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How seven Minnesota United fans feel about playoff prospects, on-field issues and future of Adrian Heath

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:53 GMT

Minnesota United held an open training session primarily for season-ticket holders at Allianz Field on Tuesday. The skies over the St. Paul stadium were overcast, matching the Loons’ gloomy current outlook for the MLS Cup Playoffs.After an uplifting seven-game unbeaten streak, MNUFC lost three straight matches across eight days, each with a late goal conceded.The Pioneer Press spoke with seven fans before and during the midweek practice to get a temperature check on the club as it sits in 11th place in the Western Conference, two spots removed from the playoff field.MNUFC (9-10-11, 37 points) has four games remaining this season, with eighth-place San Jose (10-11-10, 41 points) first coming to Allianz Field on Saturday night.Playoff prospects?Bryanna Reinsberg of Eagan is “cautiously hopeful” the Loons can still make the playoffs. “A little nervous, honestly,” she said while perusing the merchandise in the team store.Reinsberg, a fan since the club went to MLS in 2017, said her pens...

Obituary: Remembering Nothando Zulu, master storyteller

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:53 GMT

Vusumuzi Zulu remembers the first time he met Nothando.It was 1968. He was having an after-work drink at a bar in downtown Minneapolis when she walked in with a mutual friend. White miniskirt, tall go-go boots, and “this beautiful smile.”After some conversation, they parted ways — she left in a Chrysler convertible, he recalled — and he was worried he wouldn’t see her again. Until, that is, a few weeks later when she showed up, unannounced, at the community center where he worked. A coworker literally had to carry him outside to prove to him that she’d returned.“And there she was,” Vusumuzi said. “Beautiful. Beautiful. Wow. That’s what I said: ‘Wow. Girl, where you been!’”They kept talking, went on more dates, and soon married.All told, the two master storytellers were together 55 years.Nothando Zulu, the cofounder and president of the Black Storytellers Alliance, died Sept. 11. She was 78.The energy and power behind Nothando’s celebrated storytelling came from her own life, Vusumuz...

Albany airport hosts Fear of Flying class

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:53 GMT

COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Officials at the Albany International Airport held a class on Thursday for those who are scared of flying. Those who taught the class included a former Army helicopter pilot and a doctor who helps with anxiety and panic disorders.Officials said there are many reasons why some people may not want to fly. One man in attendance said he feels airline seats are too close to one another and he feels claustrophobic when he is inside the plane. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "Last couple of times I tried to fly I find my chest tightening, rapid breathing, and this is just not working for me," Frank Palmeri said. "So I am hoping in the class I can learn some techniques to allow me to fly again."Officials said this type of class is held at the airport several times throughout the year.

Upgrades coming to River Road Park in Niskayuna

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:53 GMT

NISKAYUNA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Some upgrades are coming to a popular park in Niskayuna. The town will use a $500,000 state grant to add a splash pad, new bathrooms, and a concession stand to River Road Park.The park is home to the town's youth softball fields, and the town supervisor said the softball program should have the same resources as the baseball program, which plays its games at Blatnick Park and already has many of the amenities being built at River Road Park. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "We have invested in that facility, and they have bathrooms, they have a concession stand, they have a splash pad there, and I wanted to make sure that our girls softball program had similarly situated resources," Niskayuna Town Supervisor Jaime Puccioni said.Construction is expected to be finished some time in 2024. The park also has a new inclusive playground that serves children of all abilities.

Teenagers race on Route 4 at over 100mph

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:53 GMT

NORTH GREENBUSH, N.Y. (NEWS10) -45 miles per hour is the speed limit on North Greenbush Road; the heavily traveled Route 4. Local police were patrolling the area the night of September 26 when they saw two cars race past them going more than one hundred miles an hour. They followed and the chase was captured on their police cameras.Dashcam footage from the North Greenbush Police Department shows the first car flying past officers near Dudley Heights. As the police make a three-point turn to follow in pursuit, they are almost hit by the second car. Not far down the road after one car crashed, North Greenbush Police arrested eighteen-year-olds Evan Coon of Brunswick and Daniel Goldston of Troy. Police estimate the cars were going 112 and 110 miles per hour, and the two drivers were charged with reckless endangerment, an illegal speed contest, and more. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "The stretch of roadway between Cooley Mazda a...

Kiszla: Have 0-3 Broncos hit rock bottom? Frank Clark says: “This is going to be a season of grit. We’re going to have to take some (bleep).”

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:53 GMT

How low can the Broncos go? I fear there is no bottom, because this team has no foundation of strong leadership to stand on.The worst part of surrendering 70 points was how the Broncos quit on themselves. At 0-3, the players in Denver’s locker room are no longer playoff contenders, but a punch line. And make no mistake, they hear the abuse that results from giving up 10 touchdowns in a single game.“That noise is real loud. You’re going to hear it. But it’s about what you retain,” Broncos edge-rusher Frank Clark told me Thursday.“If you hear the noise, they’re telling you: ‘Oh, man, you suck. You’re (crappy) at your job. Broncos this, Broncos that.’ If we really listened to all that, would we really call them fans?”Clark, sidelined by a hip abductor muscle injury, had to stand by with the rest of us and watch as Denver get clowned by the Dolphins in a 70-20 loss.It seems highly unlikely Clark will be able to return to the field Sunday in Chicago to bolster a pass rush that has produc...

Driver accused of hitting two parole officers in Colorado Springs is captured

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:53 GMT

A driver suspected of striking two state parole officers in a hit-and-run Thursday in Colorado Springs has been captured.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Two missing Indigenous children in Colorado Springs found safe Crime and Public Safety | Man shot by Colorado Springs police in August dies at hospital Justin Andrew Kula, 41, was the subject of a CBI Blue Alert for the incident at North Spruce and West Bijou streets on Thursday. that was reported at 3:45 p.m. Police said a dark-colored Lexus RX 330 struck the two officers and fled the scene intersection of North Spruce and West Bijou streets on Thursday. One of the officers was seriously injured.The Colorado Bureau of Investigation activated a Blue Alert in the case, which notifies the public when a suspect seriously injures or kills a law enforcement officer. The alert ended at about 7:32 p.m. announcing that Kula and his vehicle had been found.Sign up to get crime news sent straight to yo...

L.A. Co. inspectors checking for price gouging at gas stations

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:53 GMT

Gas prices in Southern California continue to climb and now Los Angeles County inspectors are checking to make sure that customers are paying for what they’re getting at the pump. Gas prices jumped 12 cents overnight and the average price in L.A. County as of Thursday is $6.28. This is the 22nd time in 24 days that the average price for a gallon of gas has risen. Compared to the national average of $3.83 for a gallon of gas, California is paving the way for some of the highest rates to date. Many residents are discouraged and frustrated by the fluctuating gas prices. “Because of the gas prices, I’m actually not going to do my next 2 stops and I’d rather do calls,” said Long Beach resident Emma Haines, who works in sales and drives all over L.A. County. Haines says she fills up her tank every day with $20 hoping that the high prices eventually drop. Today she decided to shorten her route due to the high gas prices. Another Long Beach resident Jeffrey Hardin says d...

Man wanted for violating probation sets fire to residence during standoff

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:53 GMT

A man wanted for violating his probation was hospitalized Thursday morning after he allegedly set fire to a residence while hiding from authorities.Around 7:40 a.m., deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department in Hemet spotted a man they identified as Alexander Mettey, a 31-year-old homeless man who was wanted for violating his probation.Deputies followed Mettey, who they believed to be armed, as he entered a residence on the 25000 block of Howard Road.Authorities surrounded the home and began making announcements for anyone inside to come out. Multiple people exited the residence and confirmed that Mettey was inside.Deputies attempted to negotiate for him to surrender, and those negotiations went on for several hours before authorities discovered there was a fire inside the residence.That fire spread quickly and engulfed the building, the Sheriff's Department said, and Mettey became trapped inside and was seen breaking windows as he tried to escape.Firefighters and depu...

By the Book: Reviews of AHS: Delicate, The Other Black Girl and The Irrational

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:16:53 GMT

Streaming services, cable TV and Primetime television are fighting for your viewership now more than ever. UNBINGED is here to help you weed through it all, with reviews of the latest shows that highlight what we love, what we hate and what we love to hate-watch, too. Pages from bestselling books are coming to life for the small screen as beloved horror series (Amercian Horror Story: Delicate), primetime cop series (Irrational), and new sci-fi thrillers (The Other Black Girl) seek novel programming ideas. This month, we look at the newest series based on the printed word.American Horror Story: Delicate (FX/Hulu)In the 12th season of American Horror Story, an actress attempts to have it all by adding a baby to the mix only to discover that sinister forces are conspiring against her. Sound familiar? It should. The latest season of the brazen horror series is based on the book Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine, a modern, somewhat feminist take on Ira Levin’s Rosemary’...