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Yemen: Saudis free 13 Houthis as Omani officials visit Sanaa

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:37 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Saturday released over a dozen war prisoners to their rivals, the Houthi rebels in Yemen, a Houthi official said. The release came as Omani officials arrived in the Yemeni capital as part of international efforts to end Yemen’s years-long conflict.Abdul-Qader el-Murtaza, a Houthi official in charge of prisoner exchange talks in Yemen’s conflict, said 13 Houthi prisoners arrived Saturday in the capital, Sanaa.He said the prisoners were released in exchange for a Saudi prisoner the Houthis freed. He did not say when the rebels released the Saudi prisoner.Saturday’s release was part of a U.N.-brokered deal which Yemen’s warring parties stuck last month and includes the release of nearly 900 prisoners from both sides, el-Murtaza said.The U.N.-brokered deal is scheduled to be implemented this month.Yemen’s conflict began in 2014, when the Houthis seized Sanaa and much of the country’s north, ousting the internationally recognized government that fled to the s...

Thompson scores go-ahead goal in Sabres 4-3 win over ‘Canes

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:37 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored the go-ahead goal 6:15 into the third period, Rasmus Dahlin had a goal, two assists and a key blocked shot and the Buffalo Sabres kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.Casey Mittelstadt scored twice and Buffalo improved to 6-1-1 in its past eight, with the win guaranteeing the Sabres remaining in contention through their game at the New York Rangers on Monday. A regulation loss, otherwise, would have put 10th-place Buffalo in position to be eliminated later in the day and extend its NHL-worst playoff drought for a 12th consecutive season.Buffalo (39-32-7) matched its most victories since finishing 39-32-11 in 2011-12.Buffalo rookie Devon Levi stopped 32 shots to improve to 3-1 in making his third start nine days.Sebastian Aho, with his Hurricanes-leading 35th goal, Seth Jarvis and Jesper Fast scored for Carolina. Antii Raanta stopped 26 shots in losing just his third game in regulation th...

NBA opens investigation into Dallas’ move to sit players

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:37 GMT

The NBA has opened an investigation into Dallas’ decision to rest several players while the team still had a mathematical chance of making the play-in tournament.The league made the announcement Saturday, one day after the Mavericks held out Kyrie Irving for the full game, Luka Doncic for most of the game, and many other rotation players in what became a loss to the Chicago Bulls. The loss knocked Dallas out of postseason consideration.“The NBA commenced an investigation today into the facts and circumstances surrounding the Dallas Mavericks’ roster decisions and game conduct with respect to last night’s Chicago Bulls-Mavericks game, including the motivations behind those actions,” league spokesman Mike Bass said.Dallas was in an uphill spot for the last play-in berth in the West anyway. It needed to win Friday and Sunday, and hope that Oklahoma City would lose to Memphis on Sunday — just to get the No. 10 spot and still need two more road wins to make it to a Round 1 series a...

Carballes Baena sets up unseeded Marrakech final vs Muller

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:37 GMT

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Roberto Carballes Baena knocked out his third seeded opponent at the Grand Prix Hassan II when he overcame Dan Evans 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinals on Saturday.Carballes Baena, who won his only previous ATP final in 2018 at Quito, will face Alexandre Muller, who is through to his maiden tour-level final. Neither are seeded.Muller defeated Pavel Kotov 7-6 (3), 7-5.Carballes Baena used a five-game run from 4-3 down to win the second set and lead 2-0 in the third to turn around his fortunes against second-seeded Evans.The Spaniard also beat fifth-seeded Maxime Cressy in the first round and fourth-seeded Tallon Griekspoor in the quarterfinals.Muller, at a career-high ranking of 126, will enter the top-100 for the first time on Monday. The Frenchman lost his only previous matchup with Carballes Baena in 2019 at Roland Garros.___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Haaland scissor-kick lights up Man City’s big win in EPL

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:37 GMT

Erling Haaland backed away from his marker, set himself with his back to goal, and leapt high to deliver an acrobatic scissor-kick into the bottom corner.Tap-ins, headers, majestic flying volleys. The Manchester City striker really can do anything.Haaland took his tally of English Premier League goals in his first season with City to 30 with a double in a 4-1 victory at Southampton that kept the pressure on Arsenal in the title race on Saturday.His first goal, a close-range header, couldn’t have been easier. His second simply took the breath away.After meeting Jack Grealish’s cross with that stunning volley, Haaland sat on the ground and celebrated with a zen pose. Before long, he was laughing at the brilliance of his own goal — his 44th in all competitions for City this season.City could still have 18 more matches to play if it goes all the way in the FA Cup and Champions League. Fifty goals looks inevitable for Haaland.“We lived two incredible decades with Cristiano Ro...

Haaland scissor-kicks goal as Man City smothers Southampton

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:37 GMT

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Erling Haaland scored twice — including from a spectacular scissor-kick volley — to lead Manchester City to a 4-1 victory over Southampton in the English Premier League and keep the pressure on Arsenal in the title race on Saturday.The Norway striker broke the deadlock with a close-range header in the 45th minute before Jack Grealish made it 2-0 after the restart.Haaland’s league-leading 30th goal was a beautiful finish with his back to goal as he met Grealish’s cross.The hosts were able to claw only one back through Sekou Mara.That was quickly canceled out when Kevin De Bruyne was fouled for a penalty, allowing Haaland’s substitute, Julian Alvarez, to score the spot kick.City moved five points behind Arsenal, which visits Liverpool on Sunday.One of Haaland’s 28 goals going into Saturday’s game came in the reverse fixture at Etihad Stadium in October against a Saints team then managed by Ralph Hasenhuttl.Two managers later, and with the sides separa...

Ljungblom leads Sweden past Hungary in women’s world hockey

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:37 GMT

BRAMPTON, Ontario (AP) — Lina Ljungblom scored four times to lead Sweden past Hungary 6-2 on Saturday in the women’s world hockey championship.Linnea Andersson and Hilda Svensson had the other goals for Sweden (1-1), which opened the tournament with a 6-2 loss to Germany in Group B play.Reka Dabasi and Mira Seregely scored for Hungary (1-1), which defeated France 4-2 in its Group B opener.Sweden took control of the game by outscoring Hungary 4-2 in the first period. After Ljungblom registered the first two goals of the game, Seregely and Dabasi pulled Hungary even before Ljungblom and Andersson countered to give the Swedes their two-goal margin.Ljungblom had the lone goal of the second before Svensson rounded out the scoring in the third.Canada plays Japan later Saturday.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Kane nets winner for Spurs vs. Brighton; 2 managers sent off

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:37 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Harry Kane scored his 23rd English Premier League goal to earn Tottenham a 2-1 win over top-four rival Brighton on Saturday in a match that saw both managers sent off after a touchline scuffle.Tottenham’s Cristian Stellini and Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi — both Italians — were dismissed from the dugouts and escorted down the tunnel by the time Kane ran onto a cutback from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and found the corner of the net with a fierce drive in the 79th minute.Kane, England’s captain, has scored in six straight games for club and country, and is seven behind Manchester City’s Erling Haaland in the race to be top scorer in the league. Haaland scored twice against Southampton later Saturday.Son Heung-min gave Tottenham the lead in the 10th minute with a curler into the top corner for his 100th league goal and Lewis Dunk equalized with a header from a corner in the 34th.Kaoru Mitoma and Alexis Mac Allister had goals disallowed for Brighton for h...

1 person dead, 2 others hospitalized in Denver apartment complex fire

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- One person died and two others were hospitalized after a residential fire early Saturday morning.South Metro Fire Rescue said it was a multi-family structure fire in the 2800 block of South Quebec Street, according to a post at 4:10 a.m.Firefighters "found numerous people trapped," and one adult died. Another person was transported to the hospital in critical condition, and another was transported in serious condition.Two South Metro firefighters were also taken to the hospital with minor injuries.As of 5:37 a.m., firefighters were extinguishing hotspots and investigators were looking into the cause of the fire.

Denver weather: Mostly dry and warm Easter weekend

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:24:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver’s weather will be nice for Easter weekend and then warm up through next week. Record heat will be possible at the beginning of next week as Denver could hit its first 80-degree temperature of the year.Weather today: Afternoon sprinklesMost places will stay dry on Saturday but there is a 10% chance for a brief passing shower in the afternoon and evening. The rain chance will keep skies mostly cloudy with a breeze. High temperatures in Denver will hit the mid to upper-60s.In the mountains, it will be in the 40s with light snow showers possible into this evening. Looking ahead: Record heat next weekTemperatures will hit the 70s and 80s next week in Denver with dry conditions in the forecast through Thursday.Denver could hit or break the record high temperatures on both Tuesday and Wednesday with forecast highs in the 80s. Tuesday’s record is 80 degrees from 1982 and Wednesday's is 79 degrees from 2018.The next chance for showers will move in next Friday knocking ...