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Keeler: Can Avalanche win Stanley Cup without Gabe Landeskog? Colorado’s new forwards have zero doubts.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:04:10 GMT

Big Val Nichushkin wasn’t the only one who vanished. According to Moneypuck.com, the Colorado Avalanche last spring trotted out six offensive combos that logged at least 10 minutes of postseason ice time without stars Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen.In seven games, those six lines gave up (checks notes) three goals and scored (checks notes again) … once.Good night, Irene. And hello, Cancun.“Nate and Mikko are very elite,” new Avs left winger Jonathan Drouin told me earlier this week in advance of Colorado’s season-opening puck drop at Los Angeles on Wednesday night. “And on a lot of those nights, they’re going to be players to make the difference.“There’s going to be nights where somebody has to step up. And I think that’s that we have and the new guys we brought in … we’re going to have to make sure that secondary scoring is there, and we’re helping these two top guys not have to carry the whole team ...

Tony Boselli, Woody Paige, Rudy Carey headline Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:04:10 GMT

Pro football legend Tony Boselli, former Denver Post columnist Woody Paige and record-setting high school boys basketball coach Rudy Carey are among a group of five who were selected for induction into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.The three will be joined by former Broncos defensive end Barney Chavous and longtime sports writer Scott Stocker in the Class of 2024, the Hall of Fame announced Tuesday afternoon.All five will be inducted at the 59th annual banquet April 17 at the Hilton Denver City Center.Denver Post fileWoody Paige waits for a homerun ball in 1998.Such honors are becoming old hat for Boselli, the one-time Fairview High School star offensive lineman who’s also been inducted into both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame. The USC product was drafted second overall by Jacksonville in the 1995 NFL draft, then went on to earn three All-Pro and five Pro Bowl nods over seven seasons with the Jaguars.Paige has covered Colorado sports since the 1970s, working as a...

Quay Miller building on highs, learning from lows in final year with CU Buffs women’s hoops

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:04:10 GMT

Unless you’re the team cutting down the nets at the very end of the Big Dance, every NCAA Tournament run ends with heartbreak.It was no different for Colorado’s Quay Miller when she and her teammates trudged off the floor on March 25 on the wrong end of an upset bid against Iowa that ended the tourney run for the Buffaloes in the Sweet 16.Miller could have taken her basketball and gone home, and it wouldn’t have been much of a trip. That Sweet 16 loss against Iowa occurred in Seattle, just a few minutes from Miller’s suburban hometown of Renton. The start of Miller’s offseason began with a faceoff with a critical decision. Yet even in the gut-wrenching moments after that loss, Miller knew the somber flight back to Colorado wasn’t going to mark the beginning of her end in Boulder.There always is a sense of unfinished business when a season ends in the tournament, but rarely does the same team get to return essentially intact to finish that business. With Miller and guard Jaylyn Sherr...

Police investigating 'use of force' incident downtown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:04:10 GMT

Two people were wounded after a “use of force” incident involving police in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday, authorities confirmed to KTLA.  Details are limited and it’s unclear what exactly led to the situation, but an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department requested backup at around 4:25 p.m. at a parking structure near 5th and Hill streets.   L.A. County DA investigator and wife killed in violent crash Several patrol units responded, and two ambulances were requested — one for a person who was hit with a stun gun and another for a person suffering from stab wounds, police said.  L.A. Police and fire department personnel on the scene of a "use of force" incident downtown on Oct. 10, 2023. (LAPD)Authorities confirmed that at least one person is in custody and there are no other outstanding suspects.  Downtown commuters should avoid the area between 6th and Hill streets due to police activity and the ongoing investigation. 

City shuts down illegal cannabis operation in South Los Angeles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:04:10 GMT

City officials shut down an illegal cannabis operation in South Los Angeles on Tuesday.The store has operated since 2018 at a building on the 2100 block of West Florence Avenue, according to L.A. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto. The owners are accused of illegally selling cannabis and cannabis products from the storefront, which is located within 700 feet of two elementary schools and a library, authorities said.The owners and their alleged shell companies used in the operation were identified as:-Jin Kang and his company JYP Investments, LLC. Kang is the current property owner.-Tony Huang and his companies 2138 W Florence Investment LLC, Group 25 Holdings LLC, and TNS Management Group, LLC-Philip Oh and his companies LA Florence Investment LLC and Global Solutions I LLCOver the past few years, Los Angeles police received ongoing complaints regarding the illegal shop including multiple car accidents, heavy foot traffic and cannabis being sold to minors. LAPD officers executed nin...

Hollywood Writers Ratify New Contract, End Strike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:04:10 GMT

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) announced that a new contract was ratified, officially closing their strike against major studios.The WGA had announced a tentative agreement two weeks ago, saying it was reviewing final details and language within the contract before putting it to a vote.“99% of WGA members have voted in favor of ratifying the 2023 MBA,” the WGA said. “We would not have been able to achieve this industry-changing contract without WGA Chief Negotiator Ellen Stutzman, Negotiating Committee Co-Chairs Chris Keyser and David A. Goodman, and the entire WGA Negotiating Committee.”To our #SagAftraMembers:SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP held negotiations and have concluded for the day. Bargaining will continue on Wednesday, Oct. 11, with the parties working independently on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/7PFe3FmHTZ— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) October 10, 2023The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), represents multiple studios in negotiations, such as Netflix, Disney, ...

Former Dodger Trevor Bauer Speaks On Sexual Assault Case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:04:10 GMT

Former Dodger pitcher Trevor Bauer revealed evidence presented in discovery after settling lawsuits derived from 2021 sexual assault accusations.The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office never pressed criminal charges on Bauer after reviewing an investigation by the Pasadena Police Dept. However, litigation continued through a defamation suit from the former Dodger and counter defamation suit by the accuser.Bauer posted a video to social media, saying he was “finally able to talk about this.”“Over the last two years I’ve been forced to defend my integrity and my reputation in a very public setting,” Bauer said in the video. “Hopefully this is the last time I have to do so, as I prefer to just remain focused on doing my job, winning baseball games and entertaining fans around the world.”In the video, Bauer showed a series of text messages that Hill sent to friends, insinuating a setup on her part. Some of the messages showed conversations where Hi...

Man Fatally Struck in Hit-and-Run Collision on 101 Freeway [Los Angeles, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:04:10 GMT

Male Pedestrian Killed in Fatal Accident near North near North Vermont AvenueLOS ANGELES, CA (October 10, 2023) – Early Friday morning, a hit-and-run incident on the 101 Freeway claimed the life of a man.The incident occurred near North Vermont Avenue, with dispatchers arriving at the scene around 4:45 a.m.As of now, the circumstances leading up to the collision are unclear. However, preliminary reports suggest that a male pedestrian was dragged by a vehicle for several hundred yards.Emergency medical personnel pronounced the man dead at the scene. In response, authorities closed the southbound lanes of the 101 Freeway for investigation.The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner has only identified the deceased victim as a man in his twenties. Officials from Los Angeles have yet to release further information about the collision.As of now, the suspect responsible for the hit-and-run remains at large.The team at Sweet James offers their warm and sincerest sympathies ...

‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Lidia hits Mexico

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:04:10 GMT

By Nouran Salahieh | CNNHurricane Lidia made landfall in west-central Mexico Tuesday as an “extremely dangerous” category 4 storm, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain to the area and threatening significant flooding, according to the National Hurricane Center.The hurricane’s center, with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph, slammed into the state of Jalisco, near Las Penitas, shortly before 6 p.m. MT, according to the National Hurricane Center.Lidia is expected to pound the region with generally 4 to 8 inches of rain, and even up to 12 inches in some areas, likely fueling flash flooding and mudslides, the hurricane center said.“A dangerous storm surge is expected to produce significant coastal flooding near and to the south of where Lidia made landfall. Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves,” the hurricane center said.Lidia is moving toward the east-northeast at around 16 mph, with hurricane-force winds extending 30 miles out. Lidia’s center is...

Oakland: Police identify 20-year-old killed in double shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:04:10 GMT

OAKLAND — Police here have identified a 20-year-old man who was killed in late August during a shooting that also wounded an 18-year-old man.Demani William, 20, of San Francisco, was shot and killed Aug. 30. No one has been arrested in connection with the shooting, and police are investigating the possibility it was gang-related, authorities say.William and an 18-year-old man were found suffering from gunshot wounds on the 1400 block of 8th Avenue, a little after midnight on Aug. 30. Police soon determined that the shooting took place in a different part of Oakland, at the 600 block of East 18th Street, authorities said.The 18-year-old was hospitalized but survived. During a search of the vehicle he and William were in, officers found a loaded pistol with an extended magazine, police said.Police haven’t said if they’ve pinpointed a specific motive, nor have they released any information about potential suspects.In the days after William’s death, his Instagram...