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Avalanche’s perfect start ends with a dud against Sidney Crosby, Penguins

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:15:15 GMT

PITTSBURGH — There were plenty of individual moments Thursday night that could accurately sum up the Colorado Avalanche’s first dud of the 2023-24 season, but let’s go with the Pittsburgh Penguins’ third goal of the night.The Avalanche, uncharacteristically sloppy with the puck and sluggish from the opening puck drop, turned it over in the neutral zone, which ignited one of several odd-man rushes for the home team. Defenseman Josh Manson hustled back to deftly break up a cross-ice pass and temporarily disarm the threat.But then he tried to handle the puck instead of just sweeping it out of danger, Radim Zahorna knocked it away from him into the slot and Lars Eller was there for a tap-in and one of the easier goals he’s ever going to score with a goaltender on the ice.That was Pittsburgh’s third goal en route to a 4-0 victory at PPG Paints Arena, ending Colorado’s perfect start to the season and its NHL-record 15-game regular-season road winn...

Two LoDo streets will be closed Friday and Saturday night in Denver

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:15:15 GMT

Sections of two streets in Denver’s Lower Downtown will be closed to vehicles on Friday and Saturday night so city officials can evaluate how it impacts crowds, congestion and crime.Market Street between 19th and 20th streets and Larimer Street between 20th and 21st streets will be closed to vehicles from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m., city officials announced Thursday.The idea to temporarily close the streets was sparked by residents and businesses asking for better management of crowds and vehicles and improved safety, Denver officials said in a statement.“Removing traffic flow and parked vehicles from these two blocks will also increase officers’ visibility of potentially dangerous or illegal activity occurring so that it can be quickly addressed,” city officials said in a news release.Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row, which was the scene of a shooting that injured five people in September, has helped connect area nightclubs and city officials, said Denver Police Department spokesper...

Kiszla: Nuggets’ championship ring shines with the love of a 55-year quest by a father and son

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:15:15 GMT

Every championship ring tells a story, and this one was a 55-year quest by a father who never got to the top of the NBA heap until his son took him there.While Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray flashed their shiny, new rings during a banner raising ceremony on Tuesday that nearly blew the roof off Ball Arena, maybe the coolest story of the night was told in the quiet tribute paid by Nuggets assistant coach David Adelman to his father.“When I got the ring, I immediately thought of how I won it for my entire family,” Adelman told me. “My Dad was a player, an assistant and a head coach in the NBA. He had a Hall of Fame career. But he never won a ring.”His first gaze at the dazzling jewels in Denver’s ring so rocked Adelman’s world that a wave of emotion carried him all the way back to 1990.Back then he was living every basketball-loving kid’s dream — a 9-year-old ball boy for the Portland Trail Blazers, doing chores in the visitors locker room, while walking in the shadow of Isiah Th...

Crash-and-grab freeway robbery suspects still at large

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:15:15 GMT

After a brazen and dangerous broad daylight robbery on a freeway in Los Angeles was captured on camera earlier this week, everyone from the chief of police to local radio personalities is speaking out about the violent attack.  The incident unfolded Tuesday afternoon on the shoulder of the eastbound 10 Freeway just west of Arlington Avenue. According to the California Highway Patrol, a black Dodge Caravan deliberately crashed into a black Alfa Romeo sedan. A Ford Mustang was also hit. With the Alfa Romeo disabled on the side of the freeway, video recorded by a driver shows four men wearing dark clothing and masks jump out of the Caravan and swarm the sedan, grabbing items from inside. The victim was on his knees with his hands raised as steam billowed from the engine of his badly damaged luxury car. Video shared on Citizen shows a group of thieves rob the driver of an Alfa Romeo after a collision on the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles. Oct. 24, 2023. (Citizen)“To be honest, at f...

3 suspects on the loose after shooting in Toluca Lake

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:15:15 GMT

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department are searching for suspects after a shooting Thursday afternoon in Toluca Lake that injured at least one person, authorities confirmed to KTLA. Calls about the incident in the 4600 block of Cahuenga Boulevard, just north of the 134 Freeway, came in at around 5:20 p.m., LAPD said. Details are limited and it’s unclear what led to the shooting, but at least one victim at the scene was taken to the hospital in unknown condition by paramedics with the L.A. Fire Department. Aerial footage captured by Sky5 showed a heavy police presence outside the Toluca Lofts, a large apartment complex on Cahuenga. Discarded clothing that may have belonged to the victim can be seen on the sidewalk.  L.A. police on the scene of a shooting in Toluca Lake on Oct. 26, 2023. (KTLA)Authorities said there were three suspects who were last seen in a vehicle headed southbound on Cahuenga Boulevard.  This incident comes on the heels of a tripl...

Suspect arrested after 2 people stabbed in downtown L.A.

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:15:15 GMT

Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a stabbing Thursday in downtown Los Angeles that sent two victims to the hospital.Officers responded to the area of West 6th and South Spring streets at about 3:45 p.m.Initial reports indicate one victim, a male in his 60s, was found with stab wounds to his stomach outside of a Starbucks. Two people were transported to area hospitals, a LAPD spokesperson told KTLA.The scene at 6th & Spring in downtown Los Angeles. Oct. 26, 2023. Additional officers were called in to apprehend the suspect, an Asian male, who was hiding inside the Hayward Hotel, police said. Spring Street was closed to traffic in both directions.

Sharks blasted by Lightning: Here’s what might have been the most concerning part

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:15:15 GMT

The San Jose Sharks game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night provided a clear snapshot as to where each franchise is at right now in terms of their expectations for this season.The Lightning have their sights set on advancing to the Stanley Cup Final for the fourth time in five years. The Sharks are in full rebuild mode, hoping they can be competitive again within the next two or three seasons.That stark contrast was on full display at Amalie Arena, as the Sharks were completely outclassed in a 6-0 loss to the Lightning, extending San Jose’s record losing streak to start a season to seven games.The Sharks allowed three goals in a lopsided first period and two more in the first 7:29 of the second before starting goalie Mackenzie Blackwood was mercifully pulled by coach David Quinn. Kaapo Kahkonen, who was slated to start Friday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes, came in relief and stopped nine of 10 shots.Blackwood allowed five goals on 21 shots to five different L...

The top 10 most expensive home sales in Fremont, reported the week of Oct. 16

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:15:15 GMT

A house that sold for $3.4 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Fremont in the past week.In total, 14 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $1.9 million. The average price per square foot was $874.The prices in the list below concern real estate sales where the title was recorded during the week of Oct. 16 even if the property may have been sold earlier.10. $1.6 million, single-family house in the 38700 block of Litchfield CircleThe property in the 38700 block of Litchfield Circle in Fremont has new owners. The price was $1,600,000. The house was built in 1994 and has a living area of 1,306 square feet. The price per square foot is $1,225. The house features three bedrooms and three bathrooms.Litchfield Circle9. $1.6 million, single-family home in the 300 block of I StreetThe 2,531 square-foot single-family home in the 300 block of I Street, Fremont, has been sold. The transfer o...

Buster Posey defends Giants owner Greg Johnson after ‘break even’ comments

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:15:15 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey, despite his status as part-owner, board member and newly minted local resident, wasn’t on hand Wednesday morning as the Giants introduced their new manager, Bob Melvin. He tuned in remotely, which meant he didn’t miss his partner in the C-suite, club chairman Greg Johnson, briefly interrupt the fanfare with a dose of reality and a splash of cold water.In between pledges to return to the postseason and promises to revamp the roster this offseason, Johnson, the son of majority owner Charles Johnson, was asked about money. The club hasn’t come close to returning to Bobby Evans-era spending levels since they handed the reins to Farhan Zaidi five years ago. Would they consider broaching the luxury tax threshold? Maybe for one year, maybe for the right player, Johnson said.“But,” he said, “we also represent a group that hopefully our goal is to somewhat break even, which is somewhat of a challenge in this business.”Jo...

China’s former Premier Li Keqiang has died at 68

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:15:15 GMT

Associated PressBEIJING (AP) — Former Premier Li Keqiang, China’s top economic official for a decade, died Friday of a heart attack. He was 68.Li was China’s No. 2 leader from 2013-23 and an advocate for private business but was left with little authority after President Xi Jinping made himself the most powerful Chinese leader in decades and tightened control over the economy and society.CCTV said Li had been resting in Shanghai recently and had a heart attack on Thursday. He died at 12:10 a.m. Friday.Li, an English-speaking economist, was considered a contender to succeed then-Communist Party leader Hu Jintao in 2013 but was passed over in favor of Xi. Reversing the Hu era’s consensus-oriented leadership, Xi centralized powers in his own hands, leaving Li and others on the party’s ruling seven-member Standing Committee with little influence.As the top economic official, Li promised to improve conditions for entrepreneurs who generate jobs and wealth. But the...