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Devils clinch home ice for playoffs; end Sabres hopes

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:40:26 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — While they still don’t know who they are going to play in the first round of the NHL playoffs with one game left in the regular season, the New Jersey Devils are going to have a home ice advantage against somebody.Tomas Tatar had two goals and an assist and the Devils nailed down the home ice edge and ended Buffalo’s postseason hopes with a 6-2 victory over the Sabres on Tuesday night.The Devils trail first-place Carolina by a point in the Metropolitan Division with one game to go. If New Jersey finishes second, it would play the rival Rangers in the opening round. If they win the division, they would face the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference, which is still be to determined.“If you asked me at the start of the year I probably wouldn’t have guessed this,” said Jack Hughes, who scored a late empty-net goal for his 97th point, setting a new franchise single-season record. “I was just hoping that we play a meaningful hockey games down the stret...

Heim HR in 10th gives Rangers win over KC after deGrom 9 Ks

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:40:26 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonah Heim hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Rangers beat Kansas City 8-5 on Tuesday night in a game when Jacob deGrom had nine strikeouts to break another Texas record that had been held by Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan.Heim’s 403-foot drive to right field came off Scott Barlow (0-1). His second homer of the season came after Josh Jung’s two-out walk that followed a tying RBI single by Adolis Garcia, who earlier in the game had a sacrifice fly.Michael Massey had a sac fly for the Royals in the 10th after they had scored single runs in the eighth and ninth to force extra innings. Cole Ragans (2-0) retired the only two batters he faced, the first being Massey on the sacrifice fly. Texas shortstop Corey Seager exited the game in the middle of the fifth inning with left hamstring tightness. Seager was running between first and second base after hitting an opposite-field double into the left-field corner. He appeared to make the turn around ...

Merrill Kelly has no-hit bid ended in 7th by Adames homer

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:40:26 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly had his no-hit bid broken up in the seventh on Tuesday when Milwaukee’s Willy Adames led off the inning by smashing a homer to center field for the game’s first run.Kelly walked the next two batters and was pulled for right-handed reliever Miguel Castro.Kelly finished his outing with seven strikeouts and four walks in six-plus innings. The veteran got some help from Josh Rojas in the sixth, when the third baseman charged in on a softly hit grounder and threw out the speedy Joey Wiemer.Center fielder Alek Thomas made a nice catch in the fourth, running straight back to the wall before catching a liner from Rowdy Tellez.Brewers starter Corbin Burnes was nearly as good, giving up one hit and striking out eight through six innings.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Hit-and-run driver kills 16-year-old girl in Adams County

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:40:26 GMT

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A driver crashed into and killed a 16-year-old girl on Tuesday evening and then left the scene, according to Colorado State Patrol.It happened around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday on 76th Avenue at Leyden Street. That's near Monaco Street in the area of Commerce City.State Patrol released a photo of a red Dodge Magnum car they said was involved. They said it should have damage to the front headlights but hte license plate number is unknown.Colorado State Patrol said the driver of this vehicle crashed into and killed a pedestrian then left the scene. (Credit: Colorado State Patrol)Investigators found that the girl was southbound while crossing 76th at Leyden. The driver of the Dodge was traveling east and crashed into her. Investigators believe the driver lives in the area and ask anyone with information to contact State Patrol dispatch at (303) 239-4501. The case number is 1D231494.

Black Family Advisory Council questions police chief, superintendent about SROs

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:40:26 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Black Family Advisory Council in Denver Public Schools invited the superintendent and police chief to their meeting Tuesday night, asking questions about the district’s use of school resource officers.The council wants to make sure students of color, especially Black students, are not mistreated by SROs who are currently in schools. The group also wants to have a say in what a safety plan looks like in the future. “I recognize the fact that, in the past, there has been some disparate impact that we have seen,” Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said. “I think we have learned from that now and we have identified alternatives to citations, alternatives to handling discipline matters within the criminal justice system.” Former principal, secretary accused of embezzling $100,000 from high school When school resource officers were put back in Denver Public Schools after the recent shooting at East High, the Black Family Advisory Council knew it would be asking a lot of...

Claims of theft involve local housekeeping service

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:40:26 GMT

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (KDVR) -- A Westminster couple is speaking out about their claims of theft involving a local housekeeping service. Other Google reviews indicate they might not be the only potential victims.Michael Flowers said his wife’s engagement ring went missing after two housekeepers with a local company cleaned their house on Friday. "The next morning, my wife looked in her jewelry box and noticed the engagement ring missing," Flowers said. “It’s pretty unfortunate that we don’t know where it is and it doesn’t seem likely we’ll get it back either.” Judge to rule on release of hidden school shooting documents The couple immediately reached out to the owner.  "When I told her a ring was missing, she seemed surprised and reassured me that these ladies have worked for here for years,” Flowers said. Flowers said they’ve used the service once before with no issues. “This particular company had a lot of good reviews," Flowers said. He said he found the ...

Editorial: Fighting fentanyl shouldn’t take budget back seat to solar panels

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:40:26 GMT

Not all crises are equal under the Biden Administration.Climate change is top of mind on Capitol Hill, and government funding reflects this.Joe Biden’s budget includes nearly $50 million for the Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technology Office to assist communities and low-income households in continuing to decrease the cost of installing rooftop solar and solar plus storage on homes across the country.The battle against fentanyl, which claims tens of thousands of lives each year from overdoses, gets $40 million to fight trafficking and disrupt transnational criminal organizations.If the White House has a good reason why a program to help people install solar panels gets a bigger slice of the budget than efforts to combat fentanyl trafficking, the American people would love to hear it.Biden’s taken some heat for not doing enough to fight the scourge of fentanyl, but as Politico reported, he’s taking steps, announcing Tuesday increased sanctions targeting drug ...

Michelle Williams continues Reichardt collab with ‘Showing Up’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:40:26 GMT

Michelle Williams and Kelly Reichardt have, just like Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese, a thing going.“Showing up,” which arrives in Boston theaters Friday, is their fourth collaboration in 15 years, following “Wendy and Lucy” (2008), “Meek’s Cutoff” (2010) and “Certain Women” (2016).“Kelly’s made a few films without me,” Williams, 42, said in a Zoom interview, but she likes their continuity. “It makes my life feel long when I look back and see us kind of growing-up together.“It makes my life feel strong and supple and able to change. I like that we can grow together as friends and as collaborators. It’s the thing I’m most connected to and most proud of in my 30 years of practicing acting.“Because,” she added, “so much of your life is about geography, the people that you see are going to be the people that you work with. So to be with my friends, to share time while we work, it’s about the movie and it’s about the character and it’s about the...

Boys volleyball preview: Is Needham’s reign over?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:40:26 GMT

As the second year of the newer two-division, statewide tournament kicks into gear, there’s a buzz the boys volleyball community hasn’t really felt since before the pandemic cancelled the 2020 season.With some key departures from a historic Needham program, the Div. 1 state title race has broken back open.Rockets head coach Dave Powell isn’t expecting to catch lightning in a bottle like he did over the last two years with a 46-game win streak and two overpowering state title runs, but Needham still stands as the early favorite. Two-time All-Scholastic setter Raymond Weng, All-Scholastic outside hitter Ethan McCarron and premier libero Jonathan Ochalla all return to headline a deep program famous for its exceptional focus.“We’re just kind of cornered on our own performance and keep getting better every day,” Powell said. “It’s just like we’ve been doing. We just try to focus on our own performance. There’s a lot of good teams out there. We haven’t proved anything and neither have the...

After Luis Robert Jr.’s homer ties it, the Chicago White Sox fall 4-3 in 10 innings on a defensive miscue

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:40:26 GMT

The Chicago White Sox hadn’t had a hit since the first inning, with Minnesota Twins pitchers retiring 24 consecutive batters entering the ninth.Luis Robert Jr. put an end to that stretch in dramatic fashion Tuesday at Target Field, hitting a game-tying homer on Jhoan Duran’s first pitch.The homer — and an impressive relay in the bottom of the inning involving Oscar Colás and Romy Gonzalez — sent the game to extra innings.But the Twins scored on a defensive miscue in the bottom of the 10th and beat the Sox 4-3 in front of 16,153.Michael A. Taylor bunted on the first pitch of the 10th, and third baseman Hanser Alberto threw wildly to first. Pinch runner Willi Castro scored from second on the sequence to spoil the Sox’s chance at getting back to .500.“That was a bad, bad throw,” Alberto said. “It was a completely bad throw, right to the runner. I threw a little bit sidearm, and that’s why the ball ran into the runner. It was th...