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Sports on TV for Wednesday, August 2

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:55 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsWednesday, August 23ICE HOCKEY8 p.m.CBSSN — Week 6: Team Murphy vs. Team Mullen, Team Fuhr vs. Team Patrick, Consolation, Final, Clarksville, Tenn.HORSE RACING9 a.m.FS2 — The Sussex Stakes: From Goodwood Racecourse, Chichester, EnglandMLB BASEBALL12 p.m.MLBN — Regional Coverage: LA Angels at Atlanta OR Detroit at Pittsburgh (12:30 p.m.)7 p.m.MLBN — Regional Coverage: Tampa Bay at NY Yankees OR Baltimore at TorontoRUGBY (MEN’S)5:30 a.m. (Thursday)FS2 — NRL: Manly-Warringah at SydneySOCCER (MEN’S)7:30 a.m.CBSSN — Club Friendly: Liverpool vs. Bayern Munich, Singapore8:25 p.m.ESPNU — Club Friendly: Chelsea vs. Borussia Dortmund, Chicago9 p.m.ESPN2 — La Liga Summer Tour: Real Sociedad vs. Atlético Madrid, Guadalupe, Mexico11 p.m.ESPN2 — La Liga Summer Tour: Real Betis Vs. Sevilla, Zapopan, MexicoSOCCER (WOMEN’S)3 a.m.FOX — FIFA World Cup Group Stage: Argentina vs. Sweden, Group G, Hamilton, New ZealandFS1 — FIFA World Cup Grou...

Sweden plans to step up border controls as security situation worsens during Quran burning crisis

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:55 GMT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden plans to step up border controls and identity checks at crossing points as its security situation deteriorates during a Quran burning crisis that has shaken both Sweden and neighboring Denmark in recent weeks.Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said the measure is expected to be approved by his government on Thursday.It is meant to prevent “people with very weak connections to Sweden” to come to the country “to commit crimes or to act in conflict with Swedish security interests,” he said at a news conference in Stockholm on Tuesday.A recent string of public Quran desecrations in Sweden and Denmark conducted by a handful of anti-Islam activists have sparked angry demonstrations in Muslim countries. Among other incidents, protesters attacked the Swedish Embassy in Iraq and set it on fire in July. Last week, Sweden’s domestic security service warned that the security situation has worsened after the recent Quran burnings in the country and protests in the Muslim worl...

Lawyer for Henrietta Lacks’ family announces settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific over HeLa cell line

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:55 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Lawyer for Henrietta Lacks’ family announces settlement with Thermo Fisher Scientific over HeLa cell line.Source

Colorado Springs woman sentenced to 2 decades in deadly DUI crash

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:55 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KXRM) — A Colorado Springs woman has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison for hitting a pedestrian in Parker and leaving the scene, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office.Just after 2 a.m. on June 16, 2022, officers with the Parker Police Department responded to the intersection of Parker Road and Cottonwood Drive for a car crash. When officers arrived, they found a pedestrian, later identified as 25-year-old Lacy Lewis, in the middle of the road. Lacy Lewis, courtesy: 18th Judicial District Attorney's OfficeLacy Lewis, courtesy: 18th Judicial District Attorney's OfficeLacy Lewis, courtesy: 18th Judicial District Attorney's OfficeThe investigation revealed that Lewis and her boyfriend had been walking home in the crosswalk when 46-year-old Jessica Stahl hit Lewis. Lewis' boyfriend was not injured.According to the DA, Stahl initially stopped and asked Lewis' boyfriend "Did I hit her?" but Stahl did not call 911 or offer any ass...

Kevin Costner snaps a photo with RTD police at Union Station

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:55 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — While Kevin Costner has spent plenty of time in Montana playing John Dutton in the hit show "Yellowstone," the actor traveled south to Colorado and snapped a photo with RTD's transit police.According to RTD, Costner was "just passing through the area" on July 21 when Transit Police officers spotted him at Union Station in Denver. Luke Bryan invites Northglenn girl with terminal cancer backstage Commander Broderick Fowler snapped the group photo and said Costner was kind enough to spend a few minutes with the officers.Actor Kevin Costner stopped to snap a photo with RTD transit police at Denver's Union Station on July 21. (Credit: RTD Transit Police Commander Broderick Fowler)Since Fowler posted the photo online, RTD said he has gained lots of positive attention for the interaction.The "Field of Dreams" actor is no stranger to the Centennial State. Costner used to be the owner of the Dunbar Ranch in Aspen. It sits on 160 acres of what Coldwell Banker's Mason Morse-A...

Aurora passes first reading of proposal to reinstate reserve police officers

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:55 GMT

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the multi-reading procedure for approving a bill.AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Monday night, Aurora City Council members passed the first reading of a bill to reinstate its reserve police force, which was dissolved in 2005.The vote was 9-1, with Councilmember Crystal Murillo casting the sole vote in opposition.In a study session earlier this month, Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky said the Aurora Police Department had requested the program. 17-year-old national cycling team athlete killed in Boulder crash City officials said some paramedics who work with SWAT already carry concealed weapons, and the proposal could protect the city from liability.The volunteer program would accept other applicants as well, city council members said. These could potentially include other city employees, retirees in good standing and former police officers from other jurisdictions in good standing. Under the plan, medics tied to SWAT could apply to t...

Scooter rider hospitalized after hit-and-run in Miami Beach; police searching for driver

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:55 GMT

A scooter went up in flames after a hit-and-run on the streets of Miami Beach, sending the rider to the hospital. The search is on for the person who slammed into him. Just feet from Miami Beach’s famous Lincoln Road, a fiery crash has police trying to track down the driver who left a scooter rider to die.A witness reacted to the incident moments after the wreck happened around 7 p.m. on Monday night.“I tell you, in today’s accident, people don’t stop,” said one witness.A couple of witnesses told 7News that a red BMW hit the scooter on 16th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, sending the rider straight to the ground. “He was going to turn to the right, and the red car t-boned him and he flew,” said witness Carlos Farreyo. Minutes later, first responders arrived, quickly loading the victim into the back of an ambulance. He was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital, wheeled in wearing a neck brace.Firefighters doused the scooter with water, becoming...

Everyone wins: Krispy Kreme offers free doughnut if you present Mega Millions ticket

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:55 GMT

As millions of hopefuls eagerly anticipate tonight’s Mega Millions drawing, Krispy Kreme is stirring up excitement by offering a delectable incentive for lottery participants. The renowned doughnut chain announced that anyone who shows up with a Mega Millions ticket from Tuesday’s drawing will be rewarded with a free doughnut of their choice.The mouthwatering deal allows both winners and non-winners to enjoy a glazed goodie of their preference. Whether you hit the jackpot or not, you can still treat yourself to a treat from Krispy Kreme by simply presenting your Mega Millions ticket at any of their participating stores.The offer stands all day Tuesday and Wednesday, giving lottery participants ample time to claim their well-deserved reward.

Miami fights to block new voting map ahead of November elections

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:55 GMT

The City of Miami is in the middle of a legal battle as officials seek to block a new voting map that could have significant implications for upcoming elections. According to reports from The Miami Herald, a federal appeals court has granted a temporary injunction, preventing the proposed boundary changes from being implemented in the November elections, at least for now.The contested voting map, which has been subject to scrutiny, is being challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The organization has requested alterations to the districts, and the court has granted them until Wednesday morning to submit their response to the temporary stay.The outcome of this legal dispute over the final voting map carries substantial weight, as it will dictate who can run for office and what races residents can cast their ballots for in the upcoming city elections. The city’s electoral landscape could be significantly shaped by the decision, making it a matter of crucial impo...

Former head of New Mission School in Hyde Park charged with wire fraud, misusing funds for Caribbean vacations with friends

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:00:55 GMT

The former head of Boston’s New Mission School is facing a charge of wire fraud after authorities say she engaged in a scheme to defraud the city’s school system and used funds to finance trips to Barbados.Naia Wilson, 60, is accused of defrauding Boston Public Schools of approximately $38,806 by misusing the funds for her own personal use, according to the Office for acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Joshua S. Levy. The Boston resident acted as headmaster of the pilot school between 2006 and 2019Authorities said that between September 2016 and at least May 2019, Wilson would allegedly request checks from a school account that would be issued in the name of others.She would then fraudulently endorse those checks to herself before depositing them into her own bank account “without the nominee ever knowing or authorizing her to do so,” according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s office.“Additionally, Wilson allegedly re...