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Keeler: Nuggets’ Christian Braun has message for NBA doubters: “I always end up rising to that occasion.”

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:38:22 GMT

The most punchable face in the NBA hits back.“I think there’s always a couple of people that don’t think you can step into that role,” Christian Braun, the Nuggets’ second-year swingman, offered up earlier this week. “But I always end up rising to that occasion.”Basically, Braun has a message for all the trolls and teleprompter twits who don’t think he’s up for walking a mile in Bruce Brown’s shoes. Know what? You’re right.He wants to slip on those bad boys Brucey B left behind and sprint up the Manitou Incline at full tilt.“I want that challenge,” the Nuggets’ breakout rookie and one-time NCAA champion at Kansas said during a promotional appearance with Qdboa in Lakewood. “I want a bigger role and I think everybody wants a bigger role.“But the fact that the Nuggets show confidence in me and (in) our young guys to come in and take over that role and make that next step means a lot to me. And obviously, I’m going to prove them right.”Obviously?“It’s a good cha...

Burbank residents frustrated after city announces plans to cut 120 trees

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:38:22 GMT

Homeowners along a residential street in suburban Burbank are upset and looking for answers after the city informed them it would be cutting down more than 120 trees that it says are at risk of falling.The Aleppo Pine trees are located throughout the city, with a large swath of them located along North Niagara Street in the Magnolia Park neighborhood. The mature trees have lined the street and provided shade for decades and are estimated to be about 100 years old.But recent drought conditions have made them unstable, the city says, and several have already come down and caused major damage to the vehicles, homes and the the sidewalk.In February, during one of Southern California's unseasonable rainstorms, several of the trees fell, crushing cars and damaging homes. Because of their weakening roots and fall risk, the city has decided that the trees need to come down before they fall and cause more property damage — or worse. Burbank Parks & Recreation Director Marisa Garcia said...

Mammoth Mountain extends summer ski season

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:38:22 GMT

Skiers and snowboarders will have an extra week to ride some powder at Mammoth Mountain after the resort announced it would be extending its summer season.Mammoth's Second Season was set to end at the end of July, but thanks to prolonged accumulation from California's historic snowy season, that end date has been pushed back to Aug. 6.Skiers ride down a slope at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area in July 2023. (Mammoth Mountain Ski Area)Mammoth experienced record-breaking snowfall this year, with 715 inches of accumulation at the main lodge — the highest recorded snowfall total in the resort's 70-year history. Skiing and snowboarding hours at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area are between 7:30 a.m. and noon daily. Daily passes start at $69, and riders are encouraged to check the resort website for the most up-to-date terrain conditions.

Taipei-bound flight diverted back to SFO due to 'unruly passenger'

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:38:22 GMT

(KRON) -- A United Airlines flight headed to Taipei was diverted back to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Thursday evening, the airport confirmed to KRON4. The flight was diverted back to SFO due to an "unruly passenger."Flight 871 left SFO around 2:54 p.m., flew approximately two hours toward the Taiwan capital and flew two hours back towards SFO, according to FlightAware. The United Airlines plane landed back at SFO around 7 p.m.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Napheesa Collier keys late run and helps the Lynx beat the Sparks 73-70

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:38:22 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored eight points in a late 12-0 run and finished with 22 points as the Minnesota Lynx defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 73-70 on Thursday night. Collier scored 10 of her points in the fourth quarter as the Lynx (10-12) won despite squandering a 20-point lead and completed a season sweep of Los Angeles (7-14), which matched a franchise record with its seventh straight loss. Rookies Dorka Juhasz and Diamond Miller played key roles in the win. Juhasz scored a career-high 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds. Miller added 13 points, a career-high nine assists and eight rebounds. Nneka Ogwumike led the Sparks with 19 points. Lexie Brown, back in the lineup after missing more than a month, scored 13 points off the bench. SUN 82, DREAM 71UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Natisha Hiedeman scored 20 of her career-high 24 points in the third quarter, Alyssa Thomas had 12 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and Connecticut snapped Atlanta’s...

British Open Scores

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:38:22 GMT

ThursdayAt Old GreenwoodTruckee, Calif.Purse: $3.8 millionYardage: 7,480; Par: 71First RoundSeung-Yul Noh, South Korea30-32—62Alexander Levy, France33-30—63Beau Hossler, United States31-33—64Ryan Gerard, United States33-31—64Patrick Rodgers, United States32-32—64Maximilian Kieffer, Germany31-34—65Carson Young, United States32-33—65Brent Grant, United States31-34—65Nathan Kimsey, England34-31—65Martin Laird, Scotland32-33—65Kyle Westmoreland, United States32-33—65James Hahn, United States34-32—66James Morrison, England35-31—66Wesley Bryan, United States34-32—66Chesson Hadley, United States32-34—66Troy Merritt, United States32-34—66Vincent Norrman, Sweden33-33—66Carl Yuan, China32-35—67Julien Guerrier, France32-35—67Charles Porter, United States35-32—67Marcus Armitage, England31-36—67Sean Crocker, United States32-35—67Joel Dahmen, United States31-36—67J.J. Spaun, United States34-33—67Ryan Brehm, United States35-32—67Kevin Chappell, United States34-33—67Henrik Norlander, Sweden34-33—67...

British Open Par Scores

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:38:22 GMT

ThursdayAt Old GreenwoodTruckee, Calif.Purse: $3.8 millionYardage: 7,480; Par: 71First RoundSeung-Yul Noh, South Korea30-32—62-9Alexander Levy, France33-30—63-8Beau Hossler, United States31-33—64-7Ryan Gerard, United States33-31—64-7Patrick Rodgers, United States32-32—64-7Maximilian Kieffer, Germany31-34—65-6Carson Young, United States32-33—65-6Brent Grant, United States31-34—65-6Nathan Kimsey, England34-31—65-6Martin Laird, Scotland32-33—65-6Kyle Westmoreland, United States32-33—65-6James Hahn, United States34-32—66-5James Morrison, England35-31—66-5Wesley Bryan, United States34-32—66-5Chesson Hadley, United States32-34—66-5Troy Merritt, United States32-34—66-5Vincent Norrman, Sweden33-33—66-5Carl Yuan, China32-35—67-4Julien Guerrier, France32-35—67-4Charles Porter, United States35-32—67-4Marcus Armitage, England31-36—67-4Sean Crocker, United States32-35—67-4Joel Dahmen, United States31-36—67-4J.J. Spaun, United States34-33—67-4Ryan Brehm, United States35-32—67-4Kevin Chappell, Uni...

Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational Par Scores

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:38:22 GMT

ThursdayAt Midland Country ClubMidland, Mich.Purse: $2.7 millionYardage: 6,277; Par: 70Second RoundP.Reto/A.Lewis65-61—126-14J.Ewart Shadoff/E.Talley67-60—127-13M.Castren/K.Tan64-63—127-13C.Boutier/Y.Saso65-63—128-12C.Borge/P.Mack65-64—129-11C.Knight/E.Szokol69-61—130-10L.Strom/L.Johansson66-64—130-10S.Schmelzel/L.Weaver-Wright67-63—130-10Y.Liu/R.Liu66-65—131-9C.Inglis/A.Doherty67-65—132-8M.Lee/J.Lee569-63—132-8S.Lewis/M.Fassi68-64—132-8A.Belac/B.Pagdanganan70-63—133-7H.Ryu/Y.Hong68-65—133-7J.Chang/K.Chung68-65—133-7M.Khang/A.Lee70-63—133-7S.Kemp/A.Sharp69-64—133-7Y.Noh/S.Joo68-65—133-7D.Weber/A.Pano68-66—134-6J.Granada/S.Garcia67-67—134-6J.Suwannapura/C.Clanton70-64—134-6A.Pancake/S.Grewal71-64—135-5H.Kang/T.Chan71-64—135-5J.Ly/K.Dinh71-64—135-5P.Roussin/P.Lindberg72-63—135-5S.Schubert/H.Harford69-66—135-5W.Meechai/P.Yoktuan70-65—135-5Y.Liu/M.He72-63—135-5M.Szeryk/L.Hartlage73-63—136-4P.Anannarukarn/A.Ashok70-66—136-4P.Chien/Y.Hou70-66—136-4P.Phatlum/D.Ardina71-65—136-4C.Kerr/K.McP...

Collier and rookies Juhasz and Miller power Lynx to 73-70 win and series sweep of Sparks

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:38:22 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored eight points in a late 12-0 run and finished with 22 points as the Minnesota Lynx defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 73-70 on Thursday night.Collier scored 10 of her points in the fourth quarter as the Lynx (10-12) won despite squandering a 20-point lead, completing a season sweep of Los Angeles (7-14), which matched a franchise record with its seventh straight loss.Rookies Dorka Juhasz and Diamond Miller played key roles in the win. Juhasz scored a career-high 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds. Miller added 13 points, a career-high nine assists and eight rebounds.Los Angeles went on a 9-0 run and led 68-61 with four minutes left. Collier countered with a putback, a pair of layups and a short turnaround jumper and her teammates added four free throws as Minnesota took a 73-68 lead with 42 seconds remaining.Jordin Canada ended the Sparks’ scoring drought as Los Angeles closed within three points and, after a Minnesota...

Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational Scores

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:38:22 GMT

ThursdayAt Midland Country ClubMidland, Mich.Purse: $2.7 millionYardage: 6,277; Par: 70Second RoundP.Reto/A.Lewis65-61—126J.Ewart Shadoff/E.Talley67-60—127M.Castren/K.Tan64-63—127C.Boutier/Y.Saso65-63—128C.Borge/P.Mack65-64—129C.Knight/E.Szokol69-61—130L.Strom/L.Johansson66-64—130S.Schmelzel/L.Weaver-Wright67-63—130Y.Liu/R.Liu66-65—131C.Inglis/A.Doherty67-65—132M.Lee/J.Lee569-63—132S.Lewis/M.Fassi68-64—132A.Belac/B.Pagdanganan70-63—133H.Ryu/Y.Hong68-65—133J.Chang/K.Chung68-65—133M.Khang/A.Lee70-63—133S.Kemp/A.Sharp69-64—133Y.Noh/S.Joo68-65—133D.Weber/A.Pano68-66—134J.Granada/S.Garcia67-67—134J.Suwannapura/C.Clanton70-64—134A.Pancake/S.Grewal71-64—135H.Kang/T.Chan71-64—135J.Ly/K.Dinh71-64—135P.Roussin/P.Lindberg72-63—135S.Schubert/H.Harford69-66—135W.Meechai/P.Yoktuan70-65—135Y.Liu/M.He72-63—135M.Szeryk/L.Hartlage73-63—136P.Anannarukarn/A.Ashok70-66—136P.Chien/Y.Hou70-66—136P.Phatlum/D.Ardina71-65—136C.Kerr/K.McPherson73-64—137C.Kim/L.Duncan68-69—137D.Darquea/K.Davidson71-66—137H.Gre...