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Lionel Messi, Inter Miami agree to switch hotels in support of striking hospitality workers in Los Angeles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:02 GMT

Legendary soccer superstar Lionel Messi is in Los Angeles as Inter Miami are set take on LAFC at BMO Stadium on Sunday, and the team is supporting local striking hotel workers during their stay in the City of Angels. According to the Los Angeles Times, Inter Miami were originally slated to stay at the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica, but Unite Here Local 11 – which represents the striking workers – said the team canceled its reservations “at the union’s urging.” “The housekeepers, cooks, bellmen and servers of the Fairmont Miramar say thank you to the great Lionel Messi and his teammates for agreeing to move from the hotel and stand with the striking workers,” Unite Here Local 11 said in a statement. The union posted a message on social media on Wednesday asking the team to “stay out” of the Fairmont Miramar amid tensions and occasional violence on the picket lines.  Kobe Bryant’s daughter Natalia tosses first pitch on Lakers Night at Dodger Stadium The MLS Pl...

'Latinx': Why do many Hispanics hate the term?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:02 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — National Hispanic Heritage Month officially kicks off Sept. 15, marking the 35th year of the celebration of Hispanic cultures and their contributions to the U.S. As Hispanic people continue being one of the U.S.' most visible communities, many questions about terminology arise.The current most common ways Hispanic populations refer to themselves are “Hispanic,” “Latino/Latina” and “Chicano,” but the newer gender-neutral term “Latinx” attempts to be more inclusive to non-binary members of the population. Which states have the most confrontational drivers? “Non-binary” means those who don’t identify as male or female: These are people who have a gender that blends elements of either, or people have a gender that is neither male or female. Additionally, as the National Center for Transgender Equality says, some people don’t identify with any gender and some people’s gender identity changes over time.But although it may have good intentions, the term has yet to be int...

Stanford takeaways: How Daniels, Yurosek and Bailey helped Cardinal beat Hawaii in Taylor’s debut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:02 GMT

Stanford sophomore Ashton Daniels appeared in 10 games last season as a wildcat quarterback, recording 25 rushes and six pass attempts.So when he found out Wednesday that he would be Stanford’s starting quarterback in the opener against Hawaii, he was eager to showcase his all-around ability.“I think that the way I was used last year on the field, it was kind of a misconception that I could only run the ball,” Daniels said. “Just knowing that I have a lot to prove just lit a fire underneath me. Let me go out there and show everyone that I can throw the ball.”Daniels did that Friday night, completing 25 of 36 passes for 248 yards and two touchdowns as Stanford beat Hawaii 37-24 in its season opener. Despite making his first start on the road, Daniels didn’t commit a turnover or take a sack, while also rushing a team-high 11 times for 42 yards.“His demeanor was great throughout the entire game,” Stanford coach Troy Taylor said. “It’s a pretty big deal on the road. He’s jus...

Cruise refutes SFFD claim that AVs blocked ambulance, led to victim's death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:02 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- On the night of Aug. 14, a pedestrian was struck by a human-driven vehicle on Harrison and 7th streets. The victim suffered critical injuries but died after reaching the hospital. The San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) says two Cruise vehicles blocked lanes, which prevented the ambulance from getting to the hospital in a timely manner. SFFD blames Cruise for causing a delay in response time that led to a patient dying. However, Cruise refuted SFFD's claims in a statement (below) released by the autonomous vehicle company on Saturday. Cruise says the ambulance behind the AV had a clear path to pass the AV as other vehicles, including another ambulance, proceeded to do. SFFD: Pedestrian died after Cruise cars blocked ambulance On August 14 two Cruise AVs encountered an active emergency scene at an intersection in which a pedestrian had been hit by a human driven car. The first vehicle promptly clears the area once the light turns green and the other stops i...

Teenager Evan Ferguson nets hat trick as Brighton beats Newcastle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:02 GMT

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Evan Ferguson’s first career hat trick helped Brighton cap a memorable week with a 3-1 win over Newcastle that inflicted a third straight English Premier League defeat on the visitor on Saturday.The 18-year-old Irish striker curled home his second goal from range to add to a simple first-half finish. Ferguson completed his treble with the aid of a hefty deflection off Fabian Schar.The win came a day after Brighton was drawn to face Ajax, Marseille and AEK Athens in the club’s first Europa League campaign. The club pulled off a transfer coup on Friday by signing Ansu Fati on loan from Barcelona, and has won three of its opening four league games following last weekend’s loss to West Ham.Newcastle lost only five league games in all of last season but this loss came on the heels of defeats to Manchester City and Liverpool — which staged a late comeback at Anfield last weekend with 10 men. Newcastle, which was drawn against AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germ...

Mountain West pitched Oregon State and Washington State in recent weeks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:02 GMT

The Mountain West Conference made pitches late last month to the Pac-12’s final two members after realignment, Oregon State and Washington State.Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez made presentations to Washington State on Aug. 24 and to Oregon State on Monday, Associate Commissioner Javan Hedlund confirmed Saturday.Stanford and California announced Friday they are bolting for the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2024. That leaves the Beavers and the Cougars alone in the Pac-12.Eight other teams from the onetime “Conference of Champions” previously announced plans to depart next year. USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington are headed to the Big Ten, while Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah will play in the Big 12.One possible option for Washington State and Oregon was shut down Friday when the American Athletic Conference released a statement that said “we have concluded that the best way to proceed for our outstanding student-athletes is to not look westward.”Both the Beav...

JGR’s Christopher Bell takes the pole at Darlington for NASCAR’s opening playoff race

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:02 GMT

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell will start the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs up front after winning the pole at the Southern 500 on Saturday.Bell took his fourth pole of the season and third in the past eight races. He turned a fast lap of 29.065 seconds (169.193 mph) at Darlington Raceway.“It definitely feels good,” Bell said. “Darlington is a place where it’s notoriously hard to pass so being up front is good deal.”Bell starts besides JGR teammate Denny Hamlin, second fastest on the 1.366-mile egg-shaped layout.In all, playoff drivers took the first nine qualifying spots. Tyler Reddick was third, Ryan Blaney fourth, then Brad Keselowski, defending series champion Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Chris Buescher and Michael McDowell.Aric Almirola, in 10th, is the first non-playoff competitor in the lineup.The two points leaders and playoff seeds in William Byron and Martin Truex Jr. were back of the pack. Byron, with five wins this season, will start ...

Mathys Tel rescues Bayern Munich with late winner over Borussia Mönchengladbach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:02 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich substitute Mathys Tel scored late for the Bundesliga champion to come from behind and beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 on Saturday.It’s Bayern’s first league win over its old rival at the fifth attempt.Tel headed Joshua Kimmich’s corner in the 87th minute, six minutes after he went on for Leon Goretzka, to maintain Bayern’s winning start to the league. But the visitors had to fight for it.Japan defender Ko Itakura opened the scoring for Gladbach in the 30th when he lobbed a header over Sven Ulreich in the Bayern goal after Maximilian Wöber headed on Alassane Plea’s corner.Bayern had more possession, more shots and more corners. But Gerardo Seoane’s team defended doggedly and Bayern lacked that final cutting edge to break through. Leroy Sané went closest when he grazed the crossbar, but Marvin Friedrich also struck the crossbar for Gladbach a few minutes before the goal.Bayern increased its pressure after the break, when Itakura made a goal-line block and...

A 1 milla de la cárcel: revelan video de asesino convicto que se fugó en Pensilvania

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:02 GMT

FILADELFIA – Por tercer día consecutivo, las autoridades siguen adelante con la intensa búsqueda para dar con el paradero de un fugitivo condenado por matar a su novia y considerado “extremadamente peligroso” que se escapó de una prisión en el condado Chester, en Pensilvania. El prisionero fugitivo, Danelo Cavalcante, de 34 años, fue captado por una cámara de vigilancia residencial en la madrugada de este sábado en la cuadra 1800 de Lenape Raod en el municipio de Pocopson, a sólo 1.5 millas de la prisión.Cavalcante fue condenado a cadena perpetua recientemente por el asesinato a puñaladas de su pareja en Pensilvania. También es requerido en su país natal Brasil por otro asesinato.La Oficina del Fiscal de Distrito del Condado Chester publicó este sábado un video en la red social X de una cámara de seguridad en la que se ve al prófugo caminando por una cuadra residencial a la 1:43 a.m. “La persecución del preso prófugo Danelo Cavalcante sigue activa. El fugitiv...

Walker Cup Results

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:51:02 GMT

At St. Andrews GC (Old Course)St. Andrews, ScotlandYardage: 7,297; Par: 21SaturdayGREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND 7½, UNITED STATES 4½FoursomesGreat Britain & Ireland 3, United States 1Gordon Sargent and Dylan Menante, U.S., def. Barclay Brown and Mark Power, GB&I, 3 and 2.Calum Scott and Connor Graham, GB&I, def. Caleb Surratt and Ben James, U.S., 3 and 2.Matthew McClean and John Gough, GB&I, def. Preston Summerhays and David Ford, U.S., 1 up.Alex Maguire and James Ashfield, GB&I, def. Nick Dunlap and Stewart Hagestad, U.S., 1 up.SinglesGreat Britan & Ireland, 4½, United States 3½Caleb Surratt, U.S., def. Barclay Brown, GB&I, 4 and 3.Calum Scott, GB&I, def. Nick Grabelcik, U.S., 2 and 1.Gordon Sargent, U.S., def. Jack Bigham, GB&I, 1 up.Liam Nolan, GB&I, def. Austin Greaser, U.S., 1 up.Mark Power, GB&I, def. David Ford, U.S., 1 up.Preston Summerhays, U.S., halved with Matthew McClean, GB&I.Stewart Hagestad, U.S., def. Alex Maguire, GB&...