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Donte DiVincenzo ‘glad’ he joined Warriors before new CBA goes into effect

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:57:06 GMT

DENVER — Donte DiVincenzo felt there was no better place to re-establish himself after an injury last season than with the Warriors.Golden State had to use part of the Taxpayer Mid-Level exception to get the deal done this summer, and DiVincenzo has established himself as a key rotational piece for the team.But a new clause in the NBA’s pending collective bargaining agreement would’ve prevented the Warriors from getting DiVincenzo last offseason.The NBA and National Basketball Players Association agreed late Friday night to a tentative six-year collective bargaining deal that is expected to go into effect next season. Several key issues, such as limiting the payout of high-spending teams, including the Warriors, and load management, among others, were addressed in the new deal.ESPN reported that the teams will lose the Taxpayer Mid-Level exception when they go over the second luxury tax apron, which is reportedly $17.5 million.This will impact the Warriors, who are...

Marin City roots for native Darrion Trammell's SDSU Aztecs in Final Four

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:57:06 GMT

MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) -- Marin City may be hundreds of miles from San Diego, but they're rooting for San Diego State to win the Division I men's basketball championship. Starting guard Darrion Trammell grew up in Marin County. Marin native hits game-winning free throw to send SDSU to Final Four His friends and family have been gathering to cheer him on in Houston for the Final Four. A watch party Saturday afternoon was held as the Aztecs beat Florida Atlantic University to advance to Monday's national championship.The room erupted in cheers after Lamont Butler hit a buzzer-beater to send the Aztecs to the NCAA national championship game. Watch the reaction from the watch party below. Everyone at the watch party says the whole community is so happy and proud of Trammell no matter what. When SDSU won its Final Four matchup, the energy was electric.It's the first time SDSU will be in the big game, and one of its starting guards is from Marin County.Trammell is from M...

Trae Young lifts Hawks past Mavericks in OT, 132-130

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:57:06 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young made two free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining in overtime to give Atlanta the lead and the Hawks beat the Dallas Mavericks 132-130 on Sunday night to keep pace in the Eastern Conference play-in race.Young was fouled by Kyrie Irving, who scored 41 points, with the game tied at 130 on what Young said was “kind of a lucky play for us and unlucky for them.”Young said he accidently stepped on the foot of Mavericks guard Josh Green before crashing into Irving. “I just got in Kyrie’s way,” Young said.Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said “it was a wild ending” and added “it was just unfortunate we got a foul there that could have gone either way.” Following Young’s free throws, Luke Doncic, who scored 22 points, missed a last-second 3-pointer.“I thought Luke got a great look there at the end,” Kidd said. “He’s the one who can make it.”The Hawks (39-39) moved back into eighth place in the play-in race. Toronto and Chicago put pressure on the Hawks wit...

Knicks clinch playoff berth with 118-109 win over Wizards

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:57:06 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson and Quentin Grimes each scored 27 points, and the New York Knicks clinched a playoff berth with a 118-109 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday night.Immanuel Quickley added 22 points and Obi Toppin had 21 for the Knicks, who won their fourth in a row and will be in the postseason for the second time in three years. They had missed the playoffs the previous seven seasons. “Making the playoffs is a great accomplishment, but it’s one of several,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “It’s the next step along the way. Just keep checking the boxes.”Mitchell Robinson contributed eight points and 11 rebounds for the Knicks, who have won both games since losing All-Star forward Julius Randle to a sprained left ankle. “Every time someone goes out it’s a chance for someone else to get in and get the job done,” Thibodeau added. “That gives your team a lot of confidence. It gives us quality depth and makes us a tough team.” Corey Kispert led Washington with a ...

Yin tops LA Open to become LPGA’s second Chinese winner

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:57:06 GMT

PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (AP) — Ruoning Yin became the second Chinese winner in LPGA Tour history Sunday, holding off Georgia Hall in the DIO Implant LA Open.The 20-year-old Yin closed with an eventful 1-under 70 for a one-stroke victory over Hall, the English player whose 5-foot birdie try on the 18th to force a playoff slid by the right side. Recently retired Shanshan Feng is the other only other Chinese champion, winning 10 times on the LPGA Tour.“That means a lot, not just for me, also for China,” Yin said. “Shanshan is always my goal here, and I think she got 10 tour win here, and, yeah, it’s just my first one. She’s definitely the person I look up to.”Yin finished at 15-under 269 at Palos Verdes Golf Club, making six birdies and five bogeys in the final round in her 20th tour start.She had a nine-hole stretch without a par, making a birdie on No. 2, three straight bogeys, four straight birdies and a bogey on No. 10. After dropping a stroke on 13, she birdied 14 and parred ...

LSU’s Reese unapologetic over gestures to Iowa star Clark

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:57:06 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — LSU’s Angel Reese waved her hand in front of her face while staring down Caitlin Clark, then pointed toward her finger as if to say a ring was coming while walking toward the Iowa star.The gestures late in the Tigers’ 102-85 victory in the NCAA championship game Sunday lit up social media, with comments supporting the “Bayou Barbie” for trash talk that’s just part of the game and condemning her for lacking grace in victory.The bubbly junior from Baltimore, who transferred from Maryland to join flamboyant LSU coach Kim Mulkey, was unapologetic in the postgame news conference.“All year, I was critiqued about who I was,” Reese said. “I don’t fit in a box that y’all want me to be in. I’m too hood. I’m too ghetto. But when other people do it, y’all say nothing. So this was for the girls that look like me, that’s going to speak up on what they believe in. It’s unapologetically you.”Clark, the scoring sensation who was the first with consecutive 40-point gam...

Magic hand Pistons 20th loss in 21 games with 128-102 win

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:57:06 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr. had 14 points and nine rebounds each before sitting out the fourth quarter Sunday night in the Orlando Magic’s 128-102 rout of the Detroit Pistons.Jalen Suggs led eight Orlando players in double figures with 18 points, and Cole Anthony added 17 points and six rebounds for the Magic, who shot 57.3% and won for the fifth time in six games.Franz Wagner finished with 16 points and eight assists and a plus-minus of plus-33.Killian Hayes scored 20 points and Eugene Omoruyi added 19 for the Pistons, who lost for the 20th time in 21 games. Jaden Ivey finished with 14 points and six assists.Anthony and Suggs scored five points each on a 23-4 spurt that opened the second quarter and gave the Magic a 24-point lead. The Pistons, who had eight turnovers in the quarter, never threatened again and fell behind by as many as 30 points in the fourth quarter.Suggs made 4 of 6 three pointers and finished the game with four steals and two ...

Foothills and high country fire crews urge residents to stay vigilant to avoid wildfires

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:57:06 GMT

EVERGREEN, Colo. (KDVR) -- Two fires in as many days has communities in the foothills and the high country on alert, which is especially the case on red flag warning days.Fire departments in the foothills and high country communities have a very unique experience fighting fires and citizens play an important role in that."We want to empower our residents to prepare for emergencies, to mitigate the risk around their properties, to be educated so they know how to respond properly, react properly," Einar Jensen, risk reduction coordinator for Evergreen Fire Rescue, said. Recent wildfires a glaring reminder to protect your home Jensen's job is to keep people in Evergreen educated on how to keep the fire risk low."For us, in a community like this, the public is essential to preparedness," Jensen said, "mitigation, education and emergency response."Fire teams fight fires, but Jensen said citizens are just as much a part of the team as they are, especially in mountain and foothill towns....

Thunderbirds wow spectators of all ages at Wings Over Homestead air show

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:57:06 GMT

U.S. miltary pilots took to the South Florida skies this weekend for a very special performance.It had been five years since the Homestead Air Reserve Base hosted the last air show.Wings Over Homestead, held Saturday and Sunday, featured old and new aircraft.7News cameras on Saturday captured an F-16 Falcon Fighter soaring high and roaring with power.The Thunderbirds were back over Homestead, bringing lots of skills and thrills.The show kicked off with stunts in the sky before the jets zoomed off.“We’re excited to put something like this on for the local community,” said Col. Joshua Padgett, 482nd Fighter Wing Commander.Multiple aircraft zipped through the air and performed daring stunts for all to see.Despite a few clouds, thousands of people of all ages showed up for the demosntrations and felt the energy.“You could feel when it flies over you, when it goes ‘vroom!'” said attendee Frank Zamora. “You get a little chill.Besides the performan...

Time to replace Bank of England’s governor with ChatGPT

Published Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:57:06 GMT

Izabella Kaminska is senior finance editor at POLITICO Europe.Is the governor of the Bank of England (BoE), Andrew Bailey, sending coded messages that monetary policy in the United Kingdom has reached its limits, and that his job is now redundant?Could be.In a speech to the London School of Economics (LSE) last Monday, Bailey dropped a bit of a bombshell.Focusing on all the reasons central bankers cannot be relied on to avert an economic crisis stemming from structural supply-side issues related to “technological progress, investment and innovation, and by skills and trends in the population,” Bailey abruptly added it’s important to remember that “policy decisions can have unpredictable and complex effects on the economy” — only to reveal in the next breath that the remark had come not from him but ChatGPT, the generative artificial intelligence language model.But the intermission prompts a serious question: At this point, might an AI robot do a better job at communicating monetary ...