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McDavid 6th player to top 150 points, Oilers beat Sharks 6-1

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:22:41 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Connor McDavid became the first player in 27 years to reach 150 points in a season when he had two goals and an assist in the Edmonton Oilers’ 6-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.McDavid now has 151 points with two games remaining in the regular season. He became just the sixth player ever to record 150 points in a season, joining Wayne Gretzky (nine times), Lemieux (four times), Phil Esposito, Steve Yzerman and Bernie Nichols.Zach Hyman, Derek Ryan and Philip Broberg also scored to help the Oilers win their seventh straight game. Edmonton, which began the day three points ahead of third-place Los Angeles in the Pacific Division, closed in on clinching home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Stuart Skinner made 22 saves.Tomas Hertl scored for the Sharks, who are assured of finishing in the bottom four of the league. James Reimer had 30 saves.PENGUINS 5, RED WINGS 1DETROIT (AP) — Sidney Crosby become the 15th player in NHL history t...

Pérez, Royals score 5 unanswered runs to stun Giants 6-5

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:22:41 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Salvador Pérez hit a tying, three-run homer in the eighth inning and Nate Eaton scored on a wild pitch in the ninth as the Kansas City Royals rallied past the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Saturday.Eaton pinch-ran for Vinnie Pasquantino, who led off the ninth with a double off Giants closer Camilo Doval. Eaton advanced to third on a ground out by Hunter Dozier and sprinted to the plate on a wild pitch by Doval (0-1), barely beating the tag by catcher Blake Sabol with a head-first slide.“I honestly didn’t even see him dive for me,” Eaton said. “I was just eyes on home plate and doing whatever I could to get there as quick as possible, and trying not to get tagged, I guess.”With Kansas City trailing 5-1 in the seventh, Franmil Reyes homered off Ross Stripling to cut the lead to 3. Pérez tied the game with a three-run blast off Stripling in the eighth.“I got it a little bit off the end (of the bat),” Pérez said through a translator. “I had to watch it leave and I was...

Rays season-opening winning streak at 8, beat A’s 11-0

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:22:41 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays extended Major League Baseball’s best start in 20 years behind Jeffrey Springs’ seven innings of three-hit ball and Randy Arozarena’s four RBIs, routing the Oakland Athletics 11-0 Saturday for an 8-0 record.Tampa Bay is the first big league team to open 8-0 since the 2003 Kansas City Royals won their first nine games. The Rays have outscored opponents 64-18 and are the first team to win its first eight games by four or more runs since the 1884 St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association did it in their first 13.“When you’re winning games like this, a lot of things got to be going well,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. “So, I think we’re all pretty impressed with every facet out there.”No team had won eight straight games by that margin at any point in a season since the 1939 Yankees did it 10 times in a row.Isaac Paredes and Brandon Lowe had three RBIs each for the Rays.Springs (2-0), coming off six, no-hit innings i...

NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Race 2 Results

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:22:41 GMT

SaturdayAt Bristol Motor Speedway DirtBristol, Tenn.Lap length: 0.53 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (1) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 15 laps, 0 points.2. (2) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 15, 0.3. (5) William Byron, Chevrolet, 15, 0.4. (4) Harrison Burton, Ford, 15, 0.5. (6) Aric Almirola, Ford, 15, 0.6. (9) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 15, 0.7. (3) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 15, 0.8. (8) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 15, 0.9. (7) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 15, 0.___Race Statistics were not immediately available.___NASCAR Driver Rating FormulaA maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.Source

Jabeur advances to second-straight Charleston Open final

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:22:41 GMT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Second-seeded Ons Jabeur advanced to the Charleston Open final for the second straight year, beating No. 3 seed Daria Kasatkina 7-5, 7-5 in a rain-delayed match Saturday. Jabeur, who lost this championship a year ago to Belinda Bencic, will either play No. 1 seed Jessica Pegula or the fourth-seeded Bencic for the title. Jabeur fought off Kasatkina to win her 10th semifinal in her 12 visits to the final four. Jabeur of Tunisia also won her fifth straight over her Russian opponent and first since the two played in the Rome semifinals a season ago. Jabeur had quipped Friday she’d try and get her supporters in Tunisia to send sunshine to the Credit One Tennis Center. Instead, it was an overcast, chilly with rain delays that had the match ending more than 5 1-2 hours after it began. Jabeur trailed 5-3 in the opening set when the rain delayed the match. She returned after the delay of more than three hours to win the next four games to take the set. Jabeur tu...

Edwards scores 33, Timberwolves beat Spurs 151-131

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:22:41 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 33 points in 25 minutes and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed San Antonio 151-131, the most points allowed in regulation under Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, on Saturday at the Moody Center.Minnesota shot 56% on 3-pointers while making a season-high 24 3s.“From the beginning of the game I feel like everybody was hitting and it just carried over,” Edwards said.Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 points, Mike Conley had 20 points and Rudy Gobert had 10 points and 13 rebounds for Minnesota.The Timberwolves won for the sixth time in nine games. Minnesota will finish no lower than ninth in the Western Conference but still have a chance of finishing eighth ahead of New Orleans, who they host Sunday.Julian Champagnie had 24 points to lead San Antonio, which will finish with one of the league’s three worst records. Keita Bates-Diop added 22 points and Tre Jones had 21 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.The Spurs’ final home game of the season was played in Aust...

Colisión frontal entre dos vehículos deja al menos 12 muertos en Oruro, Bolivia

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:22:41 GMT

(CNN Español) — Un choque frontal ocurrido este viernes entre un camión montacargas y un minibús dejó al menos 12 personas muertas, dijo la policía a al medio digital Código Policial Oruro.Según el reporte de la Policía, 4 personas heridas fueron trasladadas a centros asistenciales.Crédito: ABIEl accidente ocurrió en la carretera Oruro-Pisiga, del sector Chalacollo, antes de llegar a Toledo.Las investigaciones del hecho están en marcha por parte de personal de la División Accidentes de Tránsito, informó ABI, la agencia de noticias oficial de Bolivia.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Broken taillight turns into drug, stolen goods bust

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:22:41 GMT

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- Deputies pulled over an SUV for a traffic stop and discovered illegal drugs and stolen goods, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said. The SUV was pulled over for having a taillight out on Wednesday night, which deputies learned was stolen after the stop, the sheriff's office said. Douglas County Sheriff's Office deputies seized 200 fentanyl pills along with meth and stolen goods in a traffic stop (Photo credit: Douglas County Sheriff's Office)A stolen SUV was impounded as evidence after a traffic stop and drugs and stolen goods were found inside (Photo credit: Douglas County Sheriff's Office)After searching the vehicle, deputies found 200 fentanyl pills, meth, stolen credit cards, stolen IDs and stolen merchandise, DCSO said. Motorcyclist killed in crash on Highway 85 The stolen cards, IDs and goods were from around the Denver metro area.The driver of the stolen SUV was taken into custody and the car was impounded as evidence.

Denver weather: Sunny and warm end to the weekend

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:22:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) —  Denver’s weather will be sunny and mild for Easter Sunday. Sunshine will aid in bringing temperatures to record highs for the first half of the workweek. Weather tonight: Clouds clearing There is a slight chance for showers, but with so much dry air in place, this will mostly just lead to clouds in the Denver metro and up to 1 inch of snow in the higher elevations. Clouds will gradually clear out as low temperatures fall to the mid-30s. Weather tomorrow: Sunny and mild Easter Sunday Metro Denver stays under mostly sunny skies throughout the day. This will help temperatures climb from around 40 degrees at sunrise to a high in the upper 60s, which is almost 10 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year. Looking ahead: Record highs next week Sunshine and warmer-than-normal temperatures will remain the theme for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Monday will reach a high in the mid-70s, then Tuesday will reach 80 degrees. This will not only be the first 80-degree day...

Video shows out-of-control SUV driver slamming into Fort Lauderdale beauty store

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:22:41 GMT

A Fort Lauderdale business sustained damage after an out-of-control SUV driver crashed into it, and this wasn’t the first time it’s been hit.Surveillance video captured the white SUV on Friday as it went past the parking spots and slammed into the Fit Glow Beauty store, located near Northeast 13th Street and Seventh Avenue.Smoke could be seen coming from the vehicle moments after impact, as the driver slowly got out.Cameras later showed the vehicle lodged in the building.Dylan Buss, the owner of the building, said he was out of town on vacation at the time of the crash. He said that fortunately the business was closed when it happened, but this is the third time it’s been hit.Saturday evening, 7News cameras captured the damaged parts of the building boarded up.Buss said the business was previously hit on Christmas Day. He hopes the city can do more to fix this recurring issue.“Always people honking, confusion as to what to do, a couple of the road signs have ...