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Timberwolves draft pick Jaylen Clark knew years ago that his calling would be on the defensive end

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

Jaylen Clark’s Compton Magic AAU basketball team was stacked. The roster was packed to the brim with firepower.Evan Mobley, Onyeka Okongwu, Johnny Juzang, Isaiah Mobley — future Pac-12 stars and NBA players making up one force of a summer squad.Shots clearly weren’t going to be plentiful for Clark. So his father, Cornelius Clark, told Jaylen to play 94 feet of defense on every possession.“‘Nobody in AAU plays defense 94 feet, Jaylen,’” Cornelius recalled to the Los Angeles Times. “‘On that team, you’re never going to see the floor. You’re on the team, but you’re not going to play because they don’t need you, you’re the youngest kid and they’ve got all kinds of firepower.’”So Clark put all his energy into the defensive end, a philosophy that he has maintained for the past five years. And that decision has served Clark well, earning the wing player National Defensive Player of the Year honors this past season at UCLA. It’s also what got Clark drafted by the Timberwolves with the No. 5...

UMN regents approve 3.5 percent tuition hike for Twin Cities, Rochester students

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

Students at the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities and Rochester campuses will see in-state tuition rise 3.5% this fall as part of the system’s $4.4 billion annual budget approved Monday.The U’s Board of Regents voted 11-0 with one member absent to approve the budget for the coming school year. Minnesota residents attending Duluth, Morris or Crookston will see a 1% tuition hike.Regents had considered increasing in-state attendance costs as much as 7% on the main campus and 3.5% on other campuses before state lawmakers agreed to provide about $55.5 million annually in new operations funding. State support makes up about 17% of the U’s annual budget.The Legislature last month agreed to boost total state spending on higher education programs by about $650 million over the next two years, 17.5% above current levels. Minnesota will spend about $4.2 billion over the next two years to support the U, Minnesota State and other higher education programs like student...

Efforts to stop violence in Albany following recent murders

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The recent murder that occurred on the corner of Myrtle & Phillip is just one of many that has Albany community leaders asking what can be done to stop the violence.   MORE NEWS from NEWS10“Maybe more police presence out here. I see patrol cops but not necessarily on foot as much” a local worker named Elijah told us. “Maybe more patrol. Not necessarily physically done but more patrol around…” said Mackenzie Woods who also works in the area. Albany police chief Eric Hawkins however said that isn’t a long term solution."More police presence is definitely a part of our strategy but in the short term" Hawkins said. He wants to address factors in youths' lives like domestic violence to prevent them from committing future crimes. Albany police investigating two homicides“At some point in their lives, they're experiencing some form of trauma, and once they reach a certain age they act out on that trauma, that trauma is manifesting themselves into them getti...

Burnt Hills man charged with grand larceny

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

GANSEVOORT, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office arrested a Burnt Hills man on June 21. The Criminal Investigations Unit charged Benjamin Sloan, 44, with two counts of grand larceny in the fourth degree, a felony. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Sheriff's Office responded to a larceny complaint from a Gansevoort business in September 2022. It was alleged Sloan, an employee of the business, used his assigned company credit card to make unauthorized purchases.According to police, the investigation found that Sloan had purchased gift cards for personal use. He was arrested and released on appearance tickets and is due in court in the Towns of Wilton and Halfmoon at a later date.

'Jewel of St. Charles' left in pieces after water main break

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

ST CHARLES, Mo. – As of late Monday afternoon, a 25-foot stretch of North Main Street in St. Charles remains closed due to a water main break that happened Sunday evening. Crews are working around-the-clock to repair the break and fill the hole before Fourth of July weekend. Until then, businesses will still operate.“I didn't know when I got the phone call this morning how catastrophic it would be,” said Joe Ancmon, the owner of Novellus and Burger Underground, two restaurants that sit on Main between Jefferson and Monroe streets, where the break happened.For hours, water rushed through the streets of the city. By early evening on Monday, little water remained. Nick Galla, the director of Public Works for St. Charles, explained that the 100-year-old cast-iron pipeline was part of the reason the break happened.“The age of the infrastructure, plus the excessive heat we have going on,” he said. Crews investigating home explosion in Granite City, Illinois What makes the situation more...

Wainwright deactivates Twitter account after start in London

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright deactivated his Twitter account days after his most recent outing in London, England, ended in disappointment.Wainwright, who was pulled after three innings of work, surrendered 11 hits and was credited with seven earned runs in the Cardinals' 9-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on June 24. Afterward, was discouraged with his performance and attempted to shoulder all the blame for the loss.On Monday morning, fans noticed Wainwright's Twitter account, UncleCharlie50, was gone. Anyone visiting his profile would see the message, "This account doesn’t exist." Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW FOX 2 Sports Director Martin Kilcoyne spoke with Wainwright this afternoon, and confirmed the ace shut down hi...

First-round pick Julian Strawther fills need for champion Nuggets: “They play the right way”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

Maybe Nuggets first-round pick Julian Strawther knew something the rest of us didn’t.If nothing else, maybe his agent did.Moments after the Nuggets selected the 6-foot-7 sniper out of Gonzaga last Thursday night at No. 29, Strawther was sporting a Denver Nuggets championship hat.Strawther, speaking at his introductory press conference on Monday afternoon at Ball Arena, was diplomatic about how the headgear arrived.“I was head down, crying, looked up and the championship hat was in front of me,” he said.Seated to Strawther’s right, Nuggets GM Calvin Booth interjected.“He had like three hats,” Booth joked.How does he already have a title hat?? Kinda cold. https://t.co/1E1PJZWSWH— Mike Singer (@msinger) June 23, 2023Booth had identified Strawther for his size and marksmanship. As a junior last season, Strawther shot nearly 41 percent from 3-point range on over five attempts per game. Booth also said he appreciated how Strawther processed the game. And with the Bulldogs, Booth kne...

New Avalanche center Ryan Johansen “super close to 100%” recovered from leg surgery after trade from Nashville

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

There’s fair reason for Avalanche fans to be paranoid about lingering injuries when a newcomer arrives in Colorado these days, considering the baggage of last season that’s already stretching into the next one.But the prognosis is promising for center Ryan Johansen, the Avalanche’s newest trade acquisition.Johansen underwent surgery on his right leg in February after his ankle was sliced by a skate, causing him to miss the last 27 games of the season. But the Avs wouldn’t have made the trade with Nashville on Saturday without knowing Johansen’s recovery status was on steady pace. On Monday morning, Johansen confirmed it was.“I’d say I’m super close to 100% now,” he told reporters. “And hopefully it’ll be by August, I think, just full-on normal.”He was initially assessed a 12-week timeline by the Predators in late February. That timeline has passed, and Colorado’s goal is to have Johansen healthy and ready ...

Five lanes of eastbound I-70 closed for crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

The five left lanes of eastbound Interstate 70 are closed due to a crash between Havana and Peoria streets.#I70 eastbound: Five left lanes closed due to a crash between Exit 280 – Havana Street and Exit 281 – Peoria Street. https://t.co/w4EB7y3Sze— Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) (@ColoradoDOT) June 26, 2023The Colorado Department of Transportation announced the lane closure at 3:06 p.m.According to Waze reports from multiple users, the crash is relatively minor but traffic headed east remains at a standstill as of 4:15 p.m.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Woman dies in rafting accident on Colorado River in Grand County Crashes and Disasters | Sinkhole swallows Jeep whole in Weld County Crashes and Disasters | A tornado left an 8-mile trail of damage through suburban Highlands Ranch. Now comes the clean-up. Crashes and Disasters | Map: Titanic is one of 10,000 North American shipwrecks. ...

Loveland man sentenced to 39 years in prison for 2015 shooting of William Connole

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:36 GMT

A Loveland man was sentenced Monday to 39 years in prison in the shooting death of a man standing on a Loveland street corner.Christopher David Parker pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2015 slaying of 65-year-old William Connole, Larimer County officials announced.Just before 11 p.m. on June 3, 2015, Connole was standing at the intersection of East First Street and St. Louis Avenue in Loveland when he was shot from a moving vehicle. Officers received reports of shots fired at a motorcyclist 15 minutes later.According to a Monday news release from the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, the two incidents were turned over to the Northern Colorado Shooting Task Force, formed to investigate similar incidents that occurred in April and May of 2015.“The Task Force pursued over 5,100 leads, conducted over 1,000 interviews, examined over 14,000 pickup trucks with similarities to the suspect vehicle, processed over 340,000 phone numbers via the appropriate court orders, ...