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Tapit Trice wins Tampa Bay Derby, earns Ky Derby points

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:21 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tapit Trice rallied from last to win the $360,000 Tampa Bay Derby by two lengths on Saturday and earn qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby.Ridden by Luis Saez, Tapit Trice ran 1 1/16 miles 1:43.37. The 1-2 favorite in the field of 12 paid $3 to win. The 3-year-old colt earned 50 qualifying points, which places him in the 20-horse field for the Kentucky Derby on May 6.Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher extended his record for most wins in the Grade 3 race to six. He already has the early Kentucky Derby favorite in Forte, who won the Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream last weekend.Classic Car Wash was second and Classic Legacy was another 1 1/4 lengths back in third.Tapit Trice was making his stakes debut after winning two of three starts.“Once he got clear down the lane, he really extended himself,” Pletcher said. ”I loved the way he finished up. He relished the two turns, and the longer he goes, the better he’ll get.”___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/spo...

Whitehurst Freeway temporary closes to clear debris on the road

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:21 GMT

Outbound traffic was halted Saturday on the Whitehurst Freeway in D.C. for emergency repairs after pieces of concrete fell onto the roadway.As a result, DDOT temporarily closed the westbound lanes of the freeway between 27th Street NW and M Street NW around 4 p.m. on Saturday.Whitehurst Freeway outbound remains closed between 27th and M Streets. Work crews are in the vicinity of Key Bridge ⁦@WTOP⁩ ⁦@WTOPtraffic⁩ pic.twitter.com/La8JsD5ka8— Dick Uliano (@DickUliano) March 11, 2023More DC NewsMore Local NewsIt led to work crews going to the vicinity of Francis Scott Key Memorial Bridge to do repair work and removing the debris from the road.DDOT said it will provide updates on how long the closure will be, and that the repair won’t affect traffic on the Key Bridge.It advises drivers to be on the lookout for changing traffic patterns and recommend that they use different routes.Source

Lightning captain Steven Stamkos injures left leg

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:21 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos left in the first period Saturday night against the Chicago Blackhawks because of a left leg injury.Stamkos, got tangled up with Chicago forward Joey Anderson in his own zone with less than three minutes remaining in the opening period. The two fell to the ice; Stamkos got up and skated off the ice holding his lower left leg.The 33-year-old forward is second on the Lightning with 27 goals and third with 66 points.Stamkos, the No. 1 pick in the 2008 NHL draft, has played his entire NHL career with the Lightning. He’s the team leader with 508 goals and 1,038 points. He reached the 1,000-point mark Dec. 1 and scored his 500th goal Jan. 18.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Source

Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews shares story of cancer battle at UCHealth event

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:21 GMT

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) --  Fox Sports reporter Erin Andrews was the keynote speaker for evrē, UCHealth's health and wellness event at the UCHealth Training Center, Saturday morning. More than 600 women participated in the annual event that provides fitness classes, health screenings, interactive panels and more.Andrews shared her story, including her battle with cervical cancer.  Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women, often goes undiagnosed "People should not be dying of this," she told the crowd. "It is curable, but you have to go to the doctor and get checked."She also encouraged the group to take time to care for themselves. "A lot of times we forget about taking a few minutes for ourselves, making sure we are healthy, making sure we've done the proper check-ups, making sure we are getting the right physical exercise," she said.KDVR/KWGN's Kim Posey moderated the event that raised $15,000 for the Help and Hope Center, which helps people in Douglas and E...

Community impacted by Marshall Fire rallies around high school team in championship game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- In the neighborhoods surrounding Monarch High School, a community continues to heal. Just over a year after the Marshall Fire, homes are finally being rebuilt in a slow process that has impacted everyone in Louisville."In my school, there are 600 kids who were either long- or short-term displaced from their homes," Kathy Packard said.Packard is a science teacher at Monarch and said the community has been desperate for something to rally around, and the varsity girls basketball team provided just that.The team finished the season 26-1, earning one final game this weekend.  Louisville issues 100 rebuilding permits to Marshall Fire victims, 56 more under review Saturday, thousands filled the Denver Coliseum for the State Championship game, to see Monarch square off against Grandview High School. "The fact that our girls are here and the whole community is here is really bringing the whole community together in a way that is really positive in a way tha...

Denver weather: Heavy snow in the mountains, dry in the metro

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A cold front is crossing through the state which means cooler temperatures for the weekend with some possible rain for Denver's weather and snow for the mountains. In the Colorado mountains, it will be snowing throughout the weekend and heavy at times. Snow totals look deep in some places and travel will be impacted, especially over the higher passes.Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast has some mountain areas getting more than a foot of fresh snow. Crested Butte recorded 18 inches of fresh snow int he last 24 hours. Weather today: Passing showers possibleSaturday was partly to mostly cloudy along the Front Range and into metro Denver. There were a few rain showers possible but it mostly stayed dry. Weather tonight: Cloudy and dryOvernight we are cloudy and dry as we "spring forward" - don't forget to adjust those clocks!Looking ahead: Warming again next weekIt will be cooler on Sunday with a mix of sun and clouds again. There is a chance of an isolated shower south of ...

Loved ones ‘in shock’ after apparent murder-suicide in Miami Lakes amid investigation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:21 GMT

Devastated family members continue to grapple with what police described as an apparent murder-suicide inside a Miami Lakes home that left five people dead.7News cameras captured loved ones consoling one another on Friday after, investigators said, the bodies of three men and two women were found in the area of Northwest 87th Court and 148th Terrace, Friday morning.Among those reeling from the tragedy and struggling to find the right words was Rolando Aguilar.“I’m in shock,” he said in Spanish.Aguilar’s ex-wife, Yohanka Aguilar, and their son 34-year old, Dhani Aguilar, were among the dead.As loved ones wrap their heads around the disturbing find, detectives are trying to figure out exactly what happened.Miami-Dade Police said four people were fatally gunned down before the shooter turned the gun on himself.Investigators said they responded to a 911 call from a relative, and when they arrived at the house, officers went room to room to to find five people dea...

Magic beat Heat in OT, 126-114 despite 38 points by Butler

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:21 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Wendell Carter Jr. had 27 points and 11 rebounds and the Orlando Magic bounced back from a fourth-quarter collapse to beat the Miami Heat 126-114 in overtime Saturday night.Jimmy Butler scored 38 points for the Heat, including 15 in the final six minutes of the fourth quarter when Miami overcame a 15-point deficit. Butler’s 3-pointer at the buzzer of regulation sent the game to overtime.But the Magic outscored Miami 18-6 in the extra session.“Being able to withstand their run and shake back, after what they did late in the fourth and the buzzer-beater after they got all the momentum, that’s big-time for us,” said Jalen Suggs, who had 16 points and four steals for Orlando.For Magic coach Jamahl Mosley, the win reminded him of the last Miami-Orlando meeting — a 107-103 Heat OT win on Feb. 11. Only this time, his young team found a way.“I’m more proud of the fact that we were in the exact same scenario the last time we played them and we didn’t fold,” Mosley ...

Astronaut crew splashes down near Florida, ending 5-month stay in space

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:21 GMT

(CNN) — The four astronauts who make up the Crew-5 team aboard the International Space Station returned home from a five-month stay in space Saturday, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico.The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule disembarked from the space station at 2:20 am ET, beginning the final leg of the astronauts’ journey. The spacecraft then maneuvered back toward Earth before plunging back into the atmosphere for a landing off the coast of Tampa, Florida just after 9 p.m. ET Saturday.Rescue ships awaited the team’s arrival, ready to haul the capsule out of the ocean and allow the crew to disembark, giving the astronauts their first breath of fresh air in nearly 160 days.The four crew members — NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, astronaut Koichi Wakata of JAXA, or Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and cosmonaut Anna Kikina of the Russian space agency Roscosmos — launched to the space station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule this past October. They̵...

The fall of Russia’s Odesa

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:21 GMT

David Kirichenko is a freelance journalist covering Eastern Europe and an editor at Euromaidan Press. He tweets @DVKirichenko.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forged a new sense of nationalism, signaling a remarkable change in the “memory wars” that have long been fought in the country.Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian cities have alienated even those who previously supported closer ties with Moscow. And even Odesa, a city with an historically pro-Russian outlook, has embraced the movement toward Ukrainization, further underlining the loss of influence of Russian imperialism.Odesa, a city founded in 1794 by Russian Empress Catherine the Great, played a strategic role in the Russian empire and later in the Soviet Union. It has long been renowned as a diverse, culturally rich city, with Mediterranean-influenced architecture still standing today. And Catherine the Great remains an iconic figure in Odesa’s history, symbolizing the city’s significance within the Russian empire.A statue of Ca...