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MATCHDAY: Tottenham begins life after Kane and Barcelona starts title defense

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:47 GMT

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Sunday:ENGLANDTottenham begins life after Harry Kane with an away match at Brentford in the teams’ Premier League opener. Kane joined Bayern Munich on Saturday after 19 years at Tottenham, leaving a big hole in the team. Son Heung-min will be Tottenham’s new captain for this season and James Maddison should give the team more creativity in midfield. The other game sees Liverpool visit Chelsea for a meeting between teams who have been battling each other in the transfer market this offseason, with midfielders Moises Caicedo and Romain Lavia reportedly interesting both clubs. Chelsea and Liverpool will start with much-changed teams after key departures to the Saudi Arabian league. It will be Mauricio Pochettino’s first competitive game in charge of Chelsea.SPAINBarcelona kicks off its defense of the Spanish league title with a trip to Getafe in Madrid. Xavi Hernández could give a debut to top signing Ilkay Gundogan aft...

Denver dog recovering after rattlesnake bite

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) --- A dog is recovering after being bit in the face by a rattlesnake.On Tuesday, Austin Scheu said he was at work when his girlfriend, Olivia, called and said their dog, Ahsoka, had been bitten by a rattlesnake while on a hike at Castlewood Canyon State Park.  These are the only venomous snakes in Colorado, according to CPW "She’s curious and loves to smell everything and is bouncing left and right," Scheu said. “She probably heard something in a bush, put her nose in, and by the time it struck, she flew backwards.”The snake struck the corner of Ahsoka’s left eye and the pupil, but Scheu said nothing was noticeable until they returned to the car."Her forehead looked like a balloon,” Scheu said. “At that point, it was crisis mode. Olivia did everything she needed to do, called the vet, found one with one had anti-venom and she got to the hospital 15 minutes after that.”  Scheu said Ahsoka spent the night there after receiving anti-venom and antibiotics.  "She rec...

1 airlifted after rollover wreck in Miami Gardens

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:47 GMT

Rescue crews airlifted one person to the hospital following a rollover wreck in Miami Gardens.Miami Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the crash along the 4400 block of Northwest 183rd Street, just after 4 p.m., Saturday.An SUV sustained extensive damage. Cameras also showed debris on the roadway.The victim was airlifted as a trauma alert to Ryder Trauma Center.As of late Saturday night, there is no word on the cause of the crash.

Man sought on murder warrant in connection with deadly stabbing in Dorchester

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:47 GMT

A Roxbury man is being sought on a murder charge in connection with a deadly stabbing in Dorchester in May 2022, officials announced Saturday.Anthony Chester, 31, is wanted on a straight warrant out of Roxbury District Court stemming from the May 30 stabbing on Beauford Lane that left Earnest Sims, 39, of Boston, dead, according to Boston police.Anyone with information is asked to call Homicide Detectives at 617-343-4470. Anonymous tips can be called in to the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1-800-494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).

Fire crews respond after vehicle goes up in flames in Westboro

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:47 GMT

Westboro firefighters extinguished an SUV that went up in flames on Route 9 on Saturday.An image shared on X showed the vehicle fully engulfed on the westbound side of the highway near Lyman Street.There were no reported injuries.https://twitter.com/WestboroughFire/status/1690352304703070210No additional information was immediately availablke.

Death toll in Maui wild fires expected to climb as FEMA identifies remans. Follow live updates

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:47 GMT

By REBECCA BOONE (Associated Press)Follow live updates about wildfires that have devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii this week, destroying a historic town and forcing evacuations. The National Weather Service said Hurricane Dora, which passed south of the island chain, was partly to blame for strong winds that initially drove the flames, knocking out power and grounding firefighting helicopters.Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said he expects the death toll to rise in what is already the second-deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. While walking down Front Street, he told reporters that some victims were positively identified Saturday.“I had tears this morning,” Green said, adding that he was afraid of what he would see at the disaster site.Operations were focusing on “the loss of life,” he added. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has been spray-painting cars and buildings on Front Street with an “X” to indicate they had received an i...

Editorial: At $181K, Massachusetts pot boss no bargain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:47 GMT

Cannabis board boss Shannon O’Brien is paid $181,722 to oversee the state’s weed rollout.Losing her cool and needing to apologize for it because a key staffer is leaving is unprofessional.It comes as the latest tally shows the Bay State has hit a new one-month high in legal weed sales — $136 million in July. The previous record was set in June when $132.9 million in sales was recorded. That’s a lot of gummies.It’s clear that in Massachusetts, Democrats take care of their own. O’Brien was a failed Democratic candidate for governor and has landed on her feet with this job. Her outburst just adds more questions than answers.It’s clear she was overreacting to the departure of the agency’s long-serving executive director, Shawn Collins. He earns $201,879 and even if he’s the reincarnation of Steve Jobs, a suitable replacement can be found at that hefty salary.So declaring we’re in a “crisis” is far from reality. Maybe O’Brien sh...

Yankees Notebook: With rotation in shambles, Michael King could get stretched out

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:47 GMT

MIAMI — With their rotation battling multiple injuries, the Yankees could look to stretch Michael King out moving forward.King was asked to open Saturday’s game against the Marlins. The Yankees planned on him throwing two or three innings and about 40 pitches before turning to Jhony Brito for length.“It could be something where we continue to try and build him up a little bit while also recognizing his importance [in the bullpen],” Aaron Boone said of King.But that doesn’t necessarily mean King will move to a starter’s five-day schedule, as the Yankees will use the Swiss army knife as needed, pending his availability.Boone noted that there’s not much time left in the season for King to get stretched out for a starter’s full workload, but the Yankees can certainly get his pitch count up.“You probably can’t get him totally built up in a perfect world, especially with how we’re going to need him on a given day,” Bo...

Six most impressive Patriots players from first wave of training camp

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:47 GMT

Pretty badly needing an influx of young talent on their roster, early returns show the Patriots might have scored big with their 2023 NFL Draft class.The Patriots have nearly wrapped up their phase of training camp from the practice fields behind Gillette Stadium. The team is scheduled to practice Sunday and Monday before leaving for joint practices with the Green Bay Packers on Tuesday. The Patriots will practice with the Packers twice, play a preseason game in Green Bay and then are set to travel straight to Tennessee for two more practices and a preseason game against the Titans.But before they compete in practice against other teams, let’s first run through the six standouts from the team’s two weeks-plus of practices in Foxboro.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots sign running back, offensive tackle, cut two New England Patriots | Patriots extra points: Rookie Keion White brings “pain” in preseason debut New Eng...

Editorial: Two Boston City Councilors dead wrong about disease risk from Mass & Cass

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:47 GMT

Councilors Ruthzee Louijeune and Gabriela Coletta are right about helping beleaguered businesses along the Methadone Mile and wrong about street sweepers.Keeping the cleaning apparatus assigned to just the Mass and Cass area is not akin to the panic experienced during the AIDS crisis. It’s just a careful consideration about how to best cope with an unsanitary encampment the Wu administration inherited and can’t seem to fix.The City Council backed a plan pitched by Councilor Erin Murphy to give businesses along the Mile a tax break for all the expenses they’ve incurred. Good first start!Murphy also wants to keep the street sweepers assigned to that area in that area. It’s not a guarantee of any public health breakthrough, but it does sends a message that this zone is a hazard that must be contained.Louijeune compared the request for separate cleaning equipment to what occurred during the AIDS/HIV crisis of the 1980s, when the Haitian community “was very much t...