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MacKinnon scores in OT as Avalanche rally to beat Islanders 5-4

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:16:37 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored a power-play goal 32 seconds into overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the New York Islanders 5-4 on Tuesday night.Scott Mayfield took a holding minor with 22 seconds left in regulation, giving Colorado a 4-on-3 power play to begin overtime. MacKinnon got the winner with a slapshot on a pass from Cale Makar, his 20th goal of the season. MacKinnon also had two assists and extended his home point streak to 20 games to begin the season, a franchise record.“We put ourselves in some situations that we can’t continue to put ourselves in, but the effort was there,” New York coach Lane Lambert said.Valeri Nichushkin had two goals, Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist, and Devon Toews had a goal against his former team. Makar had three assists and Alexandar Georgiev made 18 saves for Colorado.“Our big guys were all good,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. “I think they had three points each, Val had two goals.”Brock Nelson had a goal...

Rozier scores 34 in return from illness, Hornets beat Kings 111-104 to snap 11-game skid

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:16:37 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Terry Rozier scored 14 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter after missing a game due to illness, and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Sacramento Kings 111-104 on Tuesday night to snap an 11-game losing streak.Rozier added six assists and Charlotte outscored Sacramento 36-26 in the final period, finishing the game on a 10-0 run. Miles Bridges had 27 points and P.J. Washington added 17.De’Aaron Fox led the Kings with 30 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter. Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and 19 rebounds for his 15th straight double-double, tied for the longest streak in the NBA this season.Sabonis also committed 11 turnovers, contributing to Sacramento’s season-high 21.Washington’s two-handed dunk with 51.5 seconds left gave the Hornets their first lead of the fourth quarter. Cody Martin followed with a transition layup, after Sacramento’s 20th turnover.The Kings outrebounded the Hornets 47-35, including 15-4 on the offensive glass, but shot just 43.5% ...

Reinhart, Tkachuk score late; Florida Panthers win fifth straight 4-1 over the Arizona Coyotes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:16:37 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Sam Reinhart and Matthew Tkachuk scored 42 seconds apart in the third period and the Florida Panthers beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 on Tuesday night.Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves and Carter Verhaeghe and Gustav Forsling also scored for the Panthers, who have won five straight and nine of 13.“Sometimes it’s not the easiest flying all the way across the country and getting right into one, and they made it tough tonight,” Reinhart said. “They fly around the ice. They are a good hockey team. I didn’t really seem like a 4-1 game, but we were able to stick with it.”Reinhart scored on a power play at 7:56 off the third period to break a 1-1 tie, and Tkachuk was credited with the goal at 8:38 when Arizona defenseman Michael Kesselring tipped the puck into the net from in front. Forsling scored an empty-net goal with 2:21 left.Alex Kerfoot scored a short-handed goal to tie it at 1-1 early in the third period for the Coyotes, who had won two in a row and six of...

Curry scores 36 points to lead the Warriors past the Magic 121-115

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:16:37 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 36 points and delivered on key plays in the fourth quarter to help the Golden State Warriors snap a three-game losing streak with a 121-115 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.Curry scored or set up 13 straight Warriors points in a four-minute stretch late in the fourth quarter that gave Golden State its first win in three tries on a season-high, seven-game homestand.Jonathan Kuminga added 19 points and Klay Thompson scored 15 for the Warriors.Paolo Banchero and 27 points and 12 rebounds for Orlando, while Franz Wagner added 25 points. The Magic have lost their first two games on a four-game road trip.Curry hit two 3-pointers and assisted on two other baskets during a flurry midway through the third quarter that helped the Warriors build a small lead that the Magic were able to erase when he went bench for his second-half rest.But Curry then took over down the stretch after returning with 8:33 to play. He scored on a drive to put...

En video: SpaceX lanza un cohete con satélites Starlink desde la costa de California

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:16:37 GMT

Un cohete SpaceX, que transporta satélites Starlink, se lanzó el martes por la noche desde la costa de California.El lanzamiento ocurrió desde la Base de la Fuerza Espacial Vandenberg.El cohete transporta 21 satélites de internet Starlink a la órbita terrestre baja.SpaceX, con sede en Hawthorne, California, lanzó 96 misiones exitosas con sus cohetes Falcon en 2023, eclipsando su récord anual anterior de 61 lanzamientos orbitales en 2022.El cohete y su columna de escape son a veces visibles a cientos de millas mientras se eleva a lo largo de la costa, si el cielo está despejado. Los lanzamientos justo después del atardecer y antes del amanecer suelen proporcionar las mejores vistas, ya que el cohete refleja los rayos del sol contra el fondo de un cielo oscuro.SpaceX tiene una constelación de satélites Starlink que orbitan la Tierra a unas 340 millas de altura, transportados al espacio por los cohetes de la compañía. La red Starlink está diseñada para ofrecer internet de alta velocida...

Montreal police say missing baby found “safe and sound”

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:16:37 GMT

Montreal police say the missing child that triggered an Amber Alert has been found “safe and sound.” More coming.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 3, 2024.The Canadian Press

Chilly Wednesday with bursts of light snow; the BIG story is a potential winter storm early next week...

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:16:37 GMT

Chicago weekend snowfall outlookA storm will spin up to the lee of the Rockies and track south of Chicago.  But a shield of clouds and some light snowfall beneath its far northern flank may bring some flurries or light snow to the area in the Saturday and Sunday time frame.THE BIG STORY could be a potential winter storm early next week in the Monday night, Tuesday, and Tuesday night time frame.  MANY QUESTIONS remain on that system—and RELIABLE ACCUMULATION FORECASTS are not yet possible.  We're still almost a week away.  See more on that storm on my Facebook post on it.New model runs, including the ensemble versions of the National Weather Service's GFS also known as the GEFS model, the European Centre's EPS and Environment Canada's GEM ensemble continue to sing the same tune—and its one of potential MAJOR WINTER STORM DEVELOPMENT in the central U.S.We're almost a week ahead of this system's arrival, so changes in reasoning—even big ones—can occur. The Monday night, Tuesday, and Tu...

Southern California couple attacked by armed robbers while selling iPad

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:16:37 GMT

Video captured the moment a couple was ambushed at gunpoint while trying to sell an iPad in Pomona.The victim, Eduardo Reyes, met the suspect through OfferUp, an online marketplace that allows people to sell items to local buyers.The suspect had messaged Reyes, saying he was interested in purchasing an iPad that Reyes posted for sale on Dec. 23. Reyes agreed to meet the buyer in a residential neighborhood.“They wanted to meet in a public street which I usually don’t do, but he sounded like he was a kid and he’s like, ‘Oh, I’m going to have my mom come out with me,’” recalled Reyes.Surveillance video from the victim’s Tesla captured Reyes and his wife stepping out of their car to meet the suspect.Video captured the moment a couple was ambushed at gunpoint while trying to sell an iPad in Pomona on Dec. 23, 2023.Video captured the moment a couple was attacked at gunpoint while trying to sell an iPad in Pomona on Dec. 23, 2023.Video captured the moment a couple was attacked at gunp...

Shortly after anticipated return, Gary Payton II suffers hamstring strain vs. Magic

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:16:37 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Gary Payton II was ten minutes into his second game back from a month-long calf strain when another injury struck.Picking up Orlando’s Cole Anthony full court, Payton’s left leg buckled as he fell to the floor. He threw his headband and limped immediately to the locker room. The team ruled him out mid-way through the third quarter with a left hamstring strain.The extent of the injury and his availability moving forward is to be determined, but his teammates feel the oft-injured Payton’s frustrations.Shortly after the Warriors’ 121-115 win, Payton shared his frustrations with a post on X a scene from the Dave Chapelle movie “Half Baked” in which the character says, “Man, this is some (expletive).”“I felt bad for him because ever since last year he’s been working really hard to get his body where it needs to be to play the way he wants to play and impact the game the way he can,” Steph Curry said. ...

Bay Area city goes from most per-capita murders to 0 homicides in 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:16:37 GMT

EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. (KRON) – The City of East Palo Alto is celebrating a major milestone. It’s reporting zero homicides for the first time since its incorporation into San Mateo County. It is progress that has been decades in the making. East Palo Alto became one of America’s youngest cities when it was incorporated into San Mateo County in 1983, but its bright future turned dark a decade later when the crack epidemic turned the city into the nation’s leader in per capita murders. Woman’s body found in Berkeley, boyfriend arrested in Santa Cruz County for homicide Forty-two people were killed in 1992 when its population was just 24,000. In 2023, homicides dropped to zero. This news is a relief for people who grew up here. “Words can’t describe how emotional it is for me,” said Antonio Lopez, who became the city’s mayor three weeks ago.He was born and raised in East Palo Alto after his family came from Mexico in the 1980s. Lopez recalls just how dangerous it was growin...