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Becher rallies Whitecaps to 1-1 draw with Minnesota United

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Simon Becher scored unassisted in his first match of the season and it came in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time, rallying the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 1-1 draw with Minnesota United on Saturday night.Becher subbed in and played 20 minutes before delivering the equalizer. His only other goal came last season when he subbed in for an 8-minute stint and scored in the Whitecaps’ 2-1 win over the Houston Dynamo.Minnesota United (2-0-2) was the only team to beat Vancouver (0-2-3) twice last season. Minnesota United, off to the best start in club history, and St. Louis City entered the day as the only two teams with a pair of road wins.Yohei Takaoka finished with two saves for Vancouver. Clint Irwin stopped four shots for Minnesota United.The Whitecaps had a 23-8 advantage in shots and a 5-2 edge in shots on goal.Vancouver returns home to host CF Montreal on Saturday. Minnesota United travels to play St. Louis City on Saturday.____AP soccer: htt...

Coco Gauff loses lead, match against Potapova at Miami Open

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Coco Gauff let a big lead slip away and wound up dropping the last five games of a mistake-filled 6-7 (8), 7-5, 6-2 loss to Anastasia Potapova in the third round of the Miami Open on Saturday.The No. 6-seeded Gauff, a 19-year-old from Florida, was critical of herself afterward, saying that her footwork wasn’t great, that her mindset was off and that she played too defensively after serving for the victory at 5-3 in the second set.“That’s kind of been where I’ve been messing up in all my matches this year. All the ones I’ve lost I think I lost because of that. I think it should be more used as a tool in a toolbox than as a weapon,” Gauff said. “I think I have to change my mentality in the game about not relying on that too much because I think sometimes I play a little bit too passive because I know I can get to balls.”She heard chants of “Let’s go, Coco!” from spectators at the hard-court tournament as she overcame a 5-2 deficit in the opening set, t...

Today in History: March 26, Beethoven dies at age 56

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

Today in History Today is Sunday, March 26, the 85th day of 2023. There are 280 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 26, 2010, the U.S. and Russia sealed the first major nuclear weapons treaty in nearly two decades, agreeing to slash the former Cold War rivals’ warhead arsenals by nearly one-third. On this date: In 1812, an earthquake devastated Caracas, Venezuela, causing an estimated 26,000 deaths, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1827, composer Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna at age 56. In 1945, during World War II, Iwo Jima was fully secured by U.S. forces following a final, desperate attack by Japanese soldiers. In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Baker v. Carr, gave federal courts the power to order reapportionment of states’ legislative districts. In 1973, the soap opera “The Young and the Restless” premiered on CBS-TV.In 1979, a peace treaty was signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and witn...

St. Louis wins 5th straight with 4-0 victory over Salt Lake

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

SANDY, Utah (AP) — João Klauss scored a pair of goals and Saint. Louis City extended its winning streak to five straight matches to start the season with a 4-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night. Only two other MLS teams claimed 15 points in their first five games, the Galaxy in 1996 and Sporting Kansas City in 2012. St. Louis had already set the record for the best start for an expansion team when it won its fourth last weekend, surpassing the Seattle Sounders in 2009. Salt Lake (1-3-0) won its season opener against Vancouver, but then dropped consecutive games against Seattle and Austin. Nicholas Gioacchini, who St. Louis acquired in the expansion draft from Orlando, scored just two minutes into the second half off Eduard Lowen’s corner kick. Klauss, a Brazilian, added goals in the 61st and 66th minutes. He has five goals so far this season. Rasmus Alm added the final goal in the 76th minute. Only three other expansion teams have won at RSL: Toronto (2007), Atlant...

MLB breakdown: Mets, Phils, Padres to battle for NL pennant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

It’s always thrilling to see a brand-new season of Major League Baseball get underway.To embark upon a 162-game slate is a grand adventure not unlike Dorothy heading down the Yellow Brick Road, with the Emerald City gleaming in the distance.It’s also a long journey full of obstacles and chaos, and 2023 is already guaranteed to provide drama and intrigue. There are the new rules (pitch clock, and larger bases, and shift restrictions, oh my!), a stricter focus on upholding the “sticky stuff” ban, and a balanced schedule that has teams play at least one series against each of the other 29 clubs.Here are some of the powerhouses, question marks, and potential underdog teams outside the American League East this year:The powerhousesAfter years of griping about the Wilpon’s miserliness, the New York Mets now have Steve Cohen, the richest owner in baseball. And unlike many of his fellow billionaires in the owners’ suites, he has no problem spending like it. Bet...

Klamath dam removals, habitat restoration, begins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

Crews have begun working on removing four dams on the Klamath River which tribes and other groups have lobbied to take down for decades.The early removal work involves upgrading bridges and constructing roads to allow greater access to the remote dams, which are expected to be fully down by the end of 2024. The dam removal on the 38-mile stretch of the river comes after an agreement between the last dam owner PacifiCorp, California, Oregon, the Yurok Tribe, the Karuk Tribe and a multitude of environmental organizations, with the goal of restoring salmon populations.The Klamath River Renewal Corporation held a news conference on Thursday giving an update on their work in dismantling the dams and restoring habitats.“We have broken ground on the world’s biggest salmon restoration project to date, and as most of you all know, this can’t come a moment too soon,” Craig Tucker, the Natural Resources Policy Advocate for the Karuk Tribe, said at the news conference. “Recent news stories have...

High school golfer hospitalized after he’s struck by fallen tree branch at Santa Cruz County club

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

APTOS — An Aptos High junior-varsity golfer was hospitalized after he was struck by a large, fallen Monterey Cypress branch during a practice round at Seascape Golf Club on Thursday afternoon.The accident occurred to the right of the fairway, near the cart path, halfway between the tee box and green on the 196-yard, par-3 16th hole.“It was an unfortunate, freak occurrence,” said Gary Nelson, the general manager of the course.The view from the white tees on the 16th hole at Seascape Golf Club in Aptos. Two trees have fallen on the hole following recent storms. (Jim Seimas – Santa Cruz Sentinel)A large branch split from a Monterey cypress, left, on the right side of the16th fairway at Seascape Golf Club and struck a high school golfer Thursday afternoon. The golfer was hospitalized. (Jim Seimas – Santa Cruz Sentinel)Recent storms have led to several fallen trees throughout the county, including this one, which fell across the cart path on the left side of the 18th fairway ...

‘It’s abusive.’: Players detail toxic culture within Cal Poly Humboldt basketball

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

Over the course of the past six months, there have been two different realities of the Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball team.The external reality, in full public view, was the picture of a team with immense talent recruited by an upstart head coach trying to revitalize a struggling basketball program. That team in many ways failed to live up to their potential on the court, finishing the year 13-16 after being eliminated in the first round of the CCAA conference tournament. It presented incremental progress, a step in the right direction. Even as the athletic director departed, it appeared the program would stay the course under its current construction.In interviews with the Times-Standard, the players of the Humboldt men’s basketball team have presented their picture of the internal reality. In interviews with seven current members of the team (five of which are quoted in this article), they detailed a culture that is a shocking contrast to the facade that existed on the surface...

California man, former military member pleads guilty to unlawfully exporting war tools to Russia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

A former Corona resident pleaded guilty Friday, March 24 to conspiring to unlawfully export defense articles to Russia without a license, violating the Arms Export Control Act.Former Corona resident Igor Panchernikov, 41, who served in the United States Air Force Reserves, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the Arms Export Control Act.Panchernikov, who has dual Israeli and Ukranian citizenship and is a lawful resident of the United States, has been in federal custody since 2022 after he was extradited to the United States from Israel.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Letters: Natural gas ban | Book miscue | Labor for shelter | Iraq tragedy | Aiding the living Crime and Public Safety | Letters: Mischaracterizing homelessness | Repair roads | PG&E failing | Even keel | Protect oceans | Repeating mistakes Crime and Public Safety | California Army Master Sgt. who died in parachute accident to be welcomed home ...

10 most expensive Disneyland items in auction of nearly 900 theme park collectibles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT

An upcoming auction featuring hundreds of Disneyland items expected to fetch as much as $50,000 apiece will give Disneyana collectors a chance to add a bit of the Anaheim theme park’s history to their personal memorabilia collections.Related ArticlesEntertainment | Disneyland plans Star Wars Month in May with return of Hyperspace Mountain Entertainment | First Disneyland appearance for rare Disney character older than Mickey Mouse Entertainment | Disneyland cleans every skull, mummy and snake in Indiana Jones Adventure refurbishment Entertainment | Rolly Crump dies at 93; theme park designer had huge hand in shaping Disneyland Entertainment | ‘Mandalorian’ creator Jon Favreau pitches Star Wars ride for Disneyland Heritage Auctions will hold the Art of Disneyland Auction on Saturday, March 25 and Sunday, March 26. Select auction items can be previewed at the Beverly Hills auction house daily from 10 a.m. ...