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Burns helps Hurricanes beat Panthers to win Metropolitan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:59 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla, (AP) — Brent Burns scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes scored four times in the third period to beat the Florida Panthers 6-4 on Thursday night to win the Metropolitan Division.Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Jesper Fast, Shayne Gostisbehere and Sebastian Aho also scored for the Hurricanes, who began the night one point ahead of New Jersey atop the division. Frederick Andersen finished with 31 saves.Carolina will open the first-round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the New York Islanders.Aleksander Barkov, Ryan Lomberg, Anthony Duclair and Carter Verhaege scored for Florida, which began the night one point behind the Islnders for the top wild card in the Eastern Conference. Alex Lyon had 30 saves.The Panthers will face league-best Boston in the first round of the playoffs.GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3, KRAKEN 1SEATTLE (AP) — Alec Martinez broke a tie midway through the second period and Vegas won its third Pacific Division title.The Golden Knights finished 51-22-9 with 111 points, tyi...

LOTTE Championship Par Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:59 GMT

ThursdayAt Hoakalei Country ClubEwa Beach, HawaiiPurse: $2 millionYardage: 6,573; Par: 72Second RoundYu Jin Sung68-68—136-8Natthakritta Vongtaveelap66-70—136-8Georgia Hall71-66—137-7Linnea Strom70-67—137-7Nasa Hataoka68-70—138-6Christina Kim71-67—138-6Grace Kim71-67—138-6Lauren Hartlage69-70—139-5Pernilla Lindberg70-70—140-4Siyun Liu71-69—140-4Peiyun Chien72-69—141-3Amanda Doherty70-71—141-3Brooke Henderson71-70—141-3You Min Hwang70-71—141-3Caroline Inglis71-70—141-3Yu Liu69-72—141-3Emily Pedersen72-69—141-3Celine Borge71-71—142-2Frida Kinhult66-76—142-2Pauline Roussin72-70—142-2Hinako Shibuno69-73—142-2Gabriella Then74-68—142-2Charlotte Thomas71-71—142-2Dewi Weber71-71—142-2Xiaowen Yin72-70—142-2Arpichaya Yubol72-70—142-2Brittany Altomare73-70—143-1Celine Boutier74-69—143-1Perrine Delacour73-70—143-1Ayaka Furue75-68—143-1Erika Hara72-71—143-1Sarah Kemp74-69—143-1Stephanie Kyriacou70-73—143-1Mi Hyang Lee74-69—143-1Stacy Lewis71-72—143-1Lucy Li72-71—143-1Valery Plata70-73—143-1Lauren...

LOTTE Championship Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:59 GMT

ThursdayAt Hoakalei Country ClubEwa Beach, HawaiiPurse: $2 millionYardage: 6,573; Par: 72Second RoundYu Jin Sung68-68—136Natthakritta Vongtaveelap66-70—136Georgia Hall71-66—137Linnea Strom70-67—137Nasa Hataoka68-70—138Christina Kim71-67—138Grace Kim71-67—138Lauren Hartlage69-70—139Pernilla Lindberg70-70—140Siyun Liu71-69—140Peiyun Chien72-69—141Amanda Doherty70-71—141Brooke Henderson71-70—141You Min Hwang70-71—141Caroline Inglis71-70—141Yu Liu69-72—141Emily Pedersen72-69—141Celine Borge71-71—142Frida Kinhult66-76—142Pauline Roussin72-70—142Hinako Shibuno69-73—142Gabriella Then74-68—142Charlotte Thomas71-71—142Dewi Weber71-71—142Xiaowen Yin72-70—142Arpichaya Yubol72-70—142Brittany Altomare73-70—143Celine Boutier74-69—143Perrine Delacour73-70—143Ayaka Furue75-68—143Erika Hara72-71—143Sarah Kemp74-69—143Stephanie Kyriacou70-73—143Mi Hyang Lee74-69—143Stacy Lewis71-72—143Lucy Li72-71—143Valery Plata70-73—143Lauren Stephenson72-71—143Emma Talley72-71—143Marina Alex71-73—144Hye Jin Choi72...

Oilers close with 9th straight win, 5-2 over Sharks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:59 GMT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Mattias Janmark scored twice, Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists and the Edmonton Oilers closed the regular season with a franchise-record ninth straight victory, 5-2 over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.Evan Bouchard and Evander Kane also scored and Stuart Skinner made 27 saves. The Oilers were 14-0-1 in their last 15 to finish 50-23-9. They will open the playoff against the Los Angeles Kings.“We feel good about our game heading into the most important time of the year,” said Oilers captain Connor McDavid, the NHL champion in goals (64), assists (89) and points (153).“Even if there wasn’t stuff on the line we wanted to finish strong. “It was a good regular season, individually and for the team, now is the fun time.Skinner up his 29th victory in net, surpassing Grant Fuhr (1981-82) for the franchise record for wins in a rookie season.“It means a lot to be recognized in the same sentence as Grant Fuhr,” Skinner said. “Growing up in Edmonton, all ...

Vegas claims Pacific Division crown with 3-1 win over Kraken

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:59 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Alec Martinez broke a tie midway through the second period and the Vegas Golden Knights won their fourth Pacific Division title with a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken in the regular-season finale Thursday night. Vegas finished 51-22-9 with 111 points, tying the franchise record for victories and holding off the late surge from Edmonton to win the division title and clinch home-ice advantage in the Western Conference. Vegas will face Winnipeg in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Martinez’s goal at 12:37 of the second period came during a delayed penalty against Seattle. Martinez swatted a rebound past Seattle goalie Philipp Grubauer for his third goal of the season and undoubtedly the most important. Reilly Smith also scored for Vegas on what technically was its first shot of the game but didn’t touch his stick blade. Vince Dunn’s pass from behind the Seattle goal bounced off Smith’s skate and slipped past Grubauer. The goal came nearly 10 minutes into t...

Avs beat Jets 4-2, remain in control of Central Division

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:59 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche are on the brink of capturing the Central Division title even through their lengthy list of bumps and bruises, which includes being without their captain all season.Evan Rodrigues scored the go-ahead goal on a wrist shot early in the third period to help the Avalanche beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-2 on Thursday night to stay in the divisional race.Colorado has 107 points and needs to win in Nashville on Friday to secure the Central’s top spot over Dallas. The Stars wrapped up their regular season with 108 points after beating St. Louis. “No matter what our lineup has been, we’ve fought tooth and nail and fought our way into a position to win the division,” said Rodrigues, whose team set an Avalanche record for players used this season. “That’s our focus now.” Denis Malgin and Mikko Rantanen also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions, with Artturi Lehkonen adding a late empty-net score. It was Rantanen’s 55th goal of the season, wh...

DeSantis firma ley que prohíbe la mayoría de los abortos después de seis semanas de embarazo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:59 GMT

El gobernador de Florida Ron DeSantis firmó silenciosamente un proyecto de ley este jueves en la noche que prohibiría la mayoría de los abortos después de seis semanas en Florida.La ley de protección de los latidos del corazón, que ha sido impulsada por una legislatura estatal mayormente republicana, prohíbe los abortos a las seis semanas y establece nuevas exenciones por violación e incesto hasta las 15 semanas de embarazo. “Estamos orgullosos de apoyar la vida y la familia en el estado de Florida”, dijo DeSantis. “Aplaudo a la Legislatura por aprobar la Ley de Protección del Latido del Corazón que amplía las protecciones pro-vida y brinda recursos adicionales para las madres jóvenes y las familias”.La aprobación del SB 300 no cambia las exenciones existentes para la vida y salud de la madre hasta 15 semanas. Los médicos no podrán prescribir un aborto por telemedicina y la medicación no podrá ser enviada por correo.Esta firma ocurrió pocas horas después de que la legislatura l...

Neighbors, police union raise alarm over increase in traffic deaths

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:59 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The union representing San Diego police officers is sounding the alarm over the increase in traffic deaths despite the City’s Vision Zero campaign to get traffic deaths down to zero.SDPOA says San Diego streets are getting deadlier.Just last week, a man and a woman were hit in Ocean Beach by a driver who just took off.San Diego County Crime Stoppers is now offering an award to help find that suspect.Neighbors say this happens too often.On Greene Street, just off Point Loma Boulevard, in Ocean Beach, neighbors are uneasy after a driver plowed into a couple and sped off.“It’s scary because I love my neighborhood but there have been a lot of aggressive cars,” neighbor Matt Stanton said.The San Diego Police Officers Association is raising the alarm over the rise of traffic deaths despite the City’s Vision Zero initiative to bring traffic deaths down to zero by 2025.“We’re absolutely in the last two years trending in the wrong direction,” SDPOA Jared Wilson said. “In 2017, w...

Fort Lauderdale’s downpour just wouldn’t stop; here’s why

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:59 GMT

In some ways, it was the Florida Man of storms – not quite knowing when to say when.Usually, thunderstorms fizzle out after they run out of rain or get cold air sucked in. They run out of gas. But not Wednesday, when the storm that hit Fort Lauderdale had a gas station nearby — the warm and moisture-rich Gulf Stream.The end result was more than 25 inches of rain drenching and flooding Fort Lauderdale in six to eight hours. That ranked among the top three in major U.S. cities over a 24-hour period, behind Hilo, Hawaii’s, 27 inches in 2000 and Port Arthur, Texas’s 26.5 inches in 2017, according to weather historian Chris Burt.While it could happen in other places in coastal America, Florida has the right topography, plenty of warm water nearby and other favorable conditions, said Greg Carbin, forecast branch chief at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Weather Prediction Center. Just two days before the downpour, Weather Prediction Center forecaster...

130 US lawmakers urge EU to designate Iran’s IRGC as a terrorist organization

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:59 GMT

The IRGC was formed after Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979 and has become a major military economic force in the country, also controlling Tehran’s nuclear and ballistics programme and funding terrorist operations  and assassination plots elsewhere in the region and in the world. The lawmakers cite a study from the Combating Terrorism Center at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, showing that in the past five years, the Revolutionary Guard Corps has instigated at least 33 plots against EU citizens, writes Yossi Lempkowicz.A bipartisan group of 130 US lawmakers on Monday (10 April) sent a letter urging the European Union to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.The letter, addressed to EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, points out that the IRGC “has freely and openly carried out plots targeting citizens across the EU”.The legislators were led by Reps. Kathy Manning (D-N.C.), Thomas Kean (R-N.J.) and Bill Keating (D...