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Why Oshae Brissett’s impactful Celtics debut is important in big picture of season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:28 GMT

After Oshae Brissett didn’t play in the Celtics’ season opener, Joe Mazzulla was planning on putting in his new forward to start the second quarter of Friday’s home opener.But those plans changed.The Celtics found themselves down 13 to the Heat with five minutes left in the first quarter. They looked flat and slow. Mazzulla assigned Brissett to change that, and he accepted. Two minutes later, his impact was felt. As the C’s were storming back, Jaylen Brown missed the free throw on a three-point play, but Brissett got the offensive board. Moments later, on the same possession, Al Horford missed a 3-pointer, but Brissett flew in again for an offensive rebound, and the ball ultimately found Sam Hauser for a 3-pointer.Just like that, the Celtics had finished a five-point trip to cut their deficit to only three. Brissett’s effort was a game-changer.“He was the sole reason that we got back into the game, and I told him that,” Jayson Tatum said. “He came right in, and we were kind of flat...

Nikki Haley accuses Donald Trump of pursuing ‘chaos, vendettas and drama’ at Jewish Republican event

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:28 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nikki Haley criticized Donald Trump on Saturday for praising foreign strongmen and warned that his style of “chaos, vendettas and drama” would be dangerous, making her sharpest critiques of the former president as the two GOP presidential candidates and their rivals addressed an influential group of Jewish Republicans.“Eight years ago, it was good to have a leader who broke things,” Haley said of Trump. “But right now, we need to have a leader who also knows how to put things back together.”Haley, a former United Nations ambassador, leaned into her foreign policy experience as she argued for longstanding Republican ideas on foreign policy at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual meeting in Las Vegas. Another GOP foreign policy traditionalist and periodic Trump critic, former Vice President Mike Pence, used his appearance to end his candidacy, the latest sign of the former president’s dominance in the primary.The Republican presidential candidates on S...

Thousands in merchandise stolen from Wicker Park store in latest crash-and-grab burglary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:28 GMT

CHICAGO — A vintage clothing store in Wicker Park is picking up the pieces after thieves stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise in another crash-and-grab burglary involving a stolen car.It's the latest in a recent string of burglaries involving assailants who crash a vehicle into a storefront to gain entry, and some business owners feel that they can't do anything to prevent it. Chicago man sentenced to 88 years after sexually assaulting woman at Oak Brook hotel At 4:40 a.m. on Saturday morning, surveillance video captured the moment thieves took off with a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Only minutes later, surveillance video from Urban Jungle, a vintage clothing store in Wicker Park, captured that same vehicle crashing through the store's glass window.“Pretty quick thing. They were in here for about like four or five minutes, but, like I said, they were able to make off with quite a few handfuls of stuff," Jeff, the co-owner of Urban Jungle, said.According to police, a group of fi...

Edgewater shop owner mulls move in face of homophobic intimidation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:28 GMT

CHICAGO — The owner of a framing shop in Edgewater is considering a move out after experiencing what he calls a history of homophobic intimidation and harassment.After 20 years in the same location, Leif Forre said the trends of intimidation have reached a new low.A video Forre recorded on Oct. 17 showed a man spitting on a store window at Wall to Wall Framing and yelling gay slurs. The man, Forre said, is a part of a group of men who are a constant presence on the nearby corner and in front of the store."I go outside and tell them to not drink, and not throw the garbage and not urinate on the sidewalk in front of my business," Forre said. "They’re angry at me they don’t like me at all I’m not afraid to call the cops, to call 911 on these guys when they’re right in front of my business and intimidating me and intimidating my customers, they hate it."Forre added that because he has a rainbow pride flag in the front window of his business, men from the group usually say gay slurs to h...

Hundreds of women gather to build homes on the Far South Side

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:28 GMT

CHICAGO — With hard hats, hammers and plenty of heart, women came together Saturday to build and make a difference on the City's Far South Side."Just a couple of weeks ago, we were just putting sticks up," said Jen Parks, executive director of Habitat for Humanity Chicago. "[Now] the homes are being closed in and it’s just remarkable to see the work that’s been done."A group of more than 600 women participated in Habitat's annual Women Build Project, where they helped build three houses at a construction site found near the intersection of West 123rd Street and South Union Avenue this weekend."I love volunteering on sites, helping to build homes," said Shahiedah Shabazz, a lawyer and Habitat for Humanity Chicago board member. "I grew up in a house full of architects, I've been around construction and development my entire life." More from Gaynor: Dance teacher moves students in the right direction with confidence Parks said the project aims to raise awareness about homeownership d...

Strong cold front Sunday brings rain, wind and cold

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:28 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Isolated to widely scattered showers and storms remain possible this evening, but more of you will be dry than get wet. After a very warm and humid day, it will stay a warm night tonight with temperatures not dropping out of the 70s for most areas as clouds increase. The strongest cold front of the season arrives on Sunday, but when? The farther north you are the earlier you'll feel the changes. Some areas will get the front as early as daybreak. Closer to Austin the front should arrive near midday with our southern counties feeling the cold front by mid-afternoon.Cold front Sunday afternoonThe cold front will bring a wind shift and a major temperature drop. We'll find morning or midday high temperatures in the 70s replaced by 50s and 40s by early evening Sunday. Gusty north winds may exceed 30 mph late Sunday with stronger winds Sunday night and Monday.We expect increasing rain chances that come as the cold front arrives, but also wet weather that comes after the c...

Gophers run over Michigan State in a 27-12 win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:28 GMT

Gophers’ All-American free safety candidate Tyler Nubin wasn’t even the best player in his family in a 27-12 win over Michigan State on Saturday.Backup running back Jordan Nubin — a former walk-on defensive back — had a breakout game with 204 yards on 40 carries at Huntington Bank StadiumWhen Jordan scored an 18-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter, Tyler greeted his younger brother with a hug before he reached the sideline. Jordan added a second touchdown late in the fourth quarter, and Tyler was right there again to celebrate.The Gophers (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) were touchdown betting favorite, but needed to overcome three turnovers to win. The Spartans (2-6, 0-6) have lost six straight games under interim head coach Harlon Barnett.Jordan Nubin came into the season as a fifth-stringer and was playing due to injuries with three other tailbacks — Darius Taylor, Zach Evans and Bryce Williams. Nubin had only 51 career rushing yards coming into Saturday, including all 25 of his yards t...

Wild’s Kirill Kaprizov looking for more from himself

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:28 GMT

WASHINGTON — The Wild need points from their top line, and frankly they’re getting them. Ryan Hartman has a team-high five goals, and he, Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello have combined for a team-high nine goals and 26 points.But the Wild are getting something else from the top line, turnovers.Kaprizov opened the floodgates in a 6-2 loss at Philadelphia on Thursday with a key giveaway at the Flyers’ blue line, which led to a breakaway goal by the Flyers’ Owen Tippett and killed the momentum Minnesota had built by pulling within 3-2 with two quick goals to start the third period.“I made some mistakes, and of course I think our line as a whole (needs) to get better,” Kaprizov said through an interpreter on Friday. “I need to get better, and that’s what we’re going to continue to do, continue to work and improve and play better as a line.”Heading into a road-trip finale at New Jersey on Sunday, the Wild had 73 team giveaways, third most in the NHL. Hartman and Kaprizov each have eig...

George Harrison's long-lasting impact on southern Illinois

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:28 GMT

BENTON, Ill. - Nearly six decades have passed since The Beatles first stepped foot in America, but one of their own enjoyed a sneak peek of the states months before his close comrades. That included a brief, yet monumental trip to southern Illinois. In 1963, The Beatles released their first two studio albums and several chart-topping singles to critical acclaim, and it was only a matter of time until they ventured full force to the United States. The Beatles agreed to a small break in September in which all four band members planned to travel, recharge, and learn more about life away from their England roots. Lead guitarist George Harrison ended up in southern Illinois for several days. Archives from BeatlesBible.com note that he flew into New York and caught a connecting flight to St. Louis before a roughly hour-and-a-half car ride to southern Illinois. ‘On Fire’ film shooting in St. Louis links hope and baseball At the time, Harrison's sister, Louise, had recently moved to Bent...

AP Sources: United Auto Workers and Stellantis reach tentative contract that follows model Ford set

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:14:28 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Jeep maker Stellantis has reached a tentative contract agreement with the United Auto Workers union that follows a template set earlier this week by Ford, two people with knowledge of the negotiations said Saturday.The deal, which must still be ratified by members, leaves only General Motors without a contract with the union. The agreement could end a six-week strike by more than 14,000 workers at Stellantis assembly plants in Michigan and Ohio, and at parts warehouses across the nation.Like workers at Ford, the strikers at Stellantis are expected to take down their picket lines and begin returning to work in the coming days, before 43,000 union members vote.The people, who asked not to be identified because they are not authorized to speak publicly about the talks, said most of the main points of the deal at Ford will carry over to Stellantis.The Ford pact includes 25% in general wage increases over the next 4 1/2 years for top assembly plant workers, with 11% coming...