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Kiszla: Michael Malone with Nuggets five wins away from first NBA championship: “I want to write history.”

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:42:03 GMT

LOS ANGELES — It’s the trophy a basketball nerd who grew up to be a billionaire wants the most. And it’s the job of Nuggets coach Michael Malone to turn the impossible dream of Stan Kroenke into reality, before the boss decides there’s a smarter way to spend his money.If that’s not pressure on a coach blessed with a generational talent named Nikola Jokic, what is?“I joke with Stan and Josh Kroenke. I see the Rams win the Super Bowl, the Avs win the Stanley Cup and the teams they own win championships. And I tell them: ‘Here with the Nuggets, we have to do our part,’ ” Malone told me late Saturday night, after 37 points by guard Jamal Murray led Denver to a 119-108 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers, pushing the Nuggets to within one victory of their first NBA Finals berth in franchise history.“I know one thing: Stan loves all of his teams. But he’s a basketball fan at heart. And I know Josh is a basketball fan at heart. So I know how much this means to them.”Prior to Game ...

Thieves steal $60,000 worth of equipment from work truck in Paramount

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:42:03 GMT

Surveillance video captured the moment thieves pulled up to a home in Paramount and stole a work truck with tens of thousands of dollars worth of equipment from a family run plumbing business inside the vehicle. The heist happened in broad daylight. Within just a matter of minutes, the truck’s owner, Israel Galarza, estimates the thieves made off with nearly $60,000 of his tools, making it difficult for him to even do his job.  “We’ve worked so hard for every little tool and part in this truck,” he told KTLA.  The owner of Galarza Plumbing said he’d been completing a job on Marcelle Street when the incident happened. On Friday, his truck was found, but not only were his tools gone, the vehicle’s catalytic converter had been taken and the hood stripped from the car as well.  “For a two minute, one minute thing to completely...somebody to take your livelihood away. Just looking at what the results are, it just sucks. It really sucks,” Galarza said.  Along with the ...

Couple killed in Exposition Park hit-and-run crash; witnesses help apprehend driver

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:42:03 GMT

Two people died when a driver slammed into their car as they were leaving a drive-thru in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park neighborhood early Sunday morning. The driver ran from the scene but was arrested a short time later.The collision happened around 12:30 a.m. at 3998 S. Normandie Ave. near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and a half-mile from the L.A. Memorial Coliseum.The victims had just picked up food from the drive-thru of a Burger Factory when the driver of a white Jeep hit their white BMW traveling between 80 or 90 miles per hour, according to Los Angeles Police. The male suspect tried to run away from the crash scene, but witnesses helped ensure he didn’t get away.The collision happened around 12:30 a.m. at 3998 S. Normandie Ave. near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. May 21, 2023. (KTLA)“There were witnesses that gave chase, followed him, and tried to stay within eyesight of the suspect. Ultimately, this led to him being taken in...

Esta ciudad japonesa resurgió de las cenizas. Ahora recibe a millones

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:42:03 GMT

(CNN) — Los restos de la cúpula Genbaku (bomba atómica) de Hiroshima tienen un aspecto inquietantemente idéntico al que tenían hace 78 años, cuando el ejército estadounidense detonó una bomba atómica sobre esta ciudad japonesa, la primera utilizada en una guerra.Lanzada a primera hora de la mañana del 6 de agosto de 1945, mató instantáneamente a miles de personas, algunas de las cuales se vaporizaron a temperaturas de entre 3.000 y 4.000 grados centígrados.En el hipocentro de la bomba, solo quedó en pie la cúpula Genbaku -antigua Sala de Promoción Industrial de la Prefectura de Hiroshima-, que había quedado a medio explotar cuando la bomba arrasó la ciudad de Hiroshima.A día de hoy, es un duro recordatorio para todos los que viven y visitan la ciudad del devastador impacto de la guerra.Un hombre se relaja junto al río en un banco con vista a la cúpula Genbaku. (Foto: Emiko Jozuka/CNN)Aunque el telón de fondo de la ciudad puede servir como recordatorio simbólico de las atrocida...

Could exercise help you recover from drug addiction?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:42:03 GMT

If you are trying to recover from addiction, pumping iron or going out on a morning run can do more than just improve your cardio health.Dr. Veronica Deza, who works with Kaiser Permanente in Virginia, says a new review of existing research reveals a link between physical activity and overcoming addiction to hard drugs.The studies she mentioned mostly come from Europe and are smaller in scope. But, she says, the data could potentially influence how we treat drug addiction.While we already know exercise can help with mental conditions like depression and anxiety, Deza points out that physical activity “may help or decrease, or block, the response in the brain to drugs of abuse.”Deza says it’s one of those things that seems obvious when you think about it, but it’s never been approached in this way before.The studies she mentioned have shown that the endorphins released in the brain when you are physically active can decrease the craving to achieve a high elsew...

Rain, even smoke help fight wildfires in Alberta; new blaze brings evacuation in British Columbia

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:42:03 GMT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Scattered rains and even smoke cover cooled air temperatures and helped efforts to fight wildfires in Alberta over the weekend, officials said Sunday, while a new fire in neighboring British Columbia led to an evacuation order for one rural area.As the heavy smoke brought cooler temperatures, it also limited the ability to fly firefighting aircraft and it can harm the health of people having to breathe it, authorities added.“I couldn’t say one outweighs the other. We will take advantage of any opportunity we have, and if it’s providing an opportunity for more on-the-ground firefighting, then that’s what we’re able to do,” Christie Tucker, an Alberta fire official, said at a news conference.Tucker said only five new wildfires started between Friday morning and Sunday morning, part of which he attributed to Albertans respecting restrictions on fires and ATV use. Overall Sunday, 84 fires burned in the province, 23 of which were out of control. More than 10,000 ...

Hovland endures another near miss at a major at PGA, believes his time is coming

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:42:03 GMT

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Viktor Hovland knows his moment on golf’s biggest stage is coming. Of course, he’d be fine if it would just hurry up and get here already.For the third straight major, the 25-year-old Norwegian with the incandescent wardrobe and the even more vibrant game found his name floating near the top leaderboard on the final day. And for the third straight major, Hovland watched someone else putt out on the 18th and raise their arms in triumph.Last summer on the Old Course at St. Andrews, it was Cam Smith. Last month at Augusta National, it was Jon Rahm. On Sunday at a suddenly forgiving Oak Hill, it was playing partner Brooks Koepka, who spent four entertaining and occasionally tense hours fending off challenge after challenge from Hovland before pulling away in the fading western New York sunlight.Hovland’s hopes of becoming the first Norwegian to win a major evaporated on the par-4 16th when his tee shot sailed into a fairway bunker. Trailing by a ...

La española María Pérez rompe el récord mundial femenino de marcha de 35 km con una sorprendente diferencia de 29 segundos

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:42:03 GMT

(CNN) — Hay récords mundiales que se baten, y hay otros que se pulverizan. Eso es lo que hizo María Pérez este domingo en los Campeonatos de Europa de marcha atlética por equipos.La española rompió el récord mundial femenino de marcha atlética de 35 kilómetros por 29 segundos, superando la marca establecida por la peruana Kimberly García en marzo.Pérez cruzó la meta en 2 horas, 37 minutos y 15 segundos en Podebrady, República Checa, más de ocho minutos por delante de su más inmediata perseguidora, su compatriota Raquel González. Cristina Montesinos fue tercera, completando así el pleno español.Polaco de 88 años espera romper récord mundial de windsurfSegún la Asociación Europea de Atletismo, el último español que batió un récord del mundo en atletismo fue Francisco Fernández en los 10.000 metros marcha en 2008.“Es una sensación agradable terminar la carrera y el tiempo es una gran recompensa por ello”, dijo Pérez, según la Asociación Europea de Atletismo.“No ...

Search underway for 75-year-old woman reported missing from NW Miami-Dade

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:42:03 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in their search for an elderly woman who was reported missing in Northwest Miami-Dade.According to Miami-Dade Police, 75-year-old Carol Martin was last seen on foot along 3100 block of Northwest 50th Street, at around 10 a.m., Sunday.Martin stands 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighs around 140 pounds, and has gray hair and brown eyes.She was last seen wearing a purple long-sleeve shirt and blue shorts.Detectives said Martin may be in need of services.Officials urge anyone with information on her whereabouts to call MDPD’S Special Victims Bureau/Missing Persons Squad at 305-715-3300 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at (305) 471-TIPS (8477).

Fans flock to Gillette for 3rd night of Taylor Swift

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:42:03 GMT

Thousands of Swifties decked out in their best made their way to Gillette Stadium on Sunday for the third and final night of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Foxboro. In total, the shows are expected to bring some 200,000 people to the venue through Sunday night.Police officials have reminded motorists that only those with tickets will be able to get near the stadium during the shows and people should prepare for traffic and seek alternate routes around the area during the concert if possible.The final Swift concert, featuring Phoebe Bridgers and Gracie Abrams is set to kick off at 6:30 p.m.