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Embiid, Harden help 76ers cruise past Wizards 112-93

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:32 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 34 points, James Harden had 18 points and 14 assists and the Philadelphia 76ers cruised to a wire-to-wire 112-93 win over the fading Washington Wizards on Sunday night.Tobias Harris added 11 points and De’Anthony Melton 10 for the 76ers (45-22), who have won five in a row to keep pressure on Milwaukee and Boston for the top two seeds in a crowded Eastern Conference. Philadelphia now plays seven of its next eight games on the road.“When you are not playing the fourth quarter, that usually means something good,” said Embiid, who was 12 for 21 from the floor in 31 minutes. “Everyone contributed for us.Washington (31-37) got a career-high 25 points from Corey Kispert and 13 from Bradley Beal, but dropped its fifth game in its last six. The Wizards also fell out of a tie for the 10th and final spot in the Eastern Conference’s play-in tournament, a half-game behind idle Chicago.“The biggest thing was that we didn’t have any pa...

AP source: Commanders, DT Payne agree on $90M, 4-year deal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:32 GMT

The Washington Commanders are keeping Daron Payne around, thanks to the second-biggest contract for a defensive tackle behind only seven-time All-Pro Aaron Donald.The Commanders agreed to terms with Payne on a four-year contract worth $90 million, with $60 million guaranteed, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Sunday because the contract had not been announced.Donald signed a contract last year with the Los Angeles Rams that paid him $95 million, with $65 million guaranteed.Payne led Washington with a career-high 11 1/2 sacks last season. The Commanders put the franchise tag worth $18.9 million on him last month in the hopes of working out a long-term agreement.The deal was first reported by ESPN.Payne and fellow Alabama product Jonathan Allen are now each locked up on multiyear deals with Washington, which next must decide whether to exercise the fifth-year option on pass rusher Chase Young. The 2020 ...

10 iconic moments in Pope Francis’ first 10 years as pontiff

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:32 GMT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis marks the 10th anniversary of his election as pope on Monday. During that decade, several historic occasions, as well as several unplanned events, helped define the contours and priorities of history’s first Latin American pontiff. Visits with refugees in Italy and Greece, trips to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and the coronavirus pandemic and the death of his predecessor are some of the iconic moments that have shaped his papacy and influenced the direction of the Catholic Church at large.—- July 8, 2013: Francis travels to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa for his first pastoral visit outside Rome to denounce the “globalization of indifference” that greets migrants who risk their lives trying to reach Europe. The plight of refugees would go on to become a major concern of his pontificate, including when he returned from Greece in 2016 with 12 Syrian migrants aboard his plane.July 29, 2013: During his first airborne press conference...

‘The Last of Us’ arriba a su final de temporada con una difícil elección

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:32 GMT

Nota del editor: Incluye spoilers sobre el final de temporada de “The Last of Us”, que se estrenó el 12 de marzo.(CNN) — ¿Y si salvar el mundo se redujera a sacrificar a un adolescente inocente? Esa fue la brutal elección que planteó el final de temporada de “The Last of Us”, y el destino, con la ventaja de la retrospectiva, al que conducía cada paso de este camino.Si la serie “Héroes” popularizó la frase “Salva a la animadora, salva al mundo”, “The Last of Us” le dio la vuelta, de forma desgarradora, al exigir la muerte de una adolescente, Ellie (Bella Ramsey), para conseguir el mismo efecto esperado.Joel (Pedro Pascal), que perdió a su hija al estallar el apocalipsis, estaba endurecido y amargado cuando se le encomendó escoltar a Ellie a través del país, pues su inmunidad al virus podría dar esperanza a la humanidad.¿Qué sabemos de la segunda temporada de “The Last of Us” de HBO?Sin embargo, los dos fuer...

Oscar winners 2023: See the full list

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:32 GMT

(CNN) — The 95th Academy Awards were presented on SundaySee below for a full list of the nominees. The winners are indicated in bold.BEST PICTURE“All Quiet on the Western Front”“Avatar: The Way of Water”“The Banshees of Inisherin”“Elvis”“Everything Everywhere All at Once” *WINNER“The Fabelmans”“Tár”“Top Gun: Maverick”“Triangle of Sadness”“Women Talking”ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLEAngela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”Hong Chau, “The Whale”Kerry Condon, “The Banshees of Inisherin”Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” *WINNERStephanie Hsu, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLEBrendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin”Brian Tyree Henry, “Causeway”Judd Hirsch, “The Fabelmans”Barry Keoghan, “The Banshees of Inish...

Nor’easter bringing strong winds, up to 18 inches if snow to parts of Mass.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:32 GMT

A nasty nor’easter expected to bring damaging winds and up to 18 inches of heavy, wet snow to communities to parts of Massachusetts this week.The storm system moves into the region on Monday. By the end of the day Tuesday, much of New England will be under a fresh coat of plowable snow.The storm starts out with light rain showers Monday night, generally after 10 p.m., and gradually picks up in intensity going into Tuesday morning.Locations in northern and central Worcester County will likely experience a change over to snow around midnight, with locations in Metro West and the North Shore seeing a change over early Tuesday morning.Due to the late change-over to snow in the Boston area, the Tuesday morning commute is looking better than the evening, as most of the area is expected to have some snow on the roadways.By Tuesday evening, some snow will begin moving over the South Shore before the storms starts to dissipate. Some scattered snow showers will linger into Wednesday morning, ...

Police investigation underway on Alexander Street in Brockton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:32 GMT

A police investigation is underway on Alexander Street in Brockton Monday morning. Officers were seen laying down over a dozen evidence markers and taking photos of the scene just after 1 a.m.No additional information has been released. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Magic’s Wendell Carter Jr. staying motivated against league’s top bigs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:32 GMT

Before the season even started, an Orlando Magic assistant coach gave Wendell Carter Jr. a piece of motivation that played a factor in Saturday’s 126-114 overtime home win over the Miami Heat.Carter told the Orlando Sentinel that Randy Gregory, Magic assistant offensive/video coordinator, had a screenshot of an Aug. 29 tweet from “NBACentral” that listed HoopsHype.com’s preseason top-10 centers entering the season taped inside Carter’s locker at Amway Center.Why did Gregory do this?Because Carter’s name wasn’t present, which constantly motivates Carter every time he goes to his locker.“That’s what drives me every day,” Carter told the Sentinel earlier in the season while sitting next to his locker, “until they put my [name] on there.”“[Helps] me stay motivated. It’s something small to keep me going every day. Give me a reason to keep going.”Carter’s name wasn’t listed at all on Hoop...

White supremacist reported incidents surge in Massachusetts, hit all-time high across New England

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:32 GMT

White supremacist propaganda activity surged in Massachusetts and across New England last year, as reported incidents hit an all-time high for the region and in the U.S.That’s according to the Anti-Defamation League’s annual assessment of reported white supremacist propaganda incidents.ADL recorded 6,751 incidents nationally last year, a 38% jump over the 4,876 incidents recorded during 2021.The five states that comprise the ADL New England region saw a whopping 96% spike in recorded white supremacist propaganda activity.In addition to the July march through Boston by white nationalist hate group Patriot Front, New England propaganda activities included gatherings by white supremacists with anti-Semitic, racist, anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ+ messages at local bookstores, libraries, theaters, shelters and hospitals across the region.“White supremacist propaganda has the dual and devious purpose to intimidate specific groups and lure others to join their hateful act...

Ravens free agency guide: Prepare for limited action as focus remains on QB Lamar Jackson and his potential suitors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:11:32 GMT

The Ravens are headed for perhaps the most unusual free agent shopping period in their history.Usually, fans obsess over which players general manager Eric DeCosta might target to fortify weak areas on the team’s roster, with wide receiver, cornerback and left guard topping the list for 2023. But such questions will be afterthoughts compared with the ongoing intrigue around quarterback Lamar Jackson, who will be free to sign an offer sheet with another team starting Wednesday.Will such an offer materialize? Would the Ravens match it within five days and finally lock in their most important player? Or will a resolution remain elusive, creating uncertainty around every other move DeCosta would like to make?The Ravens cannot, however, afford to treat Jackson’s contract as the only issue at hand. They still have to build a playoff-caliber team for next season, and they will have to do it with a budget pinched by the $32.4 million allotted to Jackson under the nonexclusive fr...