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Nuggets coach Michael Malone vows to make changes to bench rotation: “You’ve gotta bring something to the party”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:27 GMT

HOUSTON — After business hours on Black Friday, Denver Nuggets bench minutes went on sale.The holiday season is here. The second-unit carousel has officially started spinning again. Nuggets coach Michael Malone made that clear to his locker room after a 105-86 loss to the Rockets completed a 1-4 road trip Friday night.“I just told them,” Malone said. “Minutes, I’m gonna start playing different people. You just can’t go out there because you think you’re gonna play, and go out there and do nothing. You’ve gotta bring something to the party.”This was a theme last season as well. The Nuggets struggled to find continuity on their bench throughout the regular season. They were able to shorten the rotation to eight players during their run to the NBA title. But it’s arguably even more important this regular season that they avoid over-working the starters who pushed through expanded minutes in those 20 playoff games then got a sh...

Kurtis MacDermid’s goal lifts Avalanche over Wild 3-2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:27 GMT

By PATRICK DONNELLYST. PAUL, Minn. — Kurtis MacDermid scored the winning goal early in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche held on to defeat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Friday night.Ross Colton and Valeri Nichushkin also scored for the Avalanche, who have won five of their last six gamesAlexandar Georgiev stopped 19 of 21 shots.Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek scored and Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves for the Wild, who are 0-4-2 in their last six games.MacDermid took a pass from Andrew Cogliano in the slot, deked Gustavsson and tucked it home on the backhand for his first goal of the season.Nichushkin’s power-play goal, a redirection of Nathan MacKinnon ‘sslap shot, gave Colorado a 2-0 lead at 8:39 of the second period.But just 34 seconds later, Kaprizov’s tip trickled through Georgiev’s pads to put the Wild on the board.Minnesota tied it on Eriksson Ek’s power-play goal five minutes later.The Wild were playing for the first time since returning from a trip to Sweden...

6 detained after shooting at Northridge mall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:27 GMT

At least 6 people were detained after gunfire erupted at a crowded Northridge shopping mall on Friday night.Officers responded to the Northridge Fashion Center on the 9300 block of Tampa Avenue around 6 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.Video from the scene shows the front windows of a restaurant, H2O Sushi & Izakaya, completely shattered, with shards of glass covering the outdoor patio and dining area.Witnessed told KTLA that shoppers were running for cover as the gunshots rang out.Officers responded to the scene and discovered the shooting was reportedly caused by a dispute between a group of juvenile suspects.No injuries were reported so far, LAPD said.Police tape blocked off the immediate outdoor plaza surrounding the Japanese restaurant.  Crowds of Black Friday shoppers continued to stroll the mall as officers placed the juveniles into handcuffs."LAPD officers have been, and will continue to be deployed at this mall and many other shopping centers through...

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators target home of Israel lobbyist with smoke bombs, red paint

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:27 GMT

Smoke bombs were apparently set off outside the home of the President of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Thursday. Video circulating on social media shows a group of around a dozen protestors holding what appear to be smoke bombs and blaring sirens in the street outside of Michael Tuchin’s Brentwood home on Thanksgiving day. The video, posted by the account StopAntisemitism, was taken by a woman shouting towards her father, who was trying to break up the demonstration, to avoid physical confrontation. At the end of the video, he was seen carrying an American flag towards the group. Another video posted by StopAntisemitism shows what appears to be fake blood and fake dead babies in Tuchin’s driveway. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that officers were dispatched to the 11900 block of Foxboro Drive around 10:45 a.m. Thursday after protestors "appeared...and caused a disturbance." Israel-Hamas truce begins, and dozens of hos...

Curry scores 35 as Warriors eke out in-season tournament win over San Antonio Spurs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:27 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Steph Curry scored 35 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 118-112 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. The win keeps Golden State in in-season tournament contention, advancing them to 2-1 in group play with one game to play against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday.After a lackluster first half, Curry scored eight points in three minutes to fuel a Golden State 18-2 run in the third quarter, inspired by Victor Wembanyama giving the Spurs their first lead since the second quarter. When Curry went to the bench, the Spurs closed out the third quarter to make it a five-point game heading into the final frame.The Warriors went on an 8-0 run to start the fourth quarter and took a 15-point lead, then committed five of their 24 turnovers in the final two-and-a-half minutes to let the Spurs back in the game, down by only four in the final minute. Curry took his first free throws when the Spurs started hacking to stop the clock.Related ArticlesGolden St...

One stabbed outside Concord BART station

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:27 GMT

(KRON) -- One person suffered non-life-threatening injuries after they were stabbed outside the Concord BART station Friday night, BART police confirmed to KRON4. The stabbing happened at about 8:24 p.m. in the bus zone at the Concord station. BART service was not impacted.

Bal scores a career-high 25 points in Santa Clara’s 88-82 win over Oregon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:27 GMT

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Adama Bal scored a career-high 25 points — 14 in less than five minutes in the second half — and his offensive eruption ignited Santa Clara and the Broncos beat Oregon 88-82 in the Emerald Coast Classic on Friday night.The Broncos are now 2-0 against the Pac-12 after defeating Stanford 89-77 on Nov. 14. Friday’s win sends Santa Clara to the championship game against Ohio State of the Big Ten Conference on Saturday.Bal, a 6-foot-7 junior transfer from Arizona, finished 10-for-14 shooting, Christoph Tilly scored 18 points while shooting 7 of 9, Carlos Marshall Jr. scored 12 and reserve Tyeree Bryan also had 12 for Santa Clara (6-0).Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 17 points, Kwame Evans Jr. 16, Jesse Zarzuela 12 and Mahamadou Diawara 11 for Oregon (4-1).Bal’s basket with 16:03 left tied it at 46. Almost five minutes and 12 points later, his three-point play gave the Broncos a 60-57 lead with 11:26 left. The Broncos began to pull away, and Tilly’s revers...

MacDermid’s goal lifts Avalanche over Wild 3-2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:27 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kurtis MacDermid scored the winning goal early in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche held on to defeat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Friday night.Ross Colton and Valeri Nichushkin also scored for the Avalanche, who have won five of their last six games. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 19 of 21 shots.The little-used MacDermid has been a healthy scratch much of the year. He was playing in just his fifth game of the season, and first since Nov. 13.“It’s not necessarily part of my job, but it’s always nice to be able to help my team offensively,” said MacDermid, who scored his first of the season and now has 10 goals in 225 career games. “I won’t get many of those opportunities in games, so I have to make sure I capitalize when I do.”Skating on Colorado’s fourth line, MacDermid spent just 3 minutes, 30 seconds on the ice, but he made his few shifts count.“When you see guys working hard, in and out of the lineup, you want to see them get rewarded for their work,” A...

Wild’s Fleury wears mask in warmups on Native American Heritage night after the NHL says not to

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:27 GMT

Marc-Andre Fleury wore a custom mask for the Minnesota Wild’s Native American Heritage night Friday after being told by the NHL it was not allowed. Fleury took the ice for the team’s game against the Colorado Avalanche wearing the specially designed mask. Agent Allan Walsh confirmed earlier in the day the league informed his client he couldn’t wear the mask, even for warmups.The NHL prohibits players from wearing specialty jerseys, masks, stickers, decals or tape for theme nights.The league initially banned players from using rainbow-colored tape on Pride nights before reversing that decision after receiving backlash from around the hockey community. Teams are not allowed to dress players in themed jerseys for warmups this season after a handful of players decided last season to opt out of Pride Night warmups that included specialty jerseys.With the Wild celebrating Native American Heritage night Friday against Colorado, Fleury wanted to honor his wife, Véronique, ...

Alissa Pili’s 22 points leads No. 10 Utah over Merrimack 98-34

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:27 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alissa Pili scored 22 points and collected six rebounds to lead No. 10 Utah to a 98-34 victory over Merrimack on Friday night.Kennady McQueen added a season-high 18 points on six 3-pointers for the Utes. Ines Vieira dished out 11 assists, finishing with double-digit assists for the second time in three games. Utah (5-1) finished with a 50-28 advantage in rebounds and outscored Merrimack 30-12 in the paint.Cadence Johnson led the Warriors with eight points. Thalia Shepard added seven. Merrimack (1-5) made only 14 baskets while totaling the fewest points for a Utah opponent this season. The Utes scored 32 points off 25 turnovers.“This is a great offensive team and we know what we’re going to get on offense,” Pili said. “But I think it’s our defense that we need to key in on.”Utah had no trouble smothering Merrimack on both ends of the court from the opening tip.Utah raced out to a double-digit lead after making seven 3-pointers in the first quarter while shooting...