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Stan Savran, longtime broadcaster known as ‘Godfather’ of Pittsburgh sports, dies at 76

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:25:32 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Stan Savran, who spent nearly five decades in sports broadcasting chronicling Pittsburgh’s rise to the “City of Champions,” has died. He was 76.WTAE-TV, where Savran worked as a sports anchor in the 1980s, announced Savran’s death on Monday. No official cause of death was given but Savran, who was living in Upper St. Clair in the city’s southern suburbs, had been very public about his battle with lung cancer in recent years.Affectionately known as the “Godfather” of Pittsburgh sports, the Cleveland native arrived in his adopted city in 1976 and never left. He began his career in Pittsburgh in radio before moving into TV while even occasionally moonlighting as a newspaper columnist.Savran was best known for the nightly “SportsBeat” show he co-hosted on regional cable alongside Guy Junker. The show, which ran from 1991-2009, was required viewing for fans in a city avid about its professional sports teams. Callers would often start their ...

Nuggets become first NBA champion in this format to not face a top-3 seed

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:25:32 GMT

In terms of opponent seeding, Denver’s run to this NBA championship was unlike any other since the league went to the 16-team playoff format 40 seasons ago.The Nuggets’ road to this title saw them beat No. 8 Minnesota in the Western Conference quarterfinals, No. 4 Phoenix in the West semifinals, the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in the West finals and then the East’s No. 8 seed in Miami in the NBA Finals.The Nuggets — who were the No. 1 seed in the West — are the first champion in the 16-team format that didn’t have to play a No. 1, No. 2 or No. 3 seed on their way to the title. Only six of the last 39 champions in this format got through the playoffs by facing just one top-three seed along the way.Miami — which ousted East No. 1 seed Milwaukee in Round 1 this year — was bidding to be the fifth team in this format that defeated both No. 1 seeds on their way to a championship. The teams that got that done: Toronto in 2019, the Lakers in both 2001 and 2002, and Houston in 1995.Tha...

Heat’s Tyler Herro available, but doesn’t play in Game 5 of NBA Finals

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:25:32 GMT

Miami guard Tyler Herro’s broken right hand was season-ending after all.Herro was active for the first time in nearly two months for Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night, but did not play in Miami’s 94-89 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Denver won the series 4-1 for the first championship in franchise history.Herro had not played since Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first round against Milwaukee. He recovered from surgery to repair the fractures and was doing shooting and some scrimmage work for several days in an effort to get back on the court.“He’s done everything he needed to do,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said in Denver during his pregame media session before Game 5. “We appreciate all the work that he’s put in. It’s been a long, whatever, six, seven weeks of this and he’s putting himself out there, available. It’s all hands on deck.”Spoelstra stayed with his usual rotation for what became the last game of the season.Herro was listed ...

The Denver Nuggets have won their first NBA title by beating the Miami Heat in five games in the Finals

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:25:32 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have won their first NBA title by beating the Miami Heat in five games in the Finals.Source

Arizona manager Lovullo ejected after Phillies hit Carroll in consecutive at-bats

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:25:32 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona manager Torey Lovullo has been ejected against the Philadelphia Phillies after Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll was hit by pitches in consecutive at-bats.Carroll, named the NL player of the week on Monday, was hit in the first inning by Phillies starter Matt Strahm and again in the third inning.Lovullo rushed out of the dugout quickly and got into an argument with Philadelphia catcher J.T. Realmuto after Carroll was hit the second time. Lovullo had to be held back by Diamondbacks third base coach Tony Perezchica as players from both dugouts and bullpens converged at home plate.Plate umpire Vic Carapazza ejected Lovullo while players and coaches from both sides got into each other’s faces.After a fly out by Christian Walker, Strahm yelled back and forth with someone from Arizona’s dugout. Diamondbacks outfielder Josh Rojas was ejected after the second confrontation, sending Arizona bench coach Jeff Banister out of the dugout to talk to Carapaz...

El anciano viudo de “Up”, Carl Fredricksen, tiene una segunda oportunidad en el amor en el tráiler de “Carl’s Date”

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:25:32 GMT

(CNN) — Carl Fredricksen, el recordado anciano de la película “Up” de Pixar, regresa a la pantalla gigante en el nuevo cortometraje “Carl’s Date”.El tráiler de la producción de Disney/Pixar, que se estrenó este lunes, muestra al viudo Carl ––cuya vida con su amada Ellie marcó un momento icónico y doloroso de “Up”–– junto a su adorable perro Dug, mientras se embarcan en una nueva aventura en nombre del amor.“Le gusto a la señorita Meyer y ella quiere tener una cita”, le dice Carl a Dug en el tráiler, señalando después: “¡No sé cómo tener citas!”.A continuación, se ve a Carl intentando prepararse para el encuentro, mientras recoge frenéticamente flores de su jardín, con un adorable comentario de Dug que dice que no le parece “nada divertido.”Según la sinopsis de la producción, “Carl’s Date” muestra al personaje mientras “acepta a regañadientes tener una cita con una amiga, pero admite...

Victoria histórica: Denver Nuggets son campeones de la NBA; 94-89 vs Miami Heat

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:25:32 GMT

DENVER, Colorado – Los Denver Nuggets han hecho historia al ganar el campeonato de la NBA y coronarse como los mejores del baloncesto mundial. Después de una emocionante temporada y una serie de partidos intensos, el equipo logró vencer a los Miami Heat y llevarse el título a casa.Jokic anotó 28 puntos y capturó 16 rebotes, mientras que Porter sumó 16 puntos y 13 rebotes en la victoria de Denver por 94-89.A pesar de tener una noche desafortunada en tiros de tres puntos, los Nuggets lograron ganar el Juego 5. Al entrar en el último cuarto, habían encestado solo 3 de 23 intentos desde la línea de tres puntos y terminaron con un registro de 5 de 28 desde más allá del arco.Durante más de dos cuartos completos, Denver no estuvo al frente en el marcador. Desde que los Nuggets tenían una ventaja de 18-16 con poco más de tres minutos restantes en el primer cuarto, hasta que un triple de Porter Jr. les dio la ventaja de 69-66 con 1:31 por jugar en el tercer cuarto.Los jugadores, entren...

Nuggets' championship parade will be Thursday: Here are all the details

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:25:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Nuggets are NBA champions and that means we're looking forward to a celebration parade this week.The parade will take place rain or shine on Thursday, June 15. A pre-rally starts at 9 a.m. at Civic Center Park and will include live music, highlight reels and live video from the parade. The parade will start at 10 a.m. at Union Station.FOX31 will carry the parade and rally live on air and on streaming at kdvr.com. News coverage will start at 4:30 a.m. as usual, with parade and rally coverage expected to kick into gear around 9 a.m.Nuggets parade routeThe parade then travels 17th Street to Broadway and ends at Civic Center Park, where there will be a rally at about noon. It will include:Denver Nuggets players, coaches, and managementE. Stanley and Josh KroenkeDenver Mayor Michael B. HancockAdditional Civic LeadersSuperMascot Rocky!Denver Nuggets DancersSkyline DrumlineNuggets PA Announcer - Kyle SpellerMile High City Hype Squad Complete Denver Nuggets NBA...

Ambrose: Biden’s plan to tax people for money that isn’t money

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:25:32 GMT

President Joe Biden, eager to get more tax money to pay for the faults of others along with his own disastrously irresponsible, inflationary overspending, has said that American billionaires have tax rate of just 8%. Here, then, is a great excuse to hit this relatively small group of 700 or maybe 1,000 people with a fiscal fist as big as the Treasury Department without worrying about losing millions of votes.A difficulty for Biden, however, is that the tax rate is more than three times bigger than he said, 25.6%, either demonstrating that he made a major mistake or qualifies to be called a political trickster. I endorse the second possibility, seeing as how the tiny-tax assertion could confuse the public enough for him to seem a hero catching cheapskate billionaires even though the top 1% of taxpayers deliver something like 43% of all federal taxes.The way Biden arrives at his deception is by saying the billionaires and still other super-rich tax targets pay nothing for the unrealiz...

Editorial: Want affordable housing? Build more homes in Mass.

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:25:32 GMT

The notion is supply-and-demand simplicity itself: Massachusetts needs affordable housing, so why not build more houses?That’s the position of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors, who visited Beacon Hill Monday in opposition to transfer tax and rent control bills.“Rent control tries to attack a symptom of our lack of building. And that’s not the way to fix the issue. We need to build more housing,” said Justin Davidson, the association’s government affairs director, according to State House News.“If we build enough housing, if people have the options of where to live and what type of home to live in, we don’t need rent control,” Davidson said.That’s long been an issue in the Bay State, particularly in Greater Boston. Rents are high, home prices astronomical, and so begins the exodus to the suburbs and beyond in hopes of staying ahead of exorbitant costs. Sometimes that trek leads out of state.Our population outpaces our hou...