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This should be a special week for Erik Karlsson. Will it be life-altering as well?

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:37:22 GMT

This would turn into an unforgettable week for Erik Karlsson if he were to win the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s best defenseman for the third time in his standout 14-year career.There’s a chance it could be a life-altering week for Karlsson, as well.After a record-breaking 101-point season for the San Jose Sharks, Karlsson, 33, is a finalist for both the Norris Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award as the league’s most outstanding player as voted by members of the NHL Players’ Association.Both trophies will be handed out Monday at the NHL Awards show in Nashville.While Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers is the overwhelming favorite to capture the Ted Lindsay Award, named after the Hall of Fame winger who fought for players’ rights, Karlsson is viewed as the likely choice for the Norris. Not only was his point total the highest of his career, but he shattered the Sharks’ previous single-season points record for a defenseman of 83 – set by Brent Burns in 2018-19 – and ranked 11th in the N...

CHP: DUI arrest for San Jose driver who plunged off Santa Cruz cliff

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:37:22 GMT

SANTA CRUZ — A San Jose motorist was seriously injured and then later arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after going off a cliff and plunging a pickup truck into the ocean off the Santa Cruz shoreline, the California Highway Patrol said.The crash occurred early Sunday morning along East Cliff Drive, according to a tweet by the CHP Santa Cruz area field office.Photos posted by the CHP show that the white full-sized pickup truck ended up in the water near Pleasure Point Park, about three miles east of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. The photos also show a missing portion of a wooden guardrail replaced with yellow police tape.Incidentally, a sign right next to where the truck reportedly went off the roadway reads, “Caution Sheer Cliff.”The CHP stated that the driver, a 50-year-old San Jose resident, suffered “major injuries as a result of the crash and was later arrested for DUI.”In the CHP photos, the pickup truck could be seen where it came to rest i...

PHOTOS: Suspected drunk driver careens over Santa Cruz cliff

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:37:22 GMT

(KRON) -- A suspected drunk driver was behind the wheel when his truck went over a cliff and landed in the Pacific Ocean near Santa Cruz on Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol Santa Cruz. VIDEO: Police pursue suspects from Vallejo to Suisun City CHP was called to the scene of a vehicle that had traveled off the roadway and over a cliff near East Cliff Drive. A 50-year-old San Jose man was inside the vehicle when it went over, and he suffered "major" injuries in the crash, CHP said. The man was later arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. (Photos courtesy of CHP Santa Cruz)Photos from from the scene show how the truck fell and where it came to rest. Emergency responders are also seen as the truck is pulled back up onto the roadway.

VIDEO: Suspects lead police on pursuit from Vallejo to Suisun City

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:37:22 GMT

(KRON) -- Suspects led police on a chase from Vallejo to Suisun City on Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. How did Dobbs affect California after Roe v Wade was overturned CHP's H-30 helicopter was called into action to assist the Vallejo Police Department with a pursuit that involved suspects brandishing firearms at officers and civilians. H-30 followed the vehicle until the suspects exited and fled on food near Susuin, CHP said. The two suspects were then taken into custody by the VPD. VPD will be conducting the follow-up investigation into the incident. Video from H-30 shows more than three minutes of the pursuit along freeways and through busy intersections. A white vehicle can be seen, with several black and white police SUVs following closely behind. Video shows as the white vehicle navigates into what looks like a warehouse complex and the suspects hop out. Both suspects then appear to flee towards a warehouse nearby. One of the suspects can later b...

Royce Lewis and Willi Castro lead Twins to 6-3 comeback win over Tigers

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:37:22 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Royce Lewis scored the tying run in the eighth inning and drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th as the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Sunday and win the three-game series.Minnesota trailed 3-2 going into the eighth, but Lewis walked with two outs, advanced to second on Ryan Jeffers’ pinch-hit single and scored when third baseman Nick Maton threw away Willi Castro’s grounder.The Twins had two on with two out in the ninth and Alex Lange got Carlos Correa to hit a 108.7-mph line drive at left fielder Matt Vierling.Lewis led off the 10th with a single off Tigers reliever Brendan White (1-1) that bounced off Maton’s glove, allowing Correa to score the go-ahead run. After a sacrifice bunt, Castro’s RBI single put the Twins up 5-3. Christian Vázquez’s base hit made it 6-3.Twins reliever Griffin Jax (4-6) got the win. Jhoan Duran pitched the 10th for his 11th save.Tigers starter Michael Lorenzen allowed two runs on seve...

Alyssa Thomas has record fourth triple-double Bonner scores 26, Sun roll past Sky 96-72

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:37:22 GMT

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alyssa Thomas had a historic triple-double, DeWanna Bonner scored 26 points to move into ninth in WNBA history and Connecticut cruised to a 96-72 win over Chicago on Sunday.Thomas had 14 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds for her fourth regular-season triple-double, the most in WNBA history. Candace Parker and Sabrina Ionescu both have three triple-doubles. It was her second triple-double this season, the first coming on Tuesday, the game the Sun lost star Brionna Jones. Thomas also has two playoff triple doubles.Bonner has 6,454 career points, moving past Katie Smith.The Sun matched its best 15-game start in history (12-3), winning for the sixth time in seven games, heading into a Tuesday showdown with the New York Liberty. They have won two straight since Jones suffered a season-ending Achilles injury. Jones had surgery on Friday. Kahleah Copper had a career-high 29 points for Chicago (5-9), which lost its sixth-straight. Connecticut allowed a season-high ...

LSU’s Dylan Crews is the winner of the Golden Spikes Award as the nation’s top baseball player

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:37:22 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — LSU center fielder Dylan Crews, projected to be the No. 1 pick in the amateur draft next month, on Sunday was honored as the winner of the Golden Spikes Award as the top amateur baseball player in the country.Crews, the Southeastern Conference player of the year for the second straight season, led the Tigers to the College World Series finals and is among the national leaders in most offensive categories. He’s first in runs scored (94), second in on-base percentage (.562), fifth in hits (104) and sixth in batting average (.418). Crews is the 10th Golden Spikes winner from the Southeastern Conference and the second from LSU. The Tigers’ Ben McDonald won the award in 1989.“Dylan Crews has been one of the nation’s best college baseball players since he arrived at LSU in 2021,” USA Baseball executive director and CEO Paul Seiler said. “His extraordinary 2023 season, in addition to his generous charitable work off the baseball field, make him an extremely w...

Photos: Pride parade turns Colfax Avenue into a rainbow road

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:37:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Thousands gathered downtown for the Coors Light Denver Pride Parade that marched down 14 blocks of Colfax Avenue on Sunday morning.It began at Cheesman Park and went all the way to Civic Center Park where the Denver PrideFest continued on. Pride Guide: What to know about Denver events The parade featured performers, entertainers, drag queens, local and national businesses and representation from each of Colorado's professional sports teams and more all showing their support for the LGBTQ+ community.It was led by survivors of the Club Q shooting that happened last fall.Denver is home to one of the nation's largest Pride celebrations, ranking in the top 10 in the country.The Center on Colfax estimated that some 535,000 people would participate in the PrideFest in Denver.“The theme for our event this year is ‘Be Proud Out Loud,'” Rex Fuller, the CEO of the Center on Colfax, said. The Center produces the event and PrideFest is its largest fundraiser of the year.The tw...

These are the largest victories in MLB history, including Angels' 25-1 rout of Rockies

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:37:22 GMT

(NEXSTAR) - There are many unexpected yet stunning events to experience at a baseball game - a no-hitter, a batter hitting the cycle, a blowout victory. The latter is exactly what happened on June 24's game between the Colorado Rockies and the visiting Los Angeles Angels. The score was 2-0 with the Angels in the lead at the start of the third inning, but the game quickly took a turn thanks to three consecutive home runs from Mike Trout, Brandon Drury, and Matt Thaiss. By the end of the third inning, the score was 13-0. The Angels would maintain the lead the rest of the game, winning 25-1 over the Rockies. The Angels not only set franchise records for runs, hits, and margin of victory, they joined the ranks of the highest margins of victory in MLB history. These MLB teams have never won a World Series: Will that change this season? According to data tracked by the MLB, the Angels' 25-1 win is the third-largest margin since 1900. The Angels were six runs shy of the current record-h...

Man dead, cruise arrivals disrupted after boat hits ferry near PortMiami

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:37:22 GMT

MIAMI (AP/WSVN) — A man was killed early Sunday and cruise line arrivals were disrupted after a 30-foot (9-meter) boat hit a ferry near Miami, authorities said.Another man was hospitalized in serious condition after the boat hit the Fisher Island Ferry about 3:40 a.m. The man was pulled from the water by ferry workers, and he told them about his missing friend before he was taken to a hospital, the Miami Herald reported. The missing man was later found dead.The accident happened near Dodge Island, which has a row of cruise ship terminals. Three cruise ships — MSC Seascape and Norwegian Cruise Line Escape — had to change unloading procedures after The U.S. Coast Guard set up a temporary security zone that limited traffic in and out of PortMiami while the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigates the crash, the newspaper reported.Just after 2:30 p.m., U.S. Coast Guard officials confirmed that crews have recovered the sunken vessel and have removed the ...