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Timberwolves take on Nuggets in first round of NBA playoffs: Keys to the series, and a prediction

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:22 GMT

Less than 46 hours after clinching their hard-earned playoff berth, the Timberwolves will take the floor in Denver for Game 1 of their NBA Western Conference first-round series against the top-seeded Nuggets.Game 1 of the best-of-seven-games series is Sunday night in Denver.That doesn’t leave much time for preparation and scouting. The good news, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch noted, is Minnesota’s staff started working on a Denver scout prior to beating the Thunder, just in case. The plan was to start imparting some of that knowledge to the team Saturday, hitting players with the highlights.But there will be no deep dives prior to the start of the series.“I don’t think we can overcomplicate things right now. We just have to be ready to go, get back physically,” Finch said. “One advantage of playing in these games, I think, is that you’re pretty battle-ready. So I think our competitive edge will be there, for sure.”Wolves guard Mike Conley noted h...

Esperance man arrested following domestic incident

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:22 GMT

CHARLESTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, an Esperance man was arrested on Tuesday following a domestic incident. Richard Knaupp, 63, faces a slew of charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! On Tuesday, deputies from the Montgomery COPunty Sheriff's Office responded to a home in Charleston for a reported physical domestic incident. Deputies say they found Knaupp violated a stay-away order of protection and had taken a cell phone away from a victim, preventing her from calling 911. Knaupp also allegedly damaged property during the incident that he didn't own.Charges:Second-degree burglaryFirst-degree criminal contemptThird-degree criminal mischiefSecond-degree aggravated harassmentThird-degree coercionFourth-degree criminal mischiefCriminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation Gloversville duo arrested after drug sale investigation Knaupp was processed and arraigned in Pala...

Nuggets Journal: Michael Malone’s message to Michael Porter Jr. this postseason? “Let it fly”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:22 GMT

Michael Porter Jr. generally doesn’t need goading.The 6-foot-10 sniper has shot well over 40% from 3-point range every season he’s been healthy. This season, he set a career-high with 7.3 looks from outside per game. With 188 3-pointers made, Porter finished five shy of the franchise record.All of which made Wednesday’s scene, as the No. 1 seed Nuggets prepared for their first-round opponent, so odd.The Nuggets were finishing up practice, concluding with 3-point shooting contests, free-throw challenges and the like. Nuggets coach Michael Malone pulled Porter aside on the near side of the gym closest to reporters and rehashed a scene from practice.The team had designed a play for Porter, but when he came off a screen and had a window to shoot, Denver’s most reliable and dangerous deep threat hesitated.“Let it fly,” Malone told Porter multiple times, emphasizing the need to seize the looks generated out of Denver’s offense. The 293 passes the Nuggets make per game (the sixth-most in t...

Off-duty LAPD officer killed in crash on 210 Freeway in Glendora

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:22 GMT

An off-duty LAPD officer died early Saturday morning after appearing to have crashed into the back of a semi-truck on the 210 Freeway in Glendora. The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. in the eastbound span of the 210 Freeway near Grand Avenue. Preliminary reports suggest that the semi-truck had broken down in the middle of the freeway and the off-duty officer’s car crashed into it."Upon arriving on scene, CHP personnel determined that it was a major injury collision," said CHP Sergeant Joel Holly. "At this point, the initial cause for the collision is still under investigation, however it appears that a rear end was involved." An off-duty LAPD officer died early Saturday morning after appearing to have crashed into the back of a semi-truck on the 210 Freeway in Glendora. (KeyNews TV)"With great sadness, I share that earlier this morning, a police officer on his way home from work was involved in a traffic collision on the 210 Freeway," LAPD Police Chief Michel Moore said i...

Sheriff’s K9, wanted felon killed in shooting near Perris 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:22 GMT

A police dog and a wanted felon were both killed during an deputy-involved shooting near Perris on Friday afternoon. According to a release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were in the unincorporated area of Perris known as Mead Valley searching for a wanted felon when they received a call from a resident about an unknown male and female on their property in the 22200 block of River Road around 4:47 p.m. Upon arriving, deputies confirmed that the male was the wanted felon. A Sheriff’s K9 handler and his K9 partner Rudy were called in to assist with the search. During the search, Rudy alerted to where the suspect was hiding, and upon being found, the suspect fired at deputies, striking K9 Rudy. The suspects refused to surrender and fled, and the Sheriff’s Aviation Unit observed them running towards an occupied residence. ‘We lost one of our partners today’: LASD K9 killed during shootout that left suspect dead in Gardena The male suspect was still armed wit...

Blink and Blondie Punk Up Coachella

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:22 GMT

Blink and Blondie Punk Up Coachella: When the set times for Coachella were made public on Wednesday night, the big surprise was the inclusion of ’90s pop-punkers Blink 182 on the bill. There had been a few rumors during the week but still, their name on the schedule early on Friday evening offered quite the buzz.Casual observers could be forgiven for wondering if anyone would care. In no way, shape or form is Coachella 2023 a rock festival. Pop, hip-hop and electronic music of many shades, sure. But the previously announced bill — all three days — features very little in the way of hard rock and/or punk, and the crowd is a young one.But the thing with the modern Coachella crowd is that genres mean very little. Or at least, that’s what it feels like. To their immense credit, these attendees just want to have a great time and they’re not interested in “Breakfast Club-ing” themselves into a pigeon-hole.Blink performed on the Sahara stage, which...

Kurtenbach: Here’s the Warriors’ path to another title — or a potential breakup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:22 GMT

The Golden State Warriors might have been the last team to qualify for the playoffs, but they also could be the last team standing come June.Yes, again.The Warriors will begin their quest for a fifth title in eight years Saturday night in Sacramento (5:30 p.m., KGO-TV). And while the team’s 44-38 record in the regular season left plenty to be desired, the Dubs are confident and eager for the “real” season.The path to the title will not be easy — the Warriors’ regular-season struggles cannot be discounted. At the same time, the Western Conference could easily be turned upside-down and still make sense.After so many seasons in which the Warriors were an obvious choice to win the title, these playoffs have a chance to be chaotic.But if we’ve learned one thing about the Warriors, it’s that they thrive in chaos.They live for it.“You feel it more than you see it,” Warriors guard Jordan Poole said of the intensity of the playoffs. “How ...

At-risk Petaluma resident missing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:22 GMT

PETALUMA, Calif, (KRON) – The Petaluma Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing at-risk person.Bryan Wood was last seen at around 10:30 p.m. on Friday leaving the Mary Isaac Center. The 49-year-old is described as a Hawaiian male, 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighing 160 pounds, police said. CA Department of Justice investigating officer-involved shooting in Newark Wood is believed to be wearing a red hat, black leather jacket, white shirt, blue jeans, black running shoes, two rings on his fingers and a handmade bracelet. According to police, Wood walks with a cane and has “concerning medical conditions”. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }PPD does not have a photo of Wood. If you see Wood, police ask that ...

REDress installation returns to Queen’s campus

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:22 GMT

Upwards of 50 red dresses can be seen hanging along University Avenue and other areas of Queen’s University’s campus. They are part of an art installation that Queen’s has adopted for the second straight year in an effort to mark the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and gender diverse people on May 5.Last year Queen’s had red dresses hanging on campus closer to the date itself, but decided to do so earlier this year so that more students would be on campus and able to engage with and learn about the installation and the issue it represents. Kandice Baptiste, Associate Director at Queen’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives, said it was important to move the date up so students can take in the installation and its’ message, and it seems students are doing so.“We thought it was important this year to move it up into April so that students can also see the dresses,” Baptiste said.“We’ve f...

Missing 3-year-old Miami boy found safe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:22 GMT

City of Miami Police announced that missing 3-year-old Oliver Williams has been recovered and is in good health. Early Saturday morning an Amber Alert had been issued for the Oliver. The Amber Alert stated that Oliver may have been in the comapny of an unknown black male who was last seen wearing a baseball cap and an orange shirt. It also listed a vehicle of interest as a 2018, gray Hyundai Santa fe, FL tag number 34BGWE.https://twitter.com/MiamiPD/status/1647254108196200449?cxt=HHwWgoCz3ci4nNwtAAAAThere is no word on whether anyone has been taken into custody or arrested.