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Notebook: Derrick White’s growth, and other Celtics takeaways from epic Game 6 win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:50 GMT

MIAMI — What a difference a year makes for Derrick White.The Celtics guard was admittedly tentative when he arrived in Boston at last season’s trade deadline. He didn’t want to step on any toes. But he got over those initial jitters. He was confident and comfortable this season, and it showed in his performance as he became a full-time starter, one of the Celtics’ most important players and an All-Defensive team selection.What better way to show that growth than on Saturday night, when his miracle tip-in at the buzzer saved the Celtics’ season in epic fashion?“If you don’t know who D-White is, you know who he is now,” Marcus Smart said. “I mean, that dude has been phenomenal for us this whole, whole year. You know, just playing the way that we knew he could play when we picked him up.“It’s been refreshing for us, and it’s been a joy to watch and a joy to be on the court with him.”White’s humility has always stood out. The sixth-year guard has never been an attention-seek...

North Korea tells neighboring Japan it plans to launch satellite in coming days

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:50 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s coast guard said North Korea has notified it that it plans to launch a satellite in coming days, which may be an attempt to put a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit.Japan’s coast guard said the notice from North Korean waterway authorities said the launch window was from May 31 and June 11 and that the launch may affect waters in the Yellow Sea, East China Sea and east of the Philippines’ Luzon Island.Japan’s coast guard issued a safety warning for ships that would passing through the area during the launch window. The prime minister’s office said Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has instructed officials to do their utmost to gather and analyze information related to the launch and inform people about it.Pyongyang said early this month its first military spy satellite was ready for launch. Such a launch would use long-range missile technology banned by past U.N. Security Council resolutions.North Korea’s past launches have dem...

Police: Suspect arrested in 5 separate shootings in Arizona’s Phoenix metro area; 4 dead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:50 GMT

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in connection with five separate shootings in the Phoenix metro area that left four people dead and a woman wounded, authorities said Sunday.Mesa police said 20-year-old Iren Byers was taken into custody Sunday on suspicion of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder.A motive for the shootings wasn’t immediately clear, but police said Byers took responsibility for the shootings and told officers where they could find the clothes and gun used in the crimes.Police said video surveillance footage showed the suspect wearing the clothing reported by witnesses at multiple shooting scenes.The names of the victims were being withheld Sunday until relatives could be notified. It was unclear Sunday if Byers has a lawyer yet who could speak on his behalf.Police said officers were dispatched around 10:30 p.m. Friday to a Mesa park and found a 41-year-old man dead at the scene.While still at the park, police ...

Man turns himself in after fatal stabbing in Oakwood Village

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:50 GMT

A 30-year-old Toronto man is in custody after another man was fatally stabbed inside a building in the city’s west end Friday night. Police were called to a building in area of Dufferin Street and Rowan Drive, south of Eglinton just before 10:30 p.m. for reports someone had been stabbed.Investigators say the suspect entered a unit in the building and stabbed the victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene. He has been identified as 37-year-old Leon Matthew. On Saturday, police say Shaquille Chalmers turned himself into police and has been charged with first degree murder.

Cyclist struck and killed in Etobicoke

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:50 GMT

A cyclist is dead after being struck by a vehicle in EtobicokePolice say they were called to the area of Scarlett Road and Braeburn Avenue for reports of a collision just before 7:30 p.m. Sunday. They male cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police who did not provide the age of the victim. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene.

Police: Fugitive’s body found in Ohio River, days after recapture of fellow Ohio escapee

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:50 GMT

HENDERSON, KY (AP) — A convicted murderer who escaped last week from a northwest Ohio prison with another inmate by hiding in a trash container was found dead Sunday after his body was spotted floating in the Ohio River, police in Kentucky said.The discovery brought to a close a manhunt for the missing inmate, Bradley Gillespie, 50. Authorities said the other inmate James Lee, 47, was captured last Wednesday after the two escaped earlier in the week from the Allen/Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima, Ohio. Henderson Police Chief Sean McKinney said at a news conference that authorities got a call Sunday about a body floating in the river very near where Gillespie was last seen when his officers captured the other inmate during a pursuit and traffic stop on a stolen car. Gillespie, a passenger in the vehicle, fled on foot, prompting a multiday manhunt, he said.“A preliminary investigation indicates we recovered the body of Bradley Gillespie from the river,” McKinney said, a...

White Sox closer Liam Hendriks expected to make return to team

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:50 GMT

CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox Closer Liam Hendriks is rejoining the team, according to a video released on the White Sox's Twitter account Sunday.After successfully overcoming a battle against non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Hendriks is expected to be reactivated on Monday ahead of Chicago's three game series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.Hendriks, who rang the bell signifying he was cancer free back on April 5, spent a half dozen games with the White Sox's AAA affiliate, the Charlotte Knights, on a rehab assignment before throwing a handful of simulated pitching sessions in preparation for his return. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Liam Hendriks gets closer & closer to a White Sox return In his absence this season, Chicago has gone with a closer-by-committee approach, cycling through Reynaldo Lopez, Kendall Graveman, Joe Kelly and Keynan Middleton when needing to close the door in the ninth inning or later.The four pitchers have combined to go 10/16 on save opportunities so far this yea...

Bill to ban lewd performances while kids are present will go to the governor's desk

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:50 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A bill that has been a focus this legislative session of the LGBTQ+ advocates will go to the governor's desk after lawmakers reached an agreement Sunday. Senate Bill 12 would ban sexually explicit or suggestive performances while minors are present. Lawmakers in the House previously stripped the bill of any mention of drag performances or gender non-conformity, but the conference committee added new language that opponents of the bill say could targets those performers anyways. Businesses could face a $10,000 fine for allowing the performances at their establishment. According to the most recent version of the bill posted, sexually explicit performances include the following: The presentation of actual or simulated sexual encounters or actions; Genitals being shown; Showing or using devices typically used during sex;Touching or being shown to touch someone's bottom, boobs or genitals; and, "The exhibition of sexual gesticulations using accessories or prosthetics that...

Body found in St. Croix River identified as missing teen who fell from ledge in April

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:50 GMT

A body recovered Friday from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls has been identified as missing teen D’Andrea Sanvig.On April 11, the 18-year-old from Luck, Wis., apparently lost his footing and fell from a rock ledge into the swollen and swiftly moving river at Interstate State Park.An extensive rescue effort involving multiple area agencies and spanning several days was launched, but Sanvig remained missing until Friday when a group of people canoeing on the St. Croix River south of Taylors Falls reported a body floating in the water Friday morning, not far from where he fell.Along with positively identifying Sanvig, the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office classified his death as a drowning.“Over the past month, extensive efforts have been put forth in an attempt to locate D’Andrea,” the Chicago County sheriff’s office said in a press release. “We are grateful his family is able to move towards closure from this situation.”The sheriff’s o...

Local Catholics react to final plan for 'All Things New' at Sunday mass

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski announced his final plan for All Things New ahead of Pentecost Sunday as expected. The archbishop said his decision to consolidate and even close some churches comes after two years of gathering data and feedback from thousands of local Catholics.Mass at St. Raphael the Archangel Church felt a little different Sunday morning. Tom Magee has been a parishioner there since 1994."We're sorry we're losing Father Mayo, but we understand," Magee said. "Fr. {Thomas} Molini, I believe is coming, and by all counts, he's a very good steward and will be an excellent pastor for our parishes.Fr. Mayo made his announcement at the end of mass Saturday and Sunday. He has been at St. Raphael's for five years and a priest for 14. August 1 will be his last mass, as he's being transferred the Catholic Seminary in Shrewsbury."People have been very generous in coming up and just thanking me for, for my time here," Mayo said. No graduation: 8th graders turned away...