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Nikola Jokic almost perfect in Nuggets’ romp over Grizzlies

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:19 GMT

Perfect games occur only on the baseball diamond, but the Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic came mighty close on a basketball court Thursday night.The beefy center with the soft touch and magical court vision was a perfect 11 for 11 from the field and 3 for 3 from the foul line en route to 26 points as the Nuggets destroyed Memphis, 142-105, at Ball Arena.Jokick left the game late in the third quarter — with the crowd chanting “MVP” — shortly after he dished off a fastbreak assist to Christian Braun to secure a triple-double. Jokic had 10 assists and 14 rebounds. The only blemishes in his 30 minutes on the floor were three turnovers.The win extended a season-best six-game win streak for the Nuggets (23-10), who also scored a season-high 142 points.Denver’s lead blew up to 32 points in the third quarter with Jamal Murray and Jokic putting on a clinic of fundamental, two-man basketball. Murray scored 23 on 9-of-12 shooting, including 4 for 6 on 3-pointers. He added nine as...

VIDEO: Daring San Diego surfers catch massive waves amid high surf warning

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:19 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Surfers took to the waters Thursday amid a high surf warning in San Diego County.Around 4:45 p.m., SkyFOX captured surfers riding the massive waves at Torrey Pines. One surfer was seen catching a wave and then immediately aborting it, catching big air and falling headfirst into the water. Another surfer was caught riding a wave for at least 20 seconds before coming to a halt. High surf updates: Marin County, Santa Cruz evacuations lifted In southern San Diego County, wave sets to 15 feet were reported in Imperial Beach and Sunset Cliffs, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).Earlier Thursday, FOX 5's Megan Healy spoke to City of San Diego Lifeguard Chief James Gartland, saying they have beefed up their staff for the high surf warning.High surf and dangerous rip currents will last until Sunday with waves of eight to 15 feet in southern San Diego County, per NWS. Residents should expect minor coastal flooding and beach erosion."You can look at it and think, 'O...

DC city administrator speaks on combating ‘stubborn’ spike of violent crime

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:19 GMT

From left, City Administrator Kevin Donahue; D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser; Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves, testify before a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)(AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta) From left, City Administrator Kevin Donahue; D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser; Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves, testify before a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)(AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta) As a new year approaches, the District is...

Anthony Edwards scores season-high 44, leads Timberwolves past Doncic-less Mavericks 118-110

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:19 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored a season-high 44 points and Rudy Gobert had 20 points and 11 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 118-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.The Mavericks were without Luka Doncic on the second night of back-to-back games. Dallas fell at Cleveland 113-110 on Wednesday.Karl-Anthony Towns added 10 points for Minnesota, which improved to 13-1 at home this season. The Timberwolves trailed by one point midway through the third period before going on a 15-3 run to gain control and leading the rest of the way.Doncic missed his third game of the season with left quadriceps soreness, while Kyrie Irving missed his 11th straight with a right heel contusion. Dallas coach Jason Kidd said Doncic aggravated a quadriceps injury during the Christmas Day win against Phoenix.Without its two leading scorers, Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 32 off the bench and Jaden Hardy added 17 for Dallas. The Mavericks have lost five of seven.Minnesota ...

Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs states' authority

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:19 GMT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Democratic secretary of state on Thursday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause, becoming the first election official to take action unilaterally as the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to decide whether Trump remains eligible to return to the White House.The decision by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows follows a ruling earlier this month by the Colorado Supreme Court that booted Trump from the ballot there under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. That decision has been stayed until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether Trump is barred by the Civil War-era provision, which prohibits those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office. Donald Trump currently slated to appear on Colorado ballots The Trump campaign said it would appeal Bellows' decision to Maine's state courts, and Bellows suspended her ruling until that court system rules on the case. In the end, ...

Marshall Fire survivors still waiting for Xcel Energy to turn power back on

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:19 GMT

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — At the top of Spring Drive off South Boulder Road, a majestic view of Boulder and the Flatirons remains obscured by construction vehicles.The view is what drew Roger and Naomi Salaman to build a home here in the 1950s — a home they remained at until two years ago, when the Marshall Fire destroyed everything. Local governments sue Xcel Energy over Marshall Fire "My brother said, 'OK, you have 10 minutes to get out, get in the car,' and they went, said Nancy Brace, their daughter. "And they took the car and the clothes on their back just like so many other people did. At least they got out with their lives."Brace said her parents purchased a pre-fabricated home from Minnesota and shipped it here in May. But the home, now sitting on a finished foundation, remains unfinished inside.That's because according to Brace, Xcel Energy still has not connected power to the home, and they need that power to finish construction."They had to rework how the...

Barry Goudreau revisits Boston & beyond

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:19 GMT

If you saw the band Boston in its ‘70s heyday you’ll know they had two killer guitarists, not just one. The one that you can still see up close at a club gig is Barry Goudreau.Goudreau left the superstar band in 1980, and in recent years he’s arguably been the most visible member of Boston’s classic lineup. He led two recording bands, RTZ and Orion the Hunter, and worked extensively with fellow Boston alums Brad Delp and Sib Hashian (both now deceased). There’ll be plenty of Boston in the set when his current band the Engine Room plays City Winery on Saturday. But the band has two albums worth of solid original songs to draw from as well. And they also do some cover tunes, including a couple (from Joe Walsh’s original band the James Gang) that Boston did in the very early days.“We’ve had a good time making music with Engine Room- – The first record we did was more looking back at my blues roots, and the second was more of a rock record,” he said this week. “The influences you ...

Sigaud: Union revival not on table, despite ’23 wins

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:19 GMT

There’s no denying that unions notched impressive victories this year, including substantial increases in compensation for auto workers, actors, screenwriters, airline pilots and delivery drivers. Regarding work days lost, union strikes in 2023 were the largest in 40 years — big enough to affect the overall job market.But it would be premature to declare a resurgence of the U.S. labor movement or to argue that most workers would have benefitted from one.The historical trendline is unmistakable: In 2022, one in 10 U.S. workers belonged to a union, down from one in seven in 1996 and one in five in 1983, when the first comparable data were collected. The decline of union membership has been remarkably steady over the last four decades.Moreover, the latest data show that unionization is increasingly concentrated in the government sector, especially local services like K-12 education and public safety. Only 6% of private-sector workers are union members.Another sign that unions are a wan...

Chicago Bulls’ Lonzo Ball expected to start running in January: ‘The pain that he was experiencing has been eliminated’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:19 GMT

Lonzo Ball is expected to begin running again in January as the next step of his nearly two-year-long recovery process from a knee injury.Ball returned to Chicago last week to meet with Bulls staff and outline a plan for the next steps of his recovery after undergoing a rare cartilage transplant in March.The Bulls received a $10.2 million disabled player exception for Ball in July and do not anticipate he will return to the court in a game until the 2024-25 season. But coach Billy Donovan said the team has been bolstered by Ball’s response to his third knee procedure.Ball has been able to progress with weight and mobility training and stationary shooting while recovering in Los Angeles over the past six months. Most importantly, Donovan said Ball is pain-free at this point in his recovery after suffering chronic pain in everyday activities for the first year after the injury.If Ball does not experience pain when he returns to running in January, he will be closer to a return t...

The 5 Best Rock Albums of the year

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:19 GMT

This year the annual calls of “rock is dead” and “the album is dead” seem a bit muted. Sure, there will always be bozos claiming “Pet Sounds” was the last great LP. But the indie press, a big chunk of the mainstream, and many Grammy voters disagree. Here are the five best rock — yup, take a wide view of rock — 2023.“Guts,” Olivia RodrigoOlivia Rodrigo has great ears. She came up on her parents’ Weezer albums, has a Tori Amos obsession, and knows the coolest guitar tones (check out Smashing Pumpkins nod in “Pretty Isn’t Pretty”). But her voice is better. She outgrew Disney at 17. On “Guts,” made when she was 19, Rodrigo has outgrown pop. Not pop hooks (she’s a hook maestro) but pop pleasantries. She can do authentic rage and sardonic rants at once, scream like Joan Jett, strip it bare like Adele. The album opens with: “I’m a perfect all-American bitch/With perfect all-American lips/And perfect all-American hips/I know my place/I know my place and this is it.” It closes with: “W...