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Messi scores dazzling goal in MLS debut, leads Miami over New York Red Bulls

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:24 GMT

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Lionel Messi scored a dazzling goal in the 89th minute of his Major League Soccer debut, helping Inter Miami beat the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on Saturday night and end an 11-match league winless streak.Forty-eight years after Pelé joined the North American Soccer League’s New York Cosmos in an effort to jumpstart soccer in the United States, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner entered in the 60th minute.Jordi Alba made an acrobatic leap to blindly center Sergio Busquet’s cross back pass to Messi. The 36-year-old star dribbled through three defenders and side-footed the ball to Benjamin Cremaschi. The 18-year-old American one-touched the ball back and Messi sprinted toward goal and let it bounce in off his left foot from in front.Messi has 11 goals in nine games for Miami in all competitions.The match drew the Red Bulls’ first home sellout this season, and resale tickets were listed for over $1,000 in the week leading to the game.Messi followed David Be...

Boupendza, Acosta spark Cincinnati to 3-0 victory over NYCFC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:24 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Aaron Boupendza scored early, Luciano Acosta had two assists and Eastern Conference-leading FC Cincinnati breezed to a 3-0 victory over New York City FC on Saturday night.Cincinnati (16-3-6) ties the 2002 San Jose Earthquakes’ record with the victory, totaling 37 points through the club’s first 13 home matches. Cincinnati earned its third straight victory over NYCFC (5-10-11) after losing the first six meetings before playing to a pair of draws last season.NYCFC falls to 1-8-8 in its last 17 regular-season matches.Boupendza gave Cincinnati the lead for good, scoring unassisted in the sixth minute. Boupendza has two goals in two starts and three appearances for the club this season.Junior Moreno pushed the lead to 2-0 when he took a pass from Acosta in the 52nd minute and scored his fourth goal of the campaign. Acosta notched another assist seven minutes later on a goal by defender Nick Hagglund, his first of the season, for a three-score lead. Roman Cel...

Aaron Rodgers throws a TD pass for the Jets in his first preseason appearance since 2018

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:24 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Garrett Wilson to cap the second and final series of his preseason debut with the New York Jets, helping his new squad to a 32-24 victory over the Giants on Saturday night.Playing in the preseason for the first time since 2018 when he was with Green Bay, the four-time NFL MVP came out throwing in the regular-season tuneup against the Giants’ backups. The Jets (2-2) were the visiting team at MetLife Stadium in this matchup of New York clubs.Rodgers went 5 for 8 for 47 yards and the perfectly placed pass to Wilson in the front left corner of the end zone. He was replaced by Zach Wilson on the next series.Brandin Echols ended the Giants’ third offensive series by intercepting Tommy DeVito and returning it 67 yards for a touchdown.DeVito, the third-stringer behind starter Daniel Jones and backup Tyrod Taylor, redeemed himself for the pick-6 two series later. DeVito and the Giants (1-2) converted four third-down...

Alex Bregman drives in 4 runs to help lead the Astros to a 9-2 win over the Tigers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:24 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Alex Bregman homered, hit two doubles and drove in four runs to lead the Houston Astros to a 9-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.Bregman drove in Jose Altuve in the first, fifth and sixth innings and scored in the fifth, sixth and eighth. Jose Abreu and Chas McCormick each drove in a pair of runs.Hunter Brown (10-9) allowed two runs on four hits and two walks in five innings. He struck out nine, one short of his season-high set on May 26 against Oakland. Tigers batters struck out 15 times. With the win, the Astros held onto third place behind Texas and leading Tampa Bay in the race for an AL wild-card spot.(backslash)duardo Rodriguez (9-7) took the loss, giving up four runs on five hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings.Unlike Friday’s game, when the teams combined for two singles in the first eight innings, the Astros and Tigers produced some early offense on Saturday.Houston took the lead in the first when Altuve led off with a single and scored on...

Aaron Rodgers throws a TD pass in his brief preseason debut as Jets beat Giants 32-24

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:24 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Garrett Wilson to cap the second and final series of his preseason debut with the New York Jets, helping his new squad to a 32-24 victory over the Giants on Saturday night.Wearing his white No. 8 Jets jersey and playing in the preseason for the first time since 2018 when he was with Green Bay, the four-time NFL MVP came out throwing in the regular-season tuneup against the Giants’ backups.After completing three of his five passes for 23 yards on his first drive, Rodgers opened the next series for the Jets (2-2) with a handoff to Michael Carter and then overthrew C.J. Uzomah. His toss on third down fell incomplete to Wilson, but Amani Oruwariye was called for pass interference — putting the ball at the Giants 24.Rodgers then completed a 10-yard quick toss to Mecole Hardman. He followed with a perfectly placed pass to Wilson in the front left corner of the end zone with 8:23 left in the opening quarter ...

Interception by Jeremiah Harris rescues Jacksonville State as Gamecocks defeat UTEP in FBS debut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:24 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Malik Jackson rushed for 76 yards and a key touchdown, Jeremiah Harris preserved the win with a huge interception and Jacksonville State celebrated its FBS debut with a 17-14 victory over UTEP on Saturday.The season and conference opener in the revised Conference USA came down to the final drive by UTEP. The scoring threat ended on a lunging interception by Harris, a seventh-year Gamecocks safety. On third-and-one from the Jax State 24-yard line, UTEP threw to the end zone and Derek Carter broke up Gavin Hardison’s pass intended for Kelly Akharaiyi. On fourth down, UTEP threw again and Harris picked off the pass intended for Tyrin Smith.Jax State led 10-7 at halftime and the Gamecocks stretched their lead to 17-7 midway through the third quarter when a roughing-the-passer penalty and a 44-yard run by Jackson set up his own 7-yard touchdown run.UTEP closed to 17-14 on a 32-yard pass from Hardison to Akharaiyi early in the fourth quarter.Gamecocks quart...

Consejo Electoral de Ecuador resuelve repetir voto en el exterior para asambleístas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:24 GMT

(CNN Español) — Debido a las fallas registradas el 20 de agosto en el voto telemático de los ecuatorianos que residen en el exterior durante las elecciones generales en Ecuador, el pleno del Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) resolvió la noche de este viernes acoger un pedido de nulidad del voto en el exterior y dispuso la repetición de las elecciones específicamente para asambleístas nacionales y únicamente por el exterior.La elección para binomios presidenciales y la consulta popular sobre el Yasuní no se repetirán debido a que esta votación no afectaría los resultados, según el CNE.Esta repetición de elecciones de asambleístas se realizará en Europa, Asia y Oceanía; Estados Unidos y Canadá; América Latina y el Caribe, así como África.Los ciudadanos habilitados para votar que residen fuera de Ecuador podrán sufragar luego de que miles se quedaron sin la posibilidad de hacerlo tras los problemas en el sistema de voto telemático que habilitó el Consejo Nacional Electoral para lo...

Construction worker killed, 4 hospitalized after crane collapses at Mercy Hospital renovation site

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:24 GMT

Heavy cargo fell hundreds of feet after a crane collapsed at a construction site outside HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, killing one worker and sending four others to the hospital, officials said.City of Miami Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the deadly crane malfunction, early Saturday afternoon.“When we arrived at the scene, we found a 200-foot, roughly, crane had collapsed at its highest point,” said Miami Fire Rescue spokesperson Pete Sanchez. “It was carrying a load, landing on workers that were below.”The incident happened around 12:15 p.m., as work was being done for a renovation project.“We had a mass casualty Level 1 incident because of the fact that we had five patients that needed evaluation and assessment,” said Sanchez.Paramedics rushed two construction workers rushed into Mercy Hospital and two others to Ryder Trauma Center.“The fifth patient, unfortunately, did not survive the injuries and he was pronounced deceased on ...

White man fatally shoots 3 Black people at Jacksonville store in a hate crime, then kills himself

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:24 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A masked white man fatally shot three Black people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store in a predominately African-American neighborhood on Saturday, in an attack where he used a gun painted with a swastika, officials said. The shooter, who had also posted racist writings, then killed himself.Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters told a news conference that the attack that left two men and one woman dead was definitely “racially motivated.”“He hated Black people,” Waters said after reviewing the man’s writings, which were sent to federal law enforcement officials and at least one media outlet shortly before the attack. He added that the gunman acted alone and “there is absolutely no evidence the shooter is part of any larger group.”Waters said the shooter, who was in his 20s, used a Glock handgun and an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle with at least one of them painted with a swastika. He was wearing a bullet-resistant vest. He said the sho...

Dolphins player Daewood Davis carted off field after collision; preseason game vs. Jaguars halted

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:24 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins wide receiver Daewood Davis was carted off the field in an immobilized position after a collision in the fourth quarter of a preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night.Davis was taken to a hospital for evaluation, the Dolphins announced, adding that he was conscious and had movement in all his extremities.Davis ran a slant route and was trying to catch a pass from James Blackman when he took a hard hit from Jacksonvile’s Dequan Jackson, who was flagged for unnecessary roughness. The entire Miami bench emptied, and Jaguars players also came onto the field as Davis laid face-down on the turf for several minutes.“For Daewood, I don’t think he woke up this morning understanding that there are repercussions playing this sport, that this was going to happen,” said Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who suffered two high-profile concussions last season. “I don’t think anyone wakes up thinking things like that are ...