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Cherry Creek student helping others after overcoming video game addiction 

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:50:19 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — Inside Michael Zhang's Englewood bedroom, his fingers dance across a computer keyboard with ease.Within just a few minutes, the 14-year-old is moving on to the next level of the video game he's playing. ‘It felt like an earthquake’: SUV slams into liquor store with employees inside But Zhang doesn't spend much time in front of the computer these days, as he works to overcome an addiction that's becoming more prevalent in American youth: an addiction to video games.“I thought it was just normal, and it had become sort of a routine for me,” Zhang said.Michael Zhang (KDVR)Video game addiction takes hold in classIt all started during the pandemic, when Zhang found himself bored and unchallenged by remote learning. He started playing video games during class once he had finished his assignment, and it quickly spiraled out of control.“I was playing most of the time, but sometimes I would listen to the teacher for a little bit to determine if I had to pay attent...

Boys volleyball popular with George Washington High football players, wrestlers

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:50:19 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – When boys at George Washington High School in Denver first started playing volleyball just for fun, no one thought it would turn into a full-fledged, district-sanctioned team.But volleyball fever for the traditionally girl-dominated sport soon spread to boys looking to grow their sporting abilities. Direct deposits delayed nationwide due to ACH banking system issue Student Abdullah Hamid was among the growing number of boys wanting to try their hand in the game.“There are ups and downs as like with any sport that is first starting out,” Hamid said.The Colorado High School Activities Association sanctioned boys high school volleyball to begin playing in 2021 across the state.“That was the first time we had boys volleyball in this gym,” coach Angela Danley said.Danley who was already used to coaching the girls' volleyball team, got to work at George Washington High training the boys.“(I was) teaching them to celebrate between points. They embraced that quickly. That ...

Maty’s, Peruvian spot in Midtown, becomes only Florida restaurant to make Bon Appétit’s 2023 list

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:50:19 GMT

Being the best at something takes a lot of hard work, and one SoFlo restaurant knows how to be the best. Deco’s checking out a spot in Midtown climbing to the top of the foodie “it” list.Its name may be short and sweet.Chef Valerie Chang: “Maty’s is a modern Peruvian restaurant that’s in the heart of Midtown. It was inspired by my grandmother Martha.”But big things are happening at this SoFlo restaurant.Chef Valerie Chang: “In the last few months, my brother Nando and I got named Food & Wine Best New Chefs for 2023. Maty’s was on the Bon Appétit top 24 restaurants of 2023, and we also made the 50 best New York Times list this year.”Deco caught up with Bon Appétit’s Kate Kassin to get the scoop on why Maty’s is the only restaurant in Florida to make the cut.Kate Kassin: “What I love about their restaurants is just like how important the family aspect is to it. And I mean, it’s a beautiful space, a...

5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-New Orleans Saints game — plus our Week 9 predictions

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:50:19 GMT

The Chicago Bears look to beat the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome for the first time since 1991 when the teams meet Sunday afternoon.Bears players have tried to focus on that task amid a tumultuous week at Halas Hall that included the firing of running backs coach David Walker. As kickoff approaches, here’s our snapshot look at the game.Player in the spotlightMontez SweatBears coach Matt Eberflus and defensive line coach Travis Smith both indicated Montez Sweat would be ready to play in the game after just two days of practice with the Bears. But how much Sweat plays after the Bears acquired him from the Washington Commanders for a second-round pick Tuesday remains a question.Smith called the new addition a “huge presence” and “a big, long, physical, disruptive athlete.”Given that the Bears have just 10 sacks this season, Smith obviously likes the boost Sweat should provide for the Bears pass rush. Sweat joins the Bears with 35 ½ career sacks ...

Ravens RB Gus Edwards on pace for career season in contract year: ‘I got a lot of football left in me’

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:50:19 GMT

When the Ravens began this season, questions abounded over the futures of running back J.K. Dobbins and inside linebacker Patrick Queen, both of whom are in their final year of their rookie contracts. Dobbins’ season is over after he suffered a torn Achilles tendon in Week 1, while Queen has picked up where he left off last season when he had a career- and team-high 117 tackles and figures to be richly rewarded somewhere.Then there’s Gus Edwards.The fifth-year running back is also in the final year of his contract, a two-year, $10 million extension he signed in 2021 and then restructured earlier this year. By reducing this season’s base salary from $4.38 million to less than $3.5 million, the salary cap-strapped Ravens were able to keep Edwards in Baltimore. Edwards, in turn, would have the chance to stick around to earn back the rest of the money in incentives.His response? Edwards leads the team in rushing with 105 carries for 426 yards and five touchdowns throug...

‘Horror’ of girl’s brutal field hockey injury from boy’s shot sparks gender debate

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:50:19 GMT

The “horror” of a field hockey player being struck in the face by a shot from a male on the opposing team has one local superintendent calling on the MIAA to revisit its guidelines that allow boys to play a girls’ sport.Dighton-Rehoboth Superintendent Bill Runey is making the push after a male member on the Swampscott High girls’ field hockey team took a shot that hit the face of a female player competing for his regional district.The brutal injury, coming from a corner play in the third quarter during Thursday’s state tournament matchup in Swampscott, caused the D-R player to be treated at a hospital for what Runey described as “significant facial and dental injuries.”Males are allowed to participate on female teams in Massachusetts based on the state’s Equal Rights Amendment, according to the MIAA handbook.“I understand that the Mass ERA legislation is voluminous; and therefore, is very difficult to modify in total,” Runey said Friday in a letter to his sch...

Ex-SDSU football player sentenced to 180 days after child porn charge

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:50:19 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Former San Diego State University football player Nowlin Ewaliko was sentenced to six months behind bars for possessing child pornography."He's in therapy and he's remorseful and he just wants to get his life back together," Ewaliko's attorney Marc Carlos said. "He was a star football player, he was recruited D1 athlete, scholarship, he had a future ahead of him.""Counsel has been portraying the defendant as a victim, that is absolutely not what he is, he is not a victim in this case, in fact his conduct perpetuates this horrendous underground industry that targets child victims," said Ramona McCarthy, a deputy district attorney.Ewaliko did not have a criminal history prior to this charge.The charge against Ewaliko came during an investigation into a 17-year-old who accused several people of sexually assaulting her during an off-campus party in 2021. The District Attorney declined to file charges against anyone in that case. However, during the investigation, 10 se...

Man stabbed inside Toronto’s Madison Avenue Pub

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:50:19 GMT

Toronto police said a man was stabbed inside Madison Avenue Pub on Friday night.Officers were called to 14 Madison Avenue in the Annex at around 10 p.m. for reports of a stabbing.Investigators said a man was located and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.It’s confirmed the stabbing happened inside the bar, and that a suspect fled the scene on foot.Police are interviewing witnesses and are urging anyone with information to come forward.

15 UN peacekeepers in a convoy withdrawing from northern Mali were injured by 2 explosive devices

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:50:19 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Fifteen U.N. peacekeepers in a convoy withdrawing from a rebel stronghold in northern Mali were injured when vehicles hit improvised explosive devices on two occasions this week, the United Nations said Friday.U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said eight peacekeepers injured Wednesday were evacuated by air and “are now reported to be in stable condition.” He said seven peacekeepers injured by an IED early Friday also were evacuated by air. He did not give their conditions.Dujarric said the peacekeepers, who were withdrawing weeks earlier than planned because of growing insecurity, suffered two other IED attacks after leaving their base in Kidal on Oct. 31.JNIM, an extremist group with links to al-Qaida, claimed responsibility for the earlier attacks, in which at least two peacekeepers were injured.Dujarric said the U.N. doesn’t know if the IEDs that hit the convoy had been there for a long time or whether the peacekeepers were deliberately targeted. The convoy i...

Two suffer serious injuries after 4-vehicle crash between Hutto and Taylor

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:50:19 GMT

HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) -- Two people suffered serious injuries after a four-vehicle crash between Hutto and Taylor on Friday, a spokesperson for the City of Hutto confirmed to KXAN.At approximately 5 p.m., officials responded to the crash in the 11000 block of US-79, according to the Hutto Police Department.One person was taken to the hospital with critical injuries, and the other was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, police said.The crash remained under investigation Friday by Hutto PD.