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US pursuing another tanker ship near Venezuela amid Trump blockade

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By Kevin Liptak, CNN

(CNN) — The US is pursuing a vessel in international waters near Venezuela on Sunday after attempting to intercept it, a US official said, as President Donald Trump’s administration tightens its crackdown on the country’s oil industry.

The tanker, called Bella 1, was sailing toward Venezuela to pick up oil. It is under US sanctions for links to Iranian oil. American officials view it as part of the shadow fleet that transports oil from sanctioned nations, and a warrant had been issued for its seizure.

When US Coast Guard personnel attempted to board the ship, however, the vessel kept sailing, the official said, leading to the pursuit.

The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing operation.

“The United States Coast Guard is in active pursuit of a sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion,” a second US official said. “It is flying a false flag and under a judicial seizure order.”

It was the second operation in the same number of days meant to interdict tankers tied to Venezuelan oil. On Saturday, the US Coast Guard intercepted the Centuries tanker in international waters off the coast of Venezuela.

A White House spokeswoman, Anna Kelly, said it was carrying sanctioned Venezuelan oil, though the ship itself did not appear on a list of sanctioned vessels.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose agency includes the Coast Guard, posted a seven-minute video to social media Saturday afternoon showing a helicopter hovering over the tanker. She wrote that the tanker was apprehended in “predawn action” by the Coast Guard with support from the Defense Department and that it was last docked in Venezuela.

“The United States will continue to pursue the illicit movement of sanctioned oil that is used to fund narco terrorism in the region,” she said.

The US seized a large oil tanker called the Skipper, which had been under sanctions for its ties to Iran, on December 10.

The interceptions mark an escalation in Washington’s efforts to squeeze Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, who Trump has accused of flooding the US with illicit drugs and migrants.

Last week, Trump ordered a “complete” blockade of sanctioned tankers going in and out of Venezuela as he looks to cut of Caracas’ main economic lifeline.

Venezuela sits on the world’s largest proven oil reserves, but its output is well below capacity due to international sanctions.

Trump has taken a major interest in the country’s oil, and accuses Venezuela of “stealing” American property in its state takeover of the industry in the 1970s.

Before then, American firms were active in oil drilling in Venezuela. Now, only one US f

Georgetown head basketball coach Ed Cooley suspended after throwing water bottle that hit child

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By Jacob Lev, CNN

(CNN) — Georgetown men’s head basketball coach Ed Cooley has been suspended one game after throwing a water bottle that hit a child following the Hoyas’ 80-77 loss to Xavier on Saturday.

With less than five seconds to play and down three points, Georgetown had an opportunity to send the game to overtime but missed a three-pointer at the buzzer at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.

The 56-year-old Cooley chucked what appeared to be a plastic water bottle into the stands and video showed the bottle apparently hitting a mother and child sitting a few rows behind the Hoyas bench.

Cooley apologized to the family of the child that was hit with the water bottle.

“Really frustrated and realized I threw my water bottle, and it hit (him) and his mom,” Cooley said at a news conference after the game.

“Definitely out of character to be so frustrated, but really that’s not called for. I’ll call them and make amends to that. Just totally out of character, frustration. So I apologize to the fans, I apologize to our players, the university. Totally, totally out of character for me to be that way.”

Georgetown athletics director Lee Reed said in a statement Sunday that he met with Cooley and “expressed that his conduct did not align with the standards we expect of our coaches, nor does it reflect the values of Georgetown Athletics or Georgetown University.”

Cooley also released a statement via the school, reiterating his apology and adding he “will learn from this experience to ensure it never happens again.”

The Hoyas fell to 8-4 on the season and are next scheduled to play on Monday at home against Coppin State. Associate head coach Jeff Battle will coach the team.

“The safety and security of spectators and participants at BIG EAST (conference) events is of paramount importance and fundamental to the enjoyment of our games,” the conference said Sunday.

It is not the first time Cooley had an incident involving a fan.

Last season, after Georgetown lost to the Xavier Musketeers, Cooley engaged in a heated argument with an Xavier fan who allegedly accosted one of his players after the final buzzer.

After Hoyas staff stepped in to calm things down, Cooley said afterward that he would “always protect my players if they are threatened.”

Cooley is currently in his third season at the helm at Georgetown after spending the previous 12 seasons at Providence.

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Tienen más de 40 años, estaban retirados y volvieron al deporte profesional: ¿es realmente posible o son excepciones?

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Por Hannah Keyser, CNN

Jamie Moyer está de regreso en su ciudad natal de Souderton, Pensilvania, para la fiesta del cumpleaños número 95 de su padre. Dice que fue un éxito rotundo, repleta de personas que han acompañado a Jim Moyer durante casi un siglo en este suburbio de Filadelfia.

Así que, quizás, el secreto de la longevidad de su hijo —y de otros deportistas profesionales con una resistencia igualmente increíble— sea simplemente una genética excepcional.

Últimamente, los aficionados al deporte han estado entusiasmados con las noticias de regresos de deportistas prácticamente geriátricos, al menos según los estándares deportivos. Lindsey Vonn ganó una carrera de la Copa del Mundo tras salir de su retiro a los 41 años, solo para ser superada en cuanto a titulares sensacionalistas por Philip Rivers, de 44 años, que se desempeñó como mariscal de campo de los Indianapolis Colts casi cinco años después de su último partido en la NFL.

Las historias sobre deportistas de mediana edad son cautivadoras. Para las personas de a pie de una edad similar, representan una tentadora paradoja de identificación y, a la vez, una diferencia física abismal. Sus canas y quizás físicos menos tonificados, cosas con las que muchos de nosotros tendremos que lidiar con el tiempo, se contraponen a un atletismo que parece sobrehumano para alguien que es muy consciente de lo mucho que puede doler incluso dormir mal después de cierta edad.

De hecho, resulta que esos problemas también afectan a los profesionales de cuarenta y tantos años.

“Es el viajar, las horas que pasas viajando. Es comer y dormir en camas diferentes y despertarte con tortícolis o dolor de espalda o lo que sea porque has dormido mal, o porque has dormido la mitad de la noche en un avión antes de llegar a un hotel”, le dijo Moyer a CNN Sports. “A medida que envejeces, tu cuerpo no lo tolera tan bien”.

Moyer, un zurdo afable que no lanzaba con mucha fuerza —ni siquiera con especial astucia— pero que logró una carrera de 25 años en las Grandes Ligas, ostenta la distinción de ser el lanzador de mayor edad en conseguir una victoria en las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol. Fue, naturalmente, en su última temporada, cuando realizó 10 aperturas para los Colorado Rockies en 2012, a los 49 años.

Satchel Paige, cuya carrera en el Salón de la Fama abarcó las Negro Leagues y las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol, es generalmente reconocido como el lanzador de mayor edad en la historia del béisbol por sus tres entradas sin permitir carreras lanzadas a los 59 años en 1965. Pero la discreta productividad de Moyer hasta bien entrados sus 40 años es esencialmente sin precedentes e irrepetible.

Quizás aún más notable que esa edad es que Moyer se perdió la temporada anterior mientras se recuperaba de una doble cirugía para reparar su músculo flexor pronador y su ligamento colateral cubital.

Moyer recuerda cuando, después de su temporada a los 47 años, se reunió con el médico que le daría una segunda opinión sobre sus lesiones.

“‘Puedo arreglar ambas cosas, pero no vas a volver a jugar, tienes 47 años’”, recuerda Moyer que le dijo el médico. “Él siguió hablando y yo simplemente lo dejé hablar. Y cuando terminó, lo miré y le dije: ‘No, voy a intentar jugar de nuevo’”.

Le preguntó al médico si había algo, médicamente, que le impidiera pasar por el proceso de rehabilitación y regresar al campo.

“No, pero la gente de tu edad no hace esto”, dice Moyer que le dijo el médico.

Vonn se enfrentó a una incredulidad similar cuando dejó claro que planeaba regresar menos de un año después de una cirugía de reemplazo de rodilla. En su caso, las críticas, supuestamente por preocupación, parecían provenir principalmente de fanáticos y espectadores, quienes cuestionaban la seguridad de esquiar de forma competitiva después de los 40 años y con una rodilla operada.

“Mis médicos me han dado el visto bueno.

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