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Sugita scores to lead Portland to 1-0 win over Gotham and earn spot in NWSL playoffs

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:43 GMT

Hina Sugita scored the lone goal and the Portland Thorns secured a spot in the National Women’s Soccer League playoffs with a 1-0 victory at home over Gotham on Saturday. Sugita scored for Portland (10-6-5) in the 54th minute, beating her defender and heading in Sam Coffey’s cross to the back post on a recycled corner kick. Coffey now has a league-leading eight assists this season.Olivia Moultrie had a shot ping off the post in the 34th minute, but neither team could find a goal in the first half.Sophia Smith, the league’s leading scorer, entered the match in the 83rd minute, getting her first minutes since Aug. 27 when she sprained her knee.Despite the loss, Gotham (8-7-6) remains in fourth place in the league standings with one game remaining.NORTH CAROLINA COURAGE 0, SA DIEGO WAVE 0The Courage and Wave played to a scoreless draw in front of more than 10,000 fans at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, setting the club’s attendance record. North Car...

Robinson scores in stoppage time, rallies Atlanta United to 1-1 draw with Crew

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:43 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Defender Miles Robinson scored in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time to rally Atlanta United to a 1-1 draw with the Columbus Crew on Saturday night.Robinson scored his second goal of the season and the third of his career off of Thiago Almada’s league-leading 17th assist of the season for Atlanta United (13-9-11).Neither team scored until Cucho Hernández took a pass from Aidan Morris in the 65th minute and found the net for a 15th time this season for Columbus (15-9-9).Brad Guzan finished with five saves for Atlanta United. Patrick Schulte saved three shots for the Crew.Columbus is 6-1-2 in its last nine meetings with Atlanta United but saw a three-match win streak on the road in the series come to an end. The Crew were trying to win two straight away from home for just the second time in the last four seasons.The Crew have scored a league-high 66 goals this season, one shy of the club record set in 1988.Atlanta United was coming off of back-to-back...

Car stuck in Poudre River for months removed Saturday

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:43 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A car that has been parked in the Poudre River since early July was removed Saturday.It started on July 9 when the car, a blue Toyota, left the road around 11 p.m. and crashed near mile marker 104 on Highway 14. It has been in the river there ever since. Photos: Draft horse rescued from bog The driver stayed on the roof of the car until sunrise the next morning and the Larimer County Sheriff's Office said he was taken to the hospital for hypothermia but was otherwise uninjured.At the time, the water levels were too high for crews to safely remove the vehicle, so LCSO said responders decided to postpone the vehicle removal. Rain kept water high all summer long, but water levels dropped significantly over the last couple of weeks. On Saturday, the mission was accomplished, LCSO said.The Larimer County Sheriff's Office Emergency Services team worked with Larimer County Dive Rescue, UCHealth SORT, Poudre Canyon Volunteer Fire Department and Crossroads Towing to remove...

Police investigating 'suspicious death' in Westminster

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:43 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Westminster Police Department was investigating a suspicious death Saturday afternoon.WPD said officers were called to 8480 Sheridan Blvd. around 1:15 p.m. on a report of a deceased woman. ‘She’s dragging a body’ witness describes deadly Denver hit-and-run Police said the woman was found by her roommate and that the incident was being investigated as a suspicious death "due to evidence located in the residence."WPD said the investigation was ongoing and that the woman's name would be released by the Adams County Coroner's Office.

Moments of unity, stepped-up security as local Jewish communities react to Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:43 GMT

Jewish communities across South Florida came together hours after Hamas militants’ deadly surprise attack in Israel, as local officials stepped up security measures out of an abundance of caution.Speaking at a news conference held Saturday, Maor Elbaz-Starinsky, Consul General of Israel in Miami, did not mince words about what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as an “act of war.”“If war is what is needed to make the state of Israel safe, war it is,” he said. “We look at Hamas as a very cruel and vicious terrorist organization.”His stern message comes hours after Hamas launched an attack on Israel, leaving at least 300 people dead.“Terror will not prevail. The state of Israel will protect itself,” said Elbaz-Starinsky. “We have no intention of hurting civilians. The people of the Gaza Strip are not our enemies.”In Plantation, there was a moment of unity at Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El, where celebrations w...

Fire that led to evacuation of Walmart in Hollywood investigated as possible arson

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:43 GMT

A Walmart location in Hollywood closed early after what police described as a possible arson attack.Cellphone video captured the flames that ignited on Saturday inside the large retailer, located on Hollywood Boulevard and North State Road 7.Employees and shoppers were evacuated as Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units rushed to put out the blaze.There were no injuries.

Numbers drawn for $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot after a long stretch without a winner

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:43 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers were drawn Saturday night for an estimated $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot that ranks as the world’s fifth-largest lottery prize.The winning numbers announced were: 47, 54, 57, 60, 65 and red Powerball 19.The $1.4 billion prize is for a sole winner paid through an annuity, with annual checks over 30 years. Most jackpot winners opt for cash, which for Saturday night’s drawing would be an estimated $614 million.The Powerball top prize has grown so large because it has rolled over for 33 consecutive drawings, since the last time someone won the top prize on July 19. That streak trails the Powerball record of 41 draws set in 2021 and 2022.The scarcity of Powerball jackpot winners reflects the game’s daunting odds of 1 in 292.2 million.Powerball is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Saturday’s high school roundup/scores: Tabor holds off charge by Rivers, 46-29

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:43 GMT

Tabor bent but didn’t break.Having seen a 32-7 halftime lead cut to three, the Seawolves (3-0) took charge in the final quarter. Huge Djeumeni ripped off a 30-yard TD run for his fourth score, then Tim Bengston put the finishing touches on a 46-29 win over Rivers by sprinting 76 yards to paydirt.Elsewhere in the ISL, Qur’an McNeil ran for two scores and threw for two more as Milton Academy (2-1) defeated Thayer Academy, 27-20. … Brooks (1-2) defeated St. Mark’s, 20-6, behind Darnell Pierre’s 161 yards on the ground and a touchdown. … Jordan Summers returned a kick 93 yards for a score and also caught a TD pass as Belmont Hill (2-1) beat St. Sebastian’s, 36-23.Hudson Weidman threw for two scores and ran for two more as Pingree (3-0) defeated Canterbury 33-14 in the Evergreen League.Sidney Tildsley threw for 130 yards and three touchdowns, while adding 57 rushing yards and a fourth score as Shawsheen (5-0) defeated Greater Lowell 31-0 in the Commonwealth Athletic Conference.Davin True...

2 injured in shooting on Far South Side

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:43 GMT

CHICAGO — Police say an investigation is underway after a shooting on the city's Far South Side left two people injured.According to Chicago police, the shooting happened in the 200 block of East 130th Street just before 8:30 p.m. Offices say two people, a 35-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman, were inside a car when someone pulled up in a dark-colored vehicle and began firing shots.  10 people, including 4 police officers, injured in crash, shooting on South Side Police say the man suffered a gunshot wound to his arm and the woman was shot in the hand. Both were taken to a nearby hospital in good condition.Currently, it is unclear what led to the shooting and police say no arrests have been made.Anyone with information on the shooting can leave a tip for police at CPDtip.com. Tips can be left anonymously.

1 dead, 3 injured after fiery crash in unincorporated Mundelein

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:02:43 GMT

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. — A man is dead and three people are injured after a fiery crash in unincorporated Mundelein on Saturday afternoon, authorities say.According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived on the scene in the 29000 block of Gilmer Road in Fremont Township around 4:45 p.m. and found the vehicle fully engulfed in flames. 4 hospitalized after shooting in Uptown Authorities say a 66-year-old man and his three passengers were traveling southbound along Gilmer Road in a 2019 Ford Expedition when the driver swerved and veered off the road before crashing into a tree. Following the crash, the vehicle caught fire.The driver was unable to escape the burning vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.Authorities say a 36-year-old man from Grayslake, who was sitting in the backseat, was ejected from the vehicle and suffered major injuries and burns. The man, who is in critical condition, was flown by a medical helicopter to the burn unit in Maywood. 10 people, inc...