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NCAA Division I Softball World Series Glance

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:24 GMT

At OGE Energy Field at the USA Softball Hall of Fame ComplexOklahoma CityAll Times EDTDouble Elimination; x-if necessaryThursday, June 1Game 1 – Tennessee 10, Alabama 5Game 2 – Oklahoma (54-1) vs. Stanford (42-13), 2:30 p.m.Game 3 – Florida St. (52-8) vs. Oklahoma St. (43-14), 7 p.m.Game 4 – Washington (41-13) vs. Utah (39-14), 9:30 p.m.Friday, June 2Game 5 – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 7 p.m.Game 6 – Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 9:30 p.m.Saturday, June 3Game 7 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 3 p.m.Game 8 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7 p.m.Sunday, June 4Game 9 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 3 p.m.Game 10 – Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 7 p.m.Monday, June 6Game 11 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner, noonx-Game 12 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 2:30 p.m.Game 13 – Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m.x-Game 14 – Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 9:30 p.m.Championship Series(Best...

Teen denied bond in connection to armed school bus attack in Prince George’s Co.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:24 GMT

A teenager will be held without bond, a judge ruled Thursday, for his alleged role in an armed attack on a Prince George’s County school bus on May 1.The teenager, who police are only referring to as “Baby K” at this time, is the fourth suspect in connection to the case to be held without bond.In a court hearing Thursday, the 15-year-old appeared on video from the Prince George’s County adult detention center.The teen’s lawyer, Keith Showstack, said the teen was on his way to Showstack’s office, preparing to surrender to authorities, when he was arrested earlier this week. State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy told reporters after the hearing she “wasn’t convinced” he was ready to turn himself in.“For a month, this county felt like it was, in some respects, under siege. We weren’t sure what was going to happen. We didn’t know where the individual was — that he eluded police for nearly a month, is very concerning...

Uruguay tops Gambia at Under-20 World Cup, plays US in quarterfinals

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:24 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Anderson Duarte’s strike from the edge of the penalty area put Uruguay through to the Under-20 World Cup quarterfinals with a 1-0 win against Gambia on Thursday.Uruguay plays the United States in the last eight on Sunday.Both teams lost players to red cards in the hard-fought match in Santiago del Estero. Mansour Mbye’s ejection left Gambia a man down from the 17th minute, while Uruguay’s Luciano Rodriguez was sent off shortly before the break.Uruguay wasted several opportunities to double its lead against a tired Gambian team that had few chances to equalize after Duarte scored in the 65th with a low left-footed shot into the corner.The winner of Uruguay vs. U.S. will play Brazil or Israel in the semifinals.Ecuador plays South Korea later Thursday for a place in the quarterfinals. ___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

6 things to know as Nuggets face Heat in NBA Finals

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:24 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The NBA Finals get underway Thursday night as the Denver Nuggets host the Miami Heat in Game 1. Before you watch, at home or in-person, here are six things to know about the 2023 finals.6 games are most commonThe NBA Finals will end in six games. At least, that’s what history says.Out of the first 76 editions in the history of the NBA Finals, the series has ended in six games 30 times.That’s by far the most common outcome. Watch: Larry O’Brien trophy arrives at Ball Arena The title series has gone to Game 7 on 19 occasions, ended in five games on 18 occasions and wound up as a four-game sweep only nine times.Each of the last four years has seen the finals end in exactly six games — Toronto over Golden State in 2019, the Los Angeles Lakers over the Heat in 2020, Milwaukee over Phoenix in 2021 and Golden State over Boston last season.Denver will break franchise recordThe Nuggets will tie a franchise record by playing their 50th home game of the season on Thursday night...

These Denver neighborhoods are at max pot capacity

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Some of Denver's neighborhoods are simply too tightly packed with marijuana. A release from Denver's Department of Excise and Licenses shows which city neighborhoods are too full of marijuana businesses. Denver’s marijuana licensing program has tried to protect the areas with the heaviest concentration of marijuana stores and cultivation facilities from oversaturation and publishes a new list yearly. Biden falls on stage at Air Force graduation The list counts which neighborhoods have reached maximum capacity for both retail stores and cultivation facilities. No new stores or cultivation centers can open in these neighborhoods or transfer into them while their names are on the list. The neighborhoods with undue concentration for stores includes:Overland: 13 locationsNortheast Park Hill: 11 locationsBaker: 10 locationsFive Points: 10 locationsMontbello: 8 locationsValverde: 8 locationsLast year, the Elyria Swansea neighborhood was on the list.The neighborhoods wit...

Photos: 40 years of Nuggets jerseys

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Nuggets will be wearing blue jerseys in their first appearance on the biggest stage of the NBA when finals begin Thursday.For the first four games of the NBA Finals, the Nuggets will be alternating between the royal blue Statement Edition jerseys and the navy blue Icon Edition jerseys. Nuggets mural on Colfax catching attention The Nuggets have worn every color of the rainbow at one point. Here is a look back at some of the iconic jerseys in the Denver Nuggets' history.1974-1982When the ABA and NBA merged in 1974, the Denver Rockets became the Denver Nuggets, according to lines.com. Their first uniform was a simplistic design, with a white base and Nuggets across the chest in a western-style font.A year later, the team adopted a new font and added a pickaxe and a golden nugget to the jersey, with blue, white, red and yellow accents. After two years with that design, they shifted back to a basic jersey style with blue and white highlighted with yellow.1982-1993...

'You're on': Mayor Hancock accepts NBA Finals wager from Miami's mayor

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The mayor of Miami called for a friendly bet with Denver Mayor Michael Hancock over the NBA Finals outcome. Hancock accepted while of course putting all his faith in the Denver Nuggets.Wednesday, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez tweeted at Hancock welcoming him to the NBA Finals. This is the first time in franchise history that the Nuggets have made it to the finals, and they will face the Miami Heat. Denver Nuggets Way unveiled as ceremonial name for downtown street In honor of the finals, Suarez proposed a friendly wager to Hancock."If Denver wins, I will send you some delicious croquetas and wear a Nuggets jersey, but WHEN Miami wins, you wear a Heat jersey and send over some bison steaks. You in?" said Suarez.According to the Spanish Food Guide, a croqueta is a deep-fried roll containing a thick binder filled with fillings ranging from meats to vegetables and then covered in breadcrumbs for a crunchy finish.Hancock responded and told Suarez, "You're on.""Can’t wait ...

Watch: Larry O'Brien trophy arrives at Ball Arena

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Tipoff for the NBA Finals Game 1 is just hours away, and FOX31 got the first look at the golden Larry O'Brien trophy being escorted into Ball Arena. In a first for the Denver Nuggets, the team will face the Miami Heat for Game 1 of the finals at 6:30 p.m. But before the big game starts, crews have been getting Ball Arena ready. ‘You’re on’: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock accepts NBA Finals wager from Miami’s mayor FOX31's Carly Moore was at the arena Thursday morning when she spotted the Larry O'Brien trophy entering the venue by police escort.The trophy also arrived in style; it was sitting shotgun. FOX31's Carly Moore captured video of the NBA championship trophy arriving at Ball Arena. The championship trophy is named after the third commissioner of the NBA. O'Brien held that position for nearly a decade. According to Sporting News, he oversaw the expansion of the league from 18 to 23 teams. He also merged the American Basketball Association with the NBA. This was...

Tropical depression forms in Gulf of Mexico on 1st day of hurricane season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:24 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — A tropical depression formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, which is the official first day of the Atlantic hurricane season.National Hurricane Center forecasters said in a 5 p.m. advisory that the storm had sustained winds of 35 mph (55 kph) and was located about 305 miles (490 kilometers) west-northwest of Fort Myers, Florida.https://twitter.com/7Weather/status/1664376477591240707The National Hurricane Center predicted the depression could strengthen into a tropical storm Thursday night or Friday. But the system should begin to weaken by Friday night and degenerate into a remnant low by Saturday. Tropical storms have winds of at least 39 mph; anything 74 mph or higher is designated a hurricane.The hurricane season runs through Nov. 30. Last year’s season had 14 named storms, with extensive damage caused by Hurricanes Ian, Nicole and Fiona.

Do The Right Thing program rewards 10 local students for service to community

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:43:24 GMT

Several students in Miami were celebrated for doing the right thing.City of Miami Police rewarded 10 students for serving their community at a ceremony held at Chief Clarence Dickson Police College, Thursday morning.Among those honored as part of the Do The Right Thing program was Natalia Pomares, a fourth grader at Bowman Ashe/Doolin K-8 Academy in Southwest Miami-Dade.Officials with Do The Right Thing said Pomares knew what to do during a dangerous situation.“Recently, she stepped up and did the right thing by reporting an incident where a student had brought a knife to school,” said an announcer at the ceremony. “She immediately knew she needed to speak up and tell an adult. She followed the ‘see something, say something’ protocol, and due to her courage, a potential tragedy was avoided. Congratulations, Natalia.”Pomares was one of two students selected to go on a trip to Washington, D.C.