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German broadcaster hits back after sexist abuse targets female Champions League commentator

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — German broadcaster ZDF hit back Sunday at sexist insults on social media targeting Claudia Neumann after she became the first woman in Germany to commentate on the men’s Champions League final.“Claudia Neumann is a professional and experienced commentator, which she again showed during the Champions League final,” ZDF sports editor Yorck Polus said. “Constructive and factual criticism of her work is completely fine. But the huge outpouring of hate and insults made against her is totally unacceptable.”The 59-year-old Neumann’s name was trending already on Twitter in Germany even before kickoff of the game between Manchester City and Inter Milan in Istanbul on Saturday night. City won 1-0.Neumann became the first woman in Germany to commentate at a major men’s soccer tournament during Euro 2016 and has been subjected to sexist abuse ever since. ZDF responded to the abuse against her during the 2018 World Cup by limiting its comment options on the likes of Facebook and Tw...

White Sox closer Liam Hendriks sidelined by elbow inflammation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — White Sox closer Liam Hendriks has been sidelined by elbow inflammation after he missed the start of the season while he recovered from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.Hendriks was placed on the 15-day injured list before Sunday’s series finale against the Miami Marlins. Left-hander Tanner Banks was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte.Hendriks made his major league return from cancer when he pitched an inning against the Los Angeles Angels on May 29. The 34-year-old right-hander is 2-0 with a save and a 5.40 ERA in five appearances this year.Hendriks has 116 saves and a 3.82 ERA over 13 seasons with Minnesota, Toronto, Kansas City, Oakland and Chicago. He signed a $54 million, three-year deal with the White Sox in January 2021.He led the American League with a career-high 38 saves in his first year with Chicago. He was third in the majors with 37 saves and made his third All-Star team in 2022, but he noticed some lumps on his neck last summer.He was diagnosed with stage 4 non...

Where, when and how Novak Djokovic won each of his 23 Grand Slam titles

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic set the record for the most Grand Slam singles trophies won by a man when he earned No. 23 by defeating Casper Ruud 7-6 (1), 6-3, 7-5 in the French Open final on Sunday.Djokovic entered the day with 22, tied with Rafael Nadal. Roger Federer, who announced his retirement last year, is next with 20.Among women, Margaret Court leads the way with 24, some earned during the sport’s amateur era, while Serena Williams finished her career last season with 23, the most in the Open era.Here is a look at each of Djokovic’s major championships so far — 10 at the Australian Open, seven at Wimbledon, three at the U.S. Open and three at the French Open — starting with the first:No. 1: 2008 Australian OpenFinal: Beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2)What He Did: Eliminated Roger Federer in the semifinals, then didn’t face a break point in the second or third sets against Tsonga, before saving one in the fourth.What He Said: “I’m very, very happy...

Novak Djokovic moves up the list of most Grand Slam titles in tennis history with No. 23

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic’s French Open championship on Sunday gives him 23 career Grand Slam singles titles, the most by a man in tennis history.Here is a list of the women and men with the highest major singles trophies, in the amateur and Open eras:Margaret Court, 24Serena Williams, 23Novak Djokovic, 23Steffi Graf, 22Rafael Nadal, 22Roger Federer, 20___AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Illumina CEO resigns amid pressure from activist investor Carl Icahn

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Gene sequencing test maker Illumina Inc. said Sunday that its board has accepted the resignation of its CEO and director, Francis deSouza, effective immediately. Charles Dadswell, senior vice president and general counsel, has been named interim CEO, while the board conducts a search for a new CEO. Illumina said deSouza, who has been with the company since 2013 and was named CEO three years later, will stay on in an advisory capacity until July 31.“Illumina’s technology remains at the forefront of DNA sequencing and has continued to set the pace for the industry,” Illumina’s board chair, Stephen P. MacMillan, said in a statement. “We are confident Illumina can continue to execute on its goals, while we conduct and complete a CEO search process.”The company, based in San Diego, said the board is looking at internal and external candidates.The resignation comes as Illumina has been locked in a monthslong heated battle with activist investor Carl Icahn, over its $...

Mets Notebook: Starling Marte out of lineup for series finale vs. Pirates

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

PITTSBURGH — Starling Marte hasn’t been himself. If you’ve watched him in the outfield this season, it’s been pretty clear.The Mets’ right fielder, who was so crucial to the team’s success last season, is still dealing with some lingering effects of his offseason double groin surgery. Marte has picked up his production at the plate over the last month, hitting .305 (32-105) with 15 runs, a double, a triple, two home runs and 10 RBI over his last 30 games, but he still only has an OPS+ of 83, which is well below his career average of 117.Marte took it slow in spring training because of the surgery, but few anticipated just how slow he would start the 2023 season. The offensive output over the last month has been a good indication that the 34-year-old will progress to his mean, but his performance in the outfield is somewhat concerning.The Mets, however, won’t go as far as to say there is any sort of concern. They have protected Marte all seas...

Man walking along Soldiers Field Road was reportedly sexually assaulted, Massachusetts State Police investigating

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

A man walking along Soldiers Field Road in Brighton early Sunday morning was reportedly sexually assaulted, according to Massachusetts State Police who are investigating.The alleged victim reported that he was walking along Soldiers Field Road between 3 and 4 a.m. on Sunday when a male driver pulled up and asked for directions.The pedestrian told the driver that he couldn’t provide directions and continued walking.“The vehicle followed him for a short period of time before the driver stopped, exited the vehicle, approached the victim on foot, and physically and sexually assaulted him,” a spokesperson for Massachusetts State Police said in a statement. “The victim fought back and eventually the suspect returned to his vehicle and drove away.”The suspect is described as a male, about 6 feet tall, with a Middle Eastern accent.The suspect’s vehicle may be a gray Honda CRV sport utility vehicle.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Arc...

Ticker: CNN TV ad revenues plunge; Ashish Jha to exit White House COVID post 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

CNN has seen its TV ad revenues drop off sharply this year in part due to plunging ratings.MediaRadar, a New York-based firm that tracks advertising trends, said TV and digital revenues at the network fell nearly 40% year over year when measuring the first four months of 2023 vs. the same period in 2022.The firm estimated advertisers spent about $313 million from January through April of 2023 compared to $513 million from January to April of 2022.This information was released by the firm after Warner Bros. Discovery dropped Chris Licht as chief of CNN following a tumultuous 13-month tenure. MediaRadar did not release comparable figures for other cable networks such as Fox News and MSNBC, but ratings have fallen this year for all three networks.Ashish Jha to exit White House postAshish Jha, the White House’s point person on the COVID-19 response, will depart from the administration next week.The White House said Jha will return to Brown University, where he had served as the de...

Chicago White Sox put reliever Liam Hendriks on 15-day IL, but GM says it’s ‘too early to put it on the flexor’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Chicago White Sox manager Pedro Grifol asked Liam Hendriks how he was feeling after pitching the ninth inning Friday against the Miami Marlins.Grifol said Hendriks responded, “We’ll see tomorrow.”“If you know Liam, he never says that,” Grifol said Sunday. “He’s always available and he always wants to pitch. Once he said that, it was a little bit of a red flag.”The Sox placed the reliever on the 15-day injured list Sunday with right elbow inflammation. The move is retroactive to Saturday.Hendriks is 2-0 with one save, a 5.40 ERA and three strikeouts in five appearances since his inspirational return on May 29 after his battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.General manager Rick Hahn said Hendriks is “likely dealing with something fairly similar symptomatically to what he dealt with last year.”Last season, Hendriks went on the IL on June 11 with a flexor strain in his right forearm and returned July 4.“At this point, we do no...

Celtics continue to bolster coaching staff with addition of assistant Charles Lee, per report

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

The Celtics are not messing around when it comes to bolstering their coaching staff.For a second consecutive week, the Celtics have added a highly respected veteran assistant coach from a rival. After reportedly hiring 76ers assistant Sam Cassell last Sunday, the Celtics are finalizing a deal to hire Bucks assistant Charles Lee to be their new lead assistant coach under head coach Joe Mazzulla, according to a report Sunday from ESPN.The 38-year-old Lee was reportedly a finalist for the head-coaching openings in Detroit and Toronto, but when both of those franchises went in a different direction – the Pistons hired Monty Williams and on Saturday, the Raptors went with Darko Rajakovic – the Celtics swooped in for Lee, who has reportedly been on their radar for years.Lee was an assistant to Mike Budenholzer for the last nine seasons, including the last four in Milwaukee before the Bucks fired Budenholzer following their first-round loss to Miami. Last season, Lee became Budenholzer’s l...