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Murray scores 34, Nuggets beat Suns 125-107 in Game 1

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:57 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 34 points, hitting six of Denver’s 16 3-pointers, and the Nuggets sprinted past the Phoenix Suns 125-107 on Saturday night in Game 1 of their second-round series.Reigning back-to-back NBA MVP Nikola Jokic had 24 points and 19 rebounds, while Aaron Gordon finished with 23 points for the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. But this was the Murray Show, where he went 6 of 10 from 3-point land and frequently exhorted for more noise from the already raucous crowd.Kevin Durant scored 29 points for the Suns, with Devin Booker adding 27 and Chris Paul 11. Booker averaged 37.2 points in a first-round series win over the Los Angeles Clippers.Game 2 is Monday night in Denver.This is a different sort of playoff series than two years ago, when the Suns swept the Nuggets in the second round. Back then, Denver was without Murray after he tore his ACL. Now healthy, Murray is flashing his 2020 form inside the NBA bubble that helped Denver advance to the West...

Campana helps Inter Miami beat Crew 2-1 to snap long skid

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:57 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Leonardo Campana scored twice in the first half to help Inter Miami end a six-match losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew on Saturday night.Inter Miami (3-6-0) ended a 10-match unbeaten streak at home for Columbus (4-4-2). Campana staked Inter Miami to an early lead when he took passes from Benjamin Cremaschi and Nicolás Stefanelli and scored in the 7th minute.Cucho Hernández used an assist from Lucas Zelarayán to score the equalizer for Columbus just three minutes later. It was Zelarayán’s first goal contribution in four matches against Inter Miami — the only team he’d faced more than once without a goal or an assist.Campana found the net in the 41st minute — with an assist from Jean Mota — to put Inter Miami up 2-1 at halftime.Columbus had advantages of 22-9 in shots and 8-5 in shots on goal.Drake Callender finished with seven saves for Inter Miami. Patrick Schulte saved three shots for Columbus. Entering play, the home side had ...

Cincinnati showdown with Revolution ends in 1-1 draw

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:57 GMT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Emmanuel Boateng scored during lengthy first-half stoppage time to help the New England Revolution earn a 1-1 draw with FC Cincinnati on a rainy Saturday night in a battle between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.New England’s Dylan Borrero injured his left knee in a fall in the 15th minute and was carted off on a stretcher. That led to nine minutes of stoppage time to close out the first half.Revolution goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic picked up his first penalty-kick save of the season, stopping a shot by Luciano Acosta midway through the first half. Cincinnati still managed to grab a 1-0 lead when Yerson Mosquera headed in a corner kick from Álvaro Barreal in the 31st minute.Boateng scored the equalizer in the third minute of stoppage time with an assist from Brandon Bye.The Revolution had a 13-10 advantage in shots with both teams taking five on goal. Petrovic totaled four saves — all in the first half — for New England (6-2-2). Roman Celentano sav...

Packers’ NFL draft picks suggest more change is on the way

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:57 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers might not be the only longtime Packer heading out of Green Bay.The Packers drafted Auburn kicker Anders Carlson in the sixth round on Saturday. That move could lead to the exit of free agent Mason Crosby, who has a franchise-record 1,918 career points over 17 seasons.“I’ve praised Mason up here a bunch and what he’s done for our organization, and we’re never going to close the door on that,” Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said.Green Bay took Carlson with the 207th overall pick, which the Packers acquired in the trade that sent Rodgers to the New York Jets. This marks the first time the Packers have drafted a kicker since using a sixth-round pick on Crosby in 2007.“I obviously want to acknowledge the legacy he created and, like I said, the legend that he is there,” Carlson said. “But for me, I’m truly just focused on what I’m doing, the teammate I can be for the guys up there, and just putting my best foot forward every day.”Carlson...

Colorado man featured on 'Naked and Afraid'

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Colorado man is putting his survival skills to the test and all of America will be watching.  Na’im McKee will be in the newest episode of "Naked And Afraid," a show all about survival, on Sunday at 6 p.m. MT on Discovery.The premise of the show pairs two strangers together with no food, water or clothing with the challenge of surviving for 21 days. Each contestant is allowed to bring one survival item with them.  First look: Remodel proposed for Marine Corps Memorial in Golden "It wasn’t a reality show where there’s one big prize waiting for you at the end,” McKee said. “The only thing you get is the ability to say I can survive in one of the most inhospitable regions on the planet and I can do so not only with no tools, but completely naked.”  McKee traveled to Argentina to film the episode where he would spend the next 21 days with a stranger, completely naked fighting to survive.  “What the nudity is really about is upping the challenge. You’re now...

Moore: Real patriot cut taxes, not raise them

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:57 GMT

On Tax Day this year, about a dozen left-wing millionaires joined with some of the most liberal Democrats in Congress for a Washington, D.C., press conference. The luminaries included Abigail Disney, Walt Disney’s granddaughter, and former BlackRock whiz kid Morris Pearl.The group argued that it wants to pay more taxes and urged new tax laws with a tax rate as high as 90% for the super-rich due to concerns, it said, about having too much money, which evidently contributes to income inequality.This “tax me more” coalition calls itself the “Patriotic Millionaires.” Other prominent billionaires such as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have made the same case that they think they should be paying more taxes.To that, I say: Be my guest. That would be a patriotic act to help reduce our $31 trillion national debt. And by the way, hundreds of thousands of people do pay more than they owe because they are concerned about the financial condition of our country.But w...

How to make your backyard safe for dogs

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:57 GMT

Dogs, particularly puppies, can be full of boundless energy. Channeling that energy into exercise with long walks or play sessions can help stem dogs’ propensity to get into trouble around the house as they burn off extra adrenaline. Pets who don’t have an energy outlet may chew off-limits objects or get into other mischief.According to the American Kennel Club, the amount of exercise a dog needs depends on the animal’s age and breed. For example, border collies or Siberian huskies may require much more exercise than English bulldogs, simply because the former are working breeds. Pet owners with large backyards often find those outdoor spots are ideal for when their dogs get the “zoomies,” something that tends to be a daily occurrence. Letting their dogs run around yards, whether on their own or chasing tossed tennis balls, is an ideal way to provide exercise and tire out pups.In such scenarios, it’s vital that pups have a dog-friendly yard in whi...

‘Fatal Attraction’ series takes different view of mistress

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:57 GMT

Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan star in the Paramount+ “Fatal Attraction” series that reimagines the 1987 erotic thriller that starred Glenn Close as the terrifying mistress who “will not be ignored.”Jackson, who recently starred in Showtime’s angsty drama “The Affair,” portrays Dan Gallagher, played by Michael Douglas in the film.Jackson told “Access Hollywood” ahead of the series premiere that the show was “very keen to tell the story of consequences for Dan,” and that viewers get to experience Caplan’s Alex in the way Close had envisioned more than 25 years ago.In the original film, Gallagher is a happily married attorney when he meets the sultry book editor Alex Forrest. A lapse in judgment and steamy extramarital fling leads to increasingly unstable and dangerous behavior from the jilted lover (Forrest), who will stop at nothing to get Gallagher’s attention.Although the original painted Forrest as a v...

She seeks reimbursement, he files for alimony

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:57 GMT

Q. I earn more than my ex.  At the time of our divorce, we agreed to no child support because I have our children most of the time – he travels for work extensively and only sees them every other weekend.  We also agreed to no alimony – he got plenty of assets.  Over time he has gotten worse and worse about reimbursing me for the kids’ uninsured medicals.  I have a high deductible insurance plan and two kids with anxiety and ADHD and one with diabetes so we have a ton of uninsured medical expenses.I have had to scale back my hours at work because he is never around and the children have so many appointments and needs.  I am now earning about 60% of what I earned last year which is still more than he is earning.  I decided to file a contempt complaint to make him pay the thousands of uninsured medical bills he has failed to reimburse in the last five years.He filed a complaint for modification requesting alimony because I earn more than him. Should I withdraw my contempt so that he w...

Coordinate discipline with co-parent

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:15:57 GMT

Q. My son’s father and I share custody of our son, a week with me, then a week with him. We get along well and try our best to coordinate discipline. So when our son got caught cutting school, I let him know how much trouble he was going to be in when his father found out. When he walked in the house, I called his father right then and there and I let his dad yell at him. How’s that for good ex-etiquette?A. Well, it sounds like you and dad are on the same page. You did coordinate efforts and asked for help with the situation, but you gave up all your parental power in the process. Is dad the primary disciplinarian even at your house?Your son lives in two homes. The “wait until your dad/mom gets home” type of discipline may have worked in a two-parent household. But now, when so many children go back and forth between their parents’ homes, both parents must take responsibility for discipline when the children are with them.Of course, anticipating problems and coming to a mutual agree...