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Former track and field giant Germany is in a slump with no medals at the world championships

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Once one of track and field’s leading nations, Germany is in an unprecedented slump after failing to win any medals at the world championships. Less than a year out from the Paris Olympics, Germany had one of the largest teams at the championships in Budapest, Hungary, with more than 70 athletes but came home empty-handed after injuries and near-misses.Javelin thrower Julian Weber nearly got Germany on the medal table at last on the closing night of competition Sunday but Czech rival Jakub Vadlejch knocked him out of the bronze medal position by 88 centimeters (2 feet, 11 inches) on his second-to-last throw.It could take years for Germany to compete with track and field’s top nations again, German Athletics Association president Jürgen Kessing said Monday.“We know that this year hasn’t gone particularly well. We are not satisfied with that,” he told the MDR Aktuell radio program. “That could possibly continue next year in Paris (at the Olympic...

Se declara en huelga de hambre la madre del suspendido presidente de la Federación Española de fútbol

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

ESPAÑA – Ángeles Béjar, la madre de Luis Rubiales, presidente de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol suspendido temporalmente, se ha encerrado en la iglesia de la Divina Pastora de Motril y se ha declarado en huelga de hambre hasta que se encuentre una solución a la “cacería, inhumana y sangrienta que”, ha dicho, “están haciendo con mi hijo con algo que no se merece”.El encierro en la iglesia del barrio de Capuchinos de Motril se hará “de manera indefinida, día y noche” hasta que se haga justicia con su hijo, según ha dicho a EFE la madre de Rubiales, al que el sábado suspendió de toda actividad la FIFA tras la polémica del beso en la boca a la jugadora de la selección de fútbol Jenni Hermoso.La mujer se ha quedado en el interior de la parroquia con su hermana una vez que se ha marchado el párroco de la iglesia. La FIFA suspende al presidente de Federación Española tras beso en la boca a futbolista en el Mundial ...

Time is right for France rugby team to emulate Les Bleus with a World Cup triumph

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Winning the World Cup for the first time in October would finally elevate France’s rugby team alongside the more illustrious Les Bleus in terms of nationwide standing.It’s an old debate in France: Which is really the national sport, soccer or rugby? The soccer team is more successful in the international arena after winning two World Cups, two European Championships and reaching three other major finals.But while soccer fans quickly fall out of love with their national team, rugby supporters have tended to remain loyal and the atmosphere more passionate at Stade de France.The rugby crowd is as quick to cheer France as it is to drown the stadium in whistles if things start going badly. There was a lot of whistling in the previous decade but the passionate support endured and was rewarded last year with a 10th Grand Slam in Six Nations history and the world No. 1 ranking.Playing a World Cup on home soil will give France, three times a runner-up at rugby’...

Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 28 de agosto: tormenta Idalia amenaza con impactar Florida con fuerza de huracán

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

Amenaza de huracán en el Caribe. El atacante de Jacksonville. Zelensky habla sobre atacar Rusia. Comienza el último Grand Slam del año. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.1. Tormenta Idalia pone en vigilancia a Cuba y FloridaLa tormenta tropical Idalia se fortalece rápidamente y según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de EE.UU. podría afectar el estado de Florida con la fuerza de un huracán el martes o miércoles. Por esta situación el gobernador Ron DeSantis decretó el estado de emergencia en 33 condados de Florida. Se esperan condiciones de huracán en el oeste de Cuba en la tarde de este lunes.Trayectoria de Idalia en vivo: dónde está en tiempo real y a dónde se dirigeDeSantis declara estado de emergencia en Florida ante Idalia 0:532. No habría apoyo de aliados si Ucrania traslada el combate a RusiaLa coalición que ayuda a Ucrania en la lucha contra la invasión de Moscú no apoyaría a Kyiv si trasladara las hostilidades a territorio ruso, dijo el doming...

Browns’ commitment, confidence in Cade York appears more shaken after kicker’s latest miss

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cade York may no longer have a powerful leg to stand on with the Browns.York’s struggles this summer have eroded Cleveland’s confidence in him and coach Kevin Stefanski’s failure to commit to the second-year kicker for the season opener has raised more questions about his future.Despite York’s misses in exhibition games, the Browns had been adamantly supporting York, a fifth-round draft pick who had an underwhelming rookie season in 2022.That changed Sunday.After York missed an extra point (it was nullified by penalty) and had a late field-goal attempt blocked (it looked low) in a 33-32 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, Stefanski was asked if the 22-year-old will be Cleveland’s kicker in the Sept. 10 opener against Cincinnati.He didn’t say yes. He didn’t say no.“We always keep those internal as we get through this week,” Stefanski said on a Zoom call. ”But I’ll reiterate I think Cade is very, very talented.”Talent has never be...

Hatch scores late PK as Washington Spirit earns 1-1 draw vs. Portland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

Ashley Hatch’s goal in the final minutes pulled the Washington Spirit into a 1-1 draw with the Portland Thorns on Sunday in the National Women’s Soccer League.Sophia Smith, the league’s top scorer and reigning NWSL Most Valuable Player, appeared to injure her right knee in the second half and was on crutches after the break.Portland went ahead in the 63rd minute when Sam Coffey slipped a pass to Morgan Weaver in the box, who then chipped a shot into the goal with the outside of her foot. Coffey now has a league-leading seven assists.Just as the match was ending, the Thorns were whistled for a handball in the box. Hatch put her penalty into the left corner in stoppage time to secure a draw for the Spirit (6-3-8) in front of 13,048 fans at Audi Field in Washington, D.C.Five of Hatch’s nine goals this year have come from penalties.The Thorns (8-4-5) remain at the top of a tight NWSL table with five matches left in the regular season.Each NWSL team over the weeke...

73-year-old female inmate dies at Arlington County Detention Center

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

Officials say a 73-year-old female inmate died on Sunday morning after she was found unresponsive in her cell at the Arlington County Detention Center in Virginia.In a news release, the Arlington County Police Department said 73-year-old Aboneesh Woldegeorges was discovered unresponsive in her cell by deputies at the detention center around 7:02 a.m. on Sunday. Resuscitation efforts by the deputies were attempted before Arlington Fire & Rescue units arrived on the scene and transported her to Virginia Hospital Center, where she was declared dead.The elderly inmate had been arrested and charged with trespassing by the Washington Airports Authority on Aug. 13. She was awaiting transport to Loudoun County for Failure to Appear charges related to another trespassing incident.No official cause of death, medical history of Woldegeorges or timeline leading up to her death have been released.Police say that the family has been notified of her death and that an investigation is underway ...

All 30 managers that started the MLB season are still employed, but the axe could be coming soon

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

It’s five months into the regular season and all 30 Major League Baseball managers that started the year with their respective teams are all still employed. That’s fairly rare, but not totally uncommon.The axe could be coming soon.Here’s a look at some of the managers who are in a tenuous position as the season winds down.— Aaron Boone, New York Yankees: This is Boone’s sixth season and the previous five were all very good. But the Yankees have fallen to last place in the AL East with a 62-68 record, GM Brian Cashman called the season a “disaster” and it’s fair to say that patience isn’t always the best virtue for teams in the Big Apple. The Yankees haven’t had a losing season since 1992.— Buck Showalter, New York Mets: The 67-year-old had the Midas touch in 2022, leading the Mets to 101 wins before a disappointing wild-card round exit against the San Diego Padres. Another big season was expected after owner Steve Cohen spent huge on the tea...

Many Americans say they’ve interacted with deceased family members in dreams, study says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

(CNN) — The connections people experience with their loved ones don’t necessarily end after death, a recent Pew Research Center survey’s results suggest.Just over half of 5,079 surveyed American adults – 53% – reported ever having been visited by a dead relative in dreams “or some other form,” according to the survey results released Wednesday.And 44% of respondents said they’ve experienced at least one of these three encounters in the past year: feeling a dead relative’s presence, telling a late family member about their lives or having a deceased relative communicate with them, according to Pew Research Center.The center conducted the survey among its American Trends Panel members between March 27 and April 2. The survey included responses from “Americans of all religious backgrounds,” including Buddhists, Jews and Muslims, the center said.The results showed moderately religious people – measured partly by how often they attend religious services and whether they said th...

San Jose low-cost tattoo removal nonprofit opens Sacramento shop

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:15 GMT

SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — A nonprofit from San Jose dedicated to changing lives through tattoo removals has arrived in Sacramento.New Skin Tattoo Removal offers free and low-cost procedures to former gang members, incarcerated individuals and victims of human trafficking.They also offer radiation mark removal to cancer survivors.“There’s nothing that provides this kind of service for adults as well as youth,” said Adam King of New Skin Tattoo Removal. “There’s a void here, and we just saw an opportunity. Plus, we get reached out to from a lot of our clients who drive from Sacramento to San Jose to get tattoo removals.”New Skin Tattoo Removal celebrated their shop’s grand opening on Saturday on Elk Grove Florin Road.