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Frustrated Big Ten coaches push for league to discipline Michigan for sign-stealing, AP sources say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:17 GMT

There is mounting pressure on Big Ten Conference Commissioner Tony Petitti from football coaches to discipline Michigan and coach Jim Harbaugh for an alleged sign-stealing scheme that has cast a cloud over the second-ranked Wolverines as the postseason approaches.Coaches were angry and expressed frustration during a call with Petitti over a lack of action by the conference as mounting evidence supports allegations that a Michigan staffer sent people to games to do impermissible advanced scouting of opponents, according to two people with knowledge of Wednesday’s meeting, one who listened in on the call and another who participated.The people spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity because the conference was not making its internal discussions public.This week’s initial College Football Playoff rankings, where Michigan was ranked third, stoked coaches’ outrage over the inaction.“They said it was an NCAA issue and not a CFP issue. It’s a footbal...

Titans rookie Levis reflects after first NFL loss vs. Steelers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:17 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Will Levis needed a moment to reflect after a 20-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night – his first loss in the NFL.Levis enjoyed an electric four-touchdown debut in a victory over Atlanta on Sunday, but Thursday against the Steelers, a last-minute, fourth-quarter rally ended with the first interception of his career and a loss that dropped the Titans to 3-5.“Losing sucks, especially at this level,” Levis said. “It’s so hard to win games and you have an opportunity like that to win it at the end, and it doesn’t happen, it makes you feel a whole lot worse. Credit to (Pittsburgh). They made the plays when they needed to and we didn’t.”Levis turned in an NFL debut matched only by Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton with Minnesota in 1961 and Marcus Mariota with Tennessee in 2015, by throwing four touchdown passes.On Thursday, Levis finished 22 of 39 for 262 yards with an interception. He admitted replaying moments in his head...

Miami Police searching for missing 67-year-old man

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:17 GMT

The City of Miami Police Department’s Special Victims Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Edgard Morales, a 67-year-old man who went missing on Thursday.Morales is described as 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighing 180 lbs, with black hair and brown eyes.He was last seen in the Little Havana area, wearing blue jeans, a blue shirt, blue sneakers, and a red hat.The police department is urging anyone with information to come forward.You can contact Detective G. Arauz or any on-duty detective at the Special Victims Unit by calling 305-603-6300 or 305-579-6111, or by emailing [email protected] share this information and help the authorities in their search efforts.

Europe can’t afford to get war fatigue, Ukrainians tell Meloni

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:17 GMT

Senior Ukrainian politicians appealed to Europe to not abandon the country after the Italian prime minister unintentionally disclosed during a prank call that European leaders were growing weary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine after the country’s unconvincing counteroffensive. “I see that there is a lot of fatigue … from all the sides,” Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said to two Russian comedians, pretending to be the president of the African Union in a hoax call, which was made public on Wednesday. “We [are] near the moment in which everybody understands that we need a way out.” Ukrainian politicians told POLITICO its soldiers are fighting for European values and warned of appeasing Russia. Oleksandr Merezhko, сhairman of the Ukrainian parliamentary committee on foreign policy, said that he was aware of some who support making concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin and are waiting to speak about it at the right moment.Abandoning Ukraine, he said, “would cos...

Tajardo France keeps family tradition going at Barnstable

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:17 GMT

BARNSTABLE – In the sports entertainment world of the WWE, the pro wrestling giant fashions a dominant family faction called “The Bloodline” led by Roman Reigns with ancestors down the line including Dwayne Johnson, Jey and Jimmy Uso, Solo Sikoa, and the old school Wild Samoans.Tajardo France would make Reigns, The Rock, and the rest of the Anoa’i family tree blush with his own dominant hierarchy at Barnstable High School.The last chapter of the France Football Family has always been the multi-faceted weapon fighting to be the head of the table in a sea of 16 descendants – 10 coming through Barnstable – as they’ve jumped over ropes and run through would-be tacklers down the hallways for the Red Hawks for over a decade.The chance to run the whole show is finally here for Tajardo France.“I’d say my awareness on the field is what I do best, but I could work on (defensive) pass protection and reading the plays,” said France. “I’m a leader on the field and I can get tea...

Paragas leads Winchester past Chelmsford

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:17 GMT

WINCHESTER – Despite a rough start, a grind-it-out defensive performance from 20th-seeded Chelmsford pushed No. 13 Winchester to the brink of an upset in a Div. 1 field hockey state tournament first-round matchup on Thursday. Annika Froude’s net was nearly impenetrable for the Lions.But with 54 seconds left in sudden-death overtime, junior Ava Paragas found a hole to propel the Red and Black (14-5) past the scare with a 2-1 win. Her move around the edge of the last defender in 7-vs-7 action gave her a wide-open lane, and she snuck the game-winning goal through the red-hot Froude’s pads.Winchester moves on to play the winner of Friday’s No. 4 Franklin/No. 29 Beverly matchup.“I just tried to pass it through her legs,” Paragas said. “I was nervous, but I was so happy (when it went in). … (This shows) even when it feels like it’s a really close game, we can pull through.”While Winchester seemed to control possession throughout the whole first quarter, in some of the fourth, and in most ...

New Delhi shuts schools and limits construction work to reduce severe air pollution

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:17 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi’s government shut primary schools and banned polluting vehicles and construction work in an attempt to reduce the worst haze and smog of the season, which has posed respiratory problems for people and enveloped monuments and high-rise buildings in and around India’s capital.Authorities deployed water sprinklers and anti-smog guns to control the haze and many people used masks to escape the air pollution. The city government announced a fine of 20,000 rupees ($240) for drivers found using gasoline and diesel cars, buses and trucks that create smog, typically models 10 to 15 years old.The air quality index exceeded the 400 mark for tiny particulate matter, a level considered “severe” and more than 10 times the global safety threshold, according to the state-run Central Pollution Control Board. It can cause acute and chronic bronchitis and asthma attacks.Rajneesh Kapoor, a lung specialist, advised people to wear masks and avoid morning walks and j...

A small plane headed from Croatia to Salzburg crashes in Austria, killing 4 people

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:17 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — A small plane flying from Croatia to Salzburg has crashed in Austria, killing four people, police said Friday.The Cirrus SR20 aircraft crashed Thursday afternoon near Lintsching in Austria’s Salzburg province, police said. It had taken off from the Croatian capital, Zagreb, about two hours earlier.Police said the bodies of the four people were recovered from the wreckage but had not yet been identified. Investigators ordered autopsies.The cause of the crash is not yet known, a police statement said.The Associated Press

In the news today: Trudeau visits Washington and Canadians could soon get out of Gaza

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:17 GMT

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today…Trudeau to talk trade, migration in WashingtonPrime Minister Justin Trudeau is in the U.S. capital today to represent Canada at the inaugural Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity summit. The White House meeting, hosted by President Joe Biden, marks the first official gathering of all 12 countries in the hemispheric trade framework. The partnership, known as APEP, marks the earliest beginnings of a north-south trade corridor meant to foster economic growth and strengthen supply chains.The White House is hoping that in turn, more stability in South America and the Caribbean will help ease the pressure from irregular migration at the U.S.-Mexico border. In addition to the U.S. and Canada, the framework includes Mexico, Chile, Barbados, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and the Dominican Republic.It’s not clear whether Biden and Tru...

Live updates | Israeli troops tighten encirclement of Gaza City as top US diplomat arrives in Israel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:25:17 GMT

Israeli troops tightened their encirclement of Gaza City on Friday as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel to press for a humanitarian “pause” in the fighting with Hamas and for more aid to be allowed into besieged Gaza.Tensions continued to escalate along the northern border with Lebanon ahead of a speech planned later Friday by Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, a Hamas ally. It is his first public speech since Hamas attacked Israel last month, stoking fears the conflict could become a regional one.Roughly 800 people — including hundreds of Palestinians with foreign passports and dozens of injured — have been allowed to leave the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing under an apparent agreement among the U.S., Egypt, Israel and Qatar, which mediates with Hamas.Israel has allowed more than 260 trucks carrying food and medicine through the crossing, but aid workers say it’s not nearly enough. Israeli authorities have refused to allow fuel in.The Palestinian d...