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Gotham FC signs World Cup veterans Rose Lavelle and Emily Sonnett

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:53 GMT

National Women’s Soccer League champion Gotham FC has signed U.S. national team players and World Cup champions Rose Lavelle and Emily Sonnett through 2026, the team announced Thursday. Lavelle and Sonnett, both midfielders, played for OL Reign last season and were free agents. Lavelle has scored 24 goals in 92 appearances for the United States. She scored in the 2019 World Cup final, helping lead the Americans to their second straight title in the tournament. Lavelle, 28, has spent the last three seasons with the Reign, who went to the NWSL championship match this season but fell to Gotham. Overall, she has played in the league for seven seasons after she was selected by the now-defunct Boston Breakers with the top pick in the 2017 draft. Sonnett, 30, spent just one season with the Reign, starting in 19 matches. She was the No. 1 draft pick in 2016 by the Portland Thorns. Like Lavelle, Sonnett has played in the last two World Cups. She has 83 appearances with the U.S., scorin...

Antetokounmpo and James lead early returns in NBA All-Star Game fan voting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:53 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James are the early leaders in fan voting for next month’s All-Star Game, the NBA said Thursday.Antetokounmpo had 2,171,812 votes to lead all Eastern Conference frontcourt players, and James had 2,008,645 votes to lead all Western Conference frontcourt players.James is looking for a record 20th All-Star selection; he is currently tied with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most in league history with 19. He and Antetokounmpo were the leaders in fan voting last season as well.Fan voting counts for 50% of the formula used to select the All-Star starters. Media voting counts for another 25% and voting by NBA players determines the other 25% of the formula. The league is reverting to the classic East vs. West format for the All-Star Game this year, with three frontcourt players and two guards in each starting lineup.The West frontcourt leaders are James, Phoenix’s Kevin Durant and Denv...

The Rams and the 49ers turn to backup QBs Wentz and Darold in season finale

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:53 GMT

LOS ANGELES RAMS (9-7) at SAN FRANCISCO (12-4)Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, FoxOPENING LINE: 49ers by 3, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.AGAINST THE SPREAD: Rams 8-6-2, 49ers 9-6-1.SERIES RECORD: 49ers lead 78-68-3.LAST MEETING: 49ers beat Rams 30-23 on Sept. 17, 2023, in Los Angeles.LAST WEEK: Rams beat Giants 26-25; 49ers beat Commanders 27-10.RAMS OFFENSE: OVERALL (7), RUSH (10), PASS (8), SCORING (8)RAMS DEFENSE: OVERALL (19), RUSH (12), PASS (24), SCORING (19)49ERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (2), RUSH (3), PASS (2), SCORING (3)49ERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (7), RUSH (3), PASS (15), SCORING (2)TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Rams minus-4; 49ers plus-10.RAMS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Carson Wentz. Los Angeles is giving starter Matthew Stafford the week off, clearing the way for Wentz to make his first start for the Rams. The former No. 2 overall pick by Philadelphia in 2016, has bounced around the league spending the previous three seasons with Washington (2022), Indianapolis (2021) and the Eagles (2020). He has throw...

DC-area winter storm: A few flakes to start and then mostly rain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:53 GMT

Snow lovers will, in all likelihood, be disappointed this weekend. Even though snow was part of the weekend forecast just a few days ago, meteorologists are now predicting the temperature will be above freezing, so snow will be minimal at best for most in the D.C. region.The National Weather Service has the District and the nearby suburbs as receiving less than 1 inch of snow from the upcoming storm.Wintry weather expected across much of the region Saturday-Saturday night. The greatest impacts from snow & ice appear to be in areas along & west of the Blue Ridge with moderate to heavy rain reducing totals further east. More: https://t.co/ZOlvEShgSf. #MDwx #VAwx #WVwx #DCwx pic.twitter.com/kwuisG707A— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) January 4, 20247News First Alert Meteorologist Brian Van de Graff said there may be a little dusting of snow on Saturday morning, most likely in the upper Montgomery and Loudoun County areas, but that it will not last long, quickly turning...

Police: Loudoun Co. gun store burglary suspects drove stolen car into building, took ‘multiple’ guns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:53 GMT

Police arrived at Loudoun Guns in Leesburg early Thursday for reports of a loud noise. At the scene, they found a four-door Kia sedan that appeared to have crashed into the front doors of the store and lodged into the building. (Courtesy Leesburg Police Department)Four burglary suspects broke into a Loudoun County, Virginia, gun store early Thursday by driving a stolen car into the side of the building, the Leesburg Police Department said.Police arrived at Loudoun Guns in Leesburg shortly before 4 a.m. for reports of a loud noise, believed to be a car striking a building, according to a news release from the department. At the scene, they found a four-door Kia sedan that appeared to have crashed into the front doors of the store and lodged into the building.The suspects, who were wearing masks, stole “multiple” long guns from the store, police said. The suspects fled the scene before law enforcement arrived, leaving the Kia behind.The car was reported stolen out of anoth...

Mississippi running back Quinshon Judkins announces plans to transfer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:53 GMT

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi running back Quinshon Judkins is entering the transfer portal after opening his college career with two 1,000-yard seasons.The Rebels’ sophomore star announced his decision Thursday on X.“After long talks with my family and hard prayer, I have decided to enter the transfer portal,” Judkins posted. “This decision to enter the transfer portal was not made lightly but I believe it is the best decision for my personal and athletic growth.”Judkins helped lead Ole Miss to its first 11-win season and a Peach Bowl victory over Penn State. Players who participated in New Year’s Six or College Football Playoff games were granted extra time to make decisions on entering the portal.Judkins’ name had not appeared in the portal as of early Thursday afternoon.The Pike Road, Alabama, native has run for 2,725 yards and 31 touchdowns in his first two seasons with the Rebels. He ran for 1,158 yards and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore, producing another 1...

Hallan una de las arañas más grandes y venenosas del mundo, con colmillos capaces de perforar una uña

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:53 GMT

Con colmillos capaces de perforar una uña humana, el espécimen macho más grande del arácnido más venenoso del mundo ha hallado un nuevo hogar en el Parque de Reptiles de Australia, donde ayudará a salvar vidas después que una persona lo hallara por casualidad.La mortal araña de tela en embudo de Sydney, apodada “Hércules”, fue encontrada en la costa central, a unas 50 millas al norte de Sydney, y fue inicialmente trasladada a un hospital local, detalló este jueves el Parque de Reptiles de Australia en un comunicado.Los expertos en arañas del parque cercano la recuperaron y pronto notaron que era el espécimen macho más grande jamás recibido de la gente en Australia. Estas arañas gigantes se están expandiendo en EEUU Autoridades: turistas causan choque en el Valle de la Muerte tras evitar aplastar una tarántula La araña medía 7.9 centímetros (3.1 pulgadas) de pata a pata, superando el récord anterior del parque de 2018, el macho de ...

University of Colorado study: How does cannabis affect exercise?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It's officially been a decade since the sale of recreational cannabis was legalized in Colorado.The research journal Sports Medicine recently published a study from the University of Colorado. According to CU, it's the first-ever study examining how legal, commercially available cannabis affects the experience of exercise. How Colorado’s marijuana industry has changed since legalization a decade ago Researchers recruited 42 Boulder-area volunteers who already run while using cannabis. The study revealed how cannabis can help or hinder performances and analyzed how CBD and THC may affect exercise differently.Cannabis may enhance mood, but not performanceIn the study, runners would take a survey and data would be collected during a 30-minute treadmill run both with and without using cannabis beforehand. Runners answered questions periodically to assess how they felt, how hard the workout felt, how quickly time seemed to pass, pain levels and more.Across the board, t...

Watch live: Authorities address shooting at Perry High School in Iowa

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:53 GMT

PERRY, Iowa (WHO) – Multiple people were shot inside a small-town Iowa high school early Thursday as students prepared to start their first day of classes after their annual winter break, authorities said.The suspect in the shooting in Perry, Iowa, has died of what investigators believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity. Law enforcement was notified about an active shooter at Perry High School at 7:37 a.m. CT. When emergency responders arrived, they found multiple gunshot victims. At a news conference Thursday morning, Infante said it was unclear how many victims were shot and the extent of their injuries but that the threat was over and there was no danger to the public.As of July 2021, Iowa does not require a permit to purchase a ...

Iowa school shooting injures several, sends students ducking for cover and running for the exits

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:53 GMT

PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Multiple people were shot inside a small-town Iowa high school early Thursday, as students preparing for their first classes after winter break were forced to duck into classrooms, barricade themselves in offices or run for an exit, before the suspected shooter was found dead.Authorities in Perry, Iowa, did not say how many people were injured in the shooting, but hospitals confirmed receiving at least three patients.The suspect died of what investigators believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and at least one of the victims is a school administrator, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity.Perry has about 8,000 residents and is about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Des Moines, on the edge of the state capital’s metropolitan area. It is home to a large pork-processing plant, and low-slung, single story homes s...