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How Barcelona won its 1st Spanish league title since Messi’s traumatic exit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:07 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s risky bet to mortgage the club’s future paid off Sunday — in the short term at least — when a team led by newcomer Robert Lewandowski clinched its first Spanish league title in four years.Barcelona won its 27th league title, second to Real Madrid’s 35, with four rounds remaining after a 4-2 win at Espanyol with a pair of goals by Lewandowski.Now the club can finally start a new chapter after winning its first major title since the painful exit of Lionel Messi two years ago.Here is how Barcelona led the league since the 13th round, brushing aside an arguably more talented Real Madrid side and giving Atletico Madrid no chance of catching up.WIN NOW, PAY LATER?When club president Joan Laporta, the man who first hired Pep Guardiola nearly 15 years ago, returned for a second stint in charge near the end of the 2019-2020 season, he found a club in ruins.The financial situation of the club with 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion) of debt meant Laporta could...

Seattle goes 7 again, this time against Stars in NHL’s only playoff game Monday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:07 GMT

Stars coach Pete DeBoer says he will take a Game 7 at home any day of the week. He has another one Monday night, though his first with Dallas. The Seattle Kraken, in their first postseason, are already playing their second Game 7 on the road. “I think pressure is going to be on both teams,” said Kraken forward Jordan Eberle, who had two goals in their 6-3 win Saturday night. “I think for us, we’ve obviously been through this as a group once.”The NHL’s lone playoff game Monday between the Stars and Kraken will be only the fourth Game 7 in the league this postseason. There were five Game 7s in the first round last year, then no more in those playoffs.There was the potential for another one. Edmonton hosted Vegas on Sunday night in Game 6 of the other West series, looking to get even and force a Game 7 on Tuesday night. While the West remained unsettled, the East Conference Final matchup was already set after the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers both wrapped up thei...

Keller strikes out 13 as struggling Pirates beat Orioles 4-0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:07 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Amid a dreadful May stretch for Pittsburgh, Mitch Keller provided another reminder of how good the Pirates looked just a few weeks ago.Keller struck out a career-high 13 in his second straight outstanding start, and the slumping Pirates won for only the second time in 13 games, 4-0 over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.“That might be the best pitching performance of the season. That was a pitching clinic,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “He’s got four or five really plus pitches. We were 0-2 on every at-bat, it felt like.”The Pirates avoided a sweep after dropping the first two games of the series. Pittsburgh was 20-8 after a 16-1 win at Washington on April 29. Then the Pirates scored just 18 runs in their next 12 games.They managed four Sunday without a single extra-base hit, and that was plenty the way Keller (5-1) was pitching. The right-hander allowed four hits in seven innings and did not walk a batter.Keller was also responsible for Pittsburgh’s only ...

Spanish Soccer Champions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:07 GMT

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Larnach, Gallo help Twins’ offense keep rolling in 16-3 win over Cubs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:07 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trevor Larnach hit a three-run homer, Joey Gallo homered for the second straight game and Louie Varland pitched 6 1/3 solid innings for the Minnesota Twins in a 16-3 win against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.Varland (1-0) earned his second career win in his ninth major league start for his hometown Twins, who won their second consecutive series. They posted season highs in runs and hits (18) for the second game in a row after Saturday’s 11-1 victory against Chicago.Larnach, in his second game since being recalled from Triple-A to replace injured Max Kepler, hit his fourth homer of the season as part of a seven-run third inning that chased Cubs starter Marcus Stroman. Larnach spent a week in the minors after his batting average dropped to .221, but he still led the team with 19 RBIs when he was recalled.Minnesota hit eight home runs over the final two games of the series.Stroman (2-4) had his shortest outing that wasn’t cut short due to injury or game suspension since...

Publix apologizes to customer after Orlando employee, manager refuse to write ‘trans’ on cake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:07 GMT

A popular grocery store is saying sorry after one employee in Central Florida refused to write the word “trans” on a cake.Yasmin Flasterstein, the co-founder and executive director of the Orlando-based nonprofit Peer Support Space, said she was flabbergasted by what the employee at a Publix supermarket in Orlando claimed was a company policy. The customer is calling it a hurtful choice.“It just kinda felt like they were saying, ‘Trans people aren’t people,’ and it was extremely hurtful,” she said.Flasterstein never imagined she and her trans co-worker would face push back after asking a Publix Bakery clerk to write “Trans people deserve joy” on a sheet cake, April 26.“He looked a little bit confused, so I said, ‘T-R-A-N-S, trans people,'” she said. “I thought maybe he just didn’t hear me, but I didn’t really think anything of it.”That was when, Flasterstein said, the clerk walked away and...

North Lauderdale hosting sandbag giveaways at 2 parks during May

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:07 GMT

The City of North Lauderdale is inviting residents to prepare for hurricane season by hosting free hurricane-ready sandbag giveaways.7News on Saturday captured residents using shovels to fill bags with sand at one of the locations where the distributions are being held.The giveaways take place as the city continues working on improving the overall drainage system and canals.Residents who spoke with 7News said one can never be too prepared for a natural disaster.“Just being cautious, because I’ve had my swimming pool get pretty high from the last big rain we had,” said a resident who identified himself as Jeffrey.For the next few Saturdays during the month of May, locations in Pompano Park and Carl Fusco Park will host sandbag pickups from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.The giveaway runs until June 3.

Tatum sets Game 7 record with 51 points, Celtics beat 76ers 112-88

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:07 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 51 points – the most in a Game 7 in NBA history — and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-88 on Sunday to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight year.One game after missing 14 of his first 15 shots only to awaken in the fourth quarter, Tatum got off to the fast start the Celtics needed. He scored 25 in the back-and-forth first half and 17 more in Boston’s 33-10 third quarter that turned a three-point lead into a runaway.The Celtics, who lost to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals last year, will face the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals, which begin on Wednesday in Boston.Tatum broke the Game 7 record that Stephen Curry set with 50 points two weeks ago against Sacramento and added 13 rebounds.Jaylen Brown scored 25 points for the Celtics, who rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the best-of-seven series to keep alive their hopes for an unprecedented 18th NBA championship. Tatum was subbed out of t...

Boston police investigating South End stabbing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:07 GMT

Boston police are investigating a stabbing in the South End early Sunday morning.Officers responding to a reported stabbing on Haymond Street around 1 a.m. found a victim suffering from non-life-threatening injuries.No additional information was immediately available.Anyone with information is urged to contact Boston police.

Fire crews battling multi-alarm blaze in Wakefield

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:28:07 GMT

Fire crews from several communities worked to contain a multi-alarm blaze that broke out in a building on Main Street in Wakefield on Sunday.Firefighters responding to a reported structure fire at Charlie’s Pizza around 4 p.m. found smoke coming from the second floor of the building. Crews could be seen using ladder trucks to extinguish the flames.There was no one inside the building when the fire broke out.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.