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Fans pack Camp Nou to watch Pique’s Kings League

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:12:26 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Organizers said more than 92,000 fans at Camp Nou stadium watched the “final four” of the new seven-a-side Kings League soccer competition created by former Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué.Tickets started at 10 euros ($10.8) at Europe’s largest soccer stadium, which can seat 99,000. Barcelona president Joan Laporta agreed in January to let the Kings League use his club’s stadium shortly after Piqué launched his new venture.El Barrio beat Aniquiladores 3-0 in Sunday’s final.The Kings League’s regular season games were held on artificial turf in a small indoor venue near Barcelona’s port. All games were shown for free on the Internet.The competition features former Spanish league players who make special appearances to play as “ringers” for teams. They recently included former Barcelona and Brazil star Ronaldinho.The semifinals and final were played back-to-back on a reduced field.The league said that another two million viewers watched ...

Toms claims Galleri for 2nd Champions win of the season

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:12:26 GMT

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — David Toms fired a 7-under 65 Sunday for a four-stroke, wire-to-wire win at The Galleri Classic to become the first two-time winner on the PGA Tour Champions this season.Toms closed out his second win in three starts and fourth Champions victory with an eight-birdie, one-bogey performance at Mission Hills Country Club to claim the $330,000 winner’s share.Steven Alker of New Zealand used a round of five birdies — four on the back nine — to finish alone in second after a closing 67.Retief Goosen had a final-round 65 and tied Paul Stankowski (66) for third at 11 under. Vijay Singh (68), Padraig Harrington (68), Miguel Angel Jiménez (68), Steve Stricker (69) and Mario Tiziani (67) were at 10 under.Toms added the Galleri title to his win at the Cologuard Classic earlier this month for his first multiple-win season on the over-50 tour since joining in 2017. The win vaulted him into first place in the Charles Schwab Cup standings.“I’ve just enjoyed playin...

Muere la escritora argentina María Kodama, viuda y albacea de Jorge Luis Borges

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:12:26 GMT

(CNN Español) — La escritora y traductora argentina María Kodama, la viuda y albacea del reconocido autor Jorge Luis Borges, falleció este domingo, según informó en Twitter su casa editorial Penguin Random House. Nació en Buenos Aires en 1937.“Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial lamenta el fallecimiento de su autora María Kodama, con quien ha trabajado estrechamente en el cuidado y difusión de la obra de Jorge Luis Borges, y acompaña a sus seres queridos en este duro momento”, explicaron en la publicación.El abogado de Kodama, Fernando Soto, también confirmó la noticia en la misma red social y dijo: “ahora entrarás al ‘gran mar’ con tu querido Borges. Qué en Paz Descanses María”.Además, la Fundación El Libro de Argentina y la Agencia estatal de Noticias Télam lamentaron la muerte de la también profesora de Letras.Según Télam, Kodama falleció en la localidad de Vicente López, Argentina.CNN intenta obtener más detalles sobre la muerte de la autora.Una vi...

Aurora interim police chief: 'Juvenile crime is a huge issue'

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:12:26 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- Aurora's interim police chief, Art Acevedo, spoke frankly about his frustration with youth violence in and around his city at a news conference Saturday night.The conference followed a deadly shooting that killed a teenage boy in the parking lot outside Dillard's at the Aurora Town Center mall. The victim's age and identity are still unknown, but the interim chief spoke about the problem of juvenile violence."Juvenile crime, these are young people, is a huge issue. Gun violence involving young people is a huge issue," Acevedo said. "And quite honestly, the fact that we are chasing these young people, we are arresting these young people, and they're going in one door and out the other, and this is what happens." Teenage boy shot, killed outside Aurora mall The deadly shooting at the mall was not the only youth gun violence of the day, either. Acevedo said there was a carjacking on Havana Street involving four juveniles around 2 p.m. that ended up in Denver....

Denver weather: Snow showers Sunday night into Monday

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:12:26 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Snow showers return Sunday night into Monday, followed by sunshine and a warming trend. Winter weather advisories are in effect starting at midnight through 6 p.m. Monday for northeastern Colorado, along Interstate 76. Weather tonight: Snow showers returnClouds will continue to increase Sunday evening ahead of snow showers. Temperatures will be chilly and fall down to 20 degrees. Snow accumulations will be light, and less than 1 inch in Denver, with 1-2 inches in the mountains. Weather tomorrow: Snow showers ending, more cool tempsA few light snow showers will continue Monday. Showers will taper off from west to east through the afternoon and evening. Snowfall totals will be less than one inch in Denver. Areas with winter weather advisories will see 3-6 inches of snow alongside wind gusts up to 40 mph. Temperatures will be cool and only reach the upper 30s. Looking ahead: Dry, warming trend Tuesday through ThursdaySnow showers will wrap up Tuesday night, and the ...

Philadelphia officials say drinking water remains safe for now after chemical spill in Delaware River

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:12:26 GMT

(CNN) — The City of Philadelphia says it is now confident tap water from the Baxter Drinking Water Treatment Plant will remain safe to drink until at least 11:59 p.m. Monday following a chemical spill in the Delaware River.At a news conference late Sunday afternoon, city officials said they had not found any contamination in Philadelphia’s water supply and there would be no disruptions to schools or city services on Monday.“There has not been any contamination in the Philadelphia water system,” Mike Carroll, the city’s deputy managing director for transportation, infrastructure and sustainability, told reporters.“We have enough water to sustain a safe use for drinking, cooking — all purposes — through till at least 11:59 p.m., Monday, March 27,” Carroll said. “The potential for contamination is diminishing over time.”The Philadelphia Police Department and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection had also co...

Mets Notes: Justin Verlander avoids injury in final spring tuneup

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:12:26 GMT

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — The Mets will escape spring training with six healthy starting pitchers, which seems like an absolute wealth of arms compared to past years when the Mets were forced to open the season without some of their top pitchers. Only one marquee starter, left-hander Jose Quintana, will start the season on the injured list and one of those healthy arms will start the season in Triple-A.But for a brief moment on Sunday afternoon, it looked as though history would repeat itself when Justin Verlander was hit with not one, but two comebackers in the team’s final Grapefruit League game of the season. Verlander, the reigning Cy Young Award winner that signed a two-year, $87 million contract in December after Jacob deGrom bolted for the Texas Rangers, was hit above his ankle on one leg and on his calf on the other in the Mets’ 3-3 tie with the Miami Marlins at Clover Park. It was the third time this spring Verlander had been hit by a batted ball.However, the...

Nets fall in Orlando, 119-106, lose 6th in last 7

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:12:26 GMT

Every game counts, and the Nets just chalked one.On the second leg of a back-to-back, in a game with explicit playoff implications, the Nets ran out of gas at Orlando’s Amway Center and lost to the Magic, 119-106.It marked Brooklyn’s sixth loss in their last seven games following Saturday’s convincing victory over the Miami Heat.The Nets are now tied with the Heat (40-34) but retain their standing as the Eastern Conference’s sixth seed because they hold the tiebreaker, having swept Miami in the season series, 4-0.If only the Nets could say the same about the lottery-bound Magic, who own a bottom-six record in all of basketball.Head coach Jacque Vaughn emptied the bench with just under four minutes left in the fourth quarter, as the Magic led by 16 and responded to a flurry of futile Nets runs.It was a game the Nets lacked punch from the opening tipoff: Brooklyn built an early five-point lead thanks to Mikal Brides’ hot shooting, but Orlando’s abil...

Jalen Suggs returns in Magic’s win over Nets for 3rd consecutive victory

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:12:26 GMT

Second-year guard Jalen Suggs returned to the lineup Sunday as the Orlando Magic beat the Brooklyn Nets 119-106 at Amway Center to close out a three-game homestand.Suggs, who had missed the previous four games because of a concussion, is known for being a tenacious defender.But his offensive contributions stood out among a well-balanced Magic.Suggs had 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting in 24 minutes off the bench.“He constantly brings a level of defense for us that we’ve asked him to do,” coach Jamahl Mosley said pregame. “His on-ball [defense], being able to navigate through screens, making the ‘bell plays’ diving on the floor. That’s such a great thing he continues to do for us.”Second-year forward Franz Wagner was also available after suffering a sprained left ankle in Thursday’s win over the New York Knicks.Wagner, who finished with a season-high 10 rebounds to go with 19 points and 6 assists, was among eight Magic players who sco...

Mets mulling final roster decisions

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:12:26 GMT

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Less than 24 hours remain in spring training but that doesn’t mean the Mets are ready to release their Opening Day roster. More roster cuts were made Sunday so we know who won’t be on the 26-man roster come Thursday in Miami, but there are a few decisions the club still has to make.The Mets trimmed their roster by four Sunday afternoon, optioning infielder Danny Mendick and right-hander Jeff Brigham to Triple-A Syracuse, and assigning left-hander T.J. McFarland and right-hander Jimmy Yacabonis to minor league camp. The three pitchers had been in the mix for the eighth bullpen spot but by process of elimination, right-hander Dennis Santana is in line for that spot. Santana, who posted a 3.38 ERA with nine strikeouts over nine innings this spring, was a late addition to the spring roster as a waiver claim on March 17.The Mets see right-handers Tylor Megill and Elieser Hernandez as starters and manager Buck Showalter reiterated that Sunday befor...