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Stephen Curry scores 35 points with seven 3-pointers as Warriors hold off Spurs 118-112

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:33:06 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 35 points and matched his season high with seven 3-pointers while also dishing out six assists, and the Golden State Warriors held off Victor Wembanyama and the slumping San Antonio Spurs 118-112 on Friday night in an In-Season Tournament game.Cedi Osman’s 3 with 21 seconds left pulled the Spurs within 112-109 before Curry converted four free throws the rest of the way and Klay Thompson made a pair.Dario Saric added 20 points with four 3s and seven rebounds off the bench, while Thompson contributed 15 points and six assists. Golden State won for just the second time in nine games and still hopes to advance out of Group C in the in-season tournament.No. 1 pick Wembanyama had 22 points and eight rebounds but shot 1 for 6 from long range in San Antonio’s 11th straight loss. He had five quick points with a 3-pointer as the Spurs jumped ahead 11-4. The 7-foot-3 rookie drove to the basket with a pretty around-the-waist move, only to ha...

Canucks continue to find success in Seattle as Vancouver runs away with a 5-1 win over Kraken

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:33:06 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Teddy Blueger scored his first goal of the season on a short-handed breakaway early in the first period, Sam Lafferty and Nils Hoglander scored three minutes apart in the third period, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1 on Friday night.Dakota Joshua scored on a rebound in the second period and Quinn Hughes picked up another assist to remain the top point scorer in the league as the Canucks evened the season series with their Pacific Northwest rivals.Thatcher Demko made 23 saves and was excellent in the second period when Seattle controlled play but couldn’t get a shot past the Vancouver goalie. Blueger gave Vancouver the early lead, taking advantage of a turnover by Seattle defenseman Justin Schultz at center ice while on the power play and beat Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord. Joshua doubled the lead at 12:07 of the second period finding himself in the right spot to tap the puck past Daccord after Conor Garland’s initial shot was saved.Laffert...

Policía: apuñalan en prisión al exoficial Derek Chauvin, condenado por el asesinato de George Floyd

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:33:06 GMT

Derek Chauvin, el exoficial de policía de Minneapolis condenado por asesinar a George Floyd, fue apuñalado este viernes por otro recluso y está gravemente herido en una prisión federal en Arizona, dijo a NBC News un funcionario encargado de hacer cumplir la ley familiarizado con el incidente.El ataque ocurrió en la Institución Correccional Federal de Tucson, una prisión de seguridad media que ha estado plagada de fallas de seguridad y escasez de personal, dijo la fuente a NBC News.La Oficina de Prisiones confirmó que una persona encarcelada fue agredida en FCI Tucson alrededor de las 12:30 p.m. hora local el viernes. En un comunicado, la agencia dijo que los empleados que respondieron contuvieron el incidente y tomaron “medidas para salvar vidas” antes de que el recluso, cuyo nombre no fue identificado, fuera llevado a un hospital para recibir tratamiento y evaluación adicionales.Ningún empleado resultó herido y se notificó al FBI, dijo la Oficina de Prisiones. Se han suspendido las...

Gaza cease-fire enters second day with more hostages to be exchanged and critical supplies delivered

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:33:06 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas was expected to swap more of its hostages Saturday for prisoners held by Israel on the second day of a cease-fire that has allowed critical humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and given civilians their first respite after seven weeks of war.On the first day of the four-day cease-fire, Hamas released 24 of the about 240 hostages taken during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that triggered the war, and Israel freed 39 Palestinians from prison. Those freed from captivity in Gaza were 13 Israelis, 10 Thai nationals and citizen of the Philippines.During the four days, Hamas is to release at least 50 Israeli hostages, and Israel 150 Palestinian prisoners. Israel has said the truce can be extended an extra day for every additional 10 hostages freed — something United States President Joe Biden said he hoped would come to pass. The start of the truce Friday morning brought the first quiet for 2.3 million Palestinians reeling and desperate from relentless Isr...

9-year-old found dead in Orange County home

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:33:06 GMT

Police are investigating after a 9-year-old girl was found dead in Westminster on Friday.Officers responded to calls for a welfare check at a home on the 14100 Block of Goldenwest Street around 12:04 p.m.A concerned family member had contacted officers to conduct the welfare check, according to the Westminster Police Department.Officers eventually forced their way into the home where they discovered the young girl with “obvious signs of trauma,” police said.There was no one else inside the residence at the time. Investigators later identified the girl's mother, Khadiyjah Pendergraph, as a person of interest in her murder. 6 juveniles detained after shooting at Northridge mall Pendergraph was located at a shopping center in Aliso Viejo where she was taken into custody. She was booked at the Orange County Jail on murder charges.Authorities said there are no more suspects at this time and the case “appears to be an isolated incident.”“While police officers are exposed to tragedies on...

Acalanes strikes early, beats San Marin for NCS Division IV title

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:33:06 GMT

Acalanes kick returner Paul Kuhner put the San Marin High football team into an immediate hole to begin the North Coast Section Division IV title game at Santa Rosa High on Friday night.Kuhner took the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown to set the tone as the Mustangs sustained a season-ending 24-7 defeat.San Marin (12-1) saw its 17-game winning streak snapped and its hopes of a third consecutive state title come to an end.The Mustangs drove for a tying touchdown — a 6-yard run by quarterback Dominic Ingrassia — in the second quarter. Acalanes kicked a 39-yard field goal as the first half ended to take a 10-7 lead into the break.San Marin had opportunities to tie the game or take the lead by driving inside Acalanes’ 10-yard line twice in the third quarter. The first drive ended with a missed field goal from 26 yards out. Acalanes surged in front 17-7 on the next possession, capped by a touchdown pass from quarterback Sully Bailey to Niko White.The second drive ended after the ...

How Pittsburg beat San Ramon Valley for third consecutive NCS D-I crown

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:33:06 GMT

DUBLIN – The score was tied early in the second half on Friday night when Pittsburg quarterback Marley Alcantara dropped back to pass on third down from his own 1, needing 14 yards to move the chains.The junior looked downfield, saw Bobby Shaw III running and let the ball fly, maybe deeper than he wanted but not beyond the receiver’s range.Shaw somehow made the catch and kept sprinting.The 99-yard touchdown strike gave Pittsburg a lead it would not relinquish as the Pirates won their third consecutive North Coast Section Division I championship with a 37-21 victory over San Ramon Valley.“When I see No. 11 running down the field, I know he is getting the ball,” said Alcantara, who passed for 320 yards. “We practice that. We practice being backed up and all that.”Pittsburg quarterback Marley Alcantara raises the first place plaque after defeating San Ramon Valley during their North Coast Section Division I championship game at Dublin High School in Dublin, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 24, ...

CCS champions! Stunning first half powers Los Gatos to Division I title game rout of rival Wilcox

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:33:06 GMT

SAN JOSE –  In a showdown between the two premier public schools in the Central Coast Section Division I championship game, Los Gatos wouldn’t need last-minute heroics to vanquish Wilcox. Instead, the Wildcats used one Jaylen Thomas touchdown after another to bury the Chargers by the middle of the second quarter in Los Gatos’ 49-14 victory at San Jose City College on Friday night. “Oh my goodness, we couldn’t have asked for a better championship game,” Thomas said. “The two best public schools in the section … all our alumni coming. It’s a huge rivalry, it’s unmatched for how big this game was for us.”Los Gatos led 42-7 at halftime and enjoyed a running clock in the fourth quarter of the program’s 16th section championship. Mark Krail didn’t hold back when describing the first 24 minutes of play.“That’s the best half of football I’ve seen in all my years of coaching,” Los Gatos coach Mark Krail said after winning his second section title with the school, the other coming...

Man killed in crash along Highway 1 near San Gregorio

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:33:06 GMT

A man died Thursday afternoon after the SUV he was driving crashed and hit a tree along Highway 1 near Stage Road, just north of San Gregorio.The man was driving north in a GMC Yukon shortly after 2 p.m. when the SUV appeared to hit a bicyclist who was in the right shoulder, according to the California Highway Patrol. The GMC then went into oncoming traffic, hitting a Chevrolet Silverado before crashing into a tree, rolling over and coming to a stop halfway in an embankment. At that point, it caught fire, said Jovita Ojeda, a CHP spokesperson.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | 86-year-old man dies in head-on crash Thanksgiving evening in Concord Crime and Public Safety | Driver arrested in fatal hit-and-run that killed woman on Highway 4 Crime and Public Safety | Los Gatos man killed, passenger injured in motorcycle crash near San Martin Crime and Public Safety | The three latest fatal crash victims on Highway 4 have ...

Turner scores 18 and San Diego defeats Arkansas State 71-57

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:33:06 GMT

PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Deuce Turner scored 18 points as San Diego beat Arkansas State 71-57 at the Acrisure Invitational on Friday.Dragos Lungu added 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Toreros (5-1). Wayne McKinney III also scored 11 points.Dyondre Dominguez led the Red Wolves (1-4) in scoring, finishing with 15 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. Arkansas State also got 12 points, seven rebounds and two steals from Freddy Hicks. ___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source