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No Ja Morant, no problem as Grizzlies tie up Lakers at 1-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:37 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Xavier Tillman scored a career-high 22 points and had 13 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies tied their first-round Western Conference series at 1-1 Wednesday night by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 103-93 with All-Star guard Ja Morant sidelined by an injured hand. No. 2 seed Memphis sat Morant after he tested the right hand originally hurt April 7 in a win at Milwaukee and aggravated driving to the basket in the opening loss to the Lakers. He had more exams on the hand before being declared inactive and watched from the bench with his hand bandaged.Morant’s teammates more than made up for his absence. The Grizzlies led by as much as 20 and had fans waving their towels chanting “Whoop That Trick” with 30 seconds left with this series guaranteed a return to Memphis for Game 5. The Grizzlies were able to dribble out the final seconds for the win.Jaren Jackson Jr., the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year, scored 18 points for Memphis. Desmond Bane had 1...

Fast’s goal lifts Hurricanes past Islanders in overtime

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:37 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jesper Fast took a cross-ice pass from Jordan Staal and buried it past Ilya Sorokin at 5:03 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes past the New York Islanders 4-3 on Wednesday night, taking a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.Staal’s pass came from the left side near the boards and found Fast loose on the right for the finish over Sorokin’s pad, ending a game that had seen Carolina blow a two-goal lead before rallying to force overtime.Paul Stastny, Stefan Noesen and Jaccob Slavin also scored for the Hurricanes, while Antti Raanta had 23 saves.Kyle Palmieri, Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson scored for the Islanders, and Sorokin finished with 32 saves.The Hurricanes took the series opener Monday night, scoring twice with the man advantage — their first multi-goal game on the power play since early March — before the teams shared a scoreless 37-minute grind to the horn in Carolina’s 2-1 win.This time, Carolina grabbed an early lead ...

US, Mexico will bid to co-host 2027 Women’s World Cup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:37 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation and Mexico Football Federation plan to bid to co-host the 2027 Women’s World Cup.The bid was announced Wednesday night, the deadline set by FIFA to submit expressions of interest. Bid agreements are due by May 19 and official bids by Dec. 8. FIFA plans to publish an evaluation report in May 2024 ahead of a vote by FIFA’s Congress that May 17.South Africa has announced a bid, and Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have announced a joint bid. Brazil’s sports minister has said that nation will bid.The U.S. hosted the tournament in 1991 and 1999. The Americans are a four-time champion, winning in 1991, 1999, 2015 and 2019.Australia and New Zealand are co-hosts of this year’s tournament, to be played from July 20 to Aug. 20.The U.S., Mexico and Canada are co-host of the men’s World Cup in 2026. The U.S. hosted in 1994, and Mexico hosted in 1970 and 1986.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://t...

Community mourns after learning Denver father killed in Sudanese warfare

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A local family said their Denver father was killed Wednesday in the midst of Sudanese warfare.Abubaker Abumasha is known as a pillar in the Colorado Sudanese community. Loved ones tell FOX31 he left last Thursday to celebrate the end of Ramadan and Eid with his wife and three young daughters in Sudan. This morning, they got the call that Abumasha was shot and killed trying to bring his family to safety. “He was literally just trying to get get my family somewhere safer,” Abumasha’s son, Khalid Maleeh, said. “On the way there, the Janjaweed militia in Sudan, they came and they started letting off shots and they shot my dad in the leg. Then another shot hit him in his head.” 3 Colorado cities among 25 worst for ozone pollution Abumasha’s brother-in-law, Amer Tawir, dropped him off at Denver International Airport days ago. They exchanged messages Wednesday morning shortly before he learned of his death. “He told me, ‘We just need to move out of here because ...

Just Between Friends consignment sale offers big savings for parents

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The National Western Complex will transform into massive children’s store this weekend when the Just Between Friends consignment sale opens to the public. Organizer Deborah Freeman told FOX31 that everything from car seats and strollers to clothing and furniture will be available at a bargain. “There’s a need now for this. Inflation is hitting families hard, so with kids outgrowing their toys and clothes and shoes really fast, they can come shop here and save 50-90% off of everything they need for the next two seasons," Freeman said. 3 Colorado cities among 25 worst for ozone pollution More than 500 families carefully prepared their lightly used items so they can be "re-housed" with a new loving family. New, unopened items are available as well, and free tickets are available.“Babies are only going to be using this for a couple of months, so buying this brand new doesn’t make sense,” said Freeman, referring to a package of feeding equipment. Another Just Between F...

Man dead after shooting in Midtown, person detained by Miami Police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:37 GMT

A man has died after he was transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital following a shooting in Midtown, where there is a heavy police presence.According to City of Miami Police, at approximately 10:13 p.m. Wednesday, police and fire rescue units responded to a call from the 3400 block of Northeast Second Avenue.Police described the victim as a male who was shot once, and was transported to JMH in critical condition where he was pronounced dead.Back at the scene, someone was spotted in the back of a police car and the scene remained very active.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Putting health back in health care

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:37 GMT

Advances in medical science and technology are rapidly changing and as we saw with the pandemic, diagnostic tests play a pivotal role in health care decision making. They inform treatment decisions, save costs and, most importantly, deliver better outcomes for patients. Unfortunately, these life-changing innovations are all too often not available to many of the people who need them most. Currently, 47 percent of the global population and 81 percent of people in low and lower-middle income countries have little or no access to life-saving diagnostics.If you’re following the policy trend at large — or even if you’re not — this is where we inevitably turn to discussions of the role of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the pursuit of better access to screening and diagnosis. Population health is not only in the best interest of individual countries, but as evidenced by a global pandemic, it is important to global health as well. UHC — ensuring people can access the health care they ne...

Brad Marchand roughed up by the Panthers in 6-3 loss in Game 2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:37 GMT

Bruins left wing Brad Marchand suspected that the Florida Panthers would be a tough first-round opponent in the Stanley Cup playoffs.Marchand’s suspicions were confirmed in the third period on Wednesday night’s 6-3 loss to the Panthers in Game 2 of the series at the TD Garden. The Panthers tied the series at 1-1 and will host the Bruins in Game 3 on Friday night (7:30) at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Fla.“We knew it was going to be a hard series and definitely not one that we expected to walk through,” said Marchand. “They play well at home and we have our work cut for us and we have to make sure we bring our best.“It’s one game at a time. Well forget about this one now and regroup. But if we don’t bring our best game it is going to be a rough trip so we have to make sure we are ready for them.”Marchand had a rough night in the event summary despite scoring the Bruins’ first goal while short-handed that tied the game 1-1 at 12:13 of the second period.Marchand logged 19:43 first-...

Winderman’s view: Heat get cut down to size, come up small vs. Bucks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:37 GMT

Observations and other notes of interest from Wednesday night’s 138-122 Miami Heat NBA playoff loss to the Milwaukee Bucks:– This is what happens when you feature a rotation of Lilliputians– Eventually you get cut down to size.– What was most humbling Wednesday night was the Heat got cut down to size with the Bucks playing without the length of their leading man.– Which does not bode well when Giannis Antetokounmpo makes his return.– If the Bucks even need him in this matchup.– There was a reason the Heat got Dewayne Dedmon in advance of their series with the Bucks in 2021.– A reason they worked so extensively with Omer Yurtseven during October’s training camp.– A reason Cody Zeller was added in February before the buyout deadline.– But if you don’t play that height, it doesn’t matter.– So the Bucks took it inside.– Which opened the outside game.– And then piled it on from there.– W...

No Giannis, no problem for Bucks in 138-122 thrashing of Heat that evens series 1-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:37 GMT

This is what happens when you are a No. 1 seed playing a No. 8 seed:You don’t need your superstar to win.So no Giannis Antetokounmpo for the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, no problem in their 138-122 victory over the Miami Heat at Fiserv Forum, the most points ever in a playoff game against the Heat.And with that, a 1–1 tie in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference opening-round series that now shifts to the Kaseya Center for the next two.In a dominant exhibition of their superior depth of talent, the Bucks pushed to a 32-point first-half lead and made it easy for Antetokounmpo to rest easier with his lower-back contusion.For the Heat, there were 25 points from Jimmy Butler and 18 from Bam Adebayo, with both sitting out the fourth quarter. But with starting shooting guard Tyler Herro sidelined with the broken hand sustained in Game 1, there simply was not enough competitive depth.The perspective at the outset said all that arguably needed to be said about pedigree, wi...