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Sharks end record-tying 11-game skid to start season with 2-1 win over Flyers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:19 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks snapped an 11-game losing streak that tied for the longest skid to start the season in NHL history with a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. Anthony Duclair had a goal and an assist, Mackenzie Blackwood made 38 saves and William Eklund added a power-play goal as San Jose (1-10-1) won. The Sharks had allowed 10 goals in each of their last two games.Joel Farabee scored for Philadelphia (5-7-1), which lost for the fifth time in its last six games despite out-shooting San Jose 39-19.Samuel Ersson made 17 saves for the Flyers, who played without starting goaltender Carter Hart for a third straight game due to a mid-body injury. He remains day-to-day.Philadelphia’s top center Sean Couturier returned to the lineup after missing two games with a lower-body injury, recording two shots.Duclair scored his third goal of the year 1:43 into the first period to give San Jose an early lead.Eklund made it 2-0 in the second, scoring his ...

Johansen scores go-ahead goal late, Colorado beats New Jersey 6-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:19 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Ryan Johansen scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche broke out of an offensive slump with a 6-3 win over the short-handed New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.The Avalanche also got two goals from Mikko Rantanen, including an empty-net goal in the final moments. Nathan MacKinnon, Miles Wood and Ross Colton also scored, although Colton drew successive boarding and cross-checking penalties that landed him in the penalty box for seven minutes during which New Jersey scored twice.Timo Meier, Dougie Hamilton and Tyler Toffoli had goals for New Jersey, which was without centers Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier. Hughes missed a second game since suffering a right shoulder injury Friday night at St. Louis.Team officials have described the status of Hughes, who has 20 points (5 goals, 15 assists) in 10 games this season, as week-to-week. Hischier has missed the last five games with an upper body injury.Colorado was missing center Fredrik Olofsson,...

San Jose State defeats UC Irvine 72-64

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:19 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Trey Anderson had 19 points in San Jose State’s 72-64 win against UC Irvine on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams. Anderson was 7-of-9 shooting, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Spartans. Tibet Gorener scored 17 points and added five rebounds. Myron Amey Jr. had 12 points and shot 3 of 8 from the field and 6 for 6 from the line.Bent Leuchten finished with 14 points and six rebounds for the Anteaters. Devin Tillis added 12 points for UC Irvine. ___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Bridgeport mayor claims win, but do-over looms in election upended by video of ballot box stuffing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:19 GMT

The mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, declared himself the winner early Wednesday of a disputed election, thrown into uncertainty by allegations of voting irregularities in a now-voided primary.With the final vote totals in the race still unannounced by elections officials, Mayor Joe Ganim told supporters that he had won, and called on his strongest challenger, John Gomes, to withdraw from a court fight that has the election probably headed to a do-over “You’ve been rejected twice by the voters. Respect the voters of the City of Bridgeport!” Ganim said, in a speech directed at Gomes, a fellow Democrat. “Withdraw these claims, they have now lost their legitimacy.”The people of Bridgeport cast their ballots Tuesday knowing the results might not settle anything.A judge last week tossed out the results of the Democratic mayoral primary and ordered a new one, citing “mishandled” absentee ballots that left the court unable to determine who won.That set up the most bizarre of the may...

People nombra a Patrick Dempsey como el ‘hombre vivo más sexy’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:19 GMT

(CNN) — La revista People nombró al actor Patrick Dempsey el ‘hombre vivo más sexy’ de este año.La noticia se reveló en el episodio del martes de “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” después de que los miembros del público hicieran preguntas a Dempsey, cuya voz y rostro estaban ocultos, para intentar identificarlo.“Estoy contento de que hayan tomado una decisión y de que haya sido yo este año”, dijo Dempsey a Kimmel.Dempsey bromeó diciendo que a su familia le hizo gracia cuando se enteraron de su nuevo título: “Se rieron mucho. Decían: ‘No, en serio, ¿quién es?”.En cuanto a cómo reaccionó el actor de “Grey’s Anatomy” cuando se enteró de la noticia, dijo a People en una entrevista publicada el martes que estaba “completamente en shock.”“Y luego empecé a reírme, en plan ‘esto es una broma, ¿verdad?’ ¡Siempre he sido la dama de honor!”, dijo. “Lo había olvidado por completo y nunca había c...

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves wins 2nd term, defeating Democrat Brandon Presley

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:19 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves won a second term Tuesday in the conservative state where his party dominates.Reeves defeated challenger Brandon Presley, who raised more money and made an aggressive push to give Democrats a rare statewide victory in the Deep South.“Mississippi has momentum, and this is Mississippi’s time,” Reeves told cheering supporters at a party in the Jackson suburb of Flowood, reflecting the main theme of his campaign.The mood at Presley’s party in Jackson, the capital city, was somber as he said hours after the polls closed: “Tonight’s a setback, but we’re not going to lose hope. … This campaign elevated issues that had to be elevated in Mississippi.” The race was unusually competitive for this GOP stronghold. But Reeves prevailed with a message focused on job creation, low unemployment and improvements in education. He also cast Presley as a liberal backed by out-of-state donors who were out of step with Mississippi.“For yo...

‘Drink water’ says Croatia’s health minister after 4 suspected poisoned with Coca-Cola sodas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:19 GMT

At least four people fell ill after drinking beverages made by the Coca-Cola company in Croatia over the past week, with the country’s health minister advising the public to “drink water.”One person was hospitalized after reportedly drinking Römerquelle, a flavored mineral water, at a café in Rijeka, a city in western Croatia, on Saturday. Three others were hospitalized in the capital Zagreb on Tuesday, Dr Rajko Ostojić, the head of the department of gastroenterology at the KBC hospital in Zagreb told local media.Ostojić, who is also a former health minister, said: “Don’t panic. Avoid all carbonated drinks. Drink ordinary municipal water. Zagreb is great, Dalmatian too … If Croatia has anything, it has great water.”One of the victims reportedly fell ill after drinking a Coca-Cola bought from a vending machine. The Croatian Institute of Public Health is analyzing samples of the drinks to determine what caused the symptoms.Croatia’s Mini...

Russia withdraws from CFE, NATO countries suspend adherence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:19 GMT

Presented by ASD By CALEB LARSON with LAURA KAYALI, JOSHUA POSANER, JOE GOLD, DOUGLAS BUSVINE and CLAUDIA CHIAPPA PRESENTED BY View in your browser or listen to audioSNEAK PEEK— Russia withdrew from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe: NATO announced the suspension of the agreement in response.— Britain and Canada push back against a bill to fund the U.S. government next year, saying it would seriously harm maritime defense cooperation between the three allies.— Europe undermined hopes for strategic autonomy in space by signing contracts with Elon Musk’s SpaceX.Good morning, and welcome to Morning Defense. Tips to [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected] or follow us at @joshposaner,  @LauKaya and @calebmlarson.DRIVING THE DAYNATO SUSPENDS CFE: The alliance announced the suspension of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Euro...

Former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka sells Streeterville condo for $575,000

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:19 GMT

Hall of Fame former Chicago Bears player and head coach Mike Ditka and his wife, Diana, on Nov. 7 sold their longtime two-bedroom, 1,904-square-foot condominium on the 39th floor of a Streeterville high-rise for $575,000.Known as “Iron Mike,” Ditka, 84, was a six-time All-Pro tight end for the Bears, and later, he also was the team’s head coach from 1982 until 1992, during which he led the Bears to their only Super Bowl victory ever, in 1986. Ditka maintained a presence in the Chicago area even after his time as the Bears’ head coach came to an end, as he kept a 5,121-square-foot house in Bannockburn until selling it in 1997.Also in 1997, Ditka lent his name to a Magnificent Mile steakhouse — the first of several that eventually would open — in which he was an investor. After Ditka’s second and final head coaching stint, with the New Orleans Saints, concluded in early 2000, he and his wife paid $700,000 several months later for their Streete...

A series of powerful earthquakes shakes eastern Indonesia. No immediate reports of casualties

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:19 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A series of powerful and shallow earthquakes shook a sparsely populated island chain in eastern Indonesia on Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit an area 341 kilometers (211 miles) southwest of Tual, a coastal town in Maluku province, at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).It was followed by another 7.0 magnitude quake in the same area and two 5.1 magnitude aftershocks, the USGS said.Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency said there was no danger of a tsunami but warned of possible aftershocks.Villagers in the Tanimbar Islands reported strong tremors for a few minutes but there was no panic, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency’s spokesperson Abul Muhari said in a statement.He said the epicenter of the quakes was in the Banda Sea near the Tanimbar Islands, with a population of about 127,000.The country of more than 270 million people is freq...