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Curry scores 35 as Warriors eke out in-season tournament win over San Antonio Spurs

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:09:45 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Steph Curry scored 35 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 118-112 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. The win keeps Golden State in in-season tournament contention, advancing them to 2-1 in group play with one game to play against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday.After a lackluster first half, Curry scored eight points in three minutes to fuel a Golden State 18-2 run in the third quarter, inspired by Victor Wembanyama giving the Spurs their first lead since the second quarter. When Curry went to the bench, the Spurs closed out the third quarter to make it a five-point game heading into the final frame.The Warriors went on an 8-0 run to start the fourth quarter and took a 15-point lead, then committed five of their 24 turnovers in the final two-and-a-half minutes to let the Spurs back in the game, down by only four in the final minute. Curry took his first free throws when the Spurs started hacking to stop the clock.Related ArticlesGolden St...

One stabbed outside Concord BART station

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:09:45 GMT

(KRON) -- One person suffered non-life-threatening injuries after they were stabbed outside the Concord BART station Friday night, BART police confirmed to KRON4. The stabbing happened at about 8:24 p.m. in the bus zone at the Concord station. BART service was not impacted.

Bal scores a career-high 25 points in Santa Clara’s 88-82 win over Oregon

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:09:45 GMT

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Adama Bal scored a career-high 25 points — 14 in less than five minutes in the second half — and his offensive eruption ignited Santa Clara and the Broncos beat Oregon 88-82 in the Emerald Coast Classic on Friday night.The Broncos are now 2-0 against the Pac-12 after defeating Stanford 89-77 on Nov. 14. Friday’s win sends Santa Clara to the championship game against Ohio State of the Big Ten Conference on Saturday.Bal, a 6-foot-7 junior transfer from Arizona, finished 10-for-14 shooting, Christoph Tilly scored 18 points while shooting 7 of 9, Carlos Marshall Jr. scored 12 and reserve Tyeree Bryan also had 12 for Santa Clara (6-0).Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 17 points, Kwame Evans Jr. 16, Jesse Zarzuela 12 and Mahamadou Diawara 11 for Oregon (4-1).Bal’s basket with 16:03 left tied it at 46. Almost five minutes and 12 points later, his three-point play gave the Broncos a 60-57 lead with 11:26 left. The Broncos began to pull away, and Tilly’s revers...

MacDermid’s goal lifts Avalanche over Wild 3-2

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:09:45 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kurtis MacDermid scored the winning goal early in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche held on to defeat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Friday night.Ross Colton and Valeri Nichushkin also scored for the Avalanche, who have won five of their last six games. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 19 of 21 shots.The little-used MacDermid has been a healthy scratch much of the year. He was playing in just his fifth game of the season, and first since Nov. 13.“It’s not necessarily part of my job, but it’s always nice to be able to help my team offensively,” said MacDermid, who scored his first of the season and now has 10 goals in 225 career games. “I won’t get many of those opportunities in games, so I have to make sure I capitalize when I do.”Skating on Colorado’s fourth line, MacDermid spent just 3 minutes, 30 seconds on the ice, but he made his few shifts count.“When you see guys working hard, in and out of the lineup, you want to see them get rewarded for their work,” A...

Wild’s Fleury wears mask in warmups on Native American Heritage night after the NHL says not to

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:09:45 GMT

Marc-Andre Fleury wore a custom mask for the Minnesota Wild’s Native American Heritage night Friday after being told by the NHL it was not allowed. Fleury took the ice for the team’s game against the Colorado Avalanche wearing the specially designed mask. Agent Allan Walsh confirmed earlier in the day the league informed his client he couldn’t wear the mask, even for warmups.The NHL prohibits players from wearing specialty jerseys, masks, stickers, decals or tape for theme nights.The league initially banned players from using rainbow-colored tape on Pride nights before reversing that decision after receiving backlash from around the hockey community. Teams are not allowed to dress players in themed jerseys for warmups this season after a handful of players decided last season to opt out of Pride Night warmups that included specialty jerseys.With the Wild celebrating Native American Heritage night Friday against Colorado, Fleury wanted to honor his wife, Véronique, ...

Alissa Pili’s 22 points leads No. 10 Utah over Merrimack 98-34

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:09:45 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alissa Pili scored 22 points and collected six rebounds to lead No. 10 Utah to a 98-34 victory over Merrimack on Friday night.Kennady McQueen added a season-high 18 points on six 3-pointers for the Utes. Ines Vieira dished out 11 assists, finishing with double-digit assists for the second time in three games. Utah (5-1) finished with a 50-28 advantage in rebounds and outscored Merrimack 30-12 in the paint.Cadence Johnson led the Warriors with eight points. Thalia Shepard added seven. Merrimack (1-5) made only 14 baskets while totaling the fewest points for a Utah opponent this season. The Utes scored 32 points off 25 turnovers.“This is a great offensive team and we know what we’re going to get on offense,” Pili said. “But I think it’s our defense that we need to key in on.”Utah had no trouble smothering Merrimack on both ends of the court from the opening tip.Utah raced out to a double-digit lead after making seven 3-pointers in the first quarter while shooting...

Bo Nix leads No. 6 Oregon past No. 15 Oregon State in rivalry finale, into Pac-12 title game

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:09:45 GMT

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Bo Nix threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, securing No. 6 Oregon a spot in the Pac-12 championship game with a 31-7 victory Friday night over No. 15 Oregon State in the final scheduled matchup between the in-state rivals.The Ducks (11-1, 8-1 Pac-12, No. 6 CFP) will face No. 4 Washington next Friday in Las Vegas, the last conference championship before 10 of the league’s teams bolt next season. The winner has a chance at learning a spot in the four-team College Football Playoff.It was Oregon’s sixth straight win since a 36-33 loss at Washington on Oct. 14. The rematch next week will mark the first meeting between the teams in the Pac-12 title game. Nix, among the Heisman Trophy favorites, completed 33 of 40 passes for 367 yards. Troy Franklin caught nine passes for 128 yards and a score.DJ Uiagalelei threw for 220 yards and a touchdown for Oregon State (8-4, 5-4, No. 16 CFP), which is one of two teams not to leave the Pac-12, along with Washington State....

Coleman and Lindholm ignite 4-goal 3rd period for Flames in 7-4 win over Stars

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:09:45 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Blake Coleman and Elias Lindholm scored 29 seconds apart early in a four-goal third period to put the Calgary Flames ahead in their 7-4 win over the Dallas Stars on Friday night. “We came out with some good jump and we wanted to dictate right away that we want to get that next goal,” Flames captain Mikael Backlund said of that decisive third period. “Everyone chipped in, and all lines and pairs were involved in the scoring and playing well on both ends.”The Flames got even at 4-4 when Coleman, who is from nearby Plano, Texas, scored 1:53 into the third from beside the net when he knocked in the puck that Stars captain Jamie Benn had deflected with his hand after MacKenzie Weegar’s shot. Calgary got the go-ahead goal and first lead of the game when Jake Oettinger got his glove on a shot, but didn’t secure the puck and Lindholm was able to knock it under the goalie. Coleman later had a secondary assist on Backlund’s goal that gave the Flames a two-goal ...

Palmieri, Wahlstrom lead short-handed Islanders to 5-3 win over Senators

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:09:45 GMT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Despite playing with just four defensemen, the New York Islanders rallied and beat the well-rested Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Friday night.Kyle Palmieri and Oliver Wahlstrom each had a goal and an assist. Mathew Barzal, Anders Lee and Simon Holmstrom also scored. Semyon Varlamov stopped 28 shots for New York (8-6-5).The Islanders found themselves short-handed early on when both Adam Pelech and Sebastian Aho were injured after playing just two shifts, leaving New York to play the remainder of the game down two defensemen.“That was an incredible effort,” said Islanders coach Lane Lambert. “We knew real early in the game what we were up against. … I thought they did a good job of making sure they kept their shift as short as possible and I just thought it was an incredible effort by the four of them.“I’ve never experienced that before where we’ve been down to four ‘D’ for pretty much the entire game.”Friday’s game was the Senators’ first since returning from Sweden. ...

Motorcyclist dies in North County crash: CHP

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 19:09:45 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A motorcyclist died in a crash Friday near Bonsall, authorities said.The collision occurred around 6:47 p.m. at Lawrence Welk Dr. and Champagne Blvd. in the Hidden Meadows area, according to Cal Fire San Diego.When first responders arrived on scene, the motorcycle was on fire. 4 killed in Thanksgiving SR-94 crash identified Emergency crews took the unidentified victim to a hospital, where they later died, per the California Highway Patrol log.No other details have been released at this time.Check back for updates on this developing story.