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Kraken snap 8-game losing streak with 4-0 win over Panthers as Joey Daccord gets first shutout

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:28 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Joey Daccord made 24 saves for his first career shutout, Kailer Yamamoto scored the first of two goals from Seattle’s fourth line and the Kraken snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.Yamamoto scored his fourth goal of the season early in the second period and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare got his third with 14:01 remaining in the third period off a terrific pass from rookie defenseman Ryker Evans. It was the first career point for Evans, a second-round draft pick in 2021 who was called up last week.Alex Wennberg added his fourth goal at 9:13 of the third and Eeli Tolvanen sealed it on an empty-net goal with 3:51 left. Yamamoto and Bellemare both finished with a goal and an assist. Will Borgen had two assists and Seattle celebrated its first victory since beating San Jose the day before Thanksgiving.It’s been a miserable stretch for the Kraken that has seen them tumble in the Pacific Division standings. The losing stre...

Jets leading scorer Kyle Connor returns to Winnipeg to have knee injury reevaluated

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:28 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jets leading scorer Kyle Connor missed Tuesday game at San Jose with a knee injury, returning to Winnipeg to be reevaluated by team doctors two days after getting hurt in a win against Anaheim.Connor will also miss Wednesday night’s game at Los Angeles, Jets coach Rick Bowness said.Connor was injured during the second period of Sunday’s 4-2 win over the Ducks when he took a knee from Anaheim defenseman Ryan Strome, who received a game misconduct on the play, but avoided a suspension.After the game, Bowness said the correct call was made against Strome.“It’s knee on knee. (Strome) sticks his knee out there and hopefully that’s suspendable,” Bowness said Sunday. “Knee on knee, there is no other way to look at that. The referees made the correct call: five-minute major, a game misconduct and we’ll see where it goes from there.”On Tuesday, Bowness stood by his original opinion.“I respectfully disagree with the league,” Bowness said. “I still think it’...

Ezeagu leads New Mexico State over Northern New Mexico 76-71

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:28 GMT

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Kaosi Ezeagu scored 14 points to help New Mexico State hold off Northern New Mexico 76-71 on Tuesday night.Ezeagu made 5 of 6 shots but just 4 of 9 free throws, adding five rebounds for the Aggies (5-6). Jordan Rawls and Brandon Suggs both scored 10 off the bench. Rawls added six assists and four steals, while Suggs snagged four rebounds.Emmanuel Taban paced the Eagles with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Malek Manuel pitched in with 17 points, five rebounds and five assists. Eloy Medina had 14 points and four steals.___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketballSource

Oquendo, Shelstad spark Oregon to 76-55 victory over Cal Baptist

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:28 GMT

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kario Oquendo came off the bench to score 19 points, freshman Jackson Shelstad scored 17 and Oregon pulled away in the second half to beat California Baptist 76-55 on Tuesday night.Oquendo made 7 of 12 shots with two 3-pointers for the Ducks (7-2). Shelstad hit 8 of 14 shots with a 3-pointer in his best scoring effort and added a season-high eight assists. Brennan Rigsby had 11 points and Jadrian Tracey pitched in with 10 points and five rebounds off the bench. Kwame Evans Jr. contributed nine points and five boards.Shelstad had nine points early and Oquendo’s three-point play gave the Ducks a 19-12 lead with 7:43 remaining in the first half. Cal Baptist pulled even at 23-all on back-to-back baskets from Dominique Daniels Jr. and Blondeau Tchoukuiegno with 5:26 left. Tracey answered with a 3-pointer and Evans followed with a three-point play as the Ducks regained the lead and took a 36-31 advantage into halftime.Oregon was never threatened in the second hal...

Denver weather: Slick roads into Wednesday morning, Pinpoint Weather Alert Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A storm system passing south of Colorado will keep Denver weather under lots of clouds and chilly temperatures for another day. A Pinpoint Weather Alert Day has been issued into Wednesday morning, as fog and freezing drizzle overnight could make roads slick and visibility low.A winter weather advisory has been issued for the northern and southern Front Range foothills and the Palmer Divide, including Castle Rock, until noon on Wednesday. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up for alerts from the Pinpoint Weather team Low clouds and fog will create freezing drizzle on roads, especially bridges and overpasses, where pavement temperatures were cooling quickly Tuesday evening. The impacts will be seen in the foothills and south across the Palmer Divide, while metro Denver could also have slick spots early Wednesday.There will also be some light snow or flurries late Tuesday evening and again late Wednesday evening. There will be more snow south and east of the city, and ...

Denver aims to close 7 more homeless camps by year's end

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver is looking at seven more homeless encampment closures as the city works to reach its goal of housing 1,000 people by the end of the year.A spokesperson with the mayor's office said the dates and locations will not be identified publicly to protect the residents' privacy and safety. The city also is still working to make sure each encampment "fits the resources available." Is your vehicle legal to drive on I-70 this winter? Here’s what to check "Encampment resolution closures are not sweeps as they focus on providing indoor shelter through converted hotel units, micro-communities or leased units," Jose Salas, the mayor's deputy director of communications, told FOX31. "This means people from encampments have a place to go rather than being merely 'swept' to another street."Services are to include mental and physical health care, substance use care and workforce training.Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's administration has pushed for the goal of housing 1,000 people...

Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal is up and running. It’s ‘cataclysmic’ for UK food exports

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:28 GMT

LONDON — When Rishi Sunak signed his new Brexit deal in February, he boasted that it would deliver “smooth flowing trade within the whole United Kingdom.”But just two months after the Windsor Framework came into effect, it’s having huge unintended consequences for a key export sector, with hundreds of millions of pounds in trade now at risk.Since October this year, all meat and some dairy products moving from Great Britain to be sold in Northern Ireland — a part of the U.K. — have been required to carry “not for EU” labels. It’s meant to ensure goods aren’t moved onward into the Republic of Ireland, an EU member country.But the British government is going further.From October 2024, all meat and dairy products sold right across the U.K. will also have to include the labels — even if there is no intention to ever send the products to Northern Ireland.The requirement will be applied to more U.K. food products from July 2025. And it applies whether the food is pro...

Chicago White Sox acquire veteran Max Stassi to provide catching depth

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:28 GMT

The Chicago White Sox teamed up with the Atlanta Braves for another trade Saturday, acquiring catcher Max Stassi and cash considerations in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.Stassi, 32, has been on the move in recent days. He was dealt from the Los Angeles Angels to the Braves with infielder David Fletcher on Friday in exchange for first baseman Evan White and left-handed pitcher Tyler Thomas.Now he’s in line to provide catching depth for the Sox.It’s the second deal involving the Sox and Braves this offseason. The franchises paired up for a six-player deal Nov. 16 when the Sox sent reliever Aaron Bummer to the Braves for right-handed pitcher Michael Soroka, left-hander Jared Shuster, infielders Nicky Lopez and Braden Shewmake and minor-league right-hander Riley Gowens.Stassi missed all of 2023 because of stints on the injured list with a left hip strain and the restricted list due to a family medical issue.He has a career .212/.295/.361 slash line with 41 ...

Former 'Teacher of the Year' ordered to stand trial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:28 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Jacqueline Ma, 34, is ordered to stand trial in the case that alleges charges of child sexual abuse, child pornography, dissuading a child/victim, among other charges.Ma was the former "Teacher of the Year" and a former sixth grade teacher at Lincoln Acres Elementary School in National City.A judge inside a South Bay courtroom heard from the prosecution Tuesday and ultimately ordered there is enough evidence for this case to go to trial. Some of the evidence presented in court Tuesday was disturbing. It included detailed interactions between Ma and the two victims. Prosecutors said Ma had a nearly one year "relationship" with a former student who was 12 years old at the time, and included sexual acts, pornographic photos, suggestive messages.Some of the messages were read aloud in the courtroom:Ma: "You only possible like me?"Jon Doe 1: "I'm possibly your lil boyfriend." Ma: "Yea but no one will ever know."  Jon Doe 1: "I love you ;)"Ma: "I love you too like I'm ac...

Congo’s presidential election spotlights the deadly crisis in the east that has displaced millions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:27:28 GMT

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Elisha Manishimwe longs to return to his village in eastern Congo to vote in this month’s presidential election. But for two years he has lived in a displacement camp with thousands of others after fleeing for his life. His fatigue is compounded by despair.Many of the displaced do not even have voter’s cards. The cards’ poor quality is another concern: printed with thermal ink, they are quickly becoming illegible.Hopes are fading, too.“The authorities we’ve always voted for are no use to us,” said Manishimwe, a father of five. “They promised us that they would end the war before the elections, but that hasn’t been the case. If they want us to go to the elections, they should end the war so that we can go home and vote.”As Congo prepares to hold elections on Dec. 20, a record 6.9 million people are displaced across the vast Central African nation, according to the United Nations. In the east, fighting between the military and M23 rebels has displaced hundreds...