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Zion Williamson makes first appearance in an NBA game since injuring right hamstring last Jan. 2

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:54 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson had 12 points, five rebounds and five assists in 16 minutes during the Orlando Magic’s 122-105 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the preseason opener for both clubs on Tuesday night.It was Williamson’s first appearance in a game since he injured his right hamstring in Philadelphia last Jan. 2. After missing his first two shots, he scored his first points on a crowd-pleasing, two-handed dunk. He later added a 13-foot running floater, a short turnaround and a layup to go with four free throws.The Orlando starters played the first few minutes of the second half. Wendell Carter Jr. finished with 18 points in 19 minutes. Paolo Banchero scored 12, highlighted by his driving, one-handed dunk between Williamson and Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas. Banchero also grabbed six rebounds in 20 minutes.Eleventh overall pick Jett Howard (Michigan coach Juwan Howard’s son) scored eight points for the Magic, and No. 6 Anthony Black added two poi...

Fairfax Co. considers renaming W.T. Woodson High School

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:54 GMT

Fairfax County Public Schools is scheduled to vote Thursday night on whether to move forward with a plan to rename W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Virginia.The school is named after Wilbert Tucker Woodson, the second-longest serving superintendent in the school system, the county said. He worked in the county from 1929 until 1961. However, he opposed desegregation as evidenced by remarks in historical documents, prompting community members to encourage Virginia’s largest school system to rename the high school.In a letter to a school board member in 1959, W.T. Woodson said the “order to desegregate schools is highly improper and infringes on human rights.” FFXNow first reported the details of the letter. Last month, seven school board members sponsored a request to begin the process of changing the name, and to consider naming the school after Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who worked to inform the public about the role of African Americans in U.S. history. At a publi...

Michigan coach Juwan Howard, in recovery mode, has a heart surgery friend in Nebraska’s Fred Hoiberg

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:54 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The college basketball coaching fraternity runs deep, a collegiality among competitors that’s stronger than in most other sports.Here’s yet another example: Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg recently connected with his Michigan counterpart, Juwan Howard, to offer advice and encouragement while Howard recovers from Sept. 15 heart surgery to remove an aortic aneurysm and repair his aortic valve.“We had the exact same procedure,” said Hoiberg, whose 10-year NBA playing career ended suddenly in 2005 when his defect was discovered. “I just told him, ‘I’m here for you if you have any questions.’ I know that recovery’s a bear. It’s really tough to come back from.”Howard’s conditions were identified following a routine medical check. Michigan announced last month that Howard was expected to fully recover in six to 12 weeks and could return to the court in four to six weeks. Assistant coach Saddi Washington, who represented the Wolverines at Big Ten Media Day in...

Trump vuelve a utilizar el terror en el extranjero para defender duras políticas de inmigración

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:54 GMT

(CNN) — Tras los letales ataques de Hamas contra Israel, el expresidente Donald Trump ha recurrido a la estrategia que empleó durante la campaña de 2016 de utilizar el terror en el extranjero – y el temor a futuros ataques en suelo estadounidense – para impulsar políticas de inmigración de línea dura en Estados Unidos.Cronología: así fueron, paso a paso, el ataque de Hamas y la respuesta de IsraelDurante un mitin este lunes en Wolfeboro, Nueva Hampshire, Trump renovó su promesa de restablecer la polémica prohibición de viajes que instauró en su gobierno, y que apunta contra países predominantemente musulmanes, al tiempo que trató de vincular el actual conflicto en Israel y Gaza con la seguridad fronteriza de Estados Unidos. También afirmó, sin pruebas, que la “misma gente” que perpetra ataques violentos en Israel estaba entrando en el país a través de “nuestra frontera sur totalmente abierta”, antes de especular con la posibilidad de que algunas persona...

Seager breaks Bonds’ Division Series record for walks, is 1st in postseason to draw 9 in 3 games

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:54 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager of the Texas Rangers broke Barry Bonds’ Division Series record with his ninth walk, also making postseason history by getting them in just three games.The Baltimore Orioles intentionally walked Seager to load the bases in the second inning ahead of Mitch Garver’s two-run double as the Rangers took a 6-0 lead in Game 3 on Tuesday night.A one-out walk with the bases empty in the fourth made Seager the first to draw nine walks in a three-game stretch in the postseason, one more than Bonds in San Francisco’s four-game loss to Florida in the 2003 NL Division Series.The two walks came after Seager opened the scoring with a 445-foot solo homer in the first.Texas was going for a sweep and its first trip to the American League championship series since 2011.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLBSource

Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniacki set to return to 2024 Australian Open

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:54 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Three former Australian Open champions — Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniacki and Angelique Kerber — are set to return to Melbourne Park in January following maternity leave, joined by 2022 winner Rafael Nadal and hometown favorite Nick Kyrgios.Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley told the tournament launch Wednesday that Nadal (left hip flexor) and Kyrgios (knee, wrist) are expected to return from major injuries in a bid to challenge Novak Djokovic’s dominance at Rod Laver Arena, where he’s clinched 10 of his record 24 Grand Slam titles.“Our 2022 champion Rafa Nadal has been working hard on his rehab for most of this year,” Tiley said. “He always brings his best to Melbourne and no one can doubt how hard he competes. I’ve been in touch with his team and he’s now back on the court and looking forward to returning to Melbourne in January.”Tiley said Djokovic and No. 2-ranked Carlos Alcaraz are expected to lead the men’s contin...

Safer streets for pedestrians at the heart of new Montgomery Co. master plan

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:54 GMT

Montgomery County, Maryland, has a detailed road map with one goal: making the county’s streets safer for pedestrians. Now, the comprehensive plan to improve pedestrian safety has gotten a stamp of approval from the county’s council.The Pedestrian Master Plan was passed unanimously by the 11-member county council on Tuesday.According to county officials, 12 pedestrians have been killed and 450 have been injured so far this year.Last year, 19 pedestrians were killed and 541 were seriously injured in Montgomery County.Dan Langenkamp, whose wife Sarah was killed by a driver as the couple rode their bikes in a bike lane along River Road in Bethesda in August 2022, calls the adoption of the master plan “a good, incremental step” that, he said, “will help save lives, I’m sure of it.”Features of the plan call for increasing “pedestrian satisfaction,” creating a sense of comfort within a “convenient pedestrian network” and improving access to ...

3 stabbed at hotel shelter for families in northeast Denver

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police said three people, including a juvenile, were stabbed at a Denver shelter on Tuesday evening.It happened at the Comfort Inn shelter, which Denver leases to house families, in the 4600 block of Quebec Street. Two adults and one juvenile were transported to a hospital with stab wounds, a police spokesperson told FOX31. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Police did not immediately release information about any suspect in the incident, nor did they say anything about the age of the juvenile.The stabbing happened on the hotel's second floor around 6:45 p.m., according to Laura Wilson, a spokesperson with the Salvation Army. The organization provides case management services for people at the shelter.Wilson said the hotel provides staff for the shelter and was on site when the stabbing happened.Police in Denver said three people were stabbed at a shelter in northeast Denver on Oct. 10, 2023. (KDVR)Safety concerns at Denver shelter f...

Americans in Nazareth barely cross into Jordan after Hamas attack

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A couple with ties to Colorado is still overseas after their trip to Israel took an unexpected turn with a breakout of war.Anne and Randy Vrabel said they were in Nazareth with their church group at the time of the Hamas attack."They told us there had been an attack and that Israel was at war and they didn’t know what was going to happen, so they thought the Dead Sea would be a good place to go to,” Anne said. Colorado’s Jewish, Palestinian communities both hope for peace Anne said they traveled by bus to the Dead Sea, first crossing through the West Bank. "While we were there, refugees were coming in to stay there, refugees from the Gaza Strip that were affected by the violence," Randy said. Once they reached the border to cross into Jordan, the two said they weren’t sure they were going to get through.“It took us four and a half hours, and we finally got through and found out they closed it shortly after we got through, and it hasn’t opened since," Ann...

Construction begins on apartments for unhoused people ages 55 and up

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:47:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver is working to house a thousand people by the end of the year, but other housing developments were already in the works before the mayor launched his plan. On Tuesday, the city celebrated a separate project getting ready to open in the middle of all the other construction. Come next year, dozens of older people who are homeless in Denver will have a place to stay thanks to a collaboration between the city and a community organization."This is really inspiring, I think, to see the kind of momentum we know we need," Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said about the housing development. Denver announces location for first micro-community Momentum is building around the city as more shovels hit the ground for housing projects to get more people off the streets and into stable housing."This is the second permanent supportive housing development that we've welcomed to Council District 3, and we have two more that are coming," Denver City Council President Jamie Torres said...