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Kiszla: Nuggets can’t lose to Lakers, unless they let the refs or ghosts beat them

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:18:47 GMT

In this tussle between a Joker and the King, the Nuggets can’t lose, unless they get distracted by crying foul or spooked by ghosts of past failure.Concentrate on pushing LeBron James and his 38-year-old legs to the limit rather than playing the victim after every unfriendly whistle from the refs, and you can mark it down: The Nuggets will advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.Nothing against the Lakers. We love L.A. too. Those 17 championship banners in the rafters are more stunning than all the beautiful people who sit with their famous feet on the arena floor in the City of Angels, where a storied franchise hasn’t lost since March.But who’s afraid of LeBron and the Lakers? The best player and best team in this playoff series can be found in Denver.“Our goal was not to get to the Western Conference finals,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “Our goal is to win a championship.”OK, let’s get the usual basketball grievances from a fly-over city out ...

Red Sox prospect Ceddanne Rafaela has record-breaking 6 stolen bases for his Double-A team

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:18:47 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Red Sox Double-A prospect Ceddanne Rafaela broke a Portland Sea Dogs franchise record by stealing six bases — among the team’s franchise-record nine steals — in a 6-2 loss to the Somerset Patriots on Saturday.The previous Portland record of four stolen bases in a game was set by Jeremy Hazelbacker on July 22, 2012 against New Hampshire. The Sea Dogs’ previous team record was six steals in the same game.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Source

Prince George’s Co. man arrested for kidnapping woman in U-Haul truck

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:18:47 GMT

A Prince George’s County man was arrested Friday night for imprisoning and assaulting a woman in a U-Haul truck during a day-long drive through the D.C. and Maryland area, according to Maryland State Police.Officials said 62-year-old Dennis Bell, of Lanham, Maryland, pushed the victim into a U-Haul truck at a convenience store on Minnesota Avenue in Southeast D.C. Friday morning. The victim told police that Bell threatened her life if she didn’t comply with his demands.Bell drove around all day with the victim sitting on the floorboards in the front seat, police said. The victim told officials that Bell removed all her clothing and used a pocket knife to stab her fingers. She said she did not know where she was while Bell was driving the truck.Police received multiple calls around 9:45 p.m. from motorists reporting a U-Haul truck driving erratically and hitting multiple parked vehicles around Princess Garden Parkway in Lanham.Maryland State Police located the U-Haul truc...

Vandersloot hesitated to join WNBA super team in New York due to mom’s cancer diagnosis

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:18:47 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Courtney Vandersloot wasn’t sure whether she wanted to sign with New York as a free agent, knowing if she didn’t she would be passing up a chance to be part of a Liberty team that was shaping up to be a championship contender.However, the move would mean the WNBA All-Star guard would be on one coast and her mom, Jan, who lives in Gig Harbor, Washington, and was diagnosed with advanced multiple myeloma last July, would be on the other.On the eve of Mother’s Day, Vandersloot reflected on the tough decision.The point guard has been on an emotional and very private rollercoaster since she first got the call from her mom about the cancer diagnosis right after the Chicago lost to Las Vegas in the WNBA’s Commissioner’s Cup final last summer.“I found out at the end of July, that’s when the diagnosis came through and you know it was obviously completely out of the blue,” Vandersloot said. “I was shocked. There was every emotion you can imagine and just...

Sky beat Lynx in preseason game in WNBA’s first trip to Canada

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:18:47 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Kahleah Copper had 18 points and nine rebounds, and the Chicago Sky beat the Minnesota Lynx 82-74 in a preseason game on Saturday in the WNBA’s first visit to Canada.Kayana Traylor scored 13 points, and Robyn Parks and Morgan Bertsch had 12 apiece for Chicago.Tiffany Mitchell had 19 points and six assists for Minnesota. Rachel Banham and Kayla McBride scored 13 points apiece.Bridget Carleton, an Ontario native, had three points and two rebounds in 12 minutes for the Lynx. She received standing ovations when starting lineups were announced and in speaking to the sold-out Scotiabank Arena crowd before the game.It was the final preseason game for both teams. They will meet again in their regular-season opener on May 19 at Minnesota.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Biden y líderes del Congreso se reunirán en la semana, otra vez, por el techo de la deuda

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:18:47 GMT

WASHINGTON – El presidente Joe Biden aseguró este sábado que “están avanzando” las negociaciones con la oposición republicana para elevar el techo de deuda y evitar que el país entre en suspensión de pagos, aunque todavía no hay acuerdo.El mandatario se reunirá de nuevo la semana que viene con los líderes republicanos y demócratas del Congreso después de que fuera aplazado el encuentro que estaba previsto para el viernes.Antes de abordar un vuelo hacia el estado de Delaware, Biden dijo a la prensa que las conversaciones “están avanzando” y subrayó que “tiene que haber” un acuerdo antes del próximo 1 de junio. Biden y republicanos no acuerdan por el techo de la deuda y volverán a reunirse el viernes Qué es el techo de la deuda y cómo puede afectar tu bolsillo “Todavía no hemos llegado al punto crítico. Ha habido una discusión real sobre algunos cambios que se pueden hacer, pero todaví...

Loreen, de Suecia, gana por segunda vez Eurovisión: el país nórdico empata con Irlanda y son las naciones más ganadoras

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:18:47 GMT

(CNN Español) – No es un déjà vu: Loreen, de Suecia, es la flamante ganadora de Eurovisión 2023. La cantante sueca también ganó hace 11 años.Loreen llegó al evento como una de las grandes favoritas, no solo de las redes sociales, sino también de las apuestas. Aunque lideró la votación del jurado, con 340 puntos, la teleaudiencia le dio un susto cuando Finlandia entró al primer puesto con 376 votos de la audiencia.Sin embargo, los televidentes sentenciaron la victoria de Suecia al otorgarle 243 puntos.Suecia también empata con Irlanda y con siete galardones son los países con mayores victorias en Eurovisión. Le siguen Francia, Luxemburgo, Países Bajos y Reino Unido con cinco e Israel con cuatro.Loreen de Suecia, durante la gran final de Eurovisión 2023. (Crédito: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)Esta es tan solo la segunda vez que un mismo artista gana dos veces el evento. El cantante irlandés Johnny Logan fue hasta este sábado el único artista que había ganado Eurovisión en dos ocasi...

Search underway for 2 teenage girls reported missing in Pembroke Park

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:18:47 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in their search for two teenage girls who were reported missing in Pembroke Park.According to Pembroke Park Police, 15-year-old Yudanys Fernanda Pineda and 14-year-old Abigail Merida Restrepo were last seen leaving their home in an unspecified part of Pembroke Park at around 9:30 p.m. Friday.Pineda stands 5 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs around 110 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.Restrepo stands 5 feet, 3 inches tall, weighs around 110 pounds, and also has black hair and brown eyes.Both teens were last seen wearing beige and yellow Hello Kitty T-shirts and blue jean shorts.Officials urge anyone with information on their whereabouts to call Pembroke Park Police at 954-966-4600.

Over 20 million people under heat alerts in northwestern US, western Canada as summer-like heat increases risk of wildfires

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:18:47 GMT

(CNN) — More than 50 high temperature records could be broken through Monday as heat builds across the western US and Canada.Temperatures will run as much as 25 degrees above normal, with temperatures possibly hitting 90 degrees this weekend or early next week in Seattle.If this happens, this would be the earliest 90-degree day on record for Seattle.Areas around Portland, Oregon, could be in record-breaking territory for four days straight, from Friday through Monday, with highs expected to climb into the 90s.“A strong upper-level dome of high pressure will entrench itself across the Pacific NW and British Columbia this weekend,” CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam said. “It’s really the perfect set-up for those who love summer warmth because the winds near the ground will turn offshore throughout the weekend allowing for dry, downsloping winds to spike temperatures well above average.”Roughly 12 million people in the US are under heat alerts, includi...

New York City to open first asylum-seeker arrival center and additional relief center for migrants

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:18:47 GMT

(CNN) — New York City will open the city’s first asylum-seeker arrival center next week, as hundreds of migrants continue to arrive in the city each day, following the expiration of a pandemic-era border restriction, city officials said.The center will double as the city’s ninth Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center, as officials continue to plea for more state and federal government support in handling what Mayor Eric Adams refers to as a national crisis.Officials have warned the expiration of Title 42, which went into effect on Thursday, could invite a crush of migrants and aggravate the humanitarian crisis at the southern border, CNN previously reported. The policy has been kept in place by the courts and used by the Biden administration to deal with migrants at the border.Adams said in a news release Saturday the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, which has been closed for nearly three years, will host the arrival and humanitarian center. The loc...