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No. 1 Nuggets to face No. 8 Timberwolves in first-round playoff series

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:49:25 GMT

Nuggets coach Michael Malone lamented the only downside of the No. 1 seed was that Denver wouldn’t know who it’d meet in the first round until late Friday night.With only one day to prepare before Sunday’s Game 1 at 8:30 p.m. in Denver, familiarity shouldn’t be an issue.The Minnesota Timberwolves knocked off the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder, 120-95, on Friday night to claim the No. 8 seed and secure a date against the top-seeded Nuggets.A Northwest Division rival, that’s only the start of the shared history between the two franchises. Most notably, former Nuggets president Tim Connelly left Denver last offseason to run the Timberwolves’ franchise. Connelly was instrumental in turning the Nuggets around and never could’ve guessed that he’d see his former team in his very first playoff series running his new franchise.Ironically, Denver’s current GM, Calvin Booth, spent four years in Minnesota’s front office prior to joining the Nuggets’ franchise.On the court, the Nuggets went 2-2 ...

Sky5 LIVE: Police pursue vehicle in Los Angeles County

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:49:25 GMT

Authorities are pursuing a high-speed vehicle in Los Angeles County on Friday night.The suspect is wanted for an assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.The pursuit initially began in South L.A. around 9:15 p.m. The driver was seen traveling without headlights and reaching speeds of over 100 miles per hour while dangerously weaving through traffic.The vehicle suddenly slowed down while traveling on the 14 Freeway before fully stopping and pulling over near the Soledad Canyon Road exit in Santa Clarita.Sky5 is overhead.

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's car was broken into during film premiere

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:49:25 GMT

(KRON) -- Mayor Sheng Thao's car was broken into Thursday night in Oakland, the mayor confirmed to KRON4. Thao attended Thursday night's premiere of the documentary "Stephen Curry: Underrated" at Grand Lake Theater on Grand Avenue. The Oakland Police Department told KRON4 it is investigating multiple auto burglaries near the theater that night. Thao's car was one of the vehicles hit.Thao told KRON4 about the incident during a live TV interview (watch clip above) with anchor Stephanie Lin.This story will be updated.

Teaching the life-saving technique of CPR

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:49:25 GMT

(KRON) – Each year in the United States, more than 350,000 people experience cardiac arrest outside the hospital. Millions witnessed it live on TV when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s heart stopped on the football field.  What they also saw was how he was saved. And now you can save a life too.In a packed stadium - we watched as a healthy 24-year-old football player went into sudden cardiac arrest. And lucky for Hamlin, CPR and an AED got his heart beating again. Bay Area suburb is CA’s best for city-like living, study says “Sometimes the difference between life and death gets down to mere seconds, so the question is: Would you even know what to do?” said Jeff Haughty. Haughty is a firefighter who also runs Heart Start CPR in the Bay Area, teaching people how to do CPR. Former firefighter Chip Baker says bystanders are often afraid to jump in.“What I’m seeing is a hesitation, because I don’t want to do it wrong. I’m not sure I know what I’m doing,” he said. In the ne...

Wolves go big to beat Thunder in play-in game, get 8th seed

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:49:25 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 11 rebounds to lead Minnesota into the playoffs, as the Timberwolves muscled and hustled their way past the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-95 to finish the play-in tournament on Friday night.Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 10 rebounds in his return from exile for swinging at teammate Kyle Anderson, and the Wolves filled out the NBA playoff bracket by seizing the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference with a near-perfect performance at the end of another harder-than-it-had-to-be season.Anthony Edwards added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolves, who had a 58-30 advantage in points in the paint. They will face No. 1 seed Denver in a best-of-seven series starting on Sunday night.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 22 points, going 12 for 12 from the free throw line but just 5 for 19 from the field. Jalen Williams and Lu Dort each scored 17 points.With their best defender Jaden McDaniels out with a broken hand — thanks to a wall...

Goal by Sanchez gives Dash 1-1 draw with Thorns

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:49:25 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Maria Sanchez scored in the 24th minute to pull the Houston Dash into a 1-1 draw with the Portland Thorns on Friday night.Crystal Dunn scored in the ninth minute to give the Thorns a 1-0 lead. It was her eighth career goal against the Dash, the most she’s scored against any National Women’s Soccer League opponent.Dunn was among several Portland players on the U.S. national team who played a pair of exhibitions against Ireland over the past week, including a 1-0 victory at St. Louis on Tuesday night. The league had last weekend off because of the international break.Jane Campbell made four saves for the Dash, while Thorns counterpart Bella Bixby had five.The Thorns won their first two matches of the season to sit atop the NWSL standings. Portland’s Sophia Smith, also a national team player, leads the league with four goals.Houston has one win and two draws this season.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports...

Cubs topple Dodgers 8-2 in Bellinger’s return to Los Angeles

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:49:25 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yan Gomes homered twice, Ian Happ had four hits and three RBIs, Cody Bellinger scored in his return to Los Angeles and the Chicago Cubs beat the Dodgers 8-2 on Friday night. Justin Steele (2-0) allowed two runs on three hits in seven innings. He has given up just three runs in 19 innings this season. The Cubs have won three of four. Chris Taylor and Max Muncy homered for Los Angeles, and Noah Syndergaard (0-2) allowed three runs on six hits in six innings. The Dodgers have lost five of seven.The Cubs tagged Syndergaard for one run in each of the third, fourth, and fifth innings. Happ’s ground-rule double to right drove in Gomes in the top of the third, before Taylor crushed the first pitch he saw in the bottom half to tie it at 1. Bellinger scored on a ground out by Eric Hosmer in the fourth to retake the lead, and Gomes homered to left center in the fifth for the 3-1 margin. Muncy clobbered his sixth of the season, five of which have come in the past three games,...

Tellez has 2 homers, Yelich hits 1 in Brewers’ 11-2 win

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:49:25 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rowdy Tellez homered twice and drove in four runs and Christian Yelich also connected and had one of Milwaukee’s six doubles to lead the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers to an 11-2 rout over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.The Brewers had 15 hits to back left-hander Eric Lauer, who held his former team to one run and five hits in six innings. It was the second straight night a former Padres pitcher did well against his old team after Colin Rea threw 5 2/3 strong innings in a 4-3, 10-inning victory Thursday night.Lauer (2-1) was a first-round draft pick of the Padres in 2016 and made his big league debut in 2018. He was traded to the Brewers along with infielder Luis Urias on Nov. 27, 2019, for Trent Grisham and Zach Davies.Bryse Wilson pitched the last three innings for his second save. Tellez hit a solo homer deep into the stands in right with one out in the fifth off Michael Wacha (2-1) to give the Brewers a 6-0 lead. He added a monster three-run sh...

Yu Jin Sung takes 1-shot lead into LOTTE Championship finale

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:49:25 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — Yu Jin Sung shot a 1-under 71 on Friday at windy Hoakalei Country Club to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the LOTTE Championship.The South Korean is playing on a sponsor exemption after winning the 2022 LOTTE Open on the Korean LPGA.“I haven’t really thought about the winning part,” Sung said. “There is still a day left in this tournament. Again, not really thinking about winning, but just trying to show my best golf game.”She opened with a birdie on the par-5 first, dropped a stroke on the par-4 13th and rebounded with a birdie on the par-4 14th.“It’s a very difficult course and it’s really windy today, so I tried my best to just ease and play that way,” Sung said.Georgia Hall, Linnea Strom and tour rookie Grace Kim were tied for second, with 13 players within three strokes of each other at the top of the leaderboard.Kim, from Australia, had a 70. Hall, from England, and Strom, from Sweden, each shot 71. “I’m very happy to be in this position,” Strom ...

Heat beat Bulls, Wolves rout Thunder in NBA play-in finales

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:49:25 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Max Strus and Jimmy Butler scored 31 points apiece, and the Miami Heat got into the playoffs by rallying in the final minutes to beat the Chicago Bulls 102-91 in an Eastern Conference play-in game Friday night.Tyler Herro added 12 points and Bam Adebayo grabbed 17 rebounds for Miami, which trailed by six midway through the final quarter.But Butler scored while getting fouled with 2:17 left to put Miami ahead for good, found Strus for a 3-pointer — his seventh of the night — a minute later to push the lead to five, and Strus sealed it with three free throws after getting fouled on a try from beyond the arc with 40 seconds remaining.The win gives Miami the No. 8 seed in the East, and a first-round matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks, the NBA’s top overall seed, starting Sunday.DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 26 points and nine assists. Alex Caruso added 16 points, Zach Lavine had 15 but shot just 6 for 20, and Coby White scored 14 for the Bulls. Chicago got a road win at To...