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Wild’s Jared Spurgeon inching closer to return

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:58 GMT

The Wild gave fans a treat on Sunday. Instead of the usual drills in what has become an annual outdoor fall practice, Minnesota staged a 3-on-3 scrimmage at the Recreation Outdoor Center in St. Louis Park.As an additional surprise, the overflow crowd got to see Jared Spurgeon on the rink, skating in competitive hockey.Spurgeon’s white jerseys, featuring teammates as Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zucarello and Jonas Brodin, rallied from a 5-2 deficit to edge a green team featuring Matt Boldy, Ryan Hartman and Joel Eriksson Ek, 6-5.It was the first time since preseason games that any fans were able to see Spurgeon competing, and the veteran defenseman is set to travel to New York on Monday for a three-game road trip.That doesn’t mean he’ll play against the Islanders on Tuesday night.“I don’t know,” coach Dean Evason said. “Obviously, he’s progressing to the point he can be out there playing this (but) he’s still not in contract drills, so we’ll see how he progresses. … We’ll obviously have to...

1 killed, 1 injured in Compton drive-by shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:58 GMT

A drive-by shooting has left one person dead and another hospitalized in Compton on Saturday. Deputies responded to reports of a shooting at the intersection of McMillan Street and Lime Avenue around 2 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.Arriving officers found the victim, identified only as a 23-year-old man, suffering from an apparent gunshot to his upper torso. He was found in an alleyway just off the intersection.Although paramedics treated the man, he was pronounced dead at the scene, said LASD.Further south in the alleyway, a second victim was found. The 22-year-old victim had also sustained a gunshot wound to his upper torso, authorities said.He was transported to a local hospital where he remains in stable condition.  Southern California woman disappears in Guatemala Investigators believe the shooting appeared to be gang-related. No suspects were located at the scene and both victims were on foot at the time of the drive-by.The deadly incident re...

Bay Area men’s college basketball: Season previews for SCU, SJSU and USF

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:58 GMT

Santa Clara coach Herb Sendek doesn’t know yet whether he has another Jalen Williams or Brandin Podziemski, surprise college stars who were selected in the first round of the past two NBA Drafts.But he knows what those two have meant to the Broncos.“It definitely raises the profile of our program,” Sendek said. “It fortifies the guys who are with us now, adds to their confidence. At the same time, it improves our position in recruiting.“It also helps galvanize the university, the campus, the community at large around our program. There’s a lot of excitement and momentum as a result.”A year after Williams was selected 12th by the Oklahoma City Thunder, Podziemski arrived as a transfer from Illinois, averaged 19.9 points and 8.8 rebounds and was named co-West Coast Conference Player of the Year. The Warriors selected him at No. 19.Santa Clara’s Brandin Podziemski (22) dribbles against Sam Houston’s Donte Powers (24) in the first ha...

Half Moon Bay resident arrested for felony elder abuse 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:58 GMT

(KRON) The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 49-year-old Half Moon Bay resident for felony elder abuse.Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Elderberry Road, in Unincorporated Half Moon Bay on Nov. 4 at approximately 7:00 p.m. Deputies were alerted that Ramon Ramirez Perez, 49, was allegedly threatening his elderly parents and was actively destroying their residence.Upon deputies' arrival, Ramirez Perez was heard yelling intelligibly in Spanish and was seen breaking the glass out of the windows, according to deputies. Ramirez Perez’s parents informed deputies that he was threatening to “kill his father by ripping his heart out of his chest” and that they believed he was on drugs, deputies said.  2 robberies in downtown Walnut Creek, police ask for community assistance  Deputies say they set up a perimeter to keep community members at a safe distance. SMCAlert was also sent to advise those in the surrounding area to avoid the ongoing incident. Deputies utilized a Sp...

Blinken shuttles from the West Bank to Iraq trying to contain the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:58 GMT

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he boards his plane to depart after meetings, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)(AP/Jonathan Ernst) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he boards his plane to depart after meetings, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)(AP/Jonathan Ernst) RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took his diplomatic push on the Israel-Hamas war to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, trying to assure Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that the Biden administration was intensifying efforts...

Verstappen wins Brazilian Grand Prix, Perez distances from Hamilton in fight for runner-up

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:58 GMT

SAO PAULO (AP) — Three-time champion Max Verstappen led from the start and won the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday. Sergio Perez of Red Bull finished in fourth place, distancing himself from Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in one of the few competitions left this season — a position for runner-up.Perez nearly took the podium position from third-place Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin, but the Spaniard saw the checkered flag 0.053 seconds before the Mexican.The two raced for the position in the three final laps of the race, with the Red Bull driver overtaking Alonso once and then losing the position.“For me, it was like 30 laps,” Alonso said after being chased by Perez. “I had the pressure from Checo but when he passed me two laps to the end, I thought. ‘Okay, this is gone, the podium is not possible.’ Then he braked a bit late into turn 1.”McLaren’s Lando Norris was second at Interlagos.Perez will leave South America 32 points ahead of Hamilton with two races left — Las Vegas on Nov. 19...

Nepal villagers cremate loved ones who perished in an earthquake that killed 157 people

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:58 GMT

This handout photo provided by Nepal Prime Minister's Office shows an earthquake-affected area in northwestern Nepal, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Helicopters and ground troops rushed to help people hurt in a strong earthquake that shook northwestern Nepal districts just before midnight Friday, killing more than 100 people and injuring dozens dozens more, officials said Saturday. (Nepal Prime Minister's Office via AP) This handout photo provided by Nepal Prime Minister's Office shows an earthquake-affected area in northwestern Nepal, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Helicopters and ground troops rushed to help people hurt in a strong earthquake that shook northwestern Nepal districts just before midnight Friday, killing more than 100 people and injuring dozens dozens more, offi...

“Libertad para papá”: el mensaje de Luis Díaz tras anotar gol en su regreso a las canchas con Liverpool

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:58 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Liverpool de Inglaterra empató este domingo 1-1 frente al recién ascendido Luton Town en partido correspondiente a la jornada 11 de la Premier League. Sin embargo, el empate pasó a segundo término por la situación que nos regaló el encuentro: el regreso del colombiano Luis Díaz a las canchas, con gol incluido y con un mensaje para su papá secuestrado por el Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) en Colombia.Al inicio, el partido parecía que sería sencillo para el conjunto de Jürgen Klopp, pero el club de Bedfordshire terminó asegurando un punto vital para sus aspiraciones de quedarse en la primera división del fútbol inglés.De hecho, el Luton Town estuvo a unos minutos de llevarse la victoria. Al minuto 80, el delantero neerlandés Tahith Chong abrió el marcador para su equipo, que estalló en júbilo junto a las miles de personas en el pequeño de estadio Kenilworth Road.El Liverpool no encontraba espacios para conseguir el empate y el enfrentamiento parecía dec...

The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ends with a man in custody and his 4-year-old daughter safe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:58 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter as a passenger, authorities said. The man was arrested and the girl is safe.Hamburg police said that man had left the car with his daughter, who didn’t appear to be harmed, and he was “arrested by the emergency services without resistance.” Authorities said the man’s ex-wife had previously contacted them about a child abduction.The airport in the northern German city had been closed to passengers and flights were canceled since Saturday night when the man, who was armed, broke through an airport gate with his vehicle and fired twice into the air with a weapon, according to German news agency dpa. The man drove the vehicle just outside a terminal building and parked it under a plane.Police said the 35-year-old man, a Turkish citizen, had his daughter inside the car after reportedly taking...

Liverpool strikes late through returning Luis Diaz to snatch a 1-1 draw at Luton in Premier League

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:58 GMT

LUTON, England (AP) — Luis Diaz ended a traumatic week by coming off the bench to save Liverpool from a shocking defeat at Luton, scoring a stoppage-time equalizer in a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Sunday.Substitute Tahith Chong looked to have secured a sensational win for promoted Luton when he finished off a superb counterattack by slotting past Alisson 10 minutes from time.Diaz entered in the 83rd minute and equalized in the fifth minute of added-on time, bundling in a finish off his shoulder from Harvey Elliott’s cross.It was Diaz’s first appearance for his team since his parents were kidnapped in his native Colombia last weekend. His mother was rescued within hours by police but his father is still missing while negotiations take place.Diaz lifted his Liverpool jersey to reveal a T-shirt with the words “Libertad Para Papa” (“Freedom for Papa”) after scoring.On its first league visit in more than 30 years, Liverpool appeared rocked by a raucous atmosphere inside...