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Wild sign F Vinni Lettieri. Minnesota native and grandson of Lou Nanne gets a 2-way deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:17 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild signed forward Vinni Lettieri to a two-year, two-way contract on Saturday, bringing the grandson of hockey great Lou Nanne back to his home state.The salary-cap-crunched Wild made only a couple of minor moves after NHL free agency opened, also signing forward Jake Lucchini to a one-year, two-way contract.But the transaction was plenty significant for the Lettieri and Nanne families. The 28-year-old Lettieri, who will make $750,000 in the NHL and $550,000 in the AHL, spent most of last season with Boston’s minor-league affiliate. He had 23 goals and 26 assists in 48 games for Providence. The native of Excelsior, Minnesota, can play center or wing. He has 116 goals and 113 assists in 267 career AHL games and seven goals and 11 assists in 83 career NHL games. Lettieri originally signed with the New York Rangers as an undrafted free agent before latching on with Anaheim. Lettieri played four years of college hockey at Minnesota, helping th...

Colorado Privacy Act now in effect: What does it mean?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:17 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado's new data privacy law that was passed in 2021 took effect on Saturday.The Colorado Privacy Act gives consumers new rights and requires some businesses and other organizations to abide by new responsibilities when it comes to the collection and use of personal data. “For too long, consumers were in the dark when it came to what types of data entities keep on them, how that data is shared, and lacked a way to opt out of data collection,” Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said in a press release. “Starting today, Coloradans will have more control of their own private, personal data than ever before.” 11 new Colorado laws go into effect in July What does the new law mean for consumers?Here are some guidelines for what the new privacy law entails per the release: The right to opt-out from the sale of their personal data, or use of personal data for targeted advertising and certain types of profilingThe right to know whether certain personal data is being ...

Northridge Elementary student selling necklaces to help teachers recover from tornado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:17 GMT

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (KDVR) -- At Northridge Elementary School in Highlands Ranch, the cleanup continues after last week's tornado ripped portions of the roof off the building.The Douglas County School District said it's still assessing damage inside, and parents and students said they've been told the damage is extensive."Some of them said they could teach a swimming class because it's so flooded," Simon Emge said. Simon said he's been told his teacher's classroom, and the supplies inside, were severely damaged. "That was the one that got hit the most," he said. He's decided to craft and sell necklaces to raise money to replace things like decorations, art supplies and furniture paid for by teachers out of their own pocket. He's asking $10, or whatever people can afford, and plans to sell them Saturday, July 8 at 1:30 p.m. at Living the Dream Brewery in Highlands Ranch. “My mom said we should probably do 200, and then we realized Ms. Burke’s cla...

Acuña and Albies hit consecutive HRs in Braves’ 7-0 win over Marlins

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:17 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña and Ozzie Albies homered as part of a six-run first inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 7-0 on Saturday as major league batting leader Luis Arraez saw his average dip to .388.Charlie Morton (8-6) struck out five in 5 2/3 innings and scattered four hits and one walk in winning his third consecutive start.Kirby Yates, Nick Anderson, Ben Heller, and Joe Jiménez completed the shutout for the Braves out of the bullpen.Matt Olson went 2 for 4 with a run scored, and Austin Riley was 2 for 4 with two runs scored for the Braves, who have outscored the Marlins 23-4 in the first two games of the series.The Braves have won 23 of their last 27 games and lead the second-place Marlins by eight games in the NL East.Marlins rookie Eury Pérez (5-4), who entered the game with an MLB-best 21-inning scoreless streak and a 1.34 ERA, lasted just a third of an inning, giving up six runs and seven hits. He threw 35 pitches.Arraez went 1 for 4. He is 3 for 16 over...

Harvard students protest Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:17 GMT

Harvard University students gathered on campus Saturday to protest the Supreme Court’s ruling that race should not be considered during college admissions.The court took up affirmative action in response to challenges at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. Lower courts upheld admission systems at both schools, rejecting claims that the schools discriminated against white and Asian American applicants. But at Supreme Court arguments in late October, all six conservative justices expressed doubts about the practice, which had been upheld under Supreme Court decisions reaching back to 1978, and as recently as 2016.The rally in favor of affirmative action drew dozens of people to Harvard, many of whom brought signs with slogans in support of considering a candidate’s race in admissions. In a statement, the university said, “Harvard must always be a place of opportunity, a place whose doors remain open to those to whome they had long been closed....

Frustrated Orioles fans on shifting streaming models: MASN, Apple, Peacock, where’s the game?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:17 GMT

Steve Weiner’s Orioles-watching routine was as predictable as the seventh-inning stretch. Or so he thought.In this most promising of seasons, the Pikesville retiree takes comfort in the summerlong habit of settling in to watch games on a known network with broadcasters as familiar as old friends. But this season, with a half-dozen Orioles games having shifted from the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network to streaming networks — and the traditional cable TV sports model in transition — Weiner and many other fans feel like the diamond is shifting under their feet.On a typical evening, Weiner will sit with his wife on their reclining love seat, turn on MASN and watch the games on their flat-screen TV. Except that on a recent Friday, Weiner learned the Orioles-Kansas City Royals contest was available only on the Apple TV+ streaming channel, while MASN showed kickboxing and other “fight sports.”In a fighting mood himself, Weiner, 71, dashed off a complaint to the Ori...

True team effort propels Red Sox to gutsy Canada Day comeback win over Blue Jays

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:17 GMT

After a frustrating June in which bad weather and befuddling baseball were the only constants, the Red Sox were ready to turn the calendar page.But on the first of July, their inconsistencies made for a long and arduous road to a tight 7-6 victory.Nothing has come easy for Boston’s baseball club lately, and that was the case in Toronto on Saturday. The sixth meeting between the division rivals overflowed with tense and worrisome moments, including Kutter Crawford getting hit by a comebacker, Masataka Yoshida taking a 102 mph pitch to his right leg by the knee, and the entire bullpen portion of the day, right down to the last out.How did the Red Sox get the job done and improve to 6-0 against the Blue Jays on Canada Day?Teamwork.As obstacles and challenges arose throughout three-plus hours of play, the Red Sox stepped up for one another. In doing so, they came away with one of the gutsiest, grittiest, most entertaining wins of the year.“The offense had my back,” Cra...

UN chief says Haiti urgently needs international security force and humanitarian aid

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:17 GMT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres visited Haiti on Saturday and again called on foreign governments with strong security forces to help the struggling country fight a surge in gang violence.The appeal was made after Guterres met with Prime Minister Ariel Henry, civil society leaders, U.N. staff and the heads of various political parties during his one-day trip.“Now is not the time to forget Haiti or weaken our solidarity with its people,” he said.Guterres met with reporters at Haiti’s international airport in Port-au-Prince, who pressed him on whether an international security force would be deployed as requested by the prime minister last October.Guterres said he spoke about the issue with Henry, as well as the need to hold credible elections.“I am not here to tell Haitians what to do. I am here to listen to them and to encourage them to build consensus as broadly as possible to move the transition process forward,” he said.Henry, who has been run...

NASCAR Cup Series drivers praise setting for 1st street race in downtown Chicago

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:17 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Before NASCAR raced in the Los Angeles Coliseum in 2022, Kevin Harvick thought it was going to be a disaster. It didn’t take very long for the event to win him over.Heading into the Cup Series’ first street race, Harvick is keeping an open mind.“Going through all these new types of events kind of changes your mindset to how you approach it,” he said, “because you see the enthusiasm, right, like you can feel it, you can see it.”After months of hype and curiosity, the NASCAR Cup Series hits the streets of downtown Chicago on Sunday at the end of a big weekend for the sport that includes concerts and other entertainment.The 12-turn, 2.2-mile course includes seven 90-degree turns. There are lots of ways to get into trouble, including manhole covers, and transitions from concrete to asphalt and back. Getting in and out of pit road in front of Buckingham Fountain could become an issue, and restarts also could be an adventure.“It’s obviously narrow in secti...

NASCAR postpones Saturday's Chicago Street Race due to inclement weather

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:17 GMT

CHICAGO — NASCAR has announced that Saturday's Xfinity Series’ Loop 121 street race has been postponed due to weather and lightning in the downtown Chicago area.The race will now resume at 10 a.m., with gates opening to the general public at 9 a.m.While NASCAR officials had hoped to complete the event on Saturday, asking spectators to take shelter and any necessary precautions while inclement weather passed, the decision was made just after 6:30 p.m. to suspend the Loop 121 street race until Sunday. What happens if bad weather hits the NASCAR Chicago Street Races? Severe weather was a cause of concern as Chicago was set to hold the inaugural Chicago Street Race weekend. WGN meteorologist Mike Janssen said there was a 50% chance of storms for Saturday when the Xfinity Race was scheduled to start at 4 p.m.While some NASCAR races have continued in the rain, lightning in the area proved too great a hurdle for drivers.If this computer forecast model is close to accurate, racing tomor...