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Jack Hughes has 2 goals and 2 assists as Devils top Islanders 5-4 in OT

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:49:22 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Hughes got his second goal of the game at 2:19 of overtime and added two assists to give the New Jersey Devils a 5-4 win over the New York Islanders on Friday night.Dougie Hamilton, Tyler Toffoli and Luke Hughes also scored and New Jersey snapped a two-game skid. Jesper Bratt had three assists, Timo Meier had two and Akira Schmid stopped 27 shots for his first win of the season.“I thought that really looked like our club,” Devils coach Lindy Ruff said after earning his 100th win with New Jersey. “We created a lot of turnovers, inside shots, and a lot of good opportunities. Our play around the puck was a lot stronger than it has been the first few games.”Brock Nelson and Bo Horvat each scored twice, and Kyle Palmieri had three assists as the Islanders snapped a season-opening two-game win streak. Ilya Sorokin finished with 33 saves.In the extra period, Hughes circled with the puck in the offensive zone, cut to the middle and fired a shot around Islanders defensem...

Scottie Barnes scores 23 points, sprains foot in Raptors’ win over Wizards in preseason finale

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:49:22 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Scottie Barnes had 23 points and six rebounds before leaving with a sprained right foot and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 134-98 on Friday night to finish 4-0 in the preseason.Pascal Siakam added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Raptors and O.G. Anunoby had 15 points.Deni Avdija had 18 points and seven rebounds for Washington. Tyus Jones and Danilo Gallinari added 11 points apiece.BUCKS 124, GRIZZLIES 116Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and seven rebounds and Khris Middleton saw his first preseason action in host Milwaukee’s victory over Memphis.Returning from offseason knee surgery, Middleton had six points and five assists in 12 minutes. Damain Lillard scored 19 points, shooting 6 of 14.Desmond Bane scored 24 points for Memphis.76ERS 120, HAWKS 106Joel Embiid scored 21 points — making 14 of 15 free throws — to lead Philadelphia past visiting Atlanta.Embiid was 3 of 12 from the floor. De’Anthony Melton led Philadelphia with 29 points, s...

India rejects Canada’s accusation that it violated international norms in their diplomatic spat

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:49:22 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian government on Friday rejected any notion that it violated international law in asking Canada to recall diplomats so that both governments have roughly the same number stationed in each country. Canada said Thursday it was recalling 41 of its 62 diplomats in India after what it said was New Delhi’s warning that it would strip their diplomatic immunity — something Canadian officials characterized as a violation of the Geneva Convention. The back-and-forth comes amid a spat between the two countries over Canada’s allegation that India was involved in the assassination of a Sikh separatist in Canada.India had not publicly stated it would withdraw diplomatic immunity from the Canadian diplomats, nor did it give a deadline for their departure. But it said it wanted Canada to reduce its number of diplomats in India to match the amount that India has in Canada.“We reject any attempt to portray the implementation of parity as a violation of international norms,” I...

San Diego FC unveils its name, logo and colors ahead of its 2025 MLS debut

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:49:22 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The expansion San Diego Football Club, or San Diego FC for short, unveiled its name, crest and colors Friday night outside the stadium where it will make its MLS debut in 2025.The team already had said it would be known as either San Diego Football Club or Football Club San Diego. It chose San Diego FC to put the focus on the city’s name first. The colors will be chrome and azul, or blue, as a nod to the Pacific Ocean. The crest will include hints of red, yellow and orange.The crest features 18 lines that form what looks like a futuristic soccer ball. The 18 lines represent the 18 cities in San Diego County.“We believe our crest truly reflects the essence and spirit of San Diego,” club CEO Tom Penn said. “Our club strives to become the epicenter of football excellence and innovation in North America.”San Diego FC will play at Snapdragon Stadium, home to San Diego State’s football team, in Mission Valley.Source

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib on President Biden: ‘This one wants us just to die’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:49:22 GMT

(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: "2cbf13a8-c7c3-4597-9272-cc46212c2443"}).render("d2aee10316b94b4485bbcb0be42e2636"); });More than a thousand people gathered on the National Mall in support of Palestinians in Gaza, demanding that the U.S. government stop supporting the Israeli military campaign in Gaza.It was a multifaith, multi-race rally, though a significant majority of those who showed up identified as Muslim. The first 30 minutes of the two-and-a-half hour rally was spent in peaceful prayer, with many bringing their prayer rugs to the rally.For the remaining two hours, most stood and listened to speeches, including one from Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat of Palestinian descent.“The previous president wanted to ban us and probably put us in concentration ...

Jack Hughes scores second goal of game in OT as Devils beat Islanders 5-4

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:49:22 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Hughes got his second goal of the game at 2:19 of overtime and added two assists to give the New Jersey Devils a 5-4 win over the New York Islanders on Friday night.Dougie Hamilton, Tyler Toffoli and Luke Hughes also scored and New Jersey snapped a two-game skid. Jesper Bratt had three assists, Timo Meier had two and Akira Schmid stopped 27 shots for his first win of the season.Brock Nelson and Bo Horvat each scored twice, and Kyle Palmieri had three assists as the Islanders snapped a season-opening two-game win streak. Ilya Sorokin finished with 33 saves.In the extra period, Hughes circled with the puck in the offensive zone, cut to the middle and fired a shot around Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock and past Sorokin on the glove side.BLUE JACKETS 3, FLAMES 1COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Justin Danforth had a goal and an assist, backup goalie Spencer Martin stopped 36 shots to get his first win in nearly a year, and Columbus beat Calgary.Sean Kuraly and Zach Werenski al...

Danforth has goal and an assist, Martin stops 36 shots as Blue Jackets beat Flames 3-1

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:49:22 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Justin Danforth had a goal and an assist, backup goalie Spencer Martin stopped 36 shots to get his first win in nearly a year, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Friday night.Sean Kuraly and Zach Werenski also scored for the Blue Jackets, who rebounded from a 4-0 loss to Detroit on Monday.“There was a lot of good stuff from us,” Kuraly said.Elias Lindholm scored, and Jacob Markstrom stopped 23 shots for Calgary.After a scoreless first period, Kuraly picked up a leading pass from Danforth in the neutral zone and unloaded from the right circle. The puck went in under Markstrom’s arm to get Columbus on the board at 6:29 of the second with Kuraly’s first goal of the season and 50th of his career.In the third period, Jack Roslovic brought the puck out from behind the Flames’ net and passed across the crease to Danforth who finished it to give the Blue Jackets a 2-0 lead at 8:45. Danforth recorded his first mult...

Prayer vigil to honor missing Coloradans in Saguache

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:49:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The cousin of a missing Colorado woman is organizing a prayer vigil for her family and three other families dealing with disappearances.Augustina Quintana-Edwards said she is the cousin of Edna Quintana, who has been missing from Saguache since May 3."Basically, she has not been seen, since," she said of the 56-year-old. After 189 bodies found in funeral home, evidence suggests families got fake ashes Now, Quintana-Edwards is organizing a prayer vigil for her family and the families of three others: the family of Suzanne Morphew, whose remains were recently discovered in Saguache County; James Montoya, who disappeared from a Lakewood bar and was found deceased in Saguache County; and a Mosca woman who has been missing for more than four years.The prayer vigil is set for Nov. 4 at St. Agnes Catholic Church. The vigil begins at 5 p.m.Quintana-Edwards said the vigil is non-denominational. All are welcome."Certainly, we are relying on our faith to get us through this t...

Denver may buy $20,000 tiny homes for housing effort

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:49:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The mayor of Denver could spend $6 million on what his advisers call manufactured sleeping units — essentially, tiny homes.The idea is to create housing for people on the streets as part of Mayor Mike Johnston's House1000 initiative. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The mayor's senior adviser on this issue, Cole Chandler, provided a breakdown of what these are and how they will be used. The manufactured sleeping units, or MSUs for short, are for unhoused people — if Denver city leaders agree to spend millions of dollars on them."The units themselves range from about 80 to 100 square feet," Chandler said, "depending upon whether they're single units or ADA-accessible (Americans with Disabilities Act) units that are a little bit larger."The MSUs are meant to give some folks a place to rest while they get back on their feet."Basically, there's room for a bed and a small desk and somewhere to store their things," Chandler said.Tiny hom...

Denver electrical company hit several times by thieves

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:49:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An electrical business in east Denver is seeing a rise in break-ins. For more than two decades, owner Gary Stone said his company, Allstar Electrical Services, has never had any issues like this. The company was already hit twice this week: once at a construction site on Tuesday, and again on Friday morning at their lot off 42nd Avenue and Steele Street. Denver may buy $20,000 tiny homes for housing effort Stone said their lot has been targeted by thieves four times within the last year. "I came out back and I found two of them. They were just walking the fence line. You can see where they cut the fence, the chain-linked, RTD light rail fence,” Stone said. “They know we’re electrical contractors by what they see in the yard, so they’re usually after tools and copper wire.”Between break-ins at the lot and while on construction jobs, Stone said these thefts have cost them well over $100,000.Stone said they had equipment stolen from one of their construction job sites...