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Nuggets crush Lakers’ hopes with three greatest strengths, one at a time: “They’re a force. Tough for us to stop.”

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:33:18 GMT

LOS ANGELES — With a triad of methods to issue a third successive strike to the heart, the Denver Nuggets humbled Hollywood, turned Crypto.com Arena into a crypt and crushed the Lakers’ hopes once and for all.Los Angeles isn’t officially done yet, but not even the NBA’s most celebrated franchise has pulled off what LeBron James and company must attempt now. In playoff history, teams to lead a series 3-0 have won the series 149 times out of 149.“I’ve never been in a position like this,” Lakers forward Rui Hachimura said when asked how to avoid feeling discouraged by the heft of that history. “So I don’t know.”“Right now, I can’t really give you anything (optimistic),” guard Austin Reaves said after a 119-108 Denver win Saturday night.To take a 3-0 lead, the Nuggets awed L.A. with an orderly and comprehensive display of their three greatest strengths, one at a time. It left the Lakers with nothing to do exce...

Colorado Rapids unable to climb back from two-goal deficit in 3-2 loss to Real Salt Lake

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:33:18 GMT

COMMERCE CITY — Going down two goals — twice — against a team’s bitter rival is enough to drive a head coach to give a blunt one-sentence, 11-word opening remark following a loss.Colorado Rapids head coach Robin Fraser did just that in his opening postgame comments following a thoroughly disappointing 3-2 loss to Real Salt Lake in the first leg of the Rocky Mountain Cup Saturday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.“We can’t expect to concede goals like that and win games,” Fraser said.The Rapids lost a third straight game in the span of one week, as they were unable to fight back from two-goal deficits twice at 2-0 and 3-1. Despite a late goal from Lalas Abubakar, it wasn’t enough. Colorado (2-6-6, 12 points) was unable to find its home form again as it is still winless at DSGP. The Rapids are 0-3-3 through six games this season — the last team in MLS without a home win.“As we talked about last time, one goal can’t turn into four...

Kiszla: On the verge of their first NBA Finals appearance, Nuggets ready to kick down that freakin’ door

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:33:18 GMT

LOS ANGELES — Pinch yourself, Nuggets Nation. The dream is real. For the first time in their NBA history, the Nuggets are on the doorstep of the Finals.Knock politely? No way. No how.After rocking the L.A. Lakers 119-108 on Saturday night, the Nuggets are ready to kick down that freakin’ door.“I’ve never looked at the history of the Nuggets as a weight or a burden. I’ve looked at it as an opportunity to be the first team to win a championship,” coach Michael Malone told me as we stood outside the Denver locker room after the victory.Eddie Murphy was here at Crypto.com Arena, with his feet on the floor near midcourt, wearing sunglasses. Indoors. At night. In a building drenched in Hollywood glitz, Jake Gyllenhaal turned the head of every lady in the house. And, at 86 years old, Jack Nicholson is still so cool he doesn’t even feel the need to comb his hair.So many stars.But on this spring night in SoCal, Nuggets guard Jamal Murray outshined th...

Thousands evacuated from Rose Bowl concert due to severe thunderstorm

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:33:18 GMT

Thousands of concertgoers were evacuated from the Rose Bowl on Saturday night due to an unexpected thunderstorm.The Cruel World Music Festival featured headliners such as Iggy Pop, Siouxsie, Billy Idol and more. Event organizers stopped the concert during Iggy Pop's performance and ordered everyone out due to lightning being spotted near the venue."Due to severe weather, please exit the event site and move to your vehicles or protected areas outside of the event site for safety,” officials Tweeted. “The festival has been postponed until further notice. Please evacuate the festival site immediately. Use the nearest emergency exits.”Thousands were evacuated during The Cruel World Music Festival at the Rose Bowl due to a severe thunderstorm warning on May 20, 2023. (@AlbertPBJ)"We are tracking a strong thunderstorm moving southwest from near Mt. Wilson to between Pasadena and Monrovia," according to the National Weather Service. "This storm may produce strong gusty winds, heavy downpou...

Plane crashes into Pacific Ocean off coast of Half Moon Bay

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:33:18 GMT

(KRON) -- A plane crash off the coast of Half Moon Bay is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. Puppy missing from Fremont home after residential burglary The plane involved was a Viking Air DHC-6-400 Twin Otter, the NTSB said. The plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean about 40 miles off the Northern California coast around 2:15 p.m. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The plane was flying from Santa Rosa to Honolulu, Hawaii, and initial information shows that two people were on board the flight, the Federal Aviation Administration tells KRON4.

Vela’s stoppage-time PK goal lifts LAFC over Earthquakes 2-1

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:33:18 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carlos Vela scored on a penalty kick in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time and Los Angeles FC rallied for a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.The victory leaves defending-champion LAFC (7-1-4) atop the Western Conference standings after the Seattle Sounders lost to the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0.LAFC jumped out to a lead in the third minute of the match on goal by Stipe Biuk. José Cifuentes and Ryan Hollingshead had assists on Biuk’s second goal this season.San Jose (5-5-3) pulled even seven minutes into the second half on an unassisted goal by defender Miguel Trauco. It was the first career goal for Trauco, who has made 12 appearances over the past two seasons.LAFC finished with advantages of 15-14 in shots and 6-3 in shots on goal.John McCarthy saved two shots for LAFC. JT Marcinkowski had five saves for San Jose.The Earthquakes entered play with six wins in the last eight match-ups with LAFC. San Jose handed LAFC its only...

Haney retains lightweight titles with unanimous decision over Lomachenko

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:33:18 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney retained his titles by winning a controversial unanimous decision over former three-division champion Vasiliy Lomachenko on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden.Lomachenko dominated the latter rounds and outpunched Haney, 124-110.But much to the dismay of the 14,436 fans in attendance, all three judges had Haney winning. Tim Cheatham and David Sutherland scored the fight 115-113, while Dave Moretti had it 116-112“Lomachenko is a future Hall of Famer,” Haney said. “It was a blessing. He was my toughest opponent. He was very crafty. He turns it up in the championship rounds. (This fight) put me in the history books forever.”Haney improved to 30-0. Lomachenko, 35, dropped to 17-3.Now Haney has a decision to make, as he will be a free agent when he wakes up Sunday morning, as his three-fight deal with Top Rank and Lou DiBella is now expired.The 24-year-old has plenty of options, as he could stay at 135 pounds for one final f...

Valdez’s 3-run homer, Sale’s 7 strong innings carry Red Sox over Padres 4-2

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:33:18 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Emmanuel Valdez hit a three-run homer and Chris Sale allowed just three hits — two of them home runs — in seven innings for the Boston Red Sox, who beat San Diego 4-2 Saturday night to send the Padres plummeting to their fourth straight loss and 11th in 13 games. The 34-year-old Sale (4-2) had his fourth strong start and helped the Red Sox win their fourth straight game. The lefty allowed homers to Juan Soto and Fernando Tatis Jr. but otherwise shut down a superstar-studded offense with baseball’s third-highest payroll that continues to look lost at the plate.Sale got all the backing he needed when Valdez drove a pitch from Joe Musgrove (1-2) several rows into the right field seats with one out in the second, his third. Sale allowed Soto’s shot to right-center leading off the second, his eighth, and Tatis’ 440-foot shot into the second deck in left leading off the sixth, his seventh.Sale struck out eight and walked one. He has gone six-plus innings...

Vite, own-goal lead Whitecaps to 2-0 victory over Sounders

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:33:18 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Pedro Vite scored just before halftime and the Vancouver Whitecaps used an own-goal by Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei in the second half to post a 2-0 victory over the Sounders on Saturday night.Vite’s second netter of the season was unassisted, coming in the 44th minute to give Vancouver (4-4-6) a 1-0 lead.Frei’s own-goal came in the 58th minute and completed the scoring.The Whitecaps beat Seattle (7-5-2) for a second straight time at home after ending a 15-match winless streak with a 2-1 victory last September.Yohei Takaoka made one save to earn the clean sheet for the Whitecaps. Frei had four saves for the Sounders.Vancouver had advantages of 17-8 in shots and 5-1 in shots on goal.The Sounders entered the match with three wins in its last six away from home after posting just three victories in its previous 28 road matches.It marks the first time that the Whitecaps have beaten the Sounders and the Portland Timbers at home in the same...

Dominant 7-inning start by Chris Sale paved way to Red Sox series win in San Diego

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:33:18 GMT

SAN DIEGO — Before Saturday night, Chris Sale had faced the San Diego Padres once in his career.Back when he was a 25-year-old Chicago White Sox hurler, he’d pitched a 1-run complete game against them on June 1, 2014.Almost exactly nine years later, the now-34-year-old dominated them again. Coming off the first and only 8-inning start by a Red Sox pitcher this season (and his longest since August 8, 2019), Sale went seven innings, struck out eight, and held the Padres to a pair of solo home runs.Through four, Soto’s 409-ft blast was the only hit (and run) Sale gave up. The southpaw punished the slugger for it, too, getting him to strike out swinging on a 97.6 mph four-seamer to end the fourth.A Chris Sale 98-mph K for your viewing pleasure. pic.twitter.com/2dg4M6HrN3— Red Sox (@RedSox) May 21, 2023Following the Soto homer, Sale sat down the next nine batters before beginning the fifth with a leadoff walk to Nelson Cruz. After issuing a one-out walk, the Padres had ...