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Kiszla: Are Nuggets tough enough to win championship when push comes to shove in NBA playoffs?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:13 GMT

A root canal or a tax audit might be a less painful option than watching ESPN today, Nuggets Nation, after Denver got blown off its home floor by Chicago in an ugly loss that only Kendrick Perkins and everybody who hates the Nuggets could love.And trust me, the Nuggets do hear the haters who doubt Denver as a legit championship contender, or question center Nikola Jokic’s worthiness as being named the league’s most valuable player for a third consecutive season.“I pop up YouTube and (hear) what Perk said,” center Nikola Jokic said Wednesday. “I just find it interesting to say something just to give those guys something to talk about.”On a winter night when 19,896 fans filled Ball Arena to celebrate the Blue Arrow in anticipation of guard Jamal Murray setting the franchise record for 3-point field goals, Murray and the Nuggets shot blanks, getting manhandled before getting drubbed 117-96.“We haven’t arrived,” Denver coach Michael ...

Texas Tech coach Adams resigns after insensitive comments

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:13 GMT

By DAVE SKRETTA (AP Basketball Writer)KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Texas Tech coach Mark Adams, who had been suspended recently for racially insensitive comments made toward one of his players, resigned shortly after the Red Raiders were eliminated from the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night.Second-year assistant Corey Williams had led the Red Raiders in their 78-62 loss to West Virginia.The incident involving Adams occurred in a meeting with a player, who wasn’t identified, Texas Tech said Sunday in announcing his suspension. The school said Adams “was encouraging the student-athlete to be more receptive to coaching and referenced Bible verses about workers, teachers, parents, and slaves serving their masters.”Red Raiders athletic director Kirby Hocutt learned of the incident last Friday and issued a written reprimand, and Adams coached them in a regular season-ending loss to Oklahoma State the next day. But after Hocutt investigated the situation further, he d...

Angel helps Stanford beat Utah in first round of Pac-12 Tournament

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:13 GMT

LAS VEGAS — Brandon Angel’s double-double, 16 points and 12 rebounds, led a balanced attack that lifted 10th-seeded Stanford to a 73-62 win over seventh-seeded Utah in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament on Wednesday night.Angel followed up two free throws with a jumper that gave the Cardinal a 53-40 lead and they stayed ahead by double figures the rest of the way.Harrison Ingram added 15 points for Stanford (14-18), which advances to face second-seeded and eighth-ranked Arizona on Thursday at 6 p.m. Maxime Raynaud and Spencer Jones both scored 12.Branden Carlson scored 27 points and 10 rebounds to lead Utah (17-15), which has lost six straight. Gabe Madsen scored 13 and Lazar Stefanovic 10.Utah made three-straight shots, pulling within 58-48 on a Stefanovic 3-pointer with six minutes left That was the first time in the second half the Utes made consecutive shots, but Jones quickly responded with a 3-pointer.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | UCLA stuns Stanford women ...

Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall in hotel

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:13 GMT

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized after a fall at a hotel in Washington, DC.“This evening, Leader McConnell tripped at a local hotel during a private dinner. He has been admitted to the hospital where he is receiving treatment,” a spokesperson for the Kentucky Republican said in a statement.No additional details were provided.The 81-year-old is the Senate’s longest-serving GOP leader, known for helping the party achieve key Republican priorities, including stocking the Supreme Court with conservative justices, passing Trump-era tax cuts and frequently thwarting Democrats’ legislative agenda.His hospitalization comes as the Senate is narrowly divided, with Democrats controlling the chamber by a 51-49 margin.Democratic Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Dianne Feinstein of California have also been hospitalized in recent weeks, with Fetterman seeking treatment for depression and Feinstein for shingles.Feinstein tweeted on Tuesday that she is recovering...

SF district attorney reverses effort to amend sanctuary city policy

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:13 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is reversing her effort to change San Francisco’s sanctuary city policy.Her announcement on Wednesday was a part of her effort to get two men extradited from other countries and be brought back to the city for prosecution. The Department of Homeland Security told Jenkins federal officials could arrest and bring the two suspects, both accused of murder and rape, back to the city only if city officials agreed to notify ICE if either suspect makes bail or is released from custody for any reason.Jenkins said she received major pushback from community members and immigrant rights activists expressing concerns. "At that time, I felt it was my obligation to seek justice for these victims and do so expeditiously,” said Jenkins. San Francisco PD wants more women to become officers She is now asking the federal government for help without asking them to break the sanctuary city policy. "I'm not asking for them to vote on those ordinan...

Antioch girl, 14, reported missing

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:13 GMT

ANTIOCH, Calif. (BCN) -- Antioch police are looking for a 14-year-old girl who was last seen Tuesday night. Ja'Nola Harper is described as a Black girl who is about 150 pounds, 5 feet, 2 inches tall, and has brown eyes and brown hair styled in braids. She was last seen around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday wearing pink pajamas and was near Sweeney Road and Garrow Drive in Antioch. Anyone with information is asked to call Antioch police at (925) 778-2441. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

GW Parkway construction near entering next phase, which will shut down southbound lanes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:13 GMT

The George Washington Parkway is in the process of getting some much-needed TLC. In order to rehabilitate the road, drivers will see lower speed limits, changing road configurations and even a reversible lane that would begin operating in just over a month.“It will have a major impact on people’s commutes and use of the parkway, so if there’s a way you can alter your plans to avoid the area, that that’d be best,” Mark Maloy, with the National Park Service, said during a webinar on the project Wednesday night.More Local NewsMore Transportation NewsThe goal is to do long-overdue work on the roadway’s infrastructure along the northern section of the parkway, from Interstate 495 to Spout Run Parkway.“There are damaged sections of guardrail, deterioration of drainage infrastructure, and stone guard walls that line the park (that) all need attention,” said Charles Cuvelier, superintendent of the GW Parkway.Once completed — the project is scheduled to wrap up in May...

Miller scores 20 seconds into OT, Canucks beat Ducks 3-2

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:13 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — J.T. Miller scored his second goal of the game 20 seconds into overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.Miller also scored short-handed in the first period, and Andrei Kuzmenko added a goal for Vancouver. Thatcher Demko stopped 20 shots.Troy Terry and Brock McGinn scored for Anaheim. Lukas Dostal made 31 saves.UP NEXTDucks: At Calgary on Friday in the finale of a three-game trip.Canucks: Host Ottawa Senators on Saturday.___AP NHL: https://www.apnews.com/hub/NHL and https://www.twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

At least 3 Palestinians killed in Israeli military raid

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:13 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — At least three Palestinians were killed on Thursday, Palestinian officials said, after Israeli security forces raided a village in the northern occupied West Bank. The Israeli military did not immediately offer comment on the raid into the village of Jaba, south of the flashpoint city of Jenin. The Palestinian Health Ministry did not identify the dead, but said they were shot by Israeli fire during an Israeli military operation. For the past few months, the village of Jaba has been home to a fledgling militant group of disillusioned young Palestinians who have taken up guns against Israel’s open-ended occupation, now in its 56th year. The group is part of a larger trend of emerging armed groups across the West Bank that have defied the increasingly unpopular Palestinian Authority and claim no ties to any specific political party.The past two months have been marked by escalating violence across the West Bank.Source

Clippers pull away in second half to beat Raptors 108-100

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:50:13 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points, Paul George had 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers broke away in the second half to beat the Toronto Raptors 108-100 on Wednesday night.Leonard also had season-high 12 rebounds against the team he helped lead to the NBA title in 2019.Pascal Siakam and Scottie Barnes each scored 20 points for Toronto, and O.G. Anunoby had 18 points. The Raptors have dropped two straight for the first time since Feb. 1.Ivica Zubac added 17 points for the Clippers. They have won two straight after a five-game losing streak. Los Angeles had a 60-42 advantage in the paint along with 20-10 edge in fast-break points.Leonard had 17 points in the first half, but saved his best play for the fourth quarter with a thunderous dunk over Jakob Poeltl to make it 100-85 with 5:17 remaining.The Raptors responded with an 15-4 surge to get to 104-100 in the final minute before Zubac’s dunk pushed it back to six.TIP-INSRaptors: Largest lead was 10 at 25-15 late in th...