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Celtics can’t cool down Hawks’ shot-making, fall in Game 3

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:01:00 GMT

ATLANTA — The Celtics knew they were going to get the Hawks’ best shot on Friday. After two convincing victories in Boston, it was expected. The young and hungry Hawks were desperate, ready to prove themselves, and had a home crowd waiting for them to show it.The Celtics have thrived in these situations for most of the season, with a target on their back after winning the Eastern Conference last season. But Friday night offered a humbling reminder for these Celtics that the road back to that stage is difficult to reach.It was almost inevitable, after the Hawks’ two lackluster offensive performances in Boston, that they would heat up in their return to State Farm Arena. They did, and there was almost nothing the Celtics could do about it. Crushed under a barrage of shot-making, the Celtics fell to the Hawks with a 130-122 loss in Game 3 of this best-of-seven first-round series.The Celtics – fueled by 15 3-pointers in the first half – just couldn’t keep up with the Hawks, who went 67....

Second trailer for 'Fast X' reveals even more cars

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:01:00 GMT

(Motor Authority) -- The second trailer for “Fast X,” the 10th installment of the “Fast and Furious” franchise, was released on Wednesday and gave us a better look at some of the cars that are set to appear.It follows an initial trailer that was released in February.The new movie is due in theaters on May 19. Many original characters will return to join some new ones, including the new villain, Dante Reyes, played by Jason Momoa. Reyes lost his family during the bridge chase from “Fast Five,” and he’s out to get his revenge. Another new face is Brie Larson, playing one of the good guys.As for the cars, naturally the 1970 Dodge Charger R/T, the favorite of Vin Diesel’s character, Dominic Toretto, makes an appearance. Other classic muscle that will appear includes a Chevrolet Impala, a Chevrolet El Camino, and a Ford Fairlane. Modern cars will include a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye Widebody, a 997-generation Porsche 911 GT3 RS, a Lamborghini Gallardo, and even a McLaren ...

Eanes ISD voters to decide $131M bond

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:01:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Eanes ISD school district voters will have an opportunity to decide on a $131 million bond program when early voting begins Monday."We have 10 campuses all together," said Eanes ISD Superintendent Jeff Arnett. "That is about 7,500 students across the district "Arnett says if passed, every campus would receive work from the bond."A lot of people don't know that our newest school in Eanes ISD is 25 years old," said Arnett.Proposed bond projects include safety and security upgrades, maintenance and refurbishment projects and new technology devices for students and staff.The bond will include three propositions:Proposition A: $117.773 million for safety and security upgrades, repairs and refurbishments at all Eanes ISD campuses. Other projects include energy-efficiency projects, network replacements, a new learning management system, library modernization, roof and HVAC repairs, parking lot pavement and fine arts equipment replacements.Proposition B: $2.411 million for C...

Walz will miss Governor’s Fishing Opener to attend daughter’s college graduation in Montana

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:01:00 GMT

The Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener to be held next month in the Mankato-Madison Lake area will have all the trimmings — except for Gov. Tim Walz.“As the governor has announced, he is incredibly disappointed to miss the lineup of events, tours, live music, and fishing scheduled for Fishing Opener weekend. While he will be attending his daughter’s college graduation in Montana, he looks forward to spending time before and after the fishing opener in the Mankato area highlighting the community,” according to a statement from the office of Walz, himself a former Mankato resident and congressman.“It’s a bummer,” said Ashlee White, Visit Mankato director, who is coordinating many of the local events that will happen May 11-13.“We certainly would have liked to have him in town, but it doesn’t really change what we’re doing,” she said. “It’s a chance to show the media and others about the area’s f...

Adam Frazier’s ground ball gives Orioles walk-off win over Tigers, 2-1, after scoreless streak ends in ninth

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:01:00 GMT

The Orioles were one out away from pitching their third straight shutout and extending their scoreless innings streak to 35.Then Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez popped those balloons with a two-out single off closer Félix Bautista in the ninth, forcing the Orioles to score more than one run to win a game for the first time since Sunday.The pitching party might have been over, but the Orioles still had some celebrating left in them. Ryan Mountcastle raced home to beat first baseman Spencer Torkelson’s throw after Adam Frazier’s ground ball to give Baltimore the 2-1 walk-off win.Mountcastle reached base with a one-out single and advanced to third on a single from Anthony Santander. Frazier then hit a soft grounder to the right side, and Torkelson’s throw pulled catcher Eric Haase away from the sliding Mountcastle.The walk-off victory is the Orioles’ second of the season; the first was Adley Rutschman’s solo home run against the Oakland Athl...

‘I felt like a runaway slave’: Compton community leader outraged after being mistakenly detained by Los Angeles Sheriff's Department

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:01:00 GMT

A longtime Compton resident and community leader is pursuing legal action against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department after he was mistakenly detained by deputies. Derrick Cooper has spent years working with children in the community through his youth academy, but he is now fearful of living at his home due to deputies wrongfully detaining him at gunpoint at 4 a.m. on Tuesday morning. “I felt like a runaway slave, and this is no drama,” Derrick Cooper said at a news conference on Friday.  Cooper feels “humiliated” and that “his rights were violated” when deputies allegedly forced him to exit his home naked from the waist down. “[I asked] ‘Can I at least put on some underwear or a towel, or something to cover myself,’ and they said no,” Cooper said.  Family says L.A. County deputies wrongfully detained their children According to Cooper’s legal team, there were no warrants or complaints against him. They believe that deputies had the wrong address. Coope...

SF Giants update: Kapler on Haniger, Johnson’s slow progress, and evaluating prospect Harrison

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:01:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – Outfielder Mitch Haniger is inching closer to wearing the jersey that’s presently hanging in his locker in the San Francisco Giants clubhouse at Oracle Park.Haniger, who has been on the injured list with a grade 1 oblique strain since the start of the season, was scheduled to play seven or so innings Friday at Triple-A Sacramento, manager Gabe Kapler said before the Giants played the New York Mets. If Haniger comes out of the game healthy, “we’re really getting closer,” Kapler said.Haniger, a Mountain View native who signed a three-year, $43 million contract with the Giants in December, was 3-for-7, including a solo home run, in his first two games with Sacramento on Tuesday and Wednesday. He had Thursday off.Kapler reiterated Friday that Haniger didn’t have a long buildup in spring training — playing in just four games — and that the Giants want to make sure he’s fully ready to go before they activate him off the IL.Michael Conforto, Mike Yastrzems...

Single-family residence sells in San Jose for $1.9 million

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:01:00 GMT

6149 Royal Acorn Place – Google Street ViewA house located in the 6100 block of Royal Acorn Place in San Jose has new owners. The 1,900-square-foot property, built in 1975, was sold on March 30, 2023. The $1,949,000 purchase price works out to $1,026 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage, and one parking space. The backyard also has a pool. The unit sits on an 8,030-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:On Paseo Pueblo Drive, San Jose, in August 2022, a 2,204-square-foot home was sold for $1,620,000, a price per square foot of $735. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In January 2023, a 2,191-square-foot home on Fleetwood Drive in San Jose sold for $1,570,000, a price per square foot of $717. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 1,986-square-foot home on the 1200 block of Juli Lynn Drive in San Jose sold in September 2022, for $1,980,000, a price per square foot of $997. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathr...

Officer who killed Daunte Wright to be released from prison

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:01:00 GMT

By Steve Karnowski and Jim Salter | Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS — A white former police officer convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser and fatally shooting Black motorist Daunte Wright in suburban Minneapolis in 2021 is set to be released from prison Monday.Minnesota Department of Corrections spokesman Andy Skoogman announced Friday that former officer Kim Potter was to be released after serving about 16 months of her two-year sentence. He said the exact timing of her departure Monday from Minnesota Correctional Facility-Shakopee won’t be disclosed for security reasons.“Our criminal investigative analysts are working closely with law enforcement to monitor the situation to ensure Kim Potter, like all incarcerated persons, is safe as she leaves our facility,” Skoogman said in a statement.The shooting happened April 2021 as Derek Chauvin was on trial in Minneapolis on murder charges in George Floyd’s killing. Wright’s death spar...

Google stays committed to downtown San Jose, mayor and tech titan say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:01:00 GMT

SAN JOSE — Google and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan both said Friday the search giant remains fully committed to its ambitious new neighborhood in downtown San Jose although the project’s timeline is still being reassessed.Speculation about the company’s ongoing development plans in Silicon Valley emerged ahead of the tech titan’s conference call, scheduled for next week on April 25.The tech titan, as it has been doing for several months, continues to reassess the timeline for the vast development near the Diridon train station and SAP Center in downtown San Jose, a Google spokesperson said Friday.“There is actually no news, which is good news,” Mayor Matt Mahan said Friday afternoon during a meeting with this news organization and other media outlets to discuss the current status of the project, which is known as Downtown West.The mayor said he was in contact with key officials at Google on Friday to get the latest regarding Downtown West.“Goog...