Home

Leon Draisaitl breaks late tie, Oilers beat Jets 3-1 for 4th straight victory

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:31:33 GMT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Leon Draisaitl broke a tie on a power play with 2:13 left and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse tied at 1 with 6:49 to go with a straight-on shot from just inside the blue line that hit goalie Connor Hellebuyck’s glove and bounced into the net.Ryan McLeod capped the scoring with an empty-netter with 20 seconds left. Stuart Skinner made 25 saves to help Edmonton improve to 9-12-1.Cole Perfetti scored on a first-period power play for Winnipeg and Hellebuyck stopped 36 shots. The Jets have lost three straight to fall to 12-8-2.Edmonton defenseman Evan Bouchard stretched his points streak to eight games with an assist on Draisaitl’s goal. He has two goals and eight assists in that span.Connor McDavid had the primary assist on the goal, extending his points streak to six games with four goals and 12 assists.UP NEXTOilers: Host Carolina on Wednesday night.Jets: Host C...

Reese has 19 points, 9 rebounds in her return, No. 7 LSU tops No. 9 Va. Tech 82-64

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:31:33 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Angel Reese had 19 points and nine rebounds in her return from a four-game absence, Mikaylah Williams scored 20 points, and No. 7 LSU defeated ninth-ranked Virginia Tech 82-64 on Thursday night to give Tigers coach Kim Mulkey her 700th career victory.Reese’s two-week absence from the team stemmed from what Mulkey has described as “locker room issues.” She has declined to go into detail. But when the game was over, Reese and Mulkey shared a long hug.Her return came at a convenient time for LSU (8-1), which narrowly outlasted Virginia in the Cayman Islands on Saturday without both Reese and fellow power forward Sa’Myah Smith, who went out for the season with a knee injury during a victory over Niagara last Friday.Reese and forward Aneesah Morrow helped LSU control the paint and limit the production of Virginia Tech star center Elizabeth Kitley in a rematch of a Final Four game in last season’s NCAA Tournament. LSU went on to win the national title.M...

No. 25 Oklahoma tops Arkansas-Pine Bluff 107-86 at 95-year-old McCasland Field House

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:31:33 GMT

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Otega Oweh scored 20 points to lead No. 25 Oklahoma to a 107-86 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 95-year-old McCasland Field House on Thursday night.Owen was one of five Sooners to score in double figures. Jalen Moore had 19 points and eight rebounds. Javian McCollum and John Hugley IV both scored 15. Le’Tre Darthard added 14 points. The Sooners (7-0) returned to the AP Top 25 this week for the first time since the 2020-21 season and for the first time under third-year coach Porter Moser. They proved early that remaining undefeated would not be an issue.Moore connected on a 3-pointer with 11:56 left in the first half, putting Oklahoma up by 12. UAPB (4-5) didn’t get any closer the rest of the way. Kyle Milton led the Golden Lions with 24 points. Rashad Williams added 20, going 5 for 10 from 3-point range.The Sooners hosted a game at McCasland Field House for the first time since the 2012-13 season. The venue, adjacent to Memorial Stadium, was the team’s home ...

Vucevic and White lead the way as Bulls beat Bucks 120-113 in OT

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:31:33 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Nikola Vucevic scored 29 points, Coby White added 23 and the short-handed Chicago Bulls beat the Milwaukee Bucks 120-113 in overtime on Thursday night.Alex Caruso nailed a buzzer-beating 3 at the end of regulation, and Chicago pulled off a surprise without Zach LaVine (sore right foot) and DeMar DeRozan (sprained left ankle) because of injuries.The Bulls trailed 110-109 in overtime when Vucevic cut for a dunk with 2:28 remaining, sparking an eight-point run. Patrick Williams finished the decisive spurt when he dunked with 31 seconds remaining, and Chicago hung on from there.Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 26 points and 14 rebounds. Brook Lopez scored 20, and Malik Beasley added 19 points. Damian Lillard scored 18, but the Bucks came up short after winning eight of nine.Chicago led by 12 early in the fourth quarter after a 16-2 run. The Bucks pulled within two, only to find themselves trailing 103-96 with 1:26 remaining after White nailed a step-back 3, whippi...

Luke Hughes and Jack Hughes lead Devils past Flyers 4-3 in overtime

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:31:33 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New Jersey rookie Luke Hughes was clobbered from behind, and he clutched his left arm on a hit that got a Flyers forward tossed. Hughes appeared in agony as he hunched over and skated to the locker room. The defenseman was even examined for a concussion.Hughes turned out fine — his head, his arm and especially his shot.Hughes took a perfect pass from older brother Jack Hughes — not quite the brotherly love Philly needed — and scored 28 seconds into overtime, leading the Devils to a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Thursday night.“I thought he showed a lot of determination,” Devils coach Lindy Ruff said. “We didn’t know if he was gonna get back, he took one heck of a hit. So to get back, play the way he did, compete the way he did, I don’t think he was 100 percent, but wanted to the finish the game.”Luke Hughes — who said the hit was just a brief stinger — took a bow as he skated into the waiting mob of Devils teammates.“Resilient win for our guys,” Hughes said.Alexande...

Truck kills man in wheelchair crossing busy Denver intersection

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:31:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A crash at a busy Denver intersection left a disabled man dead.Denver Police report a man crossing the intersection of Federal Boulevard and 10th Avenue in a wheelchair was struck by a large truck late Thursday morning. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The crash is still under investigation, and the name of the victim has not yet been released. Police say the driver of the truck stayed at the scene.A health center is located near the intersection. FOX31 talked to those who say they use the crosswalk every day.“It could’ve been me or anybody here,” Albert Marquez said.On Nov. 10, FOX31 reported that the city is making safety improvements along Federal after complaints from advocacy groups said the street is dangerous by design. Funding was approved by voters in 2017.Those who frequent the area say their hearts go out to the victim’s family and urge everyone who travels through the intersection to consider the safety risks.“I hope th...

Denver leaders seek to change threshold for warming shelters on cold nights

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:31:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Some city leaders are contemplating changes to Denver's cold weather shelter plan.As it stands, the city opens up warming shelters when temperatures drop below 20 degrees, there's a wind advisory or more than 2 inches of snow is in the forecast. Council members Shontel Lewis and Sarah Parady both started a proposal to make 32 degrees the threshold for sheltering unhoused people."The minute you hit freezing, which is 32 degrees Fahrenheit, people are in a lot of danger," Parady said.That's what Parady wants to be the threshold for the city to offer people who are unhoused a warm place to sleep."We have no clear policy on whether there's any limit on removing people's shelters out on the street in cold weather, so tents and that kind of thing," Parady said.Councilor pitches Denver facilities for warmingFor the moment, tents or the layers on their backs are all that folks who are unhoused have to keep warm."The real issue is, basically: Do we have existing city spaces w...

Wheat Ridge community honors store owner killed in homicide

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:31:33 GMT

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (KDVR) — Outside Peter Arguello's Wheat Ridge business, a memorial continued to grow Thursday night.Flowers and candles filled the entryway to Arguello's business, where he was reportedly killed Wednesday morning during a robbery attempt at his store."We all feel a little less because he's not here now," Brenda Ritz said.Peter Arguello (Brenda Ritz/Neighborhood Gazette)Ritz writes for the Neighborhood Gazette and recently penned a feature article on Arguello after visiting his store as a customer. She said the interview not only shed light on why Arguello loved the antique and jewelry business, but also what set his business apart.“Somebody would come in the store with a box of something, and he just couldn’t wait to see it," she said. Brother of slain Wheat Ridge man remember him as loving neighbor, good man Ritz said her friend went to the store recently to inquire about selling a ring but was turned away by Arguello after offering some hesitation.“She went to...

Should Israel funding be conditional? Bennet weighs in

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:31:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Congress is debating more funding for Israel as calls within the Democratic Party grow to make any additional funding conditional.House Republicans are already approving a funding measure, but now the bill is being held up in the Senate. Bennet: US must disincentivize migrant-smuggling gangs Some Democrats say there should be limits to the funding, although no specifics have been shared. Certain lawmakers argue if the U.S. gives Israel more money, then Israel would have to agree to certain rules about how it moves forward in its war with Hamas.U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said on "Colorado Point of View" this week that he has not been on board with conditions on military funding in the past, but he said he hasn't made a final decision yet. "Israel has to meet the highest standards in the course of this war, and they’re going to have to try to do everything they can to avoid killing civilians," he said. Bennet adds: "If we end up applying any conditions, I think we need...

Israel announces strikes on Gaza after truce expires, clear sign that war has resumed in full force

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:31:33 GMT

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli fighter jets hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday shortly after a weeklong truce expired, the military said, as the war resumed in full force.Airstrikes hit southern Gaza, including the community of Abassan east of the town of Khan Younis, the Interior Ministry in the Hamas-run territory said. Another strike hit a home northwest of Gaza City.Live footage from the Gaza Strip showed black smoke billowing from the territory.The Israeli military’s announcement of the strikes came only 30 minutes after the cease-fire expired at 7 a.m. (0500 GMT) Friday.Earlier Friday, Israel accused Hamas of having violated the terms of the cease-fire, including by firing rockets toward Israel from Gaza.The halt in fighting began Nov. 24. It initially lasted for four days, and then was extended for several days with the help of Qatar and fellow mediator Egypt.During the week-long truce, Hamas and other militants in Gaza released more than 100 hostag...