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Kurtenbach: The Warriors went soft in the second half of Game 1 and handed the Kings a series lead

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:12:42 GMT

SACRAMENTO — The Warriors have played 128 playoff games — including Saturday’s first-round opener with the Kings — since 2015.No team in the league knows the difference between playoff and regular-season basketball better than the Dubs.So why did they stop playing it after two quarters Saturday in Sacramento?Referees justly stop calling the soft ones in the playoffs, and the Warriors know how that difference feels — how much you can bump, ride, and push an opponent in the postseason.On Saturday, they gave the Kings — playing their first playoff game in Sacramento since 2006 — a five-on-five lesson for the first two quarters of Game 1 of the team’s Western Conference first-round series.That’s what made the next two quarters such a surprise.The Kings proved to be fast learners at the same time the Warriors started coasting to the finish line.The result was a 126-123 Kings win, a purple beam lighting the night sky, and a 1-0 Sacramento lead in the series.Golden State ...

$1 billion Lego factory expected to open in Virginia in 2025

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:12:42 GMT

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — A cluster of just six Lego bricks can be combined in over 915 million different ways. Lego Group’s Chesterfield County factory, which is expected to be running by the end of 2025, will be pumping out billions of those small, colored bricks for customers worldwide.Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced 10 months ago that the Danish toymaker had chosen Meadowville Technology Park as the site for U.S. manufacturing. That $1 billion investment includes a 1.7 million-square-foot manufacturing facility with a pledge of 1,761 jobs for the area.Lego on Wednesday held a groundbreaking ceremony for the plant with Youngkin; national, state and local officials; and economic development groups.The factory will soon span over 340 acres of land with an initial opening date scheduled in 2025.“On these grounds we will continue our traditions of super strong craftsmanship rooted in high quality, in a sustainable manufactured way with state of the art technology to produce billions of ...

Así fue la última gala de nominación de la tercera temporada de La Casa de los Famosos

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:12:42 GMT

MIAMI, Florida – Cada vez estamos más cerca de la final, y todo lo que ocurra en los próximos días marca un antes y un después de la historia de los habitantes de la tercera temporada de La Casa de los Famosos. El jueves se llevó a cabo a última gala de nominación de esta temporada y vimos a cada uno de los famosos armando estrategias, calculando y realizando posibles escenarios de nominación. El único que realmente pudo disfrutar de un día tranquilo, fue Pepe Gámez, quien tenía ya ganado su puesto en la final. Estos son los finalistas de la tercera temporada de La Casa de Los Famosos La orden que le dió Madison a Pepe en La Casa de los Famosos En las nominaciones del jueves quedaron en el paredón Yameyry “La Materialista”, José Rodríguez, Raúl García y Paty Navidad; esta decisión le aseguró un pase directo a la final a Madison Anderson.Además, en la noche del jueves, vimos cómo en la casa se buscaron limar asper...

Suspect in Arlington burglary, sexual assault may be linked to another case, police say

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:12:42 GMT

A burglary and sexual assault in the Clarendon-Courthouse neighborhood appears to be related to a similar incident earlier this month, police in Arlington, Virginia, say.The most recent assault happened Wednesday at around 4:45 a.m. in the 2200 block of Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington County police said in a news release.A suspect went into the victim’s home before entering her bedroom and sexually assaulting her, police said. When she screamed, the suspect fled from her home on foot.Detectives are investigating the incident and believe it may have been linked to another assault in the Ballston-Virginia Square neighborhood on April 2. During that assault, a suspect allegedly broke into the home and sexually assaulted the woman before running away.Both investigations are ongoing.Police are asking those with information to contact Detective C. Oesterling by calling 703-228-4241 or emailing [email protected] with their tip. Anonymous tipping is available through Arlington...

Baked Falafel

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:12:42 GMT

Ingredients:2 15 oz. cans of chickpeas, rinsed and drained1/4 cup old-fashioned oats (gluten free is also ok)1 Tsp. cumin1 Tsp. coriander3/4 Tsp. salt1/4 Tsp. baking soda1/4 Tsp cayenne pepper1/2 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves1/2 cup packed parsley leaves1/4 cup chopped sweet onion4 cloves garlic- smashedNeutral cooking oil spray*pita bread (if you’d like to make sandwiches)Method of Preparation:Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.In a blender or food processor, blend the oats until they are a fine powder flour consistency. Pour into a medium bowl. Stirin the cumin, coriander, salt, baking soda and cayenne and set aside. In the blender, combine the cilantro, parsley, onion and garlic.Pulse to coarsely chop. Add the chickpeas and pulse on low until a chunky mixture forms (not as smooth as hummus). Stop to scrape down the sides every so often. Add the chickpea mixture to the oat mixture in the bowl, and stir until well combined. Using a2 teaspoon-sized spring release scoop, scoop ...

Fire crews respond to smoking manhole in Brookline

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:12:42 GMT

Emergency responders are on the scene in Brookline Village investigating a smoking manhole. The Brookline Police Department said the cause of the smoke is currently unknown.https://twitter.com/BrooklineMAPD/status/1647591940207046656

Officials to provide update on Medford missing persons case

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:12:42 GMT

Authorities are expected to provide an updated Sunday morning on the investigation into two missing Medford men.Pavel Vekshin, 28, and Kiryl Schukin, 37, have not been seen for almost three weeks.Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Medford Chief of Police Jack Buckley are slated to provide an update at 10 a.m. at the Medford Police Station.No additional information was immediately available.To share information, contact the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit, Middlesex County (781) 897-6600 or the Medford Police Department Detective Division (781) 391-6767.

Still Boston Strong: Marathon survivor reunites with surgeon who provided emergency care

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:12:42 GMT

A Boston marathon bombing survivor is marking 10 years since the terror attacks to thank the medical staff who helped her through the trauma. “There is human good out there,” victim Roseanna Sdoia-Materia said.The explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon may have claimed her right leg, but her gratitude for those who helped her life is still strong.“I personally had at the time a 19-year-old college student who just happened to run in,” Sdoia-Materia said. “He had no medical training whatsoever, and he was the person who helped stop the bleeding in my leg.”Local surgeon David King leaned on his combat experience to treat Sdoia-Materia in the wake of the bombings a decade ago. He says the strides in medicine since hold promise.“There’s so much hope for the future for innovation in the care of the injured and frankly for the hope and life of all the survivors,” King said.Ten years later,  Sdoia-Materia says she will never forget those who saved her ...

Feeling healthy again, Marcus Smart puts defensive stamp on Celtics’ Game 1 win

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:12:42 GMT

It certainly has not been the smoothest season for Marcus Smart. The Celtics guard, by his own admission, has not played up to his standard on defense. He’s been hampered by injuries, which included an 11-game absence earlier this year due to a right ankle injury.But as the playoffs begin, Smart may be returning to form at the perfect time.Smart declared earlier this week that he’s feeling close to 100 percent physically, which is something he hasn’t been able to say in years. In Saturday’s Game 1 victory over the Hawks, that meant the Celtics got their reigning Defensive Player of the Year’s best in one of their strongest defensive performances of the season.“It allows me to be able to box out the bigs,” Smart said of being close to full health. “To be able to go get rebounds. To be able to help Al (Horford) and Rob (Williams). To be able to help D-White, Jaylen (Brown) and Jayson (Tatum) on that end. To be able to run the show defensively and get the guys where they’re suppo...

Heat’s Max Strus asking for a friend at NBA (and maybe should consider smaller shoes)

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:12:42 GMT

Max Strus took the direct flight with the Miami Heat to Milwaukee for Sunday’s playoff opener against the Bucks at Fiserv Forum.But you hardly could blame the fourth-year wing if he had planned a stop in Secaucus, NJ., home of the NBA’s Replay Center.Or at least stopped at a shoe store to perhaps look at a small sneaker size.For the second time in as many postseasons, Strus in Friday night’s play-in victory over the Chicago Bulls saw a successful 3-pointer retroactively rescinded by the NBA Replay Center for apparently having part of his foot on the sideline.Last season, the stakes were considerably higher when a Strus 3-pointer was rescinded well after the fact for the same reason during the Heat’s Game 7 loss in the Eastern Conference finals to the Boston Celtics.Unlike the 2022 playoffs, when there was a considerable lag before the ruling on Strus’ 3-pointer was recalculated on the scoreboard, Friday’s action was relatively swift, because of wh...