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Flyers interim GM Briere believes franchise needs a rebuild

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:00:25 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Danny Briere is not reluctant to say the word his predecessor willfully avoided when plotting the best course for the forlorn Flyers: rebuilding.Briere knows the Flyers are a mess — the depressed state of the team a topic former general manager Chuck Fletcher rarely addressed head-on — and is using what time he has as the interim GM to show he’s the right person to fix them.That starts with the hard truth.“I don’t think this is a quick fix,” Briere said Sunday. “That’s my belief and that’s why I’m not afraid to use the word rebuild.”Briere was promoted to interim general manager on Friday and replaced Fletcher after he was fired following 4 1/2 seasons and only one playoff appearance. The Flyers have just 24 wins, their 59 points are third-fewest in the Eastern Conference and they will miss the playoffs for a third straight season.Yes, the record was abysmal, but what ultimately doomed Fletcher was his inability to settle on a true plan to turn the Flyers into a ...

Muere el rapero sudafricano Costa Titch después de que apareciera un video en el que se le veía desplomándose en el escenario

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:00:25 GMT

(CNN) — El rapero sudafricano Costa Titch falleció repentinamente este fin de semana, informó su familia en Instagram, horas después de presentarse en un festival de música.El músico, cuyo verdadero nombre es Constantinos Tsobanoglou, tenía 28 años.Las imágenes que circulan por las redes sociales parecen mostrar a Tsobanoglou cayendo sobre el escenario antes de ser levantado por alguien a su lado. A continuación, Tsobanoglou se levanta durante varios segundos antes de desplomarse.“Es con profundo dolor que nos vemos en la necesidad de reconocer su fallecimiento en este momento”, dijo la familia de Tsobanoglou en una publicación en su Instagram. “Estamos agradecidos con los socorristas y con todos los que estuvieron presentes en sus últimas horas”.El comunicado no mencionó la causa de la muerte.El festival donde actuaba, Ultra South Africa, dijo estar “devastado” por la muerte del joven rapero.“Costa era una voz estimulante en la escena...

West Ham out of EPL bottom 3 after 1-1 draw with Aston Villa

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:00:25 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Said Benrahma’s penalty earned West Ham a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa and lifted his team back out of the Premier League’s relegation zone on Sunday.The Hammers fell behind to Ollie Watkins’ header but Benrahma replied from the spot after Lucas Paqueta was fouled.West Ham started the day in the bottom three after Bournemouth’s stunning win over Liverpool on Saturday. A victory would have lifted the team into 14th place in a congested bottom half of the standings, but West Ham was unable to find a winner with striker Danny Ings drawing a blank against his old club.Nonetheless, a draw moved West Ham up to 17th, ahead of Bournemouth on goal difference, and stretched its unbeaten streak against midtable Villa to 10 matches going back to 2015.The Hammers are the only team in the top flight yet to score in the opening 15 minutes of a match this season, and that trend continued with Nayef Aguerd steering Declan Rice’s free kick wide and Benrahma volleying Jarr...

Roglič triumphs at Tirreno for winning return from injury

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:00:25 GMT

SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO, Italy (AP) — Primož Roglič made a winning return to cycling as he triumphed at the week-long Tirreno-Adriatico race on Sunday for a fourth Slovenian victory in five editions of “The Race of the Two Seas.”It was Roglič’s first race of the season after the Jumbo-Visma rider underwent shoulder surgery last year.“It’s just nice to come back to racing this way. I really enjoyed the whole week,” Roglič said. “My teammates were super strong. “One week ago I was just expecting to suffer. It’s even better to win when it’s unexpected. It feels good ahead of the Giro d’Italia too.”After winning the previous three stages to build up a significant advantage, Roglič protected his lead and finished safely in the peloton on Sunday’s seventh leg to end the week-long race 18 seconds ahead of João Almeida of Portugal and 23 seconds ahead of British cyclist Tao Geoghegan Hart.Roglič won the Tirreno in 2019. Fellow Slovenian Tadej Pogačar won the two previous editio...

Gabriel Jesus back for Arsenal after injury during World Cup

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:00:25 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus has played for Arsenal for the first time since sustaining an injury during the World Cup.Jesus came on as a 77th-minute substitute in Arsenal’s 3-0 win at Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday.It was his first appearance since undergoing surgery on a medial collateral ligament injury on Dec. 6.Arsenal has hardly suffered in his absence, with the team still first in the Premier League and five points clear of Manchester City.Jesus joined from City in the offseason for 45 million pounds ($54 million). ___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Dispute leads to shooting at sports bar, one critically injured

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:00:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Two people were injured after a dispute led to a shooting at Ugly Dog Sports Cafe late Saturday night, according to the Adams County Sheriff's Office.The incident happened at 10:50 p.m. and began as a dispute between the suspect, who was a patron, and the staff. One of the victims was a staff member, while the other was not. ACSO told FOX31 the victim was treated for a gunshot wound to the leg, and the other was shot in the upper body and was in critical condition. Woman shot after road rage incident with stolen vehicle, Aurora PD says No one is in custody, and an investigation was ongoing. The suspect was described as a Black or Hispanic man wearing a red jacket.Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call 303-288-1535.FOX31 will provide updates as they become available.

Neither protests nor garbage piles stop French pension bill

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:00:25 GMT

PARIS (AP) — An unpopular bill that would raise the retirement age in France from 62 to 64 got a push forward with the French Senate’s adoption of the measure despite labor strikes, street protests and tons of uncollected garbage piling higher by the day.French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne tweeted late Saturday after the 195-112 vote that she looked forward to the bill’s definitive passage to “assure the future of our retirement” system. The legislation must now move through tricky political territory with multiple potential outcomes.Borne called a meeting of government ministers for Sunday evening to “prepare next steps to take the democratic process to the end with a (definitive) vote.” Her comment underscored the government’s desire to refrain from forcing President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform plan through without a vote, which is a constitutional option. With labor unions opposed to the bill, uncollected trash has piled up in Paris and other cities...

Chicago firefighter’s 2 kids die after fire claims wife, son

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:00:25 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago firefighter’s two remaining children have died days after a fire at the family’s Northwest Side home also fatally injured his wife and 7-year-old son, authorities said.The Cook County medical examiner’s office said firefighter Walter Stewart’s 2-year-old son, Emory Day-Stewart, and his 9-year-old daughter, Autumn Day-Stewart, died Saturday and Friday, respectively, from injuries related to smoke inhalation, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.Stewart’s wife, Summer Day-Stewart, 36, died Thursday, and their son, Ezra Stewart, 7, died Wednesday.She and the three children were rescued Tuesday night from the family’s burning home in the Montclare neighborhood and rushed to hospitals with smoke inhalation, officials said.Stewart was not part of the fire crew that responded to the fire, but when he heard the address of the fire over radio dispatch, he went to the scene and gave his wife CPR, Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Larry Langford said.The...

Israel to weigh action after Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:00:25 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the government would assess the effect of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse on Israeli companies and determine whether or not to assist them.Israel is home to a vibrant high-tech industry, and local media said Sunday that hundreds of local firms could be exposed to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.Israeli business paper Globes said the bank was considered “the major funding body for Israeli companies” and that its fall was “closing the oxygen pipe” for the sector.Silicon Valley Bank, the U.S.’s 16th largest bank, served mostly technology workers and venture capital-backed companies. Its collapse is the biggest bank failure since the collapse of Washington Mutual in 2008. The bank had a branch in Tel Aviv. It was not immediately clear how many local companies did business with the bank.Speaking at a Cabinet meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu said he and senior Israeli officials would consider “whether o...

Weekend Break: Women's Day Artifact Market

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:00:25 GMT

Check today's Weekend break with Marcella where she visits the Women's Day Artifact market events in Lincoln Square with the goal of showcasing women-owned businesses.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.