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Anunoby scores 29, VanVleet has 28 as Raptors rout Wizards

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:56:45 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — O.G. Anunoby scored 29 points, Fred VanVleet had 28 and the Toronto Raptors never trailed in a 114-104 win over Washington Wizards on Sunday.Pascal Siakam had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Jakob Poeltl had 12 points and 12 rebounds.Ninth-place Toronto clinched the three-game season series with the Wizards and maintained a three-game lead over 11th-place Washington in the Eastern Conference standings. Both teams have seven games remaining.Scottie Barnes scored 13 points in his return to the starting lineup after missing two games because of a sore left wrist as Toronto won for the ninth time in 10 home games.Kristaps Porzingis scored 26 points and Corey Kispert had 19 for the Wizards, who have lost four straight road games.Deni Avdija and Johnny Davis each scored 15 points for Washington and Daniel Gafford had 10.The short-handed Wizards played without guard Bradley Beal (left knee) for the third straight game, while forward Kyle Kuzma (right ankle) sat for the fourth ...

La OTAN califica de “peligrosa e irresponsable” la retórica nuclear de Rusia

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:56:45 GMT

(CNN) — El anuncio de Rusia de que trasladará armas nucleares tácticas a Belarús es “peligroso e irresponsable”, dijo el domingo a CNN un portavoz de la OTAN.“La OTAN está atenta y vigilamos de cerca la situación. No hemos visto ningún cambio en la postura nuclear de Rusia que nos lleve a ajustar la nuestra”, dijo la portavoz de la OTAN, Oana Lungescu, en un comunicado.“La referencia de Rusia al intercambio nuclear de la OTAN es totalmente engañosa”, continuó Lungescu, refiriéndose a las afirmaciones de Putin de que su movimiento simplemente reflejaría los de las naciones occidentales.ANÁLISIS | Con el plan de armas nucleares tácticas en Belarús, Putin opta por asustar al mundo para distraerlo de sus problemas“Los aliados de la OTAN actúan con pleno respeto de sus compromisos internacionales. Rusia ha incumplido constantemente sus compromisos de control de armas, y recientemente suspendió su participación en el Nuevo Tratado START”, dijo.“Rusia debe volver al...

What is a Medina Alert and when is it issued?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:56:45 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Medina Alerts in Colorado aren't issued as often as many might believe.A representative with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said Sunday that, on average, the organization issues five to 10 alerts each year. “You won't see a Medina Alert in every single hit-and-run case out there, even if it is covered in the media," Audrey Simkins, an investigative analyst with CBI said. She said law enforcement agencies will reach out to CBI to have the alert issued if they believe the public can help find the car or driver involved. Denver hit-and-runs on the rise “[To qualify for a Medina Alert], there has to be serious bodily injury, harm or death to the person involved in the accident and there needs to be information that an alert will be of assistance,” Simkins said. Some of the information to help in the alert she said includes a picture of the car, a license plate number or a portion of the plate. She said other good details to share if the vehicle has some unique ...

Daniel Radcliffe and longtime girlfriend Erin Darke expecting first child

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:56:45 GMT

(CNN) — Daniel Radcliffe and his girlfriend Erin Darke are going to be parents.Scott Boute, a representative for Radcliffe, confirmed to CNN on Sunday that the longtime couple are “expecting their first child.”The “Harry Potter” star and Darke have been together for a decade after first meeting while filming the 2013 drama “Kill Your Darlings.” Radcliffe and Darke later reunited on the set of the dramedy “Don’t Think Twice” in 2016, and Darke has more recently appeared in various episodes of Radcliffe’s TBS comedy series “Miracle Workers.”While promoting “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” in 2022, Radcliffe told Newsweek that he’s open to exposing his kids to the magic of movie sets one day.“I want my kids, if and when they exist…I would love them to be around film sets,” he said, adding that while film sets are “wonderful places” for kids, he feels the...

Pastrnak scores twice, Bruins top Hurricanes 4-3 in shootout

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:56:45 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — David Pastrnak eclipsed the 50-goal mark by scoring twice and the Boston Bruins won their seventh game in a row by defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in a shootout Sunday.Charlie Coyle and Jake DeBrusk Scored in the shootout in a matchup of Eastern Conference division leaders.Jakub Lauko also scored for the Bruins, who earned their 57th victory and are five wins shy of matching the all-time NHL record with nine regular-season games to play. Charlie McAvoy had two assists and Jeremy Swayman made 34 saves.Jack Drury, Brady Skjei and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes, who won three of their previous four games. Brett Pesce had two assists and Frederik Andersen stopped 35 shots.Pastrnak’s 50th goal of the season came 4:43 into the game. He received pass from McAvoy and skated half the length of the ice on a breakaway to beat Andersen.Drury, set up in the slot, scored his second goal of the season off a pass from Jalen Chatfield at 7:44 of the second.Just 1:...

Chicago Bulls question Nikola Vučević’s ejection by refs: ‘He may have been asking them if they wanted to go out to dinner’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:56:45 GMT

Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan still isn’t certain exactly what Nikola Vučević said to the officials to earn a double-technical ejection from Sunday’s win over the Los Angeles Lakers.Donovan was well within earshot when Vučević shouted down referee Sean Corbin after receiving his first technical foul, which immediately triggered a second technical from crew chief Tony Brothers. It wasn’t a matter of volume or proximity; Vučević was speaking Serbian, a language that Donovan, Brothers and Corbin don’t understand.“I don’t know how they can T him up when he’s talking Serbian,” Donovan said after the game. “He may have been asking them if they wanted to go out to dinner that night.”Vučević exclusively curses in Serbian when he’s on the court, a trait that often helps him to avoid trouble as a typically levelheaded veteran. But that didn’t protect him in the second quarter Su...

MIAA Girls Hockey: Seniors get one more game in

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:56:45 GMT

With regional pride on the line at the 2023 Massachusetts State Hockey Coaches Assocation Senior Girl’s All-Star Game, the North Team struck early and ran away with a 5-1 victory over the South.The game featured many of the top senior players in the state, some of whom just came off of state championships the week before.“It was a nice opportunity for these girls to get a chance to spend some time with other kids,” South team and Archbishop Williams coach Doug Nolan said. “It was nice for these girls to be a part of something like thisThe North team came out with a purpose, carrying play in the first period and limiting South to just three shots. The opening goal came after a great breakout pass from St. Mary’s standout Jenna Chaplain to HPNA’s Kaitlyn Bush led to a cross-crease pass to St. Mary’s Amanda Forziati, who fired the puck into the back of the net.Moments later, Winthrop’s Emily Holmes connected with her sister Julia Holmes for the second North goal.“It’s natural at this p...

UK report: Black kids 6 times likelier to be strip-searched

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:56:45 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Black children in England and Wales were six times more likely to be strip-searched by police, according to a report being released Monday that found children were failed by those sworn to protect them. Children’s Commissioner Rachel de Souza found nearly 3,000 children were strip-searched between 2018 and mid-2022 and more than half the searches were conducted without an appropriate adult present. The investigation was launched after a Black 15-year-old girl suspected of having marijuana was strip-searched at a London school in 2020 by two female officers without another adult present. The girl, identified as “Child Q,” was menstruating and no drugs were found. A previous report said racism was a likely factor for the humiliating search.“The bravery of a girl to speak up about a traumatic thing that happened to her” led to the report that found “widespread noncompliance” of safeguards and evidence of a “deeply concerning practice,” de Souza said. The findings fo...

'It was always about them': Emotional Rodney Terry on loving this team forever, future at Texas

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:56:45 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KXAN) — He's still the interim head coach for the Texas Longhorns, and during the postgame press conference following his team's 88-81 loss to Miami in the Elite 8, Rodney Terry was emotional when talking about this year's team.Terry stepped into the head coaching role following Chris Beard's suspension and eventual firing, and his presence helped keep the team together. His coaching took them to a place the program hasn't been in 15 years. Texas Longhorns lose double-digit lead, fall to Miami Hurricanes 88-81 in Elite 8 Since taking over Dec. 12, Terry led the Longhorns to a 22-8 record and their first appearance in the Sweet 16 since 2008. A win over Xavier put the Longhorns in their first Elite Eight since the same season, and they nearly made it to their first Final Four in 20 years. The Sporting News named Terry its national coach of the year this season even though he wasn't selected as the Big 12's coach of the year.Near the end of the postgame news confer...

Family, community remember couple killed by wrong-way driver in Chino Hills

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:56:45 GMT

Community members and family of a married couple killed by a wrong-way driver last week in Chino Hills gathered Sunday in Lake Elsinore to remember the beloved partners.  The crash happened on Mar. 19, at around 2:30 a.m., in the southbound lanes of the 71 Freeway near the Central Avenue exits. According to California Highway Patrol, several people called 911 to report a driver traveling northbound in the southbound lanes. The collision, involving four to five vehicles, occurred moments later, officers told news photographers at the scene. CHP said a sergeant who was first to arrive on the scene tried to rescue several people trapped inside a burning white sedan, but they were forced to back away because of the intense flames. Four people inside that vehicle were later pronounced dead. Another person was transported to a local hospital in an unknown condition. Vigil attendees on Sunday were united in prayer to remember Kenyan Americans Ruth and Gedion Mbatha, two of t...