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Griner, Cunningham lead fourth-quarter rally, Mercury defeat Fever 85-82

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:02 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brittney Griner scored 29 points, Sophie Cunningham scored 11 of her 13 points in the fourth quarter, and the Phoenix Mercury defeated the Indiana Fever 85-82 on Sunday.Indiana built a 67-59 lead entering the fourth quarter before Cunningham hit two 3-pointers to spark a game-tying 8-0 run. NaLyssa Smith scored five straight points for Indiana and the Fever led 77-72 near the five-minute mark, but Griner, Cunningham and Sug Sutton all scored in close to put Phoenix ahead by one.The score was tied at 80 before Griner scored again and Cunningham hit a 3-pointer for an 85-80 lead with 50 seconds remaining. Smith then hit a short jumper with 29 seconds to go, Diana Taurasi missed an 18-footer for Phoenix, and Erica Wheeler missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer for Indiana.Taurasi had 18 points, six rebounds and seven assists for Phoenix, which got all but four points from its starters. Michaela Onyenwere had 11 points and 12 rebounds, and Sutton scored 10.Smith had 29 poi...

McMahon, Jones homers in 9th around rain delay lift Rockies over Padres 5-4

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:02 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Ryan McMahon hit a tying homer in heavy rain just before a 1-hour, 25-minute delay in the ninth inning and Nolan Jones hit a game-ending 472-foot drive just after the resumption that gave the Colorado Rockies a 5-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.Colorado’s Coco Montes homered in his major league debut to spoil a strong start by Blake Snell, who struck out a season-high 12 in seven innings. Ezequiel Tovar also went deep for the Rockies.Jake Cronenworth homered and Fernando Tatís Jr. had two hits for the Padres, who were trying to sweep a series in Denver for the first time since Sept. 19-21, 2011.Montes’ two-run homer, his second hit of the game, tied the score 3-3 in the eighth. San Diego went ahead when Ha-Seong Kim scored on Justin Lawrence’s (3-3) ninth-inning wild pitch.The tarp went on the field just after McMahon’s home run against Tom Cosgrove.Brent Honeywell (2-4) retired the first two batters after play resumed before Jones drove a 1-0 changeup ...

2 firefighters, 3 residents hospitalized after blaze tears through Mattapan triple-decker

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:02 GMT

Three residents and two firefighters were taken to the hospital after a fast-moving fire raced through a multi-family home in Mattapan on Sunday, leaving 25 people displaced, officials said.Crews responding to a reported structure fire on Cummins Highway around 7 p.m. immediately struck a second alarm as a large plume of black smoke filled the neighborhood, according to a fire officials.Crews worked to contain the fire to the single building and it was under control in about an hour.Those hospitalized suffered minor injuries.The American Red Cross is assisting those displaced. The cause of the fire remains under investigaiton.https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1668054895696437249https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1668048092531179520https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1668038320817938435https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1668037168399351813https://twitter.com/BostonFire/status/1668036610062008321This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the lat...

Black bear spotted in Newton, another crashes a wedding in Carver

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:02 GMT

A wild sight in Newton, where a black bear was spotted early Sunday morning near Cold Spring Park.Police warned residents not to approach the bear and call environmental police if it is spotted.That wasn’t the only bear making a surprise appearance this weekend. A black bear also crashed a wedding reception in Carver.Dr. Benjamin Kilham, of the Kilham Bear Center, said the bears are only interested in people’s food and are normally on the move this time of year.People should stay calm when they come across a black bear and allow them to leave the area, he said.

Police ask for help in search for missing 10-year-old Dorchester boy

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:02 GMT

Boston police are turning to the public for help as they search for a missing 10-year-old boy. Darnell Martin, of Dorchester, was last seen Sunday the area of 92 Maxwell St. He is approximately 4 feet, 11 inches tall with curly hair, and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark blue shirt with an image of a female on the front, dark gray shorts, and black and gold Jordan sneakers.Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or B-3 Detectives at 617-343-4700.https://twitter.com/bostonpolice/status/1668060088047751168This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Saquon Barkley frustrated by Giant leaks, doesn’t rule out holdout

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:02 GMT

Saquon Barkley said Sunday that sitting out the 2023 NFL season would be an option to discuss if he and the Giants don’t agree to a contract extension by the July 17 deadline.“I think that’s a conversation, like you said, that’s a card I could play,” Barkley said after hosting a kids’ football camp with AMPT Events at Caven Point Field in Jersey City. “That comes up in conversation if something doesn’t get done by July 17. And we got a little bit of time in between there. So when that date comes up, then I’ll have to sit down with my team and my family and make decisions, see what we’re gonna do, what’s the game plan, what’s the next move.”Barkley, 26, wasn’t here to announce a holdout, though. He couldn’t even say if he was optimistic if he’d reach a deal with the Giants before mid-July.“I don’t know,” he said. “I don’t know.”What Barkley wanted t...

Giants cancel Thursday, Friday practices due to poor air quality in New Jersey practice facility due to Canadian wildfires

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:02 GMT

The Giants canceled Thursday’s and Friday’s OTA practices due to the air quality inside their indoor practice facility in East Rutherford, N.J.Smoke from raging wildfires in Canada, combined with a low pressure weather system, continue to impact daily life in the Northeast.The team initially moved Thursday’s practice indoors due to the conditions, which rated an “unhealthy” 198 on the official Air Quality Index, bordering on “very healthy” at 200.But head coach Brian Daboll said some Giants players mentioned the hazy indoor conditions to head athletic Ronnie Barnes during meetings in a tent at one corner of an end zone inside the practice bubble.”Some of the players brought it up to Ronnie,” Daboll said. ”Ronnie brought some of for doctors out.”Barnes, the doctors, Daboll and GM Joe Schoen huddled up and determined they will cancel practice until next week’s minicamp.A huge garage door was open at the back of th...

Alex Newell becomes first nonbinary actor to win a Tony Award as Broadway celebrates amid strike

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:02 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award history was made Sunday when Alex Newell became the first nonbinary person to win a Tony for acting as the Broadway community seized the moment amid a Hollywood writers’ strike that left theater’s biggest night without a script.“Thank you for seeing me, Broadway. I should not be up here as a queer, nonbinary, fat, Black little baby from Massachusetts. And to anyone that thinks that they can do it, I’m going to look you dead in your face that you can do anything you put your mind to,” Newell said to an ovation upon winning best featured actor in a musical.They star as Lulu, an independent, don’t-need-no-man whiskey distiller in “Shucked,” blowing audiences away with their signature number, “Independently Owned.”“Shucked,” a lightweight musical comedy with no stars, features a new Broadway composing team and an original book. The celebration of all things corn has charmed critics.Tony Awards host Ariana DeBose opened a blank script backstage before dan...

‘Last day to shop!’: Nordstrom to close all Canadian stores by June 13

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:02 GMT

Canadians have just a few more days to scoop up any remaining bargains at Nordstrom stores.The high-end U.S.-based retailer says on its website that June 13 will be the “last day to shop!” adding that stores may close sooner based on available inventory. Nordstrom says discounts of between 70 to 80 per cent are available during its final days of liquidation. The Seattle-based retailer announced back on March 2 that it would be shuttering all six Nordstrom and seven Nordstrom Rack stores in Canada. The decision will affect 2,500 jobs across the country. The company’s e-commerce business, nordstrom.ca, has already ceased operations. In announcing the withdrawal from the Canadian market Nordstrom chief executive Erik Nordstrom said they did not see a “realistic path to profitability” for the Canadian operation. Nordstrom first expanded to Canada with its first store in Calgary at CF Chinook Centre in September 2014. It quickly expanded its presence with st...

Philippines’ Mayon Volcano spews lava down its slopes in gentle eruption putting thousands on alert

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:28:02 GMT

LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines’ most active volcano was gently spewing lava down its slopes Monday, alerting tens of thousands of people they may have to quickly flee a violent and life-threatening explosion.More than 12,600 people have left the mostly poor farming communities within a 6-kilometer (3.7-mile) radius of Mayon Volcano’s crater in mandatory evacuations since volcanic activity increased last week. But thousands more remain within the permanent danger zone below Mayon, an area long declared off-limits to people but where generations have lived and farmed because they have nowhere else to go.With the volcano beginning to expel lava Sunday night, the high-risk zone around Mayon may be expanded should the eruption turn violent, said Teresito Bacolcol, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Bacolcol said if that happens, people in any expanded danger zone should be prepared to evacuate to emergency shelters.“What we are seeing now is ...