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Wild tighten grip on Central Division lead with 4-2 win over Avalanche

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:00:09 GMT

Wild general manager Bill Guerin didn’t downplay the importance of the Wednesday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche. He wanted his players to lean into the importance. Especially with Central Division supremacy on the line.“This is something that we need,” Guerin said told KFAN before the Wild took on Avalanche “This is a big game. This is for something. This is for first place.”That’s exactly where the Wild will remain after earning an impressive 4-2 win over the Avalanche in front of a packed house at Ball Arena in Denver. With a couple of weeks left in the regular season, the Wild (44-22-9, 97 points) lead the Central Division with both the Avalanche (44-24-6, 94 points) and the Dallas Stars (40-20-14, 94 points) right on their heels.It felt very much like a playoff matchup from the initial puck drop and the Wild struck first when Marcus Johansson finished off a pretty feed from Joel Eriksson Ek to make it 1-0. After a misplay by Avala...

Wolves falter late in loss to Phoenix

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:00:09 GMT

Minnesota’s late-season ascent up the Western Conference standings hit a bit of a speed bump Wednesday in the desert.Attempting to pull within true striking distance of the Suns for a top-four seed and home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, the Timberwolves were undone by a massive third-quarter run that led Phoenix to a 107-100 home victory on Wednesday night.After the Wolves (39-38) jumped out to a 10-point advantage early in the third quarter, the Suns tightened up their defense and closed the frame on a 31-14 run to seize control of the contest.Kevin Durant returned from an ankle injury to make his home debut in Phoenix (41-35) after his pre-deadline trade from Brooklyn. Durant was bothered for much of the night by Jaden McDaniels’ suffocating defense but was able to get going early in the final quarter when Minnesota’s top defender was on the bench.Durant finished with 16 points on 5-for-18 shooting.Minnesota led by three at halftime thanks t...

Avalanche burned by costly mistakes, overruled too-many-men call in 4-2 loss to Minnesota Wild with first place on the line

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:00:09 GMT

The Avalanche had scored a power play goal in a dozen consecutive games. In the unlucky 13th, they got played by their own power play.Nathan MacKinnon’s shot was blocked, Cale Makar’s puck recovery was squandered at the blue line and Frederick Gaudreau converted the ensuing short-handed breakaway for the back-breaking goal in Colorado’s 4-2 loss to the Wild on Wednesday.In the most important game of the season at Ball Arena, with a chance to leapfrog Minnesota for first place in the Central, the Avs (44-24-6) conceded just their third short-handed goal of the season at the worst possible time.  Halfway through the second period, the Avs trailed 2-1 when Valeri Nichushkin drew a boarding penalty behind the net. Gaudreau’s goal came just 14 seconds into the power play, and the Avs suddenly looked lifeless for the last 1:46.Instead of overtaking Minnesota atop the division, Colorado trails by three points with eight games remaining, including Saturday (7 p.m. MT...

Rockies-Padres opener delayed because of rainy forecast

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:00:09 GMT

Rockies and Padres fans eager for the start of the 2023 season are going to have to wait for a few extra hours to get their baseball fix.With heavy rain forecast for the San Diego area, the start time of Thursday’s opener at Petco Park has been pushed back from 1:10 until 6:40 p.m. (San Diego time) That means that the game is now scheduled to begin at 7:40 p.m. MDT.There have been only three rainouts in Petco Park history. The most recent was May 7, 2017. There was also one on July 19, 2015 and one on April 4, 2006, when the second game of that season was postponed. The Padres have had just eight games delayed by rain since moving into Petco Park in 2004.Want more Rockies news? Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis.

Man arrested, accused of sexually assaulting two young girls in Orange County

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:00:09 GMT

A man accused of sexually assaulting two young girls in separate Orange County incidents was arrested on Wednesday.The suspect was identified as Christopher Eduard, 53, by the Irvine Police Department.Eduard is accused of assaulting and exposing himself to a 9-year-old girl along with committing sexual battery against an 11-year-old girl in 2021.On March 21, a 9-year-old girl and her mother were inside a public library in Irvine when Eduard allegedly approached the child, police said.The girl was in the children’s section when authorities say Eduard asked the child to help him shoot a video. Eduard gave the girl his cell phone and held cue cards for her to read aloud. He then exposed himself to her and assaulted the child, police said. He fled the area before the police arrived.The second incident happened on May 24, 2021, and involved Eduard allegedly groping an 11-year-old girl while she was shopping at a Target on 13200 Jamboree Road.Christopher Eduard, 53, in an undated photo fr...

Levi's receiving backlash for new marketing plan that uses AI-generated models

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:00:09 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco-based Levi’s is getting backlash for its new marketing plan.The company recently announced a partnership with Lalaland.ai to build customized AI-generated models. An AI-generated person in a Levi’s overall dress has been popping up all over the internet. Man arrested after woman finds camera in San Francisco dressing room Levi's Strauss and Co. used the image when announcing their partnership with Lalaland.ai, digital fashion studio that builds customized AI-generated models.Levi's said in a statement:"We are planning tests of this technology using AI-generated models to supplement human models, increasing the number and diversity of our models for our products in a sustainable way.""One of the driving forces from the side of the employers is to reduce cost and increase the efficiency. AI is not going to take any vacation or ask for any benefits,” said Ahmed Banafa, San Jose State University engineering professor.While it may be business-frien...

District attorney charges suspect in deadly crash that killed mom and son

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:00:09 GMT

(KRON) -- An East Bay man faces a murder charge in connection to a crash that killed a mom and her six-year-old son.The crash happened last week in Rodeo during a chase with Hercules police. The suspect made his first court appearance Wednesday.White faces six felony charges related to the crash that killed a 31-year-old mom and her son. The boy's twin was injured in the crash. Missing Alameda man’s body found in water near harbor: police “We're not saying that Ralph white intended to kill anyone, but his act was so dangerous that when you do that and he did that and people die as a result...we typically charge with murder,” said Derek Butts, Contra Costa County Deputy District Attorney.A surveillance video from Thursday shows the deadly collision. Police said 31-year-old Ryniqueka Dowell was driving with her six-year-old twins in the backseat when 20-year-old Ralph White III crashed into her car. Dowell died at the scene.Her son Jamari died four days later in the hospital. The ot...

Redwood City police report missing at-risk man

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:00:09 GMT

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KRON) -- An at-risk man was reported missing by the Redwood City Police Department (RCPD) on Wednesday. Erick Morales, 41, was last seen on Saturday, March 25. At-risk man with Autism reported missing in Oakland Morales is a Hispanic man, 6 feet tall, 240 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He is considered at-risk as he suffers from Schizophrenia and has not taken his medication, RCPD said. He is known to frequent surrounding cities, including San Francisco. If you have information about Morales' location, Redwood City police ask you to call 650-780-7118.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The Nixle alert was sent out at 8:02 p.m. on Wednesday.

Kings end long playoff drought with 120-80 win over Blazers

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:00:09 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 18 points and the Sacramento Kings clinched their first playoff berth since 2006 with a 120-80 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.Kevin Huerter added 17 points in the win, which also earned the Kings home-court advantage to open the postseason. The team’s 16-year playoff drought was the longest in NBA history and the longest active postseason dry spell among teams in the NBA, NFL, NHL and Major League Baseball.Kings rookie Keegan Murray made his 188th 3-pointer of the season with 6:44 to go in the third quarter to set the NBA record, passing Donovan Mitchell’s mark of 187 set in 2017-18. Murray, who flashed an understated grin after the shot fell, finished with 13 points.The Kings sit at third in the Western Conference. The first-place Denver Nuggets and the Memphis Grizzlies, who sit three games back, have already clinched.Sacramento could have sealed up the playoff spot earlier in the night, but th...

TCU’s Miles declares for NBA draft, says he’ll go this time

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:00:09 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU guard Mike Miles Jr. declared Wednesday for the NBA draft, saying the time is right to go pro.Miles had also declared for the draft last year, but pulled his name out of consideration and returned for his junior season with the Horned Frogs. He said he is not coming back this time.The guard averaged 17.9 points while playing in 27 of TCU’s 35 games. He missed five Big 12 games in a row after hyperextending his right knee Jan. 28. He sat out two earlier games with a left foot issue and another with an illness.“In the middle of the season, I was playing really good,” he said when announcing his decision. “This was before my injury, so like a couple of games before my injury I felt like I was ready. I felt like I did everything I could. I got better.”After being named the preseason Big 12 player of the year by the league’s coaches, Miles finished as a second-team All-Big 12 pick. He was second in the league in scoring and was third in shoo...