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Nuggets GM Calvin Booth: Tim Connelly, Masai Ujiri helped Denver reach championship doorstep

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:29 GMT

Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth is more interested in doling out credit than taking any.The first-year GM knows the foundation of his team’s success was laid well before he took over last summer, and in some instances, before he even arrived as the assistant GM in 2017.That shouldn’t, and won’t, minimize the shrewd work Booth did in putting the finishing touches on what could be a championship roster. His peers recognized his contributions when he finished tied for third in executive of the year voting. But, as an executive who prides himself on learning from the past, Booth is savvy enough to understand what he inherited.He saw firsthand what former team president Tim Connelly did in helping construct the foundation of a championship roster, building the culture from the ground up before his abrupt departure to Minnesota last summer. Even a version of the Kentavious Caldwell-Pope trade, which Booth ultimately executed shortly after assuming the job, was under consideration bef...

OCTA bus crash outside of Disneyland left 5 people injured

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:29 GMT

A two-vehicle crash involving an Orange County Transportation Authority, OCTA, bus and a Black Lexus sedan left 3 people injured on Saturday night in Anaheim. The crash occurred just after 10 p.m. outside the Disneyland theme park, near the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Disney Way. The driver of the Lexus was making a right turn from a left turn when it slammed into an OCTA bus carrying multiple people. The bus driver says he was driving at about 10-15 miles an hour before having to slam on the brakes, which caused an elderly passenger to fall on the bus floor. Video from the crash scene show minor damage to the right passenger side of the Lexus and the front left bumper of the OCTA bus. A two-vehicle crash involving an Orange County Transportation Authority, OCTA, bus and a Black Lexus sedan left 3 people injured in Anaheim. A two-vehicle crash involving an Orange County Transportation Authority, OCTA, bus and a Black Lexus sedan left 3 people injured in Anaheim. A two-...

Los Angeles area Boy scouts honor fallen soldiers with Memorial Day flags

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:29 GMT

In salute to fallen soldiers, the Boy Scouts of America, Western Los Angeles County Council’s annual Memorial Day flag placement ceremony took place at the Los Angeles National Cemetery on Saturday. More than 300 Boy Scouts of America placed over 90,000 flags on grave sites. The ceremony included speeches from the Boy Scouts and other groups honoring service members who died while serving the country during significant moments in history including World War I and the Civil War. “Civic responsibility is an important part of scouting so every scout needs to understand and recognize the sacrifice that folks have made for this country and how they can contribute to their service to the community as well,” says Lee Harrison, CEO of Boy Scouts of America, Western Los Angeles County Council.  L.A. Mayor Karen Bass poses in denim jeans to show support for sexual violence survivors Following the ceremony, Harrison says the boy scouts planned to visit each grave, plant a flag, and...

Alameda County DA dismisses charges against former corrections officer in Fremont man’s shooting death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:29 GMT

OAKLAND — Just days before the trial was scheduled to start for a retired corrections officer accused of fatally shooting his ex-wife’s neighbor, Alameda County prosecutors dismissed the entire case against him, court records show.The momentous development in the case of 78-year-old Franklin Lynch came April 27, just four days before Lynch was set to go on trial and face murder charges in the death of Fremont resident Karthick Soundararaj. In Lynch’s 2022 preliminary hearing, he made the rare move of testifying in his own defense, claiming that he killed Soundararaj — who was unarmed — in self-defense after the mentally ill man shoved his ex-wife and threatened to kill members of Lynch’s family.A spokeswoman for the Alameda County District Attorney’s office said she would look into the matter, but didn’t respond to subsequent requests for comment. Lynch’s attorney didn’t return phone calls seeking comment.Soundararaj, 34, was shot and ...

Woman robbed at gunpoint near UC Berkeley campus Friday night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:29 GMT

A woman was robbed at gunpoint in the 2400 block of Bowditch Street Friday night, according to the University of California Police Department.Police said a group of approximately three people allegedly approached and surrounded her just before 8:30 p.m., brandished a gun and took her purse and cell phone.The robbers then left the area three blocks south of UC Berkeley’s campus and got into a black sedan resembling an Audi, headed northbound on Bowditch, police said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man sentenced to federal prison for robbing Oakland mail carrier, feds say he hoped to impersonate mailman Crime and Public Safety | Amid soaring thefts, California city bans possession of catalytic converters without proof of ownership Crime and Public Safety | 3 arrested in California jewelry store smash-and-grab after police pursuit ends in crash Crime and Public Safety | 17 arrested after California phone stores robbed...

Group surrounds victim in Berkeley robbery near Peoples Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:29 GMT

(BCN) -- A group of people, one of them allegedly armed with a gun, surrounded and robbed a person near People's Park in the 2400 block of Bowditch Street in Berkeley, police said in a social media posting. The group of about three suspects took the victim's purse and cell phone about 8:27 p.m. Friday, police said. Alameda police warn about gift card scam totaling thousands of dollars worth of fraud The suspects left the area in a black Audi-style sedan, northbound on Bowditch Street. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Berkeley Police Department at (510) 981-5900. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Unseeded Nicolás Jarry beats Grigor Dimitrov in 2 sets to win Geneva Open title

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:29 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — Unseeded Nicolás Jarry raced past Grigor Dimitrov to win the Geneva Open final 7-6 (1), 6-1 on Saturday.The former No. 3-ranked Dimitrov was seeking his first title since the 2017 ATP Tour Finals, which lifted him to that career-best ranking.Instead, the 54th-ranked Jarry eased to his second title this season, converting his first match point when Dimitrov could not return a powerful serve to his backhand.Jarry celebrated by crossing the court to where his family was watching and passed his racket up to his infant son.In Jarry’s standout week in Geneva, he beat current or former top-10 players on three straight days — two-time defending champion Casper Ruud, Alexander Zverev and Dimitrov.It was the 27-year-old Chilean’s third career title, all of them coming at clay-court events in the lowest 250-level. “It’s been a great year after a very tough couple of years. I’m very happy for that,” said Jarry, who was runner-up at Geneva in 2019 against Zverev.Dimitrov was playin...

Pope Francis returns to work after suffering fever

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:29 GMT

Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis returned to work on Saturday morning after being struck down by a fever which interrupted his regular schedule and sparked renewed concerns for his health.Francis canceled all of his meetings on Friday morning due to the illness. However, the daily appointment schedule sent by the Vatican Saturday showed that Francis was resuming his work.The Vatican did not issue any new update on the 86-year-old pontiff’s health.Francis is expected to celebrate mass for Pentecost in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.On Thursday, the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said Francis was “tired” after a “very intense day,” according to Italian news agency ANSA.“The Pope was tired. Yesterday he had a very intense day and saw many people. There was the meeting with Scholas Occurrentes and he wanted to greet each person individually. At a certain point, one becomes less resistant,” Parolin said.Francis was seen looking well Thursday afternoon at a live-streamed...

Volleyball notebook: Lexington’s scary potential

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:29 GMT

Alongside All-Scholastic outside hitter Matteo Luciani, Lexington middle Justin Cheng has the build, athleticism and talent to be the one of the best players on the court.But with a 2-1 match lead against Div. 1 power St. John’s Prep on Tuesday, the senior captain was struggling in the fourth set. Mightily.Cheng missed several blocks in a row. His hits didn’t consistently make it over the net. His serve didn’t make it over the net. The opposing Eagles were winning the frame to threaten a fifth set, so Lexington head coach Jane Bergin took him out for a quick conversation.“I said ‘Look it, you’ve got to get it together. You can be the best player out there but you’re beating yourself up right now, and this is not helping. You’ve got to calm down,’” Bergin recalled. “I subbed him right back in, and honest to God, he gets these two giant blocks in a row. Then he blasts this ball on a quick middle, the ball hits the one-spot and then flies up onto the wall. It was monster. Really, it wa...

Connecticut bear helps itself to 60 cupcakes from bakery, scares employees

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:29 GMT

AVON, Conn. (AP) — A hungry black bear barged into the garage of a Connecticut bakery, scared several employees and helped itself to 60 cupcakes before ambling away.Workers at Taste by Spellbound in the town of Avon were loading cakes into a van for delivery on Wednesday when the bear showed up. There are between 1,000 and 1,200 black bears living in Connecticut, the state environmental agency says, with sightings last year in 158 of the state’s 169 towns and cities.Bakery owner Miriam Stephens wrote in an Instagram post that she heard employee Maureen Williams “screaming bloody murder” and yelling that there was a bear in the garage.Williams told TV station WTNH that she shouted to scare the bear off but it retreated and came back three times.Williams said the bear charged at her so she backed out of the garage and ran.Surveillance video obtained by WTNH shows bakery workers walking around the side of the business to try to scare the bear, but then running away after it scares them...