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Aces receive championship rings, pummel Sparks 93-65

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:54:09 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — While the Vegas Golden Knights were playing an important game less than 2 miles down Frank Sinatra Drive at T-Mobile Arena, the Las Vegas Aces were throwing their own house party at Michelob Ultra Arena.A sellout crowd of 10,191 cheered as the Aces received their championship rings from owner Mark Davis, continued to emit electricity as the team’s new game introduction played on the jumbotron, and roared endlessly as Las Vegas dismantled the Los Angeles Sparks, 93-65, on Saturday night.“It’s a great environment,” WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said. “To sell out the home opener here for the ring ceremony is great, especially when the Knights are playing down the road. That’s pretty outstanding that they sold out tonight. So we love the fan base here and we love Vegas.”A’ja Wilson had 23 points and six rebounds to lead the Aces, who led 31-13 after the first quarter and 59-28 at halftime. Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young added 19 and 16 points, respectively.For Los An...

Franco’s late goal rallies Dynamo to 2-1 victory over Austin

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:54:09 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Iván Franco scored his first career goal late in the second half and the Houston Dynamo rallied to beat Austin FC 2-1 on Saturday night.Austin (4-6-4) took a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute on a goal by Gyasi Zardes with an assist from Nick Lima. It was Zardes’ third netter of the season.Héctor Herrera scored for a third time this season — unassisted in the 37th minute to pull Houston even.Franco used assists from Daniel Steres and Herrera to score the winner in the 87th minute. It was the 23-year-old rookie’s 12th appearance for the Dynamo this season, including seven starts.The home team picked up a victory for the sixth time in seven all-time matches between the clubs. Austin entered play having won back-to-back matches after an eight-match winless streak.The Dynamo snapped a four-match winless streak. When Franco scored it marked the first time Houston has scored more than one goal in its last seven matches. The Dynamo have not conceded more than one goal ...

Dellandrea scores twice in 3rd, Stars stay alive with 4-2 victory over Golden Knights

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:54:09 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ty Dellandrea scored twice in a 1:27 span midway through the third period and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Saturday night to stay alive in the Western Conference Final.The Stars escaped elimination for the second game in a row and head to Dallas for Game 6 on Monday night down 3-2. Dallas is attempting to become the fifth team in NHL history win a series after being down 3-0.Dellandrea had the first multigoal game of his playoff career, and it helped back a 27-save performance from Jake Oettinger. Jason Robertson and Luke Glendening also scored, and Thomas Harley had two assists.Chandler Stephenson and Ivan Barbashev scored for the Knights, and Jonathan Marchessault had two assists to extend his points streak to four games. Adin Hill made 30 saves.Dellandrea scored from the right circle to put Dallas ahead, the puck deflecting off Vegas defenseman Alex Pietrangelo with 9:25 left. Then, Dellandrea scored from the slot with 7:58 remaining for ...

Altidore’s late goal helps Revolution earn 3-3 draw with Fire

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:54:09 GMT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Jozy Altidore scored the equalizer late in the second half to help the New England Revolution earn a 3-3 draw with the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.Chicago (3-4-7) jumped out to an early lead when Georgios Koutsias took a pass from Xherdan Shaqiri in the 10th minute and scored his second goal of the season.The Fire upped their advantage to 2-0 on an own-goal by New England’s Andrew Farrell in the 22nd minute.The Revolution (7-3-4) cut their deficit in half when 18-year-old Noel Buck took a pass from Bobby Wood in the 38th minute and scored for a second time this season. Wood found the net two minutes later to knot the score at 2-2 at halftime. Christian Makoun and Emmanuel Boateng assisted on Wood’s fourth goal of the season.The Fire moved back in front in the 79th minute on a netter by Maren Haile-Selassie. Kei Kamara notched an assist on Haile-Selassie’s third goal this season.Altidore tied the match four minutes later — taking passes f...

Reign earn 4-1 win against Angel City in NWSL

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:54:09 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Veronica Latsko scored twice and OL Reign bounced back after giving up an early goal to defeat Angel City 4-1 on Saturday.Claire Emslie scored Angel City’s lone goal in the 27th minute when she snuck a corner kick into the near post.Megan Rapinoe assisted the next three goals for the Reign in front of the Reign’s home fans at Lumen Field. The first came in the 34th minute when Rapinoe crossed the ball into the box for Elyse Bennett, who slid a shot into the right corner with her first touch.In the 52nd, Rapinoe passed to Latsko at the top of the box. The forward sent a hard shot into the upper right corner of the goal. Latsko scored again three minutes later, connecting with Rapinoe’s cross into the box.Quinn made it 4-1 with their first NWSL goal, curling a shot from outside the box into the far-post corner.The Reign (5-3-1) had 25 shots compared to seven for Angel City (2-4-3). COURAGE 2, RACING 1Kerolin and Rikke Madsen each scored and North Carol...

Local liquor stores hurting after bill allows wine to be sold in liquor stores

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:54:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Local liquor stores say their sales are down and they're feeling the impact of Proposition 125.The bill, which went into effect in early March, allowed for grocery stores to sell wine. And since, liquor stores have been feeling the effects, similar to when full-strength beer was first allowed in grocery stores in Colorado.Joy's Wine and Spirits owner Carolyn Joy believes voters only thought of convenience, but not how much it would impact the independently owned liquor and wine stores. The liquor store has been in her family since 1963 and she said they've never seen a hit like this. Grocery, convenience stores prepare to sell wine on March 1 "The majority of our business is wine and so the impact of this is greater than any other event since I’ve been here," she said. Similarly, Jason Frank owns Crafty’s Wine and Liquor in Aurora, which was targeted by two robberies recently, losing $7,000 in product. He said his wine sales are down 15-20% and, trending worse ea...

May 2023 rain setting new records, relieving drought in Denver

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:54:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Rain in May this year keeps coming, and now it is close to breaking into the top 10 wettest months ever recorded in Denver. As of May 27, 2023, Denver International Airport has picked up 5.49 inches of rainfall this month. This brings May 2023 to the 4th wettest in Denver's history. While there is still a daily chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the forecast, it does not look like Denver is on track to pick up the 0.63 inches of rainfall needed to tie the No. 3 spot of 6.12 inches of rainfall collected in May 1969. Denver would need to pick up another 3.51 inches of rainfall to tie the top spot for the wettest May on record. The 8.57 inches of rain in 1876 was not only Denver's wettest May ever but remains the wettest month ever recorded in Denver. Right now, May 2023 is the 11th wettest month on record. Here is a list of some of the wettest months ever recorded in Denver: 8.57 inches - 1876 (May)8.24 inches - 1900 (April)7.31 inches - 1957 (May)6.41...

Collectors say Nuggets item could be rare after season ends, regardless of Finals outcome

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:54:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It's the last weekend before the NBA Finals and Denver Nuggets gear is the hot item.Nuggets merchandise has been flying off shelves ahead of the team's historic run for its first title.FOX31 went on over to Sportsfan, a sporting goods shop near Empower Field, to find out what Nuggets gear is going fast."The hottest selling item is the hats that the players were wearing," Derek Friedman said.Friedman is the owner of the store and he said fans are buying team gear you won't find others wearing. KCP’s championship pedigree was missing link in Nuggets’ drive to Finals "When you're talking about bigger ticket items, you're usually looking at jerseys," Friedman said.There's always something stylish on the racks at Friedman's store. And Friedman said the store has exclusive team gear only available there. When Ball Arena hosts its first Finals game ever, you can buy something not every Nuggets fan owns.Friedman said there is a shirt that the store co-developed with one ...

You deserve to – and should – take time off from job

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:54:09 GMT

Q. This may sound weird, but I love my job. I actually don’t want to take any time off this summer. Home life is very chaotic and work is my home away from home — it’s safe, it’s my happy place and makes me feel good. Is it bad if I put in extra hours and don’t take time off? I mean, will my bosses look down on me or will it actually hurt my career?A. Thanks for your honesty and I’m sorry to hear home life is chaotic, but that’s wonderful that your job brings you so much joy and it sounds like you may also get support from your work family, too.As for your questions, I have a few thoughts. It’s up to you whether or not you take any or all of your PTO, but technically it’s paid time off. You deserve to unplug whatever that looks like — if it’s a staycation or if you travel somewhere or a combination of both.Regarding whether or not it can be a hindrance, this may sound counterintuitive, but it might. Your bosses may be...

NHL notes: Trade Jeremy Swayman? Only for the Wright stuff

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:54:09 GMT

We are on the record as believing the cap-crunched Bruins should keep both Linus Ullmark and restricted free agent Jeremy Swayman in almost any circumstance.Almost.As we wade into the too-long summer months for the B’s, there’s one idea that we find intriguing. Mind you, we’re just spit-balling here. But it would be interesting if the Seattle Kraken would entertain shipping their 2022 first-round draft pick, Shane Wright, out east for one of the two Bruin goalies. The guess here is the one that the Kraken would even consider trading Wright for would be the 24-year-old Swayman as opposed to Ullmark, who’ll turn 30 on July 31.It could be a franchise-changing deal with a strong possibility of being a win-win move.The Kraken signed Philipp Grubauer to a six-year deal with a $5.9 million cap hit before its inaugural season two summers ago. He had a nice little run in the Kraken’s playoff debut, but he’s been just OK otherwise. In 39 games this season, ...