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Panthers stay hot, roll past Hurricanes 5-2 in an East finals rematch

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:06 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe each had a goal and an assist, and the Florida Panthers topped the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Friday night in a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference finals.Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots on the way to winning his fourth consecutive start. Rookie Uvis Balinskis got his first NHL goal for Florida, and Kevin Stenlund added an empty-netter with 3:42 left for the Panthers.Sam Reinhart had two assists for Florida.“We know what to do on the ice right now and we know how to play the right way,” Barkov said. “If we do that, we will always get a chance to win and obviously (Bobrovsky) has been giving us a chance to win every night.”Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes, and Jordan Martinook assisted on both goals. Antti Raanta made 30 saves for Carolina, which had won five of its last six games.But of late, Panthers-Hurricanes games always seem to go Florida’s way....

Skinner, Peterka help Sabres beat Wild 3-2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:06 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Skinner and JJ Peterka each had a goal and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Friday night.Henri Jokiharju also scored for Buffalo, and Devon Levi made 31 saves. The Sabres won for the fourth time in six games (4-1-1).Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek scored for the Wild, and Filip Gustavsson stopped 22 shots. Minnesota has lost six of eight (2-5-1).Jared Spurgeon nearly forced overtime in the game’s final moments, firing a shot off the post with 10 seconds remaining.Skinner gave the Sabres a 2-1 lead with 58 seconds left in the second period, scoring on a breakaway. After the Sabres were dominated for much of the period, Skinner went to his forehand to score his seventh goal of the season. Peterka set up the breakaway by forcing a turnover.Peterka made it 3-1 following a pretty passing sequence that saw Tage Thompson find Peterka from behind the Minnesota net. It was Peterka’s sixth goal of the season and Thompson’s 1...

Wooga Poplar scores 23 points to lead No. 13 Miami to 88-72 win over UCF

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:06 GMT

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Wooga Poplar scored 23 points to lead No. 13 Miami to an 88-72 win over UCF on Friday night.Poplar, a junior guard, shot 6 for 8 from the field and was perfect on five 3-point attempts. He has scored 20 or more points in his first two games after only reaching the total once last season.“He’s an incredible 3-point shooter, an incredible pull-up jump shooter. He’s great going to the basket,” Miami coach Jim Larrañaga said. “As long as he stays in control of his own abilities, he’s going to have a sensational year.”Norchad Omier had 19 points and 12 rebounds, Bensley Joseph scored 15 points, Matthew Cleveland added 12 and Nijel Pack 11 for the Hurricanes (2-0), who never trailed.Miami finished with 14 steals and scored 23 points off UCF turnovers.“We wanted to create a lot of havoc on the defensive end,” Joseph said. “Coming in, our defense was going to change the game for us and we wanted to focus on that.”The Knights (1-1) used pressure defense and rallied ...

Jaylen Brown scores 28 points, Celtics hit 19 3s and beat Nets 121-107 in NBA tournament play

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:06 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla didn’t have any extra discussion with his team about its first In-Season Tournament game. It was just 1 of 82 games as far as he was concerned.His team sure played like it mattered a little more. Jaylen Brown scored 28 points, making five of his team’s 19 3-pointers, to lead Boston to a 121-107 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night.Jayson Tatum added 23 points and 10 rebounds to help the Celtics snap a two-game skid and earn a victory in their tourney opener.Boston’s bench, which had struggled in back-to-back losses, contributed 37 points, getting 15 from Sam Hauser and 13 from Payton Pritchard.Mazzulla said Pritchard’s impact was felt all over the court. “To me, he changed the game for us,” Mazzulla said. “It’s easy to look at the scoring on the bench and feel like they’re not producing. But it’s so much other stuff that they do for us on a daily basis. … Tonight we got to see the other side of that.”Lonnie...

Powe, Jordan and Barnum post double-doubles, No. 25 Mississippi State beats Southeastern Louisiana

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:06 GMT

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Debreasha Powe had 19 points and nine rebounds, JerKaila Jordan added 13 points and No. 25 Mississippi State beat Southeastern Louisiana 67-46 on Friday night.Mississippi State went on a 23-2 run in the third quarter to break the game open. SE Louisiana went 2 for 11 from the field to begin the second half and got outscored 24-8 in the third quarter.Jessika Carter scored 12 points for Mississippi State (2-0). Carter, Jordan and Erynn Barnum each recorded a double-double, becoming the first Bulldog trio to record double-doubles in the same game since Dec. 19, 2021.Kennedy Paul scored 11 points and Hailey Giaratano had 10 points and eight rebounds for SE Louisiana (1-1). NO. 22 CREIGHTON 81, SOUTH DAKOTA 55OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Morgan Maly matched a career high with 30 points, Emma Ronsiek added 16 points and Creighton (2-0) won its second straight game in the series with South Dakota (1-1) after losing six in a row.Maly, who also scored 30 points against Provide...

Controversy sparks over food truck restrictions in Golden

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:06 GMT

GOLDEN, Colo (KDVR) -- Some food trucks and small businesses tell FOX31 they’ve taken a financial hit after the City of Golden added stricter regulations to operate a food truck within city limits.  The city does allow food trucks, but only under certain guidelines.   Northern Colorado mortuary faces over 150 counts of unlawful acts of cremation Since the city passed new regulations in June this year, food trucks cannot park on city streets per Golden Municipal Code Section 10.04.260 Section 1210 Parking Regulations. James Genotte tells FOX31 he's been operating his food truck, Pile High Burgers, for more than nine years. A majority of their business came from Golden, but now that they can't park on city streets, he said the breweries they used to serve don't have enough room to fit them on the property. "We lost two of our best-selling spots pretty much overnight, Genotte said. “Our sales are way down this year. I think we’re a fifth or a quarter of our sales from years...

NightGarden’s 5th year at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden features more lights, new installations

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:06 GMT

Dua Lipa once said, “Baby, you can find me under the lights,” and those are words I took to heart. Some people out there are already putting their Christmas lights up, but tonight, Deco’s looking to deck the halls in a different way. The NightGarden is back, and we’re dashing off to SoFlo’s own whimsical wonderland.When the sun goes down in SoFlo, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables…Archie the Talking Tree: “Welcome to the NightGarden. I’ve always wanted to say that on Deco Drive.”…comes alive! The NightGarden is back for its fifth year.Nannette Zapata: “When you step into NightGarden at Fairchild, you’re stepping into a wonderland. You’re stepping into an experience, an immersive experience.”And it’s brighter than ever before.Daniel Wu: “This year we have over two to three thousand different types of lights. And fun fact, this is the most lights there’s ever been for a NightGarde...

Friday’s high school roundup/scores: Jackson Belsan, Scituate knocked off second-seeded Holliston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:06 GMT

Jackson Belsan threw for 360 yards and four touchdowns as No. 7 Scituate (7-3) eliminated second-seeded Holliston, 27-24 in a Div. 4 state quarterfinal. Lawson Foley was the prime target as he hauled in five passes for 205 yards and two touchdowns.Alex Barlow ran for two touchdowns as No. 1 Duxbury (8-1) coasted to a 31-0 victory over No. 8 Somerset Berkley. … Vincent Ciancio threw a 30-yard TD pass to Cam Kearney with less than two minutes remaining to give No. 4 Tewksbury (7-3) a 28-21 win over 12th-seeded Burlington.In the Div. 7 quarterfinals, Matt Phillips found the end zone three times on the ground for fifth-seeded Clinton (6-4) in a 49-6 victory over fourth-ranked Rockland (6-4). … Mike Wildfire tossed three touchdown passes for No. 2 Cohasset (6-3) in a 35-8 win over No. 7 Mashpee (6-4). … Max Sanchez (191 yards, two touchdowns) and Michael Sanchez (101 yards, two touchdowns) were terrors on the ground off a combined 31 carries, pacing sixth-seeded Amesbury (8-1) toward a 3...

Tyler Lennox, Helms brothers carry Carver into Division 8 semifinal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:06 GMT

CARVER – The last time Carver even sniffed a significant Super Bowl run was back in 2000 when the Crusaders made the finals only to lose.Now, 23 years later, the undefeated Crusaders rolled to a 49-27 victory over No. 7 KIPP Academy, last year’s Division 8 Super Bowl runner-up, to earn a chance at the Final Four in Division 8.Sophomore Nathan Helms hauled in five catches for 72 yards and scored three first-half touchdowns, while his senior captain brother, Jameson, scored twice on rushing touchdowns, with both coming in the second half.With the Helms brothers compiling five touchdowns, it overshadowed the amazing work again from senior quarterback Tyler Lennox. Lennox threw for 353 yards on 22-of-32 passing as the senior captain connected on 68% of his passing attempts with five touchdowns through the air.“It was a big game and it just felt good,” said the younger Helms. “Tyler is a great player, and he just throws dimes and it’s great having him as my quarterback. It’s not a bad th...

Xaverian gets over the hump, knocks off Springfield Central

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:06 GMT

WESTWOOD — The last three games between Xaverian and Springfield Central — all Central wins — were about offensive fireworks, and explosive plays.On Friday night in a Division 1 quarterfinal, Xaverian was happy to make it about defense.The No. 2 Hawks made the biggest plays of the game on that side of the ball, and just enough on the other, to earn a 21-20 win over No. 7 Central.Xaverian (8-2) moves to the Final Four, where it will play Needham. Central falls to 8-2.“I don’t want to get in a track meet with anybody,” Xaverian coach Al Fornaro said. “We got some dudes who can run, but not as many as they do. Keep the ball away from their playmakers. It’s simple. I didn’t invent that stuff. It was invented many years ago.”A few plays stood out the most for Xaverian. The Hawks stuffed a Central two-point conversion rush to account for the final margin. Sophomore Dave Chiavegato made an interception, and a pass breakup, the latter to force a tur...