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Nuggets win Game 4, bring series lead to 3-1 in Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:25 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — The mission for the Denver Nuggets was clear: Come to Miami, get two wins and head back home with a chance to finally become NBA champions.It's officially there for the taking.The 47-year wait for Denver might be over as soon as Monday, with Nikola Jokic and his Nuggets now just one win away from getting the title that he's wanted for so long. Aaron Gordon scored 27 points, Jokic added 23 and the Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 108-95 on Friday night to take a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals.“We haven’t done a damn thing yet,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “We have to win another game to be world champions.” This is what Nuggets players listen to before a game Bruce Brown scored 21 off the bench for the Nuggets, who won their fifth straight road game to grab complete command. They’ll have three chances to win one game for a title, two of those in Denver, the first of them in what’s sure to be a raucous atmosphere for Game 5.Jamal Murray had 15 points and 12 assists — his ...

Nuggets now in full command of NBA Finals, top Heat 108-95 for 3-1 lead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:25 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Aaron Gordon scored 27 points, Nikola Jokic added 23 and the Denver Nuggets moved one win away from their first NBA championship by beating the Miami Heat 108-95 on Friday night to take a 3-1 lead in the title series.Bruce Brown scored 21 off the bench for the Nuggets, who took both games in Miami to grab complete command. They’ll have three chances to win one game for a title, two of those in Denver, the first of them in what’s sure to be a raucous atmosphere for Game 5 on Monday night.Jamal Murray had 15 points and 12 assists — his fourth consecutive double-digit assist game — for Denver.Jimmy Butler scored 25 points for Miami, which has now fallen into 3-1 holes in each of its last three finals appearances — this one joining 2014 and 2020. Bam Adebayo had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Heat, while Kyle Lowry had 13 points.The Heat walked off the floor in silence, fully aware of how much trouble they’re in now.The Nuggets were overwhelming favorites to start ...

Luis Robert Jr. hits RBI single in 9th to give White Sox 2-1 win over Marlins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:25 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Robert Jr. hit an RBI single in the ninth inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 2-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday night.Elvis Andrus singled leading against Dylan Floro (3-4) and took second on a wild pitch before Tim Anderson struck out. The Marlins intentionally walked Andrew Benintendi, and Robert drove the winning single past third baseman Jean Segura.Dylan Cease threw six strong innings, and Liam Hendriks (2-0) worked a 1-2-3 ninth. Yasmani Grandal homered and had three hits, and the White Sox cooled off surging Miami with their sixth victory in seven games. The Marlins had won a season-high six in a row.Cease gave up one run and four hits. The 2022 AL Cy Young Award runner-up struck out seven and walked two.The White Sox opened the weekend series on a winning note after taking two of three from the Yankees in New York even though they were 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position.Miami’s Joey Wendle homered leading off the fifth.Rookie Eury Pér...

Riopelle’s clutch home run leads Florida to 5-4 win over South Carolina in super regional opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:25 GMT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — BT Riopelle hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning and Florida got two other home runs in a 5-4 victory over South Carolina on Friday in the weather-delayed opening game of the Gainesville Super Regional.After a 2-hour, 37-minute weather delay, South Carolina’s Will McGillis hit the second pitch of the game for a home run. Gavin Casas added an RBI-single for a 2-0 lead, but the Gators tied it in the bottom of the first on a two-out home run by Josh Rivera.McGillis came to bat again with one out in the second and delivered an RBI single for a 3-2 South Carolina lead.Florida (49-15) tied it in the fifth on a leadoff home run by Tyler Shelnut and went ahead in the sixth on Riopelle’s deep drive to straightaway center field. Rivera scored from second on a two-out single by Shelnut in the eighth inning.After South Carolina’s three early runs, the Gamecocks were shut down by Brandon Sproat (8-3) and Cade Fisher, as the two did not allow...

Tylor Megill roughed up as Mets losing streak hits 7 with ugly 14-7 loss to the Pirates

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:25 GMT

PITTSBURGH — Against one of the most beautiful backdrops in baseball, the Mets played one of the ugliest games of the season.One night after dropping a devastating extra-inning contest to the Atlanta Braves, the Mets were battered by the Pittsburgh Pirates. The losing streak extended to seven games in a 14-7 loss at PNC Park in the series opener. There were bad fundamentals, misplays, miscues and everything in between.The Mets rallied to score five in the ninth off Rob Zastryzny and closer David Bednar. The fight was there, but the execution wasn’t.Francisco Lindor summed it up succinctly: “It just sucks,” the shortstop said.Tylor Megill was shelled for the third time in four starts, but the defense behind him didn’t exactly help the situation. After taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning, the Mets (30-34) went down 2-0 when a ground-rule double by light-hitting catcher Austin Hedges scored two. Hedges flared one down the right field line and...

Boston police officer shot in Roxbury, listed as ‘stable’ at BMC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:25 GMT

A city police officer was shot “multiple times” Friday night and is in stable condition in Boston Medical Center after coming upon a robbery in progress.The suspect shot the officer and was quickly arrested with two other officers injured but not from gunfire, said Police Commissioner Michael Cox. It was a bang-bang showdown in what the mayor, Cox and district attorney said was an outcome everyone is grateful for.“Thank goodness the officer struck multiple times is still with us,” said Cox outside BMC.The shooting remains under investigation but started in Roxbury on Cedric Street near Magazine Street at about 9:18 p.m. when the officer cam upon a robbery in progress with the suspect armed. The officer was reportedly shot twice, in the back and the leg.BMC is a Level 1 trauma center, the highest a hospital can attain as a go-to ER for critical cases.Mayor Michelle Wu and DA Kevin Hayden also thanked the quick-thinking police and doctors at BMC.“I’...

Black teen shot by officer during struggle was armed with pellet gun, not handgun, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:25 GMT

DENVER (AP) — A Black teen fatally shot by an officer was armed with a pellet gun and not a semiautomatic handgun, police in suburban Denver revealed Friday. Jor’Dell Richardson, 14, was shot June 2 after a struggle on the ground with officers who chased him from a store in Aurora, where he and a group of other teens were suspected of stealing vaping cartridges, according to authorities. Police had originally said that the teen had a semiautomatic, but Chief Art Acevedo corrected that during a press conference held to release body camera video of the shooting. The video does not clearly show what was happening right before the teen is shot. However, his words and the officers’ can be heard during the struggle. Within a matter of a few seconds, an officer tackles Richardson, and the teen says, “Stop, please, you got me.” “Gun, gun, let go of the … gun,” an officer says, using an expletive. He then says he is going to fire, and a gunshot is heard. “They made me do it...

As Biden visits renamed N.C. military base, DeSantis slams ‘political correctness run amok’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:25 GMT

FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden traveled to the recently renamed Fort Liberty in North Carolina on Friday to sign an executive order that aims to bolster job opportunities for military and veteran spouses whose careers are often disrupted by their loved ones’ deployments.Less than 100 miles away at the state’s Republican Party convention, GOP presidential contender, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, vowed to restore the former name of the base that until last week was called Fort Bragg in honor of a Confederate general, if voters elect him president.“It’s an iconic name and iconic base, and we’re not gonna let political correctness run amok in North Carolina,” DeSantis said at the convention in Greensboro hours after Biden’s speech and signing ceremony at Fort Liberty.The installation’s former name honors Gen. Braxton Bragg, a North Carolinian, who was known for owning slaves and losing key Civil War battles that contributed to the Confederacy’s downfall. Biden ma...

Town west of Edmonton with 8,400 residents evacuated due to wildfire danger

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:25 GMT

EDSON, Alta. — A town in western Alberta is facing another evacuation order due to an out-of-control wildfire.Local officials ordered an evacuation for Edson and parts of Yellowhead County early Friday evening — the town’s second such order this spring.“We’ve made the tough decision,” said Luc Mercier, chief administrative officer for Yellowhead County, in a video statement on one of the town’s Facebook pages. “It’s not easy to put in an evacuation order.”Alberta government officials say the fire burning near the community of about 8,400 has jumped fire guards and is moving closer to populated areas, including the town. They warn that there could be impacts to roads and highways if the fire crosses the guards and blocks evacuation routes.“Because that fire is so out of control, some of the forestry crews have had to back off,” Mercier said. “They can’t fight that fire.” Mercier said the fire could threaten...

Two scoreless innings from Jhoan Duran helps Twins to extra-inning win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:25 GMT

TORONTO — The Twins are used to sending Jhoan Duran out to the mound and watching him blow hitters away with his mix of fastballs that routinely top 100 miles an hour, splinkers and curveballs. Often, he mows them down in order, as calm and collected as one can be while hurling a ball towards home plate at incredible speeds.Friday, he might’ve made a few heart rates jump in the visitor’s dugout, but the Twins (32-32) badly needed a win. And who better than their star closer to help pitch them to one. Duran walked a fine line, but with two scoreless innings, he helped the Twins to a 3-2 10-inning victory over the Blue Jays in the series opener at the Rogers Centre, snapping their five-game losing streak.His outing began in an inauspicious manner. Duran hit the first batter he faced and surrendered a double to the next one, finding himself in a jam immediately with his back up against the wall.“I know I have good defense, so I tried to throw every pitch in the zone,” he sa...