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Earthquakes’ draw at New York marred by Red Bulls player’s alleged use of racial slur

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:40 GMT

The San Jose Earthquakes’ 1-1 draw at the New York Red Bulls was marred by a Red Bulls player’s alleged use of a racial slur on Saturday night in Harrison, New Jersey.Major League Soccer announced an investigation after Saturday’s match, saying the league will look into the words said by Red Bulls forward Dante Vanzeir.Vanzeir allegedly uttered a racial slur after a foul in the 54th minute of play. Several Earthquakes players responded to the words, resulting in a small fracas on the pitch and a nearly 20-minute stoppage in the match before play resumed.A statement from Major League Soccer: pic.twitter.com/KYGgKzlaU4— MLS Communications (@MLS_PR) April 9, 2023After the match, Earthquakes forward Jeremy Ebobisse told the media, “I know what I heard” about the alleged racial epithet used by Vanzeir.“What we saw tonight should not be a part of the game,” Ebobisse said. “The reason why I felt, after a lengthy conversation, that we sh...

Kraken beat Blackhawks 7-3 for 4th straight victory

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:40 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Eberle, Jared McCann and Daniel Sprong each had a goal and an assist and the Seattle Kraken beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7-3 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.The second-year Kraken, who clinched their first Stanley Cup playoff spot Thursday, also got goals from Eeli Tolvanen, Yanni Gourde, Adam Larsson and Morgan Geekie. Jamie Oleksiak had three assists.Martin Jones made 15 saves two periods, then was replaced by Philipp Grubauer at the start of the third. Grubauer had 11 saves.Seth Jones scored twice for Chicago, which lost for the 10th time in the 11 games and is tied with Columbus for the fewest points in the NHL with 56. Lukas Reichel also scored and Petr Mrazek made 24 saves.Tolvanen put Seattle on the board just 4:48 into the game, firing it in from the middle of the left circle for his 18th. The Blackhawks tied it just 57 seconds later when Jones scored from low in the slot.NOTES: Jujhar Khaira appeared to scored for the Blackhawks with...

USA Basketball sweeps Team World at Nike Hoop Summit

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:40 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Texas commit Ronald Holland had 15 points and USA Basketball rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Team World 90-84 at the Nike Hoop Summit on Saturday night.Bronny James — the son of LeBron James, who was in attendance — made his USA Basketball debut and scored 11 points, including a pair of free throws to seal it with 5.4 seconds remaining.Holland added nine rebounds, six steals and five assists for the Americans, who got 11 points from Isaiah Collier. Jared McCain, DaJuan Wagner and Justin Edwards each scored 10 points for Team USA.Mackenzie Mgbako scored 22 points for Team World, which got 17 from Michael Nwoko, 15 from Aden Holloway and 12 from Andrej Stojakovic — the son of former NBA player Peja Stojakovic.The U.S. improved to 17-7 against the World teams at the Nike event that dates to 1995.Mgbako made a fadeaway with 7:56 left to put the World team up 70-69, but the Americans quickly reclaimed the lead and kept it the rest of the way. James made a 3-po...

Easter Sunday morning starts off with frost advisory, freeze warning

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:40 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio 7News Meteorologist Mark Peña says Easter Sunday to start off cold before warming up. $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); It will be a freezing start to Easter Sunday in the WTOP listening area.A frost advisory will go into effect for parts of the D.C. metro area from 2 a.m. until 10 a.m. as temperatures fall to the low 30s.Additionally, the National Weather Service said a freeze warning will stretch across p...

Second-half surge lifts Real Salt Lake over Charlotte 3-1

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:40 GMT

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Pablo Ruiz, Anderson Julio and Jefferson Savarino scored goals over a six-minute span of the second half to rally Real Salt Lake to a 3-1 victory over Charlotte FC on Saturday night.Charlotte led 1-0 at halftime on a goal by Karol Swiderski in the 27th minute. Benjamin Bender and Enzo Copetti had assists on the score.Ruiz scored the equalizer for Real Salt Lake (2-4-0) unassisted in the 56th minute. Julio — with assists from Andrés Gómez and Savarino — gave Real Salt Lake the lead three minutes later. Savarino took a pass from Gómez and scored an insurance goal in the 59th minute.Real Salt Lake was coming off back-to-back 4-0 losses — becoming just the fourth team in league history to lose consecutive matches by four or more goals without scoring. RSL improves to 3-5-6 in its last 14 matches against Eastern Conference opponents. Real Salt Lake outshot Charlotte 18-13 with a 10-6 advantage in shots on goal.Zac MacMath finished with four saves for Real Salt Lake. Ge...

Diamondbacks pound 17 hits, push past Dodgers 12-8

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:40 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Alek Thomas pointed to the sky after his second inning triple, grateful that his 0 for 16 start to the season was finally over.Turns out the center fielder was just getting started. So were the Arizona Diamondbacks.Thomas had four hits, Ketel Marte and Geraldo Perdomo each hit two-run homers and the D-backs overcame an early four-run deficit to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-8 on Saturday night.“It was a good feeling to get that first one out of the way, ended up scoring, then good things happened,” Thomas said. “It was a great team win.”The D-backs came into the game hitting just .230 as a team but pounded 17 hits, including eight for extra bases. Thomas’ four-hit outburst included the second-inning triple, two runs scored and an RBI.Arizona’s speed helped grind out multiple runs. Corbin Carroll scored twice on singles, both after stealing second base. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scored on a sacrifice fly following what looked like a double that he stretched int...

Today in History: April 9, Lee surrenders to Grant

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:40 GMT

Today in History Today is Sunday, April 9, the 99th day of 2023. There are 266 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History: On April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.On this date: In 1413, the coronation of England’s King Henry V took place in Westminster Abbey.In 1939, Marian Anderson performed a concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., after the Black singer was denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. In 1940, during World War II, Germany invaded Denmark and Norway. In 1942, during World War II, some 75,000 Philippine and American defenders on Bataan surrendered to Japanese troops, who forced the prisoners into what became known as the Bataan Death March; thousands died or were killed en route. In 1959, NASA presented its first seven astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan S...

MLB Notes: Rays look like they could be a problem again

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:40 GMT

Somehow, the Tampa Bay Rays always seem to find a way.Projected to finish third in the AL East as a roughly 88-win team, Tampa Bay has gotten off to a flying start and entered the weekend as MLB’s last unbeaten team at 7-0. The Rays opened the season with sweeps of the Detroit Tigers and Washington Nationals, and entering Saturday they led MLB by a huge margin for most runs scored per game (7.57) while allowing the third fewest (2.57).Their offense has been loud too, cranking 18 home runs over the first seven games while the pitching staff had only allowed 17 earned runs total.That’s what the Red Sox are going to have to deal with when they play the Rays four times in St. Petersburg over the next few days.Boston was always going to have its hands full competing in a loaded AL East this season, but the fact that Tampa Bay appears to have rediscovered its mojo after a so-so 2022 is bad news. Even with fewer games against division rivals and a third Wild Card spot up for gr...

San Diego State Aztecs celebrated at Snapdragon Stadium after historic NCAA run

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:40 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego State University men's basketball team was celebrated in Snapdragon Stadium Saturday night after their historic run in the NCAA March Madness tournament.The Stadium rolled out the red carpet for the Aztecs' ceremony full of speeches from players, SDSU leadership and San Diego officials. Aztecs shown outpouring of support for historic season The Aztecs' men's basketball team have left its mark in San Diego sports history during the NCAA tournament, making it all the way to the Championship for the first time ever. Despite losing the final game to the University of Connecticut, the team's success in the season is something that San Diegans will not soon forget.“I’m still in dreamland floating around … I still can’t believe this happened, that we went to the championship," one Aztecs fan told FOX 5 as he waited for the players. As players entered the stadium before the 7:30 p.m. ceremony, they were greeted by fans roaring with excitement. From Isaiah Bradle...

Mizzou star Luther Burden III spreads love, buys groceries for Ferguson shoppers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:40 GMT

FERGUSON, Mo. - On the eve of Easter Sunday, Mizzou Football star Luther Burden III surprised random grocery shoppers by picking up their bills on behalf of the Demetrious Johnson Foundation. Burden, a St. Louis native, spent time Saturday at the ALDI on West Florissant in Ferguson. He wanted to give back, as he knows what it feels like to be in need. "It always has been a dream of mine to give back to my community, because I know what it feels like to start from the bottom," said Burden. "It's just a good feeling giving back, and I’m just super happy to be here." Trending: A Missouri barbecue spot shows up in ‘Ted Lasso’ episodes: This is why Demetrious Johnson passed unexpectedly last December. Burden III said it was Johnson who helped him understand the importance of giving back.  “Shout out to Demetrious Johnson. Sorry he's not with us today. Before his death he installed in me always give back to the community, always give back where you're from,” he said. One of the sho...