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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle see familiar script play out for San Jose Sharks

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:52:24 GMT

The San Jose Sharks feel they’ve made some strides as a team since their general manager gave them a bit of a talking-to earlier this month. Notably, they’ve cut down on their goals against and have been competitive in just about every game they’ve played.Still, with such a small margin for error, the rebuilding Sharks will go into their game with the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday still looking for their first win away from home.The Sharks on Monday had a goal overturned due to goaltender interference and later gave up a shorthanded goal just before the second intermission. Those events, along with some other missed chances, proved to be too much to overcome as San Jose lost 3-1 to the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena.Prince Harry attended the game with his wife, Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, but saw a familiar script play out.Tomas Hertl scored a power-play goal and goalie Mackenzie Blackwood made 34 saves but the Sharks (3-14-1) lost for the fourth time in fiv...

Tsartsidze rallies North Dakota to 73-71 victory over Pacific

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:52:24 GMT

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Tsotne Tsartsidze had a go-ahead layup with 21 seconds remaining and scored 19 points to rally North Dakota to a 73-71 victory over Pacific on Monday night.Tsartsidze sank 1 of 2 free throws with 2 seconds left for the Fighting Hawks (3-1) and Judson Martindale missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Tigers (2-3). Eli King had 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists. B.J. Omot scored 12 and blocked three shots. Amar Kuljuhovic added 10 points and five rebounds off the bench.Donovan Williams finished with 19 points and nine rebounds to pace Pacific. Martindale had 13 points, while reserve Burke Smith scored 12 before fouling out. Cam Denson had 10 points and five boards before fouling out. Smith’s layup with 40 seconds left gave the Tigers a 71-70 lead.___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/c...

Cricket World Cup in India sets all-time tournament attendance record of 1.25 million

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:52:24 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Cricket World Cup attracted a tournament-record 1.25 million spectators during the 6 1-2-week event which ended Sunday with Australia beating India by six wickets for its sixth title.The ICC said Tuesday that the tournament had 1,250,307 spectators. With six games to go, the spectator figures had already surpassed the one million mark.The India attendance figures surpass the earlier marks of the 2015 World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand which attracted 1,016,420 spectators and the 2019 edition in England and Wales which had 752,000 fans.The 10-team tournament in India saw each team play the others once to advance to the semifinals. There were 48 matches played overall for a total average attendance of about 26,000.It was the 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup first held in 1975.___AP cricket: https://apnews.com/hub/cricketSource

Verificación de hechos: Trump sigue diciendo que fue acusado más que Al Capone. No es verdad

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:52:24 GMT

El expresidente Donald Trump afirmó en discurso que fue acusado tres veces más que el infame gángster Al Capone .No es verdad.Trump, el favorito para la nominación presidencial republicana, hizo uso de la afirmación sobre Al Capone mientras intenta presentarse como víctima de procesamientos infundados y con motivaciones políticas. En un discurso en Iowa este sábado, dijo : “Y, por cierto, fui acusado más veces que Alphonse Capone. Es el más cruel de todos los gánsteres. Si te lleva a cenar y no te ves bien, si te ríes un poco, podría pensar que te estás riendo de él, es peligroso reírse: te mataría inmediatamente. Fue acusado una vez. Me acusaron cuatro veces”.Lo mismo dijo en un discurso en octubre en Florida: “Si lo miraras mal, te mataría, y te mataría con sus manos. Era un tipo duro. Lo acusaron una vez. A mí me  acusaron cuatro veces”.Primero los hechos : la afirmación de Trump de que Al Capone fue acusado solo una vez es falsa. Al Capone fue acusado al menos seis veces, como d...

Northwestern gets go-ahead from city council to build new Ryan Field

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:52:24 GMT

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern got the go-ahead to build a new Ryan Field on Monday night after extensive discussions with residents over the number of concerts the football stadium would host.The Evanston, Illinois, city council voted in favor of the project and approved a rezoning application to allow six concerts per year in addition to other events.“This decision marks a pivotal moment for Northwestern and the city of Evanston,” said Dave Davis, Northwestern’s senior executive director of Neighborhood and Community Relations. “We’re embarking on a journey that promises not just a state-of-the-art stadium, but also a beacon of cultural and economic vitality. This project is a testament to our shared vision of progress and prosperity.”The new stadium to be built on the site of the current, 97-year-old Ryan Field is part of a $480 million donation from the family of Patrick and Shirley Ryan that was the largest in school history. Some of that money is also funding academic vent...

Leons scores 18 to lead Bradley over Tulane 80-77 at SoCal Challenge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:52:24 GMT

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (AP) — Malevy Leons’ 18 points helped Bradley defeat Tulane 80-77 at the SoCal Challenge on Monday night.Leons also contributed four steals for the Braves (4-0), who will play either UTEP or California for the Surf Division title on Wednesday. Darius Hannah scored 14 points while finishing 6 of 7 from the floor, and added six rebounds. Duke Deen shot 4 for 12 (1 for 7 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 13 points.The Green Wave (3-1) were led by Jaylen Forbes, who posted 17 points and two steals. Kevin Cross added 14 points, eight rebounds and two steals for Tulane. Sion James also had 14 points, six rebounds and two steals.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Hagel’s OT goal lifts Lightning over Eastern Conference-leading Bruins 5-4

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:52:24 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored the tying goal with 4.8 seconds left in regulation and Brandon Hagel got the winner on a breakaway 1:19 into overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins 5-4 on Monday night.Tanner Jeannot, Nicholas Paul and Austin Watson scored for the Lightning. Jonas Johansson turned aside 22 shots.Stamkos’ goal came after Victor Hedman kept a clearing attempt in the Boston zone. Hedman also set up Hagel’s goal.Pavel Zacha, David Pastrnak, John Beecher and Charlie Coyle scored for Boston. Jeremy Swayman stopped 41 shots as the Bruins dropped to 13-1-3 on the season.STARS 6, RANGERS 3DALLAS (AP) — Mason Marchment scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period following a successful coach’s challenge as Dallas rallied from two-goal deficit and beat the surging New York.Jamie Benn, Joe Pavelski, Tyler Seguin, Sam Steel and Roope Hintz also scored for the Stars, who trailed 2-0 midway through the second period before s...

Navy plane overshoots runway and ends up in ocean, but all 9 aboard escape unharmed

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:52:24 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — A Navy plane flying in rainy weather overshot a runway Monday at a military base in Hawaii and splashed into Kaneohe Bay, but all nine aboard were uninjured, authorities said. The Coast Guard responded, but rescue operations were quickly called off, said Petty Officer Ryan Fisher, a Coast Guard spokesperson. “It sounds like all parties involved were rescued,” he said.Marine Corps spokesperson Gunnery Sgt. Orlando Perez had no information about what caused the P-8A aircraft to go off the runway at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. A photo taken by witness Diane Dircks showed the plane in water just offshore, a sight reminiscent of the 2009 “ Miracle on the Hudson ” when a passenger jet piloted by Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger made an emergency landing on the New York river. All 155 people aboard survived.The P-8A and the Airbus A320 that Sullenberger piloted are roughly the same size.Dircks and her family had just returned to the dock after rainy weather cut their pontoon boat...

Hughes has goal and assist as Canucks beat Sharks 3-1

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:52:24 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night.J.T. Miller and Sam Lafferty also scored to help Vancouver end its second two-game skid of the season. Thatcher Demko finished with 27 saves.Thomas Hertl had a goal for San Jose, which lost for the fourth time in five games since a two-game win streak after an 0-10-1 start. The Sharks fell to 0-8-0 away from home. Mackenzie Blackwood finished with 34 saves.San Jose appeared to get on the scoreboard first in the second period as William Eklund put it past Demko in the crease, only for it to be overturned for goalie interference after a challenge.Hughes opened the scoring, firing a wrist shot past Blackwood with 6:53 left in the second period. It was his career high-tying eighth of the season, matching his totals in 2019-20 and 2021-22. He now has 31 points, tops in the NHL.Lafferty’s short-handed goal with 1 second left in the s...

Se reportan varios tornados mientras se desatan tormentas peligrosas que amenazan a 20 millones de personas desde Texas hasta el sureste

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:52:24 GMT

(CNN) — Peligrosas tormentas eléctricas cobraron vida con estruendo en partes del sur este lunes mientras más de 20 millones de personas desde el este de Texas hasta el sureste enfrentaban la amenaza de vientos dañinos, granizo y tornados potencialmente fuertes.Las severas tormentas se desplazaron por el este de Texas y el valle del Mississippi, provocando al menos seis informes de fuertes vientos, incluidas ráfagas en el condado de Copiah, Mississippi, estimadas en más de 60 mph.“Un sistema de tormentas se desplazará desde las llanuras del sur hacia el noreste de Estados Unidos hasta este miércoles con tormentas severas para los estados del norte del Golfo, ráfagas de viento y fuertes lluvias para el sureste, y una mezcla invernal para el interior del noreste”, dijo el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.Las alertas de tornado estaban vigentes este lunes por la noche para más de 2,5 millones de personas, principalmente en Mississippi, cuando surgieron peligrosas torme...