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SEC commissioner Sankey takes in his 1st Texas-Oklahoma game year before the schools join his league

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:15 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey attended Saturday’s game between No. 3 Texas and No. 12 Oklahoma, the first time he watched the Red River rivals play their game at the State Fair of Texas that will become part of his league next year after they move from the Big 12.Texas and Oklahoma accepted invitations in 2021 to join the Southeastern Conference, which will become a 16-team league next year.“I’m a fan of college football, so I’ve wanted to be here,” Sankey said. “After the announcement in ’21, remember that last year at this time we were still making preparations for a 2025 season entering. That changed, so this is the last opportunity for this to not be a conference game.”Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark wasn’t scheduled to be at the game.Sankey and Yormark were together recently at a College Football Playoff meeting of the conference commissioners in Chicago. Sankey said they have a healthy relationship and had a “really cordial conversation.”Sankey...

Faletau injured out of Rugby World Cup in Wales box-ticking win over Georgia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:15 GMT

NANTES, France (AP) — A tournament-ending broken arm to Taulupe Faletau and Gareth Anscombe’s groin injury marred a box-ticking Wales win against Georgia by 43-19 at the Rugby World Cup on Saturday.Faletau was the only forward to have started every Wales game in France at his third World Cup and came off clutching his arm. The No. 8’s absence is a major setback to Wales’ chances in the quarterfinals next week.“We felt he was starting to come back to his best,” Wales coach Warren Gatland said. “He was excellent last week (against Australia) in terms of his footwork and carrying and stuff, taking kickoffs and giving us some go-forward as well. It’s a big loss for us.”“We’ll have to make a decision in terms of how we look at the balance of the back row going forward and in particular for next week.”Anscombe was due to start at flyhalf against Georgia but tweaked his groin while kicking in the warmup and withdrew. The injury was high up, Gatland...

Chelsea routs Burnley 4-1 to enjoy back-to-back wins in the Premier League

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:15 GMT

BURNLEY, England (AP) — Chelsea rallied to rout Burnley 4-1 in the Premier League on Saturday and continue its revival under Mauricio Pochettino. Trailing to a goal from Wilson Odobert in the first half, the Londoners responded with four goals to record back-to-back league wins for the first time since March and a third straight victory in all competitions. An own-goal from Ameen Al Dakhil evened the score at halftime and Chelsea took the lead through Cole Palmer’s penalty after the break. Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson also struck to complete the rout. On the back of Monday’s 2-0 win against Fulham, Chelsea was looking to build on only its second victory in the league this season. But it was trailing to Odobert’s goal in the 15th when he shot between Marc Cucurella and goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.Chelsea equalized when Sterling’s cross took a deflection off Al Dakhil to loop into the net in the 42nd.Sterling was fouled by Vitinho on the edge of the box at the s...

Bellingham scores twice to make it 10 goals in 10 games in Spain. Madrid routs Osasuna 4-0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:15 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jude Bellingham extended his superb scoring run since joining Real Madrid after striking twice in a 4-0 win over Osasuna to help maintain its lead of the Spanish league on Saturday.Bellingham made it 10 goals in 10 games in all competitions since he arrived in Spain this summer with goals in the ninth and 54th minutes at the Santiago Bernabéu.The 20-year-old England midfielder leads the league with eight goals. He has also scored in both of Madrid’s Champions League games, including a 3-2 win at Napoli this week.Vinícius Júnior and Joselu Mato scored the hosts’ third and fourth goals against Osasuna.Madrid remained two points ahead of Girona, which won 1-0 at Cadiz. Barcelona is four points behind Madrid before the defending champions visit Granada on Sunday.GARCÍA GOAL FOR GIRONAAleix García’s goal in the 59th minute was enough to give Girona the win against a Cadiz team that played 80 minutes with a man down.The midfielder scored with a strike from the edge...

A Hamas spokesman says that the group is holding dozens of captive Israeli soldiers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:15 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Hamas spokesman says that the group is holding dozens of captive Israeli soldiers.Source

Hamas surprise attack stuns Israel, leaves hundreds dead in fighting, retaliation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:15 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas militants fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip in an unprecedented surprise early morning attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday, killing dozens and stunning the country. Israel said it is now at war with Hamas and launched airstrikes in Gaza, vowing to inflict an “unprecedented price.”In an assault of startling breadth, Hamas gunmen rolled into as many as 22 locations outside the Gaza Strip, including towns and other communities as far as 15 miles (24 kilometers) from the Gaza border. In some places, they roamed for hours, gunning down civilians and soldiers until Israel's military mustered a response. Even well after nightfall, gunbattles continued in some locations.Israel’s national rescue service said at least 100 people were killed and hundreds wounded, making it the deadliest attack in Israel in years. An unknown number of Israeli soldiers and civilians were also taken captive...

At least 200 killed, 1,100 wounded in Hamas attack on Israel, rescue service says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:15 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The unprecedented, multipronged attack by the Hamas militant group on Israel has killed at least 200 people and wounded more than 1,000, Israeli rescue service Zaka said Saturday.It is the deadliest attack against Israel in decades. Hamas militants infiltrated by sea, air and land, attacking communities and stunning Israelis on a major holiday.At least 198 people in the Gaza Strip have been killed and at least 1,610 wounded in Israel’s retaliation, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.Hamas militants fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of fighters into Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip in an unprecedented surprise early morning attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday, killing dozens and stunning the country. Israel said it is now at war with Hamas and launched airstrikes in Gaza, vowing to inflict an “unprecedented price.”In an assault of startling breadth, Hamas gunmen rolled into as many...

Power outage impacts Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:15 GMT

Emergency crews were on scene at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton Saturday while a power outage impacted the hospital, officials said.The Brockton Emergency Management Agency in a statement said leadership and staff were working with Good Samaritan’s emergency response team as of around 11 a.m. to deal with “current emergency issues affecting hospital operations.”The hospital, officials said, was in “condition black” and was not accepting incoming patients. A spokesperson for Steward Health Care, which owns Good Samaritan Medical Center, said the hospital was experiencing a power outage as of around 1:45 p.m., adding “[O]ur team is working diligently to find the cause.”“As patient safety is always our number one priority, our patients are receiving uninterrupted care,” the spokesperson said. “Where needed our patients are being transferred to our sister hospitals for care.”  No further information was immediately available. This is a developing story; st...

Howie Carr: NIMBY Maura Healey not nearly as ‘distressed’ as her Massachusetts constituents

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:15 GMT

If she didn’t really care about being governor, why did Maura Healey run for the job last year?Much like Mayor Michelle Wu in Boston, Maura must have been enthralled with the idea of being the “first” this or that. But now that they’ve made history, or her-story, both of them are like the dog that liked to chase the cars that drove by his house.What happens to the dog when he… catches it?Both Healey and Wu seem checked out, disinterested at best, bored at worst with anything beyond the vapid ribbon-cutting and virtue-signaling.But considering that most Americans have likewise long since checked out of Boston, Wu’s disappearance is less of a concern.It’s more significant when the governor appears to have gone MIA from the Commonwealth, whether on her endless junkets or even on those rare days she shows up in the Corner Office.Not that this is a new phenomenon for governors. But usually it takes a term, or at least a couple of years, for the incumbent to become, in Gov. Charlie Baker’...

Why Jaylen Brown, Celtics are emphasizing defense at start of training camp

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:15 GMT

Long before this Celtics training camp started, Jaylen Brown wanted to make something clear.The Celtics star, accepting his record-breaking contract extension back in July, was asked about the team’s championship expectations. This was before Jrue Holiday was acquired, but shortly after Marcus Smart was traded. Brown went out of his way to emphasize defense.“I want to make sure that’s where we hang our hats this year and that starts with me, that starts with Jayson (Tatum),” Brown said. “With Marcus gone, we don’t want our defensive identity to go out the door as well, so we have to really emphasize that at the start of training camp.”Brown’s messaging has stayed consistent, and there’s been a clear emphasis on the defensive end to start training camp. He talked at media day about maintaining the energy on defense.So why has Brown felt the need to make improved defense a goal this season? It all started with Smart’s departure.“Before we got Jrue, (I) wanted to make sure we didn̵...