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Real Madrid’s Vinícius fit in time to play Atletico derby after month-long hamstring injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:23:31 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior will be ready to play against Atletico Madrid after recovering from a hamstring injury that had sidelined him for the past month, coach Carlo Ancelotti said Saturday.Vinícius injured his right leg in a win over Celta Vigo on Aug. 25. It ruled him out of two World Cup qualifiers with Brazil and three games with Madrid, including their Champions League opener.“The injury is forgotten,” Ancelotti said. “He has practiced with the team because there is zero risk (of injuring his hamstring again). He is still not back to optimum shape, which is normal, but these are things we will evaluate tomorrow.”Madrid crosses Spain’s capital to play at Atletico on Sunday in the first derby of the season. Madrid needs to win to recover the league lead.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

The family of a Black student sues Texas’ governor and attorney general over ongoing suspension for his hairstyle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:23:31 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a Black student sues Texas’ governor and attorney general over ongoing suspension for his hairstyle.Source

Luton earns its first Premier League point in 1-1 draw with 10-man Wolves

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:23:31 GMT

LUTON, England (AP) — Luton secured its first point of the season but could only manage a 1-1 draw with 10-man Wolverhampton on Saturday in the Premier League.Carlton Morris converted a penalty in the 65th minute after Pedro Neto had put the visitors ahead shortly after halftime at Kenilworth Road.Wolves played a man down from the 39th minute when Jean-Ricner Bellegarde received a red card. The French midfielder was tangled up with Tom Lockyer and kicked out at the Luton center back while they were on the ground.In the 50th, Neto beat Lockyer in a foot race to a free ball, cut in on his left and shot it past Thomas Kaminski.Morris equalized from the spot after Joao Gomes’ handball.Luton had lost its first four games of the season — its first-ever in the Premier League. It last played in England’s top division in 1991-92 — the year before it was rebranded as the Premier League.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Rodri sent off and Haaland scores for Man City in 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest in Premier League

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:23:31 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City midfielder Rodri was sent off for grabbing an opponent around the neck in a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday that extended the defending champions’ perfect start to their Premier League title defense.Phil Foden and Erling Haaland scored in the opening 14 minutes but the second half was more of a defensive effort from City after Rodri was sent off inside a minute of the restart.The Spain international responded to getting shoved by Morgan Gibbs-White near the corner flag by going chest to chest with the Forest playmaker and then placing both of his hands around his neck on two occasions. Gibbs-White went down after the second time and the referee showed a straight red card for violent conduct.Rodri — the scorer of City’s winner in last season’s Champions League final and arguably the team’s most important player — will miss City’s next three games, including a trip to likely title rival Arsenal on Oct....

Yankees-Diamondbacks are rained out, rescheduled for Monday. More bad weather forecast for Sunday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:23:31 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks’ game at the New York Yankees on Saturday was postponed because of a forecast of sustained rain.The Yankees made the announcement more than four hours before the scheduled first pitch at 1:05 p.m. EDT.The game was rescheduled for 1:05 p.m. Monday. Rain also is forecast for Sunday.Zach Davies (2-5) had been scheduled to start for the Diamondbacks and Carlos Rodón (3-6) for the Yankees.Arizona (81-73) began Saturday in position for the second NL wild card, one game ahead of the Chicago Cubs (80-74), who were holding the third and final wild-card spot. Miami (79-75) was one game behind the Cubs, and Cincinnati (79-76) another half-game back.New York (78-76) was seven games behind Houston (85-69) for the final AL wild card, also trailing Seattle (84-69).___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLBSource

Patriots’ defense gets bad news ahead of Week 3 game vs. Jets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:23:31 GMT

The Patriots will play their second straight game without starting cornerback Jonathan Jones.Jones (ankle) and rookie offensive lineman Sidy Sow (concussion) were ruled out for the Patriots’ Week 3 contest against the Jets, the team announced Saturday afternoon. That means Jones and Sow did not travel ahead of Sunday’s game.With Marcus Jones and Jack Jones on injured reserve and Jonathan Jones out, that leaves rookies Christian Gonzalez and Ameer Speed plus Myles Bryant and Shaun Wade as the only cornerbacks on the 53-man roster. The team also has William Hooper, Breon Borders and Azizi Hearn on the practice squad. The team can sign or promote Hooper, Borders or Hearn by Saturday at 4 p.m.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | NFL notes: What happened to all of the Patriots’ rivalries? New England Patriots | Patriots-Jets preview: How Bill Belichick, Mac Jones can earn their first win New England Patriots | Four most impor...

Feds blast MBTA for using lone workers with ban in place, threaten to strip funding

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:23:31 GMT

Federal transit regulators blasted the MBTA Friday for violating an order prohibiting the use of lone workers on tracks put in place last week, and threatened to take away federal funding if the agency does not get its act together.In a letter to MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng obtained by the Herald, Federal Transit Administration Chief Safety Officer Joe DeLorenzo said regulators found the MBTA directed a lone MBTA employee onto tracks to assist a disabled train Wednesday, which “constitutes a direct violation of FTA’s” Sept. 14 restriction.A special order issued by the MBTA the same morning permitting the use of lone workers in emergency situations also crossed the FTA’s restriction, DeLorenzo wrote in the letter. The FTA determined that the MBTA used lone workers “in other instances since issuance” of the Sept. 14 ban.The FTA granted an exception to the restriction on lone workers Eng pushed for in a letter sent to the FTA this week. Eng argued the MBTA should be able to use lo...

Patriots-Jets preview: How Bill Belichick, Mac Jones can earn their first win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:23:31 GMT

At 0-2, there is no hiding.The Patriots know it. They feel it.Last weekend, Mac Jones called for his teammates to do more, a call that echoed across the team’s locker room. Linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley said Wednesday his defense got off to “a hell of start” at practice as they try to turn a corner. A day later, longtime captain David Andrews gave voice to the stakes of the Patriots’ upcoming kickoff against the Jets.“This is a huge game,” Andrews said.Few believe Sunday’s showdown with the Jets will be anything but close, whether because of recent series history (both games last year were decided by one score), the state of the Pats’ offensive line or inclement weather. What else can be expected?Start here.When the Patriots runDespite averaging a measly 3.5 yards per rush through two weeks, there are flickering signs of hope for the Patriots’ run game.Patriots have ideas on how to fix ineffective running gameStarting left ta...

Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the annual flu shot, the White House says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:23:31 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has gotten the updated COVID-19 vaccine and annual flu shot, the White House said Saturday.The White House physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, said in a memo that Biden received both shots on Friday. O’Connor said Biden, 80, also was vaccinated several weeks ago against the respiratory illness known as RSV.“As we enter the cold and flu season, the President encourages all Americans to follow his example and to check with their healthcare provider or pharmacist to assure that they are fully vaccinated,” O’Connor wrote.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this month endorsed the new COVID-19 shot for everyone 6 months and older. The severity of the COVID-19 pandemic has faded, but there are still thousands of hospitalizations and hundreds of deaths in the United States each week. Experts worry that immunity from previous vaccinations and infections is fading in many people, and a new shot would save many lives.First ...

Teenage skateboarder critically injured by pickup truck in Durham region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:23:31 GMT

Police say a 16-year-old girl is fighting for her life in hospital after being run over by a vehicle in Uxbridge on Friday night. Durham Regional Police say they were called to the parking lot at 335 Main Street North just before 6:30 p.m. following a reports someone had been struck by a vehicle. Witnesses tell police the teenage girl was skateboarding behind a silver Dodge pickup truck while holding onto the rear side of the vehicle, near the wheel, when she lost her balance and fell to the ground before being run over by the truck. The teen was taken to a local hospital before being transferred to a trauma centre in Toronto in life-threatening condition. The driver of the truck remained on the scene for the investigation.