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Griner expected to return for Mercury after 3-game break to focus on her mental health

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:10 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner is expected to return to the basketball court on Saturday after a three-game absence from the Phoenix Mercury while she focused on her mental health.The 6-foot-9 center — who became an international story during her 10-month detainment in Russia last year — is averaging 18.2 points and 6.7 rebounds over 20 games this season. The team said Friday that Griner is expected to return after being out since July 29.Griner was in the arena for Thursday’s game, though she wasn’t dressed out to play. She celebrated with teammate and friend Diana Taurasi when the 41-year-old became the first player in WNBA history to score 10,000 career points.The Mercury play the Seattle Storm on Saturday. ___WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketballSource

‘Dream come true’: DJ Khaled’s We The Best x SNIPES concept store opens in South Beach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:10 GMT

DJ Khaled, the man, needs no introduction on the streets of Miami … but his new store, that were happy to learn all about.Shireen might just trade some of her sky-high stilettos for a pair of his stylish sneakers. Deco’s Alex Miranda is running over to tell us more.DJ Khaled is back with another one!Now that that obligatory pun is out of the way, we’re talking about We The Best x SNIPES. It’s his new concept store in Miami Beach, and he says it’s a dream come true.For many years, DJ Khaled has told us that all he does is…Rick Ross, singing: “Win, win, win, no matter what.”And, from the looks of his new We The Best x SNIPES store in Miami Beach, he wasn’t kidding.DJ Khaled: “This is a dream come true. I walk in here in, and I’m like, ‘Man!’ To have a store like this, it’s like, you gotta pinch yourself sometimes.”No need to pinch yourself, Khaled. It’s real, and it’s awesome.Housed in the ...

Medical examiner staff drop body off stretcher in Dorchester, damages car

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:10 GMT

New video shows a body falling off of a stretcher carried by professionals from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and the stretcher damaged a car parked on the street.The incident wasn’t mentioned in a report, and the owner of the vehicle said she wants acknowledgement. Victoria Scott owns the white Honda Accord parked on Lonsdale Street. “They brought the stretcher down the stairs. The body tipped over on the stretcher, wasn’t strapped in. The stretcher fell over, hit my car,” Scott said.Scott’s neighbor took the video after hearing a loud thud outside. She said the video shows the stretcher leaving a scratch on her car. “I was upset for two reasons, one that’s not right. That’s a human being,” she said, “but then secondly, they damaged my car and they’re workers of the medical examiner’s office, and there was not one mention of any of that happening in the report.” The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner told 7News it is “aware of a matter related to ...

Yankees Notebook: Aaron Judge doesn’t start but pinch-hits against Astros as he deals with injured toe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:10 GMT

Aaron Judge was out of the Yankees starting lineup Friday for a scheduled day off but entered late as a pinch-hitter as he continues to navigate the injured big toe that kept him out nearly two months.Judge batted for catcher Kyle Higashioka in the seventh inning, striking out against Houston Astros reliever Hector Neris with two runners on base and the Yankees trailing 7-2. Judge, 31, then exited after the three-pitch punch out, with Ben Rortvedt coming into the game to catch.Before Friday, Judge had started six of the Yankees’ seven games since coming off the injured last week. He served as the team’s designated hitter the previous four days.“It was either tonight or tomorrow,” manager Aaron Boone said of resting Judge.“I know he’s not physically all the way there by any means, so I know I’ve got to do it. … Pleased with how it’s going, but also making sure that I do right by him, but that we get him built up so that hopefully ...

Blue Jays hit five home runs, beat Red Sox 7-3 in crucial series opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:10 GMT

As far as early August series go, this weekend’s showdown between the Red Sox and Blue Jays is as big as it gets. The two division rivals have been jockeying for position in the American League Wild Card hunt for months, and whoever comes out on top here at Fenway could set the tone for the race going forward.Unfortunately for the Red Sox, the Blue Jays wasted no time making sure they struck first.Toronto hit the ball all over the yard in Friday night’s series opener, powering five home runs — including one on the first pitch of the game — to beat the Red Sox 7-3.Though it was only Toronto’s first win over Boston in eight tries this season, it came at a particularly crucial time, giving the Blue Jays three games of separation in the Wild Card standings. No matter what happens the rest of the weekend, the Blue Jays are guaranteed to leave Boston on Sunday in playoff position.Making his first start since Tuesday’s trade deadline, James Paxton got hammered early...

Patriots training camp Day 10: Tyquan Thornton returns, kicking battle continues during in-stadium practice

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:10 GMT

FOXBORO — Ten days, nine practices, another well-earned rest.The Patriots headed into their second break of training camp late Friday night after holding their annual in-stadium practice before season ticket holders and Foxboro residents. After initial warmups and drills, players were divided into Blue and White teams. Wearing shorts and shells, they engaged in a non-competitive game simulation run mostly at three-quarters speed to prepare for the feel and timing of a regular-season game.No drive was run entirely at full speed. Even the punt and field goal tries didn’t feature a live rush, and the special teams were the most competitive moments of the night.Elsewhere, Tyquan Thornton returned to full participation, a longtime captain was curiously absent and the rookie class keeps turning heads.Here are the Herald’s complete practice observations.AttendanceNon-participants: OT Trent Brown, OLB Matthew Judon, OL Cole Strange, RB/WR Ty Montgomery, ST Matthew Slater, DB Bra...

Patriots’ Jack Jones breaks silence on arrest, departure from practice

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:10 GMT

FOXBORO — Patriots cornerback Jack Jones spoke to reporters Friday for the first time since he was arrested on felony gun charges for allegedly carrying two loaded firearms into Logan Airport in June.It wasn’t Jones’ only recent incident. The 25-year-old cornerback also abruptly left practice without medical attention Thursday. Twenty minutes after Jones left the field following a pass breakup over wide receiver Kendrick Bourne, he returned to the sideline and took a knee for the remainder of practice. It’s unclear what caused Jones to leave practice and whether he was ejected or chose to leave on his own.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots, LB Matt Judon agree to reworked contract with more guaranteed money New England Patriots | Christian Gonzalez learning from ‘heavyweight’ matchup in Patriots training camp New England Patriots | Patriots coaches respond to Jack Jones leaving Thursday pract...

Road closures, more TTC and increased police presence for Saturday’s Grand Parade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:10 GMT

The streets along Toronto’s lakefront will come alive with the music and costumes of the Caribbean Carnival’s Grand Parade on Saturday. That means several road closures and diversions will be in place for most of the day.The parade is set to leave Exhibition Place at 8 a.m., travelling along Princes’ Boulevard to British Columbia Drive and onto westbound Lake Shore Boulevard. From there the estimated 10,000 masqueraders and performers will go west before turning south at Jameson Avenue, moving east on Lake Shore Boulevard before turning back towards Exhibition Place via Canada Boulevard, where the judging will take place. 2023 Caribbean Carnival Grand Parade route. CITYNEWSThe accommodate the parade the following road closures will be in place until 8 a.m. Sunday: Lake Shore Boulevard West from Bathurst Street to Colborne Lodge DriveStrachan Avenue from Fleet Street to Lake Shore Boulevard WestJameson Avenue from Springhurst Avenue to Lake Shore Boulevard WestDunn ...

Mexico City arrests neighboring state’s attorney general, who accuses ex-soccer star of corruption

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:10 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors from Mexico City took the extreme and unusual step of getting marines to accompany them across state lines and arrest Uriel Carmona, the attorney general of the neighboring state of Morelos, and spirit him back to the capital.The scene Friday in Cuernavaca, the capital of Morelos state, was like a soap opera, involving dozens of heavily armed agents, political scandals, a former national soccer star and drug traffickers. One of Carmona’s staff went live on Facebook to film the arrest.Mexico City prosecutors said Carmona was arrested on charges of obstructing the investigation into the 2022 killing of a Mexico City woman whose body was found dumped just over the state line in Morelos. But Carmona says he is the victim of a political conspiracy involving former soccer star Cuauhtémoc Blanco, who is currently the governor of Morelos state. Carmona said President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ordered his arrest because Carmona was investigating Blanco’...

A judge has ruled Texas’ abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:10 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge ruled Friday that the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women with serious pregnancy complications and must allow exceptions without doctors fearing the threat of criminal charges. The ruling is the first to undercut Texas’ law since it took effect in 2022 and delivers a major victory to abortion rights supporters, who see the case as a potential blueprint to weaken restrictions elsewhere that Republican-led states have rushed to implement. The challenge is believed to be the first in the U.S. brought by women who have been denied abortions since the Supreme Court last year overturned Roe v. Wade, which for nearly 50 years had affirmed the constitutional right to an abortion. The immediate impact of State District Judge Jessica Mangrum’s decision was unclear in Texas, where all abortion clinics have shuttered in the past year. During two days of emotional testimony in an Austin courtroom, women gave wrenching accounts of learning ...