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Brewers place shortstop Willy Adames on concussion list after hit in head by teammate’s foul ball

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 02:12:51 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames was placed on the seven-day concussion list Saturday after getting hit in the head by a foul ball in the dugout the previous night during Milwaukee’s game against the San Francisco Giants.Adames was taken to the hospital after being hit a liner off the bat of teammate Brian Anderson in the bottom of the second inning. Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Adames was released from the hospital on Saturday morning. “All the news has been good,” Counsell said before Saturday’ game against the Giants “He’s in very good spirits. Everything checked out well medically. So now it’s just today, especially, a day of recovery.”Video appeared to show that Adames was hit in the head or face. Counsell said after his team’s 15-1 loss that tests revealed no fractures.“See how he feels when he wakes up in the morning and then he’ll maybe make an appearance,” Counsell said Saturday. “He will not go to Toronto with us. He’ll stay here...

Benfica wins record 38th Portuguese league title on final day of season

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 02:12:51 GMT

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Benfica won its first Portuguese league title in four years after beating Santa Clara 3-0 on Saturday on the final day of the season.FC Porto finished two points behind in second after beating Guimaraes 3-0. Last year’s champion needed last-place Santa Clara to pull off a surprising win at Benfica to have a realistic shot at defending its title.It was Benfica’s record-extending 38th league title and its first since 2019. Since Benfica’s last title, Porto had won it twice and Sporting once.Portugal striker Gonçalo Ramos headed in a cross from Alexander Bah near the far post for the opener in the seventh minute against Santa Clara.Rafa Silva doubled the lead in the 28th with a first-touch shot from inside the area. Álex Grimaldo added the third from the penalty spot in the 60th.Benfica entered the home game two points ahead of Porto. If they had ended up tied on points, Benfica still held the advantage on goal difference in the tiebreaker with Porto.Benfica end...

With Vinicius Junior out, Rodrygo scores 2 to lead Real Madrid to win at Sevilla

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 02:12:51 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Rodrygo scored twice to give Real Madrid a 2-1 win at Sevilla on Saturday in a Spanish league match that was missing fellow Brazilian Vinícius Júnior following the international uproar against the racial abuse he has endured.Vinícius did not travel with the team due to what coach Carlo Ancelotti said was a knee injury that also kept him from playing midweek against Rayo Vallecano. His absence from the field comes amid a huge uproar that has reached his native Brazil after he was racially abused by fans during last weekend’s game at Valencia.Karim Benzema and forward Marco Asensio also missed the match with an injury. The 22-year-old Rodrygo did just fine all on his own as the sole forward in Madrid’s starting lineup along with five midfielders.Rodrygo, who missed a clear opportunity to score early in the game, said he was a bit upset with Ancelotti for replacing him with defender Nacho Fernández with 20 minutes to play to help protect the lead.“I wanted a hat...

Irán y talibanes intercambian balazos en la zona fronteriza

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 02:12:51 GMT

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos –  Irán y el Talibán intercambiaron el sábado disparos intensos en la frontera de la república islámica con Afganistán aumentando marcadamente las tensiones entre ambas naciones debido a una disputa por los derechos de los recursos acuíferos.La agencia de noticias estatal IRNA de Irán citó al subjefe de policía del país, el general Qassem Rezaei, acusando a los talibanes de abrir fuego primero el sábado por la mañana en la frontera de la provincia iraní de Sistán y Baluchistán y la provincia afgana de Nimroz. IRNA aseguró que Irán infligió “grandes bajas y daños graves”.La prensa controlada por el Talibán en Afganistán no reconoció enfrentamiento alguno. EEUU moviliza submarino de propulsión nuclear ante las tensiones con Irán Afganistán: el líder supremo del Talibán rompe el silencio El grupo activista HalVash, que informa sobre diversos asuntos en la provincia de Sistán y Baluchistán, pre...

Bayern Munich fires top executives Kahn, Salihamidžić shortly after clinching Bundesliga win

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 02:12:51 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga title celebrations were quickly overshadowed by the fallout from the club’s decision to fire former goalkeeper Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidžić from their positions as top executives.Bayern secured the German championship in the final minutes of the season on Saturday with Jamal Musiala securing a 2-1 win over Cologne with a late goal for the team to finish ahead of Borussia Dortmund on goal difference.Shortly afterward, the club announced its supervisory board had decided to fire Kahn as chief executive and Salihamidžić as sporting director with immediate effect.“Instead of celebrating, now we have the next issue,” Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel said.Both Kahn and Salihamidžić had been under pressure following Bayern’s dip in form this season. The Bundesliga title race was the closest in years after Bayern had comfortably won the previous 10, while there were quarterfinal exits in both the Champions League and German Cup.Club president H...

French courtroom drama ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Palme d’Or, top prize of Cannes Film Festival

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 02:12:51 GMT

CANNES, France (AP) — French courtroom drama ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ wins Palme d’Or, top prize of Cannes Film Festival.Source

Man arrested in deadly Aurora road rage shooting

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 02:12:51 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- A man was arrested Friday night in connection to a deadly shooting that happened May 1, according to the Aurora Police Department.Arturo Moreno Torres, 28, of Denver was arrested on a first-degree murder charge. Police originally responded to an Aurora hospital after a man arrived suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The 28-year-old victim was rushed to surgery but died from his injuries. 21-year-old woman arrested in killing near 7-Eleven The victim's vehicle had several bullet holes, and the crime was connected to a shots fired call in the 13100 block of East 13th Place.Detectives learned that the incident started as a road rage incident and that Torres did not know the victim.The investigation is still ongoing and anyone with information was asked to contact the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.

3 adults, 2 children injured in rollover crash in Lauderdale Lakes

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 02:12:51 GMT

Rescue crews took five people to the hospital, including two children, after they were injured in a rollover wreck in Lauderdale Lakes, authorities said.Broward Sheriff’s Office and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash near Northwest 48th Avenue and West Oakland Park Boulevard, at around 11 a.m., Saturday.According to investigators, a bus and a sedan appeared to have collided at the intersection. The bus rolled over on the eastbound lanes of West Oakland Park Boulevard, whereas the sedan came to rest on the median.First responders arrived to find a man inside the overturned bus. The sedan sustained heavy front-end damage.https://twitter.com/browardsheriff/status/1662479044376424451?s=20Paramedics transported the driver to Florida Medical Center with minor injuries. The family of four that was riding in the sedan — two adults and two children — were taken to Broward Health Medical Center. A man and woman who were inside the sedan...

Vana leads St. John’s Prep boys lacrosse over Hingham

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 02:12:51 GMT

DANVERS — For most of the spring, St. John’s Prep lacrosse standout Jake Vana had a litany of nagging injuries, struggling to get back to the level he is accustomed to playing at.Unfortunately for opposing Div. 1 schools, it appears the junior is almost fully back. Vana sniped four goals and added an assist Saturday as St. John’s Prep closed its impressive regular season with a crucial 12-9 win over Hingham.“It worked out perfectly,” said Vana. “Didn’t come back as healthy as I wanted to. I was in a lot of pain and I was trying to fight through it. But the last couple of days was probably the first time I’ve felt like myself again. This is the first game I’ve played an entire game without any pain. It seems to be going away just at the right time, knock on wood.”Entering Saturday’s tilt, St. John’s Prep (17-1) was listed as the top team overall in the MIAA’s latest Div. 1 power rankings, while Hingham (17-2) was slotted fifth, a perfect test for both programs ahead of the state tour...

Latin Academy rolls to another BCL softball title

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 02:12:51 GMT

WEST ROBXURY – Without their coach and facing East Boston for the fifth straight season in the city championship, Latin Academy put together an offensive onslaught for yet another Boston City League crown.The Dragons ended up with a dominant 17-2 mercy-rule victory over the Jets to make it 17 straight Boston City League titles for Latin Academy Saturday afternoon at West Roxbury Academy.“It means so much more than I can put into words,” said interim coach Caroline Conroy, who was filling in for Coach Rocco Zizza. “It’s more than just a game for our girls. We are a family and we keep it coming every single year. You can’t ask for anything more.”The big inning came in the third for Latin Academy (10-13) as the Dragons sent 18 batters to plate with 12 coming around to score.“In the third inning, we really came together,” Conroy said. “We were all hyping each other up and I think our energy on and off the bench, it really put everything together.”It was senior captain and first-year var...