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Vermont overcomes UMass Lowell for America East championship

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:11 GMT

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Dylan Penn scored 21 points, Matt Veretto scored 15 and ignited a game-breaking run, leading Vermont to a 72-59 victory over UMass Lowell in the championship game of the America East playoffs on Saturday.Vermont will be making its ninth NCAA appearance. UMass Lowell, in its sixth year of eligibility, finished as the runner-up for the second time in three years.Midway through the second half, Veretto scored nine points in three possessions, first hitting three free throws, then adding two 3-pointers as Vermont built a seven-point lead. After a media timeout, Finn Sullivan scored in the lane to give the Catamounts their largest lead up to that time, 55-46.The River Hawks were in the midst of a nearly four-minute scoring drought and by the time Allin Blunt made two free throws they trailed 57-48 with 4:37 to go. Penn hit a layup and Finn Sullivan’s four-point play put the Catamounts in control, 63-50 near the two-minute mark. Penn made 8 of 12 shots, grabbe...

St. Patrick's Day Parade draws in thousands, and EMTs are keeping them safe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Saturday morning, Denver’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade drew in hundreds of thousands downtown to celebrate.FOX31 and Channel 2 served as the proud official media sponsors of the event. The grand marshal for the parade was Noel Hickey. Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Everything you need to know Authorities partnered with Denver Health to ensure safety throughout the festivities.“We’re basically like a rolling ambulance on a bike,” Paramedic Koree Gyer said.Denver Health Emergency Medical Technicians kept parade goers safe on a new fleet of bikes, in which they hauled medical equipment.“We have a dedicated dispatcher that only covers EMS for the event itself,” Gyer said.This was the 61st year of the annual parade.

UK ministers mull how to shield British tech sector from Silicon Valley Bank collapse

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:11 GMT

LONDON — Britain’s science and technology minister pledged Saturday to do “everything we can” to minimize the impact of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on the U.K.’s tech sector.Ministers held talks with tech industry figures on Saturday afternoon after a run on deposits drove the California-based institution into insolvency, marking the largest bank failure since the financial crisis. Its U.K. arm, Silicon Valley Bank UK, stopped trading on Friday.U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt earlier on Saturday held talks with Andrew Bailey, the governor of Britain’s central bank, the Bank of England, the Treasury said in a statement.In a tweet, Michelle Donelan, who heads the newly created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, said: “We recognize that the tech sector is often not cashflow positive as they grow and I am determined to stand with them as we do everything we can to minimize impact on the sector.”In an open letter on Satur...

Bruins come back to beat Wings, 3-2, for 50th win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:11 GMT

The Bruins did not start Saturday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings like they wanted to atone for their performance in Thursday’s loss, but they still managed to send everyone home happy Saturday.After erasing an early 2-0 deficit with a dominant second period, Garnet Hathaway gave the B’s their first lead of the game with his first goal as a Bruin with 6:06 left in regulation. Hathaway scored on a rebound of an AJ Greer shot off goalie Magnus Hellberg to give the B’s a 3-2 lead, capping off a strong afternoon for the fourth line.Linus Ullmark, terrific in the third period, then shut it down the rest of the way for their 50th win of the season. The B’s are the fastest team ever to reach that milestone.But there were some serious blemishes early on.The first 10 minutes of the game represented some of the worst hockey in what has been a magical B’s season season thus far. On an early power play chance, zone entries remained problematic. David Kre...

Speeding boats, fishing gear the leading causes of North Atlantic right whale deaths, conservation experts say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:11 GMT

A top ocean conservation group in the country is calling on the feds to enforce boat speed limits along the Atlantic coast and issue stronger protections to prevent more deaths of North Atlantic right whales.The group Oceana released an analysis Thursday that found hundreds of boats had sped through mandatory and voluntary slow zones designed to protect the critically endangered species in the Virginia Beach area in the weeks leading up to a North Atlantic right whale death.There are just 340 right whales left in the world today, a number that has declined by 25% over the past decade, according to conservation scientists.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration determined blunt force traumatic injuries as the cause of death of the 20-year-old male right whale. The injuries mirrored those of a boat strike, a leading threat to such whales.“Speeding boats and slow swimming whales are a recipe for disaster, but a preventable one,” said Gib Brogan, campaign director at Oceana....

Heat embrace Lowry return amid stretch run; Martin out, with Robinson in NBA protocols

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:11 GMT

The timing is largely coincidental, with the Miami Heat for over a week having targeted Saturday’s road game against the Orlando Magic as the return date for Kyle Lowry from the knee issue that has had him out since the start of February.The fact that it comes in the wake of the Heat committing 20 or more turnovers in two of their last four games makes it all the more heartening.“That’s my brother,” forward Jimmy Butler said. “I’m glad to have him back. He’s going to change the game in so many ways for this team. He’s going to help us get in a groove, he’s going to help us win some games down the stretch moving into the most important part of the season.”The Heat largely had downplayed the timetable, not confirming until after Friday night’s home victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers that Lowry would be traveling, and not upgrading Lowry to questionable until midday Saturday.But even with Lowry, 36, in the midst of an ...

Rob Gronkowksi has thoughts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:11 GMT

Rob Gronkowski has two words of advice for Mac Jones: “Learn defenses.”Gronkowksi, the former New England and Tampa Bay tight end, doesn’t mean just learn defenses during games. He means Jones should learn defenses in practice. Learn defenses in meetings. Learn defenses during off days. And learn defenses in the offseason.“The advice for Mac Jones is just learn the defenses, understand the defenses. When you go to the line of scrimmage, you’re not thinking at all, obviously you got to learn the playbook, the offensive side of the playbook, that’s aspect No. 1. But aspect No. 2 is to learn every single defense out there,” Gronkowski said.And some defenses are more important than others, according to Gronkowski.“Your divisional opponents, study them up, know who the ‘Mike’ linebacker is, the middle linebacker, who you got to point out every single play to help out the offensive line to know who’s blocking who. Understand what’s going on on the defensive side of...

Jehovah’s Witnesses shocked by Hamburg attack, thank police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:11 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — The Jehovah’s Witnesses expressed shock Saturday over the deadly shooting at one of the group’s halls in Hamburg, Germany, but thanked German authorities for preventing more bloodshed through their swift intervention during the attack.A gunman shot dead six members of the Hamburg congregation and wounded eight others, including a woman who lost her unborn child, before killing himself late Thursday. The shooting drew widespread condemnation and calls for a tightening of Germany’s firearms laws.In a statement, the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany confirmed that the man police identified as the gunman was a former member who left the church voluntarily two years ago.“We do not know the motive for this terrible crime,” it said. “Like the rest of the world, we were shocked and bewildered when we read (…) that the gunman reportedly bore ‘particular anger’ not just toward the Jehovah’s Witnesses but also toward other religious groups and his former empl...

Off-duty cop found dead in North Side home: Police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:11 GMT

CHICAGO — Police have confirmed that an off-duty police officer was found dead inside a Norwood Park home Saturday morning.According to CPD, the 43-year-old man was discovered unresponsive inside a home at the 5700 block of North Ozark Avenue around 7:45 a.m. where he was pronounced dead on the scene. Woman fatally stabbed on CTA platform in Loop: Police Police are still investigating this incident and there is no further information provided.

Trump indictment? Possibility throws wrench into campaign plans

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:11 GMT

(The Hill) – Former President Trump is reportedly on the brink of facing charges related to a hush money payment during the 2016 campaign, throwing a wrench into the nascent 2024 GOP presidential primary. Trump has already said in interviews that he plans to continue his campaign for the presidency even if he is indicted, and he was defiant in posts on Truth Social late Thursday that made clear he was undeterred by the latest specter of criminal charges.But a possible indictment in New York would be another blow for Trump, whose extensive legal woes already have some Republican voters and leaders suggesting it may be time for the party to move on to a candidate with less baggage.“Given all the unknowns right now, it's far too early to know the political impact,” said Alex Conant, who worked on Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) 2016 campaign. “That said, it's hard to see how this is a positive for Trump,” added Conant, who now works with Firehouse Strategies. “At a minimum, it's a dis...