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Heat, on the brink of elimination, appear to be running out of playoff magic

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:21:57 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Get this series back to the 305.That’s what Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra repeated fervently after a loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday night left them once again facing elimination. The question now is if the Heat have enough left in the tank to overcome it.The team whose improbable run from the play-in tournament to the NBA Finals has kept finding ways to win. No matter the opponent, no matter the adversity, finding a way when their backs were against the wall has been part of the Heat’s identity in these playoffs.But Miami seems to have met an opponent in Denver that is too good and too deep. The eighth-seeded Heat fell into a 3-1 hole after their 108-95 loss in Game 4 as the series heads back to Denver.“I told the guys, ’Feel whatever you want to feel tonight. That’s fine. You probably shouldn’t sleep any tonight any amount of time,’” Spoelstra said. “We have an incredibly competitive group. We’ve done everything the hard way, and that’s the way it’s going...

Brennan’s double in 14th gives Guardians 10-9 win over Astros

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:21:57 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Will Brennan doubled home Tyler Freeman immediately after Freeman’s RBI double in the 14th inning, and the Cleveland Guardians outlasted the Houston Astros 10-9 on Friday night.The Guardians fell behind 4-0 in the second inning and 5-1 in the fifth, never leading until Brennan’s game-ending hit. Cleveland tied it at 5-5, 6-6, 7-7 and 8-8, but Houston pushed back ahead by one run each time.“Whatever the challenge that was brought up, we were ready and we capitalized on every moment we could,” Freeman said. “We just tried keeping the line going. That was the biggest thing. And we came out on top at the end.”The Astros made it 9-8 in the 14th when Kyle Tucker singled in automatic runner Jose Altuve for the second time in three innings. Josh Naylor also scored twice in extras after starting the frame on second base, including the tying run in the 14th.“We’ve certainly been on the other side of it, but boy, there was so much that happened,” Guardians manager Terry Franco...

Walker homers to back Montgomery, Cardinals beat Reds 7-4

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:21:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rookie Jordan Walker homered and had a career-best three hits, Jordan Montgomery pitched six scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 Friday night.Nolan Gorman and Nolan Arenado also homered for St. Louis, which has won two straight after dropping five in a row.“It feels great,” Arenado said. “Monty’s a competitor, and we feel good with him on the mound. We feel like we have a chance to win ballgames when he’s pitching. As long as we support him and play good defense behind him, good things will happen.”Montgomery (3-7) allowed three hits and struck out six to win for the first time since April 8 at Milwaukee. The Cardinals had lost Montgomery’s previous 10 starts.“This guy’s given us a shot plenty of times,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. “We just haven’t come through for him. Tonight, he did a really nice job again. He established the fastball in, got a ton of swing and misses on the changeup, buried...

Video shows good Samaritans rescue man from burning car

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:21:57 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Good Samaritans came to the rescue of a man trapped in a burning vehicle Friday in the Mission Valley area, authorities said.The fire occurred around 3:30 p.m. in front of The Legacy International Center, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD).Video obtained by FOX 5 shows several people gathered around a car that is spewing white smoke.One of the good Samaritans told FOX 5 that he and about two other men pulled over after seeing a car in flames. That's when they realized there was a person stuck in the vehicle, the good Samaritan said. Hiker who fell to death at Three Sisters Falls identified The video shows the good Samaritans begin to try and open the doors, but fail to do so. That's when two men attempt to smash the windows of the vehicle with metal objects. The man, seated in the driver's seat, can be seen struggling to escape from the burning vehicle. Another person who had a wrench was able to break the back window of the car to access the m...

Rent prices continue to rise in San Diego County, study shows

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:21:57 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- We have all been feeling like we are paying more for everything including rent.Real estate group CoStar found rent prices are up across San Diego County. Real estate experts have said people are looking to rent over buying, when more people rent, the more prices go up.CoStar's found of all the cities in California, a recent study found San Diego has the fastest-growing rent."It's way too high, it's ridiculous," said Anastasiya Rudenko, a renter in Serra Mesa.Rudenko and her roommate rent a two-bedroom, one-bath for $2,700 in Serra Mesa."We don't even have in-unit laundry, we don't have updated appliances or anything. It's not the worst apartment you've ever seen, but it's definitely not worth $2,700 a month," Rudenko explained. "We were ideally shooting for something that's like $2,000 but there was literally nothing, this was the cheapest option we could find."CoStar looked into rent trends for the Mission Valley/North Central region. This area includes Mission Valley,...

This school reopened quickly after COVID. Kids’ reading was still behind

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:21:57 GMT

COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) — Students spread out in their rural Kansas classroom, answering questions with a partner about invaders atop elephants attempting to sack Rome more than 2,000 years ago.“Do you want to read?” one of the third graders, Parker, asked his partner after the lesson on the Punic Wars. “Because I’m not really good.”Bekah Noel told her students to jot down answers for their partners if they needed extra help writing or spelling. Halfway through the school year, with some of her students reading nearly 200 words per minute and others struggling to sound out around 10, she has had to make a lot of tweaks like this.Exiting from the pandemic, the assumption might be that Noel’s students should be among the least scathed. The tiny, 900-student school system in Columbus pivoted to remote learning briefly in March 2020 before going back in person that fall, initially without masks. While some U.S. students spent a year or more learning online, pandemic school in rural Kansas w...

Nuggets in command of NBA final, top Heat 108-95 for 3-1 series lead

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:21:57 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — The mission for the Denver Nuggets was clear: Come to Miami, get two wins and head back home with a chance to finally become NBA champions.It’s officially there for the taking.The 47-year wait for Denver might be over as soon as Monday, with Nikola Jokic and his Nuggets now just one win away from getting the title that he’s wanted for so long. Aaron Gordon scored 27 points, Jokic added 23 and the Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 108-95 on Friday night to take a 3-1 lead in the NBA final..“We haven’t done a damn thing yet,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “We have to win another game to be world champions.”Bruce Brown scored 21 off the bench for the Nuggets, who won their fifth straight road game to grab complete command. They’ll have three chances to win one game for a title. Two are in Denver and a raucous atmosphere is expected in Monday’s Game 5.Jamal Murray of Kitchener, Ont., had 15 points and 12 assists — his fourth consecutive double-digit assist ...

Runway closed at Tokyo’s Haneda airport after 2 planes bump into each other

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:21:57 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Two passenger planes bumped into each other on a runway at a major Tokyo airport Saturday but no injuries were reported, Japanese media reports said.A Thai Airways International jet headed to Bangkok accidentally hit an Eva Airways plane headed to Taipei at Haneda airport and the runway was subsequently closed and some flights were delayed, the reports said.Footage broadcast by TBS TV News showed two commercial jets stopped on the same runway.The airlines, the airport and Japan’s Transport Ministry were not immediately available for comment and did not answer repeated calls.The cause of the accident was not clear.A winglet on the Thai Airways plane appeared to have been damaged, according to photographs and media reports. Winglets are the vertical projections on the tip of the wing that reduce drag.The Associated Press

IQF frozen Whole Raspberries and Antioxidant Blend recalled for norovirus risk

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:21:57 GMT

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for two kinds of Alasko brand IQF frozen fruit due to a possible norovirus contamination.The recall covers IQF Whole Raspberries and IQF Antioxidant Blend in one and five kilogram packages.The affected raspberries have a best before date of Aug. 15, 2024, and the Antioxidant Blend’s best before date is Oct. 11, 2023.The frozen fruit was distributed throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario.There have been reports of illnesses linked to the fruit, and the CFIA is conducting a food safety investigation, which may lead to the recall of other products.The agency notes that people with norovirus illness usually develop symptoms of diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and stomach cramps within 24 to 48 hours, but possibly as early as 12 hours.This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 10, 2023.The Canadian Press

Cracked floors, bowed walls: Many warnings but no action at Iowa building before deadly collapse

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:21:57 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — So many people knew something wasn’t right at the 116-year-old Davenport apartment building.The structural engineer who documented the shaky wall. The head of a masonry company who wouldn’t let his workers onto the site. The city inspector who threatened to close some units. A downtown official who called 911 and asked firefighters to take a look. And tenants who told of cracks in their floors and walls.But no one ordered residents out, and it was only when a section of the six-story brick, steel and concrete building tumbled to the ground on the afternoon of May 28 that everyone seemed to connect the dots. Three men were dead, about 50 tenants were left homeless without their possessions and the city was faced with one of its taller buildings at risk of crumbling in the heart of its downtown.Asked days after the collapse why residents hadn’t been warned, Davenport Mayor Mike Matson said, “I don’t know that anyone can anticipate a building collapsing.” Tenant...