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Timberwolves dominate Thunder to punch ticket to playoffs, set up first-round series with Denver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:36 GMT

For one of the first times all season, the Timberwolves controlled a contest for four quarters Friday at Target Center.What a fine time to do it. In a do-or-die play-in contest, the Wolves “did” for 48 minutes, downing up-and-coming Oklahoma City in convincing fashion. Minnesota suffocated the Thunder defensively en route to a 120-95 victory in Minneapolis to secure the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.After a rollercoaster 82-game campaign — plus two more play-in contests — Minnesota will meet top-seeded Denver in the first round, with Game 1 set for 9:30 p.m. Sunday in Denver. For the first time since 2004, the Timberwolves have qualified for the playoffs in consecutive seasons.“We’re certainly happy and proud. The season was a tough one in a lot of ways,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said. “We felt all season we were a playoff team no matter what the circumstances were. Very pleased the guys continued to fight through...

Mariners get to Austin Gomber, beat Rockies 5-3 in series opener in Seattle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:36 GMT

The baseball gods gifted the Rockies a couple positive omens to open their road series in Seattle on Friday. Neither panned out.First, would-be Mariners starter Marco Gonzales was scratched, as the former Rocky Mountain star went on the paternity list. That led soft-throwing veteran Tommy Milone to get the spot start instead, and in the opening inning Kris Bryant proceeded to park Milone’s piped changeup into the left field seats for his first homer of the year and a 1-0 lead.From there, however, it was back to usual programming: A team with a glaring lack of bona fide starting pitching depth, struggling to contend when a pitcher not named Freeland or Marquez is taking the hill.Southpaw Austin Gomber was tagged for five earned runs over 3 2/3 innings pitched, and the Rockies fell 5-3 to the Mariners at T-Mobile Park. Gomber had four walks to two strikeouts, struggling with his command. Meanwhile, Colorado’s offense mustered only seven hits and sputtered in the final inni...

Barricade incident in Northglenn leads to police shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:36 GMT

A barricade incident in Northglenn unfolded into a police shooting on Friday night, and an investigation is underway.NPD and @ThorntonPolice are working to confirm details in an Officer-Involved shooting. Updates here and press release forthcoming. #MalleyDrOIS pic.twitter.com/50OS6R74mm— Northglenn PD PIO (@NorthglennPDPIO) April 15, 2023Northglenn and Thornton police were attempting to contact a person in the 300 block of Malley Drive who was wanted on arrest warrants, Northglenn police said in a 5:32 p.m. tweet. A barricade incident ensued, and a reverse 911 call was made advising area residents to shelter in place.Just before 7 p.m., police tweeted that the shelter-in-place order was lifted and “there is no threat to the community.” About an hour later the department tweeted that a police shooting investigation was underway.

No. 1 Nuggets to face No. 8 Timberwolves in first-round playoff series

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:36 GMT

Nuggets coach Michael Malone lamented the only downside of the No. 1 seed was that Denver wouldn’t know who it’d meet in the first round until late Friday night.With only one day to prepare before Sunday’s Game 1 at 8:30 p.m. in Denver, familiarity shouldn’t be an issue.The Minnesota Timberwolves knocked off the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder, 120-95, on Friday night to claim the No. 8 seed and secure a date against the top-seeded Nuggets.A Northwest Division rival, that’s only the start of the shared history between the two franchises. Most notably, former Nuggets president Tim Connelly left Denver last offseason to run the Timberwolves’ franchise. Connelly was instrumental in turning the Nuggets around and never could’ve guessed that he’d see his former team in his very first playoff series running his new franchise.Ironically, Denver’s current GM, Calvin Booth, spent four years in Minnesota’s front office prior to joining the Nuggets’ franchise.On the court, the Nuggets went 2-2 ...

Sky5 LIVE: Police pursue vehicle in Los Angeles County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:36 GMT

Authorities are pursuing a high-speed vehicle in Los Angeles County on Friday night.The suspect is wanted for an assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.The pursuit initially began in South L.A. around 9:15 p.m. The driver was seen traveling without headlights and reaching speeds of over 100 miles per hour while dangerously weaving through traffic.The vehicle suddenly slowed down while traveling on the 14 Freeway before fully stopping and pulling over near the Soledad Canyon Road exit in Santa Clarita.Sky5 is overhead.

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao's car was broken into during film premiere

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:36 GMT

(KRON) -- Mayor Sheng Thao's car was broken into Thursday night in Oakland, the mayor confirmed to KRON4. Thao attended Thursday night's premiere of the documentary "Stephen Curry: Underrated" at Grand Lake Theater on Grand Avenue. The Oakland Police Department told KRON4 it is investigating multiple auto burglaries near the theater that night. Thao's car was one of the vehicles hit.Thao told KRON4 about the incident during a live TV interview (watch clip above) with anchor Stephanie Lin.This story will be updated.

Teaching the life-saving technique of CPR

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:36 GMT

(KRON) – Each year in the United States, more than 350,000 people experience cardiac arrest outside the hospital. Millions witnessed it live on TV when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s heart stopped on the football field.  What they also saw was how he was saved. And now you can save a life too.In a packed stadium - we watched as a healthy 24-year-old football player went into sudden cardiac arrest. And lucky for Hamlin, CPR and an AED got his heart beating again. Bay Area suburb is CA’s best for city-like living, study says “Sometimes the difference between life and death gets down to mere seconds, so the question is: Would you even know what to do?” said Jeff Haughty. Haughty is a firefighter who also runs Heart Start CPR in the Bay Area, teaching people how to do CPR. Former firefighter Chip Baker says bystanders are often afraid to jump in.“What I’m seeing is a hesitation, because I don’t want to do it wrong. I’m not sure I know what I’m doing,” he said. In the ne...

Wolves go big to beat Thunder in play-in game, get 8th seed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:36 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 11 rebounds to lead Minnesota into the playoffs, as the Timberwolves muscled and hustled their way past the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-95 to finish the play-in tournament on Friday night.Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 10 rebounds in his return from exile for swinging at teammate Kyle Anderson, and the Wolves filled out the NBA playoff bracket by seizing the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference with a near-perfect performance at the end of another harder-than-it-had-to-be season.Anthony Edwards added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Wolves, who had a 58-30 advantage in points in the paint. They will face No. 1 seed Denver in a best-of-seven series starting on Sunday night.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 22 points, going 12 for 12 from the free throw line but just 5 for 19 from the field. Jalen Williams and Lu Dort each scored 17 points.With their best defender Jaden McDaniels out with a broken hand — thanks to a wall...

Goal by Sanchez gives Dash 1-1 draw with Thorns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:36 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Maria Sanchez scored in the 24th minute to pull the Houston Dash into a 1-1 draw with the Portland Thorns on Friday night.Crystal Dunn scored in the ninth minute to give the Thorns a 1-0 lead. It was her eighth career goal against the Dash, the most she’s scored against any National Women’s Soccer League opponent.Dunn was among several Portland players on the U.S. national team who played a pair of exhibitions against Ireland over the past week, including a 1-0 victory at St. Louis on Tuesday night. The league had last weekend off because of the international break.Jane Campbell made four saves for the Dash, while Thorns counterpart Bella Bixby had five.The Thorns won their first two matches of the season to sit atop the NWSL standings. Portland’s Sophia Smith, also a national team player, leads the league with four goals.Houston has one win and two draws this season.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports...

Cubs topple Dodgers 8-2 in Bellinger’s return to Los Angeles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:06:36 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yan Gomes homered twice, Ian Happ had four hits and three RBIs, Cody Bellinger scored in his return to Los Angeles and the Chicago Cubs beat the Dodgers 8-2 on Friday night. Justin Steele (2-0) allowed two runs on three hits in seven innings. He has given up just three runs in 19 innings this season. The Cubs have won three of four. Chris Taylor and Max Muncy homered for Los Angeles, and Noah Syndergaard (0-2) allowed three runs on six hits in six innings. The Dodgers have lost five of seven.The Cubs tagged Syndergaard for one run in each of the third, fourth, and fifth innings. Happ’s ground-rule double to right drove in Gomes in the top of the third, before Taylor crushed the first pitch he saw in the bottom half to tie it at 1. Bellinger scored on a ground out by Eric Hosmer in the fourth to retake the lead, and Gomes homered to left center in the fifth for the 3-1 margin. Muncy clobbered his sixth of the season, five of which have come in the past three games,...