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Crosby scores winner in 3rd period as Penguins beat Bruins 6-5 after blowing 3-goal lead

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:54:03 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored on the power play to snap a third-period tie and added two assists, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.Crosby’s goal at 11:19 broke a 5-all deadlock and halted a four-game winning streak for the first-place Bruins, who rallied from three down to tie it. The Penguins also got goals from Drew O’Connor, Ryan Graves, Jake Guentzel, Lars Eller and Jeff Carter. Alex Nedeljkovic made 24 saves.Brad Marchand scored twice for the Bruins, and David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists. Morgan Geekie added a goal and an assist, and Jeremy Swayman stopped 29 shots.RANGERS 4, BLACKHAWKS 1NEW YORK (AP) — Artemi Panarin scored his team-best 24th goal, Vincent Trocheck added three assists and New York beat Chicago.Chris Kreider, Jacob Trouba and Jimmy Vesey also scored for the Rangers, who rebounded from Tuesday’s 6-1 home loss to Carolina and improved to 10-1-0 after a defeat this season. Igor Shesterkin made 22 sa...

Paopao, Johnson lead No. 1 South Carolina women to 89-66 drubbing of Florida

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:54:03 GMT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Te-Hina Paopao scored 17 points, Raven Johnson added 16 and top-ranked South Carolina opened Southeastern Conference play with an 89-66 drubbing of Florida on Thursday night.Bree Hall added 15 points for the Gamecocks (13-0), who won for the 55th time in their last 56 games and extended their conference winning streak to 17.Kamilla Cardoso chipped in 10 points and 15 rebounds for the visitors, who also got eight boards and six blocks from Ashlyn Watkins.Leilani Correa scored 27 points for the Gators (9-4), who lost their 16th straight in the series. NO. 3 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 88, NO. 22 FLORIDA STATE 80, OTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — River Baldwin scored 21 points against her former team before leaving with an injury, and North Carolina State beat Florida State in overtime.Baldwin fell to the floor late in the third quarter. The senior center was assisted off the court and didn’t return.Aziaha James had 18 points and Zoe Brooks scored 15 for the Wolfpack (14-0, 2-0...

Flames score 4 goals in 1st, beat Predators 6-3 for 3rd straight win

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:54:03 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Connor Zary, Blake Coleman, Rasmus Andersson and Yegor Sharangovich each had a goal and an assist in the Calgary Flames’ 6-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.Nazem Kadri and Noah Hanifin also scored and Dan Vladar made 30 saves in the Flames’ third straight victory.Filip Forsberg, Colton Sissons and Michael McCarron scored and Juuse Saros made 21 saves for Nashville. It had won two in a row.The teams combined for six goals in a wild opening period.Calgary struck first, with Zary and Coleman scoring 27 seconds apart at 4:45 and 5:12.Zary’s goal came on the power play. Calgary entered Thursday with the NHL’s 30th-ranked power play, clicking at just 12%.Forsberg halved the Flames’ lead at 6:09 after Ryan O’Reilly with his team-leading 19th goal. Just prior to the game, Forsberg was named an All Star for the second time in his career.Sissons’ goal with 4:10 remaining in the first was his 12th of the season, equaling h...

Crowley scores 25 and Curbelo records triple-double as Southern Miss downs Georgia State 79-73

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:54:03 GMT

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Austin Crowley scored 25 points, Andre Curbelo recorded a triple-double and Southern Miss beat Georgia State 79-73 on Thursday night.Curbelo had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists to become the first Golden Eagle to reach the triple-double mark since 1980.Crowley also contributed five rebounds for the Golden Eagles (7-7, 1-1 Sun Belt Conference). Victor Iwuakor shot 3 of 5 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line to finish with 10 points.Jay’Den Turner finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Panthers (6-7, 1-1). Georgia State also got 15 points from Toneari Lane. In addition, Dwon Odom finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Jahvon Quinerly’s late 3 gives No. 15 Memphis 78-75 win over Tulsa

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:54:03 GMT

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Jahvon Quinerly made a 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left, and No. 15 Memphis survived a late flurry from Tulsa’s Cobe Williams to beat the Golden Hurricane 78-75 on Thursday night.David Jones and Nae’Qwan Tomlin each scored 17 points for Memphis, which led 75-70 in the final minute before Williams scored five points in a three-second span. After Quinerly’s 3, Williams’ 3-point attempt at the buzzer rimmed out.Memphis (11-2, 1-0 American Athletic Conference) squandered a 14-point halftime lead and overcame a frustration foul by Quinerly.After Williams made a layup to cut the deficit to 75-72, Quinerly pushed PJ Haggerty to the ground before the ball was inbounded. Williams then hit a corner 3 to tie the score with 33.4 seconds left.Memphis worked the clock before Quinerly drained his 3 from the left wing. He finished with 11 points.Haggerty scored 27 points for Tulsa (9-4, 0-1), which had a nine-game home winning streak snapped. Carlous Willi...

No. 19 James Madison stays unbeaten with 68-61 win over Louisiana-Lafayette

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:54:03 GMT

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Noah Freidel hit two 3-pointers in the final two minutes, Terrence Edwards led all scorers with 19 points and T.J. Bickerstaff had 14 points and 11 rebounds as No. 19 James Madison remained undefeated with a 68-61 win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Thursday night.The Dukes (14-0, 2-0 Sun Belt) went on a 14-0 run midway through the second half to open a 49-40 lead and snap the Cajuns 19-game home wining streak. Bickerstaff scored nine of his points during the run.James Madison opened the game on 1-of-12 shooting, but the Cajuns (7-7, 0-2) never led by more than eight points. The Cajuns had four in double figures, led by Kentrell Garnett with 17 points.Kobe Julien added 15 points and Kitenge Hosana had 11. Themus Fulks, who averaged 11.6 points per game coming into Thursday, finished with eight points on 4-of-14 shooting. Joe Charles had a game-high 15 rebounds.After an early 3-2 lead, the Dukes were behind in the game until 11:54 to play. With the Dukes up 58-57, F...

Defenseman Darren Raddysh scores twice, Lightning beat banged-up Wild 4-1

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:54:03 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Defenseman Darren Raddysh scored his first two goals of the season and Victor Hedman had a power-play goal in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 4-1 victory over the injury-ravaged Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves to end a three-start losing streak and Brandon Hagel added an empty-net goal to help the Lightning hand the Wild their fourth consecutive loss. Vasilevskiy’s bid for his 34th career shutout lasted until there was 4:25 left, when Zach Bogosian snapped a shot past him.Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves for the Wild, missing for the third straight game the chance to match Patrick Roy for second place on the NHL victory list with 551.Nikita Kucherov was limited to two shots and one assist for the Lightning on the night he was named to his fifth All-Star Game, ending his four-game goal streak. The Russian right wing has 10 goals and 10 assists in his last 12 games.Raddysh brought the Lightning to life soon after the first ...

Jefferson County rangers recommend overnight road closures for Lookout Mountain

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:54:03 GMT

GOLDEN (KDVR) -- In their search for ways to protect Lookout Mountain from careless, overnight drivers, Jefferson County park rangers are looking to curb access in the dark.“Our mission is healthy, nature-based activities,” said Mary Ann Bonnell, a Jefferson County Open Space Park Ranger. “What people are doing up there, at night, is heartbreaking. It is not healthy, nature-based activities.” Aurora Fire gets help from robots, drones in construction site fire cleanup Bonnell says people drive up the mountain at night where they commit acts of vandalism, litter and discharge firearms. Because this happens at night, officials are forced to take a closer look.Officials noted in a proposed access management fact sheet that the area is "busier at midnight than it is at 10 a.m. on weekends."The management tool — digitally controlled gates — would close Lookout Mountain Road between the Chimney Gulch Trail pullout and Lookout Mountain Park from one hour after sunset to one hour before su...

Adams County family grapples with home invasion, death of 2 dogs in fire

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:54:03 GMT

ADAMS COUNTY (KDVR) -- A home invasion turning into a house fire has left an Adams County family traumatized.Investigators say a man with a knife broke into the family's Adams County home on 80th Avenue while they were inside and torched the place Wednesday morning. Burglar allegedly starts fire that killed dogs in Adams County home “It's hard, very difficult, actually, just to see the broken glass, it’s just a flashback," said Jennifer Jenson.Nearly two days after her home was set on fire, Jensen is letting it all sink in.“It definitely has taken the sense of security away from me," she said.Around 2 a.m. Wednesday, Jenson's son Zaide Taul was wrapping presents for a late Christmas celebration when he looked outside the window.“I see a man with no shirt facing his back to me," said Taul. "He has long hair, blood and substances on his back."He went downstairs to the basement to alert his mom.“I looked back up and there was a rock or something flying through the window and the glas...

Nikola Jokic hits 40-footer at buzzer, Nuggets rally to stun Warriors 130-127

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:54:03 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nikola Jokic hit a 40-footer as time expired and the Denver Nuggets stunned the Golden State Warriors 130-127 on Thursday night after trailing by 18 points in the fourth quarter.Jokic had 34 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. He tied it at 127 with a short jumper with 26 seconds left. Golden State's final possession ended with Stephen Curry's turnover, setting the the stage for Jokic's winner from near the right sideline. The defending champion Nuggets have won 11 of 13 and six straight on the road. They sent the Warriors — who failed to get back to .500 after snapping a three-game skid Tuesday night — to a 1-3 start on their seven-game homestand.Aaron Gordon scored 30 points for Denver, and Jamal Murray had 25. Curry led Golden State with 30 points. Klay Thompson added 24.Golden State pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring Denver 44-24 after trailing by double-digits early in the half. The Warriors had a 19-6 midway through the quarter, with Brandin Po...