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UEFA removes Juventus from European competition and fines Chelsea in financial rule-breaking cases

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:44 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — Juventus was removed from European competition next season and Chelsea was fined $11 million in separate UEFA rulings over financial rules breaches on Friday. The expulsion of Juventus from the third-tier Europa Conference League was expected because of a false accounting case that already saw the two-time European champion deducted 10 points in Serie A. That penalty dropped Juventus out of Champions League qualification places.Juventus’ spot in the Europa Conference League should go to Fiorentina in the playoffs round starting on Aug. 24.UEFA said Friday that Juventus also must also pay a fine of 10 million euros ($11 million) for breaking Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules. A further 10 million euros can be deducted if the club fails to comply with UEFA financial monitoring rules in future seasons.In a separate case, Chelsea will also pay a settlement of 10 million euros to UEFA for incorrect financial information submitted between 2012 and 2019 when the club was ...

The Amundi Evian Championship Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:44 GMT

FridayAt Evian Resort Golf ClubEvian-les-Bains, FrancePurse: $6.5 millionYardage: 6,527; Par: 71Second RoundCeline Boutier66-69—135Yuka Saso67-69—136Patty Tavatanakit69-67—136Nasa Hataoka70-67—137Alison Lee66-71—137Gaby Lopez69-68—137Hae-Ran Ryu67-71—138Celine Borge67-72—139Peiyun Chien68-71—139Brooke Henderson69-70—139Paula Reto64-75—139Gemma Dryburgh70-70—140Linn Grant69-71—140Esther Henseleit67-73—140Jin Young Ko70-70—140Minjee Lee69-71—140Pernilla Lindberg68-72—140Rose Zhang69-71—140A Lim Kim67-74—141Su Ji Kim67-74—141Lilia Vu71-70—141Wei-Ling Hsu69-73—142Eun-Hee Ji67-75—142Lydia Ko66-76—142Wichanee Meechai66-76—142Anna Nordqvist72-70—142Sung Hyun Park72-70—142Aditi Ashok71-72—143Ariya Jutanugarn70-73—143Minami Katsu74-69—143Megan Khang70-73—143Hyo Joo Kim71-72—143Nelly Korda70-73—143Jennifer Kupcho68-75—143Leona Maguire70-73—143Albane Valenzuela69-74—143Amy Yang72-71—143Angel Yin67-76—143Ashleigh Buhai72-72—144In Gee Chun72-72—144Allisen Corpuz71-73—144Daniela Darquea70-74—144J...

The Amundi Evian Championship Par Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:44 GMT

FridayAt Evian Resort Golf ClubEvian-les-Bains, FrancePurse: $6.5 millionYardage: 6,527; Par: 71Second RoundCeline Boutier66-69—135-7Yuka Saso67-69—136-6Patty Tavatanakit69-67—136-6Nasa Hataoka70-67—137-5Alison Lee66-71—137-5Gaby Lopez69-68—137-5Hae-Ran Ryu67-71—138-4Celine Borge67-72—139-3Peiyun Chien68-71—139-3Brooke Henderson69-70—139-3Paula Reto64-75—139-3Gemma Dryburgh70-70—140-2Linn Grant69-71—140-2Esther Henseleit67-73—140-2Jin Young Ko70-70—140-2Minjee Lee69-71—140-2Pernilla Lindberg68-72—140-2Rose Zhang69-71—140-2A Lim Kim67-74—141-1Su Ji Kim67-74—141-1Lilia Vu71-70—141-1Wei-Ling Hsu69-73—142EEun-Hee Ji67-75—142ELydia Ko66-76—142EWichanee Meechai66-76—142EAnna Nordqvist72-70—142ESung Hyun Park72-70—142EAditi Ashok71-72—143+1Ariya Jutanugarn70-73—143+1Minami Katsu74-69—143+1Megan Khang70-73—143+1Hyo Joo Kim71-72—143+1Nelly Korda70-73—143+1Jennifer Kupcho68-75—143+1Leona Maguire70-73—143+1Albane Valenzuela69-74—143+1Amy Yang72-71—143+1Angel Yin67-76—143+1Ashleigh Buhai72-72—1...

Beleaguered Pac-12 says it will pursue expansion with Colorado, USC and UCLA all leaving next year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:44 GMT

The Pac-12 Conference issued a statement aimed at stability after Colorado became the third school in a year to announce plans to leave. The nine schools remaining for the 2024-25 season were largely silent Friday. Colorado on Thursday announced it would join the Big 12 beginning in 2024, joining Big Ten-bound Southern California and UCLA in an exodus that could continue in coming weeks and months. Their departures coincide with the expiration of the league’s current media rights deals and the Pac-12 has not yet announced a lucrative deal going forward.Shortly after CU’s regents approved the move to the Big 12, the Pac-12 issued a statement pledging to soldier on. Possible Pac-12 expansion targets could include San Diego State and SMU.“We are focused on concluding our media rights deal and securing our continued success and growth,” the Pac-12 said. “Immediately following the conclusion of our media rights deal, we will embrace expansion opportunities and bring new fans...

Body found in St. Lawrence River linked to migrant deaths

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:44 GMT

MONTREAL (AP) — A body found this month in the St. Lawrence River belonged to a man connected to an investigation into the deaths of eight migrants, Canadian authorities said Friday.Akwesasne police said the coroner’s office identified the dead man as Casey Oakes, 30, a local resident who had been missing since March.His boat was found near the bodies of eight migrants who died while trying to cross illegally into the United States through Akwesasne Mohawk Territory, which straddles provincial and international boundaries and includes parts of Quebec, Ontario and New York state. The bodies of the migrants were pulled from the St. Lawrence River in Akwesasne, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) southwest of Montreal, on March 30 and 31.Authorities said they were members of two families, one from India and the other from Romania.Akwesasne Mohawk Territory is known for being a transit point for the trafficking of contraband and the smuggling of people because of its location.___Follow AP&#...

IR, PUP, NFI. What do all of those NFL roster designations mean?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:44 GMT

NFL players compete all offseason and through training camp to make the active roster of their current team — or perhaps even elsewhere.But staying there isn’t easy. Especially with injuries a constant factor in such a physical sport.When the regular season begins, each team can have up to 53 players on its active roster. That comes after three cutdowns during the summer from the 90-player rosters with which teams open training camp. Players could end up having other roster designations as teams try to upgrade positions or compensate for injuries at certain spots. But what do they mean — to the players and teams?INJURED RESERVEOfficially, it’s called the reserve/injured list but is commonly referred to simply as IR. Teams place players on this list when they have a football-related injury and will need to miss at least a few weeks. Players on IR don’t count against the active roster.If a player is placed on this list before the regular season begins, he’s for...

Authorities charge an Alabama woman who acknowledged she fabricated a story about her kidnapping, finding toddler

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:44 GMT

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Authorities charge an Alabama woman who acknowledged she fabricated a story about her kidnapping, finding toddler.Source

Landowner kills mountain lion on property, but is that legal?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife said a homeowner in Larkspur killed a mountain lion that walked onto his property and attacked his livestock.Thursday morning, CPW said it received a report of a mountain lion kill in Larkspur. When CPW rangers arrived at the residence, the homeowner told them he saw a mountain lion attack one of his sheep. The homeowner then shot and killed the lion.Can you legally kill a mountain lion in Colorado?CPW said they are not anticipating that any charges will be filed against the homeowner.According to CPW, you can legally hunt mountain lions in the state, but there are some rules to follow. Why did Jeffco wait to warn about the trail predator? If you are hunting the cat, you must apply for and carry a mountain lion license. Before a mountain lion license can be issued, hunters are required to have a mountain lion education certificate issued by CPW. Hunters will only receive the certificate after completing CPW’s mountain lio...

New Hampshire governor asks for federal assistance for damages from ‘severe winter storm’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:44 GMT

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has requested federal emergency assistance to repair damage from severe storms earlier this year and over the past month or so.“I request that a major disaster be declared for the State of New Hampshire,” Sununu wrote in a letter to President Biden dated today, adding that a severe winter storm and associated flooding between the end of April and the beginning of May “resulted in damages” in Belknap, Carroll, Coos, Merrimack and Strafford Counties “and overwhelmed State and local resources requiring an immediate and urgent response.”“Given the severity and magnitude of this natural disaster and the events that have transpired during the April 30 – May 1, 2023, incident and since then, Federal assistance is necessary to supplement the efforts and available resources of the state and local governments to recover from disaster related losses,” he continued later in the letter.He wrote that the damages “were concentrated in Carroll County where the heavie...

The backup driver in the 1st death by a fully autonomous car pleads guilty to endangerment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:44 GMT

By JACQUES BILLEAUD AND ANITA SNOW (Associated Press)PHOENIX (AP) — The backup Uber driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in 2018 pleaded guilty Friday to endangerment in the first fatal collision involving a fully autonomous car.Maricopa County Superior Court Judge David Garbarino, who accepted the plea agreement, sentenced Rafaela Vasquez, 49, to three years of supervised probation for the crash that killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg. Vasquez told police that Herzberg “came out of nowhere” and that she didn’t see Herzberg before the March 18, 2018, collision on a darkened Tempe street. Vasquez had been charged with negligent homicide, a felony. She pleaded guilty to an undesignated felony, meaning it could be reclassified as a misdemeanor if she completes probation.Authorities say Vasquez was streaming the television show “The Voice” on a phone and looking down in the moments before Uber’s Volvo XC...