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Loons consistently lean on summer additions to help ailing attack

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:52 GMT

A special guest sat amid thousands of empty bleachers watching Minnesota United train at the National Sports Center stadium in Blaine on a May morning in 2017.Sam Nicholson had traveled from Scotland to begin his move from Edinburgh club Hearts to MNUFC, and the young winger praised for his pace would join the Loons when the summer transfer window opened that July.MNUFC was an expansion club in need of upgrades throughout its starting XI that spring, and Nicholson’s addition wasn’t considered a seismic move. At age 21, he had scored four goals in roughly 1,100 minutes in the Scottish Championship the previous season and was out of contract before coming to MLS.But Nicholson represented the first of what has become many new attacking players United has brought in midseason. It’s become an annual rite of passage to enhance — and sometimes resuscitate — the club’s goal-scoring punch. As if it’s a revolving door, those incoming players are often met on the other side of the glass with t...

Water Safari keeps summer cool starting June 14

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:52 GMT

OLD FORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - In the western Adirondacks, the hamlet of Old Forge offers wet and wild summer fun every year. This month, the slides are slippery, the river lazy, and the fun in store at Water Safari. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Enchanted Forest Water Safari water park opens for the season on Wednesday, June 14. The park sports 50 rides, including 33 water attractions. This year, the twice-daily Hanneford Circus show will feature an aerial web, clown, tops act, and motorcycle high wire. The park cites a prediction that this summer will be "scorchingly dry," according to the 2023 Farmer's Almanac, and knows that means a popular season for its refreshing attractions. In addition to its water slides and events, Water Safari also offers cabana rentals, including tables, lounge chairs, and onsite attendants. Bookings are recommended in advance. Warrensburg’s annual jamboree turns 60 this summer And, like an...

Mini City hosts 7th annual Bubble Party in Congress Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:52 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Looking for some outdoor summer fun at the end of the month? Head to Congress Park on June 29 for a giant bubble party with crafts, face painting, and more! Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The event is free and runs from 3 to 5 p.m. The bubble party will be held rain or shine and will only be canceled in the case of thunderstorms.

Police officer resigns after being charged with sodomy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:52 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. - An officer with the North County Police Cooperative has resigned over allegations he inappropriately touched someone in police custody.According to Major Ron Martin, assistant police chief for the NCPC, the incident took place on June 3 on the grounds of Normandy High School.Police claim Officer Marcellis Blackwell arrested a 37-year-old man that day, placed handcuffs on him, and drove him to a secluded part of the campus. Blackwell then put his hands down the victim's pants without their consent and while he was still handcuffed.The victim reported the incident to the NCPC on June 4, Martin said. Revisting Mike Shildt’s comments on his Cardinals departure The NCPC investigated the matter and found evidence to corroborate the victim's story, Martin said. Blackwell resigned from the force when presented with the allegations. He was arrested June 7.The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Blackwell with one count of first-degree sodomy or attempted s...

GoFundMe page created for injured Gabe Osabuohien

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:52 GMT

Mountaineer Nation is aiming to take care of one of its own.A GoFundMe page has been created for Gabe Osabuohien, the former WVU hoops star, who was injured in a vehicle accident over the weekend. According to social media posts and the fundraiser page, Osabuohien suffered various injuries, including a pair of broken vertebrae, a concussion, and a broken nose. The GoFundMe page was created Monday evening. It has a goal of raising $15,000 for the former Mountaineer enforcer. As of Noon ET on Tuesday, more than $5,600 has been raised in the roughly 16 hours since the page was set up."WVU takes care of our own, and we have started this fundraiser to assist Gabe in a speedy and successful recovery," the page, created by WVU graduate Dan Fox, states. "Our goal is to assist Gabe this summer in medical bills and weekly living expenses until next season starts." Osabuohien played three seasons at West Virginia, appearing in 88 games for the Old Gold and Blue. He averaged career-highs in p...

Child drowns at Table Rock Lake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:52 GMT

STONE COUNTY, Mo. — A two-year-old child died June 7 after a drowning incident on Table Rock Lake earlier this week.The child entered the water without a lifejacket on June 5 and drowned. The child was pulled from the water and taken to Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO where she later died from her injuries.The incident occurred seven miles north of Blue Eye.This is Troop D's second drowning in 2023.

Jack's bounceback: Flaherty making strides after early-season woes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals are getting some key contributions from an important rotation piece at a time it's been hard to come by wins. Jack Flaherty fired six scoreless innings against a high-octane Texas Rangers offense on Wednesday, paving St. Louis to a 1-0 victory to close out a tough roadtrip. Flaherty didn't end up with the victory, but earned his third quality start in five games. Those last five games embody the best stretch of Flaherty's 2023 campaign. In that stretch, he's covered 30 innings, held opponents to just five runs and averaged around seven strikeouts per game. The Cardinals won in four of those five starts. RELATED - Revisting Mike Shildt’s comments on his Cardinals departure The 2023 season is a critical one for Flaherty in many ways. The 27-year-old could become a free agent next season, and big results could be essential in shaping his next contract, whether with St. Louis or elsewhere. As of now, it's also shaping to be his first largely-health...

Keeler: If Nuggets have to step on Michael Porter Jr.’s ego to win NBA Finals, know what you do? Keep stepping.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:52 GMT

MIAMI — Nikola Jokic has one foot in Bam Adebayo’s nightmares and the other on the Larry O’Brien Trophy. And you’re worried about Michael Porter Jr.’s feelings? Now?If the Nuggets gotta step on MPJ’s ego in order to reach the summit, so be it.The best move Denver coach Michael Malone made in Game 3 of the NBA Finals was shortening Porter’s window while extending the Nuggets’ rotation. When The Christian Braun Express rolls in from out of nowhere with that much smoke, you ride that puppy ‘til the coal runs out.“I loved our energy, our effort, our urgency, our discipline,” Malone said after the Nuggets nabbed a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. “I thought we were where we needed to be (Wednesday). We’ll have to be even better come Friday evening.”And if MPJ doesn’t want to keep getting thrown under the bus, he’s got to get his dang head out of the ditch. If Porter wants to be a factor in Game 4 Friday night at the Kaseya Center, that’s not on Malone. That’s on MPJ.Port...

Changes underway as FlatIron Crossing, Flatiron Marketplace plan for renovations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:52 GMT

Face-lifts are in the works for FlatIron Crossing and Flatiron Marketplace, Broomfield developments along U.S. 36.FlatIron Crossing shopping mall at 1 W. Flatiron Crossing Dr. and Flatiron Marketplace at 231 E. Flatiron Crossing Dr. are neighbors with the same idea in mind: transforming the properties into mixed-use developments.If plans pan out, the mall will expand to offer more than shopping, with offices, residences and a hotel. Flatiron Marketplace would also welcome tenants and customers with a revamped experience, offering ground-floor retail space and apartments.The respective developers have made moves this year to turn their proposals into reality. Broomfield’s Land Use Review Commission heard from real estate investment trust company Macerich about its site development plan for FlatIron Crossing on March 13 and from real estate agency Provident Realty Advisor about its site development plan for Flatiron Marketplace on March 27.Both the development application for Fl...

Marshall fire started by week-old embers on Twelve Tribes property and a sparking Xcel power line, Boulder sheriff says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:49:52 GMT

The most destructive wildfire in Colorado history started in two places — on the grounds of an international religious cult and from a broken power line about 2,000 feet away, Boulder County Sheriff Curtis Johnson said Thursday, announcing the results of a 17-month investigation into the origin of the Marshall fire.Embers from a fire that was thought to have been extinguished on the Twelve Tribes‘ property at 5325 Eldorado Springs Drive a week earlier reignited under high winds and began the Marshall fire on Dec. 30, 2021, Johnson said. About an hour later, hot particles from a defective Xcel Energy line ignited a second blaze, he said.“The two fires became one at some point,” Johnson said during a news conference in Boulder.He later added that investigators did not examine when or where the two blazes merged, only where they began.Leaders of the Twelve Tribes did not immediately return requests for comment Thursday. A spokeswoman for Xcel Energy, Michelle Ag...