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Lionel Messi scores sensational game-winning goal on a free kick in his Inter Miami debut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Some people paid hundreds of dollars to be able to say they were in the stadium for Lionel Messi’s debut for Inter Miami. Some paid thousands for their seats. The team’s owners committed well over $100 million just to have a chance at moments like this.So far, it looks like money well spent.From the you-can’t-make-this-up department, Messi capped the opening night with his new club by delivering the unforgettable. His magical left foot sent a free kick into the upper left corner of the net in the 94th minute Friday night, giving Inter Miami a 2-1 win over Mexican club Cruz Azul in a Legends Cup match.“What I saw was the goal,” Messi said in an on-field interview amid the postgame celebration. “I saw the goal. I knew that I had to score.”He makes it sound so easy. Made it look so easy, too.The game’s greatest active player — a seven-time Ballon d’Or winner and a World Cup champion — sent the ball over a wall of four Cruz Azul defende...

Search underway for missing boater after crash in Dennis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

A search was underway off Cape Cod Friday night for a missing boater after a boat crashed into a jetty in Dennis, state police said. Police said the search was ongoing as of around 11 p.m. near Cold Storage Beach.“Initial reports indicate some occupants of the boat have been injured and at least one may be missing at this time,” said state police spokesperson Dave Procopio. The Dennis Fire Department, the US Coast Guard, the Barnstable County Dive Team, the Sandwich Fire Department and the Massachusetts State Police are all assisting in the search.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Bats go cold as Orioles fall back into tie atop AL East with 3-0 loss to Rays: ‘Just wasn’t our night offensively’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

No team over the past two weeks has been hotter than the Orioles. None had been colder than the Tampa Bay Rays.They swapped places Friday night.In the Orioles’ first game in sole possession of first place in the American League East this season, the Rays played like they had before their dismal July, silencing Baltimore’s bats en route to a 3-0 victory.The Orioles were stymied by starting pitcher Zach Eflin and Tampa Bay’s bullpen, tallying just two hits, striking out 14 times and failing to score a run for the seventh time this season.“Just wasn’t our night offensively,” manager Brandon Hyde said.Baltimore starter Kyle Bradish continued his recent stretch of excellence, pitching six innings of two-run ball. Over his past seven starts, the right-hander has a 1.62 ERA. The last time he allowed more than two runs in a start was June 8. It’s been two months since he’s given up more than three.Designated hitter Harold Ramirez hit an RBI si...

US beats Vietnam in first 2023 World Cup match

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

AUKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Sophia Smith scored twice for the United States in the opening half and the two-time defending champions kicked off the Women's World Cup with a 3-0 victory over tournament first-timers Vietnam on Saturday.Lindsey Horan added a goal for the favored Americans, who have won four World Cups overall and are vying for an unprecedented three-peat in this year's tournament.Vietnam drew comparisons to Thailand, the team the Americans routed 13-0 in in their 2019 World Cup opening game. But Vietnam was surprisingly resilient, kept the game closer than expected, and goalkeeper Tran Thi Kim Thanh stopped Alex Morgan's first-half penalty attempt.Morgan was knocked to the field clutching her calf after trying for the rebound off her missed penalty, but she quickly returned. It was just her second penalty miss for the United States.Smith, one of 14 Americans playing in their first World Cup, showed why she was named both U.S. Soccer's Player of the Year ...

Vehicle crash at Fort Bliss in Texas kills 1 soldier and injures 5 others

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) — A tactical vehicle crashed Friday at Fort Bliss in Texas, killing a soldier and injuring five others, the base reported.The accident took place at about 9:30 a.m. in a base training area, authorities said.The name of the dead soldier, the conditions of the injured and details of the accident weren’t immediately released.“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Soldier’s family, friends and colleagues during this difficult time,” Maj. Gen. James P. Isenhower III, senior commander of Fort Bliss and commander of the 1st Armored Division, said in a statement.Fort Bliss is home to the 1st Armored Division.The cause of the accident is under investigation. The Associated Press

Lionel Messi scores a sensational game-winning goal on a free kick in his Inter Miami debut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Some people paid hundreds of dollars to be able to say they were in the stadium for Lionel Messi’s debut for Inter Miami. Some paid thousands for their seats. The team’s owners committed well over $100 million just to have a chance at moments like this.So far, it looks like money well spent.From the you-can’t-make-this-up department, Messi capped the opening night with his new club by delivering the unforgettable. His magical left foot sent a free kick into the upper left corner of the net in the 94th minute Friday night, giving Inter Miami a 2-1 win over Mexican club Cruz Azul in a Legends Cup match.“What I saw was the goal,” Messi said in an on-field interview amid the postgame celebration. “I saw the goal. I knew that I had to score.”He makes it sound so easy. Made it look so easy, too.The game’s greatest active player — a seven-time Ballon d’Or winner and a World Cup champion — sent the ball over a wall of four Cruz Azul defenders for the...

1 in grave condition after being pulled from water at North Avenue Beach in Chicago

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

CHICAGO — A person is in grave condition after being pulled from the water Friday night at North Avenue Beach in Chicago.According to the Chicago Fire Department, the person was rescued from the water around 9 p.m. FBI looking for 2 people who robbed bank in Addison Chicago Fire Department personnel began CPR and took the person to Northwest Medical Center in grave condition.Additional details haven't been released at this time.

Saints implode in ninth, fall 5-4 in walk-off loss to Storm Chasers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

Logan Porter cracked a two-run double to left-center field off Josh Winder in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Omaha Storm Chasers rallied for a 5-4 walk-off victory over the St. Paul Saints Friday night in Papillion, Neb.Winder took a 4-2 lead into the ninth but allowed a walk, a double and a single before Porter’s walk-off closer. He took the loss and upped his earned-run average to 6.16 on the season. The Saints (55-38) lost for the fifth time this season when leading heading into the ninth inning.The Storm Chasers (44-46) struck first, getting two runs off of Saints starter Simeon Woods Richardson in the third inning on a pair of RBI singles. Woods Richardson went five innings, allowing the two runs on five hits while striking out four. He didn’t surrender a walk.St. Paul took the lead in a four-run fifth inning. Austin Martin hit an RBI single, Kyle Garlick walked to force in a run and Gilberto Celestino hit a two-run single to left field as the Saints took a 4...

Schenectady County officials respond to placement of NYC asylees

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Schenectady County officials are reacting to the latest wave of asylum seekers in the Capital Region. NEWS10 explains the next steps the county plans to take. Amtrak restores partial service for Adirondack Line Nearly 200 asylum seekers have been moved into the county within the past week. Schenectady county legislators plan to hold a special meeting on Monday, to discuss an emergency order that would prohibit the further acceptance and housing of asylum seekers.Schenectady County Manager, Rory Fluman, says there has been little time to prepare for the busses filled with migrants that made the Super 8 Motel in Rotterdam their new home.“We have come to the place, you know, with the experience of what's happening in Rotterdam, that we are going to name a housing crisis. And what that housing crisis means is the communication of DocGo and the City of New York are readily transparent about this problem,” said Fluman.Fluman says Schenectady is not a sanctuary...

Ferguson residents call for action over bad house ruining neighborhood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:26 GMT

FERGUSON, Mo. - Sue Oge of Ferguson has had enough of a terrible eyesore on the street. It's a run-down house in a nice neighborhood.She wondered why it hadn't been demolished by now."City of Ferguson to come out and see what they can do about the house because it’s a nice neighborhood," Oge said. "It’s bringing down the value. They keep saying they’re going to bring somebody out, but nobody ever shows up."To make matters worse, the house burned down a few years ago. The roof has collapsed. It's even worse than before. Vegetation is growing from inside the house. Protests over Francis Howell plan to allow anti-racism resolution to expire Oge said she reached out to FOX 2 after seeing a previous story."I saw your segment about run-down segments in the north county area, and I thought you might be interested to see this one,” Oge said.Other neighbors are concerned about the vacant home as well."It’s an eyesore, it needs to be renovated or taken over or something, it’s been a while,"...