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Brazil to launch national investigation into soccer match-fixing

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:41:22 GMT

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will launch a national investigation into soccer match-fixing and the probe could have “international repercussions,” Justice Minister Flavio Dino said Wednesday. Dino’s announcement follows a request from the Brazilian country’s soccer confederation amid a sprawling state investigation that led local clubs and Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids to suspend several footballers from its activities.The probe of the state of Goias initially targeted matches from last season in Brazil’s top flight, but has expanded into second-division matches. Prosecutors said some of the athletes were paid between 50,000 and 100,000 Brazilian reals ($10,000 to $20,000) to get booked or give penalties to their rivals.Brazil’s justice minister said on Twitter that the country’s federal police will open a probe “due to the evidence of match-fixing in sports events, with inter-state and international repercussions.”After Dino’s announcement, ML...

Orioles edge Tampa Bay 2-1, take 2 of 3 in series with MLB-best Rays

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:41:22 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Dean Kremer pitched six scoreless innings and the Baltimore Orioles edged the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Wednesday night.The Orioles took two of three in a series between the top two teams in the American League. They trail Tampa Bay by 4 1/2 games in the AL East.Kremer (4-1) allowed four hits and the Orioles broke through for two runs in the sixth. After allowing a walk and a double, Yonny Chirinos (1-1) committed a pitch clock violation with the count 3-1 on Ryan Mountcastle. That walk loaded the bases with nobody out.Adam Frazier grounded into a forceout to score the game’s first run, and Austin Hays followed with an RBI single.Baltimore closer Félix Bautista threw 29 pitches in Tuesday night’s win, but the Orioles were able to finish this game without him. Austin Voth got four outs before allowing Wander Franco’s RBI single in the eighth. Danny Coulombe then struck out pinch-hitter Randy Arozarena and Harold Ramírez.Yennier Cano pitched a perfect ni...

Severe weather threat ends in Denver area for Wednesday

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:41:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Severe weather hit the Denver area Wednesday afternoon and evening on a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day, spawning tornadoes and dropping hail across the front range and Eastern Plains. Watch: Tornado touches down near Brush during live newscast Photos: Severe weather, hail across Colorado List: Largest hail reports from Wednesday The Pinpoint Weather team and FOX31 had crews across the area and provided live updates in this blog, and with live non-stop coverage on TV. Below is the archive of live coverage from the day.Archived live updates

Hail up to 4 inches fell Wednesday in Colorado: See the list

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:41:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Hailstones as large as 4 inches in diameter fell in Colorado through the afternoon and evening Wednesday, as storms that spawned tornadoes moved through the front range and Eastern Plains.The largest hail reports sent to the National Weather Service were the 4 inches in Morgan County near Gary and a pair of 3-inch reports in Morgan and Washington counties. Photos: See hail pictures from across Colorado The hail reports spanned from the 3 p.m. hour through the 6 p.m. hour. They came to the NWS from trained spotters and members of the public.Wednesday's hail reportsSIZE (inches)COUNTYLOCATION (Miles)TIME4MORGAN6 ENE GARY6:13 PM3MORGAN2 NNE WOODROW5:51 PM3WASHINGTON7 WSW AKRON6:10 PM2.8WASHINGTON6 SSW MIDWAY6:25 PM2.75ADAMS1 N STRASBURG4:47 PM2.75MORGAN3 ENE WOODROW5:34 PM2.75MORGAN3 ENE WOODROW6:14 PM2.75WASHINGTON6 SSW MIDWAY6:25 PM2.5ARAPAHOE2 E STRASBURG4:44 PM2.5ARAPAHOE2 E STRASBURG4:44 PM2.5ADAMSSTRASBURG4:50 PM2.5ADAMS2 SE ADENA5:38 PM2.5MORGAN2 SE SNYDER6:21...

Thornton Police looking for parents of found child

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:41:22 GMT

THORNTON, Colo. (KDVR) -- Update, 8:45 p.m. Police said the boy's family was found.Original: Police in Thornton are looking for the parents of a child who was found Wednesday afternoon.The child is 7 to 10 years old, and is comfortable being with officers but did not give his full name or where he lives. He was found in the 9100 block of Gale Boulevard.Anyone who recognizes the child was asked to call 911 immediately.

3 families displaced after shed fire spreads to houses in Sunrise

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:41:22 GMT

Three families were forced out of their homes after a fire broke out in a Sunrise neighborhood.7Skyforce hovered above the scene of the blaze in the area of Northwest 62nd Terrace and 26th Street, just after 5:30 p.m., Wednesday.Cellphone video provided another angle of the flames.Homeowner Marlene Plummer said she was able to get out of her home of 12 years with only the clothes on her back.“I didn’t know what to do, ’cause at that time, smoke was already coming in, and I couldn’t grab anything,” she said. “This is all I got on. Everything is gone.”According to Sunrise Fire Rescue, the fire broke out in a shed and quickly spread to three connected units.Plummer, 44, said she was working at home with her nieces and nephews when she smelled smoke, looked up and saw the flames heading her way.“I tried to put it out. It was already too late, ’cause it had already gotten too big,” she said.Plummer said she called 911.When firef...

Suspect connected to stolen Mansory Rolls-Royce leads police in cross-county pursuit, ends in Hallandale Beach

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:41:22 GMT

A police chase ended in Hallandale Beach after several criminals led authorities on a pursuit connected to a stolen $800,000 luxury car.Early Wednesday morning, a man living in a South Florida gated community woke up to a shocking sight: his black Mansory Rolls Royce, one of only 12 in the U.S., was missing. The owner, identified as Alexei, believes he was targeted due to the unique sound of the car’s exhaust.Surveillance video from Alexei’s home showed a man walking straight up to the unlocked luxury car and driving off, passing a Ferrari and Bentley parked behind it. The theft occurred around 3:40 a.m., and Alexei thinks the car thief had an accomplice in a white Audi that could be seen leading the way.“They didn’t touch the two cars; they went straight for the Rolls Royce,” Alexei said.Law enforcement officers from Davie, Hollywood and the Broward Sheriff’s Office later chased the suspects in the white Audi for about an hour. The pursuit covered a si...

Aventura 8th grader catches bus aide going off in profanity-laced tirade

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:41:22 GMT

Students were left shaken after a bus aide got angry, and one of those students caught the incident on video.“[Expletive] if you touch me, I swear to God!” said the man working on the bus.Her father is upset with what his daughter had to endure on the ride home from school today, and is speaking out, Wednesday.The girl is an 8th grader at Aventura City of Excellence School (ACES) Charter School in Aventura.“He looked like he was ready to hit someone,” said Mia, who didn’t want to show her face on camera.She said she was on the way from school on the bus, when she said, the bus aide started screaming at the driver.“Run, run your [expletive] mouth to these [expletive] kids again,” said the aide on the video. “I’m talking to you, you passive-aggressive [expletive].”Mia was among the students who pulled out their phones as the scene unfolded.“I saw how bad it was. I felt like there should be like proof, like people should...

Central Florida workers find 5-foot gator in stormwater pipe under roadway

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:41:22 GMT

OVIEDO, Fla. (WSVN) — Workers in Central Florida found a scaly surprise underground.Back on Saturday, a stormwater crew was trying to figure out why potholes were opening up along Lockwood Boulevard in Oviedo, so they sent a four-wheel robotic camera under the roadway to check the pipes for any issues.The robot recorded a five-foot alligator. It meandered away, deeper into the pipe than the robot could follow.It remains unclear whether or not the crew figured out what was causing the potholes.

Jalen Brunson scores 38 points, Knicks beat Heat 112-103 in Game 5 to cut deficit to a game

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:41:22 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson had 38 points, nine rebounds and seven assists while playing all 48 minutes in a season-extending performance, and the New York Knicks beat the Miami Heat 112-103 on Wednesday night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.The Knicks denied the Heat’s first attempt to become just the second No. 8 seed to reach the conference finals and sent the series back to Miami for Game 6 on Friday night.RJ Barrett added 26 points and Julius Randle had 24 for the fifth-seeded Knicks, who stayed alive in hopes of reaching the conference finals for the first time since 2000. They did that by getting by the Heat in seven games in the second round, a possibility that still exists.The Knicks built a 19-point lead in the third quarter, then hung on when the Heat finally got their 3-pointers to start falling and cut it to two with 2 1/2 minutes remaining.Jimmy Butler had 19 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Heat, getting held below 25 points for t...