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Markkanen has 31 points and 12 boards as Jazz roll to 130-118 win, handing Spurs 5th straight loss

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Lauri Markkanen had 31 points and 12 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz overcame a slow start to beat the San Antonio Spurs 130-118 on Tuesday night.Jordan Clarkson added 24 points, Collin Sexton had 20 and Walker Kessler scored 11 for Utah.Keldon Johnson led San Antonio with 26 points, Devin Vassell had 22, Jeremy Sochan added 19 and Victor Wembanyama had 15.The Spurs (4-25) have lost five straight since snapping a franchise-worst 18-game losing streak.The Jazz (13-18) have won three in a row and six of eight after starting the season 2-7.Wembanyama returned after missing two of the past three games with a right ankle injury. He was scheduled to play Saturday in Dallas but stepped on a ball boy during warmups and was held out as a precaution.Wembanyama was 6 for 15 from the field and had seven rebounds, five blocks and four assists in 25 minutes.San Antonio brought Johnson, a longtime starter, off the bench for the second time this season and the change keyed a 15-point...

Pistons set single-season record with 27th straight loss, as Cunningham’s 41 not enough against Nets

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons set an NBA single-season record with their 27th straight loss Tuesday night, as Cam Johnson scored 24 points and Mikal Bridges added 21 to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 118-112 victory.Cade Cunningham scored 41 points but the Pistons (2-28) broke a tie with the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers hold the overall mark at 28, a skid that started in the 2014-15 season and carried over into 2015-16. “A lot of this load is trusted to me, on the court and in the locker room,” Cunningham said. “Every day, I try to lead the squad, and I haven’t been successful at that — 2-28. It’s only right that I speak for it and be the face of it.”Cunningham scored 37 in the second half and shot 15 for 21 from the field, but Bojan Bogdanovic was the only other Pistons player with more than 15. Cunningham’s teammates shot 36.2% (25 for 69), including 28.6% (6 for 21) on 3-pointers.“You have to be real about where we are,...

Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ is dead, South Korean emergency office says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ is dead, South Korean emergency office says.Source

¿Adiós a las devoluciones gratuitas en EE.UU.? Cada vez más empresas están cobrándolas

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

(CNN) –– Si estás pensando en devolver un regalo decepcionante que recibiste durante las festividades, podrías terminar aún más desilusionado.Los estadounidenses se han acostumbrado a las devoluciones gratuitas de productos, pero un número creciente de minoristas han empezado a cobrar tarifas a medida que esta práctica afecta sus resultados.Macy’s, Abercrombie, J. Crew, H&M y otras empresas han agregado tarifas de envío para las devoluciones por correo.Tampoco se trata sólo de las grandes marcas de los centros comerciales. El 81% de los comerciantes cobran ahora un costo por al menos algunos métodos de devolución, según Happy Returns, una empresa de logística que se especializa en devoluciones.Amazon comenzó a cobrar a su clientes una tarifa de US$ 1 si devuelven artículos a una tienda UPS cuando hay una sucursal de comestibles Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh o Kohl’s más cerca de su dirección de entrega. (Amazon es propietario de Whole Foods and Fresh y tiene un acuerdo d...

Taylor’s big day helps Minnesota beat Bowling Green 30-24 in Quick Lane Bowl

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Freshman Darius Taylor returned from a leg injury to rush for a career-high 208 yards, and Minnesota beat Bowling Green 30-24 in the Quick Lane Bowl on Tuesday.Minnesota (6-7), which was selected for the bowl because it had the best Academic Progress Rate among five-win teams, won its seventh consecutive bowl game overall and fifth in a row under coach P.J. Fleck.Taylor, who had missed the Gophers’ previous five games, had 35 carries, including a 17-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter that gave Minnesota a 30-17 lead.Taylor’s return was crucial for Minnesota, which had senior Cole Kramer making his first career start at quarterback after Athan Kaliakmanis entered the transfer portal. Kramer went 8-of-16 passing for just 26 yards, but he came through in the red zone, throwing for two touchdowns and running for another.Conor Bazelak threw for two scores and ran for one for Bowling Green (7-6), which lost the Quick Lane Bowl for the second year in a row....

Denver weather: Blizzard warning overnight on Pinpoint Weather Alert Day

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Blizzard conditions linger across the Eastern Plains on Tuesday night with blustery winds. A Pinpoint Weather Alert Day is in effect for Tuesday through the night.Snow will taper off, but winds stay brisk into Wednesday morning with low visibility. Blizzard conditions continue this evening from east and southeast of Castle Rock through the Limon, Deer Trail, Akron and Holyoke/Julesburg areas. When do you have to shovel your sidewalk after snow? Weather tonight: Still breezyWinds will begin to slow on Tuesday night but remain brisk across the plains. The snow will wrap up by midnight in the plains with partial clearing into early Wednesday morning.Overnight lows in the metro will dip into the middle 20s.Blizzard warnings and the Pinpoint Weather Alert Day will remain in effect through 5 a.m. Wednesday with reduced visibility due to blowing snow.Weather tomorrow: Gradual clearingSkies will slowly clear on Wednesday, starting along the Front Range and pushing out into...

New deadly drug detected in Boulder County

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — Investigators are looking into an overdose death in Boulder County involving a drug that could be more deadly than fentanyl.The drug is a type of opioid called nitazene, and this is the first time it’s been detected in Colorado.“This is a new nitazene,” said Commander Nick Goldberger, with the Boulder County Drug Task Force. “It hasn’t been seen around except for maybe one other location so far in the Midwest, so it’s not really on the common or designer toxicology screens."Nitazene deaths in Boulder CountyThe Boulder County Coroner’s Office said it's recorded two nitazene-related deaths since mid-2023, which include one etonitazene intoxication (N-Desethyl etonitazene) and one protonitazene intoxication. Over 400 sue Jefferson County over Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport Nitazene has been around for decades but hasn’t been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for consumer use, according to the coroner’s office. They said the recent identifi...

Houston Texans claim safety Kareem Jackson off waivers from Broncos

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

Kareem Jackson is returning to his roots after the Houston Texans claimed the hard-hitting safety off waivers from the Denver Broncos on Tuesday.The Broncos (7-8) were hoping he'd clear waivers so they could re-sign their locker room leader and tone-setter to the practice squad. That way, they didn't have to expose another player to the waiver wire and risk losing him. Plus, they'd have been able to elevate Jackson to the active roster for games.Instead, he's back with the Texans (8-7), who drafted him 20th overall out of Alabama in 2010.“H Town……. I’mmm Baaaack,” Jackson said on social media Tuesday.Jackson played cornerback for nine seasons with Houston before moving to safety when he joined the Broncos in free agency in 2019. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox As a converted cornerback, Jackson’s 5-foot-10, 183-pound frame puts him on the smaller size for NFL safeties, something he’s compensated for with a hard-hitting style that often produces h...

Editorial: Mass. has hit the wall – Healey must amend shelter law

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

Gov. Maura Healey has done yeoman’s work tackling the state’s surge in homelessness, exacerbated by continued influxes of immigrants.It’s about to get worse – perhaps to the point where the governor has to make a large – and difficult decision.Her administration has lined up emergency shelter spaces in college dorms, hotels and motels in addition to existing state shelters that are bursting at the seams. Families were even put up at the Transportation Building.The shelter cap of 7,500 families was reached, Healey declared a state of emergency, asked for money, asked for more, and the need has not subsided.As The Hill reported, a migrant caravan is making its way through Mexico towards the U.S.. The reportedly 6,000-strong caravan is the largest organized group of migrants to form in Tapachula, Mexico since 2022.According to reports, the caravan’s leaders are carrying banners calling the movement an “exodus from poverty,” and it is mainly composed of peo...

Your guide to the best New Year’s Eve in Boston

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:42 GMT

Ready to put in a full eight-hour work day of dancing, laughing, cheering, desperately trying to stay warm, and having a glorious New Year’s Eve? Ready to spend very little money doing it? Great, everything on this agenda is free unless otherwise noted. (More details and directions at  firstnightboston.org)4 p.m., Improv Asylum, North EndHow’s your 2023 been? Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, right? End with a laugh. This New Year’s Eve show from Improv Asylum is designed for kids between the ages of 5 and 14 but older folks will find plenty to guffaw at. Fun and funny? Yes, and complimentary hot chocolate!5 p.m., Lizje, City Hall PlazaColombian/American singer and songwriter Lizje will get your blood pumping with a blend of Latin jazz and modern pop. Go spin her single “Más de Paz,” and tell me she won’t warm your heart and head.6 p.m., Frog Pond Skating Spectacular, Boston CommonExpect loads of loops, flips, axels, salchows, and maybe even a lutz or two. The Skating...