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Erik Johnson’s elimination-game-winning goal gives himself a chance to accomplish the one thing missing from his Avalanche resume: Game 7 victory

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:00 GMT

SEATTLE — A spoonful of his own medicine aided Erik Johnson on his way to the rink for the biggest game of the season.First-time teammate Evan Rodrigues has noticed that the Avalanche’s longest-tenured player has a “general aura” of levity. “No matter what the situation is,” Rodrigues said, “he’s always giving the room a laugh or keeping us upbeat.”So as Johnson strolled from the team bus into Climate Pledge Arena on Friday afternoon, backup goalie Pavel Francouz fittingly gave him an outrageous forecast that earned a toothless laugh from Johnson.“You’re going to get a hat trick tonight,” Francouz told the 35-year-old defenseman.Johnson didn’t score in 63 regular-season games. In fact, he led the NHL in most shots (98) without a goal.“I don’t know about that,” he told Francouz, “but thank you.”Francouz was mad at Johnson after Game 6 for only scoring once.Johnson of all Avs, o...

5 killed in ‘execution style’ mass shooting in Texas, suspect on the run

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:00 GMT

CLEVELAND, Texas (KIAH) – Five people are dead, including an 8-year-old boy, after police said a man under the influence shot them inside a Texas residence Friday evening.Police said the suspect is now on the run.Deputies with the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office were called to a home in the 100 block of Walters Road in the Trails End area of Cleveland on reports of harassment. As deputies were en route, the communications center received multiple 911 calls of an active shooter incident at the dispatch location.When officials arrived, they found four people shot dead above the neck “almost execution style,” according to a release from the sheriff’s office.A fifth victim, an 8-year-old boy, was not found dead inside the residence. He was taken to a local hospital via life flight, where he later died.Preliminary information showed the victims had reportedly asked the suspect to stop shooting in the yard since a baby was trying to go to sleep. Police said the suspect was drinki...

‘We dropped the ball’: Lawsuit alleges Santa Clara County coroner failed to notify family for 108 days

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:00 GMT

For three months, no one in Njawa Pendar’s family knew what had happened to him.Then the day after Christmas — 108 days after the 45-year-old San Jose resident first went missing in 2022 — they learned he had died in September at a local hospital.Now, Pendar’s family is suing the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office for negligence and infliction of emotional distress, claiming the coroner never tried to reach them to let them know of his death, leading to the body’s decomposition and making it impossible for the family to embalm him according to his religion.Pendar died of combined methamphetamine and mirtazapine complicating a COVID-19 infection, according to the coroner’s office.Samuel Pendar, the brother of Njawa Pendar, filed the suit in Santa Clara County Superior Court earlier this month and is seeking at least $500,000 in damages.In the suit, he alleges that another brother, Malong Pendar, was contacted Dec. 26 at about 11:30 p.m....

NFL Draft 2023: Patriots add Eastern Michigan OL Sidy Sow in 4th round

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:00 GMT

The Patriots have a clear priority on Day 3 of the draft: fortify the interior of their offensive line.The Pats selected Eastern Michigan left guard Sidy Sow with the 117th overall pick Saturday, their third fourth-round selection. Sow follows Troy offensive lineman Jake Andrews, who went at No. 107, and Maryland kicker Chad Ryland.Sow stands at 6-foot-4 and 323 pounds. He is one of the most experienced offensive lineman in the draft with 55 career starts. He started 44 games at left guard the last four seasons after taking 11 at left tackle in 2018.Sow was voted to the MAC all-conference first team each of the past two seasons. He is regarded as a powerful run-blocker with strong football intelligence and versatility. He only committed one penalty last season.Between his performances at the NFL Combine and his Pro Day, Sow clocked an impressive 5.07 in the 40-yard dash, leapt 32 inches in the vertical jump and recorded 27 bench press reps of 225 pounds. Media analysts see him as a ...

2023 NFL draft tracker: Maryland cornerback Jakorian Bennett picked by Raiders; Patriots take Terps kicker Chad Ryland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:00 GMT

Here’s a look at where the top local prospects have been picked during the 2023 NFL draft.This story will be updated.Clemson defensive tackle Bryan Bresee (No. 29 overall to New Orleans Saints)Bryan Bresee has a lengthy list of career accomplishments already at the age of 21. As a standout football player at Damascus High School, he was named the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year, an All-American and, by some scouting services, the No. 1 overall recruit in the country. At Clemson, he was a freshman All-American and, despite an ACL injury, an all-conference player.He added another accolade Thursday: first-round NFL draft pick. The 6-foot-5, 298-pound defensive tackle was picked No. 29 overall by the New Orleans Saints.Bresee terrorized opposing teams on the hardwood and the gridiron in high school, averaging a double-double on the basketball court and racking up 35 career sacks on the football field. That continued in college, where he won Atlantic Coast Conference Defe...

NFL Draft 2023: Patriots take Maryland K Chad Ryland in the sixth round

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:00 GMT

The Patriots added some competition for veteran Nick Folk by taking Maryland kicker Chad Ryland with the 112th’s pick in the sixth round.The Pats made a trade with the New York Jets to move up to 112, giving Gang Green No. 120 in the fourth round, and 184 in the sixth round in the swap.Jumping up the board, they had to feel Ryland, one of the top kickers in the draft, would be gone by their next pick at No. 117.Ryland had played at Eastern Michigan for four years, posting a single-season record for points scored before transferring to Maryland.During his one season with the Terrapins, he was selected All-Big Ten with 19 field goals in 23 attempts. He also converted 39 of 40 extra point attempts.He has a powerful leg. Had a career-high 55 yard field goal, and experts see him having the leg to break into the 60-yard range. He also has quality hang-time on kickoffs.He tends to be a bit streaky, and would need to improve his accuracy to be a starter in the NFL. At Maryland, he was 3 of ...

NFL Draft 2023: Patriots select small-school O-lineman in fourth round

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:00 GMT

The Patriots made their first pick on Day 3 of the draft, and it’s Troy offensive lineman Jake Andrews.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Bill Belichick ‘absolutely’ feels good about Patriots QB Mac Jones New England Patriots | 2023 NFL Draft | Who are the top players for Day 3? New England Patriots | NFL Draft 2023: Patriots select Georgia Tech DL Keion White in 2nd round New England Patriots | Patriots OC Bill O’Brien doesn’t shoot down notion of having quarterback competition New England Patriots | 2023 NFL Draft: 8 potential Patriots picks on Day 2 The 6-foot-2, 305-pounder has experience playing at center and right guard and made 38 starts in college. He was projected as a late Day 3 pick with concerns about his athletic limitations and shorter arms. Andrews is regarded as tough, durable and smart.He was invited to the Senior Bowl, where he faced off against fellow ...

Volleyball notebook: Acton-Boxboro likes taste of winning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:00 GMT

After the entire 2020 season was cancelled and restrictions smothered the ensuing campaign, the MIAA called an audible for the final year of the state tournament’s sectional format by allowing any team to opt into the 2021 playoffs – regardless of record. Weymouth (0-13), Methuen (0-10), Arlington (0-11) and Acton-Boxboro (0-10) each chose to participate after laboring through winless regular seasons, and all four persevered to win their first game of the year in the tournament’s preliminary round.It’s a cool, never-give-up accomplishment those schools share. But as three of those teams faltered against top-five seeds in the next round, battle-tested Acton-Boxboro wasn’t done. It won again.“We were down, but the (Dual County League) teams we were playing were just incredibly hard,” said eighth-year Revolution head coach Darren Gwin. “That team really stayed committed to the process, and we really quantified our success differently because in a lot of those matches, going into ...

Orioles promote pitching prospect DL Hall to serve as 27th man in Detroit doubleheader: ‘We’re trying to win games’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:00 GMT

Left-handed pitching prospect DL Hall didn’t break camp with the Orioles because they wanted him to continue to work as a starter. His first appearance with Baltimore this year could come out of the bullpen, where he thrived down the stretch last season.The Orioles added Hall as their 27th man for Saturday’s doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. Hall, 24, is the No. 2 pitching prospect in the organization behind right-hander Grayson Rodriguez, who is scheduled to start the second game of the twin bill. With Dean Kremer pitching the opener, Hall will provide length out of the bullpen on a day the Orioles’ pitching staff will need to cover two games’ worth of innings.“You bring up DL Hall as your 27th man, that’s a good feeling,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “The way I’m gonna use him today, I’m not really sure. I think we’ll kind of let the games play out a little bit. But he’s stretched out as a starter. He clo...

Showdown at SatanCon: White nationalist group Patriot Front joins protest of Satanic gathering in Boston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:33:00 GMT

UPDATE: The white nationalist group The Patriot Front has joined in the protest, hundreds strong, against the ongoing SatanCon 2023 taking place at a hotel on Copley Square.Already staged at the Marriott Copley Place hotel where the event is held were 100 to 200 largely Christian protesters who made their opposition to the Satanic gathering with flags bearing statements like “Satan has NO rights!”The sold-out event, put on by the Salem-based The Satanic Temple, has run since yesterday and is scheduled to continue through Sunday.A Herald photographer is tracking members of the Patriot Front as they cross Copley Place and head toward the Marriott.Last July 2, some 100 members of the Patriot Front marched through downtown Boston, an incident that led to at least one violent confrontation.The first indication of the march that day came over emergency radio communications  at around 12:30 p.m. as members of the group offloaded a number of shields and flags from a rental truck...