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Colorado Springs snowboarder killed in crash at Breckenridge Resort

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:06 GMT

A 47-year-old Colorado Springs snowboarder died at Breckenridge Resort on Tuesday following a “serious incident” on the mountain, according to resort officials.The man was taken to the resort’s Peak 8 first aid room after ski patrol responded to a “snowboarder incident” on an intermediate trail on Peak 7, Breckenridge officials said in a statement Thursday.The man was pronounced dead after receiving emergency care and evaluation at the first aid room.The resort did not provide further information about the incident, but Summit County Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons told the Summit Daily the man died after crashing into a tree.In a separate incident on Tuesday, a father and daughter skiing at Keystone Resort were injured in a hit-and-run crash with a ski biker.Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.

Men’s basketball: No. 10 Arizona routs shorthanded CU Buffs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:06 GMT

TUCSON, Ariz. — The Colorado men’s basketball team has enjoyed a solid start to the 2023-24 season despite playing a majority of its games shorthanded.Going into the toughest road game of the season on Thursday night, that didn’t change.The Buffaloes once again played without senior standout Tristan da Silva and talented freshman Cody Williams, both of whom once again were sidelined due to injury as CU visited No. 10 Arizona. Whether they would’ve helped or not as events unfolded might be debatable, as the Wildcats quickly ran away from CU to hand the Buffs a 97-50 defeat.The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for the Buffs and continued their run of futility at the McKale Center, where CU fell to 0-13 all-time. It also was the Buffs’ 19th consecutive loss against ranked foes in true road games.Da Silva, CU’s second-leading scorer (15.7) and third-leading rebounder (5.4), missed his third consecutive game due to an ankle injury he suffered at practice last week. Williams, who ha...

Veteran officer tapped as Hayward’s next police chief

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:06 GMT

HAYWARD — A veteran Hayward police officer is taking over as the city’s next top cop, the city announced Thursday.Bryan Matthews, the acting police chief since September 2022, succeeds Toney Chaplin, who had been on work-related injury leave and publicized his plans to retire last month. He took charge Wednesday and will oversee a department with 197 sworn police officer positions and 136.5 non-sworn professional staff positions.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Discovery of body in Hercules triggers death investigation Crime and Public Safety | Family of ex-East Bay detective arrested on attempted murder charges thanks police who resolved standoff Crime and Public Safety | Fourth suspect arrested as probe over Oakland officer’s killing continues Crime and Public Safety | Police: Moraga shooting deaths being investigated as murder and suicide Crime and Public Safety | Walnut Creek lawyer charged...

Pothole repair on Richmond/San Rafael Bridge causes traffic

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:06 GMT

(KRON) -- One westbound lane on the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge is blocked off Thursday night as crews work to repair a pothole. The closure has caused traffic to build up on the bridge. The right lane was closed at 3:07 p.m., according to Caltrans' traffic log. The roadway is estimated to reopen at 1 a.m. Drivers are advised to find alternate routes to reach their destination. This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

Crosby scores winner in 3rd period as Penguins beat Bruins 6-5 after blowing 3-goal lead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:06 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored on the power play to snap a third-period tie and added two assists, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.Crosby’s goal at 11:19 broke a 5-all deadlock and halted a four-game winning streak for the first-place Bruins, who rallied from three down to tie it. The Penguins also got goals from Drew O’Connor, Ryan Graves, Jake Guentzel, Lars Eller and Jeff Carter. Alex Nedeljkovic made 24 saves.Brad Marchand scored twice for the Bruins, and David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists. Morgan Geekie added a goal and an assist, and Jeremy Swayman stopped 29 shots.RANGERS 4, BLACKHAWKS 1NEW YORK (AP) — Artemi Panarin scored his team-best 24th goal, Vincent Trocheck added three assists and New York beat Chicago.Chris Kreider, Jacob Trouba and Jimmy Vesey also scored for the Rangers, who rebounded from Tuesday’s 6-1 home loss to Carolina and improved to 10-1-0 after a defeat this season. Igor Shesterkin made 22 sa...

Paopao, Johnson lead No. 1 South Carolina women to 89-66 drubbing of Florida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:06 GMT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Te-Hina Paopao scored 17 points, Raven Johnson added 16 and top-ranked South Carolina opened Southeastern Conference play with an 89-66 drubbing of Florida on Thursday night.Bree Hall added 15 points for the Gamecocks (13-0), who won for the 55th time in their last 56 games and extended their conference winning streak to 17.Kamilla Cardoso chipped in 10 points and 15 rebounds for the visitors, who also got eight boards and six blocks from Ashlyn Watkins.Leilani Correa scored 27 points for the Gators (9-4), who lost their 16th straight in the series. NO. 3 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 88, NO. 22 FLORIDA STATE 80, OTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — River Baldwin scored 21 points against her former team before leaving with an injury, and North Carolina State beat Florida State in overtime.Baldwin fell to the floor late in the third quarter. The senior center was assisted off the court and didn’t return.Aziaha James had 18 points and Zoe Brooks scored 15 for the Wolfpack (14-0, 2-0...

Flames score 4 goals in 1st, beat Predators 6-3 for 3rd straight win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:06 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Connor Zary, Blake Coleman, Rasmus Andersson and Yegor Sharangovich each had a goal and an assist in the Calgary Flames’ 6-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.Nazem Kadri and Noah Hanifin also scored and Dan Vladar made 30 saves in the Flames’ third straight victory.Filip Forsberg, Colton Sissons and Michael McCarron scored and Juuse Saros made 21 saves for Nashville. It had won two in a row.The teams combined for six goals in a wild opening period.Calgary struck first, with Zary and Coleman scoring 27 seconds apart at 4:45 and 5:12.Zary’s goal came on the power play. Calgary entered Thursday with the NHL’s 30th-ranked power play, clicking at just 12%.Forsberg halved the Flames’ lead at 6:09 after Ryan O’Reilly with his team-leading 19th goal. Just prior to the game, Forsberg was named an All Star for the second time in his career.Sissons’ goal with 4:10 remaining in the first was his 12th of the season, equaling h...

Crowley scores 25 and Curbelo records triple-double as Southern Miss downs Georgia State 79-73

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:06 GMT

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Austin Crowley scored 25 points, Andre Curbelo recorded a triple-double and Southern Miss beat Georgia State 79-73 on Thursday night.Curbelo had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists to become the first Golden Eagle to reach the triple-double mark since 1980.Crowley also contributed five rebounds for the Golden Eagles (7-7, 1-1 Sun Belt Conference). Victor Iwuakor shot 3 of 5 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line to finish with 10 points.Jay’Den Turner finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Panthers (6-7, 1-1). Georgia State also got 15 points from Toneari Lane. In addition, Dwon Odom finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Jahvon Quinerly’s late 3 gives No. 15 Memphis 78-75 win over Tulsa

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:06 GMT

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Jahvon Quinerly made a 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left, and No. 15 Memphis survived a late flurry from Tulsa’s Cobe Williams to beat the Golden Hurricane 78-75 on Thursday night.David Jones and Nae’Qwan Tomlin each scored 17 points for Memphis, which led 75-70 in the final minute before Williams scored five points in a three-second span. After Quinerly’s 3, Williams’ 3-point attempt at the buzzer rimmed out.Memphis (11-2, 1-0 American Athletic Conference) squandered a 14-point halftime lead and overcame a frustration foul by Quinerly.After Williams made a layup to cut the deficit to 75-72, Quinerly pushed PJ Haggerty to the ground before the ball was inbounded. Williams then hit a corner 3 to tie the score with 33.4 seconds left.Memphis worked the clock before Quinerly drained his 3 from the left wing. He finished with 11 points.Haggerty scored 27 points for Tulsa (9-4, 0-1), which had a nine-game home winning streak snapped. Carlous Willi...

No. 19 James Madison stays unbeaten with 68-61 win over Louisiana-Lafayette

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:43:06 GMT

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Noah Freidel hit two 3-pointers in the final two minutes, Terrence Edwards led all scorers with 19 points and T.J. Bickerstaff had 14 points and 11 rebounds as No. 19 James Madison remained undefeated with a 68-61 win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Thursday night.The Dukes (14-0, 2-0 Sun Belt) went on a 14-0 run midway through the second half to open a 49-40 lead and snap the Cajuns 19-game home wining streak. Bickerstaff scored nine of his points during the run.James Madison opened the game on 1-of-12 shooting, but the Cajuns (7-7, 0-2) never led by more than eight points. The Cajuns had four in double figures, led by Kentrell Garnett with 17 points.Kobe Julien added 15 points and Kitenge Hosana had 11. Themus Fulks, who averaged 11.6 points per game coming into Thursday, finished with eight points on 4-of-14 shooting. Joe Charles had a game-high 15 rebounds.After an early 3-2 lead, the Dukes were behind in the game until 11:54 to play. With the Dukes up 58-57, F...