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Bang! ABC/ESPN’s Breen enters rarified air in Game 5 of NBA Finals with 100th broadcast

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:16 GMT

Mike Breen is currently the dean of television announcers for the NBA Finals — and he is about to enter rarified air space.The ABC/ESPN announcer will reach another milestone on Monday night in Game 5 of the Denver-Miami series. It will be Breen’s 100th NBA Finals broadcast, making him the third basketball announcer on radio or television to reach that mark. He’ll be the sixth U.S. play-by-play voice to eclipse the mark, including the World Series and Stanley Cup Final.Breen missed the first two games of last year’s series due to COVID, which briefly delayed him from reaching the century mark.“I knew how many years I had done the finals, but I never put it into a specific number of games,” said Breen, who is calling his 18th championship series. “I would have never said 100. For some reason, to hear that number was surprising to me, and it’s not something even in my wildest dreams that I thought I could do.“I take it as an honor to reach that mark that I’ve been able to ...

Country singer Jimmie Allen accused in second sexual assault lawsuit, dropped by label

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:16 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Jimmie Allen has been dropped by his record label as he faces a second sexual assault allegation.Allen’s skyrocketing career has come to a halt over two lawsuits, including one filed by his former day-to-day manager, who alleges Allen raped her and that his management team failed to protect her from his predatory behavior.BBR Music Group said in a statement Monday that the Nashville-based label “has dissolved its relationship with Jimmie Allen, he is no longer an active artist on its roster.”The first lawsuit, filed in May and first reported by Variety, accused Allen of sexual trafficking, battery and assault. It also accused the artist management company, Wide Open Music and founder Ash Bowers, of gross negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Both plaintiffs are identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuits.The first accuser’s suit said the management team knew that Allen was sexually harassing her while she was assig...

Denver Nuggets add quite a chunk of change to Kroenke's net worth

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Nuggets' performance will be a boost for owner Stan Kroenke, who owns billions in valuation of Colorado sports teams. All told, Kroenke's major league sports holdings among major U.S sports add about $3.4 billion in valuation to his net worth.There’s a chance this game could clinch the series and give the Denver Nuggets their first-ever NBA Championship. The Nuggets are heavily favored to win tonight's Game 5 of the NBA championships, playing at home where they have a 9-1 postseason record. The Miami Heat are facing a 3-1 loss record, which only one team of 36 has ever recovered from in a seven-game championship series. History greatly favors the Denver Nuggets for Game 5 Businessman Stan Kroenke, the world's 119th wealthiest man, is worth a collective $14.9 billion in 2023, according to a Bloomberg analysis. As the owner of not one but five different Colorado teams, Kroenke's wealth has a bigger foothold in Colorado sports than anyone alive. In addit...

Denver acts fast to remove new encampment from site of prior machete attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The city of Denver's response on Monday to a report of a homeless encampment downtown was much better compared to a few months ago.Last week, the Problem Solvers shared the story of a machete attack committed by a homeless man against the owner of a methadone clinic at 2217 Champa St. Nurse testifies against plastic surgeon in patient’s death In that incident, the owner and the manager of the Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center had called Denver's non-emergency dispatch and made an online report about a homeless tent outside the business on Feb. 6 but received no response from the city.The owner, Lou Charara, called 911 again on Feb. 8 to complain about the homeless tent. As he was on the phone, he was attacked by a machete-wielding man, who had been living in the homeless tent.The attacker still has not been caught.New encampment at machete attack siteOver the weekend, a new encampment of five tents popped up outside the methadone clinic.Roman Oleksyn, manager ...

Shuttle buses to replace trains through end of service after Green Line train derails at Packard’s Corner

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:16 GMT

A trolley derailment along the Green Line’s B Branch prompted major disruptions for commuters Monday, with shuttle buses set to replace train service along a large section of the line through the end of service for the day, according to the MBTA. The transportation authority said around 2:10 p.m. that what was first reported as a disabled train turned out to be a derailed trolley at Packard’s Corner.As crews respond, officials said service between Blandford Street and Washington Street stations would be replaced with shuttle buses, in the meantime.“Expect delays as Buses are dispatched,” the MBTA said in a tweet.In an update 30 minutes later, officials said the switch to shuttle bus service had been extended to between Kenmore and Washington Street, while noting that Route 57 buses would provide free rides to passengers, in the meantime.Two dozen personnel were on scene as of around 5 p.m. working to get the train back on its tracks.By 6 p.m., the train had be...

Judge orders Falmouth pickleball courts closed after neighbor complaints

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:16 GMT

A set of pickleball courts on Cape Cod are closed for the time being after neighbors complained about noise from the popular game. The group in Falmouth had a sound study conducted and hired an attorney after they said the noise in the area was unbearable. A Barnstable Superior Court Judge then ordered the courts closed. “It’s a piercing sound,” said area resident Jon Churchill of the pickleball sound. The pickleball courts in question are situated at the Lawrence School in Falmouth. Churchill lives 80 feet from the courts and can see them from his backyard. “I wear headphones, sometimes, when I’m outside,” he said. “I can’t sit on the deck. I haven’t sat on the deck in two years.”Fellow area resident Dustin Fauth said he can’t escape the sound. “Inside our house, it goes through the windows, kind of through the walls,” Fauth said. “Our bedroom actually faces it so, laying down, taking a nap, going to bed at night, it would be constant ‘Pop, pop, pop.’”...

Another Unsettled Week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:16 GMT

Hopefully you enjoyed our two days of dry weather (yesterday and today) because we go right back into our unsettled pattern this week. If you’re looking for a sliver of good news with the unsettled pattern, it will be a warmer unsettled pattern than what we had last week. Last week was cold, with temperatures in the 60s and several rain chances. This week will be in the 70s with several rain chances. The most likely wet days this week look to be Wednesday and Friday.The interesting thing about our unsettled pattern is the rain hasn’t really been that heavy… at least widespread. If you got underneath a downpour or thunderstorm last week, you probably think I’m crazy for saying that. But those heavy pockets of rain have been spotty so not everyone has benefitted from that rain every single time. When you look at the *days* that recorded rain, it’s rained on 8 of our 11 days so far this month (not counting today, because it’s not over and we may actu...

LIV Golf, PGA Tour deal gets heat from Senate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:16 GMT

WASHINGTON — The leader of a Senate subcommittee is demanding the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf present records about negotiations that led to their new agreement and plans for what golf will look like under the arrangement.Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., sent letters Monday to PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and LIV CEO Greg Norman spelling out the “serious questions regarding the reasons for and terms behind the announced agreement.”Blumenthal, who is chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, said he also wanted to hear the tour’s plans to retain its tax-exempt status.Last week, LIV and the tour stunned the golf world by agreeing to merge the PGA Tour and European tour with the Saudi golf interests, while also dropping all lawsuits between the parties.The governor of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, which bankrolls LIV, will join the PGA Tour board of directors and lead a new business venture as its chairman. The...

Orioles rookie Gunnar Henderson named American League Player of the Week after batting .526

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:16 GMT

Gunnar Henderson’s mammoth blast Sunday — the farthest home run ever hit onto Eutaw Street — didn’t just cap off the best week of the rookie’s nascent career. It culminated the best performance by any player in the American League last week.Henderson was named AL Player of the Week, Major League Baseball announced on Monday. The 21-year-old infielder went 10-for-19 with three home runs, six RBIs, five runs and two stolen bases in five games. He led the AL in batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage last week with a .526/.550/1.053 slash line.A month ago, Henderson, who opened the year as the consensus top prospect in baseball and the front-runner to win the AL Rookie of the Year Award, was hitting .170 with a .651 OPS as he slumped to begin his first full season as a big leaguer. A week ago, he was hitting .201 with a .712 OPS as he slowly started to gain his footing. But after posting a whopping 1.603 OPS last week, he’s now sl...

Millions of COVID patients still don’t have their sense of smell or taste, Mass Eye and Ear study finds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:16 GMT

Many of the patients who lost their sense of smell or taste following a COVID infection still have not fully recovered those senses, according to a new study out of Massachusetts Eye and Ear.Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear looked at the loss of olfactory and gustatory senses and estimated that about 25% of Americans who had COVID-19 reported only partial or no recovery of taste or smell.“We wanted to quantify the national impact of smell disorders resulting from COVID,” said Neil Bhattacharyya, professor of Otolaryngology at Mass Eye and Ear.“With this data we can understand, in big numbers, how many people lost their sense of smell or taste due to COVID infection and how many people never fully recovered those senses,” Bhattacharyya added.The researchers examined data from the 2021 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), a CDC branch, which includes survey data from 29,696 adults.In the NHIS data, COVID patients were asked about the severity of their sympto...