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Matt Fitzpatrick has two-shot lead at European Masters and closes on Ryder Cup place

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:21 GMT

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Aiming to seal his place at the Ryder Cup this month, Matt Fitzpatrick doubled his lead at the European Masters to two shots after the third round on Saturday.Fitzpatrick played the par-4 18th hole perfectly and sank a six-foot birdie putt to card a 3-under-par round of 67. He has a 15-under total of 195 at sun-soaked Crans-sur-Sierre club in the Swiss Alps.The 2022 U.S. Open champion needs to finish better than seventh alone to take the third and final qualifying place via the World Points List for Europe’s Ryder Cup team. Tommy Fleetwood holds third place though is not playing this week.Fitzpatrick leads by two strokes from Alexander Björk, his playing partner on Saturday who shot 68, plus a second Swede, Ludvig Saberg (66), and Connor Syme (65).Alex Fitzpatrick, the younger brother of Matt, is a shot further back tied for fifth with Nicolai Højgaard. They made 68 and 66, respectively.Matt Fitzpatrick briefly ceded the lead to Björk when making do...

Big-spending Chelsea humbled in home loss to Forest. Haaland and Son score hat tricks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:21 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Half a billion dollars spent on new signings and Chelsea still looks like a team badly in need of reinforcements. Chelsea lost at home to Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the English Premier League on Saturday, a day after closing the summer transfer window by taking its spending past the $500 million mark with the addition of Cole Palmer. Record signing Moises Caicedo was partly at fault for the goal, giving the ball away cheaply before Anthony Elanga tapped in a cross from Taiwo Awoniyi in the 48th minute. Fellow newcomer Nicolas Jackson was held scoreless for the third time in four matches and Chelsea’s attack looked toothless again. Mauricio Pochettino has overseen two losses, one draw and just one win against promoted Luton for an underwhelming start to the season. Chelsea’s lack of a scoring threat was even more noticeable when Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Tottenham’s Son Heung-min both scored hat tricks in big wins. City maintained its pe...

DC postal employee steals nearly $1.7 million from residents, prosecutors claim

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:21 GMT

D.C. residents along one affluent neighborhood postal route have lost thousands of dollars in recent months to a United States Postal Service worker at the Friendship Post Office Station, court documents allege.The civil forfeiture filing, which is not a formal indictment of any person, ordered the seizure of $402,669.95 from the bank account believed to be operated by postal employee Hachikosela Khose Muchimba on or after Tuesday.Officials believe the amount may be less than half of the total amount of fraudulent deposits made across eight bank accounts.“He deposited approximately 98 misappropriated checks into those accounts with an aggregate value of $1,697,909.52. At least 90 of those misappropriated checks were U.S. Treasury checks,” the filing said.Investigators included checks stolen from residents dating back to Dec. 13, 2021 — Muchimba was first employed as a mail carrier on Feb. 16, 2020, and was assigned to the route in question beginning on Jan. 31, 2021.Inve...

Sainz pips record-chasing Verstappen to pole at Italian GP

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:21 GMT

MONZA, Italy (AP) — Carlos Sainz Jr. was enjoying a perfect birthday weekend so far after he secured pole position for the Italian Grand Prix to the delight of the Ferrari tifosi on Saturday.Thousands of red-clad Ferrari fans cheered as Sainz, who turned 29 on Friday, crossed the line 0.013 seconds quicker than runaway Formula One leader Max Verstappen, who is chasing a record 10th straight victory on Sunday.“Tell me we have it, tell me we have it,” Sainz yelled into race radio after beating Verstappen’s time on his final flying lap.The roars from the grandstands should have confirmed it.It was his fourth career pole and first since Austin last year. He was quickest in two of the three practices and Ferrari looked good on its home track. Teammate Charles Leclerc will start third on Sunday, just ahead of George Russell in the Mercedes.Grid positions aren’t necessarily as much of a factor at Monza as they are at other tracks. Only Leclerc has converted his pole position into a S...

Pedro Sánchez elogia la postura de la selección española de fútbol femenino tras el escándalo de Rubiales

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:21 GMT

(CNN) — El presidente del Gobierno de España, Pedro Sánchez, elogió la postura de la selección femenina de fútbol de su país y la de la sociedad española tras el beso no consensuado de Luis Rubiales a la ganadora de la Copa Mundial Femenina, Jennifer Hermoso, que provocó rechazo en España.España derrotó a Inglaterra en la final de la Copa del Mundo el mes pasado, pero el triunfo del equipo se ha visto eclipsado por la disputa.En un evento en Málaga, sur de España, este sábado, Sánchez subrayó que no cree que el escándalo haya dañado la marca española en el extranjero.La historia de Luis Rubiales, protagonista de uno de los mayores escándalos en la historia del fútbol español“Realmente creo que la marca España es la reacción de las jugadoras de nuestra selección de fútbol y la reacción espectacular de la sociedad española que se ha sumado a ellas diciendo ‘Se acabó’”, afirmó Sánchez.“Y que esto termine es con todas las consecuencias para todos los dirigentes que han...

Boniface scores 2 as Bayer Leverkusen routs Darmstadt and maintains fine Bundesliga start

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:21 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — New signing Victor Boniface scored twice and set up another goal as Bayer Leverkusen routed promoted Darmstadt 5-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday.It’s Leverkusen’s third win from three games.Jeremie Frimpong also starred for coach Xabi Alonso’s team, setting Boniface off on a run after two Darmstadt defenders crashed into each other. Boniface eluded one attempted challenge, then another, before dispatching the ball past goalkeeper Marcel Schuhen in the 21st minute.Oscar Vilhelmsson equalized from close range three minutes later but it was as good as it got for the defensively minded visitors.Frimpong set up Exequiel Palacios to score in the 49th, and Granit Xhaka and Florian Wirtz helped Boniface to his second in the 61st, seven minutes before Boniface laid the ball off for Jonas Hofmann to score.Alonso brought on new signings Nathan Tella (from Southampton) and Josip Stanišić (on loan from Bayern Munich) for their debuts in the 72nd, then Noah Mbamba (from Club Brugge)...

Chance of showers forecast for Labor Day weekend in San Diego County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:21 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Labor Day weekend is starting off damp and dreary for some parts of San Diego County. According to the National Weather Service, a chance of rain showers is on the forecast across the region, including the mountains and deserts.Between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday, weather officials forecast the following chance of precipitation for these areas: Red tide, bioluminescent waves roll into parts of San Diego -- San Ysidro: 25%-- San Diego: 26%-- El Cajon: 25%-- Alpine: 24%-- Campo: 22%-- Escondido: 26%-- Borrego Springs: 16%-- Oceanside: 27%-- Palomar: 29%A map of the rain forecast, according to NWS, can be found here.Weather officials say temperatures will be slightly cooler Saturday with more cloud cover expected in parts of the region. Here's a quick look at expected highs for certain areas of the county:-- Borrego Springs: 95 degrees-- El Cajon: 82 degrees-- San Diego: 76 degrees-- Escondido: 80 degrees-- Oceanside: 79 degreesA map of the temperature forecast, accordin...

Police officer praised for reviving baby during traffic stop in suburban Detroit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:21 GMT

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit police officer is being praised as a hero for saving the life of an 18-month-old boy after he stopped a car for speeding.Warren Police Department Officer Brenden Fraser was watching for distracted drivers Tuesday when he stopped a Chevrolet Camaro going an estimated 75-80 mph (120-129 kilometers per hour).“We got a baby in here dying!” the boy’s mother told him.Fraser saw the baby was turning blue and his eyes had rolled back.“I look inside, and there’s a child that’s having some kind of medical emergency when the uncle hands him over to me,” said Fraser. “He had spit and all types of saliva around his mouth. It looked like he was maybe choking, so I put him on my forearm, and I administered a couple of back blows to him when I felt some saliva and vomit fall onto my arm.”That got the boy breathing again.“Watching it now, it’s kind of overwhelming, but in the moment there’s really not much thought other than relying on the training,” Fra...

One injured due to kitchen fire in Moss Park area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:21 GMT

One person has been injured due to a kitchen fire in the Shuter and Jarvis Streets area on Saturday afternoon.Toronto Fire responded to a call at approximately 12:43 p.m. of reports of a fire at an apartment building at 90 Shuter Street.Occupants put out the fire, a small kitchen fire on the third floor, prior to Toronto Fire’s arrival.One person was located awake and breathing with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.A woman in her 40’s was transported to local hospital.Police are on scene and roads in the area are blocked in the area for emergency vehicles.

‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who maintained Canadian roots while turning beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:21 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died. He was 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,” a statement posted to Buffett’s official website and social media pages said late Friday. “He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many.” The statement did not say where Buffett died or provide a cause of death. Illness had forced him to reschedule concerts in May and Buffett acknowledged in social media posts that he had been hospitalized, but provided no specifics.Buffett previously told the Canadian Press of his Canadian lineage, saying he maintains a close connection to his family on the East Coast.“Canada holds a special place in m...