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Cooke, Hays lead Idaho State to a 38-24 win over Portland State

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:57 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jordan Cooke threw for one touchdown and ran for a second in the first quarter and Hunter Hays ran for two more as Idaho State posted a 38-24 Big Sky Conference win over Portland State on Saturday. Cooke capped a nine-play, 81-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown run five minutes into the game, then added a 12-yard toss to Chedon James for a 14-0 Bengals lead midway through the first quarter. The Vikings rallied to tie the game at 14 midway through the second quarter on a short run by Andrew Van Buren and Dante Chachere’s 30-yard touchdown pass to Marquis Spiker.Hays scored from the 1 and Aiden Taylor added a 3-yard touchdown run with :46 left in the first half to give the Bengals a 28-17 lead at intermission. Chachere scored on a 3-yard run in the third quarter to pull Portland State within four, 28-24, but Hays broke a 37-yard touchdown run to start the fourth quarter and Thomas Kopcho hit a 22-yard field goal to complete the scoring. Cooke was 16 of 25 f...

Northern Iowa hands North Dakota first shutout defeat in two years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:57 GMT

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Theo Day threw for two touchdowns and Amauri Pesek-Hickson ran for 180 yards and scored a touchdown and Northern Iowa dominated ninth-ranked FCS North Dakota 27-0 on Saturday.The last time the Fighting Hawks were shut out was Sept. 18, 2021 when Drake beat them 38-0 in Grand Forks, North Dakota.Pesek-Hickson’s 14-yard scoring run with six minutes left in the first quarter made it 7-0 and ended a seven-play, 65-yard drive that took almost four minutes. Pesek-Hickson finished with 31 carries.Eight minutes after Matthew Cook’s 30-yard field goal, Day connected with Sergio Morancy for a 70-yard score with 3:40 before halftime. In the third, Day threw a 2-yard score to Brady McCullough and finished a nine-play, 75-yard scoring drive to seal it.Northern Iowa moved its record to 4-3, 3-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference and have won four of its last five.Tommy Schuster threw for 164 yards and an interception for North Dakota (4-3, 2-2). ___Get alerts...

Hundreds at Amerant Bank Arena raise breast cancer awareness in annual Making Strides walk

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:57 GMT

Hundreds of South Floridians woke up bright and early and hit the pavement for a good cause this weekend, as they made strides against breast cancer.The American Cancer Society hosted the annual Making Strides of Broward walk at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Saturday morning.“Good morning, striders. How is everybody doing?” said 7Weather meteorologist Vivian Gonzalez as she greeted attendees.The event raised more than $800,000 for cancer research while raising awareness.Seminole Casinos contributed $100,000 to the fight against the disease“It’s meaningful; it has purpose. You get to connect, you get to hear stories, you get to meet individuals that are survivors, and you get to be a part of that journey with them,” said Edward Aguilar, general manager of Seminole Classic Casino. “Having been impacted by that before, you just get involved, and you get to know the people and hear their stories. It truly hits home.”It’s an initiative tha...

Messi plays entire game for Inter Miami in a 1-0 loss as Charlotte qualifies for the MLS playoffs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:57 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Lionel Messi played the entire game on artificial turf in Inter Miami’s season finale on Saturday night, and Charlotte FC qualified for the MLS playoffs with a 1-0 victory.Messi shared the spotlight with Charlotte’s bid to qualify for the postseason on the last day of the regular season in a game that drew 66,101 at Charlotte’s 74,000-seat Bank of America Stadium.Messi, who led Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title, was the clear drawing card, and thousands in attendance were adorned in “Messi 10” jerseys.The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner as the world’s top player went the distance in the meaningless game for Miami, which had already been eliminated from playoff contention. He finished with three shots and had two scoring chances. Messi’s apparent goal in the 49th minute was negated by an offside call, and his shot in the 62nd minute bounded off the crossbar.Messi had 11 goals in 14 matches with Miami this season. The team was winless in his ...

Marine Le Pen courts French Jews as far left refuses to condemn Hamas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:57 GMT

PARIS — Given the antisemitic pedigree of France’s far-right National Rally, it is a remarkable turn of the political tides that party leader Marine Le Pen now sees a prime electoral opportunity in pledging to protect the country’s fearful Jewish community. The moral vacillations of France’s hard left, which is refusing to describe Hamas as a terrorist organization, have horrified French Jews, just as they face a surge in antisemitic offenses, ranging from death threats to graffiti on Jewish shops. And that spells an opportunity for Le Pen. She can seize on a clear anti-Islamist agenda, while the extreme left relies heavily on a support base in immigrant and Muslim communities, where a robust defense of Israel would play badly. Supporting France’s Jews against antisemitism is probably less a play for votes from the world’s third biggest Jewish community than another major step by Le Pen to try to normalize the party and break from its toxic past. &#...

Family members asking for help as officials work to free those kidnapped from Israel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:57 GMT

Family members are urging people to step up and help them a they work to free their loved ones who have been kidnapped by Hamas.Kinneret Stern, whose cousin was kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival, is making a desperate plea for help.“Just help us,” she said. “And help us help them as soon as possible.” Stern said Moran Yaini was kidnapped when Hamas attacked the festival without warning.“We’re shattered,” Stern said. “Seeing her sitting on the ground, praying, asking them, begging them not to do anything to her.”Stern is asking the United States government to do everything they can to release all of the some 200 hostages still held by Hamas.

Michigan State shows Hitler’s image on videoboards in pregame quiz before loss to No. 2 Michigan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:57 GMT

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State showed Adolf Hitler’s image as part of a pregame quiz on videoboards before playing No. 2 Michigan on Saturday night, and later apologized for the inappropriate content provided by an outside source.Hitler and Austria, his birthplace, flashed on the videoboards long enough for some on social media to share what was seen by some fans more than an hour before kickoff. “MSU is aware that inappropriate content by a third-party source was displayed on the videoboard prior to the start of tonight’s football game,” Michigan State spokesman Matt Larson said. “We are deeply sorry for the content that was displayed, as this is not representative of our institutional values. MSU will not be using the third-party source going forward and will implement stronger screening and approval procedures for all videoboard content in the future.”The pregame quiz provides content well before games on videoboards.Michigan routed Michigan State on ...

Bradley exits on a losing note as Toronto FC loses 2-0 to Orlando in season finale

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:57 GMT

Captain Michael Bradley, in his final game before retirement, exited on a losing note Saturday as Toronto FC was beaten 2-0 by Orlando City SC in its regular-season finale.While Toronto had most of the play against a second-string Orlando lineup, substitute Duncan McGuire put Orlando ahead in the 63rd minute. The Orlando rookie forward clearly hadn’t read the script, beating Bradley on the play. And McGuire did it again in the 74th minute.It was a game that meant nothing in the standings, with Toronto (4-20-10, 22 points) mired in the league basement and Orlando (18-7-9, 63 points), having already locked up second place in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference.The loss confirmed the 2023 season as Toronto’s worst-ever.It also marked the third time TFC has finished last in the standings, having done so in its inaugural 2007 season (6-17-7, 25 points) and in 2012 (5-21-8, 23 points).Toronto ends the season on a seven-game losing streak, having won just one of its ...

Police offer warning after string of 6 armed robberies in under 30 minutes on Southwest Side

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:57 GMT

CHICAGO — Police are offering a warning to the public after a string of armed robberies unfolded in only 25 minutes on the city's Southwest Side.According to Chicago police, the robberies happened between 7:30 a.m. and 7:55 a.m. in Archer Heights, New City and Brighton Park on Saturday morning.Police say in each instance, four men between the ages of 16 and 18, armed with handguns, approached the victims in a silver Infinity and demanded property.  13-year-old boy injured in shooting in Grand Boulevard Officers say the four men are believed to stand between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-10 and weigh between 150 and 175 pounds. According to police, the men were spotted wearing red hooded sweatshirts, red shorts, black sweatshirts and gray pants while wearing sunglasses and ski masks. Chicago police provided the following timeline of the robberies that took place on Saturday morning:7:30 a.m. in the 3800 block of West 47th Street in Archer Heights.7:43 a.m. in the 2800 block of...

Saturday Forecast: Mostly cloudy & a chance of showers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:57 GMT

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy & a chance of showers. WNW 5-10 mph. Low in the lower 40s.Sunday: Mostly sunny, breezy & seasonal temps. W 10-15, G25-30 mph. High: 58Chicago Weather | Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center's Forecast (wgntv.com)Extended outlook calls for a few scattered showers on Monday with a high of 63. Warmer for Tuesday with highs in the mid to low 70s with mostly cloudy skies and a chance of showers/thunderstorms. Near 70 on Wednesday with clouds and a chance of showers along with falling afternoon temps. Temps finish out the week in the mid to low 60s with lots of clouds and a few showers.