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Jared Spurgeon returns, but Wild can’t shift narrative in 3-2 loss at Buffalo

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:02 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Wild got captain Jared Spurgeon back on Friday, but no one player is going to change the narrative for Minnesota, which finally got a decent start only to watch another mistake turn into the go-ahead goal.J.J. Peterka scored twice, and his steal at the blue line led to Jeff Skinner’s go-ahead goal on a breakaway early in the third period as the Buffalo Sabres held off the Wild, 3-2, at KeyCenter Arena.Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek scored power-play goals, but the Wild ended their three-game trip through New York with consecutive losses. They lost to the Rangers on Thursday when a Brock Faber pinch turned into a three-on-one go-ahead goal in a 4-1 loss at Madison Square Garden.This time, Jonas Brodin dropped a pass back to Kaprizov at the Sabres’ blue line late in the second period with the game tied 1-1. Kaprizov reared back to send the puck deep, but Peterka poked it away before it got to him.That sent Peterka and Jeff Skinner the other way, and Ski...

Men’s hockey: Jimmy Clark’s two-goal night sparks Gophers’ come-from-behind win at Michigan

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:02 GMT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Playing prep hockey for Edina, Jimmy Clark said he learned to love being on the team that everyone in the audience hated. Perhaps that experience served the Minnesota Gophers rookie well in his first trip to Yost Ice Arena — known as one of the most hostile places for visiting teams in all of college hockey.Clark scored late in the second period and again in the third as the Gophers rallied from a two-goal deficit and beat Michigan 4-3 on Friday in one of their biggest road tests of the season.The Gophers (5-3-1 overall, 1-2-0-0 Big Ten) got their first conference win thanks in large part to a 37-save performance from goalie Justen Close. Bryce Brodzinski got Minnesota on the board after it trailed less than two minutes into the game, and Brody Lamb netted the game-winner with 3:28 to play. Gophers coach Bob Motzko admitted that Close may have stolen the game for Minnesota, which was dominated by the Wolverines for long stretches of the game.“Every once in a while...

Man admits to break-ins at two Jefferson County gun shops

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:02 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis County man admitted to breaking into two Jefferson County gun shops and stealing weapons several years ago. Carnell Robinson, 21, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to one felony charge of theft of firearms from a federal firearms licensee. Man killed in south St. Louis County road-rage shooting Investigators say Robinson and other burglars broke into Mike’s Pawn and Jewelry in Imperial on July 12, 2020, taking off with four AR-style rifles, a shotgun, ammunition and jewelry. The next day, the broke into Top Gun Shooting Sports near Arnold and stole two rifles and numerous boxes of ammunition. Authorities arrested Robinson after his fingerprint was later found on a gun case at Mike's. Robinson is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 14, 2024. He could face up to 10 years in prison or $250,000 in fines.

CHSAA state football playoffs: How the second round played out in Class 5A and 4A

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:02 GMT

Class 5ANo. 17 Legacy (7-4) at No. 1 Cherry Creek (10-0), 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: vs. Castle View-Mountain Vista winner, TBA.No. 9 Castle View (8-3) at No. 8 Mountain Vista (8-2), 6 p.m. Friday. Next week: vs. Legacy-Cherry Creek winner, TBA.No. 13 Denver East (9-2) at No. 4 Pine Creek (9-1), 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: vs. Rock Canyon-Ralston Valley winner, TBA.No. 12 Rock Canyon (8-3) No. 5 Ralston Valley (8-2), 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: vs. Denver East-Pine Creek winner, TBA.No. 18 Fountain-Fort Carson (8-3) at No. 2 Columbine (10-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday. Next week: vs. Legend-Valor Christian winner, TBA.No. 10 Legend (8-3) at No. 7 Valor Christian (6-4), 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: vs. Fountain-Fort Carson-Columbine winner, TBA.No. 14 Chatfield (6-5) at No. 3 Arapahoe (8-2), 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: vs. Grandview-Regis Jesuit winner, TBA.No. 11 Grandview (7-4) at No. 6 Regis Jesuit (6-4), 6:30 p.m. Friday. Next week: vs. Chatfield-Arapahoe winner, TBA.Class 4ANo. 17 Denver South (7-...

Dakota Ridge trounces Thomas Jefferson in Class 4A football playoffs to secure fourth quarterfinal berth in last five years

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:02 GMT

LAKEWOOD —  Dakota Ridge is going to go as far as Blake Palladino will carry them.The Eagles senior QB ran for two scores and threw for two more on Friday at Jeffco Stadium as No. 7 Dakota Ridge trounced No. 10 Thomas Jefferson 52-28 in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs. It was another signature performance for the four-year starter and Northern Colorado commit who carries Dakota Ridge’s championship hopes on his shoulders.Dakota Ridge has never won a state title in football, and will likely be an underdog for the rest of the way, starting next week provided No. 2 Erie takes care of business in their nightcap against No. 15 Rampart. But that’s no matter for coach Ron Woitalewicz’s crew, who is riding a five-game win streak entering their fourth quarterfinal showing in the last five years.“We gave Blake the keys to the car, so how he goes, we’re going to go,” Woitalewicz said. “We’re going to have to clean a lot of stuff u...

2 charter school teachers ousted for teaching 1st graders about 'genocide in Palestine'

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:02 GMT

A public charter school located at a Los Angeles Jewish synagogue has ousted two teachers for sharing "a lesson on the genocide in Palestine" with first graders, school officials announced on Friday.The teachers are employed by Citizens of the World Charter School, which has classrooms at Adat Ari El Synagogue in the San Fernando Valley, and the lessons were among several points of conflict.In the days after Hamas militants crossed the Gaza border and attacked Israeli civilians, the synagogue hung Israeli flags around its campus, Senior Rabbi Brian Schuldenfrei explained at a news conference on Friday.On Oct. 16, Schuldenfrei says he received an email from the charter school's principal relaying the concerns of "certain teachers" and asking when the flags would be removed. Sheriff: Not enough evidence yet to bring charges in death of Jewish demonstrator "I know that this is a time to hold your community close, and perhaps the flags are intended for that- but do you know how long t...

Local school district votes to close 4 schools

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:02 GMT

Parents and students crowded into a Hacienda La Puente Unified School District meeting Thursday night where officials approved a plan to close four schools.The district says it needs to close the schools as part of a reconstruction plan to address declining enrollment. It was approved by a 3-2 vote, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.The enrollment trend, which is being seen across numerous Los Angeles-area school districts, is being blamed on declining birth rates. The schools being considered for closure include Bixby Elementary School, Sunset Elementary School, Los Robles Academy and Del Valle Elementary School.Attendees, who spilled out of the board meeting room and into the hallways, urged the members not to move forward with the closures saying it would create transportation and safety issues, as well as disrupt students' education. “It is clear this plan did not take into account the emotional needs of our students. None of you thought about this. None of you thought...

Bay Area doctor claims no evidence of harm from allegedly racist experiments on inmates

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:02 GMT

A Bay Area dermatologist and university professor accused last year of using state prisoners in decades-old experiments that included pesticide injections has denied in a legal filing that his accusers had any evidence he caused harm.Dr. Howard Maibach, now in his mid-90s, filed a court petition challenging a University of California San Francisco report accusing him of using “questionable research methods” in experiments in the ’60s and ’70s on at least 2,600 male inmates at the California Medical Facility, a state prison hospital in Vacaville. According to the petition, the report was conducted in response to claims by colleagues that his “racist” research while working for the school was conducted on Black prisoners.The UC San Francisco report issued in December cited medical publications detailing Maibach’s “intravenous dosing of pesticides and herbicides,” along with applications of those chemicals to inmates’ skin, an...

20th homicide recorded in Vallejo after late-night shooting

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:02 GMT

(KRON) -- A man died after a late-night shooting on Thursday, the Vallejo Police Department said in a press release. The shooting happened around 11:40 p.m. on the 500 block of Selfridge Street. Vallejo police were informed that a woman took the victim to a nearby hospital. The victim had at least one gunshot wound and died at the hospital. He was 35 years old, according to VPD. His identity is being withheld until the next of kin is notified. Man arrested on elderly abuse charges after he ‘terrorized’ parents in Redwood City: police SF Ferris wheel moves from Golden Gate Park to Fisherman’s Wharf The motive and the circumstances leading up to the shooting are unknown at this time. The fatal shooting marks the 20th homicide in Vallejo this year, according to police. No suspect information is available at this time. As of Friday evening, no arrest(s) have been made.Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Detective Stephanie McDonough at 707-648-5425 or Ste...

Joel Embiid has 33 points and 16 rebounds, 76ers beat Pistons 114-106 for 7th straight win

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:02 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Joel Embiid had 33 points and 16 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers won their seventh straight game and handed Detroit its seventh loss in a row, beating the Pistons 114-106 on Friday night in an NBA In-Season Tournament opener.Tyrese Maxey had 29 points and 10 assists for the 76ers, undefeated since an opening loss at Milwaukee. Former Piston Tobias Harris had 24 points, and the starters scored 104 of the 76ers’ points.Killian Hayes led the Pistons with 23 points and Cade Cunningham added 21. Detroit allowed 41 free-throw attempts.The 76ers got a brief injury scare in the third quarter when Cunningham lost his footing on the gray court and slid into Embiid’s legs as he was taking a jumper. Embiid got up slowly and limped off, but was able to return after a timeout.Detroit led 71-68 late in the third, but the 76ers finished the period on a 15-6 run to go ahead 83-77. Philadelphia outscored the Pistons 35-21 in the quarter, thanks to 16 points from Embiid....