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Connor Bedard departs after big hit as Chicago Blackhawks lose 4-2 to New Jersey Devils

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:22:28 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard departed after he was leveled in the first period of a 4-2 loss to Simon Nemec and the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.Bedard was hit by Devils defenseman Brendan Smith after the 18-year-old center carried the puck into Chicago’s offensive zone. Bedard then skated to the bench holding his face as Nick Foligno, Brett Seney and several teammates ignited a skirmish behind the Devils net.Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson had no update on Bedard after the loss. He said he will be evaluated on Saturday when the team is back in Chicago.After the All-Star departed, there was a series of skirmishes before New Jersey rallied for its fifth win in six games.Nemec and Alexander Holtz each had a goal and an assist as the Devils improved to 13-5-1 in their last 19 games. Michael McLeod snapped a tie in the third period, and Tyler Toffoli added an empty-netter for his 16th goal of the season.New Jersey goaltender Vitek Vanecek made ...

Left-hander Martín Pérez and Pirates finalize $8 million, 1-year contract

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:22:28 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Martín Pérez and the Pittsburgh Pirates finalized their $8 million, one-year contract on Friday.The 32-year-old left-hander, who won the World Series with Texas in November, agreed to the deal in mid-December subject to a successful physical.Right-hander Max Kranick was designated for assignment to open a roster spot.Pérez went 10-4 for the Rangers last season with a 4.45 ERA in 35 games, 20 of them starts. He moved from the rotation to the bullpen in August and made three relief appearances in the playoffs — all in mop-up duty — as Texas won its first World Series title. His salary is less than half the $19.65 million he earned last year after accepting the Rangers’ qualifying offer.The Pirates are trying to build rotation depth in the minors but it remains a work in progress, one of the reasons they have looked outside the organization for help at the big league level. Pérez is 85-81 with a 4.44 ERA in 12 major league seasons with Texas (2012-18, ’22-23), Minneso...

Nets open 32-point lead, beat Thunder 124-115 to end 5-game losing streak

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:22:28 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Spencer Dinwiddie and Nic Claxton each scored 23 points and the Brooklyn Nets snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 124-115 on Friday night. Cam Thomas broke out of a 0-for-20 shooting slump with 19 points, including 16 in the Nets’ most dominant first half of the season. They led 75-47 at the break and by 32 in the third quarter before a late push by the Thunder made it close.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 34 points, nine assists and six rebounds for the Thunder, who have dropped two straight after a five-game winning streak. Jalen Williams added 20 points and Chet Holmgren had 17. The Nets’ skid started with a 144-122 home loss to Milwaukee on Dec. 27, when they rested three starters and didn’t play Thomas — a starter at the time — or Mikal Bridges after the first quarter. They were fined $100,000 on Thursday, the first team penalized for violating the league’s player participation policy that went into effect this se...

New year, same Scottie Scheffler. He has 64 to build a 1-shot lead at The Sentry

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:22:28 GMT

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — A new year, the same old Scottie Scheffler. The world’s No. 1 player had eight birdies and an eagle Friday for a 9-under 64 at The Sentry, giving him a one-shot lead going into the weekend at the PGA Tour’s season opener.Low scoring on the Plantation course at Kapalua has come to be expected. Even with the Kona wind out of the opposite direction, it hasn’t been strong enough to keep the 59-player field from attacking at will.Scheffler was at 16-under 130, still only good for a one-shot lead over jet-lagged Tyrrell Hatton of England, Brendon Todd and Sungjae Im.“It’s one of those places if you go out there and play well, you’re going to get rewarded,” Scheffler said. “If you start not hitting it in the right spots, you can get in trouble. Just got to keep the pedal down.”That’s what Hatton did, no matter how tired he feels. He said it took him just over 25 hours to get from London to Maui, in part due to a mechanical delay on...

Saint Peter’s wins 69-57 against Iona

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:22:28 GMT

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Corey Washington scored 20 points as Saint Peter’s beat Iona 69-57 on Friday night.Washington also contributed nine rebounds for the Peacocks (7-5, 3-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Armoni Zeigler was 4 of 9 shooting, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the line to add 14 points. Latrell Reid shot 3 for 8 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free throw line to finish with nine points.Osborn Shema finished with 15 points and three blocks for the Gaels (6-8, 1-2). Jean Aranguren added 12 points for Iona. In addition, Wheza Panzo had eight points, five assists and three steals.These two teams both play Sunday. Saint Peter’s hosts Mount St. Mary’s and Iona hosts Niagara.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

No. 4 UConn comes back in 2nd half to beat Butler 88-81 behind Karaban and Newton

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:22:28 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Karaban scored 20 points, Tristen Newton added 17 and No. 4 UConn came back to beat Butler 88-81 on Friday night for its third straight victory without injured center Donovan Clingan.The Huskies (13-2, 3-1 Big East) trailed 42-35 at halftime but shot 55% from the field overall in front of a sellout crowd on the road. Freshman guard Stephon Castle finished with 14 points and nine rebounds. Cam Spencer also scored 14, including a critical 3-pointer that made it 83-76 with 48.1 seconds left.“It was a great game to watch,” UConn coach Dan Hurley said. “I was losing my mind. Lot of intensity out there. The championship DNA we have showed.”DJ Davis had 22 points, Pierre Brooks II scored 19 and Jamyl Telfort added 16 for the Bulldogs (10-5, 1-3), who shot 47% and were outrebounded 33-24.“We’re close,” Butler coach Thad Matta said. “We’re not there yet. You’ve got to fight for 40 (minutes). You’ve got to think for 40. I like this team. We did a lot of good things, b...

The Sentry Scores

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:22:28 GMT

FridayAt The Plantation Course at Kapalua ResortKapalua, HawaiiPurse: $20 millionYardage: 7,596; Par: 73Second RoundScottie Scheffler66-64—130Tyrrell Hatton69-62—131Sungjae Im65-66—131Brendon Todd67-64—131Byeong Hun An68-64—132Viktor Hovland65-67—132Chris Kirk67-65—132Collin Morikawa65-67—132Akshay Bhatia69-64—133Matt Fitzpatrick69-64—133Brian Harman67-66—133Jordan Spieth66-67—133Sepp Straka67-66—133Sahith Theegala64-69—133Patrick Cantlay66-68—134Jason Day65-69—134Emiliano Grillo66-68—134Patrick Rodgers69-65—134Adam Schenk69-65—134Tony Finau69-66—135Xander Schauffele66-69—135Cameron Young68-67—135Eric Cole70-66—136Adam Hadwin70-66—136Tom Hoge67-69—136Max Homa67-69—136Si Woo Kim70-66—136Kurt Kitayama72-64—136Taylor Moore71-65—136J.T. Poston68-68—136Camilo Villegas65-71—136Sam Burns69-68—137Nicolas Echavarria70-67—137Harris English71-66—137Rickie Fowler70-67—137Lee Hodges72-65—137Luke List67-70—137Erik Van Rooyen72-65—137Lucas Glover72-66—138Nick Hardy71-67—138Mackenzie Hughes68-70—13...

The Sentry Par Scores

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:22:28 GMT

FridayAt The Plantation Course at Kapalua ResortKapalua, HawaiiPurse: $20 millionYardage: 7,596; Par: 73Second RoundScottie Scheffler66-64—130-16Tyrrell Hatton69-62—131-15Sungjae Im65-66—131-15Brendon Todd67-64—131-15Byeong Hun An68-64—132-14Viktor Hovland65-67—132-14Chris Kirk67-65—132-14Collin Morikawa65-67—132-14Akshay Bhatia69-64—133-13Matt Fitzpatrick69-64—133-13Brian Harman67-66—133-13Jordan Spieth66-67—133-13Sepp Straka67-66—133-13Sahith Theegala64-69—133-13Patrick Cantlay66-68—134-12Jason Day65-69—134-12Emiliano Grillo66-68—134-12Patrick Rodgers69-65—134-12Adam Schenk69-65—134-12Tony Finau69-66—135-11Xander Schauffele66-69—135-11Cameron Young68-67—135-11Eric Cole70-66—136-10Adam Hadwin70-66—136-10Tom Hoge67-69—136-10Max Homa67-69—136-10Si Woo Kim70-66—136-10Kurt Kitayama72-64—136-10Taylor Moore71-65—136-10J.T. Poston68-68—136-10Camilo Villegas65-71—136-10Sam Burns69-68—137-9Nicolas Echavarria70-67—137-9Harris English71-66—137-9Rickie Fowler70-67—137-9Lee Hodges72-65—137-9Luk...

Denver eviction filings hit record high in 2023, exceeding recession numbers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:22:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- 2023 had a significant number of eviction filings, something local housing groups are working to combat in 2024.Almost 13,000 evictions were filed in Denver in 2023, the most since the recession. Berthoud residents frustrated with ‘excessive speeding’ on US 287 after fatal crash But why is this happening? Colorado Housing Connects, a phone line for those needing housing assistance under the Brother’s Redevelopment organization, says there are multiple factors"Its high prices, high rent, changes in the safety net programs, fewer supports available to help people keep a roof over their heads. Its several things coming at once really making it difficult for the average person trying to make ends meet," said Patrick Noonan, the Colorado Housing Connects Program Director.In 2023, there were 12,910 eviction filings. In 2022, there were 8,863. That’s a nearly 45% increase. The only year even close is 2010, post-recession, with a little over 10,000.These numbers are takin...

Grayson Allen ties Phoenix record with career-high 9 3-pointers, Suns beat Heat 113-97

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:22:28 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Grayson Allen made a career-high nine 3-pointers to tie the Phoenix record and scored 31 points, Bradley Beal added 25 points and the Suns beat the Miami Heat 113-97 on Friday night.The Suns have won five of their last six games. Miami has dropped three of four.Allen was sensational in the first half, scoring 23 points on 7-of-10 shooting from long range. The sixth-year player was acquired in an offseason trade, came into the game averaging a career-high 13 points. He was 9 of 14 on 3s and 11 of 19 overall from the field.Phoenix extended its lead to 94-75 heading into the fourth quarter and kept a double-digit advantage the rest of the night. Beal shot 11 of 18 from the field and added eight rebounds and nine assists. Devin Booker had 20 points and 10 assists.Bam Adebayo led Miami with 28 points and 11 rebounds. Kevin Love added 20 points. Tyler Herro had a tough night, shooting just 4 of 17. The Heat shot just 41% from the field.The Suns played without Kevin Durant, ...