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Unshakeable: Broomfield takes down Denver East in Class 5A state championship on PKs

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:08:02 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS — As the lights still shone down on Weidner Field, nearly three hours after the start of the Class 5A boys soccer state championship on Saturday night, Broomfield head coach Zach Hindman tearfully embraced his predecessor in the first row of the stands.Jim Davidson, who coached the Eagles for decades before retiring last year, owned all eight of the school’s state championships.Until now.The bright lights only served to further illuminate Hindman, junior goalkeeper Evan Kulstad and senior Marcus Von, who helped propel the Eagles to victory over the Angels. After a 1-1 score and two overtimes sent the contest into penalties, Broomfield made all four of the penalty kicks they were afforded after Kulstad stopped Denver East on two shots. The Eagles didn’t need to take a fifth.“It’s just euphoric. I feel so happy for the boys,” Hindman said. “We stood on the shoulders of giants and I think the guys dug in and decided that they were going to embrace that. They did ...

SoCal veterans dressed as WWII-style pin-ups spread cheer on Veteran’s Day

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:08:02 GMT

A group of female veterans dressed up as WWII-style pin-up models gave back to the community on Veteran’s Day at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center on Saturday.“They answered the call to serve,” said one volunteer. “They fought for our country. There’s no better way to spend Veteran’s Day than giving back to the veteran community.”“Sometimes a small gesture can back the biggest impact,” said Gina Elise, founder of Pin-Ups for Vets, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping veterans and active duty military personnel.The female Vet Ambassadors, who are all veterans themselves, visited the Veterans Home on the West L.A. VA campus to spread cheer.A group of female veterans with Pin-Ups for Vets, dressed up as WWII-style pin-up models while giving back to the community on Veteran’s Day on Nov. 11, 2023. (KTLA)A group of female veterans with Pin-Ups for Vets, dressed up as WWII-style pin-up models while giving back to the community on Veteran’s Day on Nov. 11, 2023. (KTLA)A group...

Montana beats Portland State 34-10 for sixth straight win and chance for outright Big Sky title

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:08:02 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Quarterback Clifton McDowell ran for three touchdowns, Eli Gillman added 97 yards rushing and Montana won its sixth straight game with a 34-10 victory over Portland State on Saturday night. Montana (9-1, 6-1), ranked third in the FCS coaches poll, will host rival and fifth-ranked Montana State (8-2, 6-1) next Saturday for the outright Big Sky Conference title. A win next week would give Montana its first conference title since 2009. McDowell scored on a 1-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter, and his 20-yarder stretched the Grizzlies’ lead to 21-3 midway through the second. McDowell added an 8-yard TD run to cap a 75-yard drive with 8:29 left in the third. He finished with eight carries for 72 yards and was 9-of-14 passing for 127 yards. Dante Chachere threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to Jermaine Braddock in the third quarter for Portland State (4-6, 3-4). Montana put up 489 total yards and held the Vikings to 93 yards rushing and 255 yards overall....

Daniels’ record-breaking day leads No. 18 LSU to 52-35 win over Florida

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:08:02 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jayden Daniels accounted for 606 total yards and five touchdowns and became the first quarterback in FBS history to have at least 350 yards passing and 200 yards rushing in a game as No. 18 LSU defeated Florida 52-35 on Saturday night.Daniels continued to make his case for the Heisman Trophy, leading the Tigers (7-3, 5-2 SEC) to touchdowns on five consecutive second-half possessions, completing 17 of 26 passes for 372 yards and three touchdowns, and running 12 times for 234 yards and two touchdowns. “If (Daniels) didn’t win (the Heisman Trophy) tonight he has got to be the leading candidate,” LSU head coach Brian Kelly said. “Unless the Heisman is just about popularity. If you want to be the most popular then fine, but he is the best player in college football.“He did something tonight that no one has ever done. If that doesn’t make you the leading candidate, then maybe the Heisman isn’t really for the best player.”In concussion protocol throughout the week l...

76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. hit by vehicle in Philly, to miss ‘significant’ time

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:08:02 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. sustained undisclosed injuries after being struck by a vehicle Saturday, the team said, and is expected to miss significant playing time.The 27-year-old Oubre was transported to a hospital in stable condition after being hit, and released a few hours later. The teams says he is not expected to miss the rest of the season, but did not provide information on his injuries.The Sixers said Oubre was walking near his residence in downtown Philadelphia when he struck. The Philladelphia Police said in an email to The Associated Press that Oubre was struck at about 7 p.m. while crossing the street at Broad and Locust streets in Center City, and that he was taken to Jefferson Hospital. Police said there is an active investigation into the incident. 6ABC in Philadelphia reported police saying a silver vehicle fled the scene after the accident.Oubre is in his first season with the 76ers and has averaged 16.8 points in the first eight ...

Donovan Mitchell, Cavs take down Stephen Curry and Warriors 118-110

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:08:02 GMT

SAN FRANCSICO (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers stayed poised when things turned testy, and that showed J.B. Bickerstaff plenty about his team at this early stage.Donovan Mitchell got the best of Golden State and Draymond Green, finishing with 21 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals on a night Green was ejected, and the Cavs beat the Warriors 118-110 on Saturday. Green pushed Mitchell with his shoulder and sent him out of bounds as Cleveland’s Caris LeVert drove for a layup. Then, as Green brought the ball across midcourt moments later, Mitchell chased him down and instigated a heated interaction. “I think that was a little bit of a dirty play so Donovan retaliated,” Cavs forward Evan Mobley said.Officials went to replay review and that’s how they determined Green’s infraction, calling Mitchell for a personal foul.“I didn’t know that was actually possible that you could get tech’ed up for a previous play,” Warriors big man Kevon Looney said.Bickerstaff ...

Schenn, Buchnevich score 3 goals each as Blues beat Avalanche 8-2

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:08:02 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Brayden Schenn and Pavel Buchnevich each scored three goals and the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 8-2 on Saturday night.Alexey Toropchenko and Torey Krug also scored for the Blues, and Jordan Binnington stopped 36 shots as St. Louis evened a loss to Colorado earlier this month. Schenn got his fourth career hat trick — first since 2017 — and Buchnevich got his third.Mikko Rantanen and Jack Johnson scored for Colorado, which lost its second straight at home after opening the season 4-0 at Ball Arena. Alexandar Georgiev gave up six goals on 28 shots before being pulled early in the third period. Ivan Prosvetov came on and finished with 12 saves.The Blues raced to a 4-0 lead before Rantanen’s tip-in with 3:53 left in the second period.Schenn scored the first of his two goals in the opening period just 1:08 into the game, tipping-in a slap shot from just inside the blue line by Krug. He made it 2-0 with 1:07 left in the period when Brandon Saad drove pas...

No. 24 UNC survives 2OT thriller to beat rival Duke 47-45 in home finale

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:08:02 GMT

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — No. 24 North Carolina stopped Duke’s 2-point conversion attempt to tie the game in the second overtime, sending the Tar Heels to a 47-45 win against the rival Blue Devils in a thriller Saturday night.Duke’s Grayson Loftis couldn’t connect with Jalon Calhoun in the back of the end zone, capping a game that had seen the teams combine for 39 fourth-quarter points before pushing into extra periods that ended with UNC fans running onto the field to celebrate in their home finale.Star quarterback Drake Maye provided the winning margin for the Tar Heels (8-2, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), running around the right side and spinning through hits near the goal line to extend the ball for a 5-yard keeper.Then he made a play on the fly for the conversion, breaking off a keeper attempt as Duke’s defense converged and flipping the ball ahead to John Copenhaver in the end zone for the 47-39 lead.Loftis got the Blue Devils (6-4, 3-3) to answer by f...

ANÁLISIS | Cómo Robert F. Kennedy Jr. podría cambiar el resultado de las elecciones de 2024

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:08:02 GMT

(CNN) — Hay pocas cosas de las que se puede estar más seguro en la vida que del hecho de que un demócrata o un republicano ganará siempre las elecciones presidenciales en Estados Unidos. En este país no suele haber terceros partidos ni independientes. Lo más probable es que el demócrata Joe Biden o el republicano Donald Trump sean elegidos dentro de un año.Pero sería una tontería descartar lo que nos dicen las encuestas actuales: el independiente Robert F. Kennedy Jr. está obteniendo mejores resultados en las encuestas que cualquier otro candidato independiente o de terceros partidos en toda una generación. Él, junto con otros candidatos de partidos no mayoritarios, tiene una oportunidad real de influir en el resultado de las elecciones de 2024.Los números de Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Echa un vistazo a una encuesta reciente de la Universidad de Quinnipiac: Kennedy alcanzó el 22% entre los votantes registrados. Esa cifra me pareció muy alta, así que fue a revisar entre encuestas his...

QB Ewers back for No. 7 Texas, who also get big games from Brooks and Worthy in 29-26 win at TCU

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:08:02 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Quinn Ewers threw for 317 yards and a touchdown in his return from a shoulder injury, helping No. 7 Texas edge TCU 29-26 on Saturday night.The Longhorns also got a big lift from Jonathon Brooks, who rushed for 104 yards and two TDs and set up another score with a 73-yard gain on a short pass before getting hurt late. Ewers, a sophomore quarterback who missed two games after he got hurt on Oct. 21, completed 22 of 33 passes. He had 244 yards by halftime, and his biggest play of the second half was a 35-yard completion to Adonai Mitchell on third-and-12 from the Texas 13 in the final 2 minutes.“Quinn, coming off of an injury, I don’t know if I could have asked for much more,” Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian said. “I thought he stood in the pocket. I thought he made some throws in some critical moments. … I’m happy that he was able to play the way he did.”Xavier Worthy had 10 catches for 137 yards for the Longhorns (9-1, 6-1 Big 12), who got outscored 20-...