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England’s Lionesses heralded as ‘game changers’ back home despite loss to Spain in World Cup final

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:41 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The wait for a World Cup title goes on for England, but the Lionesses were still heralded as game changers back home after their loss to Spain in Sunday’s final in Sydney.King Charles III, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and a host of other politicians, royals and celebrities were quick to praise the England players on social media despite a 1-0 loss in the Women’s World Cup title match. “Although it’s the result none of us wanted, Lionesses you have done yourselves and this nation proud,” Prince William, who is the president of England’s Football Association, posted on social media. “Your spirit and drive have inspired so many people and paved the way for generations to come.” After winning the European Championship at home last year, England reached the championship match in the women’s global tournament for the first time. It was also the first time an England team had reached a World Cup final since the men’s team won in 1966.“You lef...

With super conferences and CFP expansion on horizon, 2023 is the end of an era in college football

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:41 GMT

Welcome to the final season of college football as we know it. Extreme? Maybe, but 2023 has an end-of-an-era feel. Texas and Oklahoma are taking their last lap in the Big 12. The Pac-12 is still a Power Five conference. Will it even be a conference in 2024 after the Big Ten opens its West Wing and the Big 12 expands yet again? The College Football Playoff is a four-team event for the last time this year before tripling in size. Everything about the collegiate sports model seems ripe for radical changes. But not quite yet. “It does seem like it will feel like a lame-duck year at some point in time,” former Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said.Before the maps are redrawn (again) and the stakes are remade (again), there is one more season to left to appreciate what is being lost — or long for what’s being gained. “I’m resigned to it,” said ESPN’s Rece Davis on The AP Top 25 College Football Podcast. “There are parts of it I will miss very much because I consider mysel...

Today in Sports – U.S. Men’s Basketball team wins third straight Olympic Gold Medal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:41 GMT

Aug. 211901 — William Larned wins the first of seven men’s singles titles in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship.1914 — Walter Hagen captures the U.S. Open golf title by edging Chick Evans.1920 — Jock Hutchinson wins the PGA golf tournament with a 1-up victory over J. Douglass Edgar.1931 — Babe Ruth of New York hits his 600th home run as the Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 11-7.1932 — Helen Hull Jacobs beats Carolyn Babcock to win the women’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association.1982 — Mystic Park becomes the first 3-year-old trotter to win the American Trotting Championship.1985 — Mary Decker sets the world record in the mile run with a time of 4:16.71 in Zurich.1990 — Kelly Craig becomes the first female starting pitcher in Little League World Series history, opening for Trail, British Columbia. She fails to retire any of the three batters she faces but the Canadian champions rally for an 8-3 victory over Matamoros, Mexico.2003 — Paul Hamm puts together a ...

Sports on TV for Monday, August 21

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:41 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsMonday, August 21LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL1 p.m.ESPN — Little League World Series: Willemstad, Curaçao vs. Maracaibo, Venezuela, International Bracket – Winners Game, Williamsport, Pa.3 p.m.ESPN — Little League World Series: Nolensville, Tenn. vs. Seattle, United States Bracket – Winners Game, Williamsport, Pa.5 p.m.ESPN — Little League World Series: Tokyo vs. Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei, International Bracket – Winners Game, Williamsport, Pa.7 p.m.ESPN2 — Little League World Series: Needville, Texas vs. El Segundo, Calif, United States Bracket – Winners Game, Williamsport, Pa.MLB BASEBALL6:30 p.m.MLBN — Regional Coverage: San Francisco at Philadelphia OR St. Louis at Pittsburgh (7 p.m.)8 p.m.FS1 — Seattle at Chicago White SoxNFL FOOTBALL8 p.m.ESPN — Preseason: Baltimore at WashingtonTENNIS11 a.m.TENNIS — Cleveland-WTA, Winston-Salem-ATP Early RoundsTRACK AND FIELD1 p.m.USA — World Championships: Day 3, B...

Where do the 2024 presidential candidates stand on abortion? Take a look

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:41 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion, the issue has at times dominated the discussion among the Republicans seeking their party’s 2024 presidential nomination and is sure to be on display during the first GOP campaign debate Wednesday in Milwaukee.Some of the division among the candidates has come over whether there should be a national ban on the practice — and after how many weeks — now that the justices have returned specific debate over abortion legality to the states.A look at how the issue of abortion is playing out among Republican and Democratic candidates:REPUBLICANS DONALD TRUMP The former president, the current GOP front-runner, has often sidestepped the issue of abortion, even as Republicans across the country have celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision.In April, a major anti-abortion group assailed Trump on the issue, saying his contention that abortion restr...

Quién es Olga Carmona, la jugadora que le dio la victoria a España en Copa Mundial Femenina 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:41 GMT

El gol más importante de su vida. La española Olga Carmona asumió con responsabilidad la capitanía y reivindicó con descaro de nuevo su talento en la final de la Copa del Mundo con un golazo ante Inglaterra en el minuto 29 para llevar a España a la gloria y conseguir su primer Mundial.Su tanto en las semifinales ante Suecia en el minuto 89 que mando a España a su primera final pareció no ser suficiente para la sevillana que, sin miedo, fue protagonista de nuevo.La reina de España, que viajó a Sídney para ver la final se fundió en un enorme abrazo durante la entrega de premios con la sevillana que representó el sentimiento de todos los españoles.Carmona ha formado parte del once inicial de Jorge Vilda en cinco de los siete partidos de la Copa Mundial. La andaluza solo empezó desde el banquillo ante Suiza y Países Bajos, y en semifinales ante Suecia volvió a la titularidad, y se ha ido ganando el puesto duelo tras duelo.Con 23 años, Carmona, a quien le corre el fútbol por las venas co...

Ten-man Lille earns first win of season by downing Nantes 2-0 in French league

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:41 GMT

LILLE, France (AP) — Jonathan David and Adam Ounas scored to give 10-man Lille its first win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Nantes in the French league on Sunday.David opened the scoring in the 66th minute by converting a rebound after Nantes goalkeeper Remy Descamps had saved a header from Remy Cabella. The Canada striker also hit the bar with an effort from the edge of the box in the 43rd. Lille was down to 10 men in the 78th when Alexsandro fouled Nantes substitute Kader Bamba, who was bearing down on goal. But Ounas sealed the win by curling a shot off the post in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier kept a clean sheet by denying Bamba in the 75th, palming away a free kick from Mostafa Mohamed in the 81st and saving a shot from Samuel Moutoussamy with his leg in injury time. Lille drew 1-1 with Nice on the opening weekend and has European ambitions for this season after finishing fifth in the previous campaign. The northern club signed Samu...

Zelenskyy hails F-16 commitment on visit to Netherlands

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:41 GMT

The Netherlands confirmed that it will provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets following approval from the U.S. allowing Ukrainian pilots to get training to fly the planes and eventually to provide the aircraft themselves.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received the assurance on the jets, which he called a “breakthrough agreement,” from Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on a visit to Eindhoven on Sunday. Rutte confirmed that Denmark also will deliver F-16 aircraft to Kyiv, after the Biden administration last week gave final approval for the delivery of Dutch and Danish F-16s to Ukraine as soon as pilot training is complete. The Dutch government did not immediately say when the first F-16s might enter the conflict or how many the Netherlands will send. Zelenskyy told reporters that the exact number of aircraft will be discussed “a little later,” Reuters reported.“Today we can announce that the Netherlands and Denmark commit to the transfer of F...

From turmoil to triumph, Spain clinches its first Women’s World Cup title with a win over England

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:41 GMT

By ANNE M. PETERSON (AP Sports Writer)SYDNEY (AP) — Spain wanted to celebrate its first Women’s World Cup trophy, not dredge up the turmoil that surrounded the team. Olga Carmona scored in the first half and Spain held on for a 1-0 victory over England on Sunday to cap the month-long tournament. The victory made La Roja the first team to hold the under-17, under-20 and senior world titles at the same time. Spain is the fifth winner in nine editions of the Women’s World Cup and joined Germany as the only two nations to win both the men’s and women’s titles.At the final whistle the Spanish players piled on each other in front of their goal. They were still dancing on the field until the trophy presentations, where they kissed the trophy and raised their arms triumphantly as golden glitter fell from above. “We’ve suffered a lot throughout the past 12 months but I think everything has a reason to be. This has made us a stronger team,” Carm...

Charlotte police fatally shoot man who stabbed officer in the neck, authorities say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:41 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — An officer responding to a domestic violence call fatally shot a man after the suspect stabbed another officer in the neck with a knife Sunday morning in Charlotte, North Carolina, authorities said. The officers heard gunshots from inside the apartment just before 8 a.m. and forced their way inside, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings said in a video statement posted to social media.The two officers encountered a male suspect and began a struggle to take him into custody, Jennings said.During the altercation, the man stabbed one of the officers in the neck, according to a news release from the department.The wounded officer retreated and another officer shot and killed the man, Jennings said.The department said the man was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not immediately identified. The wounded officer and a female victim who had sustained a gunshot wound were taken to a hospital with injuries the department said were not life-threatening, t...