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Celtics outlast Nets 124-114 behind Tatum and Holiday’s double-doubles

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:30:21 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 124-112 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night.Tatum was one of five players to finish in double figure scoring for Boston, which improved to 5-0 this season.Jaylen Brown had 23 points for the Celtics, and Kristaps Porzingis added 22. Jrue Holiday recorded a double-double with 18 points and 10 assists. Luke Kornet scored 11 off the bench.Playing its second game in as many days, Brooklyn dropped to 3-3.Cam Thomas led the Nets with 27. Spencer Dinwiddie and Mikal Bridges each chipped in with 19. Dorian Finney-Smith contributed 14, and Lonnie Walker IV and Day’Ron Sharpe scored 13 and 11, respectively, off the bench.Boston led 70-58 at halftime, but was outscored 30-21 in the third quarter and went into the fourth with a slim, three-point advantage.Brooklyn cut the deficit to one, 96-95, on Dennis Smith Jr.’s 3 with 7:47 left, but the Celtics immediately responded with a 14-4 spu...

Jayson Tatum scores 10,000th career point as Celtics hold off Nets

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:30:21 GMT

NEW YORK — Joe Mazzulla has referenced the Celtics’ horrible loss to the Nets last March – when they blew a 28-point lead – multiple times this season. It provided some of his biggest lessons as a first-year head coach. It made him study momentum, among other things, to make sure something like that never happened again.Facing the Nets for the first time since that disastrous loss on Saturday night, the Celtics were reminded why their opponent was so tough that night in March.These Nets, while much less talented than the Celtics, are tough. They were playing the second night of a back-to-back. They were missing key players, including Ben Simmons. That didn’t stop them from hanging tough for most of the night at Barclays Center, where they erased several deficits.But these Celtics, with a few new pieces, are a different team.Despite Cam Thomas and the Nets’ best shot, the Celtics were too much to handle. So far, they’re not letting history from last season repeat itself. Jayson Tatum...

Enbridge gas leak forces multiple homes to be evacuated in East York

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:30:21 GMT

A gas leak forced the evacuation of several homes after a major line break in East York on Saturday night.Toronto police initially said four homes were evacuated as a precaution following a gas main break on Eden Park Road in the area of St. Clair Avenue East and O’Connor Drive. The evacuation was later expanded to include homes within a 200-foot radius of the leak. A TTC bus was brought in to shelter displaced residents so that Enbridge Gas could begin repairs. Around 10:30 p.m. Enbridge Gas said the line had been crimped and residents were being let back into their homes. There is no indication what caused the break.

Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus calls on alderman to step down from leadership position after 'bullying' allegations

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:30:21 GMT

CHICAGO — The Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus (CABC) is calling on Mayor Johnson's Floor Leader Carlos Ramirez-Rosa to step down from his leadership post following allegations that he attempted to block one of their members from attending a controversial city council meeting on Thursday.The CABC alleges that Ald. Ramirez-Rosa attempted to physically restrain Ald. Emma Mitts (37th Ward) from entering the chamber. Neighbor shocked after 10-year-old shot while inside home on South Side The council was set to decide whether to let voters weigh in on Chicago's status as a sanctuary city, but the meeting ended in a storm of shouting and allegations.At least 26 alderpeople need to be present for the referendum vote to take place. The fractured body attempted several times to vote but came up short.The CABC released a statement on Saturday calling on Ramirez-Rosa to resign as Floor Leader and Chairman of the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks, and Building Standards.  CPD: Group commits 10 ...

Overflowing pond worries Round Rock neighborhood after recent rain

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:30:21 GMT

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Home and business owners near a retention pond in the Upper Brushy Creek area say an issue with its drainage system has lead it to overflow into the neighborhood.Keeley Phillips, co-founder of Mack Phillips Tennis Academy, said one of her tennis courts has been completely underwater for more than a week after several inches of rain last week.Phillips said at first, the rain started to fill the pond but once it subsided the water did not recede through a drain in its dam and water continued to overfill the area around the pond. She said she and other neighbors contacted the Upper Brushy Creek WCID which manages the pond about the issue. They say the agency shared plans to send out a diver on Monday to address a possible clog in the drainage system.Phillips said waiting for action has come at a cost to her students.“I have a lot of kids who are actually in the middle of their high school season right now who are relying on practice times and we're having to ...

Wild rally from three-goal deficit, beat Rangers, 5-4, in shootout

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:30:21 GMT

Before the Wild’s game Saturday against the New York Rangers at Xcel Energy Center, Minnesota head coach Dean Evason expressed optimism that his team would be ready from the drop of the first puck.New York Rangers right wing Jimmy Vesey (26) scores a goal past Minnesota Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson (32) next to Wild defenseman Jacob Middleton (5) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)Asked how he would know, after just a few shifts, if the team was indeed ready, Evason said, “If we don’t get scored on. How’s that?”Evason got his answer, but it wasn’t the one he wanted.The NHL’s hottest team steamrolled the Wild early, scoring three goals in the first 6 minutes, 53 seconds to take control early, 3-0, and it looked like more of the same for a Minnesota team that entered with a four-game losing streak.But the Wild rallied with four straight goals to send the game to overtime — and take a 4-3 lead on Marco Rossi’s...

Towns, Edwards get going in Timberwolves’ win over Utah

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:30:21 GMT

Not only did the Timberwolves win Saturday — beating Utah 123-95 for their second straight victory at Target Center — they did it largely through the efforts of their two star players.That hasn’t often been the case this season as Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards have struggled in their own ways. Towns struggled to find clean looks from the power forward position, and Edwards struggled to work within the flow of Minnesota’s offensive system.Neither was an issue Saturday, as Towns took advantage of 1-on-1 opportunities in the post and beat Utah’s occasional looks of zone defense with his outside shot, while Edwards was consistently aggressive, but in a sensible way.Edwards finished with 31 points, eight rebounds and six assists, while Towns tallied 25 points and seven boards.Just as importantly, Rudy Gobert finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Of his five buckets, at least three of them came off interior feeds from Towns and Edwards, who ingrat...

How the Gophers squandered many chances in Illinois loss

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:30:21 GMT

Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said critical miscues in November games often go under the microscope for further examination.“You can’t make mistakes, and I thought we played really clean football for a long time, but there are some catastrophic things that happen,” Fleck said after a 27-26 loss to Illinois at Huntington Bank Stadium. “Whatever happens in November, good or bad, gets magnified.”There were plenty of slides to move under the lens for a much closer look after Saturday loss. Here are some of the biggest miscues:— Gophers kick returner Sean Tyler continued to be plagued by fumbling issues this season when he coughed up the opening kickoff. Illinois recovered the ball and took a 7-0 lead three plays later.Fleck showed faith by going back to Tyler after he fumbled yet again in the Michigan State win last week, but after his latest fumble, Tyler was immediately replaced on kickoff returns and didn’t have any carries as a running back Saturday.— Linebacker Cody Lindenberg and safet...

Schenn, Kyrou star in Blues' 6-3 victory over Canadiens

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:30:21 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou each had a goal and two assists, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Saturday night.Alexy Toropchenko, Robert Thomas, Kasperi Kapanen and Brandon Saad also scored for St. Louis. Joel Hofer made 30 saves.The Blues (5-4-1) recorded back-to-back wins for the first time this season. They beat New Jersey 4-1 on Friday night.Juraj Slafkovsky, Brendan Gallagher and Nick Suzuki scored for Montreal (5-4-2) in its third consecutive loss. Samuel Montembeault made 29 stops.St. Louis led 3-2 after two periods, and then scored three times in the third. Toropchenko posted a short-handed goal at 2:50. Schenn made it 5-2 with his first goal of the season at 5:53, and Kapanen scored into an empty net at 16:00.Suzuki scored his third goal with 1:28 remaining, but that was it for Montreal.Kyrou put St. Louis in front 1:24 into the first. Schenn got the puck in the corner and made a nifty pass to Kyrou, who was parked just to the ri...

Aho scores in overtime as Hurricanes rally past Islanders 4-3

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:30:21 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored 1:14 into overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from three goals down to beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Saturday night.Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and an assist, Jalen Chatfield and Dmitry Orlov also scored and Andrei Svechnikov had two assists for Carolina, which has won four of five. Antti Raanta had 22 saves.Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist, and Noah Dobson and Simon Holmstrom also scored for the Islanders, who were 3-0-1 in their last four. Bo Horvat had two assists, and Ilya Sorokin finished with 44 saves.Aho scored in the extra period just after Raanta denied Ryan Pulock’s point-blank shot. Dobson opened the scoring with 2:20 left in the first period with the teams skating 4-on-4. The defenseman skated in close on Raanta before flipping a backhand past the goalie for his third goal of the season. Dobson leads the Islanders with 10 points (three goals, seven assists).Holmstrom made it 2-0 with a short-handed goal at 4...