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Batherson, Ferguson lead Senators to 2-1 win over Penguins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:34 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Drake Batherson scored a power-play goal from in front with 2:09 left in regulation, Dylan Ferguson stopped 48 shots in his first NHL game in more than five years, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Monday night.Thomas Chabot also scored to help the Senators snap a five-game skid.Rickard Rakell spoiled Ferguson’s shutout bid with 5:21 to play, before a hooking penalty by Penguins defenseman Chad Ruhwedel put the Senators on the man-advantage. Batherson then took advantage with his 21st goal of the season.Tristan Jarry had 19 saves for Pittsburgh, which fell one point behind Florida for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference after the Panthers beat Detroit.PANTHERS 5, RED WINGS 2DETROIT (AP) — Aleksander Barkov set the franchise record for most career points, Carter Verhaeghe scored two goals, and the Florida beat Detroit for the ninth consecutive time.Barkov recorded a second-period assist, giving him 614 points, breaking a ti...

Miami holds off Indiana rally to advance in March Madness

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:34 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Destiny Harden made a shot in the lane with 3.5 seconds left to send ninth-seeded Miami past top-seeded Indiana 70-68 on Monday night, lifting the Hurricanes to their first Sweet 16 since 1992.The Hoosiers (28-4) became the second No. 1 seed to be eliminated in two nights. Stanford was upset Sunday on its home court. It’s the first time since 1998 that two No. 1 seeds did not advance to the regional semifinals.“It feels good to make a shot and send Miami to the Sweet 16,” Harden said. “I’m very humbled, very special moment for us.”Harden finished with 18 points and Lola Pendade had 19 points and seven rebounds for the Hurricanes (21-12), who never trailed on the Hoosiers home court.Instead of celebrating Indiana’s third consecutive march to the Sweet 16, the raucous crowd grew increasingly annoyed with the way the game was called, anxious as time ticked off the clock and stunned as the Hurricanes celebrated. Indiana certainly had its chance...

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is heading to Ukraine for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:34 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is heading to Ukraine for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Source

Biden aprueba desclasificar documentos relacionados al origen del COVID-19

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:34 GMT

WASHINGTON – El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, dio este lunes el visto bueno a la ley para desclasificar los documentos sobre el origen del COVID-19 que aprobó el Congreso estadounidense a comienzos de mes.“Comparto el objetivo del Congreso de publicar toda la información posible sobre el origen de la COVID-19”, aseguró el mandatario en un comunicado en el que anunció su firma de la ley, el último paso que quedaba para su promulgación.La norma solicita a la directora nacional de Inteligencia, Avril Haines, desclasificar la información relativa al origen de la covid-19, apuntando que hay razones para creer que la pandemia del COVID-19 se originó en un laboratorio del Instituto de Virología de Wuhan (China), una teoría para la que, hasta el momento, no hay pruebas. Trump culpa a Biden de estar implicado en la investigación en su contra por parte de la Fiscalía Biden aplica su primer veto y bloquea cambios a norma sob...

Following parents’ lead, Ole Miss’ McPhee-McCuin making mark

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:34 GMT

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — The game finally decided, Gladstone McPhee’s arms shot into the air and he released a scream of jubilation a long time coming for the proud father and lifelong basketball coach himself. His daughter is on the big stage now, beautifully representing the family and their homeland in The Bahamas.Yolett McPhee-McCuin remembers so well being 10 when her dad lost in a championship and cried in an empty gym. She went over and cried along with him that day.They both did so again Sunday night, this time shedding celebratory tears as Ole Miss advanced to its first Sweet 16 in 16 years.Now, with her oldest daughter that same age, McPhee-McCuin has no problem showing her own emotions for 10-year-old Yasmine and younger sister Yuri, 5. They are getting a front-row seat — literally — to mom’s remarkable coaching journey that has taken her to seven different stops. “You can’t be what you can’t see, and I really believe that. So my daughters are learning how to b...

Siegrist leads Villanova into Sweet 16 for 2nd time ever

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:34 GMT

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — As Maddy Siegrist hugged and high-fived every Villanova fan down the front row of seats in a wild celebration following the biggest win of her career, it was hard for the All-American not to think about far the Wildcats have come in just four seasons.Siegrist’s journey saw her dominate as the program’s career leading scorer, lead Villanova into the kind of elite team that can pack a postseason game in their own house and now this milestone, a Sweet 16 berth for the first time in 20 years.“Everyone wants to leave their mark,” Siegrist said.Siegrist sure left hers on the Main Line. Siegrist scored 31 points, had four blocks, four steals and sent the winningest team in Villanova history into the Sweet 16 for the second time in program history with a 76-57 win over 12th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast on Monday night.“What Maddy has done and continues to do is off the charts,” coach Denise Dillon said.The fourth-seeded Wildcats (30-6) won their record 30th ga...

Oubre, Hornets finish strong, beat Pacers 115-109

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:34 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 28 points, and the Charlotte Hornets erased a 21-point first-half deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers 115-109 on Monday night behind a strong finish to snap a six-game home losing streak.Terry Rozier added 23 points and Gordon Hayward had 22 for the Hornets, who outscored the Pacers 19-4 over the final six minutes to deal the Pacers’ postseason hopes a big blow.Myles Turner and Buddy Hield each had 20 points for the Pacers, who fell 2 1/2 games behind the Chicago Bulls for the 10th spot in the Eastern Conference standings. The Bulls defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 109-105 in double overtime on Monday night.“Believe me, an opportunity lost for sure,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said.Oubre said he and his Charlotte teammates are well aware that some Hornets fans don’t want them to win at all at this point in the season with the team eliminated from playoff contention, hoping to have a better shot at the upcoming NBA draft’s...

Miami shocks top-seed Indiana in March Madness

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:34 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Destiny Harden made a shot in the lane with 3.5 seconds left to send ninth-seeded Miami past top-seeded Indiana 70-68 on Monday night, lifting the Hurricanes to their first Sweet 16 since 1992.The Hoosiers (28-4) became the second No. 1 seed to be eliminated in two nights. Stanford was upset Sunday on its home court. It’s the second time since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1994 that two No. 1 seeds didn’t make the Sweet 16. It also happened in 1998.Harden finished with 18 points and Lola Pendade had 19 points for the Hurricanes (21-12), who never trailed.Indiana tied the score at 68 on Yarden Garzon’s 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds left but couldn’t get the defensive stop it needed and turned the ball over on the final possession to seal their only home loss of the season.No. 4 VILLANOVA 76, No. 12 FLORIDA GULF COAST 57VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Maddy Siegrist scored 31 points and sent the winningest team in Villanova history into the Sweet 16 for t...

LaVine, DeRozan lead Bulls past 76ers in double overtime

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:34 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 26 points, DeMar DeRozan had 25 and the Chicago Bulls defeated Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers 109-105 in double overtime Monday night to snap their eight-game winning streak.Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulls, who have won three games in a row and five of six. Chicago is fighting for the final playoff spot in the East.Embiid had 37 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks before fouling out with 3:54 left in the second overtime. It was the 10th straight game in which he has scored at least 30 points. The teams meet again in the second game of a home-and-home on Wednesday night in Chicago.Philadelphia could’ve clinched a playoff spot with a victory, but the 76ers struggled once Embiid left the court after a foul on LaVine.Tyrese Maxey hit an elbow jumper and Tobias Harris followed with a baseline jumper to put the 76ers ahead 105-101 with 2:36 left in the second OT. But those were the last points Philadelphia scored...

Dentist's former employee recalls spiraling actions before wife's poisoning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:13:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — FOX31 is gaining insight into what things were like behind the doors at Summerbrook Dental Group, with former employees and patients reacting to the arrest of a dentist accused of poisoning his wife to death.Angelia Baker has been a patient of James Craig, the dentist accused of poisoning and killing his wife, for more than 15 years."I can’t even think beyond this. This is just unbelievable," Baker said. Mountain lion attacks man in Colorado hot tub Baker said he went out of his way many times to make her feel comfortable during her visits.“I am still at a loss for words every time I keep hearing about this story, because that’s not indicative of the Dr. Craig that I knew," Baker said. "I wouldn’t have anticipated, but again I wasn’t with him every day. I don’t know what he did outside. I know that in the office, I was treated fairly and somewhere I felt comfortable going."'I just saw a downfall,' former employee saysThose behind the scenes say they saw more. A for...