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No. 10 Marquette faces No. 22 Creighton in light AP Top 25 slate this week

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:00:11 GMT

Creighton came within a few seconds of the Final Four last spring and has the type of roster that could make another deep run this season.After a solid start to the season, the Bluejays have hit a few bumps in the road, losing two of their past three games to plummet down the AP Top 25.No. 22 Creighton gets a big chance to get back on track Saturday at home against No. 10 Marquette.“Any time you’re in a position in the Big East to beat a good team, it stings when you lose, especially when you did a lot of things right,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said after the Bluejays’ 68-66 overtime loss to Villanova last week. The Bluejays (9-3) opened the season with five straight wins before losing to No. 15 Colorado State at the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas City. Creighton pulled out a solid win against Oklahoma State and crushed in-state rival Nebraska before losing to UNLV and Villanova dropped the Bluejays 10 spots in this week’s poll.The Bluejays will c...

Analysis: With Trae Young, the numbers are rarely in question. Other things are up for debate

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:00:11 GMT

The numbers that Atlanta guard Trae Young are putting up are historic: 28.3 points and 11.2 assists per game entering Tuesday. Keep that up for an entire season, and he’ll do something that only Oscar Robertson, Tiny Archibald and James Harden have accomplished.Stats like those typically get a player at least mentioned in an MVP conversation.With Young, it might not even be a guarantee that he’ll be in the All-Star conversation.The Hawks open their post-Christmas schedule at Chicago on Tuesday night, with Young trying to do something that nobody has ever pulled off in NBA history. He’s had at least 30 points and 10 assists in each of his last seven games, tying Robertson’s league-record stretch done in the 1964-65 season. Other than Robertson, until now, had ever managed that in more than five consecutive games.“Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m going to stop you right there,” Young said after he tied Robertson’s mark. “Let’s go to another question. I d...

Live updates: Several roads closed due to blizzard conditions, high winds

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:00:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Tuesday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day as blizzard warnings are in place for the Eastern Plains and the Palmer Divide.If you are coming back to the metro from areas like Kansas and Oklahoma, you may want to delay your trip. The Colorado State Patrol said travel will be “very dangerous and is highly discouraged.”The blizzard warning covers the Northeast Plains and Palmer Divide, including Interstate 70 east of Denver and northeast portions of Interstates 76 and 25 south of Castle Rock. This will be in effect until 5 a.m. Wednesday. Denver weather: Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for the Eastern Plains due to blizzard conditions The metro is also being impacted by the snow. According to the National Weather Service, 1-2 inches of snow has already fallen as of 5 a.m. Roads will be snowy and icy during the morning commute, especially south of I-70 from Highlands Ranch to south Aurora.The Pinpoint Weather team will be tracking the storm all morning long.Get real-time update...

Denver weather: Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for the Eastern Plains due to blizzard conditions

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:00:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Light snow falls with blustery winds across the Eastern Plains on Tuesday, causing blizzard conditions. Winds will blow snow, reducing visibility throughout the entire day in the Denver weather forecast.Weather today: Blizzard conditions in the plainsLight snow in the metro area on Tuesday morning will only bring an inch of accumulation with brisk winds. Live updates: Several roads closed due to blizzard conditions, high winds Highs in the city will make it to the lower 40s with cloudy skies. A few more inches of snow is expected over the plains with blustery winds. Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on Dec. 26Wind gusts up to 60 mph with 2-7 inches of snowfall will cause blowing snow and reduced visibility along the Eastern Plains. Blizzard warnings will be in effect until 5 a.m. on Wednesday as travel can be dangerous. Pinpoint Weather Alert Day on Dec. 26 That area of the state is under a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day.Pinpoint Weather: Snow totals by Dec. 27 Pinpoin...

Condominium fire claims life of 29-year-old woman in Tamarac

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:00:11 GMT

A condominium fire claimed the life of a 29-year-old woman in Tamarac, Tuesday.Emergency responders were at at 7900 S. Colony Circle where they reported no other injuries, as the fire was contained to a single unit.Although their assistance was not required, the Red Cross was present at the scene. The Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) homicide unit is investigating the incident.The cause of the fire is also under investigation, with authorities working to determine the circumstances surrounding this event. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Beyoncé’s childhood home in Houston catches fire Christmas morning

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:00:11 GMT

(CNN) — Beyoncé’s childhood home in Houston’s Third Ward caught fire early Christmas morning.Fire crews were able to extinguish the fire within minutes of arriving at the home at around 2 a.m. Monday, CNN affiliate KTRK reports.While Beyoncé and her family no longer live in the house in the 2400 block of Rosedale Street, the location is considered an “iconic landmark” to fans of the musician, according to KTRK.The current residents of the house were not injured in the fire, and the cause of the blaze is under investigation, KTRK reported.While the record-breaking Grammy winner is now a global superstar, she stays close to her roots in Houston. For example, during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, Beyoncé and her mother, Tina Knowles, helped set up mobile Covid-19 testing sites in her hometown.

Taylor Swift had the best year for any business leader in recent memory

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:00:11 GMT

Washington (CNN) — Taylor Swift didn’t have to run a major company or helm a central bank to wield some immense economic power this year.The pop superstar reigned supreme in 2023 not just as a musical artist, but also as a businessperson: Her career-defining “Eras” tour sold out stadiums across the globe, fans splurged on merchandise while attending her concerts, the film of her tour broke box office records in its opening weekend, and Swift herself became a billionaire along the way.Swift achieved remarkable feats that would be impressive for any typical business leader running a Fortune 500 company. She commanded a loyal base of fans who came out in full force to spend, and in an economy mainly driven by consumer spending, that’s success for any business leader – whether or not they bear the title of “chief executive officer.” (Here’s CNN Business’ choice of CEO of the year.)“She’s a powerhouse, business-wise,” Armen Shaomian, an associate profes...

MHSFCA announces its All-State football team

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:00:11 GMT

The Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA) announced its All-State Football Team as selected by a committee of coaches from its association. The players will be honored at a dinner co-sponsored by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston and the MHSFCA on March 17 at the Burlington Marriott.At the dinner, the Gridiron Club will also honor Foxboro’s Jack Martinelli as its Coach of the Year, Isaiah Apperwhite of O’Bryant with the Burnett Award for top football player in the city of the Boston and Chelmsford quarterback Kyle Wilder as the recipient of the Henry Smith Courage Award.MHSFCA 2023 ALL STATE FOOTBALL TEAMOFFENSEQuarterbacksDrew Eason Methuen Sr.Henry Hasselbeck Xaverian Sr.Kellen LaChapelle Uxbridge Sr.Running BacksGreg Hoffmeister Needham Sr.Bo MacCormack BB&N Jr.Wide receiversJamal Abdal-Khallaq Walpole Sr.Cade Callahan North Middlesex Sr.Christian Zamor Everett SrOffensive LineCooper Ackerman Shrewsbury Sr.Thomas Brown Chelmsford Jr.Sea...

Live updates | Palestinian refugee camps shelled in central Gaza as Israel seeks to expand offensive

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:00:11 GMT

Israel is apparently preparing to expand its ground offensive in Gaza into a third section of the territory.Palestinian refugee camps were bombarded in central Gaza on Tuesday, residents said.More than 20,600 Palestinians, two-thirds of them women and children, have been killed since the start of the war, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza, which doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants among the dead. About 1,200 people were killed after Hamas raided southern Israel on Oct. 7, with around 240 people taken hostage. Israel says it aims to free the more than 100 hostages who remain in captivity in Gaza.Currently: — Lose a limb or risk death? Growing numbers among Gaza’s thousands of war-wounded face hard decisions— An Israeli airstrike in Syria kills a high-ranking Iranian general— Americans beg for help getting family out of Gaza. ‘I just want to see my mother again,’ a son says— Find more of AP’s coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-warHere’s wha...

A cyberattack blocks Albania’s Parliament

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:00:11 GMT

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Parliament reported Tuesday it had suffered a cyberattack with hackers trying to get into its data and wipe them out, temporarily halting its work.A statement said Monday’s cyberattack had not “touched the data of the system,” adding that experts were working to discover what consequences the attack could have. It said services would resume at a later time.The local media reported that a cellphone provider and an air flight company were also targeted by cyberattacks Monday from Iranian-based hackers called Homeland Justice, something which could not be verified independently.Albania suffered a cyberattack in July 2022 that the government and multinational technology companies blamed on the Iranian Foreign Ministry. Believed to be in retaliation for Albania sheltering members of the Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, or MEK, the attack led the government to cut diplomatic relations with Iran two months later.The Iranian Foreign Ministr...