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Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek out for Game 4. Beyond that, who knows?

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:41:39 GMT

After leaving less than 20 seconds into Game 3, it seemed like a longshot that Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek would be ready for Game 4.He wasn’t.A couple of hours before puck drop, coach Dean Evason confirmed that Eriksson Ek would not play Sunday night at Xcel Energy Center when the Wild played host to the Dallas Stars. Asked about the potential of Eriksson Ek returning at some point down the road, Evason sidestepped the question as best he could.“I don’t think there’s anything announced yet,” the coach said. “He’s just not available to us tonight.”The ongoing saga with Eriksson Ek started during an April 6 road game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He blocked a shot from Penguins star Evgeni Malkin and immediately exited stage left in a ton of pain. Originally ruled as week-to-week with a lower-body injury, Eriksson Ek resumed skating shortly before the playoffs started.That proved to be a good sign, and after sitting out Games 1 and 2, Eriksson Ek mad...

3 officers injured in I-44 crash overnight

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:41:39 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A local police officer and two Missouri state troopers were injured in a multi-vehicle crash early Sunday morning on Interstate 44.According to a report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 2:35 a.m. on I-44 just west of South Lindbergh Boulevard.An officer with the Glendale Police Department and the two state troopers had responded to a report of abandoned vehicle in the eastbound lanes of the interstate. The officer and troopers used their vehicles to block the abandoned car. The report said all three police vehicles had their emergency lights activated. Frost Advisory and Freeze Warning early Monday morning, temps in 60s through week A tractor trailer, driven by a 62-year-old man from Flint, Michigan, rear-ended one of the state troopers' vehicles, then plowed into the Glendale police car and the abandoned vehicle.One state trooper, a 24-year-old, was seriously injured and rushed to Barnes Jewish Hospital for treatment. T...

Avalanche coach Jared Bednar: No timeline for Valeri Nichushkin’s return going into Game 4 vs. Seattle Kraken

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:41:39 GMT

SEATTLE — Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Valeri Nichushkin’s absence from the team is indefinite as of Sunday afternoon, as there is no timeline for the Avs forward to return.Related ArticlesColorado Avalanche | Nathan MacKinnon after Avalanche’s Game 3 win spoils Seattle Kraken’s home playoff debut Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche’s Big Three awaken in Seattle, combining for five goals in 6-4 Game 3 win over Kraken Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche-Kraken Game 3 Quick Hits: Colorado’s faceoff domination paying dividends vs. Seattle Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche’s Valeri Nichushkin not with team in Seattle, misses Game 3 vs. Kraken due to “personal reasons” Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche playoff superstitions: From electrolyte flavors to driving in the same lane to Ball Arena, the Stanley Cup champs are ritualistic Nichushkin did not play in Colorado&#...

Two dead in San Jose wrong way collision

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:41:39 GMT

A car traveling the wrong way on the Mathilda Avenue offramp at State Route 237 crashed into another vehicle early Sunday morning, leaving both drivers with fatal injuries, California Highway Patrol officials said.Spokesperson Ross Lee said a 2021 silver Honda Civic crashed into a 2017 red Honda Civic at 4:01 a.m. Both drivers were males between 20 and 30 years old — and the incident temporarily shut down traffic in the area.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | One dead in Sunnyvale pedestrian collision Crashes and Disasters | San Jose: Man’s death this week marks year’s sixth pedestrian fatality Crashes and Disasters | San Jose: Woman critically injured in downtown crash Crashes and Disasters | Man dies after being pulled from surf in Pacifica Crashes and Disasters | Bay Area physician faces state discipline over DUI crash The crash is still under investigation and police are still ...

Guardians’ Logan Allen strikes out 8, wins MLB debut

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:41:39 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland’s Logan Allen held the Miami Marlins to a solo homer and struck out eight over six innings to win his major league debut Sunday, a 7-4 victory that kept the Guardians from being swept. Allen ended the day with the game’s lineup card and several baseballs. And the requisite beer bath mixed with shaving cream.“It was a little cold, but it was awesome,” he said with a smile. “Anytime we’re celebrating something like that, it’s amazing.”Allen’s performance came in front of his parents, brother, girlfriend, agent and other family members. He admitted he had trouble sleeping Saturday night.“There was definitely a lot of nerves going into the game, but once I got to the bullpen and started throwing it felt normal,” Allen said. “I took it all in and appreciated what it was.”Called up from Triple-A Columbus before the game, the 24-year-old left hander gave up a two-out homer to Jon Berti in the third. Otherwise, he allowed five hits an...

Celtics G Smart (tailbone) ‘good to go’ in Game 4 vs Hawks

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:41:39 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was cleared to play in Game 4 on Sunday night against the Atlanta Hawks after landing hard on his tailbone.Coach Joe Mazzulla said Smart would be in the starting lineup after being listed as a game-time decision.“He’s good to go,” Mazzulla said. “He’s healthy.”Smart landed hard on his tailbone in the closing minutes of Boston’s 130-22 loss in Game 3 Friday night. He went down while battling for a rebound with Clint Capela. Smart was sore after the game and wasn’t sure if he might miss some time. But he was cleared to go after taking part in the Sunday morning shootaround.Boston led the opening-round series 2-1. ___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Marseille moves back to 2nd place with 2-1 win at Lyon

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:41:39 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Marseille needed a lucky own-goal to extend its unbeaten record away from home to 11 matches on Sunday as it labored to a 2-1 win against Lyon to move back to second place in the French league.The nine-time French champions have the best away record this season, having lost just once in 16 matches. That defeat at the hands of leader PSG took place in October and Marseille is undefeated away from its Velodrome stadium since. With six matches left to play, Marseille took back the runner-up spot by moving one point above Lens. PSG has an eight-point lead at the top. Cengiz Under broke the deadlock for the visitors just before halftime and Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette leveled in the 67th minute. Marseille created several chances after the interval but lacked efficiency as the game looked poised to end in stalemate.But luck was on the visitors’ side, and an own-goal from Malo Gusto secured three important points for Marseille in the race for the second automatic Ch...

Alvarez, Julks deliver late, Astros top Braves 5-2

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:41:39 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Yordan Alvarez tied the game with a two-run single in the eighth inning, Corey Julks had a go-ahead pinch-hit single in the ninth, and the Houston Astros won their fourth straight, 5-2 over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.“Corey fouled off some good pitches and then had that single that was big,” Houston manager Dusty Baker said after his team completed a three-game sweep in this matchup of the last two World Series champions. “It was a good series.”The defending champion Astros loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth against reliever Nick Anderson before closer A.J. Minter (1-2) entered to face Alvarez, who delivered the hit that made it 2-all.Minter allowed two batters to reach in the ninth before Julks delivered a single to left-center that gave Houston a 3-2 lead. Alex Bregman added a two-run single off Danny Young.“To come in here and play our brand of baseball, probably I felt like three pretty complete games for the first time this year, was cool,” Bregman sa...

Orioles beat Tigers 2-1 in 10, run winning streak to 6

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:41:39 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — For the second time in three days, Adam Frazier played a big part in a walk-off win for the Baltimore Orioles.Frazier dashed home on Mason Englert’s wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Orioles their sixth straight victory, 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. The Orioles won for the 10th time in 12 games, this time on a day when Detroit’s Eduardo Rodriguez retired the first 20 Baltimore hitters.The Orioles managed only three hits but finished off a series sweep with aggressive baserunning and some quality pitching of their own.“Those kind of wins at the end of the season, they add up. That’s how you make the playoffs,” Frazier said. “A lot of good teams can win the series, but to sweep the series is hard to do.”Frazier drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth Friday night with a groundball to the right side. This time he pinch-ran as the automatic runner and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt. Detroit brought ...

Yoshida homers twice in 8th as Red Sox beat Brewers 12-5

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:41:39 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Masataka Yoshida homered twice during Boston’s nine-run outburst in the eighth inning as the Red Sox rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-5 on Sunday.Justin Turner and Yoshida started the eighth with back-to-back homers off Matt Bush (0-1) that gave the Red Sox a 5-4 lead. Yoshida then capped the inning with a grand slam off Javy Guerra that landed in the second deck of right-field seats.Yoshida ended up driving in six runs. He also had a sacrifice fly in the first.Boston bounced back after blowing an early 3-0 lead to move above .500 and win the weekend series. The Brewers’ loss enabled the Pittsburgh Pirates to overtake them for the NL Central lead.Yoshida became the fifth Red Sox player to homer twice in one inning, and first since Hall of Fame slugger David Ortiz in August 2008. Nomar Garciaparra (2002), Ellis Burks (1990) and Bill Regan (1928) are the others.Brian Anderson went deep twice for the Brewers. Joey Wiemer singled, doubled and scored two runs. Wi...