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Ibrahimović: It’s time to say goodbye to soccer

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:23 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Veteran AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimović announced his retirement from soccer at the end of an emotional night at San Siro on Sunday.Ibrahimović was out of contract with the Serie A club at the end of the season and Milan had already announced there would be a special ceremony after its match against Hellas Verona to bid farewell to the 41-year-old Swede.He was given a guard of honor by his teammates as he walked out and struggled to hold back the tears as he took the microphone and said: “The time has come to say goodbye to soccer but not to you.”Ibrahimović scored 93 goals in 163 appearances over two spells at Milan. He returned in January 2020 and helped Milan win the Serie A title last year — his second league trophy with the Rossoneri.But he has struggled with injuries and only made four appearances this season, after undergoing a knee operation last year.“I have so many memories and emotions inside this stadium,” Ibrahimović said. “The first time I arrived you ...

Wilson scores 27 with 10 boards, Parker hits 2 late FTs as Aces beat Fever, improve to 6-0

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:23 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Candace Parker made two free throws with 24 seconds left and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 84-80 Sunday to extend its franchise record for consecutive wins to open a season. The Aces (6-0), who trailed by 10 points after Indiana’s Kelsey Mitchell hit a 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter, closed the game on a 23-9 run. Las Vegas used an 11-1 run capped by a Chelsea Gray’s three-point play that made it 72-all with 4:03 to play. Erica Wheeler answered with a layup and her 3 with 2:32 remaining gave the Fever a five-point lead but after Kelsey Plum scored inside for the Aces, Jackie Young made back-to-back layups to make it 80-79. Aliyah Boston tied it by making the second of two free throws for Indiana with 47.1 to go, but Parker’s foul shots put the Aces in front.Mitchell missed a layup with 15 seconds left and Las Vegas dribbled the clock down until Alysha Clark was fouled...

Golden Knights know from experience Game 1 victory doesn’t ensure win over Panthers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:23 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights were flying high after Game 1 in the 2018 Stanley Cup Final, having just beaten Washington and believing they were en route to a miracle championship for the first-year franchise.Then reality hit in a big way, the Capitals winning the next four games and celebrating on the Knights’ home ice and later on Las Vegas’ famed Strip after Game 5.It’s a memory that has stuck with seven current Vegas players — the six original Knights and Chandler Stephenson, who was on the Capitals at the time. That experience could be vital after the Knights opened this year’s Stanley Cup Final with a 5-2 Game 1 victory on Saturday over the Florida Panthers.“I think we’re a little bit more humble to the situation now,” said Jonathan Marchessault, who also played for Vegas in its first Cup Final. “We know that it doesn’t mean anything winning one game in one series. For us, the focus is on next game, and that’s how we’...

Canady’s 1-hitter leads Stanford past Washington, into Women’s College World Series semifinals

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:23 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Stanford’s NiJaree Canady outlasted Washington’s Ruby Meylan in a battle of Pac-12 freshman pitchers to push the Cardinal into the national semifinals. Canady threw a one-hitter, and No. 9 seed Stanford beat No. 7 Washington 1-0 on Sunday in a Women’s College World Series elimination game.Canady, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s Freshman of the Year, struck out nine and didn’t allow a walk. She credited her coach for helping her stay relaxed.“Coach (Jessica) Allister always talks about slowing the game down, especially in this atmosphere, just trying to slow the game down,” Canady said. “I try to take a lot of deep breaths and just throw each pitch the best I can.”Meylan gave up four hits, struck out five and walked one. No earned runs were scored in the game. “It’s an old fashioned pitchers’ duel that we don’t see much of, but it was going to be whoever bent first,” Allister said. Kylie Chung’s RBI single in the sixth scored Taylor...

Nuggets fever showing big in Denver neighborhood

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver Nuggets fans have been supporting their team and showing their fandom in many different ways this championship run. One couple has let their neighborhood and anyone driving through it know they're Nuggets fans in a big way. Nuggets mural on Colfax catching attention Graeme Nistler and his wife, who live in the Harvey Park neighborhood a few blocks south of Evans Avenue and Lowell Boulevard, took the "Go big or go home" saying to another level. They went big at home. Couple in Harvey Park made huge "Go Nuggets" sign and put in front of their home (Photo credit: KDVR viewer)View of huge "Go Nuggets" sign with basketballs in Harvey Park neighborhood (Photo credit: KDVR viewer)Aerial view of huge "Go Nuggets" sign in front of Harvey Park neighborhood home (Photo credit: KDVR viewer)Aerial view of "Go Nuggets" sign with basketballs in front of Harvey Park home (Photo credit: KDVR viewer)A couple in Harvey Park made a huge "Go Nuggets" sign surrounded by giant ...

Kids treated at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, families celebrate National Cancer Survivor Day at Marlins game

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:23 GMT

It was a special celebration at the ballpark for young cancer survivors and their families in Miami.Dozens of children who were treated at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and their families came to loanDepot Park on Sunday to watch the Marlins play against the Oakland Athletics.The hospital and the Marlins teamed up to give the families a stress-free day on National Cancer Survivor Day.Attendees were treated to fun, food and beverages.“It is a day to celebrate all the survivors or patients and their families who went through the treatments for cancer — chemotherapy, radiation, surgery — so it’s one day to celebrate outside the setting of the hospital,” said Ziad Khatib, director of hematology-oncology at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.The families enjoyed seeing the Marlins beat the A’s 7-5. They also got to meet Billy the Marlin as they watched the team play.

MBTA to submit report detailing plan to address worker safety

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:23 GMT

The MBTA is set to submit a plan to federal regulators on Monday detailing ways it plans to address worker safety issues.They say a plan submitted by the MBTA earlier this month needs to be redone immediately because it includes fixes not scheduled to be complete until late this year, or next year. Federal officials say worker safety needs to be addressed within the next 60 days and longer-term actions can come later. If they can’t come up with a plan and comply with the federal requirements officials say they won’t allow workers onto the tracks.In a separate letter, federal authorities approve of the T’s restructuring plan to focus on train safety issues but write, “FTA remains concerned about the staffing levels within the Safety Department.”They say MBTA officials need to fast-track their efforts to staff it, and provide weekly updates to federal officials.Riders are waiting to see what it means for them.

Mostly unsettled work week

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:23 GMT

A cool, unsettled pattern remains in place this week as a dip in the jet stream parks itself over New England. Temperatures are expected to range from the low 60s to low 70s, with average highs this time of year at 72 degrees. Scattered showers are expected Monday morning, but we will likely see some sunshine Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, but it’ll be brief.Showers return Tuesday afternoon, even some thunder possible, as an upper-level low backs moves over the area. After several days of rain chances, conditions finally improve by the weekend.

After a ‘damper’ of a weekend in Massachusetts, summerlike weather should return next weekend

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:23 GMT

After the first weekend of June was cool and raw, far from ideal for a beach trip, will next weekend feel more like summer?National Weather Service meteorologists are seeing encouraging signs that warmer temperatures and drier days will arrive in Massachusetts for the second weekend of June.But ahead of next weekend, the region will have a chance of rain showers each day, including at least one day with a chance for some thunderstorms. Temps should remain cooler than average during the workweek until a warm up toward the weekend.“While this weekend was obviously a damper, next weekend should look considerably better,” Andrew Loconto, meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Boston office, told the Herald on Sunday.The weather on Sunday felt more like mid-April than the first weekend of June, as temps remained stuck in the 50s along with periods of rain.The workweek should start off with a continuation of the weekend, with a lot of clouds but fewer rain showe...

New Hampshire murder-suicide suspect had lengthy criminal history: ‘We grieve for the family’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:23 GMT

The 42-year-old man accused of killing his toddler daughter and her mother before taking his own life over the weekend had a lengthy criminal history, according to New Hampshire court records.Jamie Bell allegedly shot to death his 18-month-old daughter Ariella Bell and her 35-year-old mother Nicole Hughes in Franklin on Saturday. He later took his own life, and his body was found on the banks of the Merrimack River.Bell is also accused of shooting Hughes’ 5-year-old daughter from another relationship. The girl’s injuries were non-life-threatening, and she was taken to a Massachusetts hospital.“I am reaching out regarding the tragedy that impacted our community yesterday,” the superintendent of Franklin Schools, Dan LeGallo, wrote to families on Sunday. “We grieve for the family and are grateful that the student involved is out of the hospital and recovering.”Police on Saturday at around noon were alerted by neighbors on Elkins Street that they had...