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Bruins stay unbeaten with 4-2 win over Kings

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:38:05 GMT

The Bruins may not be capable of dominating opponents like they did last year, but they’re still finding ways to win hockey games. And in Los Angeles on Saturday, the B’s deserved to feel good about themselves with their best win of the season over a quality opponent.Jeremy Swayman (32 saves) was locked in and captain Brad Marchand produced a three-point night (two goals, assist) to beat the Kings, 4-2, at crypto.com Arena to improve to 4-0 on the season.The day started with a wakeup call when it was learned that Jake DeBrusk earned a healthy scratch because he was late for a team meeting. And it appeared to focus his teammates.The B’s took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission, thanks in part to some superb penalty killing and goaltending from Swayman (14 first period saves).They found themselves on their heels immediately when Charlie Coyle was called for interference 2:01 into the game. Swayman came up with some huge saves on the first half of that PK, includin...

Hundreds protest in San Diego for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:38:05 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Nearly a thousand people marched through downtown San Diego on Saturday to call for a ceasefire as conditions continue to worsen for Palestinian civilians amid intensifying Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.The demonstrators echoed similar calls from other protests held in cities around the world on the day that the first trickle of humanitarian aid entered the enclave since the beginning of the war over two weeks ago.Waving Palestinian flags and holding signs that read "Free Palestine," participants gathered near the U.S. District Court of Southern California in solidarity with those in Gaza, pushing for the end to Israel's blockade and retaliatory airstrikes launched on the enclave. Live updates | Israel plans to step up attacks on the Gaza Strip It was the third pro-Palestinian protest in San Diego since the conflict erupted on Oct. 7, when the extremist militant group Hamas launched a brutal surprise attack on Israel."We need more support for Palestinians in Gaza, but al...

Man arrested in connection to 2022 Linda Vista homicide: SDPD

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:38:05 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A suspect in a fatal Linda Vista shooting last year was arrested Friday morning, San Diego police announced.Around 10:20 a.m., officers took Eduardo Vasquez, 25, into custody at 3200 North Harbor Drive without issue, SDPD Lt. Steve Shebloski said in a news release. He was booked into jail and could face one count of murder in connection to the 2022 shooting.The incident took place in the early morning of Sunday, July 24. Officers were dispatched to the scene in the 2200 block just after 5 a.m. after the SDPD Communications Center received a call reporting a man down in the area, Shebloski said.Upon arrival, officers from the Western Division found an unresponsive man with a gunshot wound to his upper back. According to Shebloski, a family member was tending to his wound. Bicyclist injured after colliding with pedestrian Authorities immediately began performing life-saving measures until San Diego Fire-Rescue personnel arrived and relieved them. Unfortunately, the man ...

San Diego's second safe sleeping lot opens, some say 'not a solution'

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:38:05 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Outreach workers started to check unsheltered people into the city of San Diego's second safe sleeping lot on Saturday after it officially opened for use.The second lot, which sits on city property at the edge of Balboa Park near the Naval Medical Center, has space to accommodate up to 400 tents. According to city officials, the safe sleeping site, called the "O Lot," already has a waitlist of more than 100 unhoused San Diegans.“Whether families, moms with kids, younger people, seniors, single adults, this is for everybody who wants to come off the sidewalk,” San Diego City Councilmember Stephen Whitburn told FOX 5 on Saturday. San Diego files petition to push Supreme Court to hear homeless camp bans case Similar to the first, the "O lot" provides those living in the site with meals, showers, laundry and on-site social services. However, the lot has been upgraded with taller, larger insulated tents and new wooden flooring.“This is an opportunity for them to come into ...

St. Lawrence Seaway shut down as workers go on strike

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:38:05 GMT

MONTREAL — The St. Lawrence Seaway has shut down as hundreds of workers walked off the job Sunday.The halt is expected to affect cargo shipments immediately along the artery that runs between Montreal and Lake Erie.In a release shortly after midnight on Sunday, the union said they were unable to reach an agreement with the employer by the strike deadline, despite negotiations “right up to the last moment.”“We cannot allow workers’ rights to be compromised. We remain open to discussion and hope that the employer will reconsider its position for the good of all,” said Daniel Cloutier, Unifor’s Quebec director, in a release.The union said this week that it remained “1,000 nautical miles apart” from management on wages — the key wedge in discussions — and that it was up to the employer to avoid any transit disruption.“These are jobs that require intense training, a high level of understanding of the health and safety risks, and that carry enormous res...

Philippines says its coast guard ship and supply boat are hit by Chinese vessels near disputed shoal

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:38:05 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Chinese coast guard ship and one of its militia vessels separately bumped a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat Sunday off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea “in dangerous, irresponsible and illegal actions,” Philippine officials said.They did not say if there were injuries or damage from the two incidents off the Second Thomas Shoal that the United States, a longtime treaty ally of the Philippines, immediately condemned. The Philippine government also condemned the latest confrontation in “the strongest degree” and called it a violation of Manila’s sovereignty.Chinese Embassy officials did not immediately comment on the Philippine report. The U.S. Ambassador to Manila, MaryKay Carlson, said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that “the United States condemns the PRC’s latest disruption of a legal Philippine resupply mission to Ayungin shoal, putting the lives of Filipino service members at risk.”She used the init...

3 people injured in triple shooting in Vermont-Slauson

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:38:05 GMT

Two women and one man were injured in a triple shooting in Vermont-Slauson Saturday morning. At around 5:07 a.m. Los Angeles police responded to reports of a shooting in the area of 68th and Figueroa. When they arrived on scene, authorities found two young women, 17 and 18, conscious and breathing, suffering from a gunshot wound and an unconscious 20-year-old man, who was not breathing, suffering from gunshot wounds.  The suspect fled the scene and has not been located. All three victims were transported to nearby hospitals to be treated. The two young women are in stable condition and the man is in critical condition. There are no further details at this time. 

Marchand scores twice, Pastrnak has goal, 2 assists as Bruins beat Kings 4-2 to stay unbeaten

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:38:05 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Marchand scored twice, David Pastrnak added three points and became the first Boston player in 21 years with a goal in each of the first four games, and the Bruins remained unbeaten with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.It is the third time in Marchand’s 15-year career he has recorded a point in each of the Bruins’ first four games (three goals, three assists). He scored Boston’s final two goals and had an assist in the first period.Pastrnak, who was second in the league with 61 goals last season, had a goal and two assists. He is the first Bruin since Dimitri Kvartalnov in 1992-93 to open the season with a goal in four straight games. Pastrnak is off to another fast start with five goals and eight points.Morgan Geekie scored the go-ahead goal in the second period for the Bruins, who are off to their first 4-0 start since 1990-91.Los Angeles had its two-game winning streak snapped on a night when Anze Kopitar skated in his 1,29...

Scheifele scores in OT to help Oilers rally from two goals down early to beat Oilers 3-2

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:38:05 GMT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored at 3:53 of overtime and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Saturday night.Josh Morrissey and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Jets, who rallied after falling behind by two goals in the first 6 1/2 minutes. Connor Hellebuyck finished with 38 saves.Darnell Nurse and Evan Bouchard had goals for the Oilers, who have lost two straight and four of five this season (1-3-1). Stuart Skinner had 24 saves.Edmonton played without star forward Connor McDavid late in the third period and in overtime. The Oilers’ captain remained on the bench and appeared to be dealing with back pain.In overtime, Morrissey sent the puck toward the net and it was redirected by Scheifele past Skinner for the win.The Oilers had a quick start to the game, scoring just 1:25 in. McDavid dropped the puck to a pinching Nurse, who beat Hellebuyck glove-side for Edmonton’s first goal by a defenseman this season.They got their second by a defenseman...

MLS opens the playoffs on Wednesday with 2 wild-card games

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:38:05 GMT

Major League Soccer’s playoff matchups were set following a chaotic Decision Day across the league on Saturday. The postseason opens on Wednesday with a pair of wild-card games. Eighth-seeded Sporting Kansas City will host the No. 9 San Jose Earthquakes in the Western Conference. In the East, the eighth-seeded New York Red Bulls will host No. 9 Charlotte, which made the playoffs for the first time.Games in each of the league’s conferences were played simultaneously Saturday with the Eastern Conference kicking off three hours before the West. There were five playoff spots still up for grabs when the games began. Dénis Bouanga scored in LAFC’s 1-1 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps at BC Place to win the league’s Golden Boot with 20 goals in his first full MLS season. He is the third LAFC player to win the award for the league’s leading regular-season scorer in the last five years, joining Carlos Vela in 2019 and Diego Rossi in 2020.The New York Red Bulls made the playoffs ...