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McDavid and Oilers competing with NHL expansion darlings, Vegas and Seattle, in Pacific Division

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:46 GMT

Sorry, California. And good luck, Connor McDavid.This isn’t your father or grandfather’s NHL expansion era following a season in which the Pacific Division was turned upside down by the league’s two newest franchises.The Stanley Cup resides in Las Vegas. And the Seattle Kraken made a giant leap from their inaugural season growing pains by falling one win short of reaching what would’ve been an all-expansion Western Conference Final matchup against the Golden Knights.And there’s little indication of Vegas or Seattle experiencing a dropoff this year in a division that features a large gap between the top five and bottom three.“We’re excited heading into the season. So are 31 other teams,” Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon said. “But I think we’ve got reason to have faith in our group and trust in the players that we have. We’re going to put our best foot forward.”Seattle coach Dave Hakstol was more tempered in his outlook, especially given how the Kraken’s 100-point seaso...

Arozarena’s mom throws first pitch, watches son in MLB for 1st time at Rays-Rangers Game 1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:46 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The mother of Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena joined her son on the field Tuesday to throw a ceremonial first pitch before the Rays opened their AL Wild Card Series against the Texas Rangers.Sandra Gonzalez made the trip to Tropicana Field from Mexico to watch Arozarena play in person for the first time as a major leaguer. She only recently obtained a visa and arrived in Florida on Monday.Gonzalez played catch with the All-Star outfielder near the home dugout before taking the mound and tossing a strike to Arozarena, who was squatting in a catcher’s position behind the plate.Arozarena, the 2020 AL Championship Series MVP, lined a single to center field in his first at-bat.The Rays-Rangers series is a family affair in more ways than one, with brothers Josh Lowe of Tampa Bay and Nathaniel Lowe of Texas facing off in October for the first time. Their mother, Wendy, was unable to attend because she is battling cancer and undergoing chemotherapy.Hall of Famer Fred...

McCormick, Meta Platforms fall; Boeing, Point Biopharma rise, Tuesday, 10/3/2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:46 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Tuesday:Point Biopharma Global Inc., up $5.67 to $12.36.Eli Lilly is buying the cancer treatment developer.McCormick & Co., down $6.32 to $68.40.The spices and seasonings company’s third-quarter revenue fell short of analysts’ forecasts.Krispy Kreme Inc., up 8 cents to $12.51.The doughnut chain may sell its Insomnia Cookies business.Boeing Co., up $1.09 to $188.92The airplane maker is may ramp up production of its 737 single-aisle jets amid an increase in orders.WeWork Inc., down 41 cents to $2.54.The office space company is withholding interest payments on some of debts.Netflix Inc., down $3.58 to $376.75.The streaming video service is reportedly planning to raise the price of its ad-free service.Stellantis N.V., down 21 cents to $18.70.The automaker is recalling nearly 273,000 trucks in the U.S. because of a problem with the rear view camera.Meta Platforms Inc., down $5.88 to $300.94.Fac...

Cal-Maine: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:46 GMT

RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — Cal-Maine Foods Inc. (CALM) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $926,000.The Ridgeland, Mississippi-based company said it had profit of 2 cents per share.The egg producer posted revenue of $459.3 million in the period.Cal-Maine shares have fallen 13% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $47.39, a decline of 14% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CALM at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CALMSource

2023 MLB Injured List

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:46 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Injured list placements and days on injured list during the 2023 season:TeamPlaDaysL.A. Dodgers332,465L.A. Angels422,346N.Y. Yankees382,158Cincinnati381,921Colorado311,840Minnesota391,809Boston311,792Oakland311,746Atlanta301,707Milwaukee321,700Kansas City281,661Detroit241,637Miami281,614N.Y. Mets281,610San Francisco461,571Washington221,530San Diego311,512Pittsburgh281,498Tampa Bay291,424Chicago Cubs271,209St. Louis291,172Seattle181,170Texas251,152Arizona181,117Chicago White Sox301,077Baltimore20913Philadelphia20890Toronto21863Houston13840Cleveland18717Totals84844,661Source: MLBSource

Es el Día de “Mean Girls” y puedes ver la película gratis en TikTok

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:46 GMT

(CNN) — Sigan perdedores, estamos de celebración. Este martes 3 de octubre es, por supuesto, el Día de “Mean Girls”.¿Cómo surgió este día, se preguntarán? Bueno, en la popular película de 2004 hay una escena en la que Aaron Samuels (interpretado por Jonathan Bennett) se dirige a Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) en clase y le pregunta qué día es.“Es 3 de octubre”, responde ella.Cómo la huelga de actores en Hollywood afectará tus películas y series favoritasAsí nació el Día de “Mean Girls”.Para celebrarlo, Paramount publicó la película en TikTok– en 23 partes – y está disponible gratis.La producción se convirtió en un clásico de culto e incluso dio lugar a un musical, que también será una película cuyo estreno está previsto para el próximo año.Lacey Chabert, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams y Amanda Seyfried en “Mean Girls” (2004). (Crédito: paramount pictures)Tina Fey, famosa por su participación como estrella y guionista en “Saturda...

Big 12 bids goodbye to the Red River Rivalry. Replacing the Texas-Oklahoma hype could be difficult

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:46 GMT

The Big 12 is losing its marquee matchup when the Red River Rivalry is played Saturday for the final time under the league’s umbrella. No. 3 Texas and No. 12 Oklahoma head to the Southeastern Conference in 2024, the same year the Big 12 expands to 16 schools in what the league hopes will be an exciting launch of a new era. But gone will be its most hyped regular-season game, along with the Sooners’ annual Bedlam meeting with Oklahoma State in a league with no other rivalries on par with those two.“The spotlight of college football” is on this game, said Texas coach Steve Sarkisian, who also had stops in the Pac-12 and in the SEC. He calls Texas-Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas “the best setting in college football” with the howling fans split between orange and crimson.The storied series dates to 1900 and it will belong to the SEC soon enough. It’s one that the Big 12 shouldn’t rush to replace, said Vassilis Dalakas, a sports marketing researcher at San ...

Biden tries to reassure allies of continued US support for Ukraine after Congress drops aid request

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:46 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden gathered other world powers Tuesday to coordinate on Ukraine as it battles Russia in a war now almost 20 months long — a deliberate show of U.S. support at a time when the future of its aid is entangled with a volatile faction of House Republicans who want to cut off money to Kyiv. The phone call — convened by the United States and joined by key allies in Europe as well as the leaders of Canada and Japan — was held three days after Biden signed legislation hastily sent to him by Congress that kept the federal government funded but left off billions in funding for Ukraine’s war effort that the White House had vigorously backed. All the countries that participated in the call stressed that their backing of Ukraine remains unchanged, and no one questioned whether U.S. support of Kyiv was in doubt, according to the White House. But the administration sternly warned Tuesday that Congress must not let the flow of aid be disrupted, lest Russian P...

Veteran coach Louis van Gaal is back at Ajax as an external advisor to the struggling Amsterdam club

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:46 GMT

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Veteran coach Louis van Gaal is coming out of soccer retirement to help get Dutch power Ajax back on track after its worst start to a season in decades.The Amsterdam club, a four-time European champion, announced late Tuesday that 72-year-old Van Gaal will advise the Ajax Supervisory Board “on football technical matters.”Under new coach Maurice Steijn and with a roster packed with new and inexperienced players signed over the summer, Ajax is 15th in the 18-team Eredivisie after five matches. Ajax also struggled last season in the aftermath of the departure of Erik ten Haag to Manchester United.“I want to help Ajax. I currently spend a big part of my life in Portugal, and this can be well combined with my role as an external advisor,” Van Gaal said in a statement on the Ajax website. Van Gaal said the club must find its way “back up to the top, and we all have to contribute to that.”Van Gaal, who said last year he was being treated for prostate cancer, has been...

This is the fastest-selling license plate in Colorado history

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A license plate designed by a Coloradan under 13 years old has shattered records to become the fastest-selling license plate in state history, and it only took two months for it to happen.The popular plate was one of two winning designs in the Historic Colorado Contest, which was held earlier this year to honor the state's 150th Anniversary.The plate that is flying off the shelves, with 5,700 ordered to date, was based on a design submitted in the "U13" category of the contest by Denver resident Calista Blaschke.All the entries in that category were designed by Coloradans age 13 and under. When will Denver see the first snow of the season? Calista took inspiration from Pikes Peak, fortune hunters and the official state bird -- the lark bunting -- for the colorful design.Calista said she was thrilled to learn her design was so popular. "I never expected to win the Historic Colorado Contest, let alone design a license plate that so many people like enough to put on ...