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Klesmit, Hepburn lead Wisconsin past Oregon in NIT 61-58

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Max Klesmit scored 18 points, Chucky Hepburn made a 3-pointer with 55.4 seconds remaining and Wisconsin defeated Oregon 61-58 on Tuesday night in the NIT.Wisconsin (20-14) advances to the semifinals in Las Vegas against North Texas on March 28.Klesmit was 5 of 11 shooting, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the line for the Badgers. Hepburn scored 12 points. Steven Crowl had nine points and 10 rebounds.The Ducks (21-15) were led by Keeshawn Barthelemy, who posted 15 points and six rebounds. Quincy Guerrier added 14 points, eight rebounds and three blocks for Oregon. ___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Boldy’s goal with 1.3 left in OT lifts Wild over Devils

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Matt Boldy scored with 1.3 seconds left in overtime and Filip Gustavsson made a career-high 47 saves to give the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.“I knew I got out there within like a minute, so I knew it was kind of towards the end, but not really how much was actually left until I kind of turned away after the goal and heard the horn go off. But it was kind of nice when I knew for sure,” Boldy said. “I had time to make the move that I wanted to make, kind of make a read on the goalie coming in rather than trying to fire one.”The game was a chippy, defensive struggle. After two scoreless periods, the Devils were outshooting the Wild 22-19.“It was a tough game,” New Jersey’s Jesper Bratt said. “That’s how it’s going to be this time of year where two teams that are going to the playoffs — this is how it’s going to be. Not a lot of scoring chances, and tight defense all game, and obviously tough until the last second.”M...

Clutterbuck scores 2 as Islanders beat Maple Leafs 7-2

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Cal Clutterbuck had two goals and an assist as the New York Islanders got all their scoring in the last two periods in a 7-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.Anders Lee and Noah Dobson each had a goal and an assist, and Zach Parise, Hudson Fasching and Simon Holmstrom also scored to help the Islanders win their third straight and improve to 7-2-1 in their last 10. Jean-Gabriel Pageau had two assists and Ilya Sorokin finished with 24 saves.New York moved three points ahead of Florida for the top wild card in the Eastern Conference. The Panthers lost 6-3 at Philadelphia.“We like the way we are playing,” Parise said. “You don’t want to get too caught up in scoreboard watching but we want to take care of what we have to take care of.”Sam Lafferty and Mitchell Marner scored for Toronto, which had won two straight. Ilya Samsonov had 22 saves.“We weren’t getting enough pucks directly to the net, trying to make too many plays,” Marner said. “They won a lot m...

Ingram scores 32 in 3 quarters, Pelicans top Spurs 119-84

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 32 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the San Antonio Spurs 119-84 on Tuesday night.“I just continued to attack,” said Ingram, who made all 10 of his free throws. “I was good at the free-throw line today and just concentrating on my shot and trying to knock them down. Thank you to the referees.”Jonas Valanciunas had 19 points and 15 rebounds for the Pelicans, who led by as many as 36 points before closing out their second straight victory. “JV, whether he scores of not, when he touches the ball in the post, he creates offense for us,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said. “So there’s times when we’ve just got to throw it down to him and allow him to operate.” Trey Murphy III scored 17, and CJ McCollum added 15 points. Ingram scored 16 in the third quarter, when New Orleans widened a 25-point halftime lead to 31.“BI had it going right away. I thought getting to the free-throw line helped him develop more of a rhythm and he...

Raymond’s shootout goal lifts Red Wings over Blues, 3-2

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lucas Raymond’s goal in the fourth round of a shootout lifted the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.Raymond’s goal was the only one from either team in the shootout. He is 3 for 8 in shootout attempts this season.Alex Chiasson and Filip Zadina scored for the Red Wings, who stopped a three-game losing streak. Magnus Hellberg made 20 saves and denied all four attempts in the shootout.Robert Bortuzzo and Marco Scandella scored for the Blues, who had their three-game home winning streak against Detroit snapped. Joel Hofer made 27 saves for St. Louis, taking his first loss in his third game since being recalled from Springfield of the AHL last Thursday.The Blues got first-period goals from two unlikely sources.Bortuzzo gave them the lead at 2:21 of the first period with his second goal of the season and first since New Year’s Eve. Scandella scored midway through the first — his first goal since April 24, 2022.Detroit had an an...

AP PHOTOS: World’s water in focus as clean supplies squeezed

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

It’s one of the world’s most vital resources. In Paraguay, a man displaced by a rising river hauls heavy buckets of it to his temporary home. In the Philippines, a girl uses a manual pump to get just enough to wash. In Venezuela’s neighborhoods, it’s collected in wells to flow into hundreds of homes.Water is the lifeblood of every community around the world. But a sustainable, clean supply for drinking, hygiene and farming is not guaranteed for hundreds of millions of people, according to United Nations figures.From droughts stifling once-reliant sources to destructive downpours and floods, what the world does about its water woes is the central question at the U.N.’s three-day water conference that begins Wednesday. Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of World Water Day, it’s the first dedicated U.N. conference on water in nearly 50 years. Climate change, pollution and waste have compounded water concerns by squeezing the Earth’s resources...

Centennial could temporarily ban some new pickleball court construction

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) — It's quite the pickle for Centennial City Council as community members packed chambers Tuesday to defend their sides on a proposed moratorium surrounding pickleball courts.The City of Centennial is considering a moratorium that would put a six-month pause on constructing new outdoor courts within 500 feet of residential neighborhoods. Officials tell FOX31 says this comes after receiving several new proposals to create new outdoor courts, some near residential areas. “It's not a war on pickleball, this is this is simply that we don't have the regulations in place based on the research that we've done to effectively mitigate the noise and other potential impacts,” Centennial's Director of Community and Economic Development, Neil Marcinaik, said. “So this is a -- it's a brief pause to study the issues and develop some regulations, if necessary.” Family waiting for a heart transplant for 20-month-old has car stolen with baby’s belongings inside Marcinai...

IRS: How to avoid impersonation scams as tax deadline nears

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A warning from the Internal Revenue Service has come as many are rushing to beat the tax deadline: Be aware of impersonation scams and other schemes.IRS Special Agent in charge of the Criminal Investigation Unit Andy Tsui told FOX31 that scammers take advantage of those who are preparing returns or expecting refunds.“People do expect some contact maybe with the IRS so there’s always an uptick and that’s typically someone pretending to be the IRS and maybe threatening to arrest someone if they don’t make a payment,” said Tsui.The IRS advises taxpayers to guard their personal information and to never provide social security and banking information to anyone reaching out through unsolicited phone calls, emails or social media.The real IRS will also never ask for payment via a debit card or credit card in an unsolicited call.Additionally, if you experience a delay in receiving your refund, head to the irs.gov website and track it right away. Pueblo mom shot twice, sur...

Garrett Crochet is ‘gradually sharpening tools’ as the Chicago White Sox reliever’s return from surgery remains on target

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

Chicago White Sox manager Pedro Grifol recently had a question for reliever Garrett Crochet.“‘You sure you’re not ready?’” Grifol recalled saying last week. “He put a smile on his face. I was like, ‘Are you sure you’re not ready?’”The left-hander continues to take steps in his return from Tommy John surgery.“I’m progressing as expected,” Crochet told the Tribune last week. “On track as far as I’m aware for the target date. I’ve been feeling good so far.”At the start of camp, general manager Rick Hahn said Crochet would not appear in any Cactus League games.“However, we suspect he’ll be on a rehab assignment sometime in April,” Hahn added, “with the possibility of rejoining the club, if everything goes smoothly, sometime in approximately mid-May. As is usually the case, we’ll have a firmer grasp on his timeline once he’s out on a rehab assignment.&...

Willis Reed, two-time Knicks champion and Hall of Famer, dead at 80

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:17:28 GMT

Willis Reed, one of the greatest players in Knicks history whose gutsy return from injury for Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals solidified him as a symbol of toughness and perseverance, has died at age 80, the team announced Tuesday.Reed, a Hall of Fame center who played each of his 10 NBA seasons with the Knicks, was the MVP of both of the franchise’s championships.“As we mourn, we will always strive to uphold the standards he left behind — the unmatched leadership, sacrifice and work ethic that personified him as a champion among champions,” the Knicks said in a statement. “His is a legacy that will live forever.”Born in Lincoln Parish, La., Reed was the eighth overall pick by the Knicks out of Grambling State in 1964. The 6-foot-10 Reed averaged 18.7 points and 12.9 rebounds in 650 career games from 1964-74 and made seven NBA All-Star teams.He was the MVP of the NBA’s regular season and All-Star Game during the 1969-70 campaign and led the Kn...