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Today in Sports – Celtics win 5th straight NBA championship

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:58:42 GMT

April 241945 — Albert B. “Happy” Chandler, junior Senator from Kentucky, is elected baseball commissioner by a unanimous vote of the major league club owners. Chandler is elected to a seven-year term and succeeds Kenesaw Mountain Landis, who died in November 1944.1962 — LA Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax’s 2nd career 18-strikeout, in a 10-2 win over Cubs in Chicago.1963 — Bob Cousy ends his 13-year career by scoring 18 points as the Boston Celtics win their fifth consecutive NBA championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 112-109 in Game 6.1967 — The Philadelphia 76ers win the NBA championship in six games with 125-122 comeback victory over the San Francisco Warriors. Billy Cunningham scores 13 points in the final 12 minutes as the 76ers overcome a five-point deficit entering the fourth quarter.1974 — Tampa, Fla. is awarded the NFL’s 27th franchise.1978 — Angels Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 Mariners, 20th time he has 15 in game.1981 — San Antonio blocks 20 Golden State shots to set NBA r...

Sports on TV for Monday, April 24

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:58:42 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsMonday, April 24COLLEGE SOFTBALL7 p.m.SECN — Florida at TennesseeMLB BASEBALL6:30 p.m.MLBN — Regional Coverage: Boston at Baltimore OR Houston at Tampa Bay9:30 p.m.FS1 — Oakland at LA AngelsNBA BASKETBALL7:30 p.m.TNT — Eastern Conference First Round: Milwaukee at Miami, Game 410 p.m.TNT — Western Conference First Round: Memphis at LA Lakers, Game 4NHL HOCKEY7 p.m.ESPN — Eastern Conference First Round: New Jersey at NY Rangers, Game 47:30 p.m.TBS — Eastern Conference First Round: Toronto at Tampa Bay, Game 49:30 p.m.ESPN — Western Conference First Round: Vegas at Winnipeg, Game 410 p.m.TBS — Western Conference First Round: Colorado at Seattle, Game 4RUGBY (MEN’S)2 a.m. (Tuesday)FS2 — NRL: St. George Illawara at SydneySOCCER (MEN’S)2:45 p.m.CBSSN — Serie A: AS Roma at AtalantaTENNIS4 a.m. (Tuesday)TENNIS — Madrid-WTA Early Rounds6 a.m. (Tuesday)TENNIS — Madrid-WTA Early Rounds _____Source

Strasbourg wins 2-0 at Reims, moves out of relegation zone

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:58:42 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Habib Diallo scored twice to take his season’s tally to 17 league goals as Strasbourg won 2-0 at Reims on Sunday to keep alive its hopes of staying in the topflight next season.Diallo’s double sealed Strasbourg’s second consecutive win and helped his side move away from the relegation zone.Diallo scored the third-fastest goal of the season after only 16 seconds with a header from Habib Diarra’s cross. Diarra was again the provider of a perfect pass for the Senegal international, who doubled his team’s lead in the 37th minute with a right-footed shot from inside the box. Marseille will stay in second place and the automatic Champions League berth if it beats Lyon later Sunday. A victory for Rennes at Montpellier would move it above Lille and into fifth place on goal difference in the Europa League chase.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Oregon State AD Barnes hospitalized in Fresno, California

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:58:42 GMT

Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes was hospitalized Saturday night after experiencing what the school described as a medical event while attending an awards ceremony at Fresno State, the university said. in a statement Saturday night, the school said Barnes was receiving medical care at a Fresno, California, hospital, but provided no details of his condition.“Scott Barnes is a dear friend, trusted colleague and incredibly loved man across the Oregon State and Pac-12 families and the entire college sports community,” the Pac-12 said in a statement Sunday. “Our thoughts are with Scott and his family at this time.”Barnes, 60, is a former Fresno State basketball player and was at the school to receive an award. He has been AD at Oregon State since 2016 after previous stints at Pittsburgh and Utah State.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Child found in Wheat Ridge identified, parent located

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:58:42 GMT

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (KDVR) -- Police in Wheat Ridge asked for the public's help locating the parent or guardian of a child that wandered into a store early Sunday morning.The child was identified and a parent was located later in the morning.

Denver, other cities saw home prices triple. Then what happened?

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:58:42 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – When the pandemic hit, the line on the graph of ever-increasing home prices suddenly shot up to an even steeper trajectory. By 2022, at least 13 major U.S. cities had seen home values go up by more than 200% – i.e. triple – since 2000. But the past year has been different. As the Fed has worked to tamper inflation, interest rates have gone up (and up and up), and the over-asking bidding wars may have reached a ceasefire.What happened in those cities that saw their home prices triple in just about 20 years? Real estate brokerage Clever checked back on the data in 2023 and found that home prices in most of the major cities have been staying flat. In one city, they're even going down. Judge tentatively OKs $725M Facebook settlement: How to apply for a payout San Francisco, for example, had a typical home value of $356,800 in 2000. It shot up to $1.4 million in 2022 – nearly quadrupling. But from 2022 to 2023, prices dropped by just a hair. According to Clever's...

UCHealth working to expand patient access to specialized behavioral health

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:58:42 GMT

AURORA, Colo (KDVR) -- A popular health system is making it easier for patients to access mental health resources.  UCHealth launched the state’s first virtual behavioral health intensive outpatient program (IOP) in 2022 to help those experiencing mental health challenges and now it's looking to expand its reach.  “Programs like this are so incredibly important because they increase access to effective care for individuals which is so crucial right now in our state,” Clinical Behavioral Health Therapist Mica Stone said. Before the program launched, Stone said patients would be seen privately for in-person therapy.  Vigil held for father killed in West Denver shooting The virtual IOP program consists of five different therapy groups, providing intensive treatment for those struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, substance abuse and other mental health challenges. Francie Kinny told FOX31 she was part of the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy group, which focuse...

MacKinnon, Avalanche spoil Kraken's home playoff debut, 6-4

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:58:42 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar weren’t interested in being side characters to a historic night for the Seattle Kraken.The trio took center stage and reclaimed home-ice advantage for the defending Stanley Cup champions.MacKinnon and Rantanen scored in a 1:28 span early in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche spoiled Seattle's first home playoff game with a 6-4 victory Saturday night in Game 3 of the first-round series.Tied at 3 after a wild first 40 minutes, the defending Stanley Cup champions relied on their best players to take a 2-1 lead in the series.“I think scoring in the playoffs on the road is awesome. It’s a cool feeling, no matter how you get them. They feel great,” MacKinnon said. “A lot of guys scored some big goals tonight.”MacKinnon scored his first two goals of the playoffs, Makar added his first of this postseason after winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of last year’s championship run, and Rantanen scored for the second ...

Why Biden world cares — a lot — about when he announces his reelection

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:58:42 GMT

The time may finally come this week for President Joe Biden.Or, maybe it won’t.Biden’s notorious dithering has again been put on vivid display around the exhaustive questions about the timing of his reelection announcement. But it’s not just the president who sees the pluses and minuses of launching a full campaign roughly 18 months out from the November presidential election. Inside the White House, and even among his tight-knit circle, there’s been disagreement over when to formally commence.One camp argues, essentially, why push? Nobody of note in the party is going to challenge Biden and he can appear above the fray if he just keeps being … president. They point to the images of his daring voyage into Kyiv, Ukraine. More recently, Biden was greeted like a hero in his motherland of Ireland. Some around the president say little he does as a candidate over the next couple months is likely to top the priceless, even emotional, optics. Donors are getting restless — but really, when a...

Death investigation underway after 2 men die following Hyde Park shooting

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:58:42 GMT

Boston police are conducting an investigation into two deaths after a shooting in Hyde Park on Saturday night. Officers responding to a reported shooting in the area of 36 Dedham St. around 9:30 p.m. found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound inside a vehicle, according to Boston police. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. His name has not been released.While on scene, officers learned of another victim who had walked into Milton Hospital with a gunshot wound and also died of his injuries. A preliminary investigation suggests that death is likely related to the Hyde Park incident, police said. His name has also not been released.Anyone with information is strongly urged to contact Boston Police Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470.Community members wishing to assist in this investigation anonymously can do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (27463).This is a developing story...