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Connor Bedard takes the ice for his first NHL training camp with the Chicago Blackhawks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:47 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — After years of hype, highlights and piles of points — so many points at every level — Connor Bedard has arrived at his first NHL training camp with the Chicago Blackhawks.Even Bedard, used to the hockey spotlight and incredibly composed at just 18 years old, knew it was a moment.“Once you’re on the ice, it’s hockey, and you try not to be starstruck or whatever, anything like that,” Bedard said Thursday. “But yeah, waking up and talking to my parents last night about it, it’s pretty special. To be here with the fans in this city and everything, it’s remarkable. I feel super fortunate. It’s definitely a dream right now.”The Blackhawks feel the same way, after they used a surprise win in the NHL draft lottery to take the highly touted center with the No. 1 overall pick. The stands were packed for his first practice of camp, dotted with No. 98 Bedard jerseys.Bedard — and the hope he brought with him to Chicago — overshadowed everything else that happened on the Blackhawks...

Who are Rupert Murdoch’s children? What to know about the media magnate’s successor and family

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:47 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Media magnate Rupert Murdoch on Monday announced that he would be stepping down as the leader of both Fox News’ parent company and his News Corp media holdings — with his son, Lachlan, set to take his place.Through his decades-long career, Murdoch, 92, built an empire — beginning with his father’s newspaper in Adelaide, Australia — and became a multibillionaire. In the U.S., his creation of Fox News has notably influenced American politics, making Murdoch a hero to some and pariah to others.Over the years, Murdoch’s family has also risen into the spotlight — accompanied by stories of vindictive business tactics and inter-family rivalries. Murdoch and his family, particularly children James, Lachlan, Elisabeth and Prudence, were said to be the model of the HBO show “Succession.”Murdoch has been married four times and shares six children with three of his wives. WHO IS LACHLAN MURDOCH?Lachlan Murdoch is one of Murdoch’s sons with his second wife...

Remains of Michigan soldier killed in Korean War accounted for after 73 years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:47 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — The remains of an 18-year-old Army corporal from Detroit who was killed in the Korean War in 1950 have been identified, officials said Thursday.The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that Cpl. Lewis W. Hill was accounted for on May 22 after agency scientists identified his remains using dental and anthropological analysis and other means.Hill went missing in action after his unit was forced to retreat from around Taejon, South Korea, on July 20, 1950, and his body could not be recovered, the agency said. The Army issued a presumptive finding of death more than three years later, on Dec. 31, 1953, the agency said.After regaining control of Taejon in the fall of 1950, the Army began recovering remains from the area and temporarily interring them at a United Nations military cemetery. A tentative association was made between Hill and a set of remains recovered at that time, but definitive proof could not be found, and the remains were determined to be unidentifi...

Is it the Pac-2 championship game when No. 14 Oregon State visits No. 21 Washington State?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:47 GMT

Most opponents who come to the Palouse when Washington State is good and its home stadium is packed walk into a buzzed environment where they are not welcomed. Then there’s Oregon State, which brings the No. 14 team in the country into that setting on Saturday to face the 21st-ranked Cougars. And right now, there’s no animosity from the Cougars toward the Beavers in any way.The events of the past couple of months have left Washington State and Oregon State as partners, bonded far deeper than being the Pacific Northwest’s land-grant schools based in true college towns.They are the Pac-2 – at least for now – starting next year and potentially into the future. The Beavers and Cougars are united as the outsiders no other conferences wanted when the foundation of the Pac-12 crumbled this summer.And they’re moving ahead on trying to rebuild their conference with themselves as the centerpieces.“Oregon State and Washington State belong competing at the highest level,” Oregon State coa...

Caratini, Perkins homer in Brewers 6-0 victory over the Cardinals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:47 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Victor Caratini hit a three-run homer and Blake Perkins added a solo shot, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-0 victory on Thursday in the final game of a four-game series.The Brewers’ magic number to clinch their second National League Central title in three years fell to three with nine games to play.“We’re in a good spot right now,” Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said. “We’re playing well. We’re not there yet. Let’s take care of business. Right now, it’s finish the job.”Milwaukee (87-66) could wrap up the division title as soon as Friday in Miami with another victory along with two Chicago Cubs losses. The number to just clinch a postseason berth is two over the Marlins.The Brewers have won eight of their last 11 and 22 of their last 31 games.“We’re playing solid, all-around baseball in all three areas,” Counsell said.St. Louis (67-86) fell to 20 games behind first-place Milwaukee in enduring its first losing season since 2...

The building where the Parkland school massacre occurred is set to be demolished next summer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:47 GMT

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The South Florida school building where 14 students and three staff members were fatally shot in a 2018 massacre will be demolished next summer, officials announced Thursday.The demolition of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s 1200 building, which has remained closed and locked behind a fence since the Parkland shooting, is scheduled to take place immediately after the end of the school year, Broward County Public Schools said in a statement.“We understand the urgency of this matter, but it is essential to prioritize safety above all else,” it said. “In preparation for the demolition, crews will clean and clear the building, adhering to state and the Environmental Protection Agency’s landfill disposal regulations.”Classes have long-since resumed at the Stoneman Douglas campus while the building with bullet-riddled and blood-splattered walls remained. Members of the community have been calling for its demolition for years, but prosecutors said they needed to...

Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada is getting booed. Time to silence fans may be running out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:47 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Matt Canada has been here before. Many times. At LSU. At Maryland. At Wisconsin and nearly every other stop during the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator’s nomadic coaching career.Pressure comes with the gig when you make a living sitting in “the chair” as Canada calls his seat in the coach’s box.Still, what happened in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s game against Cleveland was new, even for someone as well-traveled as Canada.When Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett was overrun for a 3-yard loss with just over three minutes to play, forcing a punt that gave the Browns one last possession, chants of “Fire Canada” bounced from one side of Acrisure Stadium to the other.The outburst was brief. It was also unmistakable. And, to hear Canada tell it, understandable.“They want us to play better,” Canada said. “There’s nothing wrong with their passion and those things … We’re not running away from it. We expect to be better. We’re going to...

Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin averts questions over sudden absence last year in playoffs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:47 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin deflected questions Thursday concerning his sudden absence from a playoff series last season for what the team explained at the time was personal reasons.Nichushkin missed the final five postseason games of a first-round loss to Seattle. In a brief chat following the opening of training camp, Nichushkin thanked “everybody” for their support. But when asked if there was anything he wanted to clear up about what was reported last spring, he responded: “We already talked about that. Family reasons.” In the afternoon before Game 3 on April 22, officers responded to a crisis call at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seattle, according to a report from the Seattle Police Department obtained by The Associated Press at the time. A 28-year-old woman was in an ambulance when officers arrived, and medics were told to speak with Avalanche team physician Dr. Bradley Changstrom to gather more details. The report said Changstrom told off...

Man accused of deadly RTD attack held on $5M bond

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The man accused of killing two people along Federal Boulevard on Sept. 14 will stay in jail unless he can post a $5 million cash bond.Vinchenzo Moscoso, 29, allegedly attacked a man on an RTD bus around 5:10 a.m. seemingly out of the blue. From Sept. 14: RTD bus stabbing suspect linked to 2nd killing near Regis University Video obtained by FOX31 shows the RTD bus stop at 32nd and Federal while the driver has a conversation with a man who police identified as Moscoso. The bus driver eventually lets him on, then he can be seen walking to the back of the bus where he pulls a knife out and stabs a man in the neck.In the video, you can see other passengers react when the stabbing occurs. The victim can also be seen grabbing his neck.As passengers run toward the front of the bus, the attacker can be seen walking toward them before exiting through the door in the middle of the bus.Several hours later, around 9:50 a.m., Denver police were called to the area of 50th and Fe...

Source: Patriots add third QB Will Grier, place CB Marcus Jones on IR

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:35:47 GMT

The Patriots signed quarterback Will Grier off of the Bengals’ practice squad Thursday, according to a source.In a corresponding move, the Patriots are placing cornerback Marcus Jones on injured reserve with a torn labrum, according to a source. He’s forced to miss at least four games.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots-Jets injury report: Pats defensive starter returns Thursday, O-lineman downgraded New England Patriots | Patriots aren’t showing signs of panic after 0-2 start to 2023 season New England Patriots | Mystery Patriots revealed: Two cornerbacks added to provide depth New England Patriots | Patriots offensive line takes a hit at Thursday practice before Jets game New England Patriots | Patriots have ideas on how to fix ineffective running game Grier was selected in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Panthers out of West Virginia. He spent the 2021 and 2022 sea...