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Napoli moves 18 points clear atop Serie A; Lazio held

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:50:18 GMT

MILAN (AP) — The comparisons with Diego Maradona keep coming for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. And, just like the Argentina great, Kvaratskhelia appears to be leading Napoli to the Serie A title.There were, indeed, echoes of Maradona in Kvaratskhelia’s opening goal in a 2-0 win over Atalanta which sent Napoli 18 points clear at the top of Serie A.Kvaratskhelia lived up to his “Kvaradona” nickname when he bedazzled the Atalanta defense on the hour mark. He collected the ball from Victor Osimhen, weaved his way into the area, twisting and turning between defenders, and blasted into the roof of the net.“Kvara displayed the fabulous quality he has. He scored a goal worthy of Maradona today,” Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti said. “He’s just phenomenal one on one. “The way he sways past opponents it’s impossible to tell which way he’ll go, then he shoots with precision and power. This time you can bring up the best ever player.”Maradona led Napoli to its only two Italian league titles in 1987 and...

Life in prison for sex offender whose case was overturned

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:50:18 GMT

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KDVR) -- The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado Friday said Michael Tracy McFadden, 51, of Grand Junction, was sentenced to life in federal prison on March 6. McFadden was "convicted of crossing state lines with intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor under the age of 12, and transportation of a minor with intent to engage in sexual activity," the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado said in a release. McFadden was found guilty of the charges after two victims testified at his trial in November last year. The trial lasted five days before the jury made a decision on the case. Man charged with sexual assault on a child, police say more victims possible The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado said as a long-haul truck driver, McFadden took at least two kids out of Colorado multiple times over six years time and repeatedly sexually assaulted them at his home in Grand Junction, in his truck and in o...

Hall of Fame NFL coach Bud Grant dies at 95

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:50:18 GMT

(CNN) — Longtime Minnesota Vikings coach Bud Grant died Saturday at 95, the “absolutely heartbroken” team said in a statement.“We, like all Vikings and NFL fans, are shocked and saddened by this terrible news,” the statement said.Grant coached the Vikings for 18 seasons from 1967 through 1983 and again in 1985. He was the engineer of the Vikings vaunted “Purple People Eaters” defense that won 10 division crowns in 11 seasons starting in 1968.Grant led the Vikings to four Super Bowls, though his team never won. His 1969 squad has the distinction of winning the final NFL Championship game before the NFL and AFL merged the following season.“No single individual more defined the Minnesota Vikings than Bud Grant,” Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf said in a statement. “A once-in-a-lifetime man, Bud will forever be synonymous with success, toughness, the North and the Vikings. In short, he was the Vikings. Words can never truly d...

Wu weighs in as speed restrictions remain on some MBTA lines amid inspections

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:50:18 GMT

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says she sympathizes with MBTA riders who have been inconvenience by recent slow-downs as a result of safety inspections and is confident Gov. Maura Healey will appoint the right general manager to address the issues.“It’s just like one thing after another for all commuters,” Wu said Saturday. “I know what it feels like when you get to the T station and immediately you begin to feel your body tensing up because you’re like, OK, what’s the sign going to say today? Is there going to be a delay? Is it going to be 20 minutes to the next train?” Wu said she is confident that Healey will make a solid pick for MBTA GM, a decision Healey says is due to be announced in the coming days.“We need to make sure that leadership is able to hit the ground running, is able to hit the ground running … I know the governor and her team are taking the time they need to make the right decision here.” Wu’s comments c...

Bruins fastest to 50 wins in NHL history, beat Red Wings 3-2

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:50:18 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins’ T-shirt factory is struggling to keep up with all the milestones the team is cruising past on its way to the Presidents’ Trophy.“Fifty wins, it’s amazing,” said forward A.J. Greer, who was wearing a shirt commemorating Patrice Bergeron’s 1,000th NHL point while discussing Boston’s 50th win of the season, a 3-2 victory over Detroit 3-2 on Saturday.The Bruins are the fastest team to 50 wins in NHL history.“I love playing for this team,” Greer said after assisting on Garnet Hathaway’s game-winner with six minutes left. “I love wearing the Bruins logo and especially with the results, it’s been an amazing journey so far. But we’re not really focused on anything right now besides playing the right way for 60 minutes every night.”Hathaway gathered in a rebound and poked it in to break a third-period tie as Boston rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Detroit and improve to 50-9-5 on the season. The 50 wins in 64 games b...

Authorities investigating bank robbery at Dorchester Stop & Shop

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:50:18 GMT

Authorities are investigating a brazen bank robbery at a Citizens Bank inside a Dorchester Stop & Shop on Saturday, officials said.Officers responding to the Massachusetts Avenue supermarket spoke with tellers who said a suspect had passed them a note and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. No additional information was immediately available.Anyone with information is urged to call Boston police.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Julius Randle’s meltdown leads to third straight Knicks defeat, goes 5-for-24 in loss to Clippers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:50:18 GMT

Julius Randle lost his cool.It was a flashback to last season, when Jalen Brunson wasn’t around and Randle’s quick-triggered anger contributed to an ugly and spiraling season. But Randle seemed to get that under control as he re-emerged as a 2023 All-Star.Until Saturday in Los Angeles.Randle picked up a technical foul at the end of the third quarter for clobbering the Clippers’ Mason Plumlee in the chest with an elbow. After the whistle, Randle went after the referees and appeared upset with a Knicks security guard near the team bench.It was an ugly scene and impossible not to correlate with Randle’s terrible basketball performance. With Brunson injured and in street clothes, Randle missed 19 of his 24 shots as the Knicks lost their third straight Saturday, 106-95, falling from fourth to fifth in the Eastern Conference behind the Brooklyn Nets.Randle’s meltdown was a critical point. The three free throws (two from Plumlee for the foul, one from Kawhi Le...

MBTA needs more money for federal safety compliance

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:50:18 GMT

The department head tasked with overseeing compliance of federal safety directives said the MBTA needs more money than the $378 million allocated for that purpose through last year’s state budget.The T spent $90.9 million of those one-time state funds by the end of the second quarter in December, to address eight special directives issued as part of the Federal Transit Administration’s safety management inspection, said Katie Choe, chief of quality, compliance and oversight.“I think we will need more, but I can’t tell you how much more and it does depend on where we draw the box,” Choe said Thursday at a safety subcommittee meeting. “For instance, are we going to say all track maintenance that we do moving forward qualifies as an FTA special directive response, or is it only certain things?“So, there’s some element of figuring out what we want to consider a qualifying expense for FTA special directive response, versus sort of standard business for the MBTA.”According to Choe’s prese...

Wendell Carter returns as Magic look to turn defense around

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:50:18 GMT

The Orlando Magic are hoping the return of their starting big man will lead to better defensive performances.Wendell Carter Jr. was back in the lineup Saturday vs. the Miami Heat after missing the previous three games — losses to the Portland Trail Blazers, Milwaukee Bucks and Utah Jazz — because of hip pain.“He does so many little things,” coach Jamahl Mosley said pregame. “Like his ability to when to roll and where to roll in pick and rolls. It’s why he and Franz [Wagner] have such a great connection in the pick and roll.“Defensively, that early talk, that early help with the guards. Helping them navigate through screens and being in the right position if something breaks down. Those are the things that you don’t really pick up on because he’s covering it so fast.”The Magic’s defensive efficiency tanked without Carter in the previous three games.They recorded a combined defensive rating (points allowed per 100 posse...

UF’s Anthony Richardson proves NFL Scouting Combine is convention of fools | Commentary

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 05:50:18 GMT

There are some critics who want to do away with the NFL Scouting Combine because they believe it demeans players and turns them into human cattle.This may be true, but I believe the NFL Scouting Combine should be banned for another reason:Because it deteriorates the brain of NFL general managers and turns them into human idiots.In proving my theory, I would like to present Exhibit A:Anthony Richardson of the Florida Gators — an amazing athlete and a fine young man.Just not a very good college quarterback.But being a below-average college passer doesn’t matter because Richardson showed up at the made-for-TV Combine a few days ago and measured 6-foot-4, 244 pounds and then ran a blazing 4.43 40-yard dash (fifth-fastest among quarterbacks in Combine history) while setting the Combine QB records for the vertical jump (40 feet, 5 inches) and the standing broad jump (10 feet, 9 inches.).Suddenly, Richardson began skyrocketing up draft boards before multiple NFL analysts and pu...