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St. Francis defense in top form during WCAL victory over Valley Christian

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:17:31 GMT

With every hit, tackle, and disruption, the St. Francis High defense gathered force and gained confidence.After a 24-14 victory over visiting Valley Christian on Friday night, the Lancers could savor a defensive effort that helped keep them in the West Catholic Athletic League race. Mack Mrowka’s third-quarter interception of a pass that seemed inches from becoming a Valley gamebreaker was crucial, and the Lancers (5-3 overall) moved to 4-1 in the WCAL and within range of Serra and Riordan, who take their 4-0 records into a Saturday showdown. “The most significant thing about this game was showing how good our defense really is,” said sophomore middle linebacker Shane Cahoon, who averaged 12 tackles going into the game and made his share of impact plays down the stretch. St. Francis’ head coach Greg Calcagno high fives Solomone Pifeleti (30) during the first half of a football game against Valley Christian on Friday, October 20, 2023, in Mountain View, Calif. (Brandon Vallance for t...

Una entrega secreta de armas y una incursión a través del río: esto es lo que debe saber sobre las últimas noticias de la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:17:31 GMT

(CNN) –Durante la última semana, una entrega secreta de armas estadounidenses y una incursión a través del río han inyectado energía muy necesaria a la contraofensiva de Ucrania, en gran parte estancada.En el este, los ucranianos afirman haber infligido pérdidas masivas a las fuerzas rusas que intentaban rodear una ciudad en conflicto.Mientras tanto, en la capital, Kyiv, los parlamentarios ucranianos buscan eliminar la influencia rusa de la Iglesia.Esto es lo que necesitas saber sobre UcraniaLlegada sorpresa del Sistema de Misiles Tácticos del Ejército de EE.UU. (ATACMS)Un envío secreto estadounidense de misiles ATACMS de largo alcance atacó este martes aeródromos en la ocupada Berdiansk en la costa del mar de Azov y en Luhansk en el este de Ucrania, destruyendo helicópteros rusos y un depósito de municiones.Un video publicado por el comandante en jefe de las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania, general Valerii Zaluzhnyi, mostraba las poderosas baterías de misiles disparando, con una l...

La guerra obligó a los ciudadanos árabes de Israel a explicar que no son Hamas

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:17:31 GMT

(CNN) — Cuando Aya Najame, una árabe musulmana de 20 años, era una niña que crecía en la ciudad portuaria de Haifa, en el norte de Israel, realizaba viajes de intercambio cultural a escuelas judías para aprender sobre el estilo de vida judío. Los niños judíos harían lo mismo y visitarían la escuela de Najame para conocer su vida.Los ciudadanos árabes que son residentes permanentes en Israel representan poco más del 20% de la población del país. Los aproximadamente 2 millones de personas son distintos de los palestinos que viven en la ocupada Ribera Occidental y Gaza, pero están lejos de ser un grupo uniforme.La mayoría son musulmanes, pero también hay una gran minoría árabe cristiana. Y aunque alrededor de 1,5 millones tienen ciudadanía israelí, muchos de los que viven en Jerusalén sólo tienen estatus de residencia permanente y no son ciudadanos de pleno derecho. Algunos se identifican como árabes, otros como palestinos, algunos como drusos, una secta religiosa extendida por I...

What’s new with Metro this week?

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:17:31 GMT

This weekend, Metrorail track work may affect your ride about town. All lines will be affected.Here’s what you need to know:Blue, Orange and Silver Lines:Buses will replace trains between the Eastern Market and Minnesota Ave./Benning Road stations as an aerial structure rehabilitation project at the Stadium Armory takes place.Trains run every 12 minutes during the day, and 15 minutes in the evening from Vienna to Eastern Market and Minnesota Avenue to New Carrollton.Silver Line service will only run between Ashburn and Federal Center SW stations.Red, Yellow and Green Lines:Red Line trains will single track between Medical Center and Grosvenor stations, running every 10 minutes between Friendship Heights and Glenmont stations, and every 20 minutes between Friendship Heights and Shady Grove.Green and Yellow line trains will single track between Mt. Vernon Square and L’Enfant Plaza stations, running every 20 minutes in both directions.Read more about track work this weekend on th...

Insólito: olor fétido lleva al hallazgo de 200 cadáveres, y un ‘esqueleto stripper’ adorna una calle

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:17:31 GMT

Si crees que lo has visto todo, estás equivocado. Estas son las noticias más insólitas de esta semana. Olor fétido en un edificio termina en un terrible hallazgoLos restos de al menos 189 personas fueron retirados de una funeraria de Colorado, cuando se descubrieron los cuerpos en descomposición y mal almacenados hace dos semanas, dijeron funcionarios el martes.Los restos fueron encontrados por las autoridades en respuesta a un informe de un “olor abominable” dentro de un edificio decrépito en la funeraria Return to Nature, en el pequeño pueblo de Penrose, a unas 100 millas al sur de Denver. Todos los restos fueron retirados del sitio el 13 de octubre, pero los funcionarios dijeron que las cifras podrían cambiar nuevamente a medida que continúa el proceso de identificación.El recuento actualizado se produce cuando las familias que contrataron a la funeraria están cada vez más preocupadas por lo que les sucedió a sus seres queridos fallecidos. Los funcionarios locales dijeron que com...

Police ID suspect killed in Southeast DC shooting that left 1 officer shot, 2 others injured

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:17:31 GMT

The suspect who was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire with police in Southeast D.C. on Thursday afternoon has been identified.Arthur Porter, 33, of Northwest D.C., was shot and killed by police who responded to the 2800 block of Gainesville Street SE for reports of an armed man arguing with two women. As officers approached Porter to speak with him, he fled and fired multiple shots back at police while running.One officer was shot and sustained “a serious injury,” according to a Friday press release. He was transported to a local hospital and has since been categorized as in stable condition.According to the release, the officer, who has not been named, was a recent graduate of the Metropolitan Police Academy and was undergoing field training.As he was running, Porter also pointed his handgun at another officer, who shot and fatally struck him. He died at the scene.“Officers returned fire at the suspect, who was struck multiple times,” police spokesperson Paris Lewb...

El partido Acción Democrática pide postergar las elecciones primarias en Venezuela

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:17:31 GMT

(CNN Español) — El partido Acción Democrática de Venezuela pidió este viernes a la Comisión Nacional de Primarias que se posterguen las elecciones primarias de la oposición previstas para el domingo en ese país, hasta que se superen algunas barreras que AD señala.En una conferencia y a través de una carta pública enviada al presidente de la Comisión, Jesús María Casal, dijeron que algunas “graves irregularidades” alteran la normalidad del proceso, entre ellas la reubicación de centros electorales”, que según el partido provocaría que la participación electoral disminuya.¿Por qué son importantes las elecciones primarias de la oposición en Venezuela?La Comisión Nacional de Primarias es un cuerpo autogestionado por la oposición para supervisar las elecciones primarias de este domingo, en la cual 10 aspirantes compiten por una candidatura unificada para enfrentar en 2024 a quien represente al oficialismo, ya fuere el actual mandatario Nicolás Maduro u otra figura...

Car crashes into fire rescue station in NWMD overnight

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:17:31 GMT

A car crashed straight into a firehouse in Northwest Miami-Dade early Saturday morning.The incident happened at Firehouse 26 near Northwest 32nd Avenue and Northwest 119th Street.Fire rescue confirmed multiple people had to be taken to the hospital.Video showed that at least two cars were involved, with one crashing through the station’s garage door.Miami-Dade Fire Rescue was on scene tending to a woman and a man who was taken to the hospital on a stretcher.7News is waiting to hear back from police for more information.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Shuttles replace Green Line service from Kenmore to Park after overhead wire problem, MBTA says

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:17:31 GMT

Shuttle buses are replacing service between Kenmore and Park Street on the Green Line due to “an overhead wire problem” near Copley Station, the MBTA announced Saturday morning.Just after 8 a.m., about 20 feet of overhead wire came down after a problem with the pantograph on top of the trolley, an MBTA spokesperson confirmed. Officials said the transit agency’s Power Department is making repairs to the catenary system.Two trolleys were stalled in between stations in the area of the overhead wires. Five passengers walked to Copley Station, while 10 passengers walked to the Arlington Station from their stopped trolleys, officials said.Green Line E Branch commuters are being directed to the 39 bus route, while a bus shuttle has been set up between Kenmore and Park Street.The Green Line B Branch is closed from Packard’s Corner to Government Center. Commuters have been directed to the 57 bus route to Kenmore.https://twit...

How Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent rose from zero-star recruit to Division II record-breaker to NFL rookie starter through preparation and confidence

Published Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:17:31 GMT

Tyson Bagent prides himself on his preparation.It is, he says, a big part of what has propelled him from being a zero-star high school recruit in West Virginia to the verge of his first NFL start Sunday at Soldier Field.So when the question came to Bagent on Wednesday during his first news conference as the Chicago Bears Week 7 starting quarterback, he responded as if he had prepared for this too.What was his backup plan if this dream to play in the NFL didn’t materialize out of his unusual path through Division II football?“I was going to basically just CrossFit my life away, get as ripped and jacked as I possibly could,” Bagent said without missing a beat. “And be a teacher at Martinsburg High School.”Martinsburg High, located in eastern West Virginia about 80 miles from Washington, D.C., will have to wait to hire its ripped alumnus.Bagent, 23, has more odds to defy.Five years ago, Bagent was beginning his collegiate career at Division II Shepherd, in...