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Franz Wagner scores 26, leads Magic over Lakers 120-101

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:41:25 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 26 points, Paolo Banchero added 25 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds and the Orlando Magic blasted the Los Angeles Lakers 120-101 on Saturday night.Anthony Davis had 28 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocks for the Lakers, who took a 51-40 drubbing on the boards while playing without five injured players. The Magic turned 17 Laker turnovers into 22 points and led by 25 points late in the third quarter.“That’s definitely been our trend — offensive rebounds and points off turnovers,” said LeBron James, who finished with 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists. “We’ll do a good job of getting a stop and then an offensive rebound allows them to score.”“It definitely helps when you have bigger bodies,” James said. “We have three of our bigger bodies out right now with injuries. … It would help, but that’s definitely one of the ways we have to look at to get better.”Rookie Anthony Black scored 11 points in his first start for the M...

Milroe runs, passes No. 8 Alabama to 42-28 victory over No. 13 LSU, Daniels leaves with injury

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:41:25 GMT

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Milroe rushed for 155 yards and four touchdowns and passed for another 219 yards to lead No. 8 Alabama to a 42-28 victory over No. 13 LSU on Saturday night.Milroe matched big plays both running and passing with the Tigers’ Heisman Trophy candidate Jayden Daniels and the Crimson Tide (8-1, 6-0 Southeastern Conference, No. 8 CFP) moved closer to locking down an SEC West title. Daniels and Milroe were both putting on dazzling dual-threat displays. But the Heisman Trophy contender for the Tigers (6-3, 4-2) was hurt on a hard hit that drew a flag early in the fourth quarter. He briefly reentered the game but didn’t run a play, heading to the medical tent after a penalty and a timeout, where his mother joined him. CBS reported he was in concussion protocol.Daniels lay face down before walking off after the hit by Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner that drew a roughing the passer flag.Milroe, meanwhile, had likely his best all-around game, putting up...

Boldy’s fortunate bounce gives Wild 5-4 shootout win over Rangers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:41:25 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy scored in the shootout and the Minnesota Wild beat the New York Rangers 5-4 after coming back from a three-goal deficit on Saturday night.Zuccarello and New York’s Artemi Panarin traded goals to open the shootout before Boldy got a fortunate bounce for the winner. Boldy’s shot went off the pipe and hit Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick in the back and deflected into the net.Zuccarello had a goal and an assist, and Ryan Hartman, Joel Eriksson Ek and Marco Rossi also scored in regulation for the Wild, who snapped a four-game losing streak.Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 13 of the 14 shots he faced after replacing Filip Gustavsson in the first period. Gustavsson allowed three goals on four shots over the first 6:53 as Minnesota trailed 3-0.Panarin and Erik Gustafsson each had a goal and an assist, and Jimmy Vesey and Chris Krieder scored for New York, which had won six straight. Quick made 36 saves.After losing defenseman Adam Fox and for...

Lan Larison runs for 136 yards, 3 TDs to lead UC Davis over Portland State 37-23

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:41:25 GMT

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Lan Larison ran for 136 yards and three touchdowns to lead UC Davis to a 37-23 victory over Portland State on Saturday night. Larison scored on a 14-yard touchdown run that stretched the Aggies lead to 31-20 with 7:56 to play, and his 5-yarder capped the scoring with 1:38 remaining. He also scored from four yards out in the first quarter. Miles Hastings completed 14 of 22 passes for 246 yards for UC Davis (5-4, 3-3 Big Sky Conference). He connected with Samuel Gbatu Jr. on a 5-yard touchdown pass that gave the Aggies a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter. Gbatu finished with four catches for 70 yards. Dante Chachere was 14-of-23 passing for 219 yards for Portland State (4-5, 3-3). Jobi Malary added 86 yards on the ground. Chachere’s 23-yard touchdown pass to Jermaine Braddock tied the game 17-all late in the third. ___Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season. Sign up here___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-colleg...

Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou star as St. Louis Blues beat Montreal Canadiens 6-3

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:41:25 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou each had a goal and two assists, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Saturday night.Alexy Toropchenko, Robert Thomas, Kasperi Kapanen and Brandon Saad also scored for St. Louis. Joel Hofer made 30 saves.“Just feels good as a team,” Kyrou said. “We got back-to-back wins here. Energy’s good right now.”The Blues (5-4-1) recorded consecutive wins for the first time this season. They beat New Jersey 4-1 on Friday night.“We’ve got to go into every game and outwork the other team,” coach Craig Berube said. “We want to be that type of team. We have skill. The skill will come through, but we’ve got to put the work in and we did that for these two games.”Juraj Slafkovsky, Brendan Gallagher and Nick Suzuki scored for Montreal (5-4-2) in its third consecutive loss. Samuel Montembeault made 29 stops.“We have a young team. You can’t just show up,” Montreal forward Nick Suzuki said. “It’s unacceptable.”St. Louis led 3-2 after ...

Students on edge after 16-year-old stabbed at Denver high school

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:41:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Students are on edge after police said a 16-year-old student was stabbed at George Washington High School Friday afternoon. Instead of worrying about ‘if’ -- students told FOX31 they now fear about ‘when’ violence will strike.  Student stabbed at George Washington High School “The fact that I am saying ‘next time’ and knowing there’s going to be another event means that they know that, the staff also knows that. We all need to be taking more preventative measures to stop things like this happening,” Keira Miller, a senior at George Washington High School said. The repeated exposure to trauma is something Clinical Psychologist Dr. Sheryl Ziegler said enlarges the amygdala, or what she calls the ‘fear center’ of the brain. "You are more hyper-vigilant, you’re kind of more scanning rooms and places and on the lookout for danger. Being more startled, being more on edge starts to become their makeup," Dr. Ziegler said. Several violent events at Colo...

Arab Muslim student struck in hit-and-run as Stanford University investigates spate of hate crime incidents

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:41:25 GMT

(CNN) — At least five possible hate crime incidents at Stanford University since the Israel-Hamas war’s onset are under investigation, including an apparent hit-and-run crash involving an Arab Muslim student, according to the university’s public safety department.The student was struck by a car Friday afternoon, authorities said.“The victim reported that the driver made eye contact with the victim, accelerated and struck the victim, and then drove away while shouting, ‘[expletive] you people,’” according to a news release from the Stanford Department of Public Safety.A preliminary investigation by the California Highway Patrol determined the incident was a hate crime, according to a statement Saturday from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, which is leading the investigation.The victim’s injuries were not life-threatening, the university said.The victim described the driver as “a white male in his mid-20s, with short dirty-blond hair and a short beard, wearing a gray shir...

$40M lawsuit filed by Virginia teacher who was shot by 6-year-old student can move forward, judge rules

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:41:25 GMT

(CNN) — The $40 million lawsuit filed by Newport News teacher Abigail Zwerner against the school board and administrators after she was shot by a 6-year-old student in a classroom earlier this year can move forward, a Virginia judge ruled Friday.“This victory is an important steppingstone on our path towards justice for Abby,” plaintiff attorneys Diane Toscano, Jeffrey Breit and Kevin Biniazan said in a statement.“We are eager to continue our pursuit of accountability and a just, fair recovery. No teacher expects to stare down the barrel of a gun held by a six-year-old student,” the statement read.The lawsuit stems from an incident on January 6 at Richneck Elementary School, where Zwerner was shot by the 6-year-old as she was seated at her reading table in the classroom, CNN previously reported.Zwerner, who was shot in the hand and chest, filed the lawsuit in April against Newport News Public Schools and administrators, alleging they ignored warning signs and were aware of the stude...

Protesters say water park planned near Zoo Miami could threaten endangered bats

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:41:25 GMT

Protesters in Southwest Miami-Dade came together to raise their voices against a controversial project that could impact the environment.Dozens of demonstrators gathered Saturday at Zoo Miami to say no to Miami Wilds, a new water park development.Developers gained approval in 2020 and planned to build in the parking area outside of the zoo, but conservation groups have expressed concern over the adjoining Pine Rocklands Forest, which is home to a population of endangered bats.Protesters said they want to protect these animals at all costs.“This is the most critically endangered habitat in all of Florida. There are more than 110 in-peril species that live here, and this is an area that needs to be protected for future generations,” said Ron Magill with Zoo Miami. “If we lose this, all the money in the world isn’t gonna bring it back, so to build a water park here really is criminal.”Officials with Miami Wilds have promised the project will bring hundreds...

Letters to the editor: Herald readers sound off on top issues

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:41:25 GMT

Migrant influxKudos to the Boston Herald for pointing out the issue of migrants pouring into our large cities.  The Bay State and New York City’s “right to shelter laws” are getting well advertised and passed through word of mouth. NYC Mayor Eric Adams believes that housing unlimited migrants will “destroy the city.” Governor Kathy Hochul has even stated that the constant  flow of immigrants is “unsustainable.” Up here in our “sanctuary” state, Governor Maura Healey is trying to figure out where to place unhoused or homeless people when there aren’t any places left to go. Homeless advocates have filed a lawsuit forcing her to find beds that don’t exist and do it quickly.When these so-called housing reforms and court orders came about  40 years ago, they clearly didn’t anticipate the destruction of our border control and the ongoing flow of migrants pouring into the Commonwealth and other communities across Ameri...