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Whitecaps notch first road win over LAFC with 3-2 victory

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:40 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Defender Ranko Veselinovic scored in the second minute, Ryan Gauld had a goal and two assists and the Vancouver Whitecaps never trailed in a 3-2 victory over Los Angeles FC on Saturday night.Vancouver (6-5-7) beat the defending champions on the road for the first time in its eighth attempt. The Whitecaps had lost three straight on the road coming into the match and were 0-8-7 in their last 15 away from home.LAFC (9-4-5) had won back-to-back matches entering play after a 0-5-1 winless skid.Gauld had a hand in Veselinovic’s first goal this season and the third of his career. Gauld and Sergio Córdova set up Brian White’s seventh goal of the campaign to give the Whitecaps a 2-0 lead in the 23rd minute.Dénis Bouanga scored unassisted in the 45th minute to pull LAFC within a goal at halftime. Bouanga has 11 goals this season, second in the league to the 13 of Nashville SC’s Hany Mukhtar.Gauld picked up a goal for the fourth straight match when he score...

Vazquez’s 88th-minute goal gives the US 1-1 draw with Jamaica in a CONCACAF Gold Cup opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:40 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Vazquez saved the United States from what would have been the Americans’ first loss in a CONCACAF Gold Cup opener.Vazquez’s 88th-minute goal gave the No. 13 U.S. a 1-1 draw against 63rd-ranked Jamaica on Saturday night. He had entered the match six minutes earlier, tying him to the U.S. with his first competitive international appearance. Born in Chula Vista, California, the 24-year-old forward could have played for Mexico.“It means everything,” said Vazquez, who was overlooked for last year’s World Cup roster. “To be able to score a goal in my cap tie is amazing.”Damion Lowe put the Reggae Boyz ahead in the 13th minute, and Matt Turner kept the U.S. close by saving a penalty kick on his 29th birthday. The defending champions came back when Jesús Ferreira’s cross hit off defender Dexter Lembikisa to Vazquez, who scored with a right-foot shot from 7 yards for his second goal in four international appearances.“It’s kind of two lost points...

Glad’s late goal helps Real Salt Lake tie Minnesota United 2-2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:40 GMT

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Defender Justen Glad scored in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time and Real Salt Lake rallied to tie Minnesota United 2-2 on Saturday night.Real Salt Lake (7-7-6) grabbed a point on the road after being shut out until the 79th minute. Real Salt Lake improves to 5-2-6 in its last 13 matches after previously losing five of six. Real Salt Lake is 2-0-4 all-time at home against Minnesota United.Minnesota United (5-7-6) opened the season with three straight victories on the road but has since gone 1-6-1 away from home.Minnesota United had things going its way most of the match. Hassani Dotson scored his first goal of the season, unassisted in the 27th minute for a 1-0 lead. Emanuel Reynoso gave the visitors a 2-0 halftime lead when he took passes from Sang Bin Jeong and DJ Taylor and scored his first goal this season.Real Salt Lake didn’t get on the scoreboard until the 79th minute when substitute Danny Musovski used an assist from Pablo Ruiz to notch ...

Candelario, Thomas homer in the Nationals’ 2-0 victory over the Padres

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:40 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jeimer Candelario and Lane Thomas homered, Josiah Gray pitched into the sixth inning and the Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 on Saturday night.“Josiah gave us the five innings-plus that we needed,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. “The story tonight to me is Josiah, he battled through.” In the first inning, Candelario homered to right center. Thomas, who had three hits, connected in the third. “We want to control the game from the first inning to the ninth inning, that is what we did today,” Candelario said. “We set the tone, we scored early and we go from there.”Washington had lost nine of its previous 11 games, including a 13-3 drubbing of the Padres on Friday night.Gray (5-6) struck out six. He worked his way unscathed out of a threat with two runners on in the first inning and kept the hitters subdued deep into the third time through the lineup.“It was very cutter heavy with their lefties just getting off the barrel, getting w...

Ahead of the BET Awards, a look back at how the network helped hip-hop grow and thrive

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:40 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Rap City.” “106 & Park.” And even, “Uncut.”From innovative to provocative, BET has played a crucial role in creating several influential programs that helped spread hip-hop to millions of homes across the globe. Other than its rival show “Yo! MTV Raps,” the network known as Black Entertainment Television took up the mantle — despite some reluctance — to showcase a misunderstood rap culture decades before it became today’s most popular music genre.For many, BET became a safe place for those within hip-hop to express their artistry, although not without criticism. Through it all, the network has been a mainstay for established and emerging rap artists.It will all come together during the BET Awards on Sunday. Show officials plan to celebrate the genre’s 50th anniversary during the telecast dubbed as a “non-stop Hip-Hop Party.” It also comes at a pivotal time for the network, which will be soon be sold. Several Black entrepreneurs and celebrities, including Tyle...

Hallan restos humanos en un paraje salvaje de California cerca de la zona de búsqueda del actor Julian Sands, según las autoridades

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:40 GMT

(CNN) — Restos humanos fueron encontrados este sábado en el sur de California cerca de la zona donde los investigadores han estado buscando al actor británico desaparecido Julian Sands, según las autoridades.“Unos excursionistas civiles se pusieron en contacto con la comisaría de Fontana tras descubrir restos humanos en el monte Baldy”, informó el departamento del sheriff del condado de San Bernardino en un comunicado de prensa. Los investigadores dicen que la identificación positiva de los restos debería completarse la próxima semana.La búsqueda de Sands, que no había sido visto desde que en enero se fue de excursión a las montañas de San Gabriel, al noreste de Los Ángeles, se centró en la zona del monte Baldy después de que los investigadores rastrearan las señales de su teléfono móvil hasta ese lugar.El mal tiempo y las duras condiciones hicieron que la búsqueda activa permaneciera prácticamente inactiva hasta que se reanudó el sábado pasado.El actor británico J...

EXPLAINER: What is the Hajj pilgrimage and what does it mean for Muslims?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:40 GMT

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Over 2 million Muslims will take part in this week’s Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, as one of the world’s largest religious gatherings returns to full capacity following years of coronavirus restrictions.The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam, and all Muslims are required to undertake it at least once in their lives if they are physically and financially able to do so. For the pilgrims, it is a profound spiritual experience that wipes away sins, brings them closer to God and highlights Muslim unity.For the Saudi royal family, which captured Mecca in the 1920s, organizing the pilgrimage is a major source of pride and legitimacy. Authorities have invested billions of dollars in modern infrastructure, but the Hajj has occasionally been marred by tragedy, as in 2015, when over 2,400 pilgrims died in a stampede.Here’s a look at the pilgrimage, which begins on Monday, and its meaning.WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THE ...

Israel’s Netanyahu briefly freezes Golan wind turbine project that set off rare clashes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:40 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a brief freeze in construction on a wind turbine project in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights that set off a rare clash between Druze residents and police.Netanyahu said late Saturday he agreed to a pause on the project during this week’s Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, which is meant to allow time for talks to defuse the crisis. The project is expected to resume next week. A statement from Netanyahu’s office said he made the decision based on advice from security officials.The Druze oppose the plan, which would install more than two dozen 200-meter (660-foot) tall turbines throughout their land. The landowners said the turbines will harm their agricultural output and that the energy company behind the project didn’t consult with them in good faith, a claim the company denies.Last week, thousands of residents demonstrated against the project, storming a police station, throwing stones and fireworks, se...

Gunmen shoot and kill Sikh man in Pakistan’s northwest, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:40 GMT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen shot and killed a member of Pakistan’s minority Sikh community in an overnight attack in the northwestern city of Peshawar, police said Sunday.Gauher Khan, a local officer, said the attack on Manmohan Singh, 35, looks like a targeted killing. A police investigation continues, Khan said, into the motive.Khan said the assailants opened fire at Singh while he was returning home from a suburban area. The assailants fled the scene.It’s the third attack on a Sikh community member this year in Pakistan. Last month, assailants gunned down Sardar Singh in a drive-by shooting in the eastern city of Lahore. In April, gunmen shot and killed Dayal Singh in Peshawar. In the same city in May 2022, gunmen killed two members of Sikh community.Most Sikhs migrated to neighboring India in 1947, the year British rule of the subcontinent ended and Pakistan was created as a homeland for Muslims in the region. Thousands of Sikhs stayed in Pakistan, where they generall...

Missing girl in Orange County found safe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:40 GMT

A missing girl who had disappeared in Santa Ana Saturday night was found safe.The child, Guadalupe Merino, 10, was headed to a local convenience store around 7 p.m., according to Santa Ana police.At the time, she was last spotted with a male subject near the 800 block of South Bristol Street. Police located Merino on Saturday night and returned her home safely. "We would like to thank everyone for their assistance," authorities said.No further details surrounding her discovery were released.