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A look at violent incidents against referees around the world

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

MADRID (AP) — The Turkish Football Federation suspended all league games on Tuesday after the president of a first-division soccer club punched a referee in the face.MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca was arrested after attacking referee Halil Umut Meler following a 1-1 draw in a Super Lig game against Caykur Rizespor. Meler fell to the ground and also was kicked in a melee that occurred after fans invaded the pitch when Rizespor scored a last-minute equalizer.Here is a look at other incidents of violence against referees in soccer and other sports around the world:ATTACKS IN SOUTH AMERICABrazil’s sports court suspended the president of fourth-division club Sergipe for 30 days after he came onto the pitch and punched a referee in a Brazilian Cup match against top-flight team Botafogo in March.In a Colombian league derby between first-division clubs Deportivo Cali and Atletico Nacional in August, a linesman had to be treated by doctors after being hit in the head by an object thrown...

RHPs Seth Lugo, Chris Stratton agree to deals with Royals, AP sources say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals general manager J.J. Picollo made it clear after a 106-loss season that Kansas City was in desperate need of pitching.On Tuesday, they landed someone to start games and another to help finish them.The Royals agreed with right-hander Seth Lugo on a $45 million, three-year deal to fill one of their open spots in the starting rotation, then landed reliever Chris Stratton on a $4 million deal, two people with knowledge of the contracts told The Associated Press. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because the deals were pending physicals.Lugo can opt out after the 2025 season, one of the people said, while Stratton will get $3.5 million for this season and has a $4.5 million player option with a $500,000 buyout for 2025.With one of the best curveballs in the game, Lugo is coming off a strong year with the Padres, where he went 8-7 with a 3.57 ERA while proving he could be a full-time starter. The 34-year-old started games early in his career but had large...

Packers have tougher path to playoffs after momentum-stopping loss to Giants

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

Even after perhaps their most disappointing loss of the season, the Green Bay Packers still have an opportunity to make the playoffs.But their margin for error is much narrower.The Packers (6-7) ended a three-game winning streak in desultory fashion Monday night, falling 24-22 to the New York Giants. Green Bay still would have the NFC’s third and final wild-card playoff berth if the season ended today, thanks to various tiebreakers.Atlanta, New Orleans, Seattle, Tampa Bay and the Los Angeles Rams are also 6-7. The Buccaneers visit Lambeau Field on Sunday.“This one hurt, but we’ve got a short turnaround,” receiver Romeo Doubs said. “We’ve just got to go hard, figure out what the issue was and just progress from that point on forward.”There were plenty of issues in every phase that hindered the Packers on Monday.On defense, the Packers allowed the Giants to run wild and failed to get a sack against a team that has allowed a league-high 69 of them. On offense, the Packers turned the ba...

The Vikings will start Nick Mullens this week in their latest quarterback shuffle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

In this unsettled season for the Minnesota Vikings, Nick Mullens is next up at quarterback.Coach Kevin O’Connell announced Tuesday that Mullens will start Saturday at Cincinnati after relieving an ineffective Joshua Dobbs last week and helping lead the Vikings to a 3-0 victory at Las Vegas. Mullens is the fourth different starter for the Vikings. They’ve never used that many in the same season before in franchise history.Dobbs arrived in an emergency trade with Arizona after Kirk Cousins tore his Achilles tendon. Rookie Jaren Hall got the first start in place of Cousins and suffered a concussion early in that game at Atlanta when Dobbs rallied the Vikings to victory.Mullens has 17 career starts in the NFL, including eight each in the 2018 and 2020 seasons with San Francisco as an injury fill-in for Jimmy Garoppolo. ___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFLSource

Stock market today: Wall Street hits its highest level since early 2022 following inflation report

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rose to its best level in nearly 23 months, just a bit below its record high, after a report on Tuesday showed inflation in the United States is behaving pretty much as expected.The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% to sit just 3.2% below its all-time high set at the start of last year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 173 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.7%.Big Tech stocks helped lead the way following solid gains for Nvidia, Meta Platforms and some other of Wall Street’s largest and most influential stocks. They overshadowed a 12.4% tumble for Oracle, whose revenue for the latest quarter fell short of analysts’ forecasts. But Wall Street’s spotlight was on the inflation report, which showed U.S. consumers paid prices for gasoline, food and other living costs last month that were 3.1% higher overall than a year earlier. That was a slight deceleration from October’s 3.2% inflation and exactly in line with economists’ expectations.The da...

Who will be on Colorado's 2024 presidential primary ballots?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The deadline has passed for candidates to have their names appear on Colorado's 2024 presidential primary ballots, and there are multiple options for both Democrats and Republicans. More from Colorado politics On the Democrats' side, President Joe Biden, the party's presumptive nominee, is joined by seven other names:Gabriel CornejoFrankie LozadaStephen P. LyonsJason Michael PalmerArmando “Mando” Perez-SerratoDean PhillipsMarianne WilliamsonBecause Colorado's caucus at the Democratic National Convention is made up of proportional delegates, there's also an option for a "noncommitted delegate." If enough ballots are cast for this option, one or several of the state's 47 delegates will attend the DNC without being committed to a specific candidate.On the Republican ballot, there are currently six official candidates and one write-in:Ryan BinkleyChris ChristieRon DeSantisNikki HaleyAsa HutchinsonVivek RamaswamyRachel Hannah "Mohawk" Swift (write-in)Notably, former Pre...

Why you should throw these fruit puree pouches away

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is warning consumers about lead-contaminated apple puree pouches that are being recalled by the Food and Drug Administration."Check your pantry!" Polis posted on X. "If you have WanaBana, Schnucks, or Weis brand apple cinnamon pouches, throw them out. They may have elevated lead levels. If your children have eaten these products, talk to your doctor about blood lead testing." Colorado ranks dead last for housing competitiveness: report As of Dec. 5, the FDA has received 64 reports of adverse events, all involving children under 6. The FDA included reports of individuals with blood lead levels at or above 3.5 micrograms of lead per deciliter of whole blood within three months of consuming the recalled product. This is the level at which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends clinical monitoring of a child.The pouches were marketed to parents and children under three brands: WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree and Schnucks...

Former Duke QB Leonard transfers to Notre Dame; Ex-Miami QB Van Dyke goes to Wisconsin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

Notre Dame is going from one talented ACC quarterback to another after Duke’s Riley Leonard committed to the Fighting Irish on Tuesday.Leonard, who helped the Blue Devils start the season with a stunning 28-7 victory over then-No. 9 Clemson, entered the transfer portal after his team’s 7-5 season.He announced his intention to play for Notre Dame on social media, writing “A dream come true. Go Irish,” with a shamrock image at the end.Riley is expected to take over the starting job that ex-Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman had for the Fighting Irish this season. Hartman joined Notre Dame this past season after five seasons with the Demon Deacons.Leonard played in 27 games for Duke the past three seasons, throwing for 4,450 yards, 24 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He played in just seven games this season after sustaining an injury late in a 21-14 loss to Notre Dame on Sept. 30.Leonard wasn’t the only quarterback from an ACC school to announce a new dest...

Miami Northwestern Senior High security guard back in jail for inappropriate conduct with student

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

A former security guard at a Miami-Dade school is back in jail after a third student accused him of inappropriate conduct.According to the arrest record, the student told police that 22-year-old Diajion Jones reached for a hug “and that is when she felt the def put his hand on her buttocks over her pants.” Police said the incident was caught on the school’s cameras. The latest allegation against Jones, who was a security guard at Miami Northwestern Senior High School, follows two others last week, which also accuse him of similar inappropriate conduct.One student said Jones “Slapped her on the buttocks area and continued to walk by” the victim. Another student said Jones offered her access to a room to skip class.That incident was also captured on the school’s camera. Jones was first arrested on Dec. 5 and he ended up bonding out and went home. He attended meetings with the school’s officer on Monday, which ended with Jones taking a trip bac...

Dolphins need to make sure collapse against Titans doesn’t turn into a late-season skid

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:53 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — In the moments after the AFC East-leading Miami Dolphins blew a late 14-point lead to the Tennessee Titans, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa shook his head at the thought of the past.Just last year, the Dolphins lost five straight December games during a stretch that nearly knocked them out of the playoffs and was reminiscent of collapses of years past.Despite Miami’s lackluster offensive performance and head-scratching fourth-quarter undoing, Tagovailoa doesn’t believe Monday’s 28-27 home loss to the Titans has any correlation to previous years.“I don’t think this is the same Dolphins team that everyone thinks about,” Tagovailoa said. “We’ve got a lot of really good players. We’ve got really good coaches. It’s one home loss this year. It’s not like the world ends because we lost this game.”Miami had a chance to become just the second AFC team (Baltimore) to reach 10 wins on the season and pad its lead atop the AFC East, but instead was knocked...