MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are continuing to claw their way back from a brutal start to the season. Butler scored 27 points, 14 of them in the final quarter, and the Heat won their fourth consecutive game by topping the Toronto Raptors 116-108 on Wednesday night. READ MORE: South Florida House Republicans Vote Against President Biden's $1.9 Trillion Pandemic Relief Package Butler also had 10 assists and eight rebounds for the Heat, plus a season-high three 3-pointers — two of them in the final minutes. Bam Adebayo had 19 points and 12 rebounds for Miami, Duncan Robinson added 17 points and Goran Dragic scored 15 in his return from an ankle injury. Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo, center, looks to pass as Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam, left, and guard Kyle Lowry defend during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) It was the eighth win in the last 11 games for the Heat, who started … [Read more...] about Butler Leads Heat To 4th Straight Win, 116-108 Over Raptors
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Lowell Georgia, award-winning former Denver Post photographer, dies at age 87
Lowell Georgia, a former Denver Post photographer who covered the inauguration and funeral of President John F. Kennedy, as well as the South Platte River Flood in 1965, among other news assignments, died Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette. He was 87. In 1963, Georgia was named the National Press Photographers Association photographer of the year. Over the course of his career, which included assignments for National Geographic magazine and the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Georgia photographed President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Green Bay Packers Coach Vince Lombardi and quarterback Bart Starr, and comedian George Burns, among other notables. Georgia covered the University of Denver hockey team for the Post. “Lowell and I shared a dark room together,” said former Post photographer Duane Howell, who started at the newspaper in 1961. “We use to soup our own film and make our own prints. It was all black and white. I thought of myself as a pretty good photographer, but Lowell … [Read more...] about Lowell Georgia, award-winning former Denver Post photographer, dies at age 87
Panthers Stun Stars 3-2 With Late Rally
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Frank Vatrano scored the go-ahead goal with 3:10 remaining and the Florida Panthers stunned the Dallas Stars 3-2 with a late comeback Thursday night. Aleksander Barkov and Anton Stralman also scored in the final 6 1/2 minutes as the Panthers overcame a 2-0 deficit. Sergei Bobrovsky made 37 saves. READ MORE: South Florida House Republicans Vote Against President Biden's $1.9 Trillion Pandemic Relief Package “You get one quick one, you get another one and luckily our line got that game-winner there at the end,” Vatrano said. Joe Pavelski and Jamie Benn had the goals for Dallas. Rookie netminder Jake Oettinger stopped 32 shots. Florida scored three times in 3:11 after a nine-minute delay to repair a section of the boards. Barkov poked in a loose puck that bounced behind Oettinger and sat in the paint near the goal line with 6:21 left. Stralman tied the score on a drive from the right circle. Vatrano put the Panthers ahead with a shot from the slot. “It … [Read more...] about Panthers Stun Stars 3-2 With Late Rally
Son of former Green Bay Packer loses dad’s Super Bowl ring
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 27 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The son of a former Green Bay Packer says he is heartbroken after losing his father’s Super Bowl II ring, and he is offering a $5,000 reward for its return. Mike Kostelnik told the Green Bay Press-Gazette that he believes he lost the ring that belonged to his dad, former Packers defensive tackle Ron Kostelnik, last weekend when he and his family went to visit his daughter at Indiana University and take another daughter to tour Miami University in Ohio. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM He said he had been wearing the ring but took it off and stored it in the car's console. Kostelnik said he made only one stop along the way, at a BP gas station in Greensburg, Indiana. When he was at Miami and discovered the ring was no longer in the console, the family went back to the gas station … [Read more...] about Son of former Green Bay Packer loses dad’s Super Bowl ring
‘I Would Bet My House’: Kevin McCarthy Predicts GOP House Takeover In 2022
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he’d “bet” his house that Republicans will take over the House of Representatives in 2022. The California congressman’s prediction came Saturday during an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) with American Conservative Union Chair Matt Schlapp. “I would bet my house … my personal house. Don’t tell my wife, but I would bet it,” McCarthy told Schlapp. WATCH: #CPAC : House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy says “I would bet my personal house” that the GOP wins back House majority in 2022. pic.twitter.com/HgCAbeLc8l — Forbes (@Forbes) February 28, 2021 “Listen, do you want to retire Nancy Pelosi?” McCarthy asked the crowd, which clapped enthusiastically. “Do you want to end the socialism in this country? Win the House. This is the smallest majority the Democrats have had in 100 years. We could do it.” Though Republicans lost the presidency and control of the U.S. Senate during … [Read more...] about ‘I Would Bet My House’: Kevin McCarthy Predicts GOP House Takeover In 2022