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Leipzig signs French defender Castello Lukeba after selling Joško Gvardiol to Manchester City

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:48 GMT

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Leipzig signed French defender Castello Lukeba from Lyon on Friday as the German club reinvests some of the money it made from selling Joško Gvardiol to Manchester City.The 20-year-old Lukeba built his reputation as one of the top young defenders in France by playing 58 games in the top division for Lyon since his debut in 2021, and six more in the Europa League.He arrives on a five-year contract. Lyon said the deal was worth 34 million euros ($37 million) including possible add-on fees, plus 20% of the profit on a future sale. That’s just over a third of the fee Leipzig reportedly received for Gvardiol.Lyon said Lukeba had told the French club’s American owner John Textor that he would refuse to sign a new contract — it had two years remaining — and so the club opened talks on a sale.The signing continues Leipzig’s focus this off-season on signing a string of promising young players to replace first-team regulars like Gvardiol, Dominik Szob...

Liberty football coach: Death of freshman lineman was not football-related

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:48 GMT

The death of a freshman football player at Liberty University was not football-related, first-year Flames coach Jamey Chadwell said Friday.Chadwell said the team learned of the passing of Tajh Boyd, 19, from Chesapeake, Virginia, on Saturday. He declined to give further details about Boyd’s death, saying he wanted to respect the privacy of the player’s family.A spokesperson for the Lynchburg police said this week that police had looked into the death and determined a criminal investigation was not necessary.“It’s been a challenging time not only for our staff, our players and just our whole community trying to comprehend all the different things have been going on,” Chadwell said at a press conference.Boyd, an offensive lineman who enrolled in January, had already blended in well, not only with fellow linemen, but the team in general, Chadwell said. “He made a huge impact on the team. He was very quiet as far as an outwardly quietness. But when he was one on one with his...

Former big league slugger José Bautista is signing a 1-day contract to retire with the Blue Jays

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:48 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Former big league slugger José Bautista is signing a one-day contract so he can retire with the Toronto Blue Jays.The Blue Jays announced the deal on Friday. The 42-year-old Bautista is going to be added to the team’s level of excellence during a pregame ceremony on Saturday.Bautista played for eight teams during 15 seasons in the majors, appearing in his last game in 2018 with Philadelphia. He hit .247 with 344 homers and 975 RBIs in 1,798 games.Bautista was selected by Pittsburgh in the 20th round of the 2000 amateur draft and made his big league debut in 2004. He bounced around a bit before he was traded to Toronto in 2008.Bautista turned into one of the game’s most feared sluggers with the Blue Jays. The six-time All-Star swatted 288 homers during 10 years with Toronto, including a major league-leading 54 in 2010 and 43 in 2011.He is perhaps best known for his emphatic bat flip after crushing a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning of Toron...

Dallas faces Connecticut on home skid

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:48 GMT

Connecticut Sun (21-8, 11-3 Eastern Conference) at Dallas Wings (15-14, 9-7 Western Conference)Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Dallas looks to end its three-game home slide with a victory over Connecticut.The Wings have gone 9-6 in home games. Dallas leads the WNBA with 41.2 points in the paint. Natasha Howard leads the Wings averaging 9.9.The Sun have gone 12-4 away from home. Connecticut ranks second in the Eastern Conference with 21.1 assists per game led by Alyssa Thomas averaging 8.2.The two teams match up for the third time this season. The Sun defeated the Wings 88-83 in their last matchup on July 26. DeWanna Bonner led the Sun with 32 points, and Arike Ogunbowale led the Wings with 25 points.TOP PERFORMERS: Satou Sabally is averaging 18 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.6 steals for the Wings. Ogunbowale is averaging 18.9 points over the last 10 games for Dallas.Thomas is averaging 14.9 points, 10.1 rebounds, 8.2 assists and 1.9 steals for the Sun. N...

Las Vegas hosts Washington following Sykes’ 24-point outing

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:48 GMT

Washington Mystics (13-15, 6-9 Eastern Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (25-3, 15-1 Western Conference)Las Vegas; Friday, 10 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK WNBA LINE: Aces -18.5; over/under is 169.5BOTTOM LINE: Washington visits the Las Vegas Aces after Brittney Sykes scored 24 points in the Mystics’ 91-72 loss to the Phoenix Mercury.The Aces have gone 13-0 in home games. Las Vegas has a 19-2 record in games decided by 10 or more points.The Mystics have gone 4-10 away from home. Washington ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference with 25.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Shakira Austin averaging 6.2.The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.TOP PERFORMERS: A’ja Wilson is scoring 20.6 points per game and averaging 9.6 rebounds for the Aces. Kelsey Plum is averaging 21.5 points and 3.1 rebounds over the last 10 games for Las Vegas.Sykes is averaging 14.7 points, 3.7 assists and 2.2 steals for the Mystics. Natasha Cloud is averaging 14.0 points ove...

Ecuador holds 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:48 GMT

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador will hold six Colombian men for at least a month as the country probes their involvement in the slaying of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was fighting crime and corruption, the national prosecutor’s office said Friday. A public ceremony to mourn Fernando Villavicencio was being held Friday in the capital convention center, while a separate funeral service was being held for relatives. “People need to know that his family’s in danger and we can’t go to such a big event,” the victim’s daughter, Tamia Villavicencio, told reporters outside the cemetery.The Colombian men were arrested Wednesday in connection with Villavicencio’s killing in the capital, Quito, earlier in the day. The men, whose nationalities were announced late Thursday, will be detained for at least 30 days in the investigation, but will almost certainly be held for months or years as the case plays out. Villavicencio was not a front-runner in ...

Jugoso premio: boleto de Powerball comprado en Ashburn se lleva un millón de dólares

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:48 GMT

Revise sus bolsillos si ha comprado un billete de lotería en el norte de Virginia esta semana. Un boleto de Powerball vendido en Ashburn le reportará a su comprador un millón de dólares.El billete se vendió en el 7-Eleven de 42870 Truro Parish Drive, según un comunicado de prensa de la Lotería de Virginia.Ese boleto acertó cinco de los números ganadores del sorteo del jueves por la noche: 10, 15, 21, 67 y 69, y sólo falló el número Powerball (3).La persona que tenga el billete deberá firmar inmediatamente en el reverso del mismo para establecer su propiedad, aconsejaron los funcionarios de la lotería. Cuando esté listo para reclamar su premio, el ganador deberá ponerse en contacto con la Lotería de Virginia. El ganador tiene 180 días a partir de la fecha del sorteo para reclamar su premio.El 7-Eleven que vendió el billete recibirá una bonificación de 10.000 dólares de la Lotería de Virginia.Además del boleto de Ashburn, otras dos personas en EEUU también acertaron los cinco primeros...

DC en Legos: ya abrió el Discovery Center con una exhibición especial

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:48 GMT

El recién inaugurado LEGO Discovery Center Washington DC, en Springfield Town Center, es un sueño de parque infantil de Lego con más de 3 millones de ladrillos para que los niños puedan crear con ellos.Los visitantes encontrarán 12 zonas inmersivas, desde el Expreso de la Imaginación hasta Build Adventures, donde los niños pueden diseñar sus propias creaciones Lego.Mini World incluye algunos de los lugares más reconocibles de DC, como el Capitolio de EEUU y el Tidal Basin. “Los niños y sus familias aprenden mientras juegan, mientras crean juntos recuerdos increíbles utilizando las matemáticas, la ciencia y la tecnología”, afirma Julie Estrada, directora de relaciones públicas de Merlin Entertainment.El maestro constructor de maquetas del centro es un residente del DMV. Andrew Litterst es un antiguo profesor de ciencias medioambientales y un entusiasta de Lego. Obtuvo el trabajo tras ganar un concurso. Tan grande como Disneyland: construirán parque temático ...

What’s next in conference realignment as Pac-4 search for solutions and conferences weight options?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:48 GMT

The Pac-4 schools are in limbo. The Mountain West is open for additions. The American Athletic Conference is interested in growing and on-guard for being poached. The Atlantic Coast Conference can’t reach a consensus on expansion, and the Big Ten seems to be done adding West Coast schools — but we have heard that before.While there appears to be a break in the action, here’s what could be next in major college football conference realignment.ACCThe conference thought hard about rescuing Stanford and California from the sinking Pac-12. Notre Dame, which doesn’t compete in ACC football, was leading the push to add the Northern California schools, but the 12 votes necessary to approve the expansion were not quite there.Everything in the ACC is about revenue and how it’s divvied up these days. Expansion appears to be another leverage point. A Stanford/Cal addition, and maybe SMU, wouldn’t produce a windfall, but there is some money to be made. That’s ...

Folger Shakespeare Library in DC delays reopening until 2024

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:36:48 GMT

The Folger Shakespeare Library on D.C.’s Capitol Hill estimates it will remain closed into 2024 due to ongoing renovations, after originally planning to reopen in November.In a news release Wednesday, Director Mike Whitmore said “unforeseen hurdles” and the “careful attention” required to renovate historic builds are factors that have delayed the reopening.That said, construction is wrapping up around the library’s theater. The 2023-24 Theatre season will be presented “largely as planned,” according to Whitmore, with more details to come by the end of September.As for the rest of the renovations, Whitmore said the library will share a new opening date and information about reopening celebrations before the end of this year.“We know that in pushing forward the reopening, we are setting the Folger up for success in the years ahead,” Whitmore said in the news release.The library building, which boasts “the world’s ...