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Finau holds off Rahm to take Mexico Open for 6th career win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:27 GMT

VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Tony Finau and Jon Rahm play enough golf together away from the PGA Tour that Finau thinks it has only made him a better player.He showed that Sunday in the Mexico Open at Rahm’s expense.Finau was expecting a tough test against Rahm, the Masters champion and No. 1 player in the world. Equipped with a two-shot lead, Finau played bogey-free for a 5-under 66 and never gave Rahm or anyone else much of a chance.He wound up winning by three shots for his fourth PGA Tour title in the last nine months.“Any time you can battle with a guy like Jon Rahm who’s in the form that he was and come out on top, it makes me feel good,” Finau said. “Rahm is a good friend of mine, we practice quite a bit together, so having Rahmbo as like a sparring partner for me has only made me better. And I hope he can say the same.”Finau earned a small measure of redemption at Vallarta Vidanta, where last year he finished runner-up to Rahm by one shot. “Obviously I wanted to win, but it...

Bruins historic season falls far short of the goal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:27 GMT

The 2022-23 Bruins made history in the regular season. Now, they are just history.The 65-win team blew a 3-1 series lead and then a late one-goal lead to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 at the Garden on Sunday night before Carter Verhaege scored at 8:35 of overtime.The Bruins have known heartbreak before, but this is right up there with their most shocking, painful playoff losses in their 99-year history.But the Panthers earned every bit of this series, proving more resilient than the team that set the record for most wins in a season.If this is the last we see of Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci, it’s a very tough way to go out for two guys who should have their numbers in the rafters at some point.The B’s almost got through to the next round.With the Florida goalie pulled, Brandon Montour scored his second goal of the game to tie the 59.3 seconds left in regulation when his shot from the left circle deflected off of Charlie McAvoy’s stick and past Jeremy Swayman ...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ linebacker Shaquil Barrett’s daughter drowns in family pool

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:27 GMT

The 2-year-old daughter of Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett drowned in the family swimming pool Sunday in what authorities said appeared to be a tragic accident.Tampa Bay Police got a call from Barrett’s home just before 9:30 a.m. Sunday about a child who had fallen into a pool, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Though she was rushed to the hospital, the toddler, Arrayah, could not be revived.No foul play was suspected in the death of the youngest of Barrett’s four children. The brokenhearted family celebrated her second birthday about two weeks earlier.“It is not believed to be suspicious in nature at this time, but a purely accidental and tragic incident,” the Tampa Police Department told the Daily News in an emailed statement.The 30-year-old linebacker is entering his fifth season as he returns from a torn Achilles that cut short his 2022 season. He signed with the Buccaneers as a free agent in 2019, then led the NFL with 19.5 sacks.He and his w...

Ravens earn solid draft grades for six-player class: ‘Excellent job with what they had’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:27 GMT

All 259 picks from the 2023 NFL draft are in, and so are the grades.The Ravens came away with six selections, one of their smallest classes in years, but they still impressed evaluators. Here’s a look at their final report card, with grades ranked from highest to lowest.Boston College wide receiver Zay Flowers (No. 22 overall, first round)Clemson linebacker Trenton Simpson (No. 86, third round)Mississippi edge rusher Tavius Robinson (No. 124, fourth round)Stanford cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly (No. 157, fifth round)Oregon offensive lineman Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu (No. 199, sixth round)Southern California guard Andrew Vorhees (No. 229, seventh round)NFL Media’s Chad Reuter: A“The Ravens found a tough and quick receiver in Flowers to complement Odell Beckham Jr. and Rashod Bateman. Even after wisely trading their 2023 second-round pick for linebacker Roquan Smith last season, Simpson’s closing speed and ability to play outside or inside made him a home run pick in R...

Former MTS employee allegedly assaulted by Nathan Fletcher speaks out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:27 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The former Metropolitan Transit System employee that accused Supervisor Nathan Fletcher of sexual assault has spoken out for the first time since her allegations were made public in a lawsuit filing late last month.Grecia Figueroa, who worked as a public relations specialist for the transportation agency until earlier this year, expressed frustration for how she has been treated since coming forward with her allegations in a blog post published on Saturday."It’s no wonder people feel they’ll be judged when speaking up about sexual harassment, if seeking vindication of one’s own rights leads them to be called a liar, a mistress, a gold digger, and far worse names," Figueroa wrote. Timeline: Unfolding of the Nathan Fletcher scandal In her statement, she lamented about how the hostility directed to her exemplifies the kinds of responses that often keep people quiet about sexual harassment.Formal action is infrequently taken after individuals experience harassment: accor...

Paraguay’s long-ruling party romps to presidential victory

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:27 GMT

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The long-governing Colorado Party remained the dominant force of Paraguayan politics as the vote count from Sunday’s election gave an overwhleming lead to its presidential candidate, Santiago Peña, with nearly all votes counted.With almost 99% of voting places reporting, Peña had 43% of the vote, compared to 27% for the closest challenger, Efraín Alegre, the candidate of the Pact for a New Paraguay, a broad-based opposition coalition that had hoped to end Colorado’s reign.Voters also cast ballots for members of Congress.The opposition had sought to capitalize on widespread discontent over high levels of corruption and deficiencies in the health and education systems that worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paraguay has a relatively stable economy, but with high levels of poverty. Outgoing President Mario Abdo Benítez called Peña “president-elect” in a congratulatory message on social media before a winner was officially declared. He also cong...

Northwestern Softball clinches back-to-back Big Ten titles with win over Nebraska

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:27 GMT

EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern University Women's Softball clinched back-to-back Big Ten regular season championships after beating Nebraska, 10-9, Sunday.The win represents the first time that Wildcats Softball has claimed back-to-back Big Ten Titles since the 1986-87 seasons.Game RecapThe Wildcats did their damage at the plate in the top of the first and fifth innings. After going down 2-0 in the top of the first, Hannah Cady delivered the lead right back to Northwestern, hitting a 3-run home run on a 3-2 count with one out in the bottom half of the inning. Maeve Nelson would round out the Wildcats scoring in the first with a 2-out, RBI double to give Northwestern a 4-2 lead after one.However, the Cornhuskers didn't roll over. Behind a trio of home runs, Nebraska added four across the second and third innings, giving them a 6-4 advantage by the time the fifth inning arrived.The Cornhuskers added three more runs in the top of the fifth, courtesy of a leadoff solo home run, an RBI hi...

Thankful for April showers but not the hail

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:27 GMT

It's always a plus when we report a month with above-normal rainfall because there haven't been too many of them. That's what happened in April. Normally Austin's 10th wettest month with just 2.42", this April did much better with 4.18". Rain was measured (.01" or more) seven days. In fact, 2.43" of that 4.18" was measured on April 6 and 7, putting Austin over the normal total very early in the month. It's the most rain measured in April since a most-welcomed 7.28" in 2019.April 2023 is the first month with above-normal rain since November 2022 when 4.14" was measured, a surplus of 1.22". And, it's the wettest month since 5.72" in August 2022. Yes, August. The surplus of rain was not enough to make even a dent in our ongoing drought. Not enough rain in April to ease the droughtThe "generous" rainfall, however, came with a heaping helping of severe weather events, especially the last week of the month. BLOG: May Forecast An updated report from the Storm Prediction Center shows at l...

Woodbury Humane Society to reopen with limited services Monday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:27 GMT

The Minnesota Board of Animal Health has cleared the Woodbury Animal Humane Society location to reopen Monday after a closure of over three weeks caused by a dog flu outbreak.A canine influenza outbreak closed all three of society’s Twin Cities locations on April 6. All 70 animals formerly at the Woodbury location have been transferred to Golden Valley, where they will remain quarantined.The Woodbury location was deep-cleaned and is ready to provide limited services, the society announced on its website. The facility will open with intake services and education and training programs.Priority will be given to surrender appointments that were canceled due to the outbreak. After that, the facility will begin accepting new surrender appointments.The facility expects to be able to reopen its adoption center with animals from new local intakes as early as May 9.The Golden Valley and Coon Rapids locations will remain closed until the dogs have recovered and are no longer contagious.T...

Young performers train to celebrate Chinese Community Center's 50th anniversary

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:27 GMT

LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Chinese Community Center pulling out all the stops for this year’s 50th anniversary celebration and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Young performers training hard Saturday as they prepare to showcase their talents."For the people who wanted to educate their kids in their own language and get together with their own culture, this is home," says President Wei Qin.Qin organizing the event and bringing a world-renowned expert, Linghui Tu, to teach these young performers Peking Opera.  "I like the transformation of my students. I mean the students came over with Peking Opera, they absolutely know nothing," explains Tu, a professor at Binghamton University's National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts, while Qin translated. "They would just start from ground zero, but then, surprisingly—with hard time and practice—they learn everything."The CCC hopes this traditional retelling of a Chinese legend, "Journey to the West", will inspire their Capi...