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Colorado Rapids secure three of first five picks in MLS SuperDraft

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:57:13 GMT

The Colorado Rapids selected their players in Tuesday’s 2024 Major League Soccer SuperDraft with the mindset that it was a once-in-a-burgundy-and-blue-moon opportunity. After much wheeling and dealing, the draft ended with three of the first five picks in Colorado colors.Armed with advantageous rule changes and a clear strategy, Colorado had three picks in the top 15 for the first time since 2000. It first selected Duke sophomore midfielder Wayne Frederick with the No. 2 overall pick, added Generation Adidas striker Kimani Stewart-Baynes out of Maryland at No. 4, and later sent $250,000 in 2024 general allocation money (GAM) to Austin FC to acquire the rights for Washington center back Nate Jones.The new draft rules implemented in October made sophomores and juniors draft eligible for the first time,  expanding the eligible list to nearly 400 athletes. As club president Pádraig Smith viewed the draft, it was an opportunity to find top talent that could only be selected this ye...

Kanye West listing gutted beachfront Malibu home for $53 million

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:57:13 GMT

Ye, aka Kanye West, is taking a hefty financial hit in listing a beachfront Malibu home he purchased in 2021 for $57.3 million, according to multiple reports.  The 4,000 square foot, four-bedroom property was designed by famed Japanese architect Tadao Ando.  While there aren’t a lot of Ando-designed homes in the United States, his name might ring a bell. The Japanese architect designed a house in the Paradise Cove area of Malibu, aptly nicknamed Billionaires’ Row, that was purchased by Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z for $200 million earlier this year.  That sale was billed as the most expensive home ever sold in California.  But back to Ye’s Malibu home, which he has decided to sell for $53 million after having the property gutted for a remodel.  “What’s missing are the interiors,” celebrity real-estate agent Jason Oppenheim told The Hollywood Reporter. The Selling Sunset real-estate broker is listing West’s house exclusively. He told the entertainment outlet that whi...

Brandin Podziemski ruled out of Celtics game with back injury

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:57:13 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Brandin Podziemski laid face-down on the Chase Center hardwood, hardly moving as two trainers and Steve Kerr tended to him.With 1:05 left in the half against the Celtics, the precocious Podziemski landed awkwardly, suffering what the Warriors later announced as a lower back strain. He headed into the locker room before halftime and didn’t return to the court.Podziemski, 20, started each of Golden State’s last four games. He has blossomed into a rare, reliable rookie contributor for the Warriors, with teammates gushing over his basketball I.Q. and effort.When Podziemski got injured on Tuesday night, he had tallied five points, five rebounds and an assist in 16 minutes.“Some of the stuff that he does, you can’t teach,” Stephen Curry said of Podziemski on Dec. 16. “There’s a feel. Everything you just said — being in the right place, anticipating plays, hustle. He’s a master right now of the things you can control in the game of basketball.&...

Kaiser Permanente teams up with food bank to feed Bay Area families

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:57:13 GMT

Volunteers sorted and packaged meals Tuesday at the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano counties as the organization navigates an estimated 20 percent increased demand for assistance during the holidays.Related ArticlesLocal News | Look inside Zootopia land pitched for Disneyland expansion Local News | California OKs rules for turning wastewater into tapwater Local News | East Bay boyfriend eyed in Capitola woman’s disappearance Local News | First look inside Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disneyland Local News | How, at 85, Anthony Hopkins brought his A-game to filming ‘Freud’s Last Session’ Their work is funded in part by $365,000 health care provider Kaiser Permanente gave the nonprofit to provide 540,000 meals as the food bank launches its annual 3 Million Meals challenge.“Through community partnerships, including the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano,” the health care provider wrote in a release, “K...

Hombre se declara culpable de amenazar con matar a un juez de la Corte Suprema

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:57:13 GMT

Un hombre de Florida se declaró culpable de amenazar de muerte a un juez de la Corte Suprema.La declaración de culpabilidad de Neal Brij Sidhwaney, de 43 años, de Fernandina Beach, surgió de una llamada que hizo a un juez de la Corte Suprema en julio, dijo el Departamento de Justicia en un comunicado de prensa.Se enfrenta a hasta cinco años de prisión federal por un cargo de transmisión de una amenaza interestatal. Aún no se ha fijado una fecha para la sentencia.Los fiscales dijeron que Sidhwaney se identificó por su nombre en un mensaje de voz lleno de insultos y amenazó repetidamente con matar al juez de la Corte Suprema, cuyo nombre no aparece en los documentos judiciales.Sidhwaney advirtió que si el juez alertaba a los alguaciles federales adjuntos, hablaría con ellos y “vendría a matarte de todos modos”, según documentos judiciales, que no indicaban qué impulsó a Sidhwaney a amenazar.Semanas después de su arresto en agosto, el juez federal Monte C. Richardson ordenó una audienc...

Kirill Marchenko scores 3 during 7-goal goal surge in Blue Jackets’ 9-4 win over Sabres

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:57:13 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Kirill Marchenko scored three consecutive times, and the Columbus Blue Jackets enjoyed their most productive outing in more than seven years with a 9-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night.It came at the expense of a spiraling team that left an unhappy fanbase booing the Sabres off the ice, and leading to first-time chants of “Fire Donnie,” directed at coach Don Granato.Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and two assists, and Sean Kuraly, Adam Fantilli, Cole Sillinger and Kent Johnson had a goal and assist apiece. Erik Gudbranson also scored in an outing the Blue Jackets broke open by scoring seven consecutive times over a 21:52 stretch spanning the first and second periods.Daniil Tarasov stopped 25 shots in bouncing back from a 6-3 loss to New Jersey in his season debut on Saturday.“When we play all together, it’s easy,” Marchenko said, referring to his all-Russian linemates rounded out by Yegor Chinakhov and Dmitri Voronkov. “We have more confidence, we want to...

Los anillos ocultos de Urano brillan en una nueva imagen captada por el telescopio espacial James Webb

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:57:13 GMT

(CNN) — El telescopio espacial James Webb captó una nueva y brillante imagen de Urano que muestra los anillos, las lunas, el clima y la atmósfera generalmente ocultos del gigante de hielo, características que no eran visibles en el primer retrato en primer plano del planeta, tomado hace más de tres décadas.Webb es conocido por registrar con gran detalle impresionantes perspectivas de objetos cósmicos distantes, pero el observatorio espacial también es capaz de revelar nuevo conocimiento sobre nuestro universo.El telescopio Webb capta la visión más cercana y detallada del interior de una supernovaLa primera mirada de la humanidad a Urano se produjo cuando la Voyager 2 sobrevoló el séptimo planeta del sistema solar en 1986. A través de la cámara de la nave espacial, que observaba el sistema solar en luz visible, Urano parecía ser un mundo azul brillante.Pero Webb, que ve el universo a través de luz infrarroja invisible al ojo humano, pudo captar todas las facetas que a menudo fa...

Kaprizov scores 2 to lead Wild past Bruins 4-3 in OT

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:57:13 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored his second goal of the game at 2:54 of overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins.Ryan Hartman and Marcus Johansson also scored for the Wild, and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 40 shots. Minnesota improved to 8-3 since John Hynes replaced the fired Dean Evason as coach on Nov. 27.David Pastrnak scored twice and Brad Marchand also had a goal for the Bruins, who are 5-1-3 in their last nine games. Linus Ullmark finished with 27 saves.Marchand tied it with 66 seconds left in regulation, sending the Bruins to their fourth consecutive overtime game.FLYERS 3, DEVILS 2, OTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Owen Tippett stole the puck in the Devils zone and scored at 3:25 of overtime to help Philadelphia beat New Jersey and extend its point streak to nine games.Ryan Poehling had both regulation goals for the Flyers and Samuel Ersson made 24 saves as Philadelphia improved to 8-0-1 in its run.Michael McLeod and Jesper Bratt tallied for the Devils,...

Stock market today: Asian shares gain after Wall Street ticks higher amid rate-cut hopes

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:57:13 GMT

Asian shares mostly advanced on Wednesday after Wall Street ticked higher amid hopes that Japan’s moves to keep interest rates easy for investors could augur similar trends in the rest of the world.U.S. futures rose while oil prices were virtually unchanged after two days of gains.Building on gains from Tuesday, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index surged 1.8% to reach 33,799.41 despite Japan experiencing a slight decline in its export performance for the first time in three months in November, a worrisome slowdown for the world’s third-largest economy.Exports to China, Japan’s biggest single market, fell 2.2%, while shipments to the U.S. rose 5.3% from a year earlier. Total imports fell nearly 12%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index added 1% to 16,669.44 while the Shanghai Composite index lost 0.4% to 2,920.63 after China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged at the monthly fixing on Wednesday.The S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney gained 0.6% to 7,533.90, while South Korea’s Kospi was 1.4% h...

Lillard joins 20,000-point club, Giannis has triple-double as Bucks defeat Spurs 132-119

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:57:13 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard didn’t bother hiding what his latest career milestone meant to him.Lillard scored a season-high 40 points to push his career total over 20,000, Giannis Antetokounmpo had a triple-double and the Milwaukee Bucks trounced San Antonio 132-119 on Tuesday night as the Spurs played without Victor Wembanyama due to a sore right ankle.“I don’t want to fake downplay it like it’s nothing,” Lillard said. “I know it’s a big deal. It’s a great accomplishment. It’s a rare space to be in.”Lillard increased his career point total to 20,034 and became the 51st person in NBA history — and eighth active player — to reach 20,000 points. Lillard, who was playing his 794th career game, became the 17th-fastest player to reach that milestone.“When you look at Dame, obviously he can shoot the ball,” Bucks coach Adrian Griffin said. “He can stretch the floor. He just puts a lot of pressure on your defense. If you bring your bigs up, he can drive around them. He’s st...