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Florida back in Stanley Cup Final after taking advantage of matchups at home vs. Vegas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:00 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Before the puck dropped Thursday night for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice tipped his hand, at least a little bit.For the first time since the second round of the playoffs, Matthew Tkachuk’s line alongside Sam Bennett and Nick Cousins did not start. Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy already tabbed his shutdown trio of William Carrier, Nicolas Roy and Keegan Kolesar to open the game — the line that had shut down Tkachuk and Bennett so far.Despite saying earlier Thursday he “didn’t feel it was a matchup series,” Maurice abandoned his starting lineup for 11 games in a row in search of the best possible matchups to try to turn around the final. It took Tkachuk’s tying goal and Carter Verhaeghe’s overtime winner, but it paid dividends in Florida getting right back in the series.Each of the Panthers’ goals in regulation came with the players on the ice Maurice wanted: Tkachuk and Co. against Vegas’ se...

Albies hits 3-run homer in 10th, Braves rally to beat reeling Mets 13-10 for 3-game sweep

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:00 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Ozzie Albies lined a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and the Atlanta Braves rallied to beat the reeling New York Mets 13-10 for a three-game sweep Thursday night.Orlando Arcia hit a tying solo homer off Mets closer David Robertson in the ninth to help the NL East leaders win their fifth straight.New York, which has dropped six in a row for the first time since August 2019, had won 122 consecutive games when leading after eight innings.The Mets (30-33) wasted two home runs from rookie Francisco Álvarez and an early grand slam from Brandon Nimmo as three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander was ineffective.Atlanta overcame a 9-5 deficit and came back from at least three runs down to win all three games in the series. It marked the first time in their 62-season history the Mets lost three consecutive games they led by three runs or more.Albies homered off Tommy Hunter (0-1) to drive in pinch-runner Sam Hilliard, who entered as the automatic runner...

Vegas unable to capitalize on Florida’s mistakes in Game 3 of Stanley Cup Final

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:00 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The power play that had carried the Vegas Golden Knights to a 2-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final wasn’t enough to power then to a victory Thursday night. Florida’s Matthew Tkachuk did what he has done all playoffs — and what the Panthers had been missing so far this series — scoring the tying goal with 2:13 left in regulation. Then Carter Verhaeghe won it at 4:27 of overtime.The Golden Knights, who had outscored the Panthers by eight goals entering Game 3, let them back in the series by missing opportunities to pull away when Florida gave away one advantage after another.Vegas was 2 for 6 on the power play.___AP NHL playoffs: https://apnews.com/hub/stanley-cup and https://twitter.com/Source

Payments in minor league lawsuit settlement held up by appeal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Minor league players will have to wait a few more months to collect their lawsuit settlement from Major League Baseball because of four players challenging the deal.Payments to minor leaguers in the $185 million settlement of the suit alleging violations of federal minimum wage laws are being held up over an appeal filed by four objectors, who wish to reallocate $6.5 million of the $55.5 million currently specified for attorneys fees and pay that figure to “outside settlement class players.”Former minor leaguers Daniel Concepcion, Anthony Garcia, Sidney Duprey Conde, and Aldemar Burgos are challenging the settlement approved by U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero in March. They asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to decide in their favor.Spero ruled Wednesday the objectors have 45 days to submit to depositions with the lawyers who filed the suit.“Objectors’ counsel has repeatedly made the frivolous assertion that the appeal will not delay implementatio...

Niño de 6 años dispara dos veces a su hermano de un año con un arma semiautomática

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:00 GMT

Un niño de 6 años encontró un arma y le disparó dos veces a su hermano de 1 año el miércoles, dijo la policía de Detroit, en lo que un funcionario dijo que es un hecho demasiado común. El niño más pequeño, que recibió un disparo en la mejilla y el hombro, sobrevivió, dijo a los periodistas el subjefe de policía de Detroit, Charles Fitzgerald. Policía: recibe un disparo en el pecho tras quejarse por música alta Horrible tragedia: niño se dispara mortalmente con el arma de su tío “Aquí estamos de nuevo”, dijo Fitzgerald, y agregó: “Estamos aquí con demasiada frecuencia hablando de asegurar sus armas”.El niño de 1 año estaba saltando cuando el niño de 6 años encontró un arma de fuego semiautomática y le disparó a su hermano alrededor de las 7:40 p.m., dijo Fitzgerald.Para más información, visita NBCNews.com.Source

Denver weather: Hail, lightning move across the metro

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay in the pattern of dry mornings followed by afternoon thunderstorms through the start of the weekend. A severe thunderstorm warning went into effect for and Arapahoe County until Thursday night at 9:30 p.m. and Adams and Denver counties until 9:45 p.m.It extended until 10:15 p.m. for Adams and Arapahoe counties.Hail and lightning were spotted around the metro as the storm moved in.Weather tonight: Showers ending, mild temperaturesThe chance for showers will taper off Thursday night and Denver will be left with mainly cloudy skies. Temperatures will stay near normal and fall to the 50s. Weather tomorrow: Sunny morning, afternoon showersFriday will start with a mostly sunny sky. This will boost temperatures to the upper 70s ahead of the chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Colorado named among 10 best states for an early retirement Looking ahead: Cooler weekend and more afternoon showersThe chance for morning sunshine, highs in t...

Floral shop faces closure after repeated vandalism

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A family-owned business in the Park Hill neighborhood is on the verge of closing its doors after being hit by vandals multiple times in the past year. The window at family-owned and operated florist Unique Arrangements has been broken three times, all within this year. As a small business, they’ve exhausted every effort, from cleaning out their personal savings to seeking assistance from banks, all to be met with closed doors and more broken windows. Man allegedly sets fires in Walmart to attempt theft Owner Kenya Johnson is heartbroken by the repeated incidents and just wants to be a staple in her community long-term. "This is my safe haven. This is where anybody’s welcome to come in the community, just come in here and take a day. It’s nice in here and serene, and I am trying to give back to my community," she said.Surveillance video shows vandal at floral shopIn the surveillance video from the latest incident, two women are seen coming from the back of the build...

Great cast the secret ingredient in winning ‘Flamin’ Hot’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:00 GMT

Directed by Eva Longoria, making her feature film debut after directing television for several years, “Flamin’ Hot” tells the disputed-by-some story of real-life figure Richard Montanez (Jesse Garcia, “Quinceanera”), a doting husband and father and uneducated maintenance worker (i.e., janitor) at Frito-Lay, who has a dream of a creating a spicy line of of Latino-aimed products. When we first meet Richard, he has very little going for him outside of his kids and his loving, supportive and hard-working wife Judy (the remarkable Annie Gonzalez). By a stroke of luck, Richard, who was raised in a migrant camp, lands a full-time job at Frito-Lay, which is part of the empire of PepsiCo CEO Roger Enrico (Tony Shaloub). On the Frito-Lay factory floor, Richard meets self-made engineer Clarence C. Baker (a worth-his-weight-in-gold Dennis Haysbert). Because his own father belittled him all his life, Richard has scant faith in himself, although Judy has striven to build his confidence up. ...

Franks: It’s worth noting when mainstream media gets it right

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:00 GMT

When the media does its job, it ensures that we have fewer instances when we look back and say, “What the heck happened?” Just take the case of New York Rep. George Santos. The media did not properly verify and vet his credentials until after he was elected to Congress. This was a “what-the-heck-happened” moment. Now his congressional district unfairly suffers a diminished presence in Congress as Santos defends himself in court against sweeping fraud charges.How about another example of the media failing us?It protected a man wearing a hoodie during most of his campaign for the Senate, following his stroke. With little media criticism they allowed Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman to participate in only a handful of debates and public appearances. The media refused to see that there was a problem here. Fetterman’s mental and physical health has been an issue even before he was sworn into the Senate. For a while he had spent more time in a hospital than on the Senate floor. While ...

Liftman: Standing firm against technology takeover

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:00 GMT

I’m a middle age guy who still enjoys kicking back with my local Sunday paper. I can honestly say I didn’t go quietly when service to my 12-year-old Blackberry was finally turned off over the summer. I still use my old plug in GPS unit and listen to CDs and FM radio as my only means of getting my musical fix for the day.  Moreover, I have no use for QR codes and can frankly say that there are a bunch of dusty DVDs on hold for me at the library.  I still have long phone conversations with my friends and reserve my texting to sending short bursts of information just to get a quick point across.  Call me a dinosaur, but this is my reality, as I proudly stand firm on my conviction that less technology is the best technology.On a daily basis, we cheat ourselves out of the full package that life has to offer.  Whether it be popping in ear buds in order to tune out others on the T or willfully avoiding an awkward but necessary phone call by sending an e-mail or text instead, th...