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Keeler: Jamal Murray, you’ll always be our NBA Finals MVP

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:28:52 GMT

Before the tears of joy cascaded from the mountaintop, Jamal Murray looked to the sky and laughed.At halftime of the NBA Finals clincher on Monday night, the Blue Arrow had piled up more turnovers (three) than field goals (two). His Nuggets trailed by seven. They looked tight. No. 27 looked tighter.A few minutes before the third quarter dawned, Murray, one of the stragglers from the home locker room, stopped in the bowels of Ball Arena to meet his father, Roger, who was waiting on the other side of a velvet rope.Dad leaned in, talking quietly. Murray nodded. Roger did the same.The Blue Arrow embraced his father, shoulder to shoulder, then backpedaled quickly, as if a weight had been lifted from his back, smiling with every step.His second half stat line: 4-for-8 shooting, two 3-point makes, five rebounds, four assists, 10 points, and one gorgeous, gleaming, golden trophy.Nikola Jokic was a deserved NBA Finals MVP, the way he deserved the love in Los Angeles after casting so many fra...

U.S. 6 closed through Clear Creek Canyon due to “safety concerns”

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:28:52 GMT

U.S. 6 was closed west of Golden on Monday night due to unspecified “safety concerns,” according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.The roadway through Clear Creek Canyon was closed to traffic between Colorado 93 and U.S. 40, CDOT tweeted around 9:20 p.m.It wasn’t clear how long the highway will remain closed.Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter.

PHOTOS: Denver Nuggets beat Miami Heat 94-89 in NBA Finals Game 5 to clinch first championship

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:28:52 GMT

Nikola Jokic would not be denied.Not against the Heat’s vaunted defense, not against any remaining naysayers and not from spearheading the Nuggets’ first championship in their franchise history.A 56-year wait, including 47 years since entering the NBA, ended on Monday night. Jokic, once an obscure second-round pick, made sure of it. An ugly defensive battle turned beautiful for the champion Nuggets.Related ArticlesDenver Nuggets | Denver Nuggets championship parade details released Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokic leads Nuggets to first NBA championship, ousting Heat in 5 Denver Nuggets | Nuggets fans rejoice as Denver claims first NBA championship in franchise history Denver Nuggets | Nuggets 3-pointers: With title in the balance, Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray deliver in fourth quarter Denver Nuggets | Nuggets-Heat Game 5 superlatives: Michael Porter Jr.’s aggressiveness led to Denver’s NBA...

Denver Nuggets championship parade details released

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:28:52 GMT

The Denver Nuggets have a championship parade — and you can be there to celebrate with all the stars.The Nuggets, who defeated the Heat 4-1 in the NBA Finals, will float through downtown on Thursday, the team announced soon after the deciding Game 5 victory.Related ArticlesSports | Nuggets fans rejoice as Denver claims first NBA championship in franchise history Sports | Nuggets vs. Heat Game 5: Three keys to victory as Denver looks to end NBA Finals Sports | NBA Finals roundtable: Did Michael Jordan ever have better playoff run than what Nikola Jokic’s doing in 2023? Sports | Keeler: Blind Nuggets fans see what Kendrick Perkins, Stephen A. Smith can’t. Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray destined to be NBA champions. “Watch. Just watch.” Sports | Nuggets 3-pointers: Bam Adebayo, that flop you pulled on Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic deserved a yellow card The pre-rally will begin at 9 ...

Nikola Jokic leads Nuggets to first NBA championship, ousting Heat in 5

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:28:52 GMT

Nikola Jokic would not be denied.Not against the Heat’s vaunted defense, not against any remaining naysayers and not from spearheading the Nuggets’ first championship in franchise history.A 56-year wait, including 47 years since entering the NBA, ended on Monday night. Jokic, once an obscure second-round pick, made sure of it. An ugly defensive battle turned beautiful for the champion Nuggets.They knocked off the Miami Heat, 94-89, in Monday’s Game 5 to win the NBA Finals 4-1. Jokic poured in 28 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter. His soft touch around the rim was unstoppable.A raucous “M-V-P” chant boomed as the team stormed the court for the trophy presentation.Michael Porter Jr. added 16 and snatched 13 rebounds. Jamal Murray had 14 points.But their defense was tenacious. The Nuggets allowed only 18 points in the fourth quarter, swarming and swallowing any comeback attempt Miami tried. Jimmy Butler paced the Heat with 21, and Bam Adebayo added 20. But Jokic wo...

Orange County mother falls, dies trying to save teen at waterfall

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:28:52 GMT

An Orange County mother of two died when she fell from the edge of a waterfall while trying to save a teenager in San Diego County last week, authorities said.Sarah Crocker, 48, of Ladera Ranch was hiking with family and friends at Three Sisters Falls in Descanso when a teenage girl in their group slipped and started to fall.Sarah Crocker died when authorities say she fell from the edge of a waterfall in San Diego County. June 2023. (GoFundMe)Crocker tried to keep the girl from going over the ledge but lost her footing.“Unfortunately, both the woman and girl fell and suffered severe injuries,” the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.Several witnesses rushed to help as they called 911. The teen was flown by helicopter to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Crocker was pronounced dead at the scene after drowning and suffering "multiple blunt force injuries," according to the medical examiner.“Sarah was pure joy. Her love of family, friends and all th...

San Carlos: New police chief hired from San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:28:52 GMT

SAN CARLOS – A 22-year veteran and captain of the San Mateo County sheriff’s office has been named the new police chief for the city of San Carlos.Mark Myers was one of the first deputies to work in San Carlos when the city started its contract with the county sheriff’s office in 2010.Myers, a resident of San Mateo County, said his new job gives him a “deep sense of purpose.”“I am honored to have been entrusted with this responsibility and am committed to upholding the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and community engagement,” Myers said in a statement released Monday.In his previous position in the sheriff’s department, he served numerous roles, including on the county SWAT team and as a field training officer, and working on patrol and in the crime suppression unit.San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus congratulated Myers on his new role, saying that during his tenure in her department, he “consistently demonstrated unwavering dedication, outstandi...

College baseball Super Regionals: Stanford punches ticket to College World Series on unbelievable Texas blunder

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:28:52 GMT

PALO ALTO – Keep your eye on the ball.The saying repeated thousands, if not millions of times on baseball diamonds across the world, is a cliche for a reason.With runners on first and second with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Drew Bowser popped the ball high into center field.All Texas’ outfield had to do was snag a routine pop fly.But as the ball began its descent toward the grass at Sunken Diamond, it was clear none of the Longhorns had any idea where the ball was.And so, when the ball plunked back onto the grass, an overjoyed Alberto Rios raced across home plate, scored the winning run in a 7-6 thriller and sent Stanford to its 19th trip to Omaha and the College World Series.Less than 24 hours after Quinn Matthews tossed an eye-watering 156 pitches in a season-saving complete game that reverberated throughout the baseball world, the Cardinal’s collection of bullpen arms gave Cardinal supporters 157 or so reasons to groan in frustration on Monday.Instead of leaning up...

Nima Momeni, accused killer of Bob Lee, to appear in court Tuesday

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:28:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The man accused of fatally stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco earlier this year is due in court Tuesday morning. Nima Momeni is charged with murder in Lee's death. Momeni drove Lee to a secluded area near SF's Rincon Hill neighborhood and fatally stabbed him three times with a kitchen knife, prosecutors allege. Two of the stab wounds penetrated Lee's chest with the fatal strike, puncturing the tech mogul's heart. Westfield pulling out of downtown San Francisco Despite initial speculation that Lee had been the victim of random street crime, police maintain the two men knew each other. Prior to the stabbing, Lee had allegedly been hanging out with Momeni's sister, Khazar Elyassnia, which led to an argument between the two men with Momeni expressing concerns that his sister had been doing drugs with Lee.Having parted company with his previous lawyer, public defender Paula Canney, Momeni is expected to appear with his new attorney, Miami-based "...

Stan Savran, longtime broadcaster known as ‘Godfather’ of Pittsburgh sports, dies at 76

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:28:52 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Stan Savran, who spent nearly five decades in sports broadcasting chronicling Pittsburgh’s rise to the “City of Champions,” has died. He was 76.WTAE-TV, where Savran worked as a sports anchor in the 1980s, announced Savran’s death on Monday. No official cause of death was given but Savran, who was living in Upper St. Clair in the city’s southern suburbs, had been very public about his battle with lung cancer in recent years.Affectionately known as the “Godfather” of Pittsburgh sports, the Cleveland native arrived in his adopted city in 1976 and never left. He began his career in Pittsburgh in radio before moving into TV while even occasionally moonlighting as a newspaper columnist.Savran was best known for the nightly “SportsBeat” show he co-hosted on regional cable alongside Guy Junker. The show, which ran from 1991-2009, was required viewing for fans in a city avid about its professional sports teams. Callers would often start their ...