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Man City squanders two-goal lead to draw with Crystal Palace in latest setback to title defense

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:00:10 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City dropped more points in its flimsy title defense in the English Premier League when a stoppage-time penalty from Michael Olise earned Crystal Palace a 2-2 draw on Saturday.City was 2-0 ahead through goals by Jack Grealish in the 24th minute and Rico Lewis in the 54th, only to draw at home for a third straight time in the league.Palace reduced the deficit in the 76th when Jean-Philippe Mateta slid home a finish from close range and Olise converted from the spot in the fifth minute of stoppage time after Mateta was tripped by Phil Foden.It is the fifth time in six league games that Pep Guardiola’s men have dropped points, having also drawn with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham and lost to Aston Villa before last Sunday’s 2-1 win at Luton.City is in fourth place and three points behind first-placed Liverpool, whose game in hand is against Manchester United on Sunday. City heads to Saudi Arabia on Sunday for the Club World Cup.Palace arriv...

Second-place Nice loses at Le Havre in French league

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:00:10 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Nice’s defense fell apart in a 3-1 loss at Le Havre in the French league on Saturday.Second-placed Nice had conceded only six goals in the previous 15 matches. After its second loss of the season, Nice remained four points behind leader Paris Saint-Germain. PSG goes to fourth-placed Lille on Sunday.Striker Emmanuel Sabbi scored two first-half goals to put promoted Le Havre in control.Sabbi netted after five minutes and was then set up by strike partner Mohamed Bayo in the 35th following a counterattack.Bayo made it 3-0 from the penalty spot early in the second half after Melvin Bard fouled Hungary defender Loïc Négo. After each side had a player sent off near the end, midfielder Tom Louchet scored a consolation goal in stoppage time.Later Saturday, Lens faced Reims at home with fifth place on offer.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/SoccerSource

El Vaticano condena al cardenal Becciu y otras 8 personas por un escándalo financiero

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:00:10 GMT

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO – El Tribunal de la Ciudad del Vaticano condenó hoy al cardenal Angelo Becciu a 5 años y medio de cárcel por un escándalo financiero cuando era el poderoso sustituto de la Secretaría de Estado, junto a otros ocho imputados hallados culpables de un enorme agujero en las cuentas de la Santa Sede. Becciu, italiano de 75 años, primer cardenal procesado en un juicio penal en el Vaticano, era condenado por peculado o malversación a 5 años y seis meses de prisión, al pago de una multa de 8,000 euros y a la inhabilitación “perpetua” para ejercer cualquier cargo público. El papa Francisco revela dónde quiere ser enterrado Aseguran que hay nuevas pistas en el mayor misterio que rodea al Vaticano Un cuantioso agujero contable El veredicto llegaba tras dos años y medio de juicio enrevesado y 85 audiencias y en medio de una notoria expectación mediática, sobre todo por el antiguo peso de Becciu, que entre ...

Police arrest 2 out of 3 suspects in Commerce City armed robbery

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:00:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police in Commerce City apprehended two out of three suspects in an armed robbery that occurred at a business Saturday morning.The incident happened just before 11 a.m. in the 7200 block of Monaco.The suspects were described as "masked and armed." According to the Commerce City Police Department, officers infiltrated the area and quickly chased down and arrested two of the suspects.No one was injured in the robbery.Anyone with information or anyone present during the robbery was asked to contact Detective Garcia at 303-227-7147.

UK’s Sunak likens Italy’s Meloni to Margaret Thatcher

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:00:10 GMT

ROME — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak likened Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Margaret Thatcher as he called on European leaders to channel the old Conservative British leader’s “radicalism” and challenge decades-old rules around refugees.“Thatcher understood that ideas are only important if they can be implemented,” Sunak said in a speech at the governing Brothers of Italy party’s right-wing Atreju festival in Rome. “She never backed down even when the fight was hard, and today we have to apply Thatcher’s radicalism to illegal immigration.”Both leaders have put migration front and center since they took office in November 2022. Last month, Meloni brokered a deal to process asylum applications in neighboring Albania; and earlier this week the U.K. won parliamentary acceptance for its contentious plan to deport certain migrants to Rwanda.“If we do not tackle this problem, the numbers will only grow,” Sunak said in a short speech on Saturday. “It will...

Boston College wide receiver Lewis Bond attracting plenty of attention

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:00:10 GMT

Boston College wide receiver Lewis Bond began training camp for the 2023 season looking to get noticed.While portal transfer Thomas Castellanos was supplanting incumbent Emmett Morehead for the starting quarterback’s position, Bond followed suit by enhancing his standing in the wide receiver’s room.In his first two seasons at the Heights, the 5-11, 188-pound redshirt sophomore from Chicago, Ill., appeared in eight games with six receptions for 57 yards.Bond worked his way to the top of Castellanos’ targets list and will make his 13th start when the Eagles (6-6) engage the Mustangs of SMU (11-2) in the second annual Wasabi Fenway Bowl on Dec. 28 at Fenway Park.“It started with practice and making sure you are running the right routes every time in seven-on-seven with the team,” said Bond. “When you are down there practicing in the red zone you have to be reliable so in the game, he (Castellanos) trusts you.“Then you just have to take advantage of your opportunities in the game.”BC wi...

NFL notes: Inside the Dirty Show, one of the last hallmarks of New England’s dynasty

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:00:10 GMT

In the early days of the Patriots’ dynasty, the defense that frustrated Tom Brady most often was his own.Not the legendary starting units that shared Brady’s locker room and sideline, but their backups: The Dirty Show.The Patriots’ scout-team defense earned its “Dirty Show” nickname from former linebackers coach Pepper Johnson, who orchestrated the unit that pestered Brady in practice, occasionally to the point of repeated outbursts. Offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien once referred to Johnson as the best scout-team coach ever; a coach who turned a mash unit of backups into a loud and proud defense that brought out the worst in the greatest of all time.Unlike most franchise hallmarks from that era, the Dirty Show tradition remains fiercely alive in Foxboro.“It’s about dudes who want to grind every day, show up to work and have fun doing it,” said Pats cornerback Alex Austin.According to Dirty Show cast members who previously playe...

One arrested at DUI checkpoint in Santee

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:00:10 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- One person was arrested at a driving under the influence /driver’s license checkpoint in Santee Friday night, authorities said.According to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, deputies conducted the checkpoint in the 8700 block of Fanita Drive from 8 p.m. to midnight. Authorities say 525 vehicles traveled through the area during that timeframe. VIDEO: Coyote seen prowling Mt. Soledad neighborhood, but why? One driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. The identity of that individual was not immediately released.Additionally, six other drivers were cited for operating a vehicle unlicensed, two drivers were cited for operating a vehicle with a suspended license, and one driver with a provisional license was cited for driving with other minors as passengers.Ultimately, two vehicles were also towed during the checkpoint.From Dec. 13 through New Year’s Day, the sheriff's department said there will be additional deputies on patrol lo...

NFL bans Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro from sideline for rest of regular season, AP sources say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:00:10 GMT

The NFL has banned Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro from being on the sideline for the remainder of the regular season after he was ejected from a game earlier this month for a scuffle with 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw, two people familiar with the league’s decision told The Associated Press on Saturday.DiSandro is still allowed to travel with the team to Seattle for its Monday night game and he can perform all other work duties but he is not permitted on the sideline, one of the people said. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity because the league hasn’t announced its decision.DiSandro pulled Greenlaw off Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith and shouted at him after a reception in the third quarter of Philadelphia’s 42-19 loss to San Francisco on Dec. 3. Greenlaw, who was penalized for unnecessary roughness on the play, popped up and reached over two officials to put his hand in DiSandro’s face.Greenlaw was ejected and later fined $10,927 by the league for the unnecessary ro...

Man convicted in Arkansas graduation shooting gets 105 years in prison

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:00:10 GMT

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — A jury has convicted a man accused of firing a gun into a crowd following a high school graduation ceremony in Arkansas, killing one and injuring four others.At the end of the five-day trial in Garland County Circuit Court, the six-man, six-woman panel deliberated for less than an hour Friday before convicting Charles Johnson Jr., 26, of first-degree murder in the 2022 death of Michael Jordan, 39, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.It took just over an hour before the jury recommended a sentence of 40 years in prison with an enhancement of five years added for the use of a firearm, the newspaper said. They also found him guilty of four counts of first-degree battery and sentenced him to 20 years for injuries to Markezeon Carlton Green, with an enhancement of 10 years for committing the offense in the presence of a child; 15 years for injuries to Candice Hughes; and five years each for the injuries to Monique West and Adamma Watson.Judge Ralph Ohm said th...