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Aston Villa calls for an investigation after Ollie Watkins says he was abused by a Brentford fan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:34 GMT

BRENTFORD, England (AP) — Aston Villa called for an investigation after striker Ollie Watkins said he was abused by a Brentford fan on Sunday. Watkins, who used to play for Brentford, scored the winning goal in Villa’s 2-1 victory at GTech Community Stadium.“Aston Villa FC wants to express its support for Ollie Watkins and, with the utmost respect for the big majority of Brentford fans and for the club, we ask the authorities to investigate this incident to find this individual,” the club posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Zero tolerance to abuse in football.”Watkins, an England international, left Brentford for Villa in 2020 and struck his winning goal in the 85th minute.His celebrations sparked an on-field melee and Ezri Konsa and Saman Ghoddos were shown yellow cards.“I have nothing but respect for the Brentford fans, I love the club, but there was one individual who was abusing me all game,” Watkins said in Villa’s post on X. “Personal abuse that fo...

Don’t feel like cooking on Christmas? These DC-area restaurants will be open

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:34 GMT

Staying in town for the holidays and too lazy to cook? There are a number of restaurants in the D.C. area that have you covered on Christmas Day. Many are also open Christmas Eve and offer grab-and-go holiday specials.Founding Farmers will be offering an all-day Christmas Day buffet from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at select locations in the region, including the Tysons and Reston Station locations in Northern Virginia as well as Founding Farmers & Distillers DC and Farmers Fishers Bakers DC. The festive spread will include baked oysters and honey glazed ham, priced at $55 per person. Children ages 7 to 11 eat for $22 while children 6 and younger eat for free.Both Montgomery County’s and D.C.’s Founding Farmers locations will be open Christmas Day as well, offering an a la carte breakfast and regular lunch and dinner menus.Brazilian Steakhouse chain Fogo de Chao will be open on Christmas from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Locations in the DMV include North Bethesda, Downtown DC, National H...

LeBron James-produced special wins Daytime Emmy award

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:34 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A show produced by Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has won a Daytime Emmy.“Recipe for Change: Standing Up to Antisemitism” won for outstanding daytime special at the Creative Arts and Lifestyle ceremony Saturday in Los Angeles.The YouTube Originals special was executive produced by James and his business partner Maverick Carter as well as three others. It was hosted by Ilana Glazer, Moshe Kasher and Idina Menzel.James has previously won three Sports Emmy awards, including one this year for “The Redeem Team” about the 2008 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team.Source

Club World Cup dates in the United States confirmed. Players’ union FIFPRO not happy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:34 GMT

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The first edition of the expanded FIFA Club World Cup in the United States will be staged from June 15 to July 13, 2025, world soccer’s governing body said Sunday. FIFA said the 32-team tournament, which will officially be called Mundial de Clubes FIFA, would be “harmoniously aligned with the International Match Calendar” to ensure there would be enough of a gap between the final and the start of domestic leagues. “Clubs play a fundamental role in world football, and the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 will be a major milestone in providing clubs from all confederations with a fitting stage on which to shine at the highest level of the game,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said. “This will be an open competition based on sporting merit that will play a key role as part of our efforts to make football truly global.”The last edition of the Club World Cup in its current guise is currently being held in Saudi Arabia, where Champions League winner Manchester C...

No. 16 Illinois leads wire-to-wire in 74-57 victory over Colgate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:34 GMT

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Coleman Hawkins scored 16 points and Quincy Guerrier and Marcus Domask each scored 15 to help No. 16 Illinois lead from start to finish in a 74-57 victory over Colgate on Sunday.Terrance Shannon Jr. had 14 points despite not scoring in the second half for the Illini (8-2). The Big Ten’s second-leading scorer had scored 20 or more points in six of his last seven games.Colgate (6-5), which has qualified for the NCAA Tournament four times in five years, was led by Jeff Woodward with 14 points. Keegan Records, the preseason Patriot League Player and Defensive Player of the Year, was held to nine points.Down by as many as 22 points in the second half (51-29), Colgate made eight straight field goals late in the half as part of a run that drew the Raiders within 62-53 with 3:35 left.The Illini led 44-27 at halftime.They got off to a quick 9-0 lead, forcing Colgate to call a timeout less than three minutes into the game. It was 14-0 before Colgate’s Ryan Moffatt sank ...

Jets quarterback Zach Wilson leaves game vs. Dolphins with a head injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:34 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jets quarterback Zach Wilson left Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins in the third quarter because of a head injury.Wilson was 4 for 11 with just 26 yards through one half of a game that was 27-0 in favor of the Dolphins when he was ruled out. He spent most of the afternoon under immense pressure from Miami’s defense, which sacked him four times, one of which resulted in a fumble that led to the Dolphins’ first score.Trevor Siemian replaced Wilson on the Jets’ final series of the first half, and CBS originally reported that Wilson went into the locker room early to get hydrated.The third-year quarterback did not return to the field as the second half started and was ruled out shortly after.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFLSource

Florida State’s Trey Benson, Fabien Lovett entering NFL Draft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:34 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State’s leading rusher, Trey Benson, will enter the NFL Draft and is opting out of the Orange Bowl game. Benson made the announcement on Sunday on his Instagram.One of the Seminoles’ top defensive tackles, Fabien Lovett, also announced on X (formerly Twitter) that he would enter the NFL Draft. Lovett didn’t clarify if he was opting out of the bowl game on Dec. 30 against Georgia.Benson had a long rehab journey following major knee surgery at Oregon in 2020 but showed in his first few practices at Florida State what he was capable of achieving. He racked up 990 yards and nine touchdowns in 2022 and followed it up with 905 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns in 2023.He was perhaps at his best in rivalry games: Benson had a combined 10 touchdowns in Florida State’s four games against Miami and Florida, including three TD runs in the November 2023 victory at The Swamp.Lovett had 22 tackles and four tackles for loss this fall. He wrapped up a career in ...

Man United frustrates Liverpool as Arsenal moves back on top of the Premier League. Villa wins again

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:34 GMT

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Erik ten Hag needed this. A 0-0 draw at Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday won’t win any beauty pageants, but a stubborn and battling performance at Anfield suggests Manchester United’s players are up for the fight. On too many occasions this season, the opposite has looked to be the case.“You have to fight always for the badge,” United manager Ten Hag said. “The way we defended it was almost perfect. When we made a mistake there was always a teammate to sort it out. I think that is the big win from today. We have to keep this and bring this every game.”United had folded at the home of its fiercest rival when routed 7-0 on its last visit in March. With Ten Hag facing speculation over his position and his team eliminated from the Champions League at the earliest stage, he upset the odds to end Liverpool’s 100% 11-game winning run at Anfield this season and also put a dent in Jurgen Klopp’s bid to win the Premier League ti...

QB Tommy DeVito back for Giants in 2nd half against Saints after missing 4 plays in 2nd quarter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:34 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito missed the final four offensive plays of the first half of Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints after taking a hit during a scramble that helped set up a 40-yard field goal by punter Jamie Gillan. The Giants had Gillan kick the field goal, which cut the Saints’ lead to 7-6 at halftime, because kicker Randy Bullock injured his hamstring on a kickoff in the first quarter. Bullock was listed as questionable to return. DeVito returned to the lineup for the Giants’ first possession of the third quarter.Tyrod Taylor took the last four offensive snaps of the second quarter for the Giants, completing two short passes for 13 yards before Gillan’s field goal.DeVito, an undrafted rookie who has become a sensation in New York by winning his previous three starts, went out on a hit by defensive back Isaac Yiadom.Bullock made a 56-yard field goal on the game’s opening possession, but he appeared to hurt himself ...

Raskin, Democrats question social media giants on spread of abortion misinformation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:28:34 GMT

In the new landscape of abortion discourse following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-8th) and other Democrats are calling on top social media sites to combat potentially harmful misinformation related to abortion access and procedures.On Dec. 7, Raskin and 12 other Democratic members of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability sent letters addressed to Elon Musk, the chairman and chief technology officer of the social media site formerly known as Twitter, now called X, and Mark Zuckerberg, chairman and chief executive officer of Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, calling on them to combat the spread of misinformation on abortion.“We are troubled by the rapid spread of abortion misinformation and disinformation on your company’s social media platform… and the threat this development poses to safe abortion access in the United States,” Raskin, ranking member of the committee, and the other lawmakers wrote.The letters instructed Musk ...