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Centralized league is solution to closing women’s hockey gap

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:09:57 GMT

Eager as coach Carla MacLeod is to see how her Czech Republic team handles the challenge of making its Group A debut at the women’s world hockey championships, the two-time Canadian Olympian understood the reality of the situation before the tournament even opened in suburban Toronto Wednesday.The chances of the Czechs or any one else besides America and Canada competing in the gold-medal final on April 16 are very slim.And the ideal way for other nations to begin catching up, the 40-year-old MacLeod told The Associated Press last week, is by establishing a centralized professional women’s league where the world’s top players can call home.“If you look back into the men’s game, that’s when the gap closed,” MacLeod said, referring to the NHL welcoming European players in the 1970s, and eventually Russians in the late ’80s. “Right now, there’s too much of a resource gap. It’s not a knock on any federation. It’s just the reality of the situation,” added MacLeod, a defender on Canada’s ...

SeaChange: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:09:57 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — BOSTON (AP) — SeaChange International Inc. (SEAC) on Wednesday reported profit of $1.7 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.The Boston-based company said it had net income of 3 cents per share.The video software company posted revenue of $10.2 million in the period.For the year, the company reported a loss of $11.4 million, or 23 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $32.5 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SEAC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SEACSource

Dutch cup match stopped after object from crowd hits player

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:09:57 GMT

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A match between Feyenoord and Ajax in the Dutch Cup semifinals was briefly paused on Wednesday after an object thrown from the crowd struck the head of Ajax midfielder Davy Klaassen.Blood poured from the top of Klaassen’s head after the incident, which happened early in the second half, and both sets of players walked off the field.They came back on a few minutes later and the game resumed.Klaassen had scored the second goal for Ajax, which won the game 2-1 and will face PSV Eindhoven in the final. He was substituted shortly after the match got back underway.Dutch police said on Twitter that they arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of throwing the object onto the field that hit Klaassen.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

White Sox star Anderson ejected from game against Giants

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:09:57 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox star Tim Anderson was ejected from Wednesday’s game against the San Francisco Giants after appearing to claim he was quick-pitched by Logan Webb.With a 1-2 count in the third inning, Anderson was in the batter’s box but not settled into his stance when Webb began his delivery with 11 seconds left on the pitch clock. Anderson stepped out and was already walking toward the home dugout when Webb threw strike three down the middle. It was unclear if Anderson tried to call timeout.Plate umpire D.J. Reyburn called Anderson out on strikes, and Anderson then turned back toward Reyburn to argue. Anderson pointed at his eyes several times, then shouted several profanities from the dugout. He was ejected as teammate Luis Robert Jr. got called out on strikes.The ejection was Anderson’s first this season and eighth of his career.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Dejan en libertad a Peter Murrell, esposo de la ex primera ministra de Escocia Nicola Sturgeon, tras ser detenido en investigación por finanzas del partido

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:09:57 GMT

Londres (CNN) — Peter Murrell, esposo de la ex primera ministra de Escocia Nicola Sturgeon, quedó en libertad y no enfrenta ningún cargo por ahora, luego de que lo detuvieran este miércoles en relación con una investigación sobre la financiación del Partido Nacional Escocés (SNP, por sus siglas en inglés), según la Policía de Escocia.Murrell, de 58 años, dejó el cargo de jefe ejecutivo del SNP el mes pasado, tras más de dos décadas en el puesto, después de la sorprendente dimisión de Sturgeon como primera ministra en febrero.“Un hombre de 58 años que fue arrestado como sospechoso hoy, miércoles 5 de abril de 2023, en relación con la investigación en curso sobre la financiación y las finanzas del Partido Nacional Escocés, ha sido puesto en libertad sin cargos a la espera de una mayor investigación”, dijo el comunicado de la Policía.“El hombre fue interrogado por detectives de la Policía de Escocia, después de ser arrestado a las 7:45 a.m. Fue puesto en libertad a las 6:5...

King Soopers security guard fired after he was punched by shoplifter

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:09:57 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- A former security guard for King Soopers said he was fired after he was punched by a shoplifter."I absolutely was fired unfairly for defending myself. Every person has a right to defend themself," Jessie Sims said in an exclusive interview with the Problem Solvers.The 52-year-old had worked as a security guard for the grocery store for nearly 15 years when he said he was punched by a shoplifter on Aug. 22 at store #52, located at Colfax Avenue and Chambers Road in Aurora. FOX31 has reviewed store surveillance video of the incident which doesn't capture the punch but does record the immediate aftermath.Sims said the shoplifter was in the camera's view to show the moment he was punched in the ribs, but the video does show Sims walking backward as if he's been punched before pushing the shoplifter away in a defensive motion. Anonymity now tougher for shoplifting rings to sell stolen goods online Sims said he confronted the shoplifter as the man tried to leave ...

Teen's family grateful to donor during National Donate Life Month

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:09:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- High school senior Tommy McClure got good news Wednesday from Dr. Tom Heffron, his liver transplant surgeon at Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center in Denver. "He's doing really good," Dr. Heffron said. The 18-year-old from Kansas had his life upended in late February after competing at the state wrestling tournament."We thought that he was just dehydrated because he was sleeping a lot," said Tommy's mom, Chantel McClure.His family took him to the emergency room, and then he was transferred to PSL in Denver with acute liver failure, a diagnosis that was shocking to his mother. WHO report: 1 in 6 people experience infertility "He's a healthy 18-year-old high school wrestler, and it's just unheard of," Chantel said.Doctors don't know the exact cause of the failure. "He was taking some seizure medicines, and these could contribute to it," Dr. Heffron said. But they did know he needed a liver transplant quickly in order to survive. "We placed him on the liver t...

Famous actors from Colorado

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:09:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado is states away from Hollywood and the center of the film industry, but that has not stopped people who grew up here from making it big on the silver screen.Not all of the following actors and actresses were born and raised in the Centennial State, but they have all called it home at one point or another.Tim AllenTim Allen was born in Denver and lived here with his family until they moved to Michigan.Allen has starred in a large number of movies and TV shows. Some of his more notable roles include Tim "The Toolman" Taylor in the show Home Improvement, Buzz Lightyear in Disney's Toy Story series and Scott Calvin in the Santa Clause movie series. 8 famous movies connected to Colorado Another of Allen's notable roles was as Mike Baxter in Last Man Standing, which ran from 2011 to 2021. The show was actually based in Denver. Don Cheadle Actor Don Cheadle was born in Kansas City, Missouri, but graduated from Denver East High School.Cheadle has starred in many n...

Anonymity now tougher for shoplifting rings to sell stolen goods online

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:09:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It's the sheer brazenness that stands out when the Problem Solvers reviewed surveillance video of shoplifters provided by the Castle Rock Police Department.Again and again, the thieves made no effort to disguise their crimes, whether it was a couple grabbing an armload of clothes from a Polo store in Castle Rock, a trio of shoplifters taking all the sunglasses they could steal from a Sunglass Hut in Aurora or a gang of four people walking into an Ulta Beauty store in Lone Tree to load up their baskets with whatever they could carry.Other than perhaps wearing a COVID face mask, the shoplifters were not discrete about what they did and were usually in and out of the store in 60 seconds. Nearly half of Denver crime in 2023 is vehicle-related While big chain retailers tend to be the targets of organized retail theft rings, small businesses have been hit too, including the Sports Fan on Denver's 16th Street Mall.Sports apparel store hit regularly during pandemicStore o...

Park Hill plan losing in Denver election, 'yes' campaign concedes

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:09:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Early returns show Denver voters rejecting the plan to develop the former Park Hill golf course.Tuesday night's returns nearly 60% of voters had rejected the plan as of 2 p.m. Wednesday. Full Results: Denver ballot questions Yes on 2O concession statementThe opposition campaign declared victory late Tuesday night.While the votes are still being counted, the Yes on 2O campaign sent in a concession state to FOX31 on Wednesday.The Park Hill Golf Course will forever be a case study in missed opportunities. With historically low turnout, Denver has rejected its single best opportunity to build new affordable housing and create new public parks. Thousands of Denverites who urgently need more affordable housing are now at even greater risk of displacement.Because the Park Hill easement is unambiguous, the land will return to a privately-owned, regulation-length 18-hole golf course. The site will immediately be closed to public use or access, with no housing, community g...