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Miami’s Strus loses a 3-pointer in elimination game, again

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:01 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Max Strus’ heel caught the attention of the NBA replay center with the Miami Heat facing elimination — again.Strus had a corner 3-pointer taken off the scoreboard following a review by league officials Friday night in Miami’s win-or-else game against the Chicago Bulls, after it was determined that the back of his foot touched the sideline before he took the shot. It didn’t end up mattering: Strus scored 31 points, and the Heat advanced to a first-round meeting with Milwaukee by topping the Bulls 102-91.“They should have given us that one just for the one last year,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.Friday’s erased shot was eerily reminiscent of a play where Strus made a corner 3 in Game 7 of last year’s Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics, only to have it taken away by NBA replay officials watching in Secaucus, New Jersey — when they said his heel, again, was out of bounds before his shot.And just like last year, the Heat wer...

Rogers shuts down Diamondbacks in Marlins’ 5-1 victory

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:01 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Trevor Rogers allowed one run in six-plus innings and the Miami Marlins beat Madison Bumgarner and the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Friday night.Garrett Cooper and Bryan De La Cruz had three hits each for the Marlins, who won their third straight.After being unable to complete five innings in his first two starts of the season, Rogers (1-2) limited the Diamondbacks to five hits. He struck out seven and walked one in a game that was over in 2 hours, 11 minutes and drew an announced crowd of just 10,961.“I knew where my stuff was in my first start of the beginning of the year and the stuff wasn’t just going my way,” Rogers said. “I put my work in and trusted the process. Really glad where my stuff was (Friday) and really happy with the production.”Cooper’s RBI single capped a five-run fourth against Bumgarner (0-2), the Arizona starter, whose ERA rose to 7.90. Opponents are now batting .321 against him.The left-hander kept Miami scoreless until Jacob Stallings’ two-out RBI...

Gauff, Pegula put US up 2-0 vs. Austria in BJK Cup qualifier

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:01 GMT

Coco Gauff enjoyed playing in front of family and friends in a Billie Jean King Cup qualifier in her hometown of Daytona Beach, Florida, on Friday, teaming with Jessica Pegula — who also lives nearby — to give the United States a 2-0 lead over Austria.The No. 6-ranked Gauff, the runner-up at last year’s French Open, beat Julia Grabher 6-1, 6-3, before No. 3 Pegula defeated Sinja Kraus 6-0, 7-5. At No. 78, Grabher is the only member of Austria’s roster ranked inside the WTA’s top 150.The best-of-five-match contest continues Saturday with up to two matches in singles and one in doubles. If the Americans win any one of those, they’ll clinch a spot in the 12-nation BJK Cup finals from Nov. 7-12.There are nine qualifiers being held around the world on Friday and Saturday, including Canada hosting Belgium. Leylah Fernandez, the 2021 U.S. Open runner-up, gave Canada a 1-0 edge with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Yanina Wickmayer. Canada’s Rebecca Marino faced Belgium...

Career-launching apprenticeship fair in Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:01 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- An apprenticeship fair at the end of the month could help launch careers for locals.  The City of Denver Workforce Services Apprenticeship Fair is happening on April 29 from 10 a.m. – noon. The location is Montebello High School, 5000 Crown Blvd.  An apprenticeship is where an individual can earn money as they learn. They offer on-the-job training with classroom instruction.   Denver’s gap in six-figure Black and white households one of nation’s highest An apprenticeship will typically last one to four years. According to Apprenticeship USA, the federal government agency that oversees apprenticeships, 93% of those who complete an apprenticeship, get a job with an average annual salary of $77,000.  There will be companies from several industries at the event at the end of the month including construction, information technology, energy, health care, early education, and even dance. To register for the event, visit the event p...

Abortion rights advocates clash with anti-abortion supporters on advice to expecting women

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:01 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- In a major win for abortion rights advocates, Governor Jared Polis signed into law a measure that limits advertising by anti-abortion centers in Colorado.Opponents said the new law is a violation of free speech rights for anti-abortion groups while supporters said it continues to make Colorado a beacon for abortion rights.Abortion rights supporters said this new law highlights their intent."Regardless of political ideology or where you are in the spectrum, is to have access to choice, to have access to health care and to be transparent with the choices everybody has," Aurea Bolaños-Perea said. Colorado offers safe haven for abortion, transgender care Bolaños-Perea is from C.O.L.O.R. - Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights.On the other side of this issue, Nicole Hunt from Focus on the Family said, "This is a travesty for women's choice."At the center of this new law, are ads that abortion rights advocates said are deceptive.According ...

Friday’s high school roundup/scores: Whitman-Hanson blanks Marshfield

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:01 GMT

BASEBALLIn the Patriot League, Jacob Getchell fired five innings of shutout ball, striking out 10 to pace Whitman-Hanson (4-2) during a 12-0 blanking of Marshfield. … George Slauson went 3-for-3 with an RBI single and a double, while DC Brown punched out five and yielded just two hits in six innings pitched as Plymouth North (4-1) downed Hingham, 8-1. … Colin Ducie struck out seven over six innings of work on the mound and went 2-for-4 with an RBI at the plate as Plymouth South (2-3) defeated Scituate, 9-4.Dan Surette finished 4-for-5 with a home run and five RBI, while Tim Carney scattered three hits and drove in four runs for Braintree (2-2) in a 13-3 Bay State Conference victory over Brookline.Connor Flynn knocked in the clinching run to top off Declan Lush’s seven-strikeout performance over five innings in Seekonk’s 4-3 South Coast Conference win over Bourne.Cam Hasenfus fired seven innings of one-run ball, allowing three hits while finishing with seven strikeouts as King Philip...

Strong Red Sox pitching keeps Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani quiet in 5-3 win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:01 GMT

The first Fenway Friday of 2023 was a tale of two middling starts and a strong finish for the home team, with some unexpected help from the visiting Los Angeles Angels.After falling behind 2-0 in the first, the Boston Yellow Sox (they’re wearing the City Connects on Friday and Sunday) battled back to win 5-3. The sold-out series opener of the four-game was their first victory since last Sunday in Detroit.“We can breathe now,” manager Alex Cora half-joked after.Starters Tanner Houck and Patrick Sandoval began the game with oddly similar outings. After giving up two runs on a double to former teammate, Hunter Renfroe, in the first inning, Houck settled in for three scoreless frames. Notably, he didn’t allow a hit to two of Major League Baseball’s biggest superstars, Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani.It did, however, take him 90 pitches to get through four innings, and he only threw 56 for strikes. Over four, he allowed four hits, two earned runs, walked four, and st...

New Nordstrom Rack coming to North County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:01 GMT

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Nordstrom Rack on Friday announced it will be opening up a department store in Oceanside, officials said. Located off Jefferson Street and Vista Way, the 31,000 square-foot store will join other retailers such as Best Buy, Petco, Dick's Sporting Goods and Staples in Pacific Coast Plaza, the company said in a release."Nordstrom Rack is a highly respected and popular retailer. We are thrilled that Nordstrom Rack will be joining our well-rounded tenant mix at Pacific Coast Plaza and anxiously await the stores opening," said Dana Haynes, President, Citivest Commercial Investments. Woman suspected of stealing mail, hundreds of unused gift cards The Oceanside location is expected to open in spring 2024.There are currently five Nordstrom Rack stores in San Diego County.Four other California stores will also open in Davis, Elk Grove, Gilroy and San Mateo, the release said.

Silicon Valley councilman indicted in 49ers report leak

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:01 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Silicon Valley city councilman has been charged with perjury after he allegedly lied about leaking a grand jury report to the San Francisco 49ers last year that detailed a purportedly unethical relationship between the team and the city council, prosecutors said Friday.Santa Clara City Councilmember Anthony Becker is accused of providing the secret report titled “Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Santa Clara City Council” to the team’s former top spokesperson and a local media outlet in 2022, days ahead of its official release. Becker then allegedly lied to the grand jury about the leak, prosecutors said, prompting the criminal charges.The 49ers play in Levi’s Stadium in the city of Santa Clara, about 35 miles (56.33 kilometers) south of San Francisco. Santa Clara County is broadly considered home to Silicon Valley.The city of Santa Clara owns the stadium and leases it to the team; fighting between the two groups has led to ethics complaints, legal disputes and y...

Explosion at Japan port during PM Kishida visit, no injuries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:01 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s NHK television reported Saturday that a loud explosion occurred at a western Japanese port during Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit, but there were no injuries.Kishida was visiting the Saikazaki port in Wakayama prefecture to cheer his ruling party’s candidate in a local election. There was an explosion just before he was to begin his speech, NHK said.A man believed to be a suspect was apprehended at the scene, and NHK footage showed several uniformed and plainclothes police officers gathered around the man and pressing him to the ground. The incident comes nine months after Kishida’s predecessor, Shinzo Abe, was assassinated while delivering a campaign speech.The Associated Press