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Spirit, Thorns remain undefeated in NWSL play

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:46 GMT

Trinity Rodman, Ashley Sanchez and Paige Metayer each scored to give the Washington Spirit a 3-1 win against the San Diego Wave on Saturday afternoon. All four goals came in the second half in front of 12,232 fans at Audi Field in Washington, D.C.The Spirit outshot the Wave 9-1 in the first half, but San Diego goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan made seven saves to keep it scoreless.Rodman found the opening goal in the 56th minute, running onto a through ball that a Wave defender slid and missed. The Spirit forward slotted her one-touch shot around Sheridan. Sanchez doubled the lead in the 70th minute with a left-footed shot at the top of the box. Rodman assisted the goal and now has three goals and two assists this season.Metayer’s header on a corner kick made it 3-0 in the 80th minute. It was the first National Women’s Soccer League goal for the rookie midfielder, who signed with the Spirit after going undrafted.San Diego forward Alex Morgan scored a consolation goal in the 90t...

Martínez propels Inter Miami to 2-1 win over Atlanta United

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:46 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Josef Martínez scored his first two goals of the season to spark Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday night.Neither team scored until Martínez delivered on a penalty kick to give Inter Miami (4-6-0) the lead in the 59th minute.Martínez extended Inter Miami’s lead to 2-0 for when he took passes from DeAndre Yedlin and Christopher McVey and scored in the 75th minute.Atlanta United (5-3-3) avoided a shutout when defender Andrew Gutman scored in the second minute of stoppage time. Brooks Lennon had an assist on Gutman’s first goal of the season.Inter Miami has won two straight after ending a six-match losing streak last week with a 2-1 road win over the Columbus Crew. Atlanta United has won just twice in its last 21 road matches.Atlanta United finished with advantages of 17-9 in shots and 5-3 in shots on goal.Drake Callender had four saves for Inter Miami. Quentin Westberg saved one shot for Atlanta United.Inter Miami has ...

Harper hits first HR, but Phillies lose 6th straight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:46 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper homered for the first time this season in the fifth inning, but Philadelphia lost its sixth straight game, 7-4 to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.The 30-year-old Harper, batting as the designated hitter, was playing in his fourth game since returning from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow last Nov. 23. The two-time NL MVP drove a full-count 89 mph sinker from right-hander Corey Kluber (2-4) to the opposite field and over the wall in left-center with nobody on and one out, cutting Philadelphia’s deficit to 5-3. It was his 286th homer and 102nd with the Phillies.Rafael Devers had three hits and two RBIs to lead the Red Sox to their eighth consecutive victory for their longest winning streak since July 2021. The Red Sox entered leading the majors in hits and doubles. Boston finished with 10 hits, upping their total to 331, and four doubles, giving them 79. Their winning streak is the longest since July 2021. Rob Refsnyder and C...

Edmonton ties series with Knights after 5-1 victory in Vegas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:46 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid each scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers tied their Western Conference semifinal series at one game apiece with a 5-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night.Game 3 will be Monday in Edmonton, where the Oilers were 23-12-6 during the regular season.Drasaitl, who scored four goals in the first game, has now tallied at least one point in the first eight games of the postseason, posting 17 points (13 goals, 4 assists).McDavid, meanwhile, is on a seven-game point streak, with five goals and 11 assists.Evan Bouchard also scored for the Oilers, while rookie goaltender Stuart Skinner stopped 30 shots.Ivan Barbashev ruined Skinner’s bid for a shutout less than two minutes into the third period by scoring his third goal of the series, the lone goal for the Golden Knights.Vegas goaltender Laurent Brossoit stopped 26 of the 31 shots he faced before being pulled after two periods. Brossoit came into the game 5-0 in his previous...

Driver slams into Kissimmee home after suffering seizure, wife says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:46 GMT

A driver who lost control of his SUV slammed right through the wall of a home in Central Florida, and police believe he was suffering a medical emergency.Ring Surveillance captured the motorist’s vehicle as it sped down a sidewalk in a Kissimmee neighborhood, Thursday evening.The wife of the driver told Orlando’s Fox affiliate that he had a seizure.The driver slammed into a mailbox and another car before crashing into the home, leading to a desperate fire escape for the eight people inside.“Thank God my father came to pick [my daughter] up at the time that he did,” said resident Isaac Rivera. “It’s just really scary knowing that I could have woken up to not having a daughter anymore.”Rivera said he was upstairs and was forced to hop down a balcony, landing on debris below and hurting his leg.He said there is not much left for his family to salvage.“He was [going] at least 70, 80 miles per hour,” said neighbor Juan Azize.Azize sai...

72 veterans return to South Florida after Honor Flight to DC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:46 GMT

Dozens of veterans touched down in South Florida after they took the trip of a lifetime to the nation’s capital.Seventy-two veterans were honored Saturday with a flight from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Washington, D.C., where they visited memorials built in their honor.The trip was a one-day mission that allowed them to reflect and tell their stories.U.S. Army veteran Frank Orilio, who fought during World War II, said this was a memorable occasion.“I’m in awe of this whole thing that was happening the whole day today, and with a parade for me. I can’t believe this at all. It’s unbelievable,” he said.Honor Flight South Florida has been honoring veterans across the U.S. for 10 years.

Chicago White Sox give up an early lead in a 5-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, falling to 11-23

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:46 GMT

Mike Clevinger knows what has been costing him in outings that haven’t gone his way.“It’s kind of been a same theme of any of my bad outings I feel like this year, it’s been one inning that gets away from me,” the Chicago White Sox starter said.That happened in the fifth inning Saturday when the Cincinnati Reds went ahead on a three-run homer from TJ Friedl. The Reds led the rest of the way, topping the Sox 5-3 in front of 25,543 at Great American Ball Park.Clevinger allowed four runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and one walk.“I’ve been through this before,” he said. “I know I’m really close to the outcomes I want and the pitches I want. It’s just the one inning each time it seems, a little mental lapse. It’s something that can definitely be corrected.”Sox manager Pedro Grifol said Clevinger “threw the ball really well,” but noted that a one-out walk in the fifth to Jonathan India “r...

Concert celebrating Gordon Lightfoot set for Orillia, Ont., hometown on Saturday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:46 GMT

A generation of old friends, longtime couples and families raised on Gordon Lightfoot gathered Saturday night in the singer-songwriter’s Orillia, Ont., hometown to mark the passing of the Canadian music legend.By sheer coincidence — or as some suggested, a case of serendipity — a concert planned months ago as a tribute to Lightfoot as a living legend wound up being a celebration of a life well-lived. The musician died Monday at age 84.For Chicago residents Jan Goldsmith and her son Rick Goldsmith, saying goodbye to Lightfoot with a concert was essential. The two flew into Canada earlier Saturday and travelled to Orillia for the concert and a public visitation planned for Sunday.“I’ve been listening to Gordon since (my mom) introduced me as a kid … and he’s been a part of my life almost on a daily basis since,” said Rick.“We kind of had to be here.”“Early Morning Rain: The Legend of Gordon Lightfoot,” a musical retrospective...

Saturday evening Forecast: Cloudy and chance of showers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:46 GMT

Saturday's forecast is looking mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. The high goes up to 76.Mostly cloudy & chance of showers. SSE/SW 10-15 mphSaturday Night's forecast is looking cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms later in the day. The low is near 60 degrees. Chicago Weather | Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center's Forecast (wgntv.com)Sunday: AM showers then partly sunny. Much muggier and near record warmth. Chance of iso. afternoon thunderstorms. SW 5-10 mph. High: 85Extended outlook calls for a chance of showers/thunderstorms on Monday and highs in the warm mid 70s. More sunshine on Tuesday and Wednesday with winds off the chilly lake water cooling us down to the upper 60s. Back near 80 for the end of the week. =-=-=

Warm temps bring the possibility of severe storms Sunday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:51:46 GMT

A “pneumonia front” is expected to zip down the lake late in the day and will cause temps to tumble in the early evening hours, especially along the immediate shoreline.  The cooldown will be more muted inland. A pneumonia front is a lake enhanced cold front that brings big temperature drops.  The decrease in temps be as much as 20-30 degrees in an hour. Officially, for a front to be considered a pneumonia front, the temp has to drop at least 16 degrees in one hour. SEVERE STORM THREATS FOR THE NEXT 12-48 HOURS6 TO 14 DAY TEMPERATURE OUTLOOKHere’s some signs any really chilly days might be behind us6-10 TEMP OUTLOOK8-14 DAY OUTLOOKFORECAST HIGH TEMPS FOR SUNDAY, MAY 7 AT 3 PMPOTENTIAL STORM THREATS FOR SUNDAY AT 9:00 PMCLICK TO ENLARGE