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Lynx’s Napheesa Collier named WNBA all-star

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:20:39 GMT

Lynx forward Napheesa Collier will make her third WNBA all-star appearance later this month in Las Vegas after the fifth-year forward was voted by the league’s coaches into the reserve pool, the WNBA announced Saturday.The all-star selection is Collier’s third, making her the seventh member in the organization to achieve such a feat.Collier, 26, is averaging career highs in points (22.5), rebounds (7.7) and steals (1.7). She was second in the WNBA in scoring entering Saturday’s late tilt in Phoenix.Those numbers are especially gaudy considering Collier’s relatively slow start to the summer. After a rocky first five outings — all Lynx losses — Collier has averaged 25.3 points and 8.6 rebounds a game over her last 10 contests. Minnesota is 6-4 in that stretch. Collier is playing at an MVP level to boost what looked to be a rebuilding roster into legitimate postseason contention.And she’s doing it while remaining efficient. Collier is shooting 49 percent f...

2023 Scrabble Word Cup playing letters in Albany

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:20:39 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -The 2023 Scrabble Word Cup is bringing players together from all over to spell their very best. Put on by LetsPlayScrabble, a group of players who organize tournaments in the U.S. and Canada, with a grand total of $60,000 in prizes.This year, the Mariott Hotel in Albany acts as the starting square on the board for over 250 players from June 30 to July 4. “People play Scrabble all day long in the ballroom and then we do social events like karaoke and trivia. We give people a great weekend," said Director of Word Cup 2023, Josh Greenway. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Players of all ages play 31 games, stretching their word-spelling muscles. For Player, Mack Meller, he started sweeping the board against family at a young age. Now in almost his 100th tournament, Meller says there is a lot to the game when it comes to spelling the best words.“It’s a very sort of specialized kind of math you use in Scrabb...

Woman inside car killed in St. Louis after tree falls during storms

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:20:39 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A woman sitting inside her car as severe storms rolled through St. Louis on Saturday was killed when a tree fell on her car, according to police. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department tells FOX 2 the woman was the only person inside the car during the incident. She died after a tree fell on her car while inside. Major damage in Collinsville after Saturday’s storms SLMPD tells FOX 2 this happened in St. Louis City the 4100 block of Chouteau Avenue in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood around 4:40 p.m. Additional details on what led up to this situation are unavailable at this time. Saturday's storms packed lightning, heavy rain, hail and gusts as high as 70 mph Saturday in Missouri and Illinois. Earlier Saturday, at least one tornado warning was issued in Washington County, Illinois.This is a developing story. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.

Major damage in Collinsville after Saturday's storms

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:20:39 GMT

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. - Crews are working to clean up Collinsville and many other St. Louis-area communities after Saturday's severe storms. Storms packed lightning, heavy rain, hail and gusts as high as 70 mph Saturday in Missouri and Illinois. At least one tornado warning was issued in Washington County, Illinois. St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here FOX 2 has learned of significant storm damage in Collinsville. Some roofs were detached, some buildings crumbled apart and many vehicles were also hit hard. Tim Foshee sent FOX 2 a few images of storm damage in Collinsville, showing a large Route 66 sign that was damage and a nearby building that appears flattened. Tim Foshee sent FOX 2 a few images of storm damage in Collinsville from July 1, 2023.Tim Foshee sent FOX 2 a few images of storm damage in Collinsville from July 1, 2023.Emergency crews have not reported of any injuries at this time. FOX 2 is learning more about Saturday's storms and will update as more info...

Illegal fireworks still cause for concern despite wet weather

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:20:39 GMT

Boulder County may be wetter than normal this Fourth of July, but law enforcement agencies all across the county agree that choosing to use illegal fireworks is still dangerous.Many cities such as Erie are actually seeing less complaint calls regarding illegal fireworks. Erie spokesperson Amber Luttrell said the department is actually down from seven complaint calls in 2022 to three this year during the week leading up to the Fourth of July holiday.But still, Luttrell cautioned there are other dangers associated with illegal fireworks beyond the potential for fire dangers.“Injuries and structure fires don’t correlate with weather,” Luttrell said. “Fireworks are illegal for more reasons than just starting grass fires.”Complaint calls for Boulder are also lower than normal leading up to the holiday, but Boulder police spokesperson Dionne Waugh said that despite the state no longer being in a drought, “fireworks are still illegal in the city of Boulder.”Longmont only received its first...

Long Beach suspects arrested in over $1.5 million drug bust

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:20:39 GMT

Two Long Beach men were arrested after a stockpile of narcotics worth over $1.5 million dollars was discovered.The suspects were identified as Hector Valle, 48, and Efren Sanchez, 52, by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.The suspects were tracked down during an investigation into drugs being imported and distributed across Ventura County, including fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine.On June 16, Valle and Sanchez were taken into custody. A search warrant for both of the suspects’ homes and a vehicle upholstery shop yielded a stockpile of seized ammunition and narcotics.Authorities believed Valle had been using an upholstery shop in Gardena to store, package and distribute his narcotics.A search of the upholstery shop on the 17000 block of Broadway Avenue resulted in the discovery of a semi-automatic firearm, fentanyl, methamphetamine, cutting agents, packaging material and heroin.Two Long Beach men were arrested after authorities discovered a cache of illegal narcotics worth over...

Sharks acquire forward from cap-strapped Florida Panthers

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:20:39 GMT

The San Jose Sharks have acquired Anthony Duclair from the Florida Panthers in exchange for center Steven Lorentz and a 2025 fifth-round draft pick.Duclair, who turns 28 in August, is entering the final year of a three-year, $9 million contract he signed with the Panthers in 2021. He is coming off a season in which he had nine points in 20 regular season games and 11 points in 20 playoff games as Florida advanced to the Stanley Cup Final.“Anthony will bring speed and tenacity to our lineup on a nightly basis,” Sharks general manager Mike Grier said in a statement. “He has a well-rounded game along with the ability to score and we are excited to have him join our organization.”Lorentz, 27, was the Sharks’ fourth-line center this past season and finished with career highs in goals (10), points (19), and ice time per game (11:50) as he evolved into one of the Sharks’ top penalty killers.Lorentz was acquired last summer from Carolina as part of the trade that sent Brent Burn...

Plane crashes into Lake Tahoe, boaters rescue two people

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:20:39 GMT

An airplane with two people on board crashed into Lake Tahoe on Saturday morning, police said.Boaters in the area rescued both people, one of them who suffered a serious head injury, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.Police had received calls at around 10:15 a.m. reporting a fixed-wing plane had gone down in Rubicon Bay, on Tahoe’s west side, in the southern portion of the lake about five miles north of Emerald Bay, police said.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | What to do if your flight is canceled or delayed Crashes and Disasters | Bay Area travelers will join 5 million Californians on the move for July 4 Crashes and Disasters | Why airline delays and cancellations are so bad: It’s not just the weather Crashes and Disasters | Severe storms scuttle more than 7,000 US flights Crashes and Disasters | Europe dealing with flight disruptions as strikes impact air travel...

Vallejo police find woman with ‘signs of trauma’ dead in home

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:20:39 GMT

Vallejo Police detectives were called in after officers found a woman dead Friday night in what the department said is the city’s 11th homicide of the year.Officers responded to a report of a woman not breathing in a home in the 6100 block of Wild Dune Court just after 10:30 p.m. Medical personnel declared the woman dead at the scene, in a subdivision near the Blue Rock Springs Golf Club, east of I-80.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Antioch landlord pleads no contest in tenant’s killing Crime and Public Safety | Alameda County DA frees woman convicted in 2003 Oakland murder Crime and Public Safety | Oakland man accused of causing UC Berkeley employee’s death after road-rage incident gets 9 years in prison with plea deal Crime and Public Safety | A UC Berkeley student’s research into a flowering shrub took him to Mexico and a violent death Crime and Public Safety | Man accused of 2 ...

DeSclafani says he is ‘running on fumes’ after surrendering 3 home runs in SF Giants’ loss to Mets

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:20:39 GMT

NEW YORK — Trips home for Anthony DeSclafani, a native of northern New Jersey, seem to bring nothing but bad memories.It was last year in this ballpark that DeSclafani was tagged for five runs, the tipping point that led to his placement on the injured list and what led to eventual season-ending surgery. On Saturday, DeSclafani surrendered three home runs in the span of four batters in the the third inning, sending the Giants to a 4-1 loss in their second game against the Mets.“I don’t think he’s at his sharpest right now,” manager Gabe Kapler said of DeSclafani, who lasted only three innings.Brilliant through the first month of the season, DeSclafani has a 6.02 ERA in 11 starts since tossing eight shutout innings on May 2.In his first season back after undergoing surgery last July to repair a tendon in his right ankle, DeSclafani said he was “running on fumes a little bit” and was looking forward to the All-Star break. He has failed to complete more than thr...