Sparkill, Rockland County.They got together on Thursday to celebrate the 100th birthday of Dr. Nicole Brazenas-Paronetto, who has lived in Sparkhill since 1968.“It everything to me, it brings to me many sweet, wonderful memories,” she said.The beautiful friends graduated high school in Lithuania in 1941.After they fled, they continued their lives in different countries, but managed to keep in touch and continue to do so today.

Why Laura Ricketts jumped at the ‘opportunity to have a culture change, to really write a new chapter’ as owner of the Chicago Red Stars

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:22 GMT

The last 13 years as Chicago Cubs co-owner prepared Laura Ricketts for this moment.Ricketts spearheaded an investment group that officially became the new owner of the Chicago Red Stars on Friday after approval from the National Women’s Soccer League Board of Governors.The Red Stars were purchased for $35.5 million, a record for an existing NWSL club, with another $25 million earmarked to be put into the team.“I love women’s sports and played them, so it was interesting, the idea of leveraging everything — all the knowledge and expertise that have been gained by owning the Cubs — and putting that to work for this team,” Ricketts told the Tribune. “This team has had some really challenging times. The opportunity to have a culture change, to really write a new chapter with this team, was really exciting.”It became clear 11 months ago the Red Stars likely would need to be sold.Red Stars players released a statement Oct. 11 calling on the ...

Watch your pets! Coyote attacks on the rise

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:22 GMT

Several Bay State communities are warning residents and dog-walkers to be mindful of coyotes after a string of violent encounters.Police in Hopkinton said a woman was walking her dogs on Thursday when a coyote snatched one of the animals. In Milford, not far from Hopkinton, a coyote took a dog named “Guido” from Pine Island Road on Wednesday morning, animal control officials in that town said.The incidents involving coyotes follow another encounter in which a coyote attacked a woman in Fall River earlier in the week. And residents of Jamaica Plain complained earlier this month of seeing a coyote carrying the body of a small dog.Milford animal control officials said in a Facebook post that residents need to be more vigilant at dusk and dawn, which are optimal hunting times for coyotes. Police in Hopkinton said in a statement that residents should consider carrying a walking stick. They also said police “feel horrible this happened to someone’s fur buddy, they are members of the famil...