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Connor McDavid becomes 1st player with 150 points since 1996

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:04:45 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Connor McDavid became the first player in 27 years to reach 150 points in a season when he had a goal and an assist in the first period of Edmonton’s game against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.McDavid set up Ryan Nugent-Hopkins early in the first period for his 87th assist and then knocked in a rebound with 1:44 left in the first period for his 63rd goal to reach the milestone last achieved by Mario Lemieux when he scored 161 points in 1995-96.McDavid added another goal in the third period to give him 151 points on the season.McDavid became just the sixth player ever to record 150 points in a season, joining Wayne Gretzky (nine times), Lemieux (four times), Phil Esposito, Steve Yzerman and Bernie Nichols.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Agbaji scores 28, rallies Jazz past Nuggets 118-114

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:04:45 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ochai Agbaji scored 28 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 118-114 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.Luka Samanic finished with a career-high 23 points and eight rebounds for Utah. Kris Dunn chipped in 19 points, a season-high 14 assists and eight rebounds. Simone Fontecchio added 15 points.The Jazz snapped a four-game losing streak and won for just the second time in 10 games.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored a season-high 21 points for the Nuggets. Jamal Murray added 20 points and five assists. Aaron Gordon and Michael Porter Jr. chipped in 15 points apiece. Nikola Jokic tallied 10 rebounds and 10 assists.Denver lost for the fifth time in six games.After trailing the entire first half, Denver surged ahead late in the third quarter. Caldwell-Pope buried back-to-back 3s to spark a 19-4 run that gave the Nuggets a 95-87 lead. Murray and Gordon punctuated the decisive run with two more outside baskets.Utah rallied in the fourth quarter. Agbaji scored three ...

Rules, appeals and penalties talk of NASCAR at Bristol

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:04:45 GMT

Defending Bristol dirt race champion Kyle Busch wonders if NASCAR drivers need a refresher course on the rules. Busch, who’ll try and make it two in a row on the dirt at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, acknowledged that NASCAR’s rules process is front-and-center these days of punishment and appeals.Last week, it was Hendrick Motorsports getting its points penalties on all four drivers rescinded by an appeals panel. This week, its Denny Hamlin’s appeal for his actions at Phoenix last month upheld by a three-person panel. And Hendrick teams are on the clock again after NASCAR docked the teams of Alex Bowman and William Byron 60 points apiece Thursday for illegal modifications in the greenhouse, or center area, of the car after Richmond last week.Hamlin detailed his strategy, ultimately unsuccessful, on his podcast after the hearing. He compiled nearly three dozen examples of past NASCAR incidents like he had with Ross Chastain at Phoenix. “He had 35 examples,”...

Según el Ejército, lanzan misiles contra Israel desde Siria

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:04:45 GMT

JERUSALÉN — Tres misiles fueron lanzados desde Siria hacia territorio israelí, indicó el ejército de Israel el sábado, un ataque inusual desde el vecino del noreste del país que sucede tras días de una escalada de la violencia en varios frentes.De momento nadie se ha atribuido el lanzamiento de misiles, que no causaron daños ni víctimas. Sólo un misil logró cruzar al territorio israelí y cayó en un campo en los Altos del Golán anexados por Israel.También el sábado, las fuerzas de seguridad israelíes mataron a tiros a un palestino de 20 años en el norte de la Cisjordania ocupada, informaron autoridades de salud palestinas. El ejército israelí afirmó que abrió fuego contra palestinos que arrojaban piedras y artefactos explosivos a los soldados. Aumenta la violencia: ataques en Israel y Cisjordania dejan al menos 3 muertos y varios heridos Crece la tensión: lanzan decenas de cohetes desde el Líbano hacia Israel El Ministerio de Salud...

Md. officials lay out details for recreational cannabis sales this summer

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:04:45 GMT

As the 2023 Maryland General Assembly session draws down to a close, the House has passed a bill that regulates how the recreational cannabis industry will operate in the state, starting this summer.Just days before sine die, or adjournment of the sessions, the House debated on final details for the use and sale of recreational cannabis in Maryland, which starts July 1.More Maryland NewsMore Local NewsMore Business NewsThe bill requires dispensaries to keep a certain amount of product specifically for their medical users, and to prioritize these customers.The bill also regulates how close dispensaries can be to schools, playgrounds, parks, and other dispensaries.Recreational users will also be taxed 9% at the register.The bill is now headed to the desk of Gov. Wes Moore, who is expected to sign off.Source

New Colorado coach Deion Sanders already making an impact

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:04:45 GMT

BOULDER, Colorado (AP) — New Colorado coach Deion Sanders can’t yet point to any on-field wins in Boulder, but signs of a massive shift in mood and expectation abound at this school and in this city around what has been a forlorn football program.Hired in December after a highly successful run as Jackson State’s head coach, the NFL Hall of Fame cornerback is in the midst of running practices with his new team in preparation for Colorado’s annual intrasquad spring game on April 22.The school announced earlier this week that the game, which is also being nationally televised on ESPN, had sold out with more than 45,000 people expected to be on hand. It would stand out as the highest attendance ever for Colorado’s spring game, eclipsing the previous high of 17,800 in 2008. Indeed, according to the school, the anticipated attendance will be higher than the combined total for the previous nine spring games. ESPN to air Deion Sanders’ first spring game as new CU head coach “We haven’t wo...

Senga pitches Mets past Marlins 5-2 in Citi Field debut

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:04:45 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kodai Senga won his fantastic Citi Field debut and the New York Mets got home runs from Pete Alonso and slumping Eduardo Escobar to beat the Miami Marlins 5-2 on Saturday.With fans hanging ghost signs on an outfield railing to mark Senga’s strikeouts, the Japanese rookie with the disappearing “ghost forkball” fired six innings of three-hit ball. The only run he allowed came on a leadoff homer by Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the sixth.Wearing a Mets blue-and-orange glove with an image of a ghost and a pitchfork, Senga (2-0) walked three and whiffed six. Four strikeouts came on his “ghost fork” — including all three batters in the second inning.All eight of Senga’s strikeouts came on that nasty forkball when he won his major league debut Sunday in Miami. The right-hander signed a $75 million, five-year contract with the Mets in December after pitching for 11 seasons in Japan with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.John Curtiss retired cleanup batter Jorge Soler with the ba...

Ed Ansin Best Buddies Friendship Walk, held at loanDepot Park, raises over $300K

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:04:45 GMT

It was a fun morning at loanDepot Park in Miami, as the Best Buddies community and the 7News family came together to send a message of inclusionSpeaking with 7News on Saturday morning, Kristian Chima could hardly contain his excitement about being a part of the Ed Ansin Best Buddies Friendship Walk.“Yes, I was so happy because this is the first time ever walking here at loanDepot Park, which is formerly known as Marlins Park,” he said.The location of the event may have changed, but Best Buddies CEO Anthony Shriver said the mission of inclusion and acceptance is the same.“It generates huge for us, for our community activities, supporting people with developmental disabilities, find them jobs, finding them mentors, finding them great competitive housing,” he said. “If we didn’t have the walk, if we couldn’t raise the money, we wouldn’t be able to provide all these great services.”It’s a way to give support to people...

Police investigating toddler’s death after father allegedly fled crash in Clarksburg

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:04:45 GMT

State police are investigating the death of a young child after his father, while fleeing the scene of a motor vehicle crash, apparently lost the child in brook in Clarksburg early Saturday morning, officials said.Troopers responding to a reported crash on Middle Road in Clarksburg around 2 a.m. learned that a 2-year-old boy who had been in the vehicle was unaccounted for, according to state police.His father, Darel A. Galorenzo, 35, of Readsboro, Vermont, who was determined to have been operating under the influence, was also taken into custody on a negligent operation charge.The child was pulled from Hudson Brook around 2:20 a.m. He was taken to Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams, where he was pronounced dead. His name has not been released.No additional information was immediately released.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Devers homers twice to power Red Sox past Tigers 14-5

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:04:45 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Rafael Devers homered twice, including his fifth career grand slam, and drove in five runs to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers 14-5 on Saturday.Devers’ grand slam capped a six-run, second inning. Adam Duvall hit a two-run homer, doubled twice and scored three runs for Boston, which has scored nine or more runs in half its eight games. Devers and Duvall also homered in Thursday’s series opener.Raimel Tapia had a pinch two-run homer. Connor Wong and Rob Refsnyder also drove in two runs each.Tanner Houck (2-0) gave up two runs and three hits in five innings.Riley Greene drove in two runs for Detroit, which has lost three straight, been outscored 58-26 during a 2-6 start and is hitting .199 as a team.Joey Wentz (0-2) walked four in the second inning, including Connor Wong and Rob Refsnyder with the two with the bases loaded as Boston took a 2-0 lead. Garrett Hill relieved and Devers hit a 102 mph drive over the left-field wall.Duvall’s fou...