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Phoenix Suns fire coach Monty Williams after 4 years, AP sources say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

The Phoenix Suns fired Monty Williams on Saturday, two years after reaching the NBA Finals and a year after he was the overwhelming choice as the coach of the year, two people with knowledge of the decision said.The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the decision.Williams had great success in his four regular seasons in Phoenix, winning 63% of his games. But three consecutive years of playoff frustration was likely too much for the Suns to overlook — especially after two straight years of Phoenix trailing by 30 points at halftime of elimination games at home.ESPN and The Athletic first reported the decision.The Suns had a 2-0 lead in the 2021 NBA Finals, only to lose in six games. They lost in the second round in each of the last two seasons, both times in an embarrassing finale — last year to Dallas, this year to Denver.“Neither day feels good,” Williams said after the loss earlier this week to Denver, when asked to com...

Meram scores twice as Charlotte tops Atlanta United 3-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Justin Meram scored two goals, Karol Swiderski added a penalty-kick score and Charlotte FC breezed to a 3-1 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday night.Charlotte (4-5-3) took a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute on a goal by Meram. Ashley Westwood and Jaylin Lindsey picked up assists on Meram’s first goal since scoring in a 2-2 draw with the Colorado Rapids in July of last season while playing for Real Salt Lake.Swiderski’s PK goal came in the 52nd minute following a red card on Atlanta United’s Andrew Gutman. Meram made it 3-0 when he took a pass from Kamil Józwiak and scored five minutes later.Charlotte’s Kristijan Kahlina and Atlanta United’s Quentin Westberg both finished with one save.Charlotte evens the all-time series at 2-2-0 and avenges a 3-0 home loss to Atlanta United (5-4-3) earlier this season.Atlanta United had an 11-6 advantage in shots, but Charlotte had a 4-2 edge in shots on target. Charlotte is 3-1-0 in its last four matches...

Colorado congresswoman pushes bill to confront 'zombie drug' through US House

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo put a bill through the U.S. House of Representatives to confront what some call a public health crisis.It's Caraveo's first bill ever passed by the House. If it passes the Senate and is signed into law, it would fund research to learn more about Xylaxine, a dangerous drug also called "tranq.""We're giving the National Institute of Science and Technology the ability to create testing and safe way to handle this for law enforcement," Caraveo said. Xylazine, the ‘zombie drug,’ infiltrating street supply "The danger is that it's a synthetic opioid," Caraveo said, "so Narcan which works against fentanyl and other substance does not work against this."The goal is to learn more about this drug and how to detect it in victims."To make sure that people know what they're ingesting," Caraveo said, "people know what they're coming in contact with if they're law enforcement officers."First responders would have another tool to manage the d...

'It was so unexpected': Young mom battling breast cancer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

THORNTON, Colo. (KDVR) -- A 32-year-old single mom of two from Thornton was diagnosed with breast cancer in February this year.“I felt something like a tiny marble in my left breast then after a mammogram, it turns out it was breast cancer,” Kelsey Kaminky said. "Then they found it was Stage One-B.” Kaminky said just over three weeks later she was sent in to have a double mastectomy in hopes of preventing the cancer from spreading. But she said a recent scan showed another spot on her liver and one in her left armpit. ‘Turn yourselves in and do what’s right,’ Family of deadly shooting victim pleads for answers "I am scared. It's scary. It was so unexpected. I'm so young and I have so much to live for," Kaminky said. Just days before this Mother's Day, Kaminky went through her first round of six hours of chemotherapy. “I feel terrible today. I don’t feel good at all. I am just powering through for now for my kids basically," Kaminky said. Kaminky said the thing that keeps her...

Why property tax bill caused controversy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Republican House Minority Leader Mike Lynch and Democratic House Speaker Julie McCluskie discussed the recent passing of a property tax bill that caused some controversy between the parties. Republicans walked out of the House in the legislative session’s final hours, upset with the Democrats’ bill on property taxes. How to challenge what you owe in property taxes “If we would have had the tools afforded to us in the constitution without having rules keeping us from the debate going, the bill would have never survived,” Lynch told "Colorado Point of View" host Matt Mauro this week.Gov. Jared Polis and those who support the bill said it will provide much-needed property tax relief while ensuring local services are not hurt and also put more money toward education.“The last two sessions, we have brought forward property tax reductions for Coloradans, but we felt like it was time to invest our energy into a longer-term solution,” McCluskie said. Mauro also discussed ...

South Florida Mind Your Health Festival held in SW Miami-Dade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

An event held this weekend in Southwest Miami-Dade aimed to raise awareness for mental health.The South Florida Mind Your Health Festival was held at Larry and Penny Thompson Memorial Park, Saturday afternoon.The outdoor event provided resources and emotional support to anyone affected by mental health issues.“It’s really important to bring awareness to the community, right? We take such great care of our physical bodies — we work out, we eat right — but we don’t take care of the mind,” said Vicky Sabharwal, CEO of Jackson Behavioral Health, “and I think this event really helps to being that awareness in the community of how important mental well-being is.” WSVN is a sponsor of Mind Your Health.7Weather meteorologists Vivian Gonzalez and Jackson Dill spoke as emcees.

16-year-old accused of calling in bomb threats to Broward schools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

A South Florida teen is getting a lesson in the law after, authorities said, he called in bomb threats in Broward County.The 16-year-old was arrested in Dania Beach after, investigators said, he made several false calls of bomb threats to several schools on Friday.Some of those campuses were forced to evacuate as a precaution.The teen faces several charges, including written threats to kill.

7 escape from Fort Lauderdale home after fire breaks out; 2 hospitalized

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

A fire that broke out at a home in Fort Lauderdale has left seven people without a home and sent two of them to the hospital.Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze along the 1200 block of Northwest 15th Street, just before 3 a.m., Saturday.Crews arrived to find the home engulfed in flames. They were able to put the flames out and search the charred structure.Officials sad all seven people who were inside were able to get out on their own.Paramedics transported two of them to Broward Health Medical Center for smoke and heat-related injuries.“It could have got worse. I mean, it looked like it was actually bad,” said neighbor Manny Kedey.The home is a complete loss.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Column: Is it time for the Chicago White Sox to redo the rebuild?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

The rebuild of the Chicago White Sox rebuild might be months away, but it’s already apparent the current plan no longer appears operative.In the meantime we’re just going to have to get used to the idea the window probably has closed before the core could live up to its advance billing.The Sox entered Saturday night’s game against the Houston Astros 14 games under .500 at 13-27, the fourth-worst start in franchise history. There have been games that might suggest better days are ahead but not enough in a stretch to convince most fans it wasn’t a mirage.Dylan Cease managed to stop the bleeding Saturday, throwing six shutout innings in a 3-1 win over the Astros before a bobblehead-day crowd of 23,341. Luis Robert homered and drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth with a bloop single, and the Sox overcame some poor clutch hitting early to come out on top.“If we play like that consistently, we’re going to be pretty deadly,” Cease said. “W...

‘This was incredible’: Carleton family reflect on emotional historic moment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:00 GMT

A sold-out crowd at Scotiabank arena soaked in every moment of the first WNBA Game to be held in Canada on Saturday. To mark the historic occasion and celebrate women in sports the City of Toronto proclaimed May 13th as “Welcome WNBA Day” but it could also have been dubbed “Happy Bridget Carleton Day.”Out of the Minnesota Lynx and Chicago Sky, Carleton was the only Canadian to play in the game. Her teammate Natalie Achonwa wasn’t available because she welcomed her first child, Maverick, last month.Carleton, who hails from Chatham, Ont., has represented Canada on the world stage on the Senior Women’s National Basketball team and is entering her fifth season in the WNBA. Saturday marked the first time her grandmother was able to watch her play professional basketball in person and it was an emotional moment for her family to see her play on home soil in such a historic event.Canadian native, @bridgecarleton of the @minnesotalynx addresses the SOLD OUT cro...