NEW YORK — The short-handed Brooklyn Nets lost guard Seth Curry and forward/center Markieff Morris to injuries during their game against the Washington Wizards on Saturday night. Curry suffered a left adductor injury during the third quarter, and Morris had a sore left knee. The Nets announced neither would return to the game. Curry and Morris joined Kevin Durant (right knee MCL sprain), T.J. Warren (left shin contusion), Ben Simmons (left knee soreness) and Kyrie Irving (right calf soreness) on the sideline. Durant has missed 12 consecutive games, while Simmons and Warren have each missed four straight. Irving’s injury came…
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A powerful arctic blast swept into the US Northeast, Canada pushing temperatures to perilously low levels.A “generational” Arctic blast brought dangerously cold temperatures to swaths of the northeastern United States and Canada on Saturday, with forecasters warning that frostbite could occur in just five minutes. Atop Mount Washington in New Hampshire state, the wind-chill factor reached -78 degrees Celsius (-108 degrees Fahrenheit) overnight, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. That broke the previous low recorded there of -74C (-101F), the Weather Channel said. At almost 1,920 metres (6,299 feet), Mount Washington is the highest peak in the northeastern US and…
SUNRISE, Fla. — Arizona’s Clayton Keller had two goals and an assist, Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and the Central Division moved into the title matchup with a 6-4 win over the Pacific Division to start the All-Star Game on Saturday. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; St. Louis’ Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and three assists for the Central. Chicago’s Seth Jones had a goal and two assists. Vancouver’s Elias Pettersson had two goals, while San Jose’s Erik Karlsson and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid also scored for the Pacific. Los Angeles’ Kevin Fiala had two assists. Team Central will…
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says the ‘scale of the accident is significant’ after fire at an electrical substation left nearly 500,000 people without power.A fire broke out at an overloaded electrical substation in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa on Saturday, leaving nearly 500,000 people without power in a new blow to the country’s ailing energy grid that has been hammered by Russian attacks for months. Officials warned that repairs could take weeks. The government said it would appeal to Turkey for help and ordered the energy ministry’s stocks of high-power generators to be sent to the Black Sea city.…
The US president’s remark comes after China called for ‘calm’ over the balloon flying across the US.President Joe Biden has said the United States is “going to take care of” a suspected Chinese spy balloon that has been tracked flying across the US. Biden made the remark on Saturday in response to a question about whether Washington will shoot down the high-altitude surveillance balloon, which has been flying across the country in what Washington calls a “clear violation” of US sovereignty. The president, who has not previously spoken about the suspected spy balloon, did not elaborate on what was planned.…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Pitcher Max Fried lost to the Atlanta Braves in salary arbitration on Saturday, and will make $13.5 million in the upcoming season instead of his $15 million request. Mark Burstein, Fredric Horowitz and Jeanne Vonhof issued their decision a day after hearing arguments. Fried won a $6.85 million salary last year in arbitration instead of the team’s $6.6 million proposal. He followed former Atlanta teammate Dansby Swanson in going to a hearing in consecutive years. Swanson, a shortstop, lost in 2021 and won last year, then signed a $177 million, seven-year contract with the Chicago…
Wycombe moved within touching distance of the League One play-off spots after winning 3-0 away at out-of-form Port Vale. Gareth Ainsworth’s team were ruthless in attack four days after the sale of top-scorer Anis Mehmeti to Bristol City. Brandon Hanlan netted after 13 minutes and Joe Jacobson, from the spot, and substitute Garath McCleary scored in quick succession late in the game. Hanlan’s accomplished strike lit up a fractious encounter. Wycombe full-back Jack Grimmer intercepted a pass into midfield, enabling Lewis Wing to release the forward. He skilfully bypassed the otherwise flawless Dan Jones to clip an outside-of-the-boot finish beyond…
Pope Francis has said churches in South Sudan “cannot remain neutral” but must raise their voices against injustice and abuse of power, as he and two other Christian leaders conducted a peace mission to the world’s newest country. After arriving in the world’s newest country on the first-ever papal visit on Friday, Francis was spending Saturday ministering first to church personnel and then to South Sudanese who have been forced by fighting, flooding and other crises to leave their homes. South Sudan broke away from Sudan in 2011 but plunged into civil war in 2013 with ethnic groups turning on…
Conor McGregor will make his long-awaited return to UFC as he will join Michael Chandler as a coach on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter. UFC president Dana White confirmed the news Saturday saying the two coaches will go head-to-head at the end of the series, which begins May 30. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; White added that date and location for the fight has not been confirmed yet. McGregor last fought in the Octagon July 2021 at UFC 264 when he was defeated by Dustin Poirier via TKO decision after he suffered a broken leg. It…
Abraham Ancer on 17 under par after three rounds of PIF Saudi International, two clear of Cameron Young and seven ahead of Matthew Wolff; Wolff’s seven-under 63 propels him to 10 under and a share of third place in a star-studded field; Paul Casey and Ian Poulter in top 10 as things stand Last Updated: 04/02/23 2:35pm Abraham Ancer’s blemish-free 64 has earned him a two-shot after three rounds of the PIF Saudi International Abraham Ancer will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Asian Tour’s PIF Saudi International with Cameron Young his nearest challenger. Ancer led…