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Wild rookie Brock Faber finds new home on the power play

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:59:06 GMT

Brock Faber was a team captain, all-American and Big Ten Defenseman of the Year at the University of Minnesota. As a junior, he had four goals and 23 assists, four of the latter in four NCAA tournament games as he helped the Gophers make the 2022-23 national championship final.But in 97 career college games, there is one thing he never did: get a role on the Gophers’ power play.Asked about that during training camp, Faber said part of it was because college players are expected to play more minutes than NHL players, and he was playing the PK. But part of it, he said, was that early in his hockey career “I knew I wasn’t the kind of player who was going to fill up the stat sheet.”Faber, a rookie from Maple Grove, had his first power play point in Sunday afternoon’s 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks at Xcel Energy Center. He first played on the unit in last Thursday’s 6-1 win at Nashville.“I always knew that I could, right? And I always hoped I would get onto the power play...

Wild jump on Chicago early, stay unbeaten under new coach John Hynes

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:59:06 GMT

The Wild remained perfect under new head coach John Hynes with a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday at Xcel Energy Center.Marco Rossi scored two goals, and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27 shots to earn his 548th NHL victory and move to three wins from tying Patrick Roy for third all time.Mats Zuccarello added a goal and two assists, and Matt Boldy scored one of two power-play goals for Minnesota, which is 3-0 since Hynes succeeded Dean Evason before a 3-1 victory over St. Louis last Tuesday at the X.Rossi scored twice in the first period, first when he deflected a wrist shot by Faber past Petr Mazrek 2 minutes, 11 seconds into the game. He gave the Wild a 2-0 lead with his power-play goal at 12:08, a one-timer from the slot on a pass from Freddy Gaudreau.Brock Faber had assists on both goals, including his first as part of the Wild’s second power-play unit.Mats Zuccarello put the Wild up 3-0 late in the first period, whacking in a one-timer from the right circle from a p...

Second Chick-fil-A planned for Denver International Airport

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:59:06 GMT

Chick-fil-A is touching down for seconds at Denver International Airport.A second location of the Georgia-based fast-food chain is planned for Concourse A, according to a contract going before the Denver City Council.Skyport Holdings LLC, a concessionaire that already has a presence at the airport, plans to operate the restaurant in 1,700 square feet at the “core” of the concourse, where passengers emerge after getting off the shuttle from the main terminal.The contract still needs to be approved. It would be the airport’s second Chick-fil-A; there’s already one in the core of Concourse B that opened in 2016 and is owned by a separate entity, Concessions International. (DIA’s first Chick-fil-A opened in 2002, but closed two years later.)Related ArticlesBusiness | You paid $1,000 for an iPhone, but Apple still controls it Business | “Get Ready With Me”: Video genre that focuses on everyday life is everywhere — and not slowing down Business ...

Police investigating daytime smash-and-grab theft at local mall

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:59:06 GMT

Authorities in Arcadia are investigating a smash-and-grab theft that occurred in the middle of the day at a busy shopping mall. The Arcadia Police Department first directed shoppers to avoid the area of The Shops at Santa Anita Mall just before 1:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. 2 dead after ammunition-fueled fire rips through Sylmar home Video posted to the Citizen App shows a growing police presence outside the mall as cars filled with startled shoppers begin to rush out of the parking lot.Video posted to the Citizen App shows a growing line of cars filled with startled shoppers beginning to rush out of the parking lot. Social media users were quick to react on X, formerly Twitter, with one user posting that “some gunshots were heard possibly” at the mall. She wasn’t sure if the incident was real or not, but she began “running for [her] life,” the post said.  ‘Supernatural’ actor Mark Sheppard survives ‘six massive heart attacks’ A user who reposted the original post claim...

Teen shot, killed near primary school in Los Angeles 

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:59:06 GMT

A shooting claimed the life of a teenager near a school in L.A.’s Westlake neighborhood on Saturday night, authorities said. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the original call regarding an assault with a deadly weapon with shots fired came in around 7:10 p.m. in the 200 block of North Lake Street across from Lake Street Primary School. The 17-year-old victim suffered at least one gunshot wound to the chest, police said, and he was quickly transported to a local hospital in critical condition.  Police investigating daytime smash-and-grab theft at local mall He died due to his injuries on Sunday, law enforcement officials confirmed to KTLA. The shooting is not believed to be gang related. No suspect description has been released. Isabel Ochoa and Luis Zuñiga contributed to this report.

49ers-Eagles live blog: Niners dominate second quarter in huge NFC matchup

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:59:06 GMT

The 49ers face the Eagles in Philadelphia Sunday in a rematch of last season’s NFC Championship Game, and a game which will go a long way to determining playoff seeding.Brock Purdy returns to Lincoln Financial Field, where he suffered a torn UCL in his throwing arm on the 49ers’ opening drive of that 31-7 loss last January that left the Niners short of a Super Bowl berth.Here are live updates from the game:0:38, 2Q – 49ers 14, Eagles 6: The Niners make their second long drive of the second quarter, covering 90 yards over 10 plays. Christian McCaffrey capped the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run as the 49ers never faced a third down on their way down the field. A 25-yard catch-and-bruising-run by George Kittle sparked the drive.7:10, 2Q – 49ers 7, Eagles 6: The 49ers finally get their offense rolling for an 85-yard, 11-play drive capped by a Brandon Aiyuk touchdown catch from 2 yards out. The Niners converted three third downs, including the scoring play, whic...

USS Carney shoots down drones, responds to ballistic missile attack on commercial vessel

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:59:06 GMT

(CNN) — The USS Carney shot down at least three Houthi drones headed in the ship’s direction in the southern Red Sea on Sunday and responded to a distress call from a civilian commercial vessel that was fired upon by a ballistic missile, a US defense official said.The drones were part of four attacks against three separate commercial vessels launched by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, US Central Command said in a statement Sunday evening. It’s unclear whether the USS Carney was a target of the drones.At roughly 9:15 a.m. local time, the Carney “detected an anti-ship ballistic missile attack fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the M/V Unity Explorer,” US Central Command said. The missile landed in the ship’s vicinity; the Carney — an Arleigh-Burke class destroyer deployed as part of the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group — was patrolling in the Red Sea at the time.The Unity Explorer is a Bahamas flagged, UK owned and operated bulk cargo ship,...

Investigation underway after Quincy man found dead in Washington, DC

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:59:06 GMT

WASHINGTON, DC (WHDH) — Authorities in Washington, DC are investigating after a Quincy, Mass., man was found dead there late last month.The body of Alan Chi Chen, 41, was found in an alley near 144th West Street Northwest.The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is going to determine the cause and manner of death.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Bailey Zappe can’t provide Patriots with spark; new QB gets blanked by Chargers

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:59:06 GMT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots were hoping for a spark courtesy of Bailey Zappe.Instead, the list of dreadful performances from New England’s quarterbacks added another tale of woe in miserable weather conditions on Sunday.The quarterback switch that’s been a topic de jour in recent weeks saw the Patriots produce more of the same with Zappe’s final stat line in a 6-0 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers resembling the numbers that led to coach Bill Belichick pivoting away from Mac Jones.In his first start of the season and third of his career, Zappe averaged 5.7 yards per pass attempt with his longest completion going for 27 yards. His quarterback rating was a substandard 68.9 and he also was sacked five times.“It starts with me. I’ve got to make the ball catchable, especially in conditions like (the ones that hovered over Gillette Stadium on Sunday),” Zappe said.In a game that saw Zappe unable to lead New England to the red zone and the Patriots failing to produce a touchdown fo...

Callahan: How much worse can the Patriots get?

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 04:59:06 GMT

FOXBORO — Rhamondre Stevenson gimped off the field with 4:25 left in the first quarter Sunday, anguished by a fresh ankle injury that caused him to fumble and could soon cause him to miss games.Lucky him.Stevenson missed the rest of another miserable loss, another D-minus offensive performance, another is-this-rock-bottom moment for the Patriots.Somehow, we’re still asking, and they’re still sinking.Bailey Zappe, of course, was no savior. He completed 13 passes over 11 scoreless drives in the 6-0 loss, his first start of the season. Not that Zappe had much help.Until late in the third quarter, Stevenson still led all Patriots in all-purpose yards. Meanwhile, Tyquan Thornton dropped a pinpoint deep ball, DeVante Parker stepped out of bounds on another bomb, Ezekiel Elliott fumbled and JuJu Smith-Schuster finished with one catch for the fourth time this season.Credit to them for fighting through a miserably cold rain Sunday. But all credit stops there.How do Bill Bel...