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Avalanche Journal: How Colorado’s power play finally regained its mojo

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:18:24 GMT

The Colorado Avalanche had a pretty successful run on the power play earlier this season — nine straight games with at least one goal, 11 in total.But there was still something, or some things, missing.Sure, being able to count on the power play to get one most nights is a luxury for some teams. For a team like the Avalanche that can start PP1 with three of the best players in the world, the standard is a little higher.One personnel change helped. A shift in the mindset helped. Those world-class players shooting better helped. The result has been a scorching-hot power play — 16 goals in 11 games after collecting a pair Tuesday night against the New York Islanders, and a return to being a group that should be feared by opposing clubs.“I think the work-based part of it has improved, checking (to get) pucks back, getting numbers around the puck, winning battles and keeping plays alive in the offensive zone,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said. “That’s been better. And then t...

Former Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer admits to 'mistakes,' seeks MLB comeback

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:18:24 GMT

Trevor Bauer wants Major League Baseball to give him another chance.The former Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher and Cy Young award winner appeared on Fox News Channel on Thursday in his first television interview since he was suspended by MLB amid allegations that he sexually assaulted and beat a woman in 2021. Charges were never filed and Bauer and his accuser settled dueling defamation lawsuits out of court last year. “I’ve never sexually assaulted anyone. Never will. Never have. It's not who I am as a person,” Bauer told FNC’s Bill Hemmer. “It’s been excruciating the last two and a half years being seen that way.”In February 2021, Bauer signed a three-year, $102 million contract with the Dodgers after winning the National League Cy Young Award the previous year.  Once the assault allegation surfaced, the North Hollywood native was placed on administrative leave by MLB in July 2021. He was suspended an unprecedented 324 games, which was later reduced to 194 gam...

Suspect caught, charged with murder in Metro station slaying

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:18:24 GMT

The suspect in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man at a Metro station in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles last week has been arrested and charged with murder, police said Thursday.The victim, identified as Adrian Gibbs, was shot at the Metro station located at Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard on Dec. 30.Gibbs, who had been shot in the back, was transported to a local hospital where he later died.Investigators later identified 24-year-old Dwight Panton as the suspect and arrested him in the area of 50th Street and 9th Avenue on New Year's Day."Panton was wearing the same clothing worn by the suspect during the murder and was in possession of a handgun," the Los Angeles Police Department stated in a news release.He was charged with murder two days later by the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office.The DA also filed two counts of attempted murder and one count of assault with a firearm against Panton. The additional charges were related to his alleged involvement in ...

Disneyland to resume Magic Key annual pass sales in January

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:18:24 GMT

Disneyland Magic Key passes will go back on sale on Jan. 10, according to the Disneyland website.All Magic Keys passes will be available for purchase no earlier than 9 a.m. The keys give park guests access to the parks on select dates, depending on availability and pass type, along with select discounts on food, merchandise and Genie+, the park’s paid line-skipping service that replaced the FastPass program. Several Disneyland attractions temporarily closing as holiday season ends The resort offers four tiers of annual passes. Those tiers are:Inspire Key$1,649Includes: Free standard parking, 20% off select merchandise, 15% off select food and drinks, Unlimited Disney Photo Pass digital downloads, and 20% off Disney Genie+.Believe Key$1,249Includes: 50% off standard parking, 10% off select merchandise, 10% off select food and drinks, Unlimited Disney Photo Pass digital downloads, and 20% off Disney Genie+.Enchanted Key$849 Includes: 20% off Disney Genie+, 10% off select merchandise...

Woman, 20, arrested in fatal hit-and-run in early hours of new year

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:18:24 GMT

A 20-year-old woman has been arrested in the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian in Pomona that occurred less than 90 minutes into the new year.Isabella Ortega was taken into custody on Tuesday, a day after the death of 23-year-old Khailyn Garcia Sanchez, the Pomona Police Department said in a news release. According to police, Sanchez was crossing Garey Avenue near Center Street at 1:27 a.m. when she was hit by a vehicle that then fled the scene.Sanchez was found in the roadway and taken to a local hospital where she later succumbed to her injuries.According to jail records, Ortega was arrested at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday and booked at the Pomona Police Department at about 4 p.m. that afternoon.She is being held in lieu of $80,000 bail and had an appearance at Pomona Superior Court scheduled for Thursday.Anyone with information is asked to call police at 909-622-1241. To provide information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Trans candidate kicked off Ohio ballot for not using ‘dead name’

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:18:24 GMT

By Morgan Trau | WEWS via CNNCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A transgender candidate for the Ohio House has been disqualified because she only circulated petitions with her legal name, instead of her former name — and it has put multiple other LGBTQ+ candidates in flux.Vanessa Joy reached out to Statehouse reporter Morgan Trau to share her situation. She was supposed to be a Democratic candidate for House District 50, covering Stark County, and she collected all the signatures she needed to run.“The only thing that we can do is try to fight back and that’s why there are so many trans candidates in Ohio,” Joy said.She is a trans woman, one of the at least four running for state representative. Each is running to fight against the growing number of anti-trans legislation.Joy is also the stepdaughter of state Rep. Bill Roemer (R-Richfield), but the two do not have a relationship and have never met. Although the Republican hasn’t sponsored or cosponsored legislation impac...

Disneyland restarts Magic Key annual pass sales

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:18:24 GMT

The on-again and off-again sale of Disneyland annual passes is once again restarting as the Anaheim theme park bids farewell to the Christmas crowds and heads into the traditionally slower post-holiday season.Sales of all four tiers of Magic Key annual passes will start on Wednesday, Jan. 10 no earlier than 9 a.m. Pacific time, according to Disneyland officials.ALSO SEE: Disneyland closes 6 attractions after busy Christmas seasonDisneyland raised Magic Key prices in October to $1,649 for the Inspire Key, $1,249 for the Believe Key, $849 for the Enchant Key and $499 for the Imagine Key.The Imagine Key is available to Southern California residents with an installment plan for $25.84 per month after a $189 down payment.As in the past, Magic Key sales will be limited and individual tiers will likely sell out.ALSO SEE: Disneyland ticket prices quadruple since 2000, annual passes up 700%Existing Magic Key annual passes can be renewed during the month before expiration.Related ArticlesTrav...

Warriors’ Steph Curry in good shape for 10th NBA All-Star selection after 1st round of fan voting

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:18:24 GMT

The first round of fan votes are in, and Golden State’s Splash Brothers are still recognized by NBA fans as All-Star caliber.Stephen Curry ranks second among Western Conference guards with 1,394,980 votes. Curry has racked up the eighth most votes overall, behind Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum have received more votes overall than Curry.If Curry’s spot in the West’s backcourt holds, he’d start his 10th career All-Star Game. He has started each of his nine prior All-Star selections in his 15-year career.The NBA will release more voting updates on Jan. 11 and Jan. 18 before announcing the starters on TNT on Jan. 25.Fan votes account for 50 percent of the ballots, with media and players each having 25 percent blocs. Those votes determine the starters for each conference — two guards and three front court players — with head coaches filling out the reserves. For Curry, the media and playe...

Two companies will attempt first US moon landing in decades

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:18:24 GMT

By Marcia Dunn | Associated PressCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — China and India scored moon landings, while Russia, Japan and Israel ended up in the lunar trash heap.Now two private companies are hustling to get the U.S. back in the game, more than five decades after the Apollo program ended.It’s part of a NASA-supported effort to kick-start commercial moon deliveries, as the space agency focuses on getting astronauts back there.“They’re scouts going to the moon ahead of us,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.Pittsburgh’s Astrobotic Technology is up first with a planned liftoff of a lander Monday aboard a brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan. Houston’s Intuitive Machines aims to launch a lander in mid-February, hopping a flight with SpaceX.Then there’s Japan, which will attempt to land in two weeks. The Japanese Space Agency’s lander with two toy-size rovers had a big head start, sharing a September launch with an X-ray te...

Draymond Green expected to rejoin Warriors, prepare for return from suspension: reports

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 22:18:24 GMT

Draymond Green, who is serving an indefinite suspension, is expected to rejoin the Warriors in the coming days for practices and team activities. The expectation is that he is preparing to return to play, according to ESPN.Though the league granted Green permission to be with his teammates, Green has not participated in team activities since the NBA handed down the indefinite suspension on Dec. 13 for socking Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face. Green will miss his 11th straight game when the Warriors face the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. The Warriors have a 6-4 record without him over a 10-game span.Coach Steve Kerr said before Tuesday’s game that he and Green had been communicating through text messages, but he did not have a timeline for Green’s return.“We’ve been giving him his space, he’s been giving us ours,” Kerr said.The NBA’s opaque suspension guidelines for Green say he has to meet “certain league and team conditions” to return to play. Kerr...