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Lakers beat Suns to keep hopes alive of avoiding play-in

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — DeAngelo Russell scored 24 points, Austin Reaves had 22 and Malik Beasley 21 as the Los Angeles Lakers kept their hopes alive of avoiding a spot in the play-in tournament with a 121-107 victory over the resting Phoenix Suns on Friday night.LeBron James had 16 points and Anthony Davis finished with 14 points and 21 rebounds, helping Los Angeles pull away in the fourth quarter. The Lakers remained the seventh seed and in a play-in spot in the Western Conference after Golden State’s victory over Sacramento.Los Angeles (42-39) has won eight of its last nine.The Suns, who are locked into the fourth spot in the West, rested starters Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton. It was the second game of a back-to-back set after Phoenix beat Denver on Thursday.Torrey Craig led Phoenix with 18 points, Jock Landale had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Josh Okogie scored 16 points.It was tied at 96 early in the fourth quarter before the Lakers scored 11 strai...

Bichette’s 3-run HR sends Jays past Trout’s Angels, 4-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Bo Bichette hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied from a two-run deficit to spoil the Los Angeles Angels’ home opener with a 4-3 victory Friday night.Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each had two hits as the Blue Jays opened the final series of their season-opening, 10-game road trip with their fourth consecutive win. Chris Bassitt (1-1) and three relievers combined on a three-hitter.Mike Trout homered on the first pitch he saw and Shohei Ohtani had the other two hits for the Angels, who lost for only the second time in six games. The rest of the Halos’ lineup went 0 for 21.Patrick Sandoval yielded six hits over six innings in his second straight strong start for the Angels, but two relievers wasted a 3-1 lead within two outs of his departure.Jimmy Herget (0-1) gave up a two-out single to George Springer before Bichette hit his second homer of the season, turning the Jays’ two-run deficit into a one-...

Longoria, Carroll hit back-to-back HRs, D-backs top Dodgers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Evan Longoria and rookie Corbin Carroll hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning off Clayton Kershaw, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 on Friday night.Kershaw took a 3-2 lead into the sixth but Longoria launched a low breaking ball into the seats in left-center. Carroll then turned on an inside fastball, giving Arizona a 4-3 lead with a drive over Chase Field’s pool in right-center.Longoria reached four times, adding a double, single and a walk. The Diamondbacks opened a 6-3 lead in the eighth on two-out RBI hits from Nick Ahmed and rookie catcher Gabriel Moreno.Drey Jameson (2-0), Miguel Castro and Andrew Chafin combined to pitch 4 1/3 innings of hitless relief.James Outman and Chris Taylor homered for the Dodgers. Kershaw (1-1) gave up four runs and seven hits over six innings.The Dodgers had won three in a row.Diamondbacks lefty Madison Bumgarner had another shaky evening, giving up three runs and five hits over 4 2/3 innin...

New study shows T. rex may have had thick, scaly lips

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

Chances are you’ve seen a Tyrannosaurus rex on film or in a museum. But what if there’s something we’ve been led to believe about the famous dinosaur that’s wrong?A new study in the journal Science shows T. rexes could have had thick, scaly lips covering its teeth, not exactly the fearsome, exposed choppers that typically come to mind. The study said that the dinosaur specie could have looked more similar to modern Komodo dragons than crocodiles.More Local NewsMore DC News“T. rex, to me, is the iconic American dinosaur,” said Hans Sues, a paleontologist, curator and senior scientist with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in D.C.“In science, you continuously get new information and have to adjust your ideas,” Sues said. He’s still in the camp that thinks T. rexes’ teeth weren’t hidden but admits some of his expert peers are building a case that could change how we perceive the prehistoric creature.Ulti...

Local doctor accused of sexual assault

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A cardiologist is facing sexual assault charges after a woman said she "has no memory" of a date she had with him, an arrest affidavit said. The woman told police she went on a date with Stephen Matthews, who she had met on the Hinge dating app. She said the two had chatted for a few weeks and agreed to meet in person on Jan. 29, the document said. The two had breakfast and mimosas and then she agreed to go to his house, the affidavit said. She told police they played a game, hung out in his hot tub and then she felt ill. The document said the last thing she remembered was being in the hot tub and the next thing she recalled was being checked out by paramedics at her home. Community frustrated over growing trash problem along South Platte River Trail The woman said she learned she took an Uber home at 3:40 p.m. and said she called a friend and her sister who told her she was not making sense. The document said she had "hickies on her chest, but did not remember a...

Two unloading luggage from car struck in hit-and-run crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Two pedestrians were seriously hurt Friday when they were hit by a vehicle in the Ocean Beach neighborhood, authorities said.The hit-and-run crash occurred around 5:43 p.m. in the 4700 block of Greene Street, Sgt. Clint Leisz with the San Diego Police Department said in a news release. A man and woman, both 31 years old, were in the process of unloading luggage from their parked rental black 2022 Nissan Altima SV along the right side of the roadway, when an unknown driver traveling eastbound on Greene Street made an unsafe movement to the right and struck the pedestrians, according to SDPD. Motorcyclist dies in East County crash Police say the driver then left the scene.The man hurt in the collision suffered life-threatening injuries while the woman is in serious condition, but has non-life-threatening injuries, law enforcement confirmed.Anyone with information related to the above incident is encouraged to call the listedCommand handling the investigation or Crime S...

Man sentenced to life in prison for killing twin teenage sisters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

EL CAJON, Calif. -- A man convicted of killing twin sisters will spend the rest of his life in prison.On Friday, a judge sentenced Dwayne Edward Groves Jr. in front of the victims’ families and friends.“He took so much from us in a short period of time. On most days, it’s too much to comprehend,” said Joann Hoyt, the mother of the two victims.Groves murdered his ex-girlfriends twin-teenage daughters, according to his confession. The daughters were sisters described as loving, enjoyed school, basketball and life.“They had so many plans for the future. Plans with friends that will never be fulfilled, milestones they will never cross over," Hoyt said. "This past year we celebrated their 18th birthday and what would have been their graduation.”The victims' grandmother Karen Hoyt addressed the court during sentencing, saying that Groves was "jealous of all they had.""Always wanted to punish them because of that, even though they were good to you," Karen said. Two unloading luggage from...

Tennessee becomes new front in battle for American democracy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has become a new front in the battle for the future of American democracy after Republicans expelled two Black lawmakers from the state Legislature for their part in a protest urging passage of gun-control measures.In separate votes on Thursday, the GOP supermajority expelled Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, a move leaving about 140,000 voters in primarily Black districts in Nashville and Memphis with no representation in the Tennessee House.Kevin Webb, a 53-year-old teacher from Pearson’s district, said removing him “for such a small infraction” is “classic America.”“There’s been bias against Black individuals in this country for 500 years,” Webb said. “What makes us think that it’s going to stop all of a sudden?”Pearson and Jones were expelled in retaliation for their role in the protest, which unfolded in the aftermath of a school shooting in Nashville that killed six people, including three young students. A third Democrat was spared...

Body cam video shows fatal Lincoln Heights standoff shooting involving LAPD officers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

Body cam footage from a deadly standoff involving a man who shot three police officers in Boyle Heights in March was released Friday.The suspect was identified as Jonathan Magaña, 32, a Los Angeles resident who was a wanted convicted felon on parole, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.The shooting took place at a home on the 3800 block of North Broadway Street in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood. The suspect ran inside the home and barricaded himself, leading to a violent, hours-long standoff.SWAT Team members and officers surrounded the home and called out to Magaña, but he refused to surrender. Eventually, a chemical agent was deployed in an attempt to get the suspect to come out peacefully.“Unfortunately, that suspect responded to the chemical agent by opening the shed and opening fire on the officers,” said LAPD. “The officers then returned fire and as a result, three officers with the Metropolitan K-9 unit were struck.”Body cam video from officers at the scene showe...

Man escapes after barricading himself inside West Hollywood apartment after shooting neighbor through wall: LASD

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:57 GMT

A man who allegedly shot his neighbor through a wall in a West Hollywood apartment Friday morning has escaped and is on the run after barricading inside the building, authorities said. The suspect is described as a white male in his 30s. He’s considered armed and dangerous and is a resident of the apartment complex, said the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.The incident was reported around 8:15 a.m. at The Dylan Apartments on the 7100 block of Santa Monica Boulevard and deputies responded to a noise complaint, officials said. A woman in her 50s was transported to a hospital with two gunshot wounds, one to her neck and one to her leg, said Deputy Miguel Meza. The injuries were not life-threatening. The woman was believed to be alone in her kitchen when the bullets went through the wall and struck her, Meza said. Authorities do not believe the victim was targeted by the shooter, but are still investigating.Seven apartments near where the shooting occurred were evacuated as a pr...