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Lynx clinch spot in playoffs with 86-73 victory over Mercury

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:21 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kayla McBride scored 23 points, Napheesa Collier and Dorka Juhász added double-doubles and the Minnesota Lynx clinched a spot in the playoffs by handing Phoenix its eighth straight loss with an 86-73 victory over the Mercury on Sunday.The Lynx are currently the No. 5 seed and have an outside shot to catch the Dallas Wings and earn the homecourt advantage in the first round. Minnesota started the season 0-6, but avoided missing the playoffs for the second straight season. The Lynx are only the second team ever to lose at least its first six games and still make the postseason. Los Angeles also did it in 2015.McBride sank 9 of 20 shots with two 3-pointers for Minnesota (19-19). Collier finished with 22 points, 16 rebounds and five assists for her 11th double-double of the season. Juhász pitched in with 10 points and 12 boards.Moriah Jefferson totaled a career-high 32 points for Phoenix (9-28). Brittney Griner added 17 points and 10 rebounds.Jefferson hit a shot and ...

Futbolista de la selección panameña muere en un tiroteo

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:21 GMT

CIUDAD DE PANAMÁ – Gilberto Hernández, defensor de 26 años del Club Atlético Independiente (CAI), de la Liga panameña, y quien jugó en la selección absoluta de su país, pereció este domingo en un tiroteo registrado en una calle de la provincia caribeña de Colón.Hernández, quien fue figura del CAI en las campañas que terminaron con la conquista de los dos últimos títulos del equipo, se encontraba junto a otras seis personas cuando dos desconocidos bajaron de un taxi y les dispararon.El ataque, cuyas causas son investigadas por las autoridades, dejó siete personas heridas que fueron de inmediato trasladados a un nosocomio cercano, donde posteriormente se dio a conocer la muerte de Hernández. La FIFA suspende al presidente de Federación Española tras beso en la boca a futbolista en el Mundial Escucha la canción que esta abuela le dedicó a Messi Tras conocer de la tragedia, la Liga Panameña de Fútbol ordenó guardar un minuto de ...

Monday qualifier Chanettee Wannasaen goes low with a 9-under 63 to win the Portland Classic

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:21 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Teenager Chanettee Wannasaen played a five-hole stretch in 6 under early in the final round Sunday and closed with a near-flawless 9-under 63 for a four-stroke victory at the Portland Classic to become the first Monday qualifier to win on the LPGA Tour since 2015.Wannasaen arrived at Portland ranked 367th and having missed nine straight cuts in her rookie season. The 19-year-old from Thailand put together four stellar rounds in the 60s at Columbia Edgewater and shattered the tournament scoring record by five strokes with a 26-under 262 total for her first LPGA Tour victory.Wannasaen is just the third qualifier to win on tour. Canada’s Brooke Henderson was the last Monday qualifier to win, taking the same Portland event in 2015. The other qualifier to finish first was American Laurel Kean, who claimed the State Farm Classic in 2000.Third-round leader Megan Khang failed in her bid to win consecutive events. The 25-year-old American, a winner a week ago the ...

DC man stuck at Burning Man festival speaks on dire desert straits and double rainbows

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:21 GMT

A D.C. man is one of tens of thousands of people stranded at and around the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert on Sunday after severe storms swept through the area.The counterculture gathering in the Black Rock Desert about 110 miles (177 kilometers) north of Reno typically attracts nearly 80,000 artists, musicians and activists who spend tens of millions of dollars in Nevada. Combining wilderness camping with avant-garde performances, the event typically goes for a week and emphasizes self-sufficiency — meaning most people bring in their own food, water and other supplies.Darrell Duane, who lives in Columbia Heights, says he’s experienced extreme rain at the event before, but nothing like this year’s storm and the following muddy conditions.“We’ve got muddy roads that are clogged up,” Duane told WTOP. “When you walk in your boots, you just collect about one or two inches of mud and you get a little taller and get definitely a lot more wobb...

16-year-old arrested, accused of first-degree murder, aggravated robbery

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A 16-year-old boy was arrested Saturday afternoon in connection to a deadly shooting in the Del Mar Park neighborhood of Aurora last month, the Aurora Police Department said in a press release.He was arrested on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated robbery stemming from a drive-by shooting in the 900 block of Paris Street on Aug. 23, APD said. Police: Father killed after chasing scooter thieves from his home That day, APD said a 49-year-old man and his son woke up to find two people stealing scooters in their backyard. The man confronted the alleged thieves and chased them down as they rode away on stolen scooters, according to APD.“The man and his son chased the suspects in their pickup. During the chase, shots were fired at the pickup. The man and son returned home, at which point they noticed a vehicle drive by the front of the house and fire several rounds into the home. One bullet struck the man, fatally wounding him,” police said in a release Wednes...

Denver weather: Heat sticks around for Labor Day

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) —  Denver's weather will stay hot through the Labor Day holiday alongside another chance for some showers and thunderstorms. Weather tonight: Clearing SkySunday evening, thunderstorms will clear, leaving behind a partly cloudy sky and low temperatures falling near 60 degrees. Lows on Sept. 3 are mild in Denver. APD: Man arrested, accused of fistfight murder at RTD station Weather tomorrow: Hot, some thunderstorms Labor Day will start off with plenty of sunshine. This will help to boost high temperatures to the low 90s ahead of the chance for a few afternoon showers and thunderstorms. The better chance for thunderstorms will be in higher elevations. Sept. 4 will be warm with the chance for storms.Looking ahead: Cooler start to the workweek The workweek will start off with more sunshine and some relief from the heat. On Tuesday, high temperatures will comfortably climb to the lower 80s. Weather after Sept. 4 is warm and sunny.Then, sunshine sticks around for the rest o...

Fares return on RTD amid some route changes

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – The Regional Transportation District is making some adjustments ahead of one of the metro area’s busiest times of the year, all designed to improve efficiency and accommodate the number of riders who depend on public transportation.“It brings a valuable service to the area where it allows people who might not have the means, have their own car to get where they need to go,” said one rider. APD: Man arrested, accused of fistfight murder at RTD station RTD makes schedule adjustments to select local, regional and FlexRide routes three times a year to address changes in the number of riders, traffic, economic factors and customer feedback.One change creates a new Route 16 that will operate between Colfax, Broadway and Oak stations. Route 17 will serve Federal Center Station and 10th Street and Washington Avenue in Golden with connections to Route 16 at Oak station. The goal is to increase RTD’s on-time record on West Colfax.“I go to Rockies games often, sometimes Bronc...

Mourners pay tribute to Doral Academy math teacher killed in Palmetto Estates shooting

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:21 GMT

A grieving community came together to pay tribute to a schoolteacher, days after she was fatally gunned down in a Southwest Miami-Dade home.More than 100 people gathered Sunday at Doral Academy, most dressed in black, to pay tribute to Maria Cruz de la Cruz, a beloved math teacher at the K-9 charter school.7News cameras captured a sign with Cruz’s picture that reads, “In loving tribute. Maria Cruz, forever in our hearts.”Those who had Cruz de la Cruz as a teacher said that teaching math wasn’t the only path to success that she paved out for her students.“I used to come to her a lot besides school. I used to ask her, I don’t know, stuck questions about many other things,” said former student Victoria Mock.“She always had a pure smile and, like, she made a huge impact in everybody’s life. Like, she did a lot for us,” said former student Kelly Eman.“I remember one time going into her classroom, and she was like, ‘D...

Escaped vervet monkey spotted in Fort Lauderdale area is ‘searching for love,’ expert says

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:21 GMT

A vervet monkey is on the loose in South Florida, and experts say there’s a particular motive driving his escape: he’s on a mission to find a partner.The primate, called Ninja Joe, has been spotted across neighborhoods in the Fort Lauderdale area in recent days.But every time Dr. Missy Williams, founder of the Dania Beach Vervet Project, heads to a recent sighting, Joe isn’t anywhere to be found.Williams, who spoke with 7News on Sunday, isn’t monkeying around.“He left his needle group, and he’s currently out searching for love in Fort Lauderdale, not knowing that there are limited choices out there, so we’re rooting for him,” she said. “I would argue that most people in the dating pool in South Florida would agree, regardless of what species, the dating pool is limited.”No monkey business here. Williams has been fielding tips all week in hopes of finding the primate.It’s known that at around 5 years old, male vervet m...

Video shows 2 drivers causing ring of fire in Miami after doing donuts

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:21 GMT

A traffic takeover in Miami set fire to the streets.Video posted to social media by Only in Dade captured two drivers doing donuts near Northwest Seventh Avenue and 54th Street, Saturday night.The motorists created a ring of fire on the road before they took off, forcing traffic in the area to come to a standstill.Several City of Miami Police units rushed to the intersection, but as of Sunday night, it’s unclear if there were any arrests.