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Today in Sports – Barry Bonds hits his 700th home run, joining Babe Ruth (714) and Hank Aaron (755)

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:56 GMT

Sept. 171897 — England’s Joe Lloyd beats Scotland’s Willie Anderson by one stroke to win the U.S. Open in Wheaton, Ill.1917 — Honus Wagner, retires at 43, Pirates retire his #33.1920 — The forerunner of the NFL, the American Professional Football Association, is founded in an automobile showroom in Canton, Ohio. Twelve teams pay a $100 fee to obtain a franchise.1938 — Don Budge completes the Grand Slam with a four-set victory over Gene Mako in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships.1947 — Jackie Robinson named Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News.1953 — Ernie Banks becomes Chicago Cubs 1st black player.1954 — Rocky Marciano knocks out Ezzard Charles in the eighth round at Yankee Stadium in New York to retain his world heavyweight title.1955 — In the first color telecast of a football game by NBC, No. 10 Georgia Tech defeats No. 9 Miami 14-6 in Atlanta. The winning score comes in the final minute when linebacker Jimmy Morris returns an interception 25 yards for a touchdown...

Sports on TV for Sunday, September 17

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:56 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsSunday, September 17AUTO RACING7:55 a.m.ESPN — Formula 1: The Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore12:30 p.m.FS1 — NHRA: Qualifying, Maple Grove Raceway, Mohnton, Pa. (Taped)1 p.m.NBC — IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship: The Tiretrack.com Battle on the Bricks, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis9 p.m.CBSSN — FIM: The MX2, Maggiora, Italy (Taped)10 p.m.CBSSN — FIM: The MXGP, Maggiora, Italy (Taped)1 a.m. (Monday)CNBC — Pro Motocross Championship: Playoffs – Round 2, Joliet, Ill.FS1 — NHRA: The Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, Maple Grove Raceway, Mohnton, Pa. (Taped)COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY12 p.m.BTN — Ohio St. at Michigan St.COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)5 p.m.PAC-12N — Oregon St. at StanfordCOLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’)2 p.m.ACCN — Pittsburgh at NC State3 p.m.PAC-12N — Montana at Oregon St.9 p.m.PAC-12N — Santa Clara at StanfordCOLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)12 p.m.ACCN — Coastal ...

Llama al 911 escondida en un closet, y los extraños y arrugados “seres no humanos” de México

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:56 GMT

Si crees que lo has visto todo, estás equivocado. Estas son algunas de las noticias más insólitas de la semana. LLAMA AL 911 ESCONDIDA DENTRO DE UN CLOSET Una mujer escondida en un armario llamó al 911 para denunciar un violento allanamiento y robo en una casa el lunes por la noche en Westminster, California.La policía dijo que los ladrones armados entraron a la fuerza a la casa y empujaron a un hombre al suelo, usando una pistola paralizante para amenazarlo.Otras cuatro personas estaban atadas en la sala de estar mientras los ladrones exigían que se les mostrara dónde guardaban los objetos de valor, dijo la policía.Una mujer que vive en la casa se escondió en un armario y llamó al 911, susurrándole a la operadora que necesitaba ayuda. Se puede escuchar a la persona que llama, en un momento apenas audible, decir: “Ayuda, por favor”.EXTRAÑOS Y ARRUGADOS: ¿QUÉ SON ESTOS ‘SERES NO HUMANOS’? La presentación de unos supuestos cuerpos “extraterrestres” en Ciudad de...

Liverpool score twice late on to beat Wolverhampton 3-1 in the Premier League

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:56 GMT

WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Liverpool scored two late goals on Saturday to secure a come from behind 3-1 win against Wolverhampton in the Premier League. Trailing 1-0 at half time to a Hwang Hee-Chan goal at Molineux, the Merseyside team fired back through Cody Gakpo and Andy Robertson before an own goal by Hugo Bueno in time added on. Liverpool is unbeaten after five games this season and moved to the top of the table above Manchester City, which plays later in the day. It has been an impressive start for Jurgen Klopp’s team, which missed out on qualification to the Champions League last season for the first time since 2016. It was Liverpool’s fourth win in a row after drawing with Chelsea in its opening game of the campaign. But the game didn’t go to plan from the start with Hwang opening the scoring in the seventh minute to give the home side a lead it kept until the break. Gakpo evened the score 10 minutes into the second half for his first Liverpool goal of ...

North Korea’s Kim inspects nuclear-capable aircraft, missiles during Russia visit

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:56 GMT

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers and hypersonic missiles on Saturday during a tour of Russia’s eastern region. Kim travelled to the Vladivostok airport where he was shown state-of-the-art bombers and warplanes by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Cruise missiles and automatic artillery systems were demonstrated to the North Korean leader, according to a statement from the Russian defense ministry. Kim began his visit in Russia by holding a summit on Wednesday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin amid concerns that Moscow is seeking to buy artillery ammunition from North Korea for its invasion of Ukraine, in exchange for military technology. The U.S. warned it “won’t hesitate” to impose more sanctions on the two countries if they conclude a new arms deal. Moscow seeks to deepen ties with Pyongyang against the backdrop of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, which has isolated the Kremlin and left it h...

Hurricane Lee downgraded to post-tropical cyclone as it moves north to Canada

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:56 GMT

Massachusetts was spared the worst of Lee Saturday morning as the National Hurricane Center downgraded the storm to a post-tropical cyclone.Lee is still expected to make landfall later in the day in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The center of the storm was about 160 miles south-southeast of Eastport, Maine and about 185 miles south-southwest of Halifax, Nova Scotia as of 8 a.m.Maximum sustained winds were recorded at 80 miles per hour and the storm was moving north at 25 miles per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center. Strong winds, coastal flooding, and heavy rains were already occurring in parts of New England and Canada, the centers said.But Boston and much of Massachusetts appeared to be in the clear as the post-tropical cyclone moved further north, National Weather Service Meteorologist Rob Megnia said. Boston was experiencing sub-tropical storm force winds, with the latest gust recorded at Logan Airport reaching 38 miles per hour.“It’...

VIDEO: Puppies rescued from ravine in Murphy Canyon

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:56 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Two puppies were rescued from a ravine in Murphy Canyon Friday afternoon, said the San Diego Humane Society. The Humane Society says it's law enforcement team received a call from a Good Samaritan at 12:13 p.m. informing them that two small dogs were stuck in a water well on the 28,000 block of Murphy Canyon Road. Jason Mraz among celebrities competing on new season of ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Once officers arrived on scene, they determined that a technical rescue would be needed. Six members from the Humane Society's Emergency Response Team's Technical Unit were called in to assist. Working together, one member of the response team safely rappelled down the ravine to retrieve the puppies. The puppies where then transported to the Humane Society’s San Diego Campus, where a medical team immediately evaluated them. US Coast Guard rescues man with laceration west of Point Loma Two puppies were rescued from a ravine in Murphy Canyon Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, said the Sa...

Weekend Break: UNCF Chicago Walk for Education

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:56 GMT

UNCF Chicago Walk for Education kicked off Saturday and WGN was able to hear stories from recipients whose lives were possibility impacted by the cause.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.

Founders of 'Brain-Up' share passion to fight brain cancer after losing daughter

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:56 GMT

Brain-Up is holding their 8th annual fundraiser 5K at Maggie Daily Park to raise money to fight brain cancer. The founders of the organization join WGN Weekend Morning News to share their dedication to the cause driven by the loss of their daughter to brain cancer.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.

166 years after a deadly shipwreck, the world's oldest known cigars are on display in Florida

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:40:56 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - The oldest known cigars in the world are now on display at the J.C. Newman Cigar Co. in Tampa. "What's amazing about these cigars is that they pre-date the city of Tampa," said Drew Newman, a fourth-generation cigar maker. Deep in the cigar vault at the historic El Reloj building sit cigars discovered amid the wreckage of the SS Central America. The ship was traveling from Central America to the American East Coast in 1857 when it encountered a hurricane off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina. The ship sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, along with 425 passengers and over two tons worth of gold, personal belongings, and other artifacts. "There are these moments when you get an absolute forensic sense of a particular moment, and the cigars to me represent that," said Bob Evans, a scientist and historian who helped discover the wreckage in the early 1990s. "The cigars, there's something about an artifact, a historical artifact that's compelling and coun...