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People with no chance at playing in the NBA can still enter the NBA draft

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:06 GMT

If you want to be in the NBA, it helps to be, among other things, excellent at the playing of basketball.If you want to be in the NBA draft, basketball skills aren’t required.There is a group of 18 people who are officially “draft eligible” for Thursday’s festivities at Barclays Center in New York, and they have one thing in common: They will not be getting drafted. The NBA has them on what it calls the B List — “unknown individuals,” officially. All that is required is fill out the necessary paperwork to enter the draft, a process that has allowed some with no real basketball ability to apply.It’s a phenomenon that’s not new. It’s gone on for nearly a half-century; some do it and generate attention, others have stayed quiet. It’s gimmicky, sure, but the rules are clear: If someone meets the general criteria laid out by the NBA, then they can become “eligible” for the draft.A law student from Florida named Jordan Haber is one of this year’s ...

Trevor Williams outduels Miles Mikolas in rain as the Nationals cool off the Cardinals, 3-0

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:06 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trevor Williams outpitched Miles Mikolas in steady rain, CJ Abrams went 3 for 3 with a homer and the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Wednesday to end a five-game skid.With the rain getting heavier in the fifth inning, Abrams sent a 1-0 fastball from Mikolas (4-5) into the visitors’ bullpen in left-center. Jeimer Candelario drove in runs for Washington with a double in the sixth and a grounder in the eighth.Williams (4-4) allowed five hits and threw 75 pitches while working into the seventh inning for the first time this year as he cooled off the Cardinals, who had won four straight and scored eight or more runs in their last three. St. Louis was shut out for the seventh time this season.Williams departed after Lars Nootbaar’s leadoff single in the seventh. Reliever Mason Thompson walked Nolan Arenado, then got two outs before Kyle Finnegan came on and induced an inning-ending grounder. Finnegan completed the eighth and Hunter Harvey p...

Muere el chofer de Neruda, quien dijo que el poeta fue asesinado

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:06 GMT

SANTIAGO — Manuel Araya, quien fuera chofer del Nobel de Literatura chileno Pablo Neruda y que por décadas afirmó que el poeta fue envenenado antes de exiliarse, murió producto de un aneurisma, se informó el miércoles.Araya siempre cuestionó la versión oficial de que la muerte de Neruda ocurrida el 23 de septiembre de 1973 -12 días después del golpe militar- se debió a complicaciones de un cáncer de próstata con metástasis.El conductor falleció la víspera, a los 77 años, por un aneurisma que lo mantenía hospitalizado luego de sufrir problemas cardiovasculares el 12 de junio, informó el miércoles el Partido Comunista, en el que Neruda militó toda su vida. ¿Murió enfermo o lo envenenaron? El misterio que rodea la muerte del poeta Pablo Neruda ¿Murió de cáncer o envenenado? Informe del fallecimiento del poeta chileno Pablo Neruda llega a la jueza; aún en reserva Araya siempre afirmó que Neruda fue envenenado mientras estaba internado...

Bregman has 3 hits to help Houston Astros outlast New York Mets 10-8 to win 3-game series

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:06 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman had three hits and Yainer Diaz and Chas McCormick hit two-run homers to help the Houston Astros outlast the New York Mets 10-8 on Wednesday to win the three-game series.“We definitely needed to start playing better and I thought we played well yesterday and then found a way to win today,” Bregman said. Houston fell behind 4-2 early after a subpar start by Cristian Javier. McCormick’s home run came in a four-run third inning that put the Astros on top. The Mets tied it in the top of the fourth, but the Astros went ahead for good by scoring three runs in the bottom of the inning, highlighted by Diaz’s home run.Daniel Vogelbach had a season-high three hits with three RBIs, and Pete Alonso hit his 23rd homer as the Mets dropped a second straight game after winning the series opener 11-1.“We’re going to get out of it,” Vogelbach said. “We’re going to go on a winning streak. I don’t know when that is. I wish I could tell you when. But I truly believ...

House censures Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California, delivering GOP-led rebuke to leader of first Trump impeachment

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:06 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House censures Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California, delivering GOP-led rebuke to leader of first Trump impeachment.Source

OPINIÓN | Mientras esperamos lo mejor para el submarino desaparecido que exploraba el Titanic, no olvidemos a estas otras víctimas

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:06 GMT

Nota del editor: Jill Filipovic es una periodista radicada en Nueva York ys autora del libro: “OK Boomer, Let’s Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind”. Síguela en Twitter en @JillFilipovic. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna pertenecen exclusivamente a su autora.(CNN) –– Es un escenario tan improbable que parece sacado de una historia de Hollywood: un submarino, operado por un piloto y con turistas que pagaron unos US$ 250.000 cada uno, descendió al fondo del océano para que sus pasajeros pudieran ver los restos del RMS Titanic. Y entonces desapareció.Última hora del submarino desaparecido en expedición al Titanic, en vivo: noticias y másAhora se realiza una búsqueda intensa para encontrar el submarino antes de que sus pasajeros se queden sin oxígeno.3 mapas animados de la búsqueda del submarino que exploraba el TitanicLas Fuerzas Armadas de Canadá y la Guardia Costera de EE.UU. buscan la nave, que perdió contacto con su buque base en la mañana de este domingo, f...

Bruce Brown opts out of Nuggets contract: AP source

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:06 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Bruce Brown is set to become a free agent after declining his $6.8 million player option with the NBA-champion Denver Nuggets, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday.The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the move hasn’t been announced. The NBA free agency period opens next week. Nuggets trade into 1st round by swapping picks with the Pacers: AP source Brown signed with Denver last summer and became an integral piece off the bench for the Nuggets. He can play either guard position or small forward and averaged 12 points and four rebounds in a postseason that culminated with Denver knocking off Miami in five games during the Finals to win its first NBA title.Nuggets coach Michael Malone said at the Nuggets’ championship parade last week the team wants to keep Brown in their bid to defend their title. But the Nuggets cannot offer him more than $7.8 million for next season; if he stays, Brown would be eligible for ...

Aaron Rodgers talks mental heath at psychedelics conference

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:06 GMT

DENVER (AP) — An eclectic crowd of thousands — podcasters, vendors, startups, seekers — swarmed a psychedelics conference in Denver this week to experience everything from a dimly lit hall packed with kaleidoscope art and a wide-ranging lineup of speakers from a former Republican governor to NFL star quarterback Aaron Rodgers.The conference, put on by a psychedelic advocacy group, took place months after Colorado’s voters decided to join Oregon in decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms. While it’s a sign of growing cultural acceptance for substances that proponents say may offer benefits for things like post-traumatic stress disorder and alcoholism, medical experts caution that more research is needed on the drugs’ efficacy and the extent of the risks of psychedelics, which can cause hallucinations. Missing sub search ‘a huge challenge,’ retired Navy officer explains Rodgers, who’ll soon debut with the New York Jets after years with the Green Bay Packers, spoke Wednesday night with...

This police officer watches out for older Aurorans

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:06 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Sometimes it's the little things we do that make a big difference in a person‘s life — a smile, a kind word, a little friendly conversation. That would be Aurora Police Officer Jim Seneca’s wheelhouse.Seneca is the senior resource officer at the Aurora Center for Active Adults."Number priority is keeping our seniors safe. That’s number 1. Number two, scams and fraud is off the charts, so I do a presentation on scams and fraud for our community," Seneca said.Number three is just being a friend.Aurora Police Officer Jim Seneca on the job (KDVR)Seneca has been pounding the pavement as an Aurora patrol officer 28 years. The last nine years, he has worked full-time at the senior resource center, “Becoming friends with them," he said. "You cry with them, laugh with them. You hear stories. You gain wisdom from the experience. Why would I not embrace that?“ Seneca said.That is why Barbara Becker thinks Officer Seneca deserves a little recognition. She is a volunteer a...

MLB sued by 17 ex-scouts who claim age discrimination

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:27:06 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Seventeen former Major League Baseball scouts who say they were discriminated against because of their age sued the league, its teams and Commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday.The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Denver. The former scouts allege violations of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 along with laws in 11 states and New York City. Nuggets trade into 1st round by swapping picks with the Pacers: AP source The scouts, ranging from 55 to 71, allege they were discriminated against from 2020-22. They say MLB and the teams “have acted to prevent the reemployment of older scouts or refused the reemployment of older scouts.”They also say an MLB provision that offsets scouts' salaries when they sign with a new team — but are still being paid by a previous team from which they've been fired — is discriminatory.MLB said in a statement it looks “forward to refuting these claims in court,” but it does not comment on pending litigation.Old...