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3 Northern Va. teams win Baltimore Ravens flag football tournaments, heading to Pro Bowl

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:31 GMT

We’re still several weeks away from finding out if anyone from the Washington Commanders will be going to the NFL Pro Bowl. But even if they’re shut out, the D.C. region will still be well represented there.Last month, three Northern Virginia teams won their divisions in the Baltimore Ravens flag football regional tournament. Each NFL team hosts one and the winners get to go to Orlando to play for a national championship ahead of the Pro Bowl — the NFL’s All-Star Game on Feb. 4, 2024.Among the winners was the 8U champions from the Stafford Rec League, which won the double-elimination tournament despite losing their second game.“They’re all from Stafford. A lot of them are military families or were military families and now they’re retired,” said Shannon Robinson, who helps run the team off the field while her husband Dell coaches up the nine kids on the team. “But the kids are all special because they work really hard. They are hard wo...

Flyers beat Sabres 5-1 to snap 3-game losing streak

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:31 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Bobby Brink had a goal and an assist and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.Samuel Ersson made 22 saves in place of Carter Hart, who was injured against Buffalo on Wednesday night and is day to day with a mid-body injury.Scott Laughton, Louie Belpedio, Travis Konecny and Garnet Hathaway also scored and Joel Farabee had two assists. Henri Jokiharju scored and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 15 saves for the Sabres. They had won two straight.BLUES 4, DEVILS 1ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kevin Hayes had two goals and an assist, Jordan Binnington stopped 34 shots and St. Louis beat New Jersey.Jake Neighbours and Robert Thomas also scored for St. Louis.Curtis Lazar scored for the Devils, who lost center Jack Hughes to an upper-body injury early in the first period.Hughes, who entered the game with an NHL-leading 15 assists and 20 points, left after awkwardly crashing into the boards after being slightly hooked by Blue...

Hayes scores twice to help Blues beat Devils 4-1; Devils lose Jack Hughes to injury

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:31 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kevin Hayes scored a pair of goals and added an assist to help the St. Louis Blues beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Friday night.Jake Neighbours and Robert Thomas also scored goals, and Jordan Binnington stopped 34 shots, including several from close range, for St. Louis, which had lost its previous two contests.Curtis Lazar scored for the Devils, who lost center Jack Hughes to an upper-body injury early in the first period.Hughes, who entered the game with an NHL-leading 15 assists and 20 points, left the game after awkwardly crashing into the boards after being slightly hooked by Blues defenseman Torey Krug. No penalty was called on the play.New Jersey was already playing without center Nico Hischier who missed his third consecutive game with an upper-body injury.Akira Schmid made 31 saves for the Devils who had won three in a row.Thomas scored an empty-net goal with nine seconds remaining after Hayes shot wide in an attempt for his third goal of the game.Hayes s...

Finney-Smith scores 21 points, Mikal Bridges adds 20 in Nets’ 109-107 victory over Bulls

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:31 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Dorian Finney-Smith scored 21 points, Mikal Bridges added 20 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Chicago Bulls 109-107 on Friday night in their In-Season Tournament opener.Cam Thomas added 17 points and the Nets made just enough plays down the stretch and came away with the victory when Zach LaVine’s long jumper for the Bulls at the buzzer hit the rim.Finney-Smith nailed five 3-pointers. Bridges and Thomas made three each from beyond the arc, and the Nets won their third in a row after opening 0-2.DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine each scored 24 points for Chicago. Coby White added 18 points, and Nikola Vucevic had 13 points and 13 rebounds.The court was painted red as part of the league’s effort to attract channel surfers’ attention in this tournament. The way this one unfolded was probably enough to keep viewers tuned in.In a game that was tight the entire way, the Nets led 108-104 with 1:13 remaining after Bridges dunked. LaVine answered with a floater, and Broo...

At least 128 dead as strong quake rocks northwestern Nepal, and officials say toll expected to rise

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:31 GMT

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Helicopters and ground troops rushed to help people hurt in a strong earthquake that shook northwestern Nepal districts just before midnight Friday, killing at least 128 people and injuring dozens dozens more, officials said Saturday.Authorities said the death toll was expected to rise, noting that communications were cut off with many places.As day broke, rescue helicopters flew into the region to help out and security forces on the ground were digging out the injured and dead from the rubble, Nepal police spokesman Kuber Kadayat said. Troops were also clearing roads and mountain trails that were blocked by landslides triggered by the earthquake. Helicopters flew in medical workers and medicines to the hospitals there.Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal also flew in on a helicopter with a team of doctors. Dahal led an armed communist revolt in 1996-2006 that began from the districts that were hit by the quake.In Jajarkot district, where the quake’s epicenter w...

Lillard delivers down the stretch to help the Bucks outlast the Knicks 110-105

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:31 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 30 points and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:03 left as the Milwaukee Bucks outlasted the New York Knicks 110-105 on Friday to open the inaugural In-Season Tournament.The Bucks withstood a huge performance from Jalen Brunson, who had 45 points and gave the Knicks their first lead since early in the second quarter by hitting a 3 with 1:10 remaining. Brunson punctuated the shot by blowing a kiss to the crowd.Lillard answered by sinking a 3-pointer of his own to put Milwaukee back ahead 104-103. After Brunson missed a 10-footer with 49 seconds left, Khris Middleton found Lillard cutting to the basket for a driving layup to start a 3-point play that made it 107-103 with 38 seconds to go.Brook Lopez then delivered his eighth block of the night — he had totaled only two in Milwaukee’s first four games — and made one of two free throws with 17.8 seconds remaining. Brunson’s driving layup cut Milwaukee’s lead to 108-105 with 8.8 seconds left, but Lill...

Israel admite ataque aéreo contra una ambulancia cerca de un hospital en Gaza, que según testigos mató e hirió a decenas de personas

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:31 GMT

(CNN) — Israel se atribuyó la responsabilidad del ataque contra una ambulancia afuera del hospital Al-Shifa, el centro médico más grande en Gaza. Según testigos, el bombardeo mató e hirió a decenas de personas.Cirugías sin anestesia y pacientes hacinados: los hospitales de Gaza están desbordados en medio de ataques israelíes y escasez de combustibleAl menos 15 personas murieron y otras 50 resultaron heridas, dijeron el viernes las autoridades de Salud dirigidas por Hamas. Las imágenes del lugar mostraban por lo menos una decena de víctimas ensangrentadas esparcidas por el suelo cerca de una ambulancia. También parece haber algunos daños por metralla en al menos uno de los autos en la escena.Palestinos empujan una ambulancia luego de que un convoy de ambulancias fuera atacado cerca de la entrada del hospital Al-Shifa, ubicado en la Ciudad de Gaza.Israel dijo que había atacado la ambulancia porque Hamas la utilizaba, según un comunicado de las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI). ̶...

Migrants in Denver could be legally jobless for months, attorney warns

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Since May, more than 6,000 migrants have been bused to Denver from Texas, according to numbers from Gov. Greg Abbott.Many of those migrants are winding up in encampments and searching for work. Some of these people could be unhoused and without "legal" work for many months, according to Belen Albuja, an immigration attorney in Denver. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston talks city’s response to migrants, homelessness That could lead to some finding work off the books, which could lead to outright violations of labor laws by employers, Albuja said."I live between the two worlds as an immigrant and as an attorney," Albuja said.Migrants have the task of getting a work permitAlbuja has been an immigration attorney for 12 years. She is also a native of Ecuador."Put together some forms, translate birth certificates," Albuja said, "evidence to confirm that they belong to this group."That's the start of the process for migrants, like those arriving in Denver daily, to get a work pe...

Loveland man dedicates 20 years to documenting the history of heroes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:31 GMT

BERTHOUD, Colo. (KDVR) — It doesn’t take much — just an inexpensive camcorder and a notepad. That’s all Brad Hoopes of Loveland needs to document the life stories of Colorado veterans.For two decades, Hoopes has been preserving the stories of local heroes and donating the recordings to the Library of Congress as part of its Veterans History Project.“I thought, well, why not try to do something on the local level to feed the program? So I went out and bought a video camera and just started interviewing veterans,” Hoopes told FOX31. Watch: Vietnam veteran's photos helped changed public opinion of the war A few days ago, he set up his tripod and started asking Stephen Mulvihill about his life. Mulvihill lives in Berthoud and served in Vietnam. He said his wartime experience plays on repeat in his memory, almost all the time.“The way I explain it, it’s like a movie going in the background, and something will occur, it can be anything. I mean, a real simple thing for people maybe to un...

27 children adopted in Denver for National Adoption Day

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:47:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- In celebration of National Adoption Day, 27 Denver children officially joined their forever families Friday.Denver Human Services and Denver Juvenile Court hosted the event for the 18th time this year at the Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse. Meet Ru, Castle Rock Middle School’s new therapy dog National Adoption Day, which falls on Nov. 18 this year, is a collective effort that aims to bring awareness to the over 113,000 children in foster care in the U.S., according to the website. Each year, courts and organizations in over 400 communities nationwide work to finalize and celebrate adoptions from foster care, just in time for Thanksgiving.Since Denver joined the effort, 831 local children have been adopted. This year, friends and families watched and cheered as the Denver Juvenile Court finalized 27 adoptions for 23 families.“Today, we honor and celebrate all families who offer stable, loving homes to children, including kinship care families, foster and adoptive famil...