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Steve Kerr buys stake in Spanish soccer team

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:41 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has become a shareholder in Spanish La Liga team RCD Mallorca, according to an announcement on the club's website. Kerr joins the club as a minority stakeholder following a reshaping at the club that took place on July 1.Kerr, who in addition to the Warriors also currently coaches USA basketball, said he is friends with Mallorca's club president, former tennis star Andy Kohlberg."I'm a friend of Andy Kohlberg and we were talking this summer," Kerr said. "He told me about the change in ownership, and offered me the chance to be part of the new investment group." Dirt bikes, motorcycles take over San Francisco roads The coach, who has led the Warriors to four NBA Championships, said he became a fan of the club while visiting the Spanish island."I'm really looking forward to it, I was in Mallorca last summer to watch a match, supporting the team and becoming a fan. It's a very exciting opportunity," he said.Kohlberg ...

Dog injured in DUI Pleasanton crash, owner arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:41 GMT

(KRON) -- A dog sustained severe injuries after its owner drove under the influence causing a solo vehicle crash Thursday on Stanley Boulevard, according to the Pleasanton Police Department.At around 1:15 a.m., officers located the driver and her dog, who had significant injuries to its face and legs. A relative of the woman took the injured dog from its owner for medical treatment, police said. SJ man sentenced to 12 years for selling fentanyl-laced pills to Los Gatos High students Officers conducted a field sobriety test on the woman and determined she was under the influence. The woman was found to have a fanny pack containing over 50 grams of meth and 60 grams of fentanyl, according to PPD. She was arrested and transported to Santa Rita Jail.

Chelsea loans top academy prospect Lewis Hall to Newcastle and Mavropanos joins West Ham

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:41 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea has loaned out of one of its most talented academy prospects amid another transfer window of big spending by the Premier League club.Lewis Hall, an 18-year-old left back, joined Newcastle on Tuesday on a season-long loan deal that includes an obligation for the Saudi-controlled northeast club to make the transfer permanent based on performance-related criteria.Hall, a boyhood Newcastle fan, was named Chelsea’s academy player of the year for the 2022-23 season. But he is deemed surplus at Chelsea, which has spent more than $400 million on new players in this window to take its total outlay in the first three transfer windows in the new regime under Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital beyond $1 billion.Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has Ben Chilwell and Levi Colwill as options at left back in a season when the team has no European involvement.“Me and my family are Newcastle fans, and for me and my brother growing up, it was drilled into us that we were Newcast...

Russia’s Putin attends BRICS summit in South Africa remotely while facing war crimes warrant

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:41 GMT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping were both absent as leaders from the BRICS group of emerging economies started a three-day summit in South Africa on Tuesday.Putin’s travel to Johannesburg was complicated by an outstanding International Criminal Court warrant for his arrest over the abduction of children from Ukraine. His participation as the bloc named for member nations Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa opened its first in-person meeting since before the COVID-19 pandemic came in the form of a 17-minute prerecorded speech. Xi, who was in South Africa and held a bilateral morning meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa, did not join his host and the leaders of Brazil and India for a business forum at the primary summit venue. No reason was given for his absence, and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao read Xi’s speech. The summit’s main session in Johannesburg’s financial district of Sandton is scheduled ...

Pakistani authorities say all 8 people trapped in a cable car suspended high above a canyon have been rescued

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:41 GMT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities say all 8 people trapped in a cable car suspended high above a canyon have been rescued.Source

Ex-New York police chief who once led Gilgo Beach probe arrested on sexual misconduct charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:41 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — James Burke, a former Long Island police chief who served federal prison time for beating a suspect, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly soliciting sex and exposing himself at a public park.Burke, 58, was taken into custody by park rangers in a Farmingville, Long Island park shortly after 10 a.m., according to a spokesperson for Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone. He faces charges of offering a sex act, public lewdness, indecent exposure, and criminal solicitation, with additional potential charges pending, the spokesperson said.An attorney for Burke could not be reached. The Suffolk County District Attorney did not respond to a request for comment.Burke led the Suffolk County Police Department, one of the nation’s largest police forces, between 2012 and 2015, a tumultuous three-year period that ended with the conviction of Burke and multiple other officials on federal charges of obstruction and assault.Amid the federal inquiry into his conduct, Burke oversaw the ...

Maracana Stadium to close for field recovery, hosts Copa Libertadores final in November

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:41 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Maracana Stadium will close after this weekend’s Brazilian league games for field renovations ahead of the 78,000-seat venue hosting the Copa Libertadores final Nov. 4.The first steps will be for “necessary verifications and evaluations for the planning of the works,” the stadium’s administrator said in a statement on Tuesday.“The damage that has been caused cannot be reversed without an interruption (of play),” the statement said.No timeframe was specified to re-open the stadium. Rio de Janeiro clubs fear that the closure could be lengthy.Heavy rains and excessive action on the pitch over the past three months have affected play and increased the risk of injuries. Puddles formed in the penalty boxes in the latest Brazilian championship and Copa Libertadores matches in the stadium.This year, the Maracana has hosted 55 matches, the highest number of any stadium in Brazil during that period. Stadia in Europe host on average 30 matches per season, the admini...

New president of Ohio State will be Walter ‘Ted’ Carter Jr., a higher education and military leader

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:41 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The next president of Ohio State University will be a veteran higher education leader with extensive military experience, as the school filled its leadership vacancy on Tuesday while students returned for the first day of classes at one of the nation’s largest universities.Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. is the current University of Nebraska system president. He will begin his new role at Ohio State on Jan. 1, with Executive Vice President Peter Mohler serving in an acting capacity until then. Carter has presided over a period of enrollment growth at Nebraska, including record-setting gains among underrepresented students. He launched the Nebraska Promise, a financial aid program guaranteeing full tuition coverage for low- and middle-income students, and implemented a budget that froze tuition for two years.Before overseeing the 70,000 students, faculty and staff of another Midwestern land-grant institution with a large medical center, Carter led the U.S. Naval Academy...

Lionel Messi jugará en Nueva York y los neoyorquinos pagarán un ojo de la cara por verlo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:41 GMT

Nueva York (CNN) — Ver el debut de la superestrella del fútbol Leo Messi en el área de Nueva York podría costarte tanto como una cena en el afamado restaurante de carne Peter Luger.El partido del Inter Miami de este sábado es el primero de Messi en la temporada regular de la Major League Soccer, y la demanda para verlo está disparando los precios de las entradas casi un 1.000% por encima de lo habitual para los Red Bulls de Nueva York.Con el título en la Leagues Cup con el Inter Miami, Lionel Messi es el futbolista más ganador de la historiaEl vendedor de entradas VividSeats dijo a CNN que el precio medio para el partido de este fin de semana es de US$ 483. Se trata de una cifra muy superior a los US$ 46 que cuesta habitualmente conseguir una entrada para el equipo de la MLS, que juega en Harrison, Nueva Jersey (a media hora de Manhattan).Una búsqueda en VividSeats revela que algunos asientos cuestan hasta US$ 3.600 para la primera fila, pero hay que comprar los cuatro, lo que...

Analysis: FIFA Women’s World Cup successes reflect gender gap differences between countries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:41 GMT

Deborah de Lange, Toronto Metropolitan University ListenThe recent FIFA Women’s World Cup was nothing short of exhilarating, with the final match between Spain’s victorious La Roja team versus England’s Lionesses leaving fans on the edge of their seats.A record-breaking two million fans attended the games in Australia and New Zealand, serving as a testament to the heights women can reach with the right opportunities and support.But this year’s Women’s World Cup also signified a broader shift beyond the boundaries of the playing field. The games were accompanied by cries for equal treatment of women in sports and far beyond.By examining the performances of countries that participated in the Women’s World Cup, we can gain insights into the efforts countries are making to address gender inequality beyond sports.Gender equality policiesCountries ranking highest in the Women’s World Cup, such as Sweden, England, Spain and Australia, have devised policies and made investments in women and...