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Today in Sports – Serena Williams becomes oldest winner of Wimbledon Title in Open era at age 33

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:10:48 GMT

July 111914 — Babe Ruth makes his major league pitching debut for the Boston Red Sox against Cleveland, getting the 4-3 victory over the Indians.1950 — Red Schoendienst hits a home run in the 14th inning to give the NL a 4-3 victory in the All-Star game.1967 — Tony Perez homers in the 15th inning off Catfish Hunter to give the National League a 2-1 win in the longest game in All-Star history.1979 — Renaldo Nehemiah of the United States sets a Pan American Games record in the 110 hurdles with a time of 13.20 seconds.1981 — Britain’s Sebastian Coe breaks his own world record in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:12.18 in a meet in Oslo, Norway. Seven runners shatter the 3-minute, 51-second barrier in the mile led by Steve Ovett at 3:49.25. Steve Scott finishes third and sets an American record in 3:49.68.1982 — FIFA World Cup Final, Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain: Italy beats West Germany, 3-1 in front of 90,000.1985 — Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros becomes the first pitcher in ...

Sports on TV for Tuesday, July 11

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:10:48 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsTuesday, July 11CYCLING6:55 a.m.PEACOCK — UCI: The Tour de France, Stage 10, 104 miles, Vulcania to Issoire, FranceMLB BASEBALL6 p.m.MLBN — 2023 All-Star Batting Practice: From Seattle8 p.m.FOX — MLB All-Star Game: National League vs. American League, SeattleNBA BASKETBALL6 p.m.ESPNU — Summer League: Brooklyn vs. Milwaukee, Las Vegas6:30 p.m.NBATV — Summer League: Houston vs. Oklahoma City, Las Vegas8 p.m.ESPN2 — Summer League: Phoenix vs. New Orleans, Las Vegas8:30 p.m.NBATV — Summer League: Portland vs. Charlotte, Las Vegas10 p.m.ESPN2 — Summer League: Chicago vs. Sacramento, Las Vegas10:30 p.m.NBATV — Summer League: Washington vs. San Antonio, Las VegasSOCCER (MEN’S)3 p.m.FS2 — CPL: Pacific FC at HFX Wanderers FCTENNIS8 a.m.ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Quarterfinals, LondonESPN2 — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Quarterfinals, London12 p.m.ESPN — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Quarterfinals, LondonESPN2 — ATP/WTA: Wimbledon, Quarterfinals, Lon...

Review: ‘Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS’ gives singular access to the world’s biggest band

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:10:48 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS” by Myeongseok Kang and BTS (Flatiron Books)Like most releases from the world’s biggest band, the debut memoir from the seven-member K-pop group BTS, “Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS”, was a smashing success from moment the public learned of an anonymous, forthcoming text.But unlike most BTS drops, the 544-page book became a bestseller before the subject matter was even revealed, thanks in large part to Taylor Swift fans.In May, a listing for “4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023” inspired online speculation from Swift’s cohort: an author and title was going to be revealed on June 13, and they believed the popstar was leaving them numerical easter eggs, or hints, as she often does in her rollout campaigns. Thirteen is Swift’s favorite number. The page count, 544, when added individually, equals 13, like in the equation 5 + 4 + 4 = 13.But there was a more obvious connection to be made. June 13, 2013 was the da...

Colorado radio station to rebrand as Taylor FM, raffle Eras Tour tickets

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:10:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It's Taylor Swift week in Denver and people across the city are preparing for the Eras Tour.Swift will play two nights at Empower Field — Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15 — with openers Muna and Gracie Abrams. Taylor Swift to Denver public transit’s rescue But the hype isn't limited to the Mile High City. In Colorado Springs, 98.9 Magic FM will rebrand to "Taylor FM" and play only Taylor Swift music on Saturday.As part of the promotion, the station is holding a contest multiple times each day this week through Thursday where fans can get a chance to win tickets to the shows. There will also be a Taylor Swift Eras Tour costume contest Thursday afternoon from 4-7 p.m. at the Outlets at Castle Rock, which will include a raffle for tickets as well.“98.9 MAGIC FM is swept up in Taylor Swift Mania," program director Jeff Haber said in a release. Details on the daily contest can be found on the MAGIC FM website, and the Outlets at Castle Rock has posted about the T...

The New York Times disbands sports department and will rely on coverage from The Athletic

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:10:48 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times is disbanding sports department and will rely on coverage from The Athletic, a website it acquired last year for $550 million.The decision impacts more than 35 people in the sports department, according to The New York Times Journalists on the sports desk will move to other roles within the newsroom and no layoffs are planned.“Though we know this decision will be disappointing to some, we believe it is the right one for readers and will allow us to maximize the respective strengths of The Times’s and The Athletic’s newsrooms,” New York Times Co. Chairman A.G. Sulzberger and CEO Meredith Kopit Levien wrote Monday in a letter to staff.They say sports coverage will be expanded under the shift.“Under our plan, the digital homepage, newsletters, social feeds, the sports landing page and the print section will draw from even more of the approximately 150 stories The Athletic produces each day chronicling leagues, teams and players across the United State...

Jamie Foxx is ‘celebrating summer’ as he is spotted publicly for the first time since his hospitalization

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:10:48 GMT

(CNN) — There finally appears to be proof that Jamie Foxx is on the mend.In video published by TMZ, Foxx purportedly is seen boating on the Chicago River Sunday afternoon, looking healthy as he’s smiles and waves to a group of boaters who cheer his appearance.The Oscar-winning actor later tweeted a plug for his bourbon and wrote, “Boat life (fox emoji) Celebrating summer with @brownsugarbbn Stay blessed!”CNN has reached out to representatives for Foxx for comment.The actor has been recovering since April, when he experienced an undisclosed medical complication, according to his daughter, Corinne Foxx. The star was in Atlanta filming at the time.No further information about the incident has been provided.In May, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN that Foxx was undergoing medical treatment at a physical rehabilitation facility in Chicago.That same month, his daughter pushed back on reports that her father was not doing well, posting on social media, “Sad to see how the ...

Spanish court halts probe into Israeli spyware hacking of Pedro Sánchez’s phone

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:10:48 GMT

Spain’s National Court announced Monday that the investigation into the phone hacking which targeted Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has been put on hold, due to Israel’s failure to provide information on the case. Pegasus, a spyware product from the Israeli company NSO, was used to hack into Sanchez’s phone between 2020 and 2021. The phones belonging to Spain’s ministers of defense, interior and agriculture were also spied on. Around three gigabytes of information were allegedly stolen from Sánchez’s phone.José Luis Calama, a judge at Spain’s National Court, said that “the very security of the state has been put in jeopardy,” during the spyware hacks, as reported by local media Monday.The Spanish court asked Israel to provide information on the matter more than a year ago — but never received an answer. “This silence clearly shows an absolute lack of legal cooperation on the part of the government of Israel. This leads us to presum...

Mistrial declared in case of man accused of murdering Weymouth police sergeant, bystander

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:10:48 GMT

A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a man accused of killing both a Weymouth police sergeant and a bystander in 2018.After days of deliberations, the jury seated for the trial of Emmanuel Lopes was dismissed at Norfolk Superior Court on Monday.The 12-member jury deliberated throughout the previous week, but was unable to reach a unanimous decision after hearing testimony over the last month. Lopes, 25, was facing 11 counts that included charges related to the deaths of Sgt. Michael Chesna and another victim, 77-year-old Vera Adams.Prosecutors say the then-20 year old had been wanted in connection with a crash in Weymouth the morning of July 15, 2018, when Sgt. Chesna confronted him. The prosecution detailed how Lopes hit Chesna with a rock and then murdered him with his own service firearm.Other officers started chasing Lopes when he fired three more rounds – one of which fatally struck Adams while she was sitting in her sun porch.Lopes’ legal team admitted he pulled the ...

Vermont faces a rare high risk for flooding. Here’s why these days are so deadly and devastating

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:10:48 GMT

(CNN) — A dire and potentially catastrophic situation is unfolding across parts of New England and New York, where continuous rounds of heavy rain parked over the region are triggering flash flooding of epic proportions.This system has already proven impressive and deadly. Nearly 8 inches of rain fell in just six hours in Orange County, New York, on Sunday at the US Military Academy at West Point. That was a 1-in-1000-year rainfall event for the location – one that is so intense, it usually only occurs once every 1,000 years.The surge of floodwaters there swept away and killed a woman Sunday night and forced dozens of high water rescues.More devastating scenes were already unfolding Monday morning in Vermont, where the Weather Prediction Center issued a rare Level 4 out of 4 “high risk” of excessive rainfall. It’s the first time a high risk has been issued for the area, according to the WPC.It’s hard to overstate how big of a deal these high risks are. They are i...

Erdogan urges Europe to revive Turkish EU membership talks in exchange for Swedish NATO accession

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:10:48 GMT

By KARL RITTER and SUZAN FRASER (Associated Press)VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday introduced a new condition for approving Sweden’s membership in NATO, calling on European countries to “open the way” for Turkey to join the European Union.The surprise announcement by Erdogan before departing for a NATO summit in Lithuania’s capital added new uncertainty to Sweden’s bid to become the alliance’s 32nd member, which Turkey initially blocked by saying Sweden was too soft on Kurdish militants and other groups that Ankara considers security threats.It was the first time that Erdogan linked his country’s ambition to join the EU with Sweden’s efforts to become a NATO member.“Turkey has been waiting at the door of the European Union for over 50 years now, and almost all of the NATO member countries are now members of the European Union,” Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul. “I am m...