Chicago officer run over, man charged with attempted murder

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — A man faces a charge of attempted murder after backing over a Chicago police officer with his car, police said Sunday.Officers on Friday night saw a vehicle wanted in connection with an aggravated battery of an officer earlier in the month and attempted to pull over the vehicle, Chicago police said.Tajze Mullins, 23, of Chicago put the car in reverse and ran over a 39-year-old officer who was approaching on foot, police said.Another officer fired his weapon but no one was struck, police said.Mullins fled and was arrested a short time later, police said. He faces one count of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault to a peace officer and fleeing from a peace officer.Mullins was expected to appear in bond court Sunday. It wasn't clear whether he has an attorney who might comment on the allegations against him.The injured officer was taken to a nearby hospital with a broken leg, police said. The officer was listed in good condition. The officer's ...

Club Q shooting hero Richard Fierro honored by American Red Cross

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

The American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming has honored the Club Q shooting hero Richard Fierro with the Lifesaving Military Hero of the Year Award.The decorated Army veteran was presented the award during the 2023 Rocky Mountain Heroes Soirée in Denver Saturday night.Related ArticlesColorado News | How mass killers slip through Colorado’s fragmented safety net: “One of the great challenges of our time” Colorado News | Former Club Q employees say owner is shortchanging them on GoFundMe money Colorado News | Judge upholds all charges — including hate-crime counts — against Club Q shooting suspect Colorado News | Shooting suspect visited Club Q before attack, had rainbow-colored gun target at home, court testimony reveals Fierro said being referred to as a “hero” is still hard to hear.“We’re all the same. They’re all heroes in there. It was a nightmare,” Richard Fierro sa...

Game day notes: Julian Hammond III rolling into second round of NIT for CU Buffs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

Until the past two weeks, Julian Hammond III had played more than 30 minutes in a game just once.That occurred on Jan. 5, when Hammond made a spot start for KJ Simpson against Oregon and responded with a then-career-high 16 points in 32 minutes.Tasked with replacing the mono-stricken Simpson since the final week of the regular season, Hammond has played at least 35 minutes in the starting lineup the past four games, including a career-high 37 minutes in Tuesday’s NIT first-round win against Seton Hall. The workload hasn’t been a burden, as Hammond has put together the best stretch of his two-year collegiate career.“I know what I can do, but it does feel different to go out there and show it,” Hammond said. “I feel more comfortable, I’d say. I’m more experienced and I know when I can get off my shots and stuff like that. Every game matters, but the deeper you go the important each game is.”As the Buffs get set to host Utah Valley on Sunday night in the second round of the NIT (7:30 p...

L.A. Marathon: Jemal Yimer, Stacy Nwida win – and she earns bonus

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

LOS ANGELES — Jemal Yimer waited patiently until nearly two hours into the 38th Los Angeles Marathon to make his move. That’s when the 26-year-old from Ethiopia decided to break away from the pack at mile 23, on his way to winning by nearly one minute in a time of 2 hours, 13 minutes and 13 seconds.The 26.2-mile course, which began at Dodger Stadium and moved through downtown L.A., Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Century City, ended with a jubilant fist pump by Yimer as he broke the tape.“It’s a good race. I’m happy today,” Yimer said. “Thank you so much, Los Angeles.”Kenya’s Stacy Ndiwa, 30, not only won the women’s race in a personal-best 2 hours and 31 minutes. She won a $10,000 bonus by holding off a late charge by Yimer to be the first person to cross the finish line in the marathon chase challenge. The time differential for the marathon chase challenge was set at 18 minutes and 19 seconds.“I was so prepared for this race...

Perez holds off Verstappen’s charge to win Saudi Arabian GP

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Sergio Perez won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and Max Verstappen drove from 15th to second to give Red Bull a 1-2 finish Sunday in what is shaping up to be a runaway season for the reigning Formula One champions.And there have only been two races so far. But it’s been two Red Bull wins, two 1-2 finishes, and an air of desperation from everyone else on the grid.Fernando Alonso finished third for the second consecutive race for what would have been his 100th career podium. But he was later handed a 10-second penalty for incorrectly serving an early penalty and that dropped him to fourth. But even as the Spaniard enjoys a renaissance with his new Aston Martin team, Alonso has acknowledged he had little chance at beating Red Bull.Verstappen won a record 15 races last season and a second consecutive F1 title, and Perez added another two victories as the 17 total wins in 23 races easily gave Red Bull the constructors title. There have been no signs of an offsea...

PSG loses at home in French league for 1st time this season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Arnaud Kalimuendo scored against his boyhood club as leader Paris Saint-Germain was beaten 2-0 by Rennes in its first home loss in the French league this season on Sunday.The win ended PSG’s 35-match unbeaten run in the league at the Parc des Princes.The 21-year-old Kalimuendo joined PSG’s youth system when he was 9 years old and signed with Rennes last summer looking for more playing time away from the armada of PSG stars. Kalimuendo was under contract with PSG until 2024 but spent the last two seasons on loan at Lens.Rennes, which had already prevailed in the corresponding fixture in Brittany two months ago, made the most of PSG’s passivity and relied on goalkeeper Steve Mandanda’s decisive saves to produce a clean sheet. Karl Toko Ekambi scored Rennes’ first goal. PSG looked slow and lethargic, relying in vain on the skills of Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi. Mbappe had two good chances to break the deadlock in the first half but the France sta...

Hill wins Xfinity race in Atlanta to continue dominant start

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Austin Hill continued his dominant start to the NASCAR Xfinity season, holding off Daniel Hemric at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday night for his third win in five races.Hill overcome a record-setting day of cautions in doubleheader Xfinity and truck series races. There were 11 cautions, the most for an Xfinity race in Atlanta, knocking out 12 drivers. Hill previously collected Xfinity wins at Daytona on Feb. 18 to open the season and at Las Vegas on March 4. Hill, a native of Winston, Georgia, added a home-track win to his strong start for the Richard Childress Racing team.The final caution came with eight laps remaining and Hill holding a slim lead over Parker Kligerman in a battle of Chevrolets. The race resumed with two laps remaining and Hill held on as Kligerman wrecked before the finish line and finished fourth. Ryan Truex was third.“I knew I had it when I came across the line,” Hill said. “Before that I had no idea.”The chaos near the finish line threa...

Japan’s Sasaki likely to be coveted when available for MLB

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — If Rōki Sasaki knows the perfect time for him to switch to the major leagues, he’s good at keeping a secret. The 21-year-old right-hander pitches in a U.S. ballpark for the first time Monday night, when he’ll start for Japan in a World Baseball Classic semifinal against Mexico. He became a sensation in his second season with the Pacific League’s Chiba Lotte Marines, pitching the 16th perfect game in Japanese history while striking out 19 against the Orix Buffaloes 6-0 on April 10. Seven days later, Sasaki was pulled after eight perfect innings against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters to limit his pitch count.“He’s going to be a tremendous star in the big leagues whenever he gets here,” Mexico manager Benji Gil said Sunday. “He would be great at the big-league level right now.”Looking larger than his 6-foot-2 frame, Sasaki worked out with his Japanese teammates at LoanDepot Park, home of the Miami Marlins. His only previous time in a U.S. ballpark had been ...

Banking giant UBS is acquiring smaller rival Credit Suisse

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:50:25 GMT

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Banking giant UBS is buying its smaller rival Credit Suisse in an effort to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in global banking, Swiss President Alain Berset announced on Sunday night. Swiss president Alain Berset, who did not specify a value of the deal, called the announcement “one of great breadth for the stability of international finance. An uncontrolled collapse of Credit Suisse would lead to incalculable consequences for the country and the international financial system.”Credit Suisse is designated by the Financial Stability Board, an international body that monitors the global financial system, as one of the world’s globally systemic important banks. This means regulators believe its uncontrolled failure would lead to ripples throughout the financial system not unlike the collapse of Lehman Brothers 15 years ago.Sunday’s news conference follows the collapse of two large U.S. banks last week that spurred a frantic, broad response from the U....