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Chiefs and Patriots compete for fans and influence in Germany ahead of games in Frankfurt

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:49 GMT

The Patriots have the history. The Chiefs have the juice.New England is bringing its six Super Bowl trophies. How about a yacht? Kansas City has that, not to mention the star quarterback and tight end.They’re all headed to Frankfurt to take part in two weeks of American football because beyond the games, there are German fans to win over. A lot of them.“Most Germans don’t have a team yet,” said Alexander Steinforth, the NFL’s general manager for Germany.The fandom is in the millions — a barely tapped gold mine for teams and a league which have mostly maxed out domestically. The league says it has 18 million casual fans — that would be roughly one in five residents of Germany — and 3.6 million “avid” ones.“We are reaching that state of maturity where you see fans are actively seeking out teams and are looking for teams that they can follow,” Steinforth said. “That’s why the market is so exciting for franchises to be active in because right now they have a massive opportun...

Navy vet in Ocala offers motorcycles to fellow veterans

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:49 GMT

OCALA, Fla. (WSVN) — Navy veteran Parish Tanner, in partnership with American Hometown Veteran Assist, is offering two motorcycles to deserving veterans as part of his ongoing commitment to make a positive impact. His mission is backed by a local group dedicated to suicide prevention in Marion County.Each year, the organizers accept nominations for veterans who would benefit from this kind gesture. The recipients will be handed the keys to these motorcycles by mid-November.Tanner, the owner of Ocala Car Audio, initiated this giveaway with a simple yet powerful message: “We wanted to give you something because you matter to us.”As a Navy veteran who has personally experienced the loss of loved ones to suicide, Tanner’s endeavor is driven by the desire to show veterans that they are cared for and valued. He has conducted similar giveaways in the past, leaving recipients deeply moved by the act of kindness.This year’s vehicles available for donation are a 2007 H...

Antetokounmpo, Lillard help Bucks build big lead, hold off Heat in playoff rematch

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:49 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo showed up for his postgame press conference dressed as The Incredible Hulk to celebrate Halloween following Milwaukee’s win over Miami.Pretty appropriate, considering he had just helped the Bucks survive a late scare.Antetokounmpo and the Bucks built a 25-point lead and then saw most of it wither away against Miami’s reserves before they held off the Heat 122-114 Monday night.“Once you’re up 20, you’ve got to put them away,” said Antetokounmpo, who scored 33 points. “You’ve got to put them away. We weren’t able to do that tonight. Hopefully we can learn from this.”After trailing 103-78 with less than 10 1/2 minutes remaining, Miami got the margin down to single digits over the next seven minutes. A jumper by Duncan Robinson cut the lead to 115-109 with 1:22 left, but Antetokounmpo converted a three-point play six seconds later.The Bucks’ lead didn’t drop below six the rest of the way.“We earned that 25-point deficit,” Heat coach Erik Spoe...

Bam Adebayo sitting out Heat’s game against the Bucks due to hip bruise

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:49 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo won’t play in Monday night’s game at Milwaukee after bruising his hip two nights earlier.Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said at his pregame media session that Adebayo wouldn’t be available. The two-time All-Star had been listed as questionable on the injury report.Spoelstra said Adebayo got hurt during the Heat’s 106-90 loss at Minnesota on Saturday.“He took that hard spill, and then when we got into town yesterday, it was pretty sore,” Spoelstra said. “It didn’t get much better today.”Monday marks the first time the teams have faced off since the Heat stunned the top-seeded Bucks 4-1 in the first round of last season’s playoffs. Adebayo averaged 17.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 5 assists in that series.

Pilot rescued hours after Everglades plane crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:49 GMT

SOUTHWEST BROWARD, Fla. (WSVN) — A pilot was rescued hours after crashing his plane in the Everglades.Authorities responded to the scene of the crash just after 10 a.m. in the area of Mack’s Fish Camp, located at 18599 Krome Avenue, Tuesday morning. According to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue officials, upon arrival, units discovered the pilot, an adult male, sitting on the wing of the downed aircraft suffering from a leg injury. The aircraft, a Cessna Skyhawk, is believed to be based out of a flight school in Miami-Dade County, officials said. Around 10:30 a.m., video from 7Skyforce showed the man sitting on the partially submerged plane in an isolated area of the Everglades. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded, performed a hoist operation, and safely extracted the man from the aircraft. He has since been transported to Memoria Regional Hospital in Hollywood. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the plane crashed around 2:20 a.m. Only the pilot was on board. The ...

New Kids on the Block announce ‘Magic Summer 2024 Tour’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:49 GMT

(CNN) — New Kids on the Block have announced they are going on tour.The group will head out on the Magic Summer 2024 Tour, reimagined from their 1990 tour of the same name.Jonathan and Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood will all join. Also appearing for some stops will be special guests Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff. They will perform their greatest hits, plus unexpected fan favorites.The tour, produced by Live Nation, will kick off on June 14 and hit over 40 cities, including Chicago, New York and Los Angeles.“The true ‘magic’ of this tour is in the music, the moments and the memories that we get to create – and recreate – with our amazing fans each night,” Wahlberg said in a statement. “Feeling all the nostalgic feels of the original Magic Summer, with the bond that we’ve shared throughout the years, will make for a most magical time indeed.”NKOTB’s 1990 Magic Summer Tour sold out and included performances at Dodger Stadium, Giants ...

Will it rain on trick-or-treaters in San Diego on Halloween?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:49 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Halloween is less than a day away, meaning that its almost time for kids' annual trip around the neighborhood to do some good ol' trick-or-treating.Parents may already be readying their little ones for the candy-gathering excursion. While there may be some stressing about costumes or trick-or-treating baskets, San Diegans need not worry about prepping for inclement weather on the big night as well. Some parts of the country will be in for a freezing, rainy night on Halloween. San Diego County is not one of those places. According to the National Weather Service, residents will be in for a precipitation-free, yet windy night. THC gummies found in candy stash at California elementary school event Strong Santa Ana winds, which picked up overnight Sunday, will continue through Wednesday, although it will start gradually weakening on Halloween.According to NWS, the wind coinciding with relative humidity falling into the single digits for most of the county will contribute ...

Ex-BOC governor Carney questions carbon price break on home heating oil

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:49 GMT

OTTAWA — Mark Carney pressed for Canada to stick with predictable climate policy as he questioned the federal government’s move to lift the carbon price on home heating oil. The former central banker, who has long been rumoured to be a possible future Liberal leadership candidate, says he would have looked for different ways to provide financial support to Canadians other than the government’s chosen path. But Carney, the United Nations special envoy on climate action and finance who was speaking at a net-zero conference in Ottawa, also says no other government and prime minister in Canadian history has done more on climate and he applauds parallel moves to help households transition to greener heating alternatives.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement last week to increase the carbon price rebate for rural Canadians and lift the price on home heating oil for the next three years marks the first time the Liberals have retreated in any way on their carbon pri...

On a US tour, Ukrainian faith leaders plead for continued support against the Russian invasion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:49 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Like other Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy in a delegation of Ukrainian interfaith leaders visiting the United States this week, Bishop Ivan Rusyn has a succinct message: “Please, hear our cry.”The deputy senior bishop of the Ukrainian Evangelical Church, a Protestant denomination, said that since the February 2022 Russian invasion, some of his church’s pastors have been killed, and its seminary has been attacked by missiles. In Russian-occupied areas, he said, the church has been forced underground.“To make it short, it has been hell” in occupied areas, Rusyn said during a visit Monday by a delegation of the All Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations at the U.S. Institute of Peace.“We are not speaking about social marginalization,” he said. “We are speaking about people being murdered because they have different faith.”He and the other clergy thanked the United States for its aid to Ukraine and ask for continued support. Group members said R...

‘Chronic underfunding’: 22 Quebec Indigenous police forces file rights complaint

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:52:49 GMT

MONTREAL — Quebec’s 22 Indigenous police forces have filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission accusing the Public Safety Department of chronic underfunding.Shawn Dulude, president of the Quebec Association of First Nation and Inuit Police Directors, says federal funding for Indigenous police has set forces up to fail.Dulude, who is also chief of the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service, says funding levels prevent Indigenous police from providing basic services on par with other forces across the country. He says the alleged underfunding of Indigenous police extends beyond the communities they serve and affects national security.Benoît Amyot, a lawyer representing the First Nations police, says they hope the case will be accepted by the commission and referred to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, which hears discrimination cases and can dole out financial compensation.Public Safety Canada did not immediately respond to a request for comment today.This report by...