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Column: Scheffler’s rise leads to incomplete grade on Smith

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:02 GMT

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Spieth can speak with authority on the remarkable run of Scottie Scheffler, except that Spieth never liked that term when he was the subject.Spieth had won seven times in 13 months — two majors, a shot at all four of them, No. 1 in the world and a FedEx Cup title — when he showed up at Kapalua to start 2016 and was asked what he had planned for an encore.“Doesn’t an encore mean that the show is then over?” he said.Golf has a couple of hit shows, and for now Scheffler is top billing.His superb play in windy conditions for a five-shot victory in The Players Championship was his sixth title in the last 13 months. Scheffler has been No. 1 longer than anyone during that stretch.But it was only 12 days ago when Jon Rahm, with six victories in the last 13 months, opened with a 65 at Bay Hill and looked as though no one could beat him. Maybe that’s still the case. Rahm never made it to the second round at The Players Championship because of ...

Los Angeles prosecutors will not retry Harvey Weinstein on rape, sex assault charges that left jury deadlocked

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:02 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors will not retry Harvey Weinstein on rape, sex assault charges that left jury deadlocked.Source

US prosecutors no longer seeking death for man convicted in college student Dru Sjodin’s 2003 kidnapping, killing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:02 GMT

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — US prosecutors no longer seeking death for man convicted in college student Dru Sjodin’s 2003 kidnapping, killing.Source

MATCHDAY: Madrid, Napoli look to advance in Champions League

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:02 GMT

A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Wednesday:CHAMPIONS LEAGUEREAL MADRID vs. LIVERPOOL (5-2)Real Madrid will defend a three-goal lead for the round-of-16 second leg against Liverpool after a shock 5-2 win in England, where the defending champions rallied from an early 2-0 deficit. No away team has ever erased a three-goal loss from the first leg in the Champions League, and only five times the team that lost at home rallied in the second leg. Manchester United was the only one to overcome a two-goal deficit — in 2019 against Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16. Madrid is coming off a win against Espanyol in the Spanish league, while Liverpool lost at relegation-threatened Bournemouth to hurt its chances of moving closer to the top four in the Premier League.NAPOLI vs. EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (2-0)Napoli has been handed a triple boost ahead of the round-of-16 second leg against Eintracht Frankfurt as Kim Min-jae, Alex Meret and Hirving Lozano all returned to training. Ki...

Is my money safe? What you need to know about bank failures

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:02 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, which catered mostly to the tech industry, may have you worried about your money. They were the second- and third-biggest bank failures in U.S. history.It all started last week when too many depositors tried to withdraw their money from Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, California. That’s known as a bank run. The bank had to sell treasury bonds and other securities at a steep loss and more people kept trying to withdraw money as word of the situation spread, causing the bank to fail. Regulators took control of New York-based Signature Bank soon after, saying it was necessary to protect depositors after too many people withdrew money.In response, regulators guaranteed all deposits at the two banks and created a program to help shield other banks to shield them from a run on deposits.Here’s what you need to know:IS MY MONEY SAFE?Yes, if your money is in a bank insured by the Federal Deposit In...

AP source: Texans agree to trade for guard Shaq Mason

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:02 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Houston Texans have agreed to send the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a sixth-round draft pick for guard Shaq Mason and a seventh-round pick, a person familiar with the trade told The Associated Press on Tuesday.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal can’t be announced until Wednesday.Mason started 18 games for the Buccaneers at right guard last season after spending his first seven years in New England.Mason gives the Texans another veteran presence on an offensive line that includes tackles Laremy Tunsil and Tytus Howard entering the final year of their contracts.On Monday, the Texans agreed on a deal with backup quarterback Case Keenum.The 29-year-old Mason has started 115 games in his eight seasons.Texans general manager Nick Caserio was New England’s director of player personnel when the team drafted Mason in the fourth round in 2015. ___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFLSource

College Park Aviation Museum honors Harriet Quimby, first American woman to earn pilot license

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:02 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley previews College Park Aviation Museum tribute to Harriet Quimby (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); Everyone knows the Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh and Chuck Yeager, but you can’t write the history of aviation with Harriet Quimby.Not only was Quimby the first American woman to earn a pilot’s license, she was also the first woman in the world to fl...

Here are the 10 most wanted sex offenders in Colorado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Colorado Bureau of Investigation says there are over 19,000 registered sex offenders in Centennial State.The CBI said 425 of the registered sex offenders are sexually violent predators. Alaska man arrested in 2006 Boulder County cold case murder "Most sex offenders engage in “crossover” behavior, i.e., when an offender acts outside of his or her usual deviant sexual interest. An offender may be caught for one type of offense but is at a higher risk to commit another type of offense involving a victim of a different age, gender, or race.," the CBI said on its website.Most wanted sex offendersThe CBI has a list of the 100 most wanted sex offenders in our state. Here are the top 10 on the list:1. Robert EgglestonRobert Eggleston, also known as Bobby, Eggman, and Red is the most wanted sex offender in Colorado. Cold case: Who murdered this 12-year-old paper boy in 1981? Eggleston has been convicted of sexual assault on a child.He is described as:White man55 yea...

Jeep Wranglers sell for almost 30% over MSRP around Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — In the Denver metro, mountain chic Jeep Wranglers sell for over $11,000 more than their suggested retail prices.Used vehicles were among the consumer items hardest hit by inflation. Those who can afford new vehicles are paying a premium, as well. Buyers across the nation are still willing to pay far above MSRP for a new vehicle, according to a new study. When will the car market return to normal? iSeeCars, an automotive search engine and research website, analyzed national auto sales to find how much consumers are paying above MSRP for new vehicles. The markup is less than it was last year, but buyers still paid 8.8% above MSRP in February 2023. Nationally, certain vehicles command the biggest markups. Broadly, consumers are willing to pay far above the asking price for two kinds of cars - luxury cruisers and Jeep Wranglers.A new Genesis GV70 has the nation's highest markup, with buyers paying an average of 27.5% over MSRP. Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Cadillac and Lex...

Bill could enforce 'substance-free seating' at Colorado entertainment venues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:54:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A new bill is being considered in the Senate, and if passed it would require "substance-free seating" at large Colorado concert, sports and entertainment venues. SB23-171 is also known as the "Large Entertainment Facility Substance-free Seating Requirement" bill and was introduced by Democratic Sen. Kevin Priola and Democratic Rep. Chris deGruy Kennedy on Feb. 27. According to the bill, if passed it would require an entertainment facility with a seating capacity of 7,000 or more to designate and enforce at least 4% of that seating as a substance-free area. The area cannot be limited to seats that are either higher or farther away from the activity. New bill could ban landlords from charging pet rent This means that places like Ball Arena, Coors Field and Red Rocks would have to make 4% of their seating substance-free.The bill defines substance-free as a seating area where the use of alcohol, electronic smoking, marijuana, tobacco and prohibited substances are ban...