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Surprise factor key to Napoli’s success in Champions League

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:28:30 GMT

Napoli has been a revelation this season at home and abroad and that is helping set it on course for some firsts.It has become more a matter of when and not if Napoli will win a first Serie A title in more than three decades, while the surprise factor has also left it on the verge of a first-ever Champions League quarterfinal appearance.Standing in its way is Eintracht Frankfurt, and Napoli takes a 2-0 lead into the round-of-16 second leg at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Wednesday.“Everyone dreams of winning the Champions League, but we know it’s difficult,” Napoli midfielder Stanislav Lobotka told Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport. “But we have nothing to lose, we’re playing without pressure, we are not like Real Madrid.“If we manage to progress, we could meet them and we will face them — them or anyone else — with the conviction that we can play on par. Nobody expects Napoli to reach the final.”Napoli announced its return to the Champions League with a 4-1 victory over...

AUTO RACING: Byron and Chevy rolling; F1 is Max’s playground

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:28:30 GMT

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Ambetter Health 400Site: Hampton, Georgia.Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 11:35 a.m.; Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (FOX).Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway.Race distance: 260 laps, 400 miles.Last year: William Byron won after starting 12th. Last race: Byron passed Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson in overtime at Phoenix and won his second consecutive race.Fast facts: A third Hendrick driver, Alex Bowman, leads the point standings, followed by Kevin Harvick, Ross Chastain, Byron and Larson. … Ryan Blaney finished second, followed by Tyler Reddick and Larson. … All four races have been won by a driver in a Chevrolet. … Byron’s consecutive victories have both come after he took on right side tires only on his last pit stop. … Harvick had a sizeable lead until Harrison Burton spun with 10 laps to go. Harvick finished fifth, his series record 20th consecutive top 10 finish at Phoenix.Next race: March 26, Austin, Texas.Online: h...

La FIFA aprueba nuevo formato para la Copa Mundial: habrá 48 equipos y se jugará en 40 días

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:28:30 GMT

KIGALI, Ruanda — La enorme Copa Mundial que se disputará en Norteamérica se expandió más.La FIFA incrementó el martes la magnitud del torneo de 2026 por segunda vez — seis años después del primer cambio — al aprobar una etapa de grupos más amplia en el que será el primer Mundial con 48 selecciones.Al preservar los grupos de cuatro equipos en vez de reducir a tres, el ente rector del fútbol concibió un calendario de 104 partidos que abarcará casi seis semanas semanas en los meses de junio y julio en Estados Unidos, Canadá y México. Ahora los equipos estarán en 12 grupos de cuatro seleccionados cada uno.Las 16 ciudades sede —11 en Estados Unidos, tres en México y dos en Canadá— tendrán ahora 24 partidos adicionales que albergar sobre los 80 que ya habían sido previstos.LA COPA MUNDIAL 2026 SE JUGARÁ EN MÉXICO, EEUU Y CANADÁCon 1.5 millones de entradas adicionales, la FIFA podrá facturar más para sus arcas — por lo menos $11,000 millones hasta 2026 en un torneo que se disputará mayorme...

La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE.UU. propone las primeras normas para que el agua potable sea más segura frente a los “químicos para siempre”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:28:30 GMT

(CNN) — La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE.UU. (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) propuso este martes la primera norma nacional de agua potable para las “sustancias químicas para siempre”, peligrosas para la salud humana. La medida podría afectar radicalmente al agua potable de casi todos los habitantes de Estados Unidos.La nueva norma pretende establecer normas de agua potable para seis sustancias perfluoroalquiladas y polifluoroalquiladas, también conocidas como PFAS o “sustancias químicas para siempre”. Los PFAS son una familia de sustancias químicas sintéticas omnipresentes que permanecen en el medio ambiente y en el cuerpo humano, donde pueden causar graves problemas de salud.Aunque existen miles de PFAS, según los Institutos Nacionales de Salud (NIH, por sus siglas en inglés), bajo la nueva norma, los sistemas de abastecimiento de agua tendrían que controlar seis sustancias químicas específicas, notificar al público los niveles de PFAS y trabaj...

Car collides with Dallas horse riders, killing 1, injuring 2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:28:30 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — A 14-year-old on horseback was killed and two other teens were injured early Tuesday in Dallas in a collision between a vehicle and the group of teens, who were riding stolen horses, police said.The two riders who were injured — a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old — were hospitalized in stable condition after the 5:30 a.m. crash, police said. Police said no charges are expected for the driver of the vehicle, who remained at the scene.One horse died at the scene, another was euthanized at the scene by a veterinarian and the third horse was injured but expected to survive, according to police.The crash occurred in an area about 7 miles (11 kilometers) south of downtown along Great Trinity Forest Way, a highway that crosses Interstate 45. Much of the area around Great Trinity Forest Way east of Interstate 45 is forested. Police said the investigation into the crash is ongoing and more information will be released when it becomes available.Source

Italy’s leaders, attacked on migrant tragedy, blame Russians

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:28:30 GMT

ROME (AP) — On the defensive after a deadly migrant boat shipwreck near an Italian beach, Italy’s right-wing government is contending that Russian mercenaries in Libya are behind an uptick in migrant arrivals in alleged retaliation for Western support for Ukraine.On Monday evening, Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, a leading figure in Premier Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, described the recent increase in smugglers’ unseaworthy boats setting out for Italian shores from Libya as “part of a clear strategy of hybrid war that the Wagner division, mercenaries paid by Russia, is carrying out, utilizing its significant weight in several African countries.”Building on that assertion, Brothers of Italy lawmaker Silvio Giovine on Tuesday depicted the migratory flows toward Italy as “retaliation against Europe and the West.”The far-right lawmaker claimed that members of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group in Libya aim to destabilize the North ...

Tysons-based Cvent to be acquired for $4.6 billion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:28:30 GMT

Tysons, Virginia, based Cvent, whose software as a service is used by companies for meetings and events planning, will be acquired by New York-based investment company Blackstone for $4.6 billion.A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority will be a minority owner along with Blackstone once the acquisition is complete.Cvent, founded in 1999, went public a year ago, trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market. It reports it has 22,000 customers in the corporate, nonprofit, higher education and hospitality industries.More Virginia NewsMore Business NewsCvent was hit hard at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 as in person meetings, weddings and other in-person events were scrapped. In May 2020, it laid off 10% of its workforce.Since the pandemic began, Cvent has grown its virtual and hybrid meetings and events planning offerings. Last fall, it partnered with Zoom to integrate Zoom Events with its platform.Cvent currently has 4,800 employees globally.Part of Cvent’s ...

USA Swimming offers cash for Olympic relay sweep

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:28:30 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Swimming will reward its athletes financially if the Americans sweep all seven relays at this summer’s world championships and the 2024 Paris Olympics.The program announced Tuesday by the sport’s national governing body involves the men’s and women’s 4×100-meter medley relays, 4×100 freestyle relays, 4×200 free relays and mixed 4×100 medley relay.If the U.S. wins all seven of these relays at the world meet in Fukuoka, Japan, this summer, all the pool and open water world team members will split $500,000. If the Americans finish first, second or third in all the relays, they will split $150,000.At the Paris Olympics, if the U.S. sweeps the relays, all the swimmers will split $1 million. If the team medals in every relay, the athletes will share $250,000.“This is an unprecedented incentive program with the ultimate goal of extraordinary relay success,” national team managing director Lindsay Mintenko said. ”While...

Denver housing costs 37% more than the national average

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:28:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It isn't food, gas, electricity, medical costs or entertainment that make Denver such an expensive city. It's housing. RentCafe's updated information on city cost of living says Denver's housing expense is the single item that pushes its general cost of living far above the average. Denver's total cost of living is 12% higher than the national average. Single, multi-family home construction costs continue upward trend Most consumer spending categories are higher in Denver than the nation, but Denver housing is a whopping 37% higher than the national average. Prices for both rent and ownership began rising in 2015 but spiked into the stratosphere in 2020.Goods and services and transportation are 10% higher, food 6% higher and healthcare 1% higher. Denverites do catch a break with regard to utilities. Despite Xcel's increasing rates, monthly utilities are still 18% below the national average. How much profit is Xcel making compared to how much customers pay? Den...

What time are NCAA Tournament games in Denver?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:28:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Whether you're planning on going to a bar, or to watch at home, the first round of games for the 2023 NCAA Tournament will take place starting on Thursday.The Mountain West Conference will host six games at Ball Arena, with the first game happening there on Friday at 11:30 a.m. Everything to know about the men’s NCAA basketball tournament in Denver March 17 games at Ball ArenaHere is a look at the schedule of games for March 17:No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara: 11:30 a.m.No. 6 Creighton vs. No. 11 NC State: 2 p.m.No. 3 Gonzaga vs. No. 14 Grand Canyon: 5:35 p.m.No. 6 TCU vs. No. 11 Arizona State or No. 11 Nevada: 8:05 p.m.The second round will take place on Saturday and Sunday, with games happening in Denver on Sunday. FOX31 Basketball Challenge We will update this story with the Sunday schedule once it has been released.