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Authorities seek information on man's death in Riverside County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:00 GMT

Authorities with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office announced last week that they are seeking information from the public in connection with the death of an adult male in early February.Deputies from the Palm Desert Station responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call in the 69500 block of Dillon Road in Desert Hot Springs on Feb. 4.  At the location, authorities discovered a man identified as Solwyn Nelson suffering from traumatic injuries, an RCSO news release stated. Nelson was transported to a local hospital where he later died of his injuries.  Solwyn Nelson, seen here in this undated photo, died as result of injuries related to an assault with a deadly weapon incident in Desert Hot Springs on Feb. 4, 2023. (RCSO)No further details about what kinds of injuries the victim suffered or if authorities believe there may be more than one suspect involved in the incident were provided.  The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office encourages anyone with informatio...

NBA Finals: Heat use fourth quarter rally to beat Nuggets, level series

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:00 GMT

DENVER — Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each had 21 and the Miami Heat evened up the NBA Finals by overcoming a monster effort from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 on Sunday night.Max Strus scored 14 and Duncan Robinson had 10 for the Heat, who had a big early lead, then got down by as many as 15 before reclaiming the lead in the fourth. Miami outscored Denver 36-25 in the final period, erasing an eight-point deficit going into the final frame.And even then, they had to dig deep to finish it off.Jokic scored 41 points and was 16 of 28 from the floor, the last of those shots a 4-footer with 36 seconds left to get the Nuggets within three.Denver elected not to foul on the ensuing Miami possession. Butler missed a 3, and with a chance to tie, Jamal Murray missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.Murray had 18 points and 10 assists for Denver, while Aaron Gordon had 12 points and Bruce Brown scored 11.Game 3 is Wednesday in Miami. Denver ha...

Heat roar back in fourth, beat Nuggets, 111-108, in Game 2 of NBA Finals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:00 GMT

By TIM REYNOLDSDENVER — Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each had 21 and the Miami Heat evened up the NBA Finals by overcoming a monster effort from Nikola Jokic to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 on Sunday night.Max Strus scored 14 and Duncan Robinson had 10 for the Heat, who had a big early lead, then got down by as many as 15 before reclaiming the lead in the fourth. Miami outscored Denver 36-25 in the final period, erasing an eight-point deficit going into the final frame.And even then, they had to dig deep to finish it off.Jokic scored 41 points and was 16 of 28 from the floor, the last of those shots a 4-footer with 36 seconds left to get the Nuggets within three.Denver elected not to foul on the ensuing Miami possession. Butler missed a 3, and with a chance to tie, Jamal Murray missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.Murray had 18 points and 10 assists for Denver, while Aaron Gordon had 12 points and Bruce Brown scored 11.Game 3 is Wednesday in M...

SUV crashes into business after losing control in Oakland street race: police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:00 GMT

(KRON) -- A vehicle crashed into a business Sunday afternoon after it lost control in a street race, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) confirmed to KRON4. Around 3:15 p.m., an Acura SUV crashed into Wise Sons Jewish Deli located at 1700 Franklin Street. $10K worth of items stolen from El Cerrito dispensary in overnight burglary; 6 suspects at large Two vehicles were racing in the area, according to OPD. The Acura took out a fire hydrant after it lost control. The driver escaped before police arrived at the scene. OPD is investigating this crash as a hit-and-run, and no arrests have been made. No injuries have been reported at this time.This story will be updated.

Rogers leads Tennessee past Oklahoma St, into Women’s College World Series semifinals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:00 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tennessee moved past a lopsided loss and focused on the opportunity at hand.Ashley Rogers threw a complete game, and the fourth-seeded Lady Vols defeated No. 6 Oklahoma State 3-1 on Sunday to qualify for the Women’s College World Series semifinals.Tennessee’s ace gave up one run on four hits and struck out four. She returned to the circle after not playing in a 9-0 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday that put the Lady Vols on the brink of elimination. “We don’t think that was us on the field yesterday,” Rogers said. “Just knowing who we are as a team and just playing Tennessee softball and just flushing it, turning the page — it’s a new day, it’s a new game.”Rogers threw 136 pitches.“I feel like I’m pretty conditioned to throw that,” she said. “I’ve probably thrown over 100 pitches most of my games. Trusting my preparation, trusting the defense, continue to fight and fight every single pitch.”Tennessee (51-9) advanced to play No. 3 Florida State (57-9) on M...

Langford, Shelnut each have 2 RBIs, Florida beats Texas Tech, avoids elimination from regional

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:00 GMT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Cade Fisher pitched seven innings with six strikeouts, Wyatt Langford and Tyler Shelnut each had two RBIs and Florida beat Texas Tech 7-1 Sunday night to avoid elimination at the Gainesville Regional. Florida (47-15), which lost 5-4 to the Red Raiders in the winner’s bracket on Saturday night, forced a decisive rematch with Texas Tech on Monday for the regional title and a trip to the super regionals.The Gators beat UConn 8-2 in a loser-out game earlier Sunday. Fisher (6-0) gave up one run on five hits — and hit two batters with pitches — for Florida and Brandon Neely pitched two scoreless innings of relief to earn his 12th save of the season. Richie Schiekofer led off the sixth inning with a single and advanced to third base when Cade Kurland followed with a double, but both were thrown out at home on a 5-2-6-3-2 double play as Langford reached and moved to second base on a fielder’s choice. Jac Caglianone hit an RBI single, stole second and sco...

O’Donnell, Keel and Stephan each hit a HR to help Virginia beat ECU 8-3, advance to super regionals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:00 GMT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Ethan O’Donnell hit a two-out, three-run home run in the seventh inning, Connelly Early had 10 strikeouts and Virginia beat ECU 8-3 Saturday to win the Charlottesville Regional. Virginia (48-12) advances to the program’s eighth super regional and its second in the last three seasons. O’Donnell’s three-run home run gave the Cavaliers a 4-2 lead and Anthony Stephan added another three-run shot in the eighth to make it 7-2. Early (11-2) allowed two runs while scattering seven hits and a walk across 6 ⅓ innings to get the win. Kyle Teel went 4 for 5 with a double, a home run and two RBIs for Virginia. His solo home run in the ninth gave him 101 hits, breaking the program’s single-season record set by Phil Gosselin in 2010. Jake Gelof scored in the top of the first on a double by Teel but Jacob Starlings scored on a sacrifice fly by Josh Moylan to make it 1-1 in the bottom of the inning. Moylan and Jacob Jenkins-Cowart each singled before Justin Wi...

Rousseau leads Quebec Remparts past Seattle Thunderbirds 5-0 for third Memorial Cup title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:00 GMT

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — William Rousseau made 32 saves in the first shutout of the tournament, lifting the Quebec Remparts over the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-0 on Sunday night for the team’s third Memorial Cup title and first since 2006.Tournament MVP James Malatesta, Vsevolod Komarov, Kassim Gaudet, Zachary Bolduc and Charles Savoie all scored for Quebec.Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy will step aside on a winning note as coach of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champions, who reached the final after opening the tournament with consecutive wins over the host Kamloops Blazers and Seattle. It’s Roy’s second Memorial Cup title with the Remparts after also winning in 2006. Quebec also won the championship in 1971, when Guy Lafleur scored nine goals in seven Memorial Cup games.The Remparts last played on Tuesday, a 4-2 loss to the Peterborough Petes in its final round-robin game.Thomas Milic stopped 30 shots for Seattle, the Western Hockey League champion ...

Joran van der Sloot será entregado a las autoridades estadounidenses el 8 de junio, dicen autoridades de Perú

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:00 GMT

(CNN Español) — Las autoridades peruanas le dijeron a CNN que Joran van der Sloot será entregado a las autoridades estadounidenses el 8 de junio.Javier Llaque Moya, presidente del Instituto Nacional Penitenciario (INPE) de Perú, dijo que “ya se acordó que la autoridad estadounidense venga el día 8 a llevárselo”.Aseguró que el INPE entregará a van der Sloot a la Interpol, quien lo recogerá de la prisión en la que ahora se encuentra, la prisión de Ancón 1 en Lima.Imágenes exclusivas de Joran van der Sloot desde el interior de la cárcel: así fue su traslado a LimaInterpol luego llevará a van der Sloot al aeropuerto donde las autoridades estadounidenses tendrán listo un avión.Moya agregó, “todo está listo para que lo entreguen, lo tenemos seguro, que es lo que pidió la autoridad estadounidense, que esté bien de salud, así lo vamos a tener hasta el día 8, eso lo garantizamos”.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All right...

Indiana State tops Iowa for second time, wins Terre Haute Regional

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:00 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Simon Gregersen struck out six of the 10 outs he recorded to close out Indiana State’s 11-8 win over Iowa to win the Terre Haute Regional championship Sunday night and earn a berth in the super regionals. Indiana State (44-15) knocked Iowa into the elimination round with a 7-4 win Saturday night and the Hawkeyes earned the rematch by out-lasting North Carolina 6-5 in 13 innings earlier Sunday. Blake Guerin homered in the fourth inning to put Iowa in front 5-4 and Michael Seegers, who hit an RBI triple in the 13th inning to beat the Tar Heels, padded the lead with an RBI single.The Sycamores used a hit batsman and a fielder’s choice to score two runs in the fifth inning to tie the game at 6. ISU added two more in the sixth on another fielder’s choice and a bases-loaded walk.Brennen Dorighi singled with the bases loaded in the sixth to get Iowa within one, but Keegan Watson put the game out of reach with a three-run home run in the seventh.Ja...