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Reilly scores in OT to lift Maple Leafs past Lightning, 4-3

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:47 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Down a goal and outplayed for much of the night, the Toronto Maple Leafs found a way to reclaim home-ice advantage in their first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning.Ryan O’Reilly scored with a minute left in regulation, then won a faceoff that set up Morgan Reilly’s goal at 19:15 of overtime that gave the Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory Saturday night in Game 3 of the best-of-seven matchup.Ilya Samsonov stopped 36 shots for Toronto. He had eight saves in the extra period, one on Lightning star Nikita Kucherov from point-blank range, to give the Maple Leafs a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 is Monday night at Amalie Arena.Toronto, which hasn’t won a playoff series since 2004, also regained home-ice advantage in the series after watching it slip away during a lopsided loss at home in Game 1.The Maple Leafs are 0 for 7 in their last seven postseason matchups, including first-round exits each of the past six years.“It wasn’t the best game b...

Royals rally with 5 in 9th for 11-8 victory over Angels

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:47 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — MJ Melendez was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded as the Kansas City Royals scored five times in the ninth inning to rally for an 11-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels that snapped a six-game losing streak Saturday night.Hunter Dozier had three hits and three RBIs, including a two-run single in the ninth that provided some insurance for the Royals. Matt Duffy also had three hits.The Angels lost despite hitting four home runs for the second time this season. Matt Thaiss gave the Halos an 8-6 lead in the eighth inning with a two-run shot, but José Quijada (0-1) was unable to hold it.Hunter Renfroe went deep twice and Mike Trout homered for the first time in two weeks. It is the sixth time since 2020 the Angels have lost when hitting at least four homers.Quijada hit two Royals batters with pitches in the ninth. Nicky Lopez reached to lead off the inning after getting plunked and then scored when Kyle Isbel doubled off the right-center wall. Isbel advanced t...

Barrios scores late to help Rapids tie St Louis City 1-1

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:47 GMT

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Michael Barrios scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time to rally the Colorado Rapids to a 1-1 draw with St. Louis City on Saturday night.Barrios has scored 12 goals since the beginning of the 2021 season for Colorado (1-3-5) with all 12 coming in the second half. Barrios is the only one of 91 players with multiple goals over that span to score them all in one half. Diego Rubio and Ralph Priso-Mbongue had assists on Barrios’ equalizer.Neither team scored until Rasmus Alm took passes from Jared Stroud and Indiana Vassilev and scored in the 57th minute to give St. Louis City (6-2-1) the lead. The Rapids had advantages of 21-9 in shots and 13-4 in shots on goal.William Yarbrough finished with three saves for Colorado. Roman Bürki saved a season-high 12 shots for St. Louis City.The Rapids improved to 3-1-2 in its last six matches against expansion teams. Colorado was 0-5-2 in its first seven matches against first-year clubs.St. Louis Cit...

South Florida celebrates Earth Day with events promoting sustainability

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:47 GMT

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA (WSVN) — People of all ages in South Florida came together to celebrate Earth Day and show appreciation for the planet. From the Cleo Institute’s 5K race in Virginia Key to a turtle release in Isla Morada, residents participated in various activities that promoted sustainable living.“It’s great to celebrate Earth Day, but every day needs to be Earth Day,” said Bette Zirkelback, the turtle hospital manager.At EarthFest, people picked up free plants and information on sustainability. From the end of five months of rehabilitation in the turtle hospital for Larry and Moe to EarthFest in Coral Springs, residents participated in events that showed appreciation for the planet.“Sea turtles are a symbol for our marine ecosystem,” said Zinkelback. “Helping to save sea turtles makes people aware to protect our oceans and there’s no better time to think of it on Earth Day.”Xavier Cortada’s art showcased the impo...

MLB Notes: Boston K Men celebrating 25 years of strikeouts

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:47 GMT

It started with a couple of teenagers from Wayland and a stencil.When Pedro Martinez joined the Boston Red Sox in 1998, then 16-year-old Kirk Carapezza and his best friend Ryan McCarthy made sure they were in the building for his first start at Fenway Park. The energy in the ballpark that day was electric, but the two couldn’t help but notice something was missing.“No one was keeping track of his Ks in the bleachers,” Carapezza said. “So we went home and printed out 27 and came back for his next start, and then we never missed one of his starts.”In the months and years that followed the group grew in size and notoriety, and before long the Boston K Men were born.A quarter-century later they’re still going strong.This year marks the 25th anniversary of the K Men, who have now counted thousands of strikeouts recorded by the best Red Sox pitchers of the modern era. In the process they’ve become a Fenway Park institution and the sight of their &...

Why the 155 mm round is so critical to the war in Ukraine

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:47 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 155 mm howitzer round is one of the most requested artillery munitions of the war in Ukraine. Already the U.S. has shipped more than 1.5 million rounds to Ukraine, but Kyiv is still seeking more. A look at why this particular munition is so commonly used, and why it’s been so critical to the war in Ukraine.WHAT IS THE 155 MM? Essentially, the 155 mm round is a very big bullet, made up of four parts: the detonating fuse, projectile, propellant and primer. Each round is about 2 feet (60 centimeters) long, weighs about 100 pounds (45 kilograms), and is 155 mm, or 6.1 inches, in diameter. They are used in howitzer systems, which are towed large guns that are identified by the range of the angle of fire that their barrels can be set to. The 155 mm shells can be configured in many ways: They can be packed with highly explosive material, use precision guided systems, pierce armor or produce high fragmentation.Past variants have included smoke rounds to obscure t...

Unprepared for long war, US Army under gun to make more ammo

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:47 GMT

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — One of the most important munitions of the Ukraine war comes from a historic factory in this city built by coal barons, where tons of steel rods are brought in by train to be forged into the artillery shells Kyiv can’t get enough of — and that the U.S. can’t produce fast enough.The Scranton Army Ammunition Plant is at the vanguard of a multibillion-dollar Pentagon plan to modernize and accelerate its production of ammunition and equipment not only to support Ukraine, but to be ready for a potential conflict with China.But it is one of just two sites in the U.S. that make the steel bodies for the critical 155 mm howitzer rounds that the U.S. is rushing to Ukraine to help in its grinding fight to repel the Russian invasion in the largest-scale war in Europe since World War II.The invasion of Ukraine revealed that the U.S. stockpile of 155 mm shells and those of European allies were unprepared to support a major and ongoing conventional land war, sending them scram...

Freeze Watch Sunday Night; Freezing Conditions Could Damage or Kill Tender Vegetations and Crops

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:47 GMT

A Freeze Watch is in effect Sunday 10:00 PM- Monday 8:00 AM for the entire region outside of the Chicago metro.Clearing skies and decreasing winds will lead to the potential of sub-freezing temperatures Sunday night.  Lows could drop into the upper 20s in some locations.  Widespread frost is possible and freeze conditions could damage or kill tender vegetation and crops.  Outdoor water pipes are also susceptible to freezing and possibly bursting.We'll continue to see upper level troughing across the and another upper-level low as we head into next weekend.  This will continue to keep us cool with the potential for more showers. The forecast jet stream patterns shows the warmer air to the south of the cooler air that unfortunately will be sticking around here for a while longer.  6-10 day OutlookThe animation below shows the progression into next weekend starting Friday April 28 through Tuesday May 2, showing the cooler air still entrenched over the MidwestApril 2...

Cooler with periods of rain and storms for Sunday

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:47 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Isolated strong to severe storms continue to move through the Hill Country. These storms have produced up to tennis ball size hail northwest of our area as well as wind gusts to 75mph. These storms have struggled to get closer to I-35, but as the night goes on we'll see gradually increasing rain chances in the Austin Metro as a cold front slides south through the area.A new Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for Gillespie, Blanco, Hays and Caldwell Counties until 5 a.m. as the risk for large hail, damaging winds and an isolated tornado threat continues. The risk is mainly tied to a supercell thunderstorm that was moving through Gillespie County. Severe thunderstorm watch until 5amThe severe weather risk is lower for the Austin Metro which has an environment not as conducive to severe weather.Severe risk overnight (SPC)Storms may produce heavy enough rain to cause localized flash flooding. The Austin Metro and most of the Hill Country are at a Slight (2 out of...

Avalanche’s Valeri Nichushkin not with team in Seattle, misses Game 3 vs. Kraken due to “personal reasons”

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:28:47 GMT

SEATTLE — Valeri Nichushkin missed Game 3 of the Avalanche’s first-round series against the Kraken due to “personal reasons,” coach Jared Bednar said after Colorado’s Game 3 win.Nichushkin was taken to the airport and is no longer in Seattle with the team as of Saturday night, a team spokesperson told The Post. Bednar said Nichushkin’s absence is not team discipline related.Nichushkin did not join the Avs for morning skate Saturday before Game 3, but Bednar said at the time that Nichushkin’s absence was due to maintenance. When reached by The Post before the game, the team initially said Nichushkin was not playing due to injury. Nichushkin has been battling an off-and-on ankle injury since undergoing surgery in November.The top-six Avalanche forward played in 53 regular-season games, scoring 17 goals and 47 points.Nichushkin scored the tying goal in a 3-2 series-knotting Game 2 win at Ball Arena on Thursday. He plays power play and penalty k...