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Miami-based 777 Partners takes 64.7% stake in Hertha Berlin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:20 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Miami-based investment group 777 Partners has completed its 64.7% majority stake takeover of Hertha Berlin.The German soccer club said Saturday that 777 had acquired the company shares previously owned by Lars Windhorst’s investment group. Windhorst said in October he wanted out after a breakdown in his relationship with the club.Windhorst had invested 374 million euros ($400 million) since 2019 on his dream of turning Hertha into a “big city club” but only ever saw the team fight relegation amid constant upheaval. Windhorst allegedly hired an Israeli detective agency to try and force Hertha’s previous president out, then also fell out with his successor.The sale of Windhorst’s shares was approved by the Hertha’s supervisory board and by the registered company behind the club. Financial details of sale were not disclosed.“This strategic partnership helps us to further advance the restructuring process and the economic consolidation of Hertha BSC,” Hertha president Kay ...

Ohtani, Sasaki help Japan reach World Classic quarterfinals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:20 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had another RBI double, 21-year-old right-hander Roki Sasaki reached 100 mph 21 times in 66 pitches and Japan beat the Czech Republic 10-2 on Saturday night to clinch a quarterfinal berth in the World Baseball Classic.Shugo Maki hit his second home run of the tournament and new Boston Red Sox oufielder Masataka Yoshida had three RBIs, including a go-ahead, two-run double in the third inning off loser Ondrej Satoria as the Sumurai Warriors overcame a 1-0 deficit.Ohtani went 1 for 3 with a walk before a crowd of 41,637 in the Tokyo Dome, leaving for a pinch hitter in the eighth inning. He is 5 for 10 with three doubles, four RBIs and five walks for Japan (3-0), which has one more group game and will host a quarterfinal on Wednesday or Thursday. He also has pitched four scoreless innings.Sasaki struck out eight in 3 2/3 innings, and got the win. He allowed an unearned run, two hits and two walks.Sasaki threw the 16th perfect game in Japanese major league hist...

Ball don’t lie: Game of 1-on-1 offered to settle Maryland and Virginia’s battle for new FBI HQ

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:20 GMT

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore jokingly challenged Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to a game of basketball Friday to determine which state will get to be the new home of the FBI.The Maryland Democrat tweeted a short video of him making a shot at the Capital One Arena before the Washington Wizards played the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.Youngkin, a Republican, accepted the challenge by tweeting of short clip of him draining a shot while he was on the campaign trail.Game on! https://t.co/7lkZyB5Jmt pic.twitter.com/iIGyFoWWjA— Governor Glenn Youngkin (@GovernorVA) March 9, 2023More Local NewsMore Maryland NewsMore Virginia NewsIt was a moment of levity in an otherwise tense bidding war between the two states.Maryland officials ended a meeting earlier Friday without coming to a conclusion yet again about where to put the new FBI headquarters. They said changes to the scoring process last year unfairly tipped the process toward Virginia’s Springfield site.Both states made their final pitches to the ...

Lewandowski back from injury for Barcelona’s trip to Bilbao

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:20 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Robert Lewandowski has recovered from a leg injury in time to play for Barcelona when the Spanish league leader visits Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.Lewandowski was included on Xavi Hernández’s squad list Saturday after the Poland striker had missed two games with a left-hamstring strain.Barcelona did fine without him, beating Real Madrid 1-0 in the opening game of their Copa del Rey semifinal before edging Valencia 1-0 in the league.Lewandowski leads the Spanish league with 15 goals since joining this season from Bayern Munich.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Más de medio siglo después de que una adolescente fuera estrangulada, las autoridades identificaron al sospechoso del asesinato. Pero el caso no está cerrado.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:20 GMT

(CNN) — Más de 52 años después de que Pamela Lynn Conyers, de 16 años, fuera estrangulada hasta la muerte en el centro de Maryland, las autoridades dicen que han identificado a un sospechoso en su asesinato con la ayuda de la genealogía genética.El sospechoso, a quien la policía identificó como Forrest Clyde Williams III, habría tenido 21 años en el momento de los asesinatos. Murió en Virginia, de donde era originario, en 2018 por “causas naturales”, dijo el teniente de la policía del condado de Anne Arundel, Jackie Davis, en una conferencia de prensa este viernes.Si Williams estuviera vivo hoy, habría sido acusado del asesinato, dijo la policía. Davis dijo que las autoridades pudieron encontrar una foto policial del sospechoso porque había sido arrestado varias veces a principios de la década de 1970, después del asesinato de Pamela, por delitos menores, como actuar “borracho y desordenado”.Pamela, una estudiante de secundaria, desapareció el 16 de octubre de 1970, después de...

One dead in Montbello neighborhood shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Police Department investigated a shooting early Saturday morning that left one man dead.The shooting happened in the area of 50th Avenue and Quentin Street, according to a Twitter post by DPD at 1:51 a.m. Southern Colorado has 6 earthquakes in 24 hours, region’s strongest in a decade The victim, an adult male, was located but later pronounced dead. His identity will be released by the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.Investigators were working to develop suspect information.FOX31 will provide updates as they become available.

BBC faces celebrity revolt, political pressure amid Gary Lineker dispute

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:20 GMT

The BBC faces a spiraling revolt of its top sporting presenters amid a row over the broadcaster’s impartiality standards, after star football host Gary Lineker was chastised for tweets criticizing the U.K. government’s new asylum policies.Calls of hypocrisy were also leveled at the U.K. broadcaster on Saturday, as Labour leader Keir Starmer accused the BBC of “caving in” to the demands of Conservative Party members.The broadcaster’s sporting coverage was plunged into uncertainty due to a boycott from a group of hosts and co-hosts who disagreed with the BBC for attempting to penalize “Match of the Day” presenter Lineker for his recent comments against what he called the government’s “immeasurably cruel policy” on immigration. He has been told to “step back” from his BBC presenting duties. In a March 7 tweet, the ex-England international footballer compared the U.K. government’s new policy on illegal migrants with the language of Nazi Germany. The BBC says the ...

Speed restrictions remain on Green and Mattapan lines amid inspections

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:20 GMT

Speed restrictions have been lifted for several MBTA lines after officials announced speeds on all Red, Orange, Green, and Blue line trains would be capped at 10-25 miles per hour.In a press conference Friday morning, MBTA Interim General Manager Jeff Gonneville said restrictions were lifted on the Red, Orange, and Blue lines except for in localized areas. Gonneville said that restrictions were still in place on the Green and Mattapan lines, where necessary inspections may take until Monday.Shuttle buses could be seen transporting riders near Government Center station on Saturday.The restrictions came in response to findings from a site visit by the Department of Public Utilities on Monday of this week, which involved checking on track maintenance conditions on the Red Line between Ashmont and Savin Hill stations, according to the MBTA.The next day, the DPU sent the MBTA letters laying out a list of areas where immediate action needed to be taken. Some of the problem areas included ...

Early morning fire in Roslindale leaves 5 displaced

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:20 GMT

Boston fire crews extinguished a fast-moving blaze that tore through a home in Roslindale early Saturday morning.Crews responding to a reported structure fire at 58 Cedrus Avenue found heavy flames coming from the one-and-a-half-story home, according to fire officials.The Boston Cabinet of Community Engagement is assisting those displaced.https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1634516989283643392https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1634519552917741575https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1634531430184173569The cause of the fire remains under investigation.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Police say stalker killed podcaster and her husband Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:20 GMT

REDMOND, Wa. (AP) — A man suspected of stalking a podcast host for months was found dead Friday after police believe he killed the podcaster and her husband inside their home in the Seattle suburb of Redmond.Police had been trying to serve a protection order on Ramin Khodakaramrezaei, 38, before Friday’s killings, but they had been having a hard time locating the truck driver from Texas, Redmond Police Chief Darrell Lowe said. Zohreh Sadeghi, 33, and her husband, Mohammad Milad Naseri, 35, had just received the court order a week earlier.Sadeghi’s mother called police around 1:45 a.m. Friday after she escaped the home and ran to a neighbor’s house.Officers found Naseri lying on the floor near the door of the home and pulled him outside and saw that he had a gunshot wound. They performed CPR, but he died at the scene. Inside the home, officers found Sadeghi and the suspect dead.“This is the absolute worst outcome for a stalking case. This is every victim, every dete...