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Knicks on verge of reaching 2nd round for 1st time in decade

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:36:16 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 29 points, RJ Barrett had 26 and the New York Knicks took a 3-1 lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers in their first-round series with a 102-93 victory on Sunday.Josh Hart moved into the starting lineup and added 19 points and seven rebounds for the fifth-seeded Knicks, who would reach the second round for the first time since 2013 if they take this series.New York forced Cleveland All-Star Donovan Mitchell into one of the worst games of his postseason career, finishing with just 11 points on 5-for-18 shooting. Darius Garland had 23 points and 10 assists for the Cavs, while Jarrett Allen and Caris LeVert each scored 14. Game 5 is Wednesday in Cleveland.WARRIORS 126, KINGS 125SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 32 points but gave Sacramento a late chance when he called a timeout Golden State didn’t have, and the defending champion Warriors held on to beat the Kings when Harrison Barnes missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer, evening their playoff seri...

Hall, DeBrusk score 2 each as Bruins beat Panthers 6-2

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:36:16 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Taylor Hall and Jake DeBrusk each scored twice, Linus Ullmark stopped 41 shots and the Boston Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 6-2 Sunday to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.Brad Marchand and Tyler Bertuzzi also had goals for the Bruins, who got their second consecutive win at Florida. Hall also had two assists, with both his goals coming in the final 3:36 — the second one an empty-netter.Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett scored for Florida, while Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots.Game 5 is at Boston on Wednesday night.HURRICANES 5, ISLANDERS 2NEW YORK (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored twice as Carolina snapped an eight-game postseason road losing streak and pushed New York to the to the brink of elimination.Sebastian Aho added a goal and two assists and Antti Raanta made 27 saves in helping the Hurricanes win on the road in the playoffs for the first time since the second round in 2021. Aho’s goal was his record-setting 20th in the postseason with Caro...

Estas hermosas playas mexicanas no estarán llenas de gente

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:36:16 GMT

(CNN) — Encontrar tu propia franja de arena en México no es una misión demasiado complicada. Este país tiene unos 9.330 kilómetros de costa, y solo una pequeña parte está acondicionada para los visitantes.Dado que la mayoría de los turistas internacionales se dirigen a las mismas zonas turísticas, quedan muchas playas vírgenes, sobre todo para los visitantes dispuestos a perderse de vez en cuando.Sin embargo, muchas de ellas están completamente aisladas. No tienen carreteras asfaltadas y solo se puede acceder a ellas con un vehículo resistente o en barco.Para pernoctar en las playas de las reservas naturales hay que contratar los servicios de un operador de turismo de aventura con permiso para acampar. Por ejemplo, la isla Espíritu Santo, cerca de La Paz, o las islas de la barrera de la bahía de Magdalena, al otro lado de Baja California, uno de los mejores lugares para avistar crías de ballena gris nadando con sus madres.Estas playas menos conocidas rara vez registran grandes...

Take Steps Miami event to raise awareness about Crohn’s and colitis held at Tropical Park

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:36:16 GMT

A community in South Florida laced up their sneakers and took steps to fight disease and find a cure.Family and friends on Saturday gathered for the Take Steps Miami event at Tropical Park in Southwest Miami-Dade.Participants found a fun and supportive atmosphere to raise awareness and funding for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America.More than 3 million Americans suffer from the diseases. Event organizers said Saturday’s turnout was a productive way to let them know they are not alone.“Here in Miami, in the Take Steps walk today, we’ve raised over $150,000 towards our goal of $200,000 to give back,” said Alfredo Cepero with Cepero’s Crusaders.7News reporter Dannielle Garcia took the stage as the event’s emcee.Take Steps is the largest fundraising campaign for the nonprofit organization.

Indiana residents thought there was an explosion. It turned out to be a meteor

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:36:16 GMT

(CNN) — It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … meteor flashing through the Indiana night sky.Residents of Hamilton County, Indiana, had the out-of-this-world opportunity to witness a meteor Friday night.Residents reported what they thought might have been an explosion due to the loud sound and flashing lights, according to a tweet from Hamilton County Emergency Management.The agency’s “current theory” is the sound and light were caused by a sonic boom from a meteor.Pilots in Kentucky saw a meteor to the north and a lightning detection center picked up signals over Carroll County, Hamilton County Emergency Management reported.Videos taken by residents and published by CNN affiliate WTHR show a bright light streaking across the sky. Several videos also captured the rumbling sound caused by the meteor.Hamilton County Emergency Management thanked the National Weather Service and FAA for helping them “quickl...

2 Utah homes slide off cliff, prompting evacuation

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:36:16 GMT

(CNN) — Two empty homes overlooking a canyon slid off their foundations in Draper, Utah, prompting the evacuations of two adjacent residences, officials said Saturday.In October, city building officials declared two clifftop homes “unfit for human habitation” due to “earth shifting that resulted in sliding and breaks in the homes’ foundations,” city officials said in a Facebook post.The city had been following up with the developer for months on engineering studies regarding the stability of the area, officials said.“With the snow pack melting and creating changes in conditions, other homes in the neighborhood will be evaluated for safety concerns,” said the Facebook post. “At this time, only the two adjacent homes are being evacuated.”Draper officials closed two public trails following the slide.“Everyone needs to avoid the area. Do not go to the neighborhood where the homes slid. Only residents allowed,” ...

Community rallies together after hateful graffiti found in Natick

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:36:16 GMT

NATICK, Mass. (WHDH) — The Jewish community in Natick is rallying together to make it clear hate has no place in their community after a swastika was found drawn on the ground near a commuter rail station.The Chabad Center of Natick held a walk Sunday morning from the spot where the drawing was found to the center, where community members were invited to demonstrate against hate. The drawing has since been transformed into a message of acceptance.

Multi-vehicle collision on southbound I-15 kills two, including infant

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:36:16 GMT

FALLBROOK, Calif. -- Southbound lanes on a stretch of the Interstate 15 in North County are blocked off due to a multi-vehicle collision that killed two, including an infant, and injured four others.Authorities were first alerted to the crash around 3:15 p.m. Sunday, located on the I-15 south of Mission Road and north of State Route 76.Three cars were involved in the crash, with two suffering major damage. California Highway Patrol logs indicated that one vehicle had been overturned. According to North County Fire Protection Captain John Choi, the two fatalities include one adult and one infant. No details are available yet on the age, gender, relationship between the two and what vehicle they were in."It's a heartbreaking day when we lose people on our roads," Choi told FOX 5. Helicopter rescue prompted at Three Sisters Falls One of the four individuals hurt sustained major injuries and the other three are minor, Choi said. All of the individuals that sustained an injury in the c...

One arrested after illegal entry and sexual assault of woman in College and Clinton area

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:36:16 GMT

One man was arrested in a sexual assault investigation after an incident that happened on April 1 in the College Street West and Clinton Street area.On April 3 police received a call for a sexual assault that happened two days earlier as a 92-year-old woman was inside her residence and a man entered the woman’s unit.Once inside the man sexually assaulted the woman and then fled from the residence. On April 13, Kelvin Chan, 58, of Toronto, was arrested and charged with being unlawfully in a dwelling-house and sexual assault.Police are concerned there may be more victims of sexual assault from Chan.

SeaWorld euthanizes sick sea lion found on San Diego freeway

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:36:16 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Freeway, the sea lion rescued after wandering inland from his ocean home and crossing busy San Diego thoroughfares, has been euthanized after falling ill. The sea lion earned his name in January 2022 after being found on State Route 94, a freeway several miles from shore, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. The SeaWorld San Diego team that got him to safety said he’d been previously spotted at San Diego International Airport and in a storm drain in the Logan Heights neighborhood. Since being rescued last year, Freeway had contracted a “progressive disease that our animal care experts diagnosed,” SeaWorld said in statement Friday. “Despite extensive treatment, the disease caused his health to deteriorate over time,” the statement said. Given his decline, the team made the decision to humanely euthanize him, SeaWorld said.Freeway was first rescued in November 2021 when he was found on a busy road near North San Diego Bay. A rescue crew rehabbed him at Se...