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Today in Sports – Troy Aikman #1 pick in NFL Draft to Dallas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:48 GMT

April 231903 — The New York Highlanders, later renamed Yankees, win their first game as a major league team, 7-2 over the Washington Senators.1939 — Boston Red Sox Ted Williams hits his 1st HR.1946 — Ed Head of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitches a no-hitter against the Boston Braves 5-0 at Ebbets Field.1950 — The Detroit Red Wings edge the New York Rangers 4-3 in Game 7 to win the Stanley Cup.1950 — The Minneapolis Lakers become the first team to win back-to-back NBA championships by defeating the Syracuse Nationals 110-95 in Game 6 of the finals. George Mikan leads the Lakers with 40 points in a game marred by three fights, four Minneapolis players fouling out, and Nats coach Al Cervi being ejected for complaining too vociferously about a call.1954 — The NBA adopts the 24-second shot clock.1954 — Hank Aaron hits 1st of his 755 homers.1969 — Jerry West scores 53 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers over Boston 120-118 in the opening game of the NBA finals.1989 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar score...

Sports on TV for Sunday, April 23

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:48 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsSunday, April 23AUTO RACING8:30 a.m.CBSSN — ABB FIA Formula E: Round 8, Berlin (Taped)3 p.m.FOX — NASCAR Cup Series: The GEICO 500, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala.1 a.m. (Monday)CNBC — AMA Monster Energy Supercross: Round 14, East Rutherford, N.J. (Taped)BOWLING12 p.m.FOX — PBA: The WSOB PBA World Championship Finals, Wauwatosa, Wis.COLLEGE BASEBALL12 p.m.CBSSN — Army at NavyESPNU — Purdue at Maryland1 p.m.ESPN2 — Vanderbilt at Tennessee2 p.m.BTN — Minnesota at Illinois3 p.m.ESPNU — S. Illinois at Indiana St.7 p.m.PAC-12N — UCLA at Southern CalCOLLEGE GOLF (MEN’S)7:30 a.m.SECN — Southeastern Tournament: Finals, St. Simons Island, Ga.COLLEGE LACROSSE (WOMEN’S)12 p.m.ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech, First Round2 p.m.ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: Duke at Louisville, First RoundCOLLEGE SOFTBALL12 p.m.BTN — Northwestern at Michigan12:30 p.m.ESPN — Auburn at Alabama3 p.m.PAC-12N — Utah...

El expresidente peruano Alejandro Toledo se entrega para ser extraditado por EEUU

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:48 GMT

El expresidente peruano Alejandro Toledo Manrique se entregó el viernes a agentes federales estadounidenses para ser extraditado a Perú, donde enfrenta cargos por aceptar millones de dólares en sobornos como parte de un escándalo de corrupción en el que se han visto implicados cuatro expresidentes de Perú.La entrega de Toledo pone fin a una batalla legal contra su extradición, que comenzó en 2019 cuando fue arrestado en su casa de Menlo Park, California. Los fiscales federales han dicho que funcionarios peruanos viajarán a California para recoger a Toledo y llevarlo de regreso a Perú. No se sabe por el momento cuándo sucederá eso.Toledo, que fue presidente de Perú de 2001 a 2006, está acusado de recibir al menos 20 millones de dólares en sobornos de Odebrecht, una empresa constructora brasileña que ha admitido ante las autoridades estadounidenses que sobornó a funcionarios para obtener contratos en toda América Latina durante décadas. Toledo ha refutado los cargos. Jue...

US Supreme Court maintains abortion pill access for now as legal fight continues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:48 GMT

Access to a widely used abortion pill will remain at current levels for the time being, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday in a decision staving off sweeping restrictions ordered by lower courts.The high court’s decision keeps the drug, mifepristone, available for now, but the legal battle over the drug, which has become the most common method of abortion nationwide, could drag on for months if not years to come.Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented from the Supreme Court’s action, which prevents earlier rulings from a Texas-based judge and a federal appeals court from taking effect.Those rulings would have suspended several policies the FDA enacted since 2016 to make mifepristone more accessible — including telemedicine prescription, mail delivery, retail pharmacy dispensing and the approval of a generic version of the drug. The lower-court action also would have scaled back the federally approved use of the drug from 10 weeks of pregnancy to seven weeks — ...

Police investigating Avon crash that left driver dead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:48 GMT

A Randolph man died early Saturday morning after a collision in Avon between his car and a tractor-trailer, according to Massachusetts State Police.Richard Maurice, 30, rear-ended the Freightliner heading southbound on Route 24 around 2:30 a.m. His car went into the median where it caught fire, while the tractor-trailer struck the guardrail to the right.Maurice was pulled from the car before it was ablaze and was transported to the hospital after first responders performed “attempted life-saving measures,” officials said. He was pronounced dead at Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton.The 44-year-old driver of the tractor-trailer, of New Bedford, was transported to Good Samaritan with minor injuries.All lanes of Route 24 southbound were closed for around three hours following the crash, which is still under investigation.

Single-use plastic is wreaking havoc on the planet. Here’s what you can do to minimize your impact

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:48 GMT

  (CNN) — The life cycle of plastic begins underground, where oil and gas are extracted from deep below the surface of the planet. These fossil fuels are then refined in facilities, using extreme temperatures and significant amount of water and energy, where they are transformed into pellets that are eventually melted and molded into things like water bottles, packaging, garbage bags and clothes.And the widespread use of single-use plastic — the stuff we use once and then throw away — is only made worse by its disposal. Plastics do not break down once they’re thrown into nature. And, alarmingly, only around 9% plastic in the United States is actually recycled, according to the Environmental Protection Agency — even the stuff you specifically threw into the recycle bin.What you might not realize is this isn’t just a pollution problem. It’s a climate problem. And by the time we start talking about...

Baseball/softball notebook: Foxboro star shines at plate, at 3b, on mound

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:48 GMT

Over the last three years, Foxboro’s Sean O’Leary has developed into one of the top players in all of Eastern Mass. as the six-foot-one, 205 pound left-handed hitter tortures opponents both at the plate and on the mound.His emergence as a superstar has been in direct correlation with Foxboro’s newfound contending status.“He’s the centerpiece of putting this program in the direction we have wanted to get it going in the last four-plus years,” Foxboro coach Derek Suess said. “The impact he has had on and off the field is hard to replicate.”Suess began hearing about O’Leary’s potential as a player back when the third baseman was still in middle school but was wary about the prospect of him taking off for private school. O’Leary, however, remained steadfast to the Warriors community. After a freshman year that was wiped away due to the COVID-19 pandemic, O’Leary started every game at third base his sophomore yearThe...

Eat, drink & dance all weekend at San Diego's Tequila & Taco Music Festival

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:48 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Looking for weekend plans? It's time to get the gang together to eat, drink and dance all weekend at the Tequila & Taco Music Festival in San Diego.The two-day festival is being held at Gallagher Square in Petco Park from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Music festivals in San Diego this summer: A complete guide for concertgoers Attendees can expect a full music lineup featuring artists Lil Jon, Baby Bash, Outlaw Mariachi, Adelaide, Upstream, Sambada and La Sonora Dinamita.While jamming out in the sun this weekend, festivalgoers can sip on an assortment of margaritas and eat some delicious tacos. Event organizers say there will be an array of food and craft beer vendors as well. More interested in blue agave? Tickets are available for the "Tequila Experience," which includes entry into the festival, six half-ounce samples of tequila, and a souvenir tasting cup. Tequila lovers who are over the age of 21 can snag this deal for $49.99.For ...

Neighbors mourn family lost in El Cajon house fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:48 GMT

EL CAJON, Calif. – The three people who died in an El Cajon house fire late Thursday night have been identified by neighbors as a couple in their 80s and their grandson.“We’ve all been very sad. It’s shocking," one neighbor, Reagan Seymour, told FOX 5. "All three were just there yesterday and now they’re all three gone.”Seymour and her brother live right across the street from the home on North Anza Street that was ravaged by the fire.Firefighters arrived on the scene after reports of a "high volume" structure fire at the 900 block of North Anza Street came in shortly before midnight. Four people were inside the home at the time of the fire, according to San Miguel Fire & Rescue. First responders pulled two people from the house who were taken to the hospital, but died shortly after. A third was found dead inside, as crews battled the blaze.“That’s something I mentioned on the phone with 911 that there were people inside. They tried their best, but they only got two out before t...

OPP search for hit-and-run driver in fatal two-vehicle crash in Mississauga

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:48 GMT

Provincial police are searching for the driver of a car who fled the scene of a fatal two-vehicle crash early Saturday morning in Mississauga. OPP say at around 2:30 a.m. a 29-year-old man from Cambridge was going westbound on Highway 401 when the Mazda he was in was struck from behind near Mavis Road by a white Audi S5 which witnesses said was travelling at an extremely “high rate fo speed.” The force of the crash sent the Mazda into the guardrail before coming to rest on the exit ramp to Mavis Road. The driver of the car was taken to hospital with critical injuries where he was later pronounced dead. According to witnesses, the driver of the Audi continued on, slamming into the concrete barrier on the left side of the highway. The driver then fled the scene towards Mavis Road. Anyone with information is asked to contact Mississauga OPP.