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Nikola Jokic, Nuggets bounce back against Spurs in Victor Wembanyama’s first visit to Denver

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:56 GMT

Not even the terrifyingly territorial wingspan of Victor Wembanyama can enter the House of Jokic and prevail.When the Nuggets need a win — and they needed one badly Sunday — Ball Arena is their old reliable, always waiting for them with open arms back at altitude. They are 8-0 at home this season after a 132-120 rout of the Spurs in Wembanyama’s first visit to the Front Range.The highly touted rookie registered 22 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks and six steals, but Nikola Jokic managed to win the opening tip against all 7 feet and 4 inches of Wembanyama, foreshadowing the next two hours. Jokic piled up an efficient 39 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists to hand San Antonio its 12th consecutive loss.The Nuggets’ only three wins in the last eight games have come against teams with losing streaks of five or more games. But but never mind the opponent: They needed this one coming out of a 1-4 road trip that ended with group stage elimination from the in-season ...

Keeler: Broncos LT Garett Bolles 1, Myles Garrett 0. As in, zero sacks for Cleveland Browns’ All-Pro defender. “You’ve just got to keep swinging.”

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:56 GMT

Garett 1, Garrett 0.As in, zero sacks.“I think Garett Bolles is a hell of a player,” former Broncos defensive lineman Shelby Harris, now raising Cain for Cleveland, told me after Denver’s fifth straight win.“This will be a (game) No. 72 remembers for a long time,” Broncos right tackle Mike McGlinchey added, “because he had a hell of a night.”Myles Garrett, Cleveland’s one-man wrecking crew, Von Miller’s engine in Paul Milsap’s frame, came into Empower Field averaging 1.3 sacks a game, tops in the NFL.The big defensive end left with no takedowns and with his shoulder in a sling. And Bolles, the Broncos’ veteran left tackle, did the bulk of the pitching in what was just Garrett’s third shutout in 11 games this season. And only the Cleveland star’s sixth shutout over his last 23 tilts.“First off, that dude is a freak of nature,” Bolles said after helping keep Russell Wilson clean in the Broncos...

With Kareem Jackson suspended, Broncos safety P.J. Locke carries hard-hitting mentality in win over Browns

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:56 GMT

Broncos safety P.J. Locke was hitting folks.The Cleveland Browns faced a fourth-and-14 in the fourth quarter when Locke lined up like he was playing man coverage on tight end David Njoku. The disguise worked as Locke flew into the backfield undetected by the Browns’ offensive line and backup quarterback P.J. Walker, whom he strip-sacked before linebacker Alex Singleton recovered the ball.The hit was a fitting conclusion to Locke’s day in the Broncos’ 29-12 win over the Browns on Sunday, one he wasn’t even sure he’d be able to play in 24 hours earlier due to an ankle injury.Locke didn’t miss a step, however, as he made big plays and delivered hits that could be felt in the suite level at Empower Field — including one that could’ve been costly had he and the Denver defense not responded with five straight stops to close out the game.“(Locke) is a baller, man,” Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II said. “When his (name) gets called upon, he is always go...

Mikaela Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom in Killington for record-extending 90th career victory

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:56 GMT

KILLINGTON, Vt. — Mikaela Shiffrin has extended her record of World Cup wins to 90.And she has done so in style.The American two-time Olympic champion dominated a slalom Sunday, pleasing the home crowd by posting the fastest time in both runs on the Superstar course and beating her Slovakian rival Petra Vlhova by 0.33 seconds.“It’s amazing to do this, especially here, with the home crowd,” said Shiffrin, who is from Colorado but can almost consider Killington a hometown race because she honed her skills nearby at the Burke Mountain Academy as a teenager.“It’s just such a good vibe and there’s a little extra intensity because we want this to be good for you guys to watch. I hope it was a good show,” she addressed the spectators in a course-side interview.Shiffrin was put to the test by a frenetic second run from Vlhova, the Olympic champion who led the race by more than a second with only the American left in the start gate.Shiffrin lost half of her first-run lead of 0.28 secon...

Man arrested after stripping naked, disrupting iconic Disneyland ride

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:56 GMT

Disneyland guests on “It’s a Small World” got an unexpected and unwelcome show Sunday when a man stripped nearly naked and got up close and personal with some of the set pieces on the iconic ride.Officers with the Anaheim Police Department responded to the theme park at around 1:30 p.m. to assist Disney security with the incident. Video of the streaker obtained by KTLA shows the man, eerily lit in blue, orange and pink lights, walking around nearly in the buff to the sound of Christmas music. A man was spotted on the "It's a Small World" ride after stripping off most of his clothes on Nov. 26, 2023. (@iheartdisneyland)A man was spotted on the "It's a Small World" ride after stripping off most of his clothes on Nov. 26, 2023. (magic.with.maegra)A 26-year-old man's clothes seen in a pile on the "It's a Small World" ride after he was spotted walking around the ride nearly naked on Nov. 26, 2023. (@iheartdisneyland)“I am on Small World and there was a streaker, I cannot believe this ha...

Monster tumbleweed seen blowing across Southern California road

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:56 GMT

An enormous tumbleweed was captured on video rolling across a road in Southern California last week. Video circulating on X, formerly Twitter, shows the massive tumbleweed rolling over one span of the road, over the median and on to the other side of the road in the direction of traffic. The National Weather Service even reposted the video, saying that a gargantuan tumbleweed was spotted in Simi Valley the day before.  California’s top cheeseburger joint is in L.A., according to Yelp Preliminary reports indicated that the video was taken in Simi Valley, but further investigation revealed that the actual location of the video was near Fairview Park on Placentia Avenue in Costa Mesa. Video circulating on X, formerly Twitter, shows the massive tumbleweed roll over one span of the roadway, over the median and on to the other side of the road in the direction of traffic. (X/@gunsnrosesgirl3 via @tuidelescribano)Many were quick to comment on the colossal tumbleweed, ...

Coastal flood advisory issued for parts of Bay Area

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:56 GMT

(KRON) -- The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory for Monday for the San Francisco Bay and North Bay shorelines.The advisory warns of possible minor coastal flooding due to high astronomical tides. Areas around San Francisco Bay and the North Bay could be subjected to minor flooding, with seawater on low lying areas. Flooding could also occur on roadways and underpasses, coastal trails and sidewalks, and accessways to beaches and coastal trails. NWS said coastal flooding does not necessarily have to do with precipitation. Grandfather, granddaughter swept out to sea: 1 dead, 1 missing The advisory will be in effect Monday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.Bay City News contributed to this report.

Milei viaja a Estados Unidos para visitar tumba de rabino y tener reuniones en Washington DC

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:56 GMT

BUENOS AIRES – El presidente electo de Argentina, Javier Milei, viaja la noche de este domingo rumbo a Nueva York, donde visitará la tumba de un rabino, y se desplazará luego a Washington, para tener allí una serie de reuniones, confirmaron a EFE fuentes del futuro gobierno.“Primero va al Ohel, en Nueva York, a dar las gracias por el lugar que le ha dado Hashem (término hebreo para referirse al nombre de Dios). Después va a Washington a mantener reuniones de trabajo”, indicaron las fuentes consultadas.Emplazado dentro del cementerio de Montefiore, en el neoyorquino barrio de Queens, el Ohel es una estructura que protege la tumba del rabino Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902-1994), conocido como el rebe de Lubavitch, y es un sitio de peregrinación para los judíos jasídicos (ortodoxos).Milei, líder de la formación de ultraderecha La Libertad Avanza, ya había visitado el Ohel en julio pasado, antes de las elecciones primarias de agosto en Argentina.Días atrás, en una en...

Darius Garland scores 24 points as the Cavaliers defeat the Raptors 105-102

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:56 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland had 24 points and eight assists and Max Strus scored his 20 points in the third quarter, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 105-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night.The Cavaliers took their largest lead at 89-77 early in the fourth quarter on a 3-pointer by Garland. Dennis Schroder countered with a 3-pointer that pulled Toronto within 103-102. Schroeder scored seven of his 15 points in the final 95 seconds.After Donovan Mitchell made two free throws to extend Cleveland’s advantage to 105-102 with 10 seconds remaining, Gary Trent Jr. stepped out of bounds in the corner before getting off a potential tying shot, and the Cavaliers ran out the final ticks.Strus added 11 rebounds and five assists. Jarrett Allen scored 18 points and Evan Mobley had 12 points and 14 rebounds for Cleveland, which is 1-2 on its five-game homestand. The Cavaliers lost to the Lakers 121-115 on Saturday night.Raptors center Jakob Poeltl set season highs of 18 po...

Dynamo blank Sporting KC 1-0 to advance to Western Conference Final

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:20:56 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Defender Franco Escobar scored a first-half goal, Steve Clark posted a clean sheet and the Houston Dynamo beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0 on Sunday night to advance to the Western Conference Final.No. 4 seed Houston (15-11-9), in its first season with Ben Olsen at the helm, advances to play the winner of Sunday’s other semifinal match between the No. 2 seed Seattle Sounders and defending champion and third-seeded Los Angeles FC next Saturday. No matter who the Dynamo play next it will be on the road.Escobar used an assist from Héctor Herrera to send a header into the top left corner of the net in the 39th minute and the Dynamo took a 1-0 lead into halftime. Escobar notched his fourth career postseason goal and his first in his first season with Houston. He spent last season with LAFC and scored three goals for Atlanta United in the 2018-19 playoffs.Clark finished with three saves to earn his first shutout this postseason after collecting 12 clean sheets during the...