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Avalanche Journal: Assessing Jared Bednar’s options for the rotating top-line spot

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:24:29 GMT

When everyone was healthy and available during training camp, the Avalanche forward lines remained exactly the same.Four games into the 2023-24 season, and Jonathan Drouin has already spent time on three different lines. The Avs won all four games, but that hasn’t stopped Colorado coach Jared Bednar from already doing some tinkering — and that’s been his plan all along.“I want to have some flexibility with our forward lines as we go throughout the year, depending on who we’re playing and what matchups we might see. So it’s a good time to experiment.”Drouin spent all of camp next to Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen on the top line, and they looked spectacular together on opening night in Los Angeles. But since then, the trio have looked great in spurts and struggled to keep possession of the puck at other times.Bednar said after camp that while stability was the thing to that point, he’s always been planning to move everyone in the top-nin...

VIDEO: Mob vandalizes 7-Eleven in Sacramento County, suspects wanted

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:24:29 GMT

(FOX40.COM) -- Law enforcement is asking for help with identifying the suspects who they say terrorized a Rio Linda 7-Eleven after a sideshow on Oct. 8. On the night of the crime, the Sacramento Sheriff's Office reported that nearly a dozen people vandalized and looted the store. Officers say some of the suspects are believed to be from the Bay Area. Haney-Prograis: Nearly 9K tickets sold for first SF title fight in over a decade Sacramento Sheriff's Office released photos and video to get help with identifying suspects from a looting incident at a Rio Linda 711 on Oct. 8. (Sacramento Sheriff's Office) "Please take a moment and review the attached pictures and (above) video," the department said in a social media post. "This investigation is very active, and detectives from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Property Crimes Bureau are asking anyone with information about this incident to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (916) 874-5115 or the Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916)...

49ers WR Deebo Samuel will miss at least two games with an injured shoulder

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:24:29 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel will miss at least the next two games with a hairline fracture in his shoulder.Coach Kyle Shanahan said Saturday that a CT scan determined the extent of the injury suffered on the first play last week in Cleveland. Samuel will miss the game for the 49ers (5-1) on Monday night and the following week at home against Cincinnati.The Niners are hopeful he can return after the bye week when San Francisco visits Jacksonville on Nov. 12. The team is not considering an injured reserve stint for Samuel that would force him to miss at least four games. Haney-Prograis: Nearly 9K tickets sold for first SF title fight in over a decade Shanahan also said that running back Christian McCaffrey will be questionable against Minnesota after injuring his oblique last week, and left tackle Trent Williams is doubtful with a sprained ankle. Linebacker Dre Greenlaw is also questionable after missing last week's game with a hamstring inju...

Gant’s 4 TD runs propel Tennessee State to 54-0 win over D-II’s Lincoln (CA)

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:24:29 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Freshman Jordan Gant had four touchdown runs and Tennessee State drubbed Division II-member Lincoln (CA) 54-0 on Saturday in a game that was called after three quarters.Gant scored on runs of 31 and 3 yards to put Tennessee State (5-2) up 14-0 after one quarter. He scored from 3 yards out to end the first half, giving the Tigers a 34-0 lead. Gant’s fourth score was a 6-yarder midway through the third quarter.Jalen Rouse had a 12-yard scoring run early in the second quarter and backup quarterback Draylen Ellis followed with a 2-yard touchdown toss to Delanie Majors to make it 28-0.Ellis scored on a 4-yard run and Deveon Bryant ran it in from 14 yards out to complete the scoring in the third quarter.Deveon Bryant and Ellis combined for 82 yards on 9-of-15 passing. Rouse rushed for 93 yards on 12 carries, while Gant totaled 83 yards on 12 carries. Otis Weah rushed 14 times for 46 of the Oaklanders’ 145 total yards of offense.___AP college football: h...

Nova Wild introduces two new two-toed sloths

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:24:29 GMT

One of two new sloths at the Nova Wild zoo in Reston. (Courtesy Nova Wild)(Sukontarak, Dana) One of two new sloths at the Nova Wild zoo in Reston. (Courtesy Nova Wild)(Sukontarak, Dana) What has two toes and moves real slow?NOVA Wild in Reston recently announced the arrival of two adorable two-toed sloths who are now ready to meet zoo-goers.Two-toed sloths are native to Central and South America, including Brazil and Peru, according to the Smithsonian National Zoo’s website. And of course, they’re known for moving slowly.“Sloths have leafy, low-calorie diets and very slow metabolisms to match. Their metabolic rate is only about 40-45% of what would be typical for their body weight,” the zoo...

Franklin has 127 yards, touchdown as UT Martin beats Charleston Southern 17-0

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:24:29 GMT

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Sam Franklin ran for 127 yards and a touchdown and UT Martin beat Charleston Southern 17-0 on Saturday.In addition to getting a homecoming win, the Skyhawks (6-1, 3-0 Big South-Ohio Valley) won their school best eighth-straight conference game as well as their 14th in 15 league outings.A 26-yard field goal by Aidan Laros in the closing seconds was the only scoring in a first half that had a combined eight punts and 235 total yards and a missed Charleston Southern field goal on its opening drive.There were five punts in the third quarter before Franklin’s 4-yard run with 11:18 to play capped a 12-play, 90-yard drive. Cavontay Key then returned an interception — the only turnover of the game — to midfield, leading to the clinching score. The Skyhawks ran off almost six minutes before Kinkead Dent hit DJ Nelson for a 9-yard touchdown with 2:11 to play.Dent was 13 of 29 for 145 yards with the Skyhawks finishing with 367 total yards.Zolten Osborne was 12 of 29 ...

Pollard delivers again for the Springboks to continue his comeback story at the Rugby World Cup

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:24:29 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Nothing will quite beat Stephen Donald coming straight from fishing whitebait on the Waikato River to boot the title-winning penalty for New Zealand as its fourth-choice flyhalf in 2011.Yet Handre Pollard’s from-out-of-nowhere emergence is proving to be another Rugby World Cup storyline for the ages.Five weeks ago, the South Africa No. 10 was preparing to play a comeback game for Leicester in a ho-hum English cup competition. He’d been on the sidelines for four months with a calf injury, robbing him of a place in the Springboks squad for a World Cup he was ready to watch on television.On Saturday night, he was booting a 78th-minute penalty from 49 meters through the Paris rain to earn his country a place in the ultimate World Cup final — the Boks vs. the All Blacks in rugby’s biggest rivalry.“It was a big moment,” Pollard said after the 16-15 win over England in the semifinals, “but it is what you want as a player on this stage. To have moments like that as a flyhalf is...

Nice edges 10-man Marseille 1-0 to go top in France. Mbappe scores for PSG in 3-0 rout of Strasbourg

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:24:29 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Nice, the only unbeaten team in the French league, edged 10-man Marseille 1-0 with a late goal from substitute Evann Guessand to provisionally take top spot on Saturday. Nice is one point clear of defending champion Paris Saint-Germain and two clear of Monaco. Kylian Mbappe scored from the spot and had an assist to fire PSG to a 3-0 win over Strasbourg earlier Saturday. Monaco can take the top spot back with a win over promoted Metz on Sunday. Marseille finished the game with 10 men after center back Leonardo Balerdi received a second yellow card for a late tackle on Pablo Rosario in the 78th minute. The subsequent set piece led to the winning goal for Nice as Guessand met a free kick from Jeremie Boga to score with a powerful header in the 79th. “When we show solidarity and walk in the same direction, we do what we want,” Guessand told Canal Plus television. “There aren’t many teams that can worry us.” Nice has the tightest defense in the league but was lucky to keep a...

Davis’ pick-6 helps Georgia Southern hold off UL Monroe 38-28

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:24:29 GMT

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Tyrell Davis scored on a 28-yard interception return with 1:53 left to play and Georgia Southern held off UL Monroe 38-28 on Saturday.The pick-6 by Davis came after UL Monroe closed to within three points after trailing by 24 late in the first half. Georgia Southern (5-2, 2-1 Sun Belt Conference) scored 31 unanswered points to take a 31-7 lead.Tyrone Howell caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Jiya Wright on the first possession for UL Monroe (2-5, 0-4). Davis Brin fired a 52-yard scoring strike to Derwin Burgess Jr. to get the Eagles even at 7-7 after one quarter.Jalen White answered with two straight 2-yard touchdown runs, Brin connected with Keaton Upshaw for a 14-yard score and Michael Lantz kicked a 27-yard field goal to push Georgia Southern’s lead to 24. Blake Murphy threw a 51-yard scoring strike to NyNy Davis to pull the Warhawks within 31-14 at halftime.Derek McCormick kicked two field goals and Hunter Smith followed with a 20-yard touchdown run...

Lionel Messi in starting lineup for Inter Miami in MLS season finale at Charlotte

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:24:29 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Lionel Messi is in the starting lineup for Inter Miami in its MLS season finale against FC Charlotte.Messi will be the captain in the meaningless game on Saturday night for Miami, which failed to make the playoffs. Meanwhile, Charlotte has plenty at stake on the last day of the regular season.Charlotte wasted a pair of one-goal leads and tied Miami 2-2 on Wednesday, missing out on a chance to move from 12th to 8th place in the Eastern Conference. The top nine teams in each conference make the playoffs. Charlotte is one of five teams chasing the last two playoff spots in the conference.Messi did not play in Wednesday’s game — Miami’s last home game of the MLS season — after scoring both goals for Argentina in its 2-0 World Cup qualifying win at Peru on Tuesday night. He was in the Inter Miami bench area with his teammates for the match after returning from Peru earlier in the day.Messi told reporters in Peru that he wants to play once more for Inter...