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KU season ends with top players shut down, coach sitting out

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:59 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Kansas’ best two players were neutralized for long stretches, its point guard played on a sprained ankle in the second half, and the Jayhawks once again were without their Hall of Fame coach.It was all too much to overcome, even for a No. 1 seed desperately trying to keep alive its bid for a second straight national championship.The Jayhawks’ 72-71 loss to No. 8 seed Arkansas on Saturday marked the third time in four NCAA Tournaments they have failed to make it out of the first weekend.Defending their 2022 title was always going to be extremely challenging. Only point guard Dajuan Harris Jr. and All-America forward Jalen Wilson were starters on the title team, and only four other returning players from last year played significant minutes.The season started with Self serving a self-imposed four-game suspension stemming from the 2017 NCAA investigation into the program, and it ended with him sitting out the last five games recovering from a procedu...

2 kids missing from Parker

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:59 GMT

PARKER, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Parker Police Department is searching for two children that have been missing since Saturday afternoon. A 12-year-old white boy was wearing a red hoody with an orange t-shirt and blue pants. Police said he has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and oppositional defiant disorder. An 11-year-old white girl was wearing a Spider-Man jacket with a red hoody and blue pants. Police said she is autistic with sensory processing issues.A 12-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl missing from Parker (Photo credit: Parker Police Department)Police said they were last seen around Jordan Road and Carlson Drive at approximately 3:30 p.m. A Parker police spokesperson said the two are friends and there is no information that they are runaways. If you see or know the whereabouts of either of these children, police ask that you call the department at 303-805-6911.

Woman says she was assaulted by Uber driver in Denver, feels more needs to be done

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Denver woman who claims she was assaulted by her Uber driver last month said she is frustrated after getting kicked off the app. This comes as a new safety feature on the ride-share app that could help riders in situations like this one in the future.Rider sensed Uber driver's agitationThe rider, who wished to remain anonymous because she is still scared after the incident, said it all started when she called for an Uber after a show at Mission Ballroom on Feb. 26.“I feared for, and my whole life flashed before my eyes in that moment," she said. "I’ve had nightmares.” Evergreen woman pushes for more regulations after meth lab found in cabin She had just gotten tacos from a food truck when she hopped in the Uber."When I met him, I could tell that he was agitated just with the traffic and he was in a hurry. Once I got into the Uber he started to cuss at other drivers, limo drivers, transportation companies,” she said. She said she tried to ignore his agitation an...

1 in custody as spring breakers speak out on fatal shooting near Ocean Drive; city won’t impose curfew

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:59 GMT

Police have taken a man into custody in connection to a shooting in the heart of South Beach on St. Patrick’s Day that left a man dead and another in critical condition.Local residents and visitors who came to South Florida to celebrate spring break spoke with 7News on Saturday about the terrifying moments when shots rang out, late Friday night.“All I heard was ‘pow, pow, pow.’ It was six shots,” said witness Ben Finley, who lives in Miami.According to Miami Beach Police, the two male victims came under fire near Seventh Street and Ocean Drive.Video given to 7News by a law enforcement source captured audio of the gunfire, as people who were just feet away were seen running for cover.The footage also shows one of the victims lying on the ground moments after he was shot.“I hid in the cut, ’cause I didn’t know if they were still shooting,” said Finley.Witnesses who spoke to 7News said they suddenly found themselves dodging bullets....

At least 1 killed, 8 hospitalized after multi-vehicle Turnpike crash in Miami Gardens

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:59 GMT

At least one person was killed and eight others, including at least three children, were taken to the hospital after they were incolved in a violent crash along the Florida Turnpike in Miami Gardens.Florida Highway Patrol and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the multi-vehicle crash near County Line Road, at around 8 p.m., Saturday. Just after 11 p.m., a traffic camera captured backed-up traffic near the scene of the crash.Investigators said one of the vehicles involved crashed into a guardrail head-on.Paramedics transported the surviving victims to area hospital in unknown conditions.The crash remains under investigation.

Celtics clinch playoff spot, but alarming issues persist in loss to Jazz

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:59 GMT

Joe Mazzulla continues to harp on the little things and the margins but they’re not getting through to his team. The Celtics keep building double-digit leads and blowing them.The Celtics clinched a playoff spot on Saturday night because of the Heat’s loss to the Bulls but it won’t matter if these problems persist.The same movie keeps playing over and over for the Celtics, who are stuck in neutral as the playoffs near. A night after they seemed to be building some positive momentum on this road trip with a win over the Blazers, the Celtics fell back into bad habits and let their foot off the gas again. They responded in stretches but couldn’t overcome their flaws as they dropped another critical game with a frustrating 118-117 loss to the Jazz in Salt Lake City.The Celtics trailed by one with five seconds left and the ball, but Grant Williams – who was otherwise having a redemption night after hitting a career-high seven 3-pointers – got the ball and tried to make a play at the rim, ...

Orioles observations on Grayson Rodriguez finding his way, Daz Cameron’s ‘flourishing’ swing and more

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:59 GMT

For the second straight start, Grayson Rodriguez looked like a major league-caliber starter the first time through the order before struggling the second time through.Rodriguez, the Orioles’ top pitching prospect and a candidate for the starting rotation, allowed a two-run homer in the third inning and then unraveled in the fourth in a Grapefruit League game against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. The start was similar to his previous outing, also against Boston, in which the 23-year-old retired nine of the first 10 batters with six strikeouts before allowing five straight to reach base.“Obviously, I don’t enjoy them,” Rodriguez said of the tough outings. “But that’s been the key. It’s all learning experience, and for it to happen in spring training is better than during the regular season.”In the fourth inning, Rodriguez walked the leadoff batter and then got a comebacker that should have been a double play. But Rodriguez delivered a ...

Nuggets next in line as Nets’ tough stretch continues: ‘We all know math, and we see the seeding’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:59 GMT

When the Nets last played the Denver Nuggets on March 12, the game plan was clear:Force MVP frontrunner Nikola Jokic to assume more of an offensive responsibility and take away his help.Jokic finished with 35 points, 20 rebounds and 11 assists on the night, but the Nuggets forfeited a 22-point lead. The Nets only allowed three other Denver players to score in double figures, outscored the Nuggets by 19 in the third quarter and secured a 122-120 victory — an unlikely outcome on the road against a team expected to emerge as Western Conference champions this season.But will it work again now that the cat’s out of the bag?Opponents can ill-afford to take their foot off the gas against this resilient Nets team.Just like the Nets can’t afford to believe the same game plan that allowed the Nuggets to build a 22-point lead in the first place will win against a motivated Denver team this time around, albeit in the second game of a road back-to-back after their six-point los...

BU beats Merrimack in OT to win Hockey East crown

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:59 GMT

Goliath slew Cinderella at 1:57 of overtime in the 38th Hockey East championship game on Saturday night at the TD Garden.Freshman sensation Lane Hutson scored his second of the game on a slap shot from the blue line to lift No. 5 ranked and top seed Boston University to 3-2 victory over upstart Merrimack before a packed house from both camps.“I saw Matt Brown had the puck down low and the Merrimack guys were collapsing down on him,” said Hutson, the Hockey East Rookie of the Year and Tournament MVP. “I called for the puck and he put it right on my tape.”BU (27-10-0, 19-6-0) won its 10th Hockey East title in its 13th championship appearance and secured a No. 2 seed at next weekend’s NCAA Manchester Regional. Michigan, which upset No.1 Minnesota in the Big 10 Championship, is expected to get the No.1 seed at Manchester. Merrimack fell to 23-13-1 and 16-9-0 and is winless in its two Hockey East championship game appearances.“I am really proud of our group and these guys have been so re...

18-year-old killed in East County crash identified

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:34:59 GMT

PINE VALLEY, Calif. -- The 18-year-old killed in a Pine Valley solo roll-over crash earlier this week has been identified by the San Diego County Department of the Medical Examiner.Joshua Spirz, a resident of Campo, was named as the driver of the vehicle.Around 11 p.m. Monday, Spirz was driving a Toyota Camry eastbound on Old Highway 80, when he lost control of the vehicle and crossed into the the westbound lanes. The 18-year-old then struck a rock embankment, causing the Camry to overturn. One of drivers injured in East San Diego crash dead after days in hospital A passerby reported the crash, according to medical officials, after Spirz was seen exiting the vehicle before collapsing on the shoulder of the highway. He was pronounced dead on scene due to "postmortem changes," the medical examiner's office said, after sustaining blunt force injuries to the head and neck.California Highway Patrol officials said in a release earlier this week that Spirz was not wearing a seatbelt duri...