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Luka Modric penalty completes thrilling 4-2 win for Croatia over Netherlands in Nations League

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:08:06 GMT

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Veteran midfielder Luka Modric scored an extra-time penalty to seal a thrilling 4-2 victory for Croatia over the Netherlands and a place in the Nations League final.Thousands of ecstatic red-and-white clad Croatia fans chanted “Luka! Luka! Luka!” after the 37-year-old completed the scoring from the penalty spot in the 116th minute on Wednesday.“We couldn’t believe how many fans for Croatia there were in the stadium. That was really phenomenal,” Modric said through an interpreter. “They give us great support and that’s something that drives us and moves us forward.”It was Modric’s 165th appearance for his country. He said after captaining Croatia to victory over Morocco in the third-place game at the World Cup in Qatar he wanted to “continue until at least the Nations League and after we will see.”Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman said Modric was, “in one word: fantastic.”“Sometimes there’s a player for the opponent who is so decisive and so go...

Scottie Scheffler arrives at US Open looking to solve putting problems

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:08:06 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scottie Scheffler took one long, smooth stroke, then looked down the line and watched the ball roll toward the hole on the practice green.He was using his wedge. That was a drill. The state of his game on the greens — more of an emergency.The player listed No. 1 in the latest world golf ranking is sitting at No. 148 in the PGA Tour in putting this year. With the U.S. Open starting Thursday, Scheffler finds himself experimenting with different putters and also trying to give himself a little more credit for putts he hits well that just don’t go in.There have been a lot of them lately.“If I hit a really good 6-iron, sometimes it’s going to go to 2 feet and sometimes it’s going to go to 15 feet, and it’s like, ‘well, … it doesn’t make a huge difference,'” said Scheffler, who is trying to become the only No. 1 to win the U.S. Open other than Tiger Woods, who last accomplished that in 2008. “But if I have a 6-footer and I hit a really good putt ...

Astros’ Alvarez could miss 4 weeks with oblique strain

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:08:06 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez could miss at least four weeks with a right oblique strain.General manager Dana Brown said Wednesday that Alvarez had an MRI, which confirmed the diagnosis.“That’s why we have confidence that he will be back some time in the four-plus week period because the MRI showed a strain,” Brown said. “He’s coming through nicely. He feels pretty good. There’s no pain, there’s no pain when he coughs. Hopefully, that’s a good sign.”Brown called oblique injuries “tricky.”“After two weeks, we will have a little more information on how he feels,” Brown said. “At the three-week mark, we should definitely know more. I hate to kick the can down the road, but at the end of the day, sometimes you have to give that oblique time. Sometimes it heals faster than others, and I think he’s going to be okay. It’s looking like it’s going to be four weeks, but I think he should be fine.”Alvarez, who is second in the majors with 55 RBIs, was placed on the 10-day injure...

Insólito: le imponen cargos por dispararse a así mismo durante un sueño

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:08:06 GMT

Un hombre de un suburbio de Chicago enfrenta cargos tras dispararse un tiro de manera accidental durante un sueño, dijeron las autoridades el martes.Según reporta NBC 10 Philadelphia, oficiales del condado Lake respondieron a una llamada en la vivienda en Lake Barrington antes de las 10 pm en la cuadra 100 de Shoreline Road, donde un hombre de 62 años, identificado como Mark Dicara, había sufrido un disparo en su pierna.Las autoridades le aplicaron un torniquete en la pierna “ya que estaba perdiendo bastante sangre”.“La investigación reveló que Dicara tuvo un sueño de que alguien estaba entrando a su casa”, dijeron las autoridades en un comunicado. Policía: empleado de Little Caesars habría matado a tiros a un compañero dentro de la pizzería Macabro: hallan a mujer quemada y baleada tras hacer compra por Facebook Marketplace “El tomó su .357 Magnum Revolver y disparó a quien él creía era el intruso. Cuando disparó, lo hizo en su c...

Met Opera box office has slight uptick in 2nd season after pandemic

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:08:06 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera saw a slight uptick in ticket sales in its second season following the coronavirus pandemic.The Met sold 66% of tickets during the season that ended Saturday, up from 61% during the 2021-22 season.Sales were lower than budgeted because of a cyberattack in mid-December that shut down the company’s website and box office for nine days and left operations limited for several weeks. Without the shutdown, the Met projected 68% attendance. The opera’s available dollar capacity, which takes into account the impact of discounts, ticked up a percent last year to 57%.Still, figures are down from 75% attendance in 2018-19 and a projected 76% for 2019-20 before the mid-March shutdown caused by COVID-19.“We have seen improvements,” Met general manager Peter Gelb said Wednesday. “The Hours,” the Kevin Puts’ opera featuring Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato and Kelli O’Hara sold 86% of tickets and had four sellouts among eight performances...

'Random' road shooting suspect arrested in Wheat Ridge

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:08:06 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Investigators arrested a man they accuse of a "random and entirely unprovoked" shooting at a vehicle in Jefferson County.Paul Behme, 31, is accused of shooting seven rounds from a .223 rifle into a passing vehicle, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. The driver was wounded by flying shards of glass when a bullet pierced the windshield. A passenger was not hurt. Brothers killed in I-25 road rage shooting, family says It happened around 9:30 p.m. on May 23, as the victims traveled westbound on West 32nd Avenue. In that case, a black Audi sedan was identified as the shooter's possible vehicle.That vehicle description was linked to a second shooting in Parker, where police on Sunday identified Behme as the suspect, according to the sheriff's office. The suspect in the Parker case was driving an Audi A6 sedan with fake Pennsylvania license plates.Behme was arrested without incident Tuesday at a hotel in Wheat Ridge. Jefferson County investigators intervi...

How to watch Nuggets parade: Time, TV channel, free live stream

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:08:06 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It's time to celebrate the Denver Nuggets winning the 2023 NBA championship with the parade through the city Thursday, followed by a rally. If you can't be there in person, you can watch it all on TV and online.If you're up early before the events get underway, FOX31 and Channel 2 will have coverage all morning starting at 4:30 on FOX31 Morning News and Daybreak on 2.How to watch Nuggets parade live streamLive streams start at 9 a.m. with coverage of the pre-rally, continuing with the parade, followed by the main rally.Where can you watch free Nuggets parade live stream?You can watch live at any of the following links:• KDVR.com• FOX31 App• YouTube• Facebook• TwitterA replay will be available on KDVR.com after the events are over.How to watch Nuggets parade on TVYou can watch the complete parade and celebration on TV, with live coverage of all the excitement.What time is Nuggets parade on TV?FOX31 KDVR will have coverage starting at 9 a.m. w...

Stars of Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’ talk about new Disney Plus series at Hollywood premiere

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:08:06 GMT

The world can’t get enough of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now Disney Plus is adding a new show to bring in more stories of your favorite MCU characters.On Tuesday night, the stars of “Secret Invasion” geared up for the premiere of the series’ first episode at El Capitan Theatre.But before you ask, no, no one was in a superhero costume. Just some bomb outfits that could make Nick Fury blush.Don Cheadle (as James Rhodes): “What the hell is happening out there, Fury?”Samuel L. Jackson (as Nick Fury): “An invasion is here, Rhodey.”Don Cheadle (as James Rhodes): “And you know what invasions lead to, right? They lead to war.”Samuel L. Jackson (as Nick Fury): “This war is one I have to fight … alone.”Samuel L. Jackson: “You get to find out what he does when he goes home, or where he lives, some people from his past, what he did before he was ‘Nick Fury’ or he had super friends, the ordinary friends...

Analyzing Bradley Beal and other potential star Knicks targets

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:08:06 GMT

It’s trade season.The draft, set for June 22, is often a hot time for big NBA moves, which was why the timing of Wednesday’s news involving Bradley Beal was unsurprising.According to multiple reports, the Wizards are working with Beal’s reps for a potential trade. And given the circumstances, it’s understandable. The Wizards, a middling team for years with Beal as the star, just hired a team president, Michael Winger, who could shape a roster with a rebuild. New executives love rebuilds because they extend timelines before pressure from ownership is applied.Dealing Beal, who averaged over 31 points just two seasons ago, gives Winger the clean slate. It’s not ideal for the Wizards after signing Beal to a mega-contract just a year ago, but the alternative — running it back with a roster that fell into the draft lottery in 2023 — also isn’t appealing.Which brings us to the Knicks.Team president Leon Rose, as we’ve written exhaustive...

A Massachusetts church was set on fire after a Pride worship service. State fire officials are investigating

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:08:06 GMT

A Somerville church’s sanctuary was set on fire after a Pride worship service over the weekend, as state and local fire officials investigate the blaze.First Church Somerville reported that the fire was set in its sanctuary, while the congregation was downstairs directly below the sanctuary working on a service project. The fire happened right after the church’s Pride worship service on Sunday.A member of the congregation extinguished the fire, and no one was physically injured. There is some damage to the sanctuary.“The incident is currently being investigated by the local and state authorities,” the church wrote. “We do not yet know whether there is a connection between our Pride service and the fire. We are grateful to the Somerville Fire Department for their ongoing investigation and support.“Regardless of the outcome of the investigation, First Church Somerville will continue to be unapologetically queer, queer affirming, and Christian,”...