First U.S. Women’s World Cup match draws combined audience of 6.26 million on Fox, Telemundo

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:16 GMT

First U.S. Women’s World Cup match draws combined audience of 6.26 million on Fox, Telemundo LOS ANGELES (AP) — The United States’ 3-0 victory over Vietnam in the Women’s World Cup drew 6.26 million viewers, making it the most-watched soccer telecast in the U.S. since last year’s men’s World Cup final. It is also the largest combined English- and Spanish-language audience for a U.S. women’s group stage match.Saturday afternoon’s match in Auckland, New Zealand — which kicked off at 9 p.m. EDT Friday night — averaged 5,261,000 viewers on Fox, making it the second-most watched group stage telecast since Fox started covering it in 2015. Fox and Nielsen said the audience peaked at 6.5 million for the final 15 minutes.The largest Women’s World Cup group stage broadcast on Fox remains the 2019 U.S.-Chile match, which averaged 5,337,000.Fox and Nielsen said it is a 99% increase over the first U.S. group stage match four years ago in France against Thailand, which started at 2:30 p.m. EDT.The Spanish-language audience of 1 million across Telemundo, Peacock, Universo and ...

Denver weather: Heating up before workweek

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:16 GMT

Denver weather: Heating up before workweek DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay hot and sunny through the beginning of the workweek. Weather tonight: clear skiesOvernight, Denver will stay under a mainly clear sky. Low temperatures will fall to the mid 60s, which is slightly above normal for this time of year.Lows on July 22 will be warmer than usual.Weather tomorrow: Sunny, hotterSunday will be hot and sunny.High temperatures will climb to the mid 90s, which is about 5 degrees hotter than normal. July 23 will be hot across Colorado.Looking ahead: Hot start ahead of afternoon thunderstorms Hot temperatures will continue into the workweek.Monday will be the hottest day of the week, climbing to the upper 90s alongside plenty of sunshine. July 24 will be hot in Colorado.There will be a slight chance for showers in the late afternoon as clouds build in.Tuesday will look similar, with highs in the mid 90s. The workweek of July 24 will start hot, and afternoon storms will follow.The best chance for afternoon thunderst...

Knife-wielding burglar breaks into SW Miami-Dade home, takes off after alarm goes off

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:16 GMT

Knife-wielding burglar breaks into SW Miami-Dade home, takes off after alarm goes off A Southwest Miami-Dade homeowner wants a crook caught after a brazen break-in.The burglar is seen walking around the home just minutes after the victim left for work, Friday afternoon.Another surveillance camera captured the man armed with a knife in the pool area, where he went to a door and opened it.The homeowner said the perpetrator was spooked by an alarm and ran off.If you have any information on this break-in or the subject’s whereabouts, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

Mets’ banged-up outfield stretched thin at Fenway

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:16 GMT

Mets’ banged-up outfield stretched thin at Fenway BOSTON — The Mets’ position player depth is severely depleted in Boston this weekend, which is bad news considering how difficult it is to navigate the Fenway Park outfield.The dimensions of the 111-year-old field make sense only because it’s a 111-year-old field. The outfield doesn’t mimic the curve of the infield at America’s Most Beloved Ballpark. Instead, a crooked outfield mimics the jagged streets of Boston, measuring 320 feet in the left field corner, 379 in left-center on the other end of the Green Monster, 420 in the center field corner and 380 in right field before it curves off into the stands.“It’s the toughest right field going,” said manager Buck Showalter.There is a lot of ground to cover in right field and the Mets are without their starting right fielder, Starling Marte, who was placed on the 10-day injured list with migraines Thursday. They’re also without left fielder Tommy Pham, and the Monster isn’t exa...

Red Sox drop resumed series opener to Mets 5-4, win second game 8-6

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:16 GMT

Red Sox drop resumed series opener to Mets 5-4, win second game 8-6 Game 1: Mets win 5-4After hours of storms forced the Red Sox and Mets to suspend Friday night’s series opener with New York leading 4-3 in the bottom of the fourth, the frenemy teams picked up exactly where they left off on Saturday afternoon.Fenway Park had a chance to dry out, but the home team still looked waterlogged when the game resumed. The Mets never relinquished their lead from the night before, and won 5-4.The innings played before the rain had been chaotic, and the mess continued on Saturday afternoon. The Boston bats came out strong in the first two frames, plating three runs on three hits, but the New Yorkers answered back immediately, with a leadoff doubles and 2-run homer in both the third and fourth.With Friday’s starting pitchers Kutter Crawford and Kodai Senga unavailable for the resumption, both teams turned to their bullpens.Alex Verdugo got back in the batter’s box; Senga had a 1-2 count against him when the game went into a delay on Friday nig...

PHOTOS: Comic-Con cosplayers show off creativity

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:16 GMT

PHOTOS: Comic-Con cosplayers show off creativity SAN DIEGO -- The cosplayers did not disappoint as they showed out at San Diego Comic-Con this year.From guests dressed as Spiderman and Barbie to Lego Batman and Austin Powers, the creativity of fans was something to appreciate.Raymundo Estrada, Jr. of Chula Vista, Calif., dressed as Guy Fieri, left, and Daniela Jaime of Riverside, Calif., dressed as Hatsune Miku, attend Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)Christopher Comeaux, left, and Jane Brittan, of Denver, dressed as characters from the film "Beetlejuice," attend Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)Hayden Newton, of San Diego, dressed as Eivor from "Assassin's Creed," left, and Alan Newton of Columbia Falls, Mont., dressed as a Mandalorian, attend Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)Sydney, a dog dressed as the Sith Empress fro...

Man killed in Brampton shooting

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:16 GMT

Man killed in Brampton shooting A man is dead following a shooting in Brampton. Police were called to the area of Williams Parkway and James Potter Road on Saturday night where they discovered the body of a man who had been shot to death.Police indicated that it appeared to be a targeted shooting. No further details of the victim or a suspect description was provided.

Man killed in violent Mississauga carjacking remembered as generous, hard working

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:16 GMT

Man killed in violent Mississauga carjacking remembered as generous, hard working A sombre scene in Mississauga as friends and community members gathered for a candlelight vigil in honour of Gurvinder Nath, a food delivery driver who was killed in a violent carjacking earlier this month. Speakers who gathered at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre recalled a 24-year-old who came to Canada with a lot of dreams only to see his promising life cut short by violence.Peel police say Nath was making a delivery on Emerson Lane near Creditview and Britannia Roads around 2:10 a.m. on July 9 when he was confronted by several unknown suspects who tried to take his vehicle, leading to a physical altercation.The group of suspects fled the scene in Nath’s vehicle, leaving him at the side of the road with life-threatening injuries. He was taken to a local trauma centre where he eventually died of his injuries five days later. Nath came to Canada two years ago to study business management and was working for a local pizza shop, making deliveries in order to pay his way through ...

Docs: Man caught with child porn, told agents his message "Tienes CP?" stood for caldo de pollo

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:16 GMT

Docs: Man caught with child porn, told agents his message BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man caught with child porn told agents that his message "tienes CP?" stood for "caldo de pollo," documents revealed.Daniel Robles-Contreras was arrested on a charge of possession with intent to view material containing child pornography that had been transported by foreign commerce, federal records show. 27 bodies found hacked up in shallow graves in Mexican border town of Reynosa According to a criminal complaint, Robles-Contreras, a Mexican resident, attempted to enter the U.S. at the Veterans Port of Entry on Saturday. He was referred for a secondary inspection and was asked for his cell phone. He handed over an iPhone XR and provided the code for it.A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer searched his phone and found videos of "prepubescent female children" on the phone. Agents with the Homeland Security Investigations RGV Child Exploitation Task Force responded and confirmed there were over 10 videos of child porn on the phone.Roble...

Twins use late rally to surge past White Sox 3-2

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:53:16 GMT

Twins use late rally to surge past White Sox 3-2 For as good as Sonny Gray has been this season — and he was an All-Star who now boasts a 3.15 earned-run average — the veteran starter hasn’t won a game since April and the Twins haven’t won a game he has started in more than a month.That changed on Saturday.Gray still didn’t get an elusive win, though he certainly pitched well enough for one. Instead, he had the misfortune of facing White Sox ace Dylan Cease, who kept the Twins mostly quiet during his six-inning outing.It wasn’t until after both Gray and Cease left the game that the Twins broke through, scoring a pair of runs in the seventh inning to help them to a 3-2 win over the White Sox at Target Field.Catcher Christian Vázquez played a central role in the win, leading off the second inning with a double, scoring the team’s first run on a Carlos Correa double later in the second inning and then tying the game up in the seventh inning.Vázquez appeared to believe the ball was leaving the park, celebrating his hit as if it was a ...