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Tshiebwe’s 25 boards helps Kentucky top Providence in NCAAs

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:24:10 GMT

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Oscar Tshiebwe kept battling for position, pushing his way to daylight and grabbing seemingly every loose rebound with a rugged relentlessness.No one was going to stop him, either.When it was over, the two-time Associated Press All-American had turned in the best rebounding performance in the NCAA Tournament in nearly a half-century — and Kentucky was free to move past last year’s one-and-done showing.Tshiebwe pulled down 25 rebounds and Antonio Reeves scored 22 points, helping the Wildcats beat Providence 61-53 in Friday night’s first round.Tshiebwe’s rebounding output represented the most in any tournament game since 1977. Eleven of his rebounds came on the offensive glass — a big factor in the sixth-seeded Wildcats (22-11) staying in control as both offenses grinded to a halt after halftime.“I told (my teammates), I said, ‘This year we come in and fight, last year doesn’t matter anymore,'” said Tshiebwe, who entered as the nation...

Urías leads Mexico 5-4 over Puerto Rico, into WBC semis

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:24:10 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Luis Urías hit the go-ahead single in a three-run seventh inning that fueled Mexico’s 5-4 comeback victory over Puerto Rico to advance to its first-ever World Baseball Classic semifinals.Mexico will face Shohei Ohtani and Japan in the semifinals Monday. Puerto Rico failed to make it past the second round for the first time.Isaac Paredes, who homered earlier, tied it at 4 with a single off losing pitcher Alexis Díaz that drove in Austin Barnes and Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena.Puerto Rico tried to rally in the ninth with singles from Christian Vazquez and Francisco Lindor, but reliever Giovanny Gallegos got out of the jam for the save.Arozarena saved the potential tying run in the eighth when he made a leaping catch at the wall in left center.Puerto Rico was coming off an emotional quarterfinals-clinching victory over the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, when New York Mets star closer Edwin Díaz tore the patellar tendon in his right knee while celebrating the...

'Move over' law expanded to include more vehicles

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:24:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law on Friday that will expand Colorado's "move over" law.The new measure means drivers will have to slow down and move over when approaching or passing a stopped vehicle on the side of the road with its hazard signals on. A similar law that was already on the books requires drivers to move over for emergency, law enforcement and Colorado Department of Transportation vehicles. But numbers were still high on crashes, so an effort to combat that has been in the works for some time."Whatever makes people safer, we are going to be 100% behind," Colorado State Patrol Master Trooper Gary Cutler said. "It's been a long time coming. With something like this, it just takes time to change things over." Altitude lawsuit settled, but still no games on Comcast The new law is expected to bring heightened safety for drivers."Having it to where somebody is broken down or stopped on the side of the road and have other vehicles be required to slow...

20 years ago, the St. Patrick's Day blizzard buried Denver

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:24:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — St. Patrick's Day is full of festive celebrations, but Coloradans who have been here for the past two decades may remember the holiday for a record-setting snowstorm.Friday marked the 20th anniversary of the St. Patrick's Day blizzard, which was the second-worst blizzard in Denver's history, following only a blizzard of 1913. ‘Move over’ law expanded to include more vehicles This holiday snowstorm dumped about 3 feet of snow in the Denver metro area and more than 7 feet in the foothills, crippling Colorado communities.FOX31 went back into the vault to dig up the memories.Blizzard arrives on St. Paddy's Day"This thing came in on St. Patrick's Day. It ramped up on the 18th, and it was still snowing on the 19th," Pinpoint Weather Chief Meteorologist Dave Fraser recalled.The three-day storm packed a powerful punch, becoming Denver's second-snowiest event since 1872. It left people stuck, shoveling and stranded — 4,000 travelers at Denver International Airport, to be ex...

Brandon Nimmo leaves spring training game vs Marlins with apparent ankle injury

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:24:10 GMT

The Mets just can’t seem to catch a break.One day after losing closer Edwin Diaz for up to eight months, Brandon Nimmo injured his right ankle on an awkward slide in a Grapefruit League game.The outfielder, who signed an eight-year, $162 million contract to remain a Met for life in December, appeared to jam his ankle sliding into second base against the Miami Marlins at Clover Park on Friday night and left the field with the help of the trainer and manager Buck Showalter.He will undergo imaging Saturday and the Mets will provide a timeline after a diagnosis.It’s been that kind of week for the Mets. On top of losing Diaz for what will likely be the entirety of the 2023 season, the club is down a few relievers with right-handers Bryce Montes de Oca and Sam Coonrod and left-hander Brooks Raley injured. Montes de Oca was shut down with a forearm strain and Coonrod with a lat strain. Raley returned early from the World Baseball Classic with a hamstring injury but he’s e...

Editorial: Seniors beware – Biden policies threaten entitlements

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:24:10 GMT

Older Americans tend to vote, and they also tend to be wary of politicians who propose entitlement reform. That combination typically leads to inertia among elected officials whose objective is self-preservation.President Joe Biden has been happily exploiting this dynamic of late, claiming that Republican plans intended to shore up Social Security and Medicare actually represent a threat to the existence of these popular programs. Yet astute seniors will note that Biden’s recent budget blueprint takes a pass on offering any serious proposals to address the long-term solvency of the nation’s entitlements.This shows an astonishing lack of leadership. Consider that the Social Security Trust Fund’s cash reserves are set to run out in 2035. If nothing is done between now and then, expect Congress to authorize billions in transfers from the general fund in order to avoid benefit cuts. That might be politically beneficial, but it will only hasten the nation’s rush toward the looming fiscal...

Whitford: Doubling down on failed approach to homelessness

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:24:10 GMT

In a largely symbolic resolution sponsored by Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Fla., in January, a bipartisan majority of the House voted to repudiate “socialism in all its forms.”The resolution highlights the history of starvation, genocide and devastation caused by socialist leaders and their policies — and the 328 lawmakers who voted in favor of it are now on record opposing the implementation of such policies.Yet, while Congress may be on record in opposition to redistributionist policies, the “All In” plan from the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, issued in December, indicates the White House may not be.The council sets lofty goals for reducing homelessness by doubling down on the failed Housing First program — something taxpayers have funded for more than a decade at a price tag exceeding $16 billion, only to see homelessness increase. The Housing Council has acknowledged that though “funding for homelessness assistance has increased every year,” the unsheltered population has g...

John Lennon, through the eyes of lover/photographer

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:24:10 GMT

Quick: Name a photographer who was romantically linked to a Beatle.You probably thought of Linda McCartney first, but there’s at least one other: It turns out that May Pang, who was John Lennon’s companion during the famous “lost weekend” of 1973-74, was documenting the experience. She’ll be present to show her work this Saturday and Sunday afternoon at City Winery. Her photos were often taken in informal situations, showing Lennon at his most relaxed and upbeat.“John didn’t like the photos that most people took of him,” she said this week. “He’d always say ‘I don’t like the way I look there’ or ‘I was so fat.’ But he happened to like what my eye caught of him. You’re seeing him through my eyes, the way I saw him. I’d say I was working more as a partner than a documentarian, but I thought I caught a side that you don’t often get to see. He doesn’t smile in a lot of photos, and one comment I usually get is ‘My goodness, we’ve never seen him so relaxed’.”The show coincides with the op...

Pozniak: Politicizing disasters doesn’t help anyone

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:24:10 GMT

There has been a barrage of political blame and animosity from both parties in Congress about the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment, which spewed toxic chemicals into the air causing local evacuations, environmental and health chaos.Democrats criticized Donald Trump for bowing to the powerful rail lobby and eliminating regulations that could have prevented this accident and his campaign appearance at the derailment site.Republicans have put the White House on the defense by criticizing President Biden for his handling of this disaster and Transportation Secretary Peter Buttigieg for his failure to rush to the scene. The House Oversight and Accountability Committee has launched investigations into what they claim was the Biden Administration’s inadequate and slow response to the Ohio crisis. All of this rancor and grandstanding deflects from the real culprit of this disaster; the Norfolk Southern railroad. This financially successful rail carrier should be the focus of the ...

Moir: Saving Mass. forests can slow climate change

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:24:10 GMT

The forests of the U.S. Northeast are in peril. Global warming has raised temperatures, improving conditions for insects such as the emerald ash borer, to ravage trees already stressed due to drought and scorching summers.Massachusetts forests experienced 97 wildfires across the state during the summer of 2022. Keeping pace with destruction by fire is the clear-cutting of forests for timber and primarily for development. Exposing forest soils releases carbon dioxide into the air, equivalent to carbon emissions from burning.American forests are losing an abundance of carbon. Twelve percent of the carbon loss is from fire, drought, wind, and pests, 3% is from forest conversion, and 85% is from cutting forests. Growing existing forests to their biological carbon storage potential optimize carbon dioxide removal.Researchers in Massachusetts recently established that an 80-year-old stand of trees is drawing more carbon out of the air and storing much more than twice the carbon of a 40-ye...