Kroenke bought Nuggets, kept team in Denver, now hoping to deliver an NBA title

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:20 GMT

Kroenke bought Nuggets, kept team in Denver, now hoping to deliver an NBA title DENVER (AP) — Some might say Stan Kroenke and his family would be pulling off the impossible by bringing a long-awaited NBA title to Denver.Less discussed — at least these days — was their willingness, in 1999, to dive into a messy acquisition process for a largely irrelevant franchise that had been considered a relocation prospect as the 21st century approached.All of the talk of them relocating no longer exists.Now, the conversation is about how the Nuggets were able to reach their first NBA Finals thanks to the stubborn patience displayed by the Kroenkes, who have taken an unorthodox route toward assembling an unorthodox winner. Denver hosts the Miami Heat in Game 2 Sunday night after winning the Finals opener.Kroenke’s deal to purchase the Nuggets, along with the Colorado Avalanche and their home arena for $450 million, included a clause that tethered the NBA franchise to Denver for the ensuing 25 years. These days, the Nuggets are estimated by Forbes to be worth $1.93 bil...

Body recovered of one of three people missing in Iowa apartment building collapse, official confirms

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:20 GMT

Body recovered of one of three people missing in Iowa apartment building collapse, official confirms DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Body recovered of one of three people missing in Iowa apartment building collapse, official confirms.Source

Porsche European Open Scores

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:20 GMT

Porsche European Open Scores SundayAt Green Eagle Golf CoursesHamburg, GermanyPurse: $2 millionYardage: 7,455; Par: 73Final RoundTom McKibbin, Northern Ireland72-69-72-70—283Julien Guerrier, France72-74-67-72—285Maximilian Kieffer, Germany69-71-75-70—285Marcel Siem, Germany71-73-70-71—285Frederic Lacroix, France73-73-71-70—287John Axelsen, Denmark77-67-69-75—288Alexander Bjork, Sweden72-72-69-75—288David Law, Scotland75-66-72-75—288Jordan L. Smith, England70-71-72-75—288Ricardo Gouveia, Portugal76-73-70-71—290Romain Langasque, France73-75-74-68—290Connor Syme, Scotland73-77-69-71—290Paul Waring, England71-72-72-75—290Bryce Easton, South Africa77-69-76-69—291Ewen Ferguson, Scotland71-72-72-76—291Pedro Figueiredo, Portugal73-74-73-71—291Francesco Laporta, Italy74-74-74-69—291Robert Macintyre, Scotland76-68-74-73—291Freddy Schott, Germany71-75-72-73—291Matthieu Pavon, France75-74-72-71—292Santiago Tarrio, Spain71-72-73-76—292Marcus Armitage, England75-70-76-72—293Kristian Krogh Johannessen, Norway70-73-77-73—293Ma...

Porsche European Open Par Scores

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:20 GMT

Porsche European Open Par Scores SundayAt Green Eagle Golf CoursesHamburg, GermanyPurse: $2 millionYardage: 7,455; Par: 73Final RoundTom McKibbin, Northern Ireland72-69-72-70—283-9Julien Guerrier, France72-74-67-72—285-7Maximilian Kieffer, Germany69-71-75-70—285-7Marcel Siem, Germany71-73-70-71—285-7Frederic Lacroix, France73-73-71-70—287-5John Axelsen, Denmark77-67-69-75—288-4Alexander Bjork, Sweden72-72-69-75—288-4David Law, Scotland75-66-72-75—288-4Jordan L. Smith, England70-71-72-75—288-4Ricardo Gouveia, Portugal76-73-70-71—290-2Romain Langasque, France73-75-74-68—290-2Connor Syme, Scotland73-77-69-71—290-2Paul Waring, England71-72-72-75—290-2Bryce Easton, South Africa77-69-76-69—291-1Ewen Ferguson, Scotland71-72-72-76—291-1Pedro Figueiredo, Portugal73-74-73-71—291-1Francesco Laporta, Italy74-74-74-69—291-1Robert Macintyre, Scotland76-68-74-73—291-1Freddy Schott, Germany71-75-72-73—291-1Matthieu Pavon, France75-74-72-71—292ESantiago Tarrio, Spain71-72-73-76—292EMarcus Armitage, England75-70-76-72—293+1Kristian ...

Elecciones a Gobernador en Estado de México y Coahuila 2023, en vivo: votaciones, horarios y más

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:20 GMT

Elecciones a Gobernador en Estado de México y Coahuila 2023, en vivo: votaciones, horarios y más Haz clic aquí para ver las entradas más recientesThe-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Woman, toddler daughter fatally shot, father found dead near river bank

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:20 GMT

Woman, toddler daughter fatally shot, father found dead near river bank FRANKLIN, N.H. — A man fatally shot a woman, their 18-month-old daughter, and wounded another child before he was found dead hours later of an apparent suicide on the bank of the Merrimack River, the New Hampshire attorney general’s office said.The man, Jamie Bell, 42, was seen fleeing a home in Franklin on Saturday afternoon, Assistant Attorney General Adam Woods said during an evening news conference. Neighbors said they had heard gunshots.Police arrived at the home to find Nicole Hughes, 35, and Ariella Bell, her daughter with Jamie Bell, shot to death, Woods said.Woods said Hughes and Jamie Bell were “intimate partners.” He provided no further details on their relationship.Hughes’ 5-year-old daughter from another relationship had a gunshot wound to her arm and a cut on her back, Woods said. She was taken to a hospital in Massachusetts. Her injuries were not considered to be life-threatening.Police spent several hours searching for Bell, first identified a...

20-year-old killed in North County crash

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:20 GMT

20-year-old killed in North County crash OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- A 20-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle collision in Oceanside on Sunday, authorities said. The crash occurred at the intersection of Mission Avenue and Mesa Drive around 12:13 a.m. 5 arrested at DUI checkpoint in Poway According to the Oceanside Police Department, the driver of a 2005 Nissan Altima was traveling eastbound on Mission Avenue when for unknown reasons he collided with the traffic signal pole on the southeast corner of the intersection.Responding officers and paramedics arrived to the scene to find that the 20-year-old man had sustained fatal injuries during the crash, authorities said. His identity is being withheld at this time pending notification of family.OPD says it's unknown if alcohol or speed was a factor in the collision. The department’s Major Accident Investigation Team responded to scene to investigate the crash. Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact Traffic Collision Investigator Kevin Lissner ...

Wildfires in western Quebec prompt thousands more evacuees to relocate

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:20 GMT

Wildfires in western Quebec prompt thousands more evacuees to relocate MONTREAL — Wildfires in western Quebec have prompted thousands to evacuate the area over the weekend, while the threat of encroaching flames eased slightly on the North Shore as Canadian Armed Forces geared up to fight the threat.Public Security Minister François Bonnardel says some 5,500 residents of the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, which borders Ontario, have been relocated.He says another 4,500 people in the North Shore community of Sept-Îles and its outskirts were also forced from their homes, but no further evacuations are planned at the moment.He adds rain is expected in the area in the coming days, and the wind direction there and in Abitibi are favourable.But the state of emergency in Sept-Îles, which sits about 890 kilometres northeast of Montreal, has been extended for five days, with evacuation orders in place at least through Monday morning.Some 100 soldiers are set to arrive later today to lend a hand.“We are facing a situation that has never been seen,” Na...

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ swings to massive $120.5 million opening

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:20 GMT

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ swings to massive $120.5 million opening NEW YORK (AP) — “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters with a massive $120.5 million, more than tripling the debut of the 2018 animated original and showing the kind of movie-to-movie box-office growth that would be the envy of even the mightiest of Hollywood franchises.Sony Pictures’ “Across the Spider-Verse,” the multi-verse spinning animated Spider-Man spinoff, sailed way past expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday, riding terrific reviews (95% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and strong buzz for the hotly anticipated follow-up to the Oscar-winning “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” In the sometimes formulaic realm of superhero movies, 2018’s “Into the Spider-Verse” offered a blast of originality, introducing a teenage webslinger from Brooklyn, Miles Morales ( Shameik Moore ), a punk-rock Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) and a host of other Spider-People. It launched with $35.4 million on its way to $384.3 million worldwide. “Ac...

Senegal’s government suspends mobile internet access amid days of deadly clashes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:20 GMT

Senegal’s government suspends mobile internet access amid days of deadly clashes DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s government temporarily suspended mobile phone data on Sunday as the country reels from days of deadly clashes between police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. The ministry of communication, telecommunications and digital economy said that because of the diffusion of “subversive messages in a context of public disorder in certain localities,” cellphone internet data would be suspended during certain time periods. The statement comes after days of deadly clashes throughout the West African nation between Sonko’s supporters and police. The official death toll is unclear. The government says that 15 people, including two members of the security forces, have been killed, while the opposition says 19 people have died. The clashes first broke out on Thursday, after Sonko was convicted of corrupting youth but acquitted on charges of raping a woman who worked at a massage parlor and making death threats against her. Sonko, who didn...