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Nathan MacKinnon hat trick clinches Central Division title for Avalanche, first round matchup with Seattle Kraken

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:45:49 GMT

In spite of their franchise-record road success, the Avalanche maintained throughout the final weeks of the regular season that playoff home ice was a worthwhile goal to chase.Nathan MacKinnon understood that the Avs probably wouldn’t catch Vegas in the conference, but “home ice in our division at least is big for us,” he told The Post.The Avalanche achieved their goal Friday, with MacKinnon fittingly the one who pushed them over the top with a hat trick in a 4-3 win over the Predators in Nashville that clinched the Central Division title. Colorado (51-24-7) will face the Seattle Kraken in the first round of the playoffs, with Games 1 and 2 scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday at Ball Arena. Seattle qualified as the first wild card in the Western Conference, finishing fourth in the Pacific.The winner of the series will take on the winner of Dallas vs. Minnesota in the second round.The Avalanche would be the home team in that series as well, regardless of the opponent...

Tarzana small businesses shutting down due to relentless crime

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:45:49 GMT

Small business owners in Tarzana are choosing to close their shops permanently after a string of devastating burglaries has continued plaguing the area in recent years.The owner of Evette's Beauty Supply said she will be shutting down all five of her shops in Los Angeles County due to the relentless amount of crime.Cancer patients made up a significant portion of the beauty store's clientele, seeking high-end wigs and hair pieces.Security video from the store on Ventura Boulevard shows thieves shattering the shop’s front windows on Wednesday night before getting away with over $25,000 worth of merchandise.The two suspects, an unidentified man and woman, are seen loitering around the entrance before smashing their way inside and stuffing any valuable merchandise they could find, including pricey wigs, into large garbage bags.Later, they were seen fleeing the store in a getaway car.Security video captures thieves ransacking Evette's Beauty Supply in Tarzana, stealing over $25,000 wort...

SF Giants waste opportunities, Thairo Estrada’s big day in walk-off loss to Tigers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:45:49 GMT

DETROIT — Despite Friday night’s series opener featuring Thairo Estrada finishing a triple shy of the cycle, a game-tying home run from J.D. Davis and the opposing left fielder dropping a can of corn with the would-be go-ahead run on base, the Giants couldn’t beat the Tigers, a team that lost 96 games last year and nine of their first 12 of 2023.After trailing for most of the night, LaMonte Wade Jr. even delivered the go-ahead base knock in the top of the 11th. But asked to close out the game in his second inning of work, Camilo Doval served up a walk-off to Nick Maton, who blasted a game-winning homer to right field to beat the Giants, 7-5.Players of the gameJ.D. Davis (2-for-3, HR, R, 3 RBI): In addition to his big home run, Davis made a pair of highlight-reel defensive plays at third base, too. With a runner on second in the fifth, he ranged into shallow left-field to rob Tyler Nevin of a bloop hit and likely a run with a sliding over-the-shoulder catch. With the Tige...

One shot in Oakland Friday afternoon

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:45:49 GMT

(KRON) -- One person was shot in Oakland on Friday afternoon, the Oakland Police Department confirmed to KRON4. OPD was called to the intersection of 35th Avenue just after 2:30 p.m. for a ShotSpotter activation. An adult victim was found with gunshot wounds.The victim was hospitalized. OPD did not provide an update on their condition. OPD's investigation is active, and anyone with information is asked to call (510) 238-3426.

Nick Maton hits 3-run HR in 11th, Tigers beat Giants 7-5

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:45:49 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Nick Maton hit a three-run homer in the 11th inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 7-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.Lamonte Wade Jr. gave the Giants a 5-4 lead in the top of the inning with an RBI single, and Camilo Doval (0-2) struck out two batters with runners on second and third in the bottom of the inning.Maton, though, hit a 3-0 pitch into the right-field stands to end it.Javier Baez, who was pulled from Detroit’s 3-1 win in Toronto for a pair of baserunning mistakes and entered the game hitting .122, singled, doubled and walked twice.Thairo Estrada reached base four times for the Giants, including a homer and a double. The Tigers led 4-1 in the eighth, but J.D. Davis tied it with a three-run homer.Estrada started the game with his first career leadoff homer. The Tigers tied it in the second. Baez singled, took third on Eric Haase’s double and scored on Spencer Torkelson’s sacrifice fly.Riley Greene’s two-out triple...

Devers homers, Red Sox beat sloppy Angels 5-3

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:45:49 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Rafael Devers hit his sixth homer of the season to put Boston ahead, and the Red Sox took advantage of three Los Angeles errors to beat the Angels 5-3 on Friday night.Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon made two throwing errors, and the Red Sox scored two runs in the sixth inning without recording a hit to make it 5-2. Aaron Loup opened the inning by hitting two batters, and one later scored on the second of Rendon’s miscues. Another run came in on a passed ball by catcher Logan O’Hoppe.Devers’ homer off reliever Jimmy Herget (0-2) gave the Red Sox a 3-2 lead in the fifth. One inning earlier, Devers led off by reaching on an error by shortstop Luis Rengifo. Kiké Hernández drove in Devers with a double and later scored the tying run on Rendon’s first error.Boston finished with five hits and six walks.Josh Winckowski (1-0) allowed one run in three innings in relief of Tanner Houck, who gave up two runs in four innings, striking out six. Kenley Jan...

Finland, Sweden advance to 5th-place game in world hockey

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:45:49 GMT

BRAMPTON, Ontario (AP) — Petra Nieminen had three goals and an assist and Finland routed Germany 8-2 on Friday to advance to the fifth-place game in the women’s world hockey championship.Finland will face Sweden, a 1-0 winner over Japan in the night game, on Sunday. In the semifinals Saturday, the United States will face the Czech Republic and two-time defending champion Canada will play Switzerland.Jenniina Nylund, Julia Liikala, Jenni Hiirikoski, Emilia Vesa and Nelli Laitinen also scored for Finland and Anni Keisala made 20 saves. Sonja Weidenfelder and Theresa Wagner scored for Germany.Josefin Bouveng scored in the first period for Sweden and Emma Soderberg made 23 saves. Riko Kawaguchi stopped 23 shots for Japan, which will be relgated back to Group B next year.In the quarterfinals Thursday, the United States beat Germany 3-0, Canada edged Sweden 3-2 in overtime, the Czech Republic topped Finland 2-1, and Switzerland beat Japan 5-1.___ AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports a...

Protección Civil de Puebla reporta expulsión de “material incandescente” desde el volcán Popocatépetl de México

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:45:49 GMT

(CNN) — El volcán Popocatépetl de México registró este viernes actividad que incluyó “lanzamiento de material incandescente”, según reportó en un mensaje de Twitter la Dirección Municipal de Protección Civil de Puebla.El mensaje iba acompañado con una imagen del volcán en el momento de la expulsión del material.¿Qué está pasando con la actividad volcánica del Popocatépetl? Expertos lo explicanDe momento no se cuenta con más detalles.Esta noticia está en desarrollo y será actualizada.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Miami’s Strus loses a 3-pointer in elimination game, again

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:45:49 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Max Strus’ heel caught the attention of the NBA replay center with the Miami Heat facing elimination — again.Strus had a corner 3-pointer taken off the scoreboard following a review by league officials Friday night in Miami’s win-or-else game against the Chicago Bulls, after it was determined that the back of his foot touched the sideline before he took the shot. It didn’t end up mattering: Strus scored 31 points, and the Heat advanced to a first-round meeting with Milwaukee by topping the Bulls 102-91.“They should have given us that one just for the one last year,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.Friday’s erased shot was eerily reminiscent of a play where Strus made a corner 3 in Game 7 of last year’s Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics, only to have it taken away by NBA replay officials watching in Secaucus, New Jersey — when they said his heel, again, was out of bounds before his shot.And just like last year, the Heat wer...

Rogers shuts down Diamondbacks in Marlins’ 5-1 victory

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:45:49 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Trevor Rogers allowed one run in six-plus innings and the Miami Marlins beat Madison Bumgarner and the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Friday night.Garrett Cooper and Bryan De La Cruz had three hits each for the Marlins, who won their third straight.After being unable to complete five innings in his first two starts of the season, Rogers (1-2) limited the Diamondbacks to five hits. He struck out seven and walked one in a game that was over in 2 hours, 11 minutes and drew an announced crowd of just 10,961.“I knew where my stuff was in my first start of the beginning of the year and the stuff wasn’t just going my way,” Rogers said. “I put my work in and trusted the process. Really glad where my stuff was (Friday) and really happy with the production.”Cooper’s RBI single capped a five-run fourth against Bumgarner (0-2), the Arizona starter, whose ERA rose to 7.90. Opponents are now batting .321 against him.The left-hander kept Miami scoreless until Jacob Stallings’ two-out RBI...