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Aho scores in overtime as Hurricanes rally past Islanders 4-3

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:32:52 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored 1:14 into overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from three goals down to beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Saturday night.Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and an assist, Jalen Chatfield and Dmitry Orlov also scored and Andrei Svechnikov had two assists for Carolina, which has won four of five. Antti Raanta had 22 saves.Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist, and Noah Dobson and Simon Holmstrom also scored for the Islanders, who were 3-0-1 in their last four. Bo Horvat had two assists, and Ilya Sorokin finished with 44 saves.Aho scored in the extra period just after Raanta denied Ryan Pulock’s point-blank shot. Dobson opened the scoring with 2:20 left in the first period with the teams skating 4-on-4. The defenseman skated in close on Raanta before flipping a backhand past the goalie for his third goal of the season. Dobson leads the Islanders with 10 points (three goals, seven assists).Holmstrom made it 2-0 with a short-handed goal at 4...

Red Wings hand Bruins 1st regulation loss of the season, scoring 3 times in 3rd in 5-4 win

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:32:52 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — David Perron had the go-ahead goal and two assists as the Detroit Red Wings scored three times in the third period to beat Boston 5-4 on Saturday night, handing the Bruins their first regulation loss of the season.Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond each had a goal and an assist and Andrew Copp and Jake Walman also scored for Detroit, which had lost four of five (1-3-1). Ville Husso had 26 saves.James van Riemsdyk, Matthew Poitras, Charlie Coyle and David Pastrnak scored for the Bruins (9-1-1). Linus Ullmark stopped 35 shots.Larkin tied it at 6:50 of the third when he beat Ullmark on the short side off a feed from Raymond for his fifth of the season.Perron gave the Red Wings their first lead 2:06 later when he whiffed on a shot, regained control of the puck and fired it past Ullmark’s glove.PREDATORS 5, OILERS 2EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Ryan O’Reilly had three goals and an assist and Nashville beat Edmonton to end a two-game losing streak.Filip Forsberg added a goal and two...

Eduardo Rodriguez opts out of last 3 years and $49 million of contract with Detroit Tigers

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:32:52 GMT

Eduardo Rodriguez opted out of the last three seasons and $49 million of his contract with the Detroit Tigers to become a free agent.Rodriguez’s agent, Gene Mato, confirmed his client’s decision Saturday.The right-hander was 13-9 with a 3.30 ERA last season. The 30-year-old Venezuelan is 82-53 with a 4.03 ERA over his career, which includes six years with the Boston Red Sox and two in Detroit.Sensing Rodriguez would make this move, the Tigers tried to trade him last season. Rodriguez, though, used his no-trade clause to block a deal that would have sent him to the Los Angeles Dodgers.“His performance is a fit for every team in baseball,” Tigers general manager Scott Harris said in August. “However, there were contractual headwinds that influenced his market.”He signed a $77 million, five-year deal with the Tigers in November, 2021. He opted out of a deal that would have paid him $18 million in 2024, $16 million in 2025 and $15 million in 2026.Rodriguez bounced back in 2023 aft...

Brooks has big fourth quarter, scores 26 to lead Rockets over Kings 107-89

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:32:52 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Dillon Brooks scored 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Houston Rockets to a 107-89 win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.It’s the second straight win for the Rockets after they opened the season 0-3.A 3-pointer by Malik Monk got the Kings within 3 with about 8 1/2 minutes remaining. The Rockets then went on a 10-2 run, with six points from Brooks, to push the lead to 90-79 midway through the period.Monk made a layup after that, but Brooks hit a 3-pointer seconds later to extend Houston’s lead. Harrison Barnes made one of two free throws for Sacramento before Brooks struck again, making another 3-pointer to extend it to 96-82 with 4 ½ minutes left.He blew a kiss to the crowd before racing down the court to play defense. Monk scored 18 points off the bench to lead the Kings with star De’Aaron Fox out for a second straight game with a sprained right ankle. Domantas Sabonis had 11 points with a team-high 15 rebounds and Harrison Barnes ...

Clarification: Brazil-China-Beef Trade-Deforestation story

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:32:52 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published Nov. 3, 2023, The Associated Press reported that in 2014, PMI pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of making a false statement to U.S. authorities about the destination of its beef exports and paid a $1 million fine. The story should have made clear that Parker International, a predecessor of PMI and co-creator of the PMI Foods brand, pleaded guilty.Source

Maiava, Davis lead UNLV in 56-14 rout of New Mexico

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:32:52 GMT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jayden Maiava threw three touchdown passes and Vincent Davis Jr. ran for two more as UNLV walloped New Mexico, 56-14 on Saturday night to remain one game behind Mountain West Conference leader Air Force.UNLV (7-2, 4-1) bounced back from a 31-24 loss at Fresno State last week that snapped a string of five straight wins.After stopping the Lobos on their opening series Maiava found Ricky White with a 30-yard touchdown on the Rebels first play. Davis capped a five-play, 32-yard drive with a 5-yard run and a 14-0 lead. Andrew Henry answered with a 3-yard run to cap a 12-play, 75-yard drive by New Mexico only to watch UNLV roll off three straight touchdowns to end the half with a 35-7 lead, then score three more to start the second half. Maiava threw a 43-yard strike to Dominic Gicinto early in the third quarter and hit White with a 58-yard scoring pass two minutes later. Maiava was 13-of-18 passing for 247 yards. White pulled in eight passes for 165 yards and two...

Salter’s 4 TD passes help Liberty beat Louisiana Tech 56-30, improve to 9-0

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:32:52 GMT

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Kaidon Salter threw four touchdown passes, Quinton Cooley and Aaron Bedgood scored two touchdowns apiece and Liberty beat Louisiana Tech 56-30 Saturday night to improve to 9-0 for the first time in program history. Jacob Barnes made a 26-yard field goal to open the scoring with 11:21 left in the first quarter but Salter answered with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Bentley Hanshaw just over a minute later and threw a 24-yard scoring strike to CJ Daniels that made it 14-3 with 1:27 remaining in the period. Bedgood scored on a 5-yard run and his 4-yard touchdown reception with 6 seconds left in the half gave the Flames (9-0, 7-0 Conference USA) a 28-10 lead. Noah Frith scored on a 55-yard catch-and-run before Cooley, who finished with 179 yards rushing, added TDs of 29 yards in the third quarter and 7 yards in the fourth. Hank Bachmeier was 22-of-33 passing for 304 yards and two touchdowns for Louisiana Tech (3-6, 2-3). Keith Willis Jr. scored two short rushing touch...

Cam Talbot makes 24 saves as Los Angeles Kings blank Philadelphia Flyers 5-0

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:32:52 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cam Talbot made 24 saves in his first shutout of the season, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0 on Saturday night to extend their point streak to six games.Los Angeles got off to a fast start behind Adrian Kempe and Anze Kopitar, who scored 18 seconds apart in the first period. Arthur Kaliyev and Trevor Moore scored in the second, and Blake Lizotte added a third-period goal.It was Talbot’s 29th career shutout. Cal Petersen made 25 stops for Philadelphia. It was his first start for the Flyers after coming over from Los Angeles in an offseason trade.Kempe was able to get his stick on a bouncing puck and tap it past a sliding Peterson to open the scoring. Kopitar redirected a shot from Matt Roy over Peterson’s blocker for his sixth goal of the season.Kaliyev scored a power-play goal 16:01 into the second, and Moore added his sixth goal of the season with just 16 seconds left in the period off a turnover from Flyers defenseman Cam York.Y...

Brayden Point has 3 goals and an assist, Lightning beat Senators 6-4

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:32:52 GMT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Brayden Point had three goals and an assist to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Ottawa Senators 6-4 on Saturday night.Nikita Kucherov had a goal and four assists, Victor Hedman and Michael Eyssimont also scored and Jonas Johansson stopped 22 shots. The Lightning improved to 5-3-3.Brady Tkachuk scored twice and Claude Giroux and Drake Batherson added goals for Ottawa. The Senators are 1-5-0 in their last six and 4-6-0 overall.Ottawa scored three times in the second period to take a 4-1 lead.Thirty-two seconds into the period, Point came down the wing and beat Joonas Korpisalo high. Four minutes later, Eyssimont battled his way through Jake Sanderson and Travis Hamonic and got a shot off to beat Korpisalo, who was then pulled after allowing three goals on 19 shots.Tampa Bay struck again late in the period when Anton Forsberg, who allowed three goals on 19 shots, lost sight of the puck and Point was able to just get it across the goal line.UP NEXTLightning: ...

Immigration court backlog could delay cases for migrants arriving in Denver

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:32:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- With thousands of migrants bussed to Denver from the southern border, many will need to file for legal status to stay in the country.Immigration courts are backlogged and one immigration judge told FOX31 that processing new cases puts more of a burden on the exhausted court system. Migrants in Denver could be legally jobless for months, attorney warns "There are 2.6 million cases waiting to be heard in immigration court," Judge Samuel Cole said.Cole is an immigration court judge out of Chicago but spoke with FOX31 as Vice President of the National Association of Immigration Judges."There aren't enough judges, there aren't enough staff," Cole said. "Evidence goes stale, witnesses disappear. It's really hard for people to wait so long to have their cases heard in immigration court."That's what Cole said happens when a case takes years to process through the U.S. immigration court, which falls under the Department of Justice, unlike other courts which are independent...