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Clark scores 15 to lead Merrimack over D-II member Felician 89-85

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:52 GMT

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Adam Clark had 15 points in Merrimack’s 89-85 win over Felician on Saturday night.Clark finished 7 of 11 from the floor for the Warriors (5-6). Jordan Derkack added 13 points while going 4 of 5 and 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and they also had seven rebounds and nine assists. Samba Diallo had 12 points and went 5 of 8 from the field.The Golden Falcons were led in scoring by Jaylen Colon, who finished with 20 points, four assists and two steals. Felician also got 18 points from Anas Amos. Abdul Shanunu also had 12 points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights wrap up season series against Stars with 6-1 victory

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:52 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Vegas captain Mark Stone, Zach Whitecloud, Nicholas Roy and Paul Cotter each had a goal and an assist and the Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights wrapped up their season series against the Dallas Stars with a 6-1 victory Saturday.The Golden Knights, at 18-5-5 just past one-third of the way through their regular-season schedule, have an NHL-high 41 points. Dallas is 15-8-3 for 33 points. It has three regulation losses in its last four games, and won a shootout in the other, since an 8-1 victory over Tampa Bay a week earlier.Logan Thompson had 19 saves for Vegas, and Chandler Stephenson and Pavel Dorofeyev also scored. Jake Oettinger made 20 saves for Dallas.BRUINS 5, COYOTES 3BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist, Linus Ullmark made 31 saves and Boston held off Arizona.Kevin Shattenkirk had his 99th career goal ad Danton Heinen also scored for Boston. The Bruins won for the fourth time in five games and improved to 10-2-1 at home.Trailing 3-0, Arizona...

Matthews scores twice, Samsonov makes 19 in Maple Leafs’ 4-0 win over Predators

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:52 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored twice, Ilya Samsonov made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Nashville Predators 4-0 on Saturday night.Samsonov has 11 NHL shutouts. He got the start after Joseph Woll sprained an ankle Thursday night in a 4-3 victory in Ottawa.David Kampf and Noah Gregor, into an empty net, also scored to help Toronto improve to 14-6-4. William Nylander added two assists, and John Tavares had one for his 998th career point.Kevin Lankinen stopped 33 shots for Nashville. The Predators had won three in a row and nine of 11.Kampf opened the scoring with 5:45 left in the second period when he took a pass from Conor Timmins, split two defenders and roofed a shot for his third goal of the seasonMatthews doubled that lead with 2:03 left in the period when Lankinen could only get a piece of William Nylander’s pass on a give-and-go off the rush.Matthews added his 18th of the season with 3:11 left in the game. Gregor added th...

Myers, West lead Western Illinois past Green Bay 68-59

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:52 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Ryan Myers and Jesiah West scored 18 points apiece to lead Western Illinois over Green Bay 68-59 on Saturday night.Myers had six assists for the Leathernecks (5-6). West made 8 of 9 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line. Drew Cisse had 12 points and finished 6 of 9 from the floor.Noah Reynolds led the Phoenix (4-6) in scoring, finishing with 14 points and two steals. Clarence Cummings III added 11 points for Green Bay. David Douglas Jr. also recorded 11 points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

South Dakota State knocks off Wichita State 79-69

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:52 GMT

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Zeke Mayo’s 25 points helped South Dakota State defeat Wichita State 79-69 on Saturday night.Mayo had six rebounds and seven assists for the Jackrabbits (5-5). Kalen Garry scored 22 points while shooting 8 for 12, including 5 for 8 from beyond the arc, and added seven rebounds. Charlie Easley finished with 11 points.Colby Rogers led the Shockers (7-3) in scoring, finishing with 21 points and four assists. Wichita State also got 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals from Harlond Beverly. Xavier Bell also put up 11 points and four assists.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Thomas scores 31 as Norfolk State beats Illinois State 64-58

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:52 GMT

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Jamarii Thomas’ 31 points led Norfolk State over Illinois State 64-58 on Saturday night.Thomas added six rebounds and three steals for the Spartans (7-3). Allen Betrand was 4-of-10 shooting (2 for 4 from 3-point range) to add 12 points. Johnny Kinziger led the way for the Redbirds (6-4) with 13 points. Myles Foster added 11 points, 10 rebounds and two steals for Illinois State. In addition, Darius Burford had 11 points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Police warn holiday shoppers of tampered gift cards

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A new warning from police may have shoppers thinking twice before purchasing gift cards this holiday season.  Police said scammers are using several techniques to tamper with gift cards with no way of telling until it’s too late. Beware: Police warn of undetectable card skimmers at ATMs, gas pumps Noel Hart told FOX31 that he has witnessed these tampered gift card schemes first-hand, not once, but twice, and from two different stores in Thornton. "It was shocking to me because we don’t think about these things,” Hart said. “When you look at them, they look fine.” But once the barcode on the gift card envelope is scanned and activated at checkout, there's no way to tell the actual gift card has been tampered with until opening.In Hart’s case, once opened, he said the first gift card they purchased had been switched out while the access code on the second gift card was destroyed.   Minor injuries after light pole snaps, ends up in passenger seat in rollover c...

More Hispanic women entering medical field as total remains low in U.S.

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:52 GMT

THORNTON, Colo. (KDVR) -- The winter graduation season is here, and one group of graduates is looking to blaze new trails in the field of medicine.A recent study by the University of California Los Angeles found just 6% of physicians in the U.S. were Hispanic, even fewer were Hispanic women at just 2%. Aurora and Chihuahua, Mexico are officially sister cities Virginia Navarro is a graduating senior from Metro State University Denver and she is blazing a trail of her own as one of very few Hispanic women in the field of medicine.Navarro was brought to the U.S. and remains undocumented, she's a DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) student.Family has motivated Navarro to complete her education, she will be graduating with a degree in exercise science with a minor in pre-healthcare."I will be assisting the main physician or a doctor in case they have a busy schedule or they just need extra hands," Navarro said.It was family that inspired Navarro's education in healthcare, she...

2 homes damaged in Deerfield Beach after pickup truck driver loses control, slams into his own living room

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:52 GMT

Residents of a Deerfield Beach neighborhood were shaken up after a pickup truck came to a smashing stop inside the driver’s own home — after he backed into the house across the street.Broward Sheriff’s Office and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash that involved a pickup truck and, not one, but two homes, along the 4300 block of Northwest Sixth Avenue, just after 10:45 a.m., Saturday.Neighbor Maikol Martinez said he heard the whole commotion.“I was in my room and, like, I heard a loud boom,” he said, “and I came outside, and I saw, like, the crash, like the car inside the house.”The owner of the house in question did not want to go on camera, but he said this accident was just that: an unfortunate accident.The homeowner said the Dodge Dakota first went through his home, then the driver tried to get the car out and drove straight into the house in front.The latter house, the homeowner said, is where the drive...

Making water the engine for climate action

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:26:52 GMT

Much progress has been made on water security over recent decades, yet for the first time in human history, our collective actions have pushed the global water cycle out of balance. Water is life: it is essential for health, food, energy, socioeconomic development, nature and livable cities. It is hardly surprising that the climate and biodiversity crises are also a water crisis, where one reinforces the other. Already, a staggering four billion people suffer from water scarcity  for at least one month a year and two billion people lack access to safely-managed drinking water. By 2030, global water demand will exceed availability by 40 percent. By 2050, climate-driven water scarcity could impact the economic growth of some regions by up to 6 percent of their Gross Domestic Product per year.Meike van Ginneken, Water Envoy of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsRight now, the world’s first Global Stocktake is assessing the progress being made toward the goals of the Paris Agreement and glob...