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Good news comes on Anthony Edwards, but Timberwolves fall in Toronto as slide continues

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:12 GMT

There was a lot working against Minnesota on Saturday in Toronto.The Timberwolves were sans Anthony Edwards, who missed his first game of the season after spraining his ankle Friday in Chicago. Timberwolves coach Chris Finch told Wolves radio play-by-play voice Alan Horton that Edwards’ injury is “not as bad as initially feared,” but that doesn’t mean his return is necessarily imminent.“It’s always about how much swelling and how quickly you can recover from that,” Finch said. “But right now, he’s still in a boot, not really able to test it in any meaningful way, but he’s tough. He’ll want to play. That’s how he’s built.”Meanwhile, Karl-Anthony Towns remains out with his calf strain suffered in late November. He tweeted a picture of a lion clawing at a cage Saturday, with the caption “Me waiting to get cleared to play…. let the kid do what he loves.”Meanwhile, many of the Timberwolv...

State adapted floor hockey: Burnsville/Farmington/Lakeville finishes the job

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:12 GMT

Burnsville/Farmington/Lakeville finished the job in Bloomington.Three times the state runner up in the CI Division — including last season — the Blazing Cats climbed the final rung of the ladder for the first time Saturday via a 15-6 victory over New Prague/TCU/LSH/Belle Plaine/Jordan to win a state floor hockey crown and avenge last year’s title game defeat to the same opponent.In the process, the Blazing Cats (10-1) also avenged their only loss of the season. They fell 8-2 to the Trojans (9-1) in early February. Offense powered the Blazing Cats, who scored 13-plus goals in all three state victories, including a 27-goal output in the quarterfinals.Burnsville/Farmington/Lakeville featured Cayleigh Sorenson, Riley Deutsch, Katelyn Brunes, Eric Rodriguez, Ryan Maltby, Aaron Blood, Clarke Ruhland, Angel Figueroa, Caden Roseth and Drayden Fox.PI DIVISIONBrainerd (11-0) rallied to top Dakota United 4-3 in the PI Division championship contest.The title is Brainerd’...

State girls basketball: Benilde-St. Margaret’s rallies past Stewartville for Class 3A crown

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:12 GMT

Momentum was clearly on the opposing side, but Benilde-St. Margaret’s got it back just in time Saturday night.The Red Knights scored 14 of 19 points in a 3-minute span late in the second half and held off Stewartville 66-60 for the Class 3A girls basketball championship.Sierre Lumpkin made a couple 3-point shots early in the surge, and Olivia Olson added four clutch free throws as Benilde-St. Margaret’s earned its third title in school history. The others were 2006 and 2010.Lumpkin finished with a career-high 21 points; Olson, a University of Michigan commit, scored 19 points and added a game-high 17 rebounds.“It was a team win. Everybody stepped up and everyone contributed in different ways,” Olson said.That was especially important as No. 2 Benilde-St. Margaret’s (26-6) played without Kendall McGee, a starting guard who injured her knee in the semifinal win.Coach Tim Ellefson called the victory “bittersweet” because of McGee’s absence. “We all wanted to win for BSM and for each ot...

4-0! St. Louis CITY SC makes MLS history with another win

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:12 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis CITY SC stays unbeaten and makes MLS history as the first expansion team to start 4-0.CITY SC outlasts the San Jose Earthquakes in freezing conditions and wins 3-0 in its second franchise home game. Niko Giocchini, Klauss and Tomas Ostrak all scored for CITY SC. Roman Burki backs St. Louis CITY SC to its first clean sheet. Check back for an extended game recap.

Moving on: CU Buffs women dominate MTSU in NCAA Tourney first round

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:12 GMT

Snapshot: CU Buffs WBB 82, Middle Tennessee 60Turning point: MTSU pulled within five points late in the first half, but CU closed the half on a 9-0 run to build a 14-point lead at the break. The Buffs never looked back from there.Buff of the game: Frida Formann. The junior was sensational in scoring 21 points on 5-of-8 shooting from 3-point range. She also had five rebounds and two blocks.What’s next?: Sixth-seeded Colorado will play third-seeded Duke on Monday in Durham.DURHAM, N.C. — Several of the experts picked Colorado to be an upset victim.At the very least, a tough wire-to-wire battle with Middle Tennessee figured to be on tap for the Buffaloes.But this? This was not expected.Led by Frida Formann catching fire from 3-point range, the CU women’s basketball team dominated Middle Tennessee, 82-60, on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Cameron Indoor Stadium.Sixth-seeded CU (24-8) will face third-seeded Duke on Monday at Cameron. This is CU’s first win in...

Two shot and killed next to Newhall apartment complex pool

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:12 GMT

Authorities are investigating after two people were fatally shot while sitting near an apartment complex pool in Newhall on Saturday.The victims are a 16-year-old boy and an adult man, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Their identities have not been released.Deputies responded to The Village apartment complex located on the 23700 block of Silverado Street around 10:51 a.m.Two male victims were found dead at the scene, said LASD. One victim was found sitting on a lounge chair while the other victim was lying on the ground near the pool. Both victims were shot multiple times in the upper torso. Authorities say the shooting may have been a gang-related hit.Two people were fatally shot while sitting by the pool in a Newhall apartment complex on March 18, 2023. (TNLA)Two people were fatally shot while sitting by the pool in a Newhall apartment complex on March 18, 2023. (TNLA)Two people were fatally shot while sitting by the pool in a Newhall apartment complex on Marc...

El Sereno stabbing survivor recalls terrifying attack

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:12 GMT

A man hospitalized after a violent stabbing in El Sereno is speaking out, recalling the most terrifying night of his life.The suspect, David Anthony Zapata, 32, is accused of a double stabbing on March 3 that left Xavier Daniel Chavarin, 17, a high school honors student dead and another victim, Daniel Villalobos, 32, severely injured.Villalobos, a husband and father to three young children, said he was stabbed six times by the suspect while standing at a parking lot on the 5400 block of Valley Boulevard around 9 p.m.The stabbings began when the first victim, Chavarin, was waiting for his mother to pick him up on the 4500 block of Valley Boulevard around 3:55 p.m. Zapata allegedly approached him from behind and stabbed him repeatedly before fleeing.A few hours later, Zapata violently attacked Villalobos as well, police said. Zapata was arrested days later after barricading himself inside his Alhambra home.Los Angeles police say the stabbings were completely random and unprovoked.Vill...

Pregnant woman, two minors stabbed at Antioch apartment complex

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:12 GMT

ANTIOCH — A man suspected in the stabbing of a pregnant woman and two minors Saturday was arrested about 30 miles away in Solano County after leading police on a lengthy chase.The victims, an 11-year-old girl, 14-year-old boy and 35-year-old woman, were taken to a hospital. Two of them remain in critical condition and needed to be airlifted.The stabbing took place around 3:55 p.m. at the Bayview Apartments at 137 Wilbur Avenue, a housing complex in a mostly industrial area of Antioch near the San Joaquin River.The suspect, a man, was arrested in Cordelia, a small community off Interstate 680 in Solano County, where the local sheriff’s office assisted in the pursuit.Antioch police did not confirm more details about the suspect and declined to say anything about the victims’ relationship to the suspect or each other.Officers were still at the scene of the stabbing into the evening hours Saturday, but police said after the suspect’s arrest that there was no acti...

Grizzlies hand Warriors their 11th straight road loss

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:12 GMT

MEMPHIS — A rare Warriors’ road win appeared to be within reach Saturday night. Despite playing catch up all night in Memphis, the Warriors had the game’s momentum swing in their favor at periods in the second half. A reverse layup by Stephen Curry made it a two-point game early in the fourth. But the Warriors’ shooting would go cold and the Grizzlies had their way. Memphis went on a 15-3 run to take a 123-109 lead with 5:39 remaining in the fourth. Coach Steve Kerr talked about putting together strong defensive showings for longer stretches. But the Warriors once again failed to do that in their 133-119 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.With the defeat, the Warriors dropped their 11th straight road game and dip back down to .500, where they’ve hovered most of their season. They also fell to sixth in the Western Conference standings. Nothing is easy for this Golden State team, especially on the road. The Warriors had their defensive anchor Draymond Green ba...

Disu’s 28 points lead Texas past Penn State, to Sweet 16

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:43:12 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Dylan Disu had a season-high 28 points on 14-for-20 shooting, steadying Texas down the stretch after a late Penn State surge and leading the Longhorns to their first regional in 15 years with a 71-66 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night.The second-seeded Longhorns (28-8) made just one of 13 shots from 3-point land, so Disu turned this one into a mid-range game. He went 5 for 5 over the final 4 1/2 minutes and grabbed 10 rebounds for good measure. Sir’Jabari Rice scored 13 points for Texas, which will play the Pittsburgh-Xavier winner on Friday in the Midwest Region semifinals in Kansas City, Missouri. The 11th-seeded Panthers and third-seeded Musketeers meet on Sunday.Camren Wynter had 16 points for the 10th-seeded Nittany Lions (23-14), who were coming off their first NCAA Tournament victory in 20 years. Second-team All-American Jalen Pickett had 11 points and 10 rebounds with seven turnovers.Andrew Funk (12 points) and ...