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UConn’s return to prominence has been a family affair

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:26:27 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dan Hurley got choked up when asked about his dad on the eve of UConn’s Sweet 16 game.Tears flowed again before the Huskies’ Elite Eight game, this time from thinking about what he considers his other family.“I love coaching this team. I’ve gotten emotional,” Hurley said after UConn steamrolled Gonzaga Saturday night. “I just can’t think about coaching this group for the last time. It makes me sad.”Hurley will get to coach them at least one more game, next week in Houston.UConn has blitzed its way through the bracket so far, winning each of its four NCAA Tournament games by at least 15 points.The Huskies turned what was supposed to a dream Elite Eight game into a nightmare for Gonzaga. UConn dominated at both ends, beating the Zags 82-54 in the fourth-most lopsided Elite Eight game since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.That puts the Huskies in the Final Four for the first time since winning the 2014 national title and back on track to on...

Montgomery Co. ‘Heads Up, Phones Down’ contest encourages teens to stay alert

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:26:27 GMT

Montgomery County high school students are getting a chance to share videos highlighting roadway safety and the importance of putting that phone down while walking, driving or riding a bike.The “Heads Up, Phones Down” video contest will give teens a chance to submit a 30-second video promoting pedestrian safety. Students may work in groups or individually to write, shoot and direct a short film.More Montgomery Co. NewsMore Local NewsFor individual entries, the grand prize is an Apple Macbook Air. The first runner up gets an Apple Watch, and the second runner up gets a tripod for a mobile phone.Group prizes can be shared by up to four team members and include Visa gift cards of up to $800 a group.Students can earn five service learning hours for taking part in the contest. The videos can be in either Spanish or English.In Montgomery County, teens make up 51% of all underage pedestrian fatalities and are at fault for the largest number of pedestrians collisions, according ...

Germany’s Bachem wins 1st European title in South Africa

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:26:27 GMT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nick Bachem pulled clear of the field with a faultless final-round 64 to win the Jonsson Workwear Open by four shots Sunday for his first European tour title.The German carded eight birdies, four on the front nine and four on the back, to go to 24 under par overall and leave his challengers behind at The Club at Steyn City.South Africans Hennie du Plessis and Zander Lombard tied for second on 20 under, with Lombard racing up the leaderboard with a 7-under 65.The 23-year-old Bachem led at the halfway stage in Johannesburg but lost that advantage to compatriot Alexander Knappe in the third round and started Sunday one shot behind.He hit the ground running in the final round, making four birdies in his first six holes.By the time he made his seventh birdie of the round at No. 14 he had opened a five-shot lead over his challengers.“I just had the goal to enjoy today,” Bachem said. “It’s just the beginning of my career so I just enjoyed it as much as possible an...

Laporte and Van Aert secure 1-2 at Gent-Wevelgem

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:26:27 GMT

Christophe Laporte won the first one-day classic race of his career after the Frenchman and teammate Wout van Aert secured a 1-2 finish at Gent-Wevelgem for the Jumbo-Visma team on Sunday. In heavy rain, the duo resisted the peloton’s chase in the 260.9-kilometer (162-mile) race through Belgium after a 50-kilometer breakaway they launched on a steep ascent.Van Aert and Laporte celebrated together on their way to the finish line, with the 2021 winner happy to let Laporte take the win by a few centimeters.“My gratitude to Wout is so great,” Laporte said. “That such a great champion puts his hand on his heart and grants me the victory is indescribable.”Van Aert, who will be among the favorites at the Tour of Flanders next week, said he was more than happy to help Laporte triumph.“He is such a great team player that it was an easy decision for me,” Van Aert said. “”He is not only a colleague, but also a very good friend. I have not forgotten all that he has done for me in th...

East High students still processing trauma, psychologist weighs in

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:26:27 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- In the wake of another shooting at Denver East High School, students, teachers and parents are now trying to process two horrific events. Students like Ellie McGoldrick are using words like fear, confusion, anger and sadness to describe how they’re feeling. “Last weekend, we buried one of our classmates," McGoldrick said. “This week, we lost another one. We are kids who are losing our friends and are scared for our teachers.” It’s spring break for McGoldrick and her classmates at Denver East High School, but she said the thought of returning back to school is terrifying.  Family identifies victim in fatal hit-and-run, says she was their ‘North Star’ “There isn’t a way to process this,” McGoldrick said. “Even just the mention my stomach stops. I’m already so anxious and scared to go to school and every time this happens it gets worse, so much worse.” Clinical Psychologist Sheryl Ziegler said these traumatic events reinforce those greatest fears.  “When yo...

Time for a little Q & A with Patriots head coach Bill Belichick

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:26:27 GMT

PHOENIX — With the AFC coaches’ breakfast on tap Monday morning, Bill Belichick is expected to engage in his not-so-favorite pastime — chatting with the media.The Patriots head coach hasn’t fielded questions since his season-ending presser in January.As always, there will be plenty to ask Belichick at this annual gathering at the league meetings. A lot has happened in the two months since the Patriots season ended with an 8-9 record and third-place finish in the AFC East.For starters, Belichick hired Bill O’Brien to be his offensive coordinator, and Adrian Klemm to coach the offensive line, presumably to clean up the mess left from last season.Matt Patricia was canned as the play-caller and offensive line coach, and no longer appears to be with the team. However, Joe Judge, last year’s quarterbacks coach, remains as an assistant head coach.Belichick has also made some moves in free agency, most notably adding JuJu Smith-Schuster, Mike Gesicki and James Robinson to his offense....

Jalen Brunson ‘did everything at practice’ after missing previous game with wrist injury

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:26:27 GMT

Jalen Brunson’s wrist injury may turn into just a one-game absence.The point guard went through the entirety of practice, according to the Knicks, who didn’t allow reporters to observe any parts of Sunday’s session or speak with Brunson.He’s officially listed as questionable for Monday night’s game against the Rockets.“I’m not sure if [he had any tests done]. It’s a sprain,” coach Tom Thibodeau said. “He did everything at practice.”Brunson sat Thursday’s loss to the Magic with the wrist injury, and a Newsday reporter noticed a hard plastic brace around his right hand. It was the sixth game Brunson missed over the last 10, with the previous DNPs occurring because of a nagging foot pain.The Knicks (42-33) are 5-5 overall this season without their starting point guard. Asked if Brunson is hampered at all, Thibodeau offered a succinct observation of Sunday’s practice.“He did everything,” the coach ...

Police arrest man near Mass and Cass on cocaine distribution and firearm charges

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:26:27 GMT

Boston police arrested a man following a drug investigation near Melnea Cass Boulevard and Massachusetts Avenue, the department said in a release.Around 2 p.m. Friday, officers were alerted after observing the suspect Joel Teixeira-Fermino, 39, allegedly “engage in several hand-to-hand drug transactions,” the department said.The police approached Teixeira-Fermino, at which time they reported seeing a “plastic bag of a white rock-like substance protruding from his sweatshirt pocket.”While arresting the Dorchester resident, police said, they recovered a loaded firearm from his right side. The gun was determined to be a 9mm Diamondback DB9 Generation 4, with one round in the chamber and five rounds in the magazine.In addition to the gun, the department said they retrieved 37 grams of crack cocaine and $277.00 in total from the suspect.Teixeira-Fermino was charged on several firearm and drug counts including trafficking and class A distribution.Teixeira-Fermino i...

Doctor charged with murder in Florida lawyer disappearance

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:26:27 GMT

A Tampa-area plastic surgeon has been charged with murder, accused of killing a lawyer missing since last week from a firm that represents former co-workers the doctor has been suing in a business dispute. Largo police arrested Dr. Tomasz Kosowski on a first-degree murder charge on Saturday in the disappearance of Steven Cozzi, who was last seen Tuesday at Blanchard Law, the firm where he worked. Police said Sunday that while Cozzi’s body has not been found, they have evidence that he was killed by Kosowski. They said Cozzi’s wallet, phone and keys were found in the law office along with a significant amount of blood in the bathroom. They say a suspicious person and car were seen at the office, leading them to Kosowski. A search of the doctor’s Tarpon Springs home found evidence that led to his arrest, police said. They did not elaborate. Kosowski, 44, who goes by “Dr. K,” was being held without bail on Sunday at the Pinellas County Jail. Court and jail records do ...

Philadelphia residents warned about chemical spill in river

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:26:27 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia residents are being told that they may want to drink only bottled water following a chemical spill into the Delaware River in neighboring Bucks County.Bucks County health officials said Sunday that a leak late Friday evening at the Trinseo Altuglas chemical facility in Bristol Township spilled between 8,100 and 12,000 gallons of a water-based latex finishing solution into the river. Officials said it is non-toxic to humans and no known adverse health effects have been reported in the county.Mike Carroll, deputy managing director for Philadelphia’s Office of Transportation, Infrastructure and Sustainability, said there had been no sign of contaminants in city water but officials “cannot be 100% certain” traces won’t show up Sunday afternoon. He called health risks from the material “very low if present at all” but said officials wanted people to be aware so they could consider using bottled water to drink or cook with to further minimize any ris...