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Daccord makes 32 saves, Kraken beat Senators 4-1 for 6th consecutive victory

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:55:46 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Tomas Tatar and Andre Burakovsky scored 3:43 apart late in the second period as the Seattle Kraken beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory.Yanni Gourde scored in the first period and Vince Dunn had an empty-net goal and an assist for the Kraken, who are riding a franchise-record 10-game point streak. Joey Daccord followed up his Winter Classic shutout with 32 saves, and Jordan Eberle added two assists.Parker Kelly scored his third goal of the season and Joonas Korpisalo stopped 24 shots for the Senators, who have lost three of four.Daccord kept Ottawa off the board until Kelly’s deflection with 7:40 left. He hadn’t allowed a goal since early in the first period of Seattle’s win against Philadelphia on Dec. 29, giving him the longest shutout streak in team history.The Kraken joined the NHL as an expansion team for the 2021-22 season.Gourde slammed in a rebound midway through the first for his sixth goal this season. Tatar w...

Panthers complete season sweep of Golden Knights with 4-1 win in Vegas

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:55:46 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hours after being named to the All-Star roster, Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist and the Florida Panthers defeated the the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on Thursday night.The Panthers won for the sixth straight time, while goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves to win his fifth consecutive start.Matthew Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe also registered a goal and an assist, while Sam Bennett added a goal.The Panthers completed a season sweep of the Knights, exacting revenge for last season’s five-game loss in the Stanley Cup Final.It marked the second straight season the previous runner-up swept the reigning champion after Tampa Bay beat Colorado twice last season.Pavel Dorofeyev scored for Vegas, which has lost six of its last seven.Knights goaltender Logan Thompson made 32 saves but continues to struggle for wins, as he’s lost three of his last four starts and 11 of 17 after opening the season 5-0. Thompson has now allowed three or more goals in six of his las...

Bo Horvat scores twice, Ilya Sorokin makes 24 saves in Islanders’ 5-1 win over Coyotes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:55:46 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Bo Horvat scored twice, the second in New York’s three-goal third period, and Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves to help the Islanders beat the Arizona Coyotes 5-1 on Thursday night.Anders Lee and Julien Gauthier scored 52 seconds apart for a 4-1 lead early in the third, and Horvat skated in alone for an unassisted goal with seven minutes remaining.Matthew Barzal had two assists to give him 401 points in the NHL. Barzal, named to his third All-Star team Thursday, has six assists in his last six games. Horvat added an assist.“Anders did his thing, and I thought that both Bo and ‘Barzy’ were skating determined,” Islanders coach Lane Lambert said. “Very solid, steady play away from the puck, both of them. As a result they had some opportunities and got some numbers.”Mike Reilly also scored for the Islanders, who had lost three of four. Sorokin had three shutouts in five previous games against Arizona.“Pretty much all our goals came off the forecheck, so that was big for us,...

Morrow, Reese lead No. 7 LSU to 92-72 win over Missouri

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:55:46 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Aneesah Morrow had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Angel Reese added 21 points and 13 boards, and No. 7 LSU pulled away in the second half for a 92-72 win over Missouri on Thursday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.Flau’jae Johnson scored 24 points for LSU (14-1), which won its 14th straight game.“I thought the intensity was there,” LSU coach Kim Mulkey said. “The will was there, but fatigue set in early. That’s not unexpected. When you start conference play, everybody’s just really hyped and excited.”Hayley Frank led Missouri (9-5) with 22 points.LSU led 39-32 at halftime and missed its first six 3-pointers of the game. But the host Tigers made three 3s during a 32-17 third quarter that gave them a 22-point advantage entering the fourth.“It was just getting a feel for the game,” Johnson said. “At halftime, I was like ‘OK, they showed us what they got. Are we going to kept getting beat by the same thing? Or are we going to start talk...

Traore’s 30 lead Long Beach State over Cal Poly 89-82

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:55:46 GMT

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Aboubacar Traore’s 30 points led Long Beach State over Cal Poly 89-82 on Thursday.Traore added eight rebounds and three steals for the Beach (10-5, 2-1 Big West Conference). Lassina Traore scored 20 points while shooting 3 of 5 from the field and 14 for 18 from the line, and added 19 rebounds. Marcus Tsohonis was 6 of 18 shooting, including 0 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 13 from the line to finish with 19 points.The Mustangs (4-11, 0-3) were led in scoring by Quentin Jones, who finished with 22 points and two steals. Paul Bizimana added 19 points and seven rebounds for Cal Poly. In addition, Kobe Sanders finished with 14 points, nine assists and four steals.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Pepper’s 31 lead UC Davis past UC Riverside 83-63

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:55:46 GMT

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Elijah Pepper’s 31 points led UC Davis over UC Riverside 83-63 on Thursday.Pepper also had eight rebounds for the Aggies (8-6, 3-0 Big West Conference). Leo DeBruhl scored 14 points while going 4 of 4 and 4 of 4 from the free throw line. Kane Milling went 4 of 8 from the field to finish with eight points.The Highlanders (6-9, 1-2) were led in scoring by Kyle Owens, who finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Benjamin Griscti added 15 points and two blocks for UC Riverside. In addition, Isaiah Moses had nine points, seven assists and four steals.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Hohn and Sara score 17, lead UC Irvine over CSU Fullerton 75-67

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:55:46 GMT

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Justin Hohn and Derin Saran each scored 17 points as UC Irvine beat CSU Fullerton 75-67 on Thursday.Hohn was 6 of 11 shooting (3 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Anteaters (10-5, 3-0 Big West Conference). Saran shot 7 for 12, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc. Pierre Crockrell II finished 6 of 8 from the floor to finish with 12 points.The Titans (8-7, 1-2) were led in scoring by Dominic Brewton, who finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and two steals. Donovan Oday added 13 points for CSU Fullerton.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Kylan Boswell’s 14 points, flashy pass key No. 10 Arizona’s 97-50 steamrolling of Colorado

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:55:46 GMT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Kylan Boswell saw Pelle Larsson streaking ahead of a defender, swung the ball out with his left hand and put a bit of English on the pass.The ball bounced twice, seemingly headed out of bounds, but popped up on the second bounce and hit Larsson perfectly in stride for a breakaway layup.A fact that makes the pass even more amazing: Boswell is right-handed.Boswell scored 14 points and his incredible assist was a highlight in a night full of them as No. 10 Arizona steamrolled short-handed Colorado 97-50 on Thursday.“He does amazing things like that all the time,” said Larsson, who had 18 points. “I just run and he’ll find me.” Coming off a lackadaisical loss to Stanford, the Wildcats (11-3, 2-1 Pac-12) jumped on Colorado early, building a 20-point lead midway through the first half. Arizona dominated at both ends, shutting down the Buffaloes while pouring in shots about two hours after actor Adam Sandler played a pickup game on its home court.Arizona shot 56%...

The war in Gaza may widen. The Biden admin is getting ready for it.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:55:46 GMT

Biden administration officials are drawing up plans for the U.S. to respond to what they’re increasingly concerned could expand from a war in Gaza to a wider, protracted regional conflict.Four officials familiar with the matter, including a senior administration official, described internal conversations about scenarios that could potentially draw the U.S. into another Middle East war. All were granted anonymity to speak about sensitive, ongoing national security discussions.The military is drafting plans to hit back at Iran-backed Houthi militants who have been attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea, according to three U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the discussions. That includes striking Houthi targets in Yemen, according to one of the officials, an option the military has previously presented.Intelligence officials, meanwhile, are coming up with ways to anticipate and fend off possible attacks on the U.S. by Iranian-backed forces in Iraq and Syria, accord...

Woman sentenced to 90 days in jail for hitting, killing Carlsbad mom on e-bike

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:55:46 GMT

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- The woman who admitted to accidentally hitting and killing a Carlsbad mother who was riding an e-bike in August 2022 was sentenced Thursday afternoon to 90 days behind bars in county jail and 90 days of home detention.Christine Hawk Embree was riding an e-bike on Aug. 7, 2022, with her 16-month-old daughter Delilah on the back when she was hit by Turmelle driving a Toyota 4-Runner. Turmelle stayed on the scene, while Embree was taken to the hospital where she died from her injuries. Delilah was miraculously not hurt.It was an emotional day in the Vista courtroom. Lindsay Turmelle, who was 42 years old at the time of the crash, read a statement apologizing to the Hawk-Embree family through tears.The prosecution claimed Turmelle was distracted while she was driving and had ran through the stop sign. Turmelle’s attorney said the evidence claimed Turmelle was not on her phone while she was driving.The judge said he hopes this deadly incident serves as a great reminde...