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Eetu Luostarinen scores twice, Panthers tops Canadiens 4-1 for 4th consecutive win

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:48:23 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Eetu Luostarinen scored a pair of power-play goals as the Florida Panthers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Saturday night, extending their winning streak to four games.Sam Bennett and Carter Verhaeghe also scored for the Panthers, who outscored Montreal 3-0 in the third period. Anthony Stolarz finished with 18 saves for Florida.Cole Caufield scored for the Canadiens, who dropped their second straight game in regulation after getting at least one point in each of their previous five games. Jake Allen stopped 22 shots for Montreal.Luostarinen opened the scoring by deflecting an Evan Rodrigues shot 4:05 into the second period. Caufield scored a power-play goal of his own 7:01 into the second, and then Luostarinen gave Florida the lead for good with 12:26 left.Bennett deflected an Oliver Ekman-Larsson shot with 4:34 left for a 3-1 lead, and Verhaeghe added an empty-netter.The Canadiens play their sixth game in a run of seven straight on the road — three befor...

Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby score as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:48:23 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins top the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Saturday night.Malkin scored his 14th of the season on the power play. It was his third goal in two games. Malkin also set up Drew O’Connor’s fourth of the year.Jeff Carter scored his fourth goal for Pittsburgh in the third period, and Sidney Crosby’s 20th of the season was an empty-netter. Tristan Jarry made 25 stops.Crosby is one point from tying Joe Thornton for 12th place on the NHL’s career points list. He became the 19th player in NHL history to score 400 even-strength goals and 22nd in NHL history with 16 seasons of 20 or more goals.The Penguins improved to 6-1-1 in their last eight games.Robert Thomas scored his team-leading 15th of the season for the Blues, while former Penguin Kasperi Kapanen added his fourth.Joel Hofer stopped 26 shots for the Blues, who have lost two straight following a three-game winning streak. St. Louis is 5-3 under interim coach D...

No. 3 Houston improves to 13-0 with 81-42 win over Penn

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:48:23 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — L.J. Cryer scored 16 points, Jamal Shead added 14 points and No. 3 Houston stayed unbeaten with an 81-42 win over Penn on Saturday night.Cryer scored 12 points in the first half as Houston (13-0) jumped to an 18-0 lead and led 39-17 at the half. Cryer scored his 1,000th career collegiate point between Baylor and Houston on a 3-pointer with 14:15 left in the first half.Joseph Tugler had 13 points and seven rebounds, Emanuel Sharp scored 12 and Damian Dunn had 11 for Houston, which shot 48%. The Cougars forced 22 turnovers, which they converted into 25 points. Houston also held a 42-28 rebounding advantage.“Our effort was outstanding,” Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said of the quick start. “We had a great plan. We knew exactly how we wanted to guard them, and our kids executed. … Our quickness and our attention to detail I thought were good tonight.”Tyler Perkins had 10 points and Nick Spinoso added eight points for Penn (8-6).“Just disappointed with the first 12 to 15 m...

High Point beats Bellarmine 90-85

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:48:23 GMT

HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — Kimani Hamilton’s 23 points helped High Point defeat Bellarmine 90-85 on Saturday night.Hamilton had six rebounds and three steals for the Panthers (11-4). Duke Miles scored 16 points while going 6 of 12 from the floor, including 0 for 3 from 3-point range, and 4 for 5 from the line. Abdoulaye Thiam had 14 points and was 5 of 9 shooting (2 for 4 from 3-point range).The Knights (4-11) were led by Ben Johnson, who posted 32 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Peter Suder added 18 points, six rebounds and six assists for Bellarmine. In addition, Alec Pfriem had 15 points and two steals.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

5 families in Superior rebuilding 2 years after Marshall Fire destroyed their homes

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:48:23 GMT

SUPERIOR Colo. (KDVR) -- Saturday marks two years since the most destructive fire in Colorado's history.The Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes near Boulder County. Why a burn extinguished days before Marshall Fire is believed to be part of the cause FOX31 checked back in with five related families who lived on the same block and lost their homes in the fire.The Chavez family said four out of five homes have been rebuilt, but there is still a long road ahead for them.“Generations upon generations on one block is rare, very rare," said Nikki Patterman.You can find that scenario on Second Avenue in Superior.“We’ve been here a long time,' Ted Chavez said. "My great-grandfather built three of the homes that burnt down.” CU students help rebuild professor’s home burned in Marshall Fire The Chavez family lost five homes altogether on that dreadful New Year's Eve of 2021 when the Marshall Fire devastated their neighborhood. “It's been a lot. It's not calming down, just gettin...

At least 2 hospitalized in Fort Collins fire

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:48:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Two people were taken to the hospital Saturday night due to a fire in Fort Collins.Poudre Fire Authority of Fort Collins first reported the fire in the 4000 block of S. Taft Hill Road around 7 p.m. 5 related families in Superior rebuilding 2 years after Marshall Fire destroyed their homes Taft Hill Rd. was closed at the intersections of Harmony Road and Horsetooth Road. Crews were asking the public to avoid the area.PFA said the fire was extinguished as of 7:25 p.,m., but crews were staying on the scene. At that time one victim had been taken to the hospital.Crews began clearing the scene and another victim was transported by 7:42 p.m.The Taft Hill Road was reopened just before 8:30 p.m. at the intersections of Harmony Road and Horsetooth Road. However, the intersection of Taft Hill Road and Westfield Drive remained closed.PFA said the cause of the fire was being investigated.

Ukrainian shelling kills 21 Russian civilians, Russia says, a day after Moscow launched major aerial assault

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:48:23 GMT

(CNN) — At least 21 people, including three children, were killed and 110 others wounded in a Ukrainian attack on the Russian city of Belgorod on Saturday, Russian authorities said, a day after Moscow launched a huge and deadly aerial assault of its own against its neighbor.The deaths were the result of a “massive” attack on downtown Belgorod, according to Russian state news agency TASS, quoting the emergencies ministry.“This crime will not go unpunished,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.“The Kiev regime … is trying to divert attention from the defeats on the front lines and to provoke us into taking similar actions.”Saturday’s shelling comes after Russia launched overnight Thursday into Friday its biggest air attack on Ukraine since the start of its full-scale invasion, resulting in at least 40 deaths and more than 150 injuries.Ukrainian attacks on Russian regions near the border have continued almost daily for over a year, sometimes resulting i...

16-year-old flying solo on Frontier Airlines ends up in Puerto Rico instead of Ohio

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:48:23 GMT

(CNN) — A Florida teenager traveling alone was meant to fly to his mother in Ohio on a Frontier Airlines flight, but instead ended up on a flight to Puerto Rico.The 16-year-old passenger was scheduled to fly from Tampa to Cleveland on December 22, but “mistakenly boarded a different flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico,” Frontier Director of Corporate Communications Jennifer de la Cruz said in a statement to CNN.The Ohio and Puerto Rico flights departed from the same gate, with the flight to Puerto Rico taking off first, according to de la Cruz.“Frontier has extended its sincere apologies to the family for the error,” de la Cruz said.The mix-up comes after a similar recent incident involving an unaccompanied 6-year-old, who got on the wrong Spirit Airlines flight and ended up in Orlando instead of Ft. Myers.It was the first solo flight for the teenager, Logan, who suffers from flight anxiety, the teen’s father Ryan Lose told CNN in a phone interview Saturday.The father said he and h...

Numbers drawn for estimated $760 million Powerball jackpot in this year’s final drawing

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:48:23 GMT

(CNN) — More than three-quarters of a billion dollars – an estimated $760 million – is up for grabs Saturday, after Wednesday’s Powerball drawing yielded no winners.The numbers drawn Saturday were 10, 11, 26, 27, 34 and Powerball 7.It’s been over two months and no one has won the grand prize. And the last grand prize still hasn’t been claimed.Last time the jackpot was won was on October 11, when a mystery winner from California nabbed a staggering $1.76 billion – cash value $774.1 million. The ticket was sold at Midway Market & Liquor in Frazier Park, about 70 miles north of Los Angeles, according to the California Lottery.But so far, no one has come forward to claim their prize, and they have one year from October 11 to do so. If no one comes forward, the money will go to California public schools, according to Carolyn Becker, spokesperson for the state lottery.Saturday night’s jackpot carries a lump-sum option estimated at $383.6 million. It is the sixth largest...

Los Angeles County sheriff releases video of fatal shooting of woman who reported domestic violence

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:48:23 GMT

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department released body camera footage on Friday night showing a fatal shooting of a 27-year-old Black woman who had called to report domestic violence in early December.Niani Finlayson called authorities just after 6 p.m. on the Dec. 4 to report a man who would not get out of her house or leave her alone, according to audio of her 911 call released by the department.Officers responded to the apartment complex in Lancaster, a city about 44 miles (71 kilometers) north of Los Angeles, and shot Finlayson less than a minute after she opened the door, the video footage shows. Finlayson was holding an object in one hand that deputies identified as a knife. She grabbed onto the man with her other hand and a deputy shot her within seconds, the video shows. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office and the sheriff’s department will conduct investigations to determine whether the use of force was appropriate.“Any...