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Today in Sports – Tiger Woods wins Masters, sweeps Majors.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:06:58 GMT

April 81935 — Gene Sarazen gets a double eagle on the 15th hole to erase Craig Wood’s three-stroke lead, then goes on to win the Masters.1941 — In his 4th title defense in 9 weeks Joe Louis beats Tony Musto by TKO in the 9th round.1943 — The Detroit Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins 2-0 to win the Stanley Cup with a four-game sweep.1956 — Jack Burke, Jr. comes back from eight strokes behind to beat Ken Venturi by one and win the Masters.1966 — American Football League votes in 36 year old Al Davis as commissioner after Joe Foss resigns. Appointment lasts 3 months when AFL merges with NFL.1968 — Major League Baseball decides to postpone Opening Day because of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.1969 — MLB expansion teams Royals, Expos, Padres & Pilots win their 1st games1971 — The first legal off-track betting (OTB) system in the United States opens in New York City.1974 — In the home opener in Atlanta, Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth’s career record by hitt...

Sports on TV for April 10-16

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:06:58 GMT

Adv08(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsMonday, April 10COLLEGE GOLF7 p.m.GOLF — The Western Intercollegiate: First Round, Pasatiempo Golf Club, Santa Cruz, Calif.NHL HOCKEY9 p.m.ESPN — Minnesota at ChicagoWNBA BASKETBALL7 p.m.ESPN — 2023 WNBA Draft: Rounds 1-3, New York______Tuesday, April 11COLLEGE GOLF7 p.m.GOLF — The Western Intercollegiate: Second Round, Pasatiempo Golf Club, Santa Cruz, Calif.COLLEGE SOFTBALL6 p.m.ESPN2 — Tennessee at Virginia Tech7 p.m.ESPN2 — Oklahoma at LSUMLB BASEBALL7 p.m.TBS — San Diego at NY MetsNBA BASKETBALL7:30 p.m.TNT — Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament: TBD, Game 110 p.m.TNT — Western Conference Play-In Tournament: TBD, Game 1NHL HOCKEY7 p.m.ESPN — Toronto at Tampa Bay9:30 p.m.ESPN — Edmonton at ColoradoSOCCER (MEN’S)3 p.m.CBS — UEFA Champions League: TBD8 p.m.FS1 — CONCACAF Champions League: León at Violette, Quarterfinal, Leg 210 p.m.FS1 — CONCACAF Champions League: Vancouver at LAFC, Quarterfinal, Leg 2_____Wednesd...

80% of Denver-area renters can't afford to buy a home

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:06:58 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Renters have a harder time breaking into homeownership in Colorado than most of the country, depending on the city. Both rental costs and homeownership costs in Colorado are some of the nation's most expensive, matching only coastal markets. As of March 2023, the median sales price for a Denver area single family detached home was $620,000, requiring a top-tier income to afford both down payment and monthly mortgage payments. Colorado homes are getting smaller and more expensive Renters have a such a large bridge to cross in much of Colorado that a majority will never be able to buy a home, according to an analysis by moving firm HireAHelper. Analysts crunched home prices and renter incomes in over 200 metro areas to see how many renters could afford a home assuming a 6% down payment and current interest rates.In most of the nation's cities, more than half of renters cannot afford to break into the homeownership market. In 17 of them, at least 90% of renters can'...

'Someone knows something': Who murdered these men 29 years ago in Denver?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:06:58 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — “Their voices may now be silent . . . those who may know the truth are not,” the Colorado Bureau of Investigation shared as a part of its mission as it works to assist in bringing justice to cold case tragedies.There are hundreds of unsolved homicide cases, long-term missing person cases, and unidentified remains cases in our state where at least three years have passed since the crime happened. Who murdered this 15-year-old girl after a basketball game? The Colorado cold case task force created a list of those cases dating back to 1970. The Problem Solvers are working to highlight cold cases in our state each week.Who murdered these men in 1994?The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and Denver Police Department are working to solve a cold case murder that happened on January 30, 1994.The CBI said that Richard Romero, 28, and John Gonzales, 31, got out of a car that had several other males inside it near 16th and High Street. A...

New mother helps orangutan breastfeed newborn at Metro Richmond Zoo

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:06:58 GMT

MOSELEY, Va. (WSVN) — Zoe the orangutan, who was orphaned at just nine months old, needed help learning how to breastfeed after her firstborn, Taavi, had to be raised by the staff at the Metro Richmond Zoo. When Zoe gave birth to her second baby, the zoo’s vet contacted Whitlee Turner, a zookeeper and new mom herself, for an extraordinary favor.Turner was asked to breastfeed her own baby Caleb in front of Zoe in hopes that she would learn from a live demonstration. Turner agreed to help and arrived with her baby at the orangutan’s indoor house soon after Zoe gave birth. Turner shared her breastfeeding knowledge with Zoe, and less than 24 hours later, Zoe nursed her baby for the first time.The zookeepers also worked with Zoe for months before giving birth to kickstart her maternal instincts. They set up a TV inside her enclosure, so she could watch videos of orangutan mothers giving birth and caring for their young. Zookeepers even showed Zoe how to hold and nurse a baby ...

Father, daughter reunited with help of Michigan Facebook group

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:06:58 GMT

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WSVN) Jordyn O’Neil, a 25-year-old woman from Michigan, was on a years-long search for her father with barely any information about him. Her mother died when she was only ten and she didn’t even know her father’s name. But with the help of a Facebook group, she was finally able to track him down.O’Neil reached out to her only known living relative, her grandmother’s sister, who had old pictures of her parents. O’Neil heard years ago that her father may have worked in Southgate, Michigan, so she turned to Facebook for help.She posted the old pictures with her father’s name, Brian, on the Downriver and Friends group, hoping someone would recognize him. The post blew up, and many members of the group knew her father, Brian Ahern. They sent O’Neil his phone number and address. Some even went to Ahern’s house to tell him about the post.On Sunday, O’Neil finally met her father, whom she resembled so much, and d...

Miami man arrested after pointing gun at teens in Key Largo

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:06:58 GMT

A 60-year-old man was arrested Thursday after officials said he pointed a handgun at two teenagers on bicycles. Monroe County Sheriff’s were called to Tradewinds Shopping Center in Key Largo around 6:15 p.m. after reports that Carlos Isidro Pol, of Miami, pointed a gun at two teenagers.According to the teens, aged 13 and 14, they were riding their bicycles in the parking lot when they started doing wheelies near Pol’s BMW. They claim they had no interaction with him.Pol was stopped in his vehicle on U.S. 1 near Mile Marker 102.5. A handgun was recovered from the car. He admitted to pointing the handgun at the victims and was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm and improper display of a firearm.No injuries were reported.

Authorities search location in Revere in connection with Harmony Montgomery murder

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:06:58 GMT

Authorities from both New Hampshire and Massachusetts have been working in Revere as part of the investigation into the murder of Harmony Montgomery.The New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General announced that personnel from both the Manchester Police Department and Massachusetts State Police were searching a location in Revere in connection with the murder of Montgomery, who’s 2019 disappearance became a homicide investigation last August. “Due to the ongoing investigation, no additional information will be released at this time,” the NH AG’s office stated. “Officials caution against any speculation related to the potential results of this search.”Massachusetts State Police spokesperson David Procopio said the search in Revere began around 9 a.m., with a focus on the wetlands along Route 107. He added that the search had been “prompted by information developed by investigators.”https://twitter.com/scooperon7/status/16443560...

Harmony Montgomery case: Police search in Revere related to child’s disappearance, murder

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:06:58 GMT

Police are searching wetlands in Revere in the case of Harmony Montgomery, the child who went missing at age 5 in 2019 and is presumed dead.According to the Massachusetts State Police, their office as well as New Hampshire police began searching the wetlands today along Route 107 in Revere, also known as Lynn Marsh Road along the stretch. The search, according to the MSP statement, “was prompted by information developed by investigators.”The MSP said the case was of “the disappearance, and presumed death” of the child, whereas the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office called the case one of her “murder.”In all, the search is being conducted by 18 troopers in the MSP’s Special Emergency Response Team, four MSP K9 teams, the MSP drone unit, MSP detectives with the Suffolk DA office and members of the Manchester, N.H., Police Department.This is a developing story.Courtesy / Manchester N.H. Police DepartmentAn undated photograph of Harmony Montgomery. (Courtesy / Manchester N.H. Polic...

Antwan Staley: Cam Newton needs to stop being arrogant and get real about where his career is at

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:06:58 GMT

It is inevitable in every athlete’s career that the sport will move on without them.The NFL machine continued to roll on without Cam Newton last season. But Newton is not ready to end his NFL career.Although he believes he can be a starting NFL quarterback again, Newton said on his YouTube channel on Wednesday that he is willing to be a backup. However, there are only 12 QBs he is willing to be the No. 2 for.The quarterbacks Newton said he would back up are Deshaun Watson, Tua Tagovailoa, Lamar Jackson, Justin Fields, Jalen Hurts, Malik Williams, Sam Howell, Aaron Rodgers, along with C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young and Anthony Richardson, three players who are expected to be selected early in the 2023 NFL Draft.“I know a lot of people have a lot of things to say in regards to my future in the NFL and I wanted to set the record straight by saying this is how I feel,” Newton said. “There ain’t 32 guys who are better than me, but I also know that I could also be ...