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Nets sign coach Jordi Fernandez and his staff to contract extensions
8+ hour, 35+ min ago (203+ words) Stamford Advocate The Nets went 20-62 this season and are 46-118 in two seasons under Fernandez But they were a young team playing five rookies selected in the first round of the 2025 draft and believe the native of Spain is the right…...
Iranian extradited to US to face 2014 smuggling indictment over export of military sonar gear
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (223+ words) Stamford Advocate Reza Dindar, 44, was indicted in 2014 on charges that include conspiracy, smuggling and money laundering. He was arrested last July in Panama at the request of U. S. authorities and flown to Seattle last Thursday, the DOJ said. It's unclear where…...
Mike Trout showed he's still a big home run threat, but can he stay on the field?
16+ hour, 43+ min ago (329+ words) Stamford Advocate Mike Trout's home run binge in New York this week was another April flash of the outfielder's slugging ability It's the remaining months that have been the problem of late Now 34, Trout is six seasons removed from his…...
Connecticut police warn "senior assassin" game can be mistaken for real crime
16+ hour, 3+ min ago (284+ words) Green and red squirt guns in a stock image. Connecticut police departments say residents may see high school students running around with water guns as part of an annual "senior assassin" game. The games were set to begin Monday at'Brookfield…...
Moniak and Karros homer as the Rockies beat the Dodgers 9-6
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (292+ words) Los Angeles won 11 of 13 before dropping the last two in Denver. Shohei Ohtani doubled twice to extend his on-base streak to 51 games and Ryan Ward had two hits and an RBI in his major league debut. Ohtani's RBI double in…...
The Sharks future is bright thanks to a young core led by Macklin Celebrini
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (699+ words) After making a surprising push for the playoffs that lasted to the final week of the season, the young Sharks now appear poised to make that next step back to the postseason behind budding superstar Macklin Celebrini. "I mean obviously…...
Wedgewood sharp in net, O'Connor scores 1st goal in a year as Avs beat Kings 2-1 in Game 1
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (422+ words) O'Connor's third-period tally was his first since Game 4 of a playoff series against Dallas on April 26. He missed most of this season with a hip injury. Artturi Lehkonen had a second-period goal for the Presidents" Trophy-winning Avalanche. "Super happy to…...
Mason Miller closes combined 2-hitter to extend his scoreless streak as Padres edge Angels 2-1
21+ hour, 58+ min ago (194+ words) Stamford Advocate Bogaerts broke a scoreless tie in the fourth inning and Johnson made it 2-0 in the seventh Both hits came with two outs to help the Padres take two of three games in the series Johnson finished with two…...
Man in wheelchair sideswiped by motorist in Meriden on Friday night, police say
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (108+ words) A cruiser behind Meriden Police headquarters. Police said a man sustained head trauma after he was sideswiped by a motorist on Friday." MERIDEN " A man in a wheelchair was sideswiped by a fleeing motorist on Colony Street Friday night, according…...
It'll be an international MVP for the NBA with Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic and Wembanyama finalists
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (625+ words) Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander might be adding a couple more trophies to his collection. San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama has a shot at doing the same. And for the eighth consecutive year, the MVP will be an international one. Gilgeous-Alexander " the…...