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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Timberwolves delayed their game against the San Antonio Spurs by one hour Sunday night due to an issue with the court at Target Center. The Timberwolves announced the decision about three hours before the originally scheduled tipoff time. The Spurs discovered the problem during their morning shootaround, Timberwolves spokesman Patrick Rees said. The team decided to delay the game so arena staff had enough time to install the replacement court that had to be delivered from elsewhere. The Timberwolves have played at Target Center since 1990.
DALLAS – The home of Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic was targeted in a burglary on Friday, marking the latest incident in a string of break-ins affecting high-profile athletes. Dallas police confirmed to CBS News Texas that they responded to Doncic's home on Guernsey Lane around 10:30 p.m. The preliminary investigation indicates that unknown suspects entered the home and stole items, police said. The Mavericks star has not publically commented on the incident. In November, the NBA sent a memo urging players to enhance their home security when away due to the increase in burglaries, CBS Sports reported. The memo, acquired by the Associated Press, included recommendations such as updating alarm systems, securing valuables in safes, using protective guard services during road trips and having dogs as a security measure. The memo also stated that the FBI had linked the burglaries to well-organized "transnational South American Theft Groups" utilizing advanced techniques and technologies, including pre-surveillance, drones and signal-jamming devices. The FBI believes the crime ring primarily focuses on cash and items that can be resold on the black market, such as jewelry, watches, and luxury bags. In addition to Doncic, other targeted NBA players include Boston Celtics shooting guard Jaylen Brown, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley and Milwaukee Bucks center Bobby Portis, according to CBS Sports. Portis reported that "most of my prized possessions" were stolen during the November incident at his home, and he offered a $40,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the items. NFL athletes have also fallen victim, including Kansas City Chiefs stars Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes — targeted just days apart in October — and Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrows. The break-in at Doncic's home happened the same day an Associated Press source confirmed that the guard would be sidelined about a month before getting re-evaluated for a calf injury sustained in a Christmas Day loss to the Timberwolves. A person familiar with the situation reportedly told AP that Doncic had undergone an MRI on his strained left calf. Doncic's extended absence will likely disqualify the five-time All-NBA player from consideration for major awards, including MVP, AP reported. Prior to the Christmas Day injury, Doncic had already missed eight games, five of which were due to a sprained right wrist. Dallas Police Department Sports NBA Dallas Mavericks Luka Doncic ShaCamree Gowdy is a Freelance Digital Content Producer for CBS News Texas.Analyst Scoreboard: 5 Ratings For Glaukos
Elected officials and other people in attendance at the LaPorte County Council meeting were also subjected to the graphic material on a monitor showing the meeting through the Zoom video conferencing platform. “We’re conducting an investigation,” LaPorte County Police Capt. Derek Allen confirmed Tuesday. The explicit content was introduced to the video conference about 30 minutes into the council meeting. The sheriff’s office responded to a request from LaPorte County Commissioner Joe Haney, who said he would like to see criminal charges filed, if possible. He said he's particularly disturbed by such a display being introduced in a public setting and children, perhaps, catching a glimpse of it on computer screens at home. “I think there were a number of different laws that were broken at the state and federal level,” said Haney, who was watching the meeting at home when X-rated images, along with audio containing racial slurs, took over his screen for a couple of minutes. He immediately reached out to information technology employees of county government to look for any security lapses someone could take advantage of and tighten any such weaknesses in the system. “We’re going to do everything in our power to make sure this kind of thing never happens again,” he said. LaPorte County Councilman Mark Yagelski described everyone at the meeting as stunned by the what was being shown on the monitor. “Everybody was in shock,” he said. The meeting was paused while Yagelski quickly made his way to an electrical outlet and pulled the cord to turn off the screen. Yagelski said he then went outside the meeting room and consulted with IT Director Darlene Hale. He acted on her advice to have the cord powering the computer running the video conference pulled. The meeting then resumed. “It’s a shame the public had to see that. It was upsetting for the people who were there. We got to fix it and we’re already on it,” Yagelski said. Allen said it’s too early in the investigation to even speculate on who was responsible and their location. “It may take some time to get some information that we need gathered up to look at any possible criminal charges that may apply,” he said. LaPorte County Prosecutor Sean Fagan said any charges in the case might have to be filed at the federal level if the pornographic material originated from outside the state or country. He said trespassing is among the state laws that could be prosecuted locally, though, if the perpetrator used a computer system or network belonging to someone else, without permission, to disseminate the images. Fagan said he and the sheriff’s office will discuss the findings before a decision on what steps to take next. “We’re going to talk about this once the investigation wraps up,” he said.Klubnik's 3 TD passes, DT Page's pick-6 lead No. 17 Clemson to 51-14 win over The Citadel
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Strome scored with 2:36 remaining as the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a two-goal deficit in the second period to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Sunday. Strome's goal, his sixth of the season, originally wasn't called, but it was reversed after a review. Strome's shot was entirely over the goal line before Edmonton goalie Calvin Pickard could stop it with his skate. Mason McTavish added an empty-net goal. It is the first time since March 30, 2019, the Ducks have defeated the Oilers by more than one goal. Cutter Gauthier, McTavish and Robby Fabbri each had a goal and an assist. Drew Helleson also scored for Anaheim, which snapped a seven-game losing streak to Edmonton. Lukas Dostal made 20 saves. Leon Draisaitl had two goals and Connor McDavid two assists for the Oilers, who were 3-0-1 in their past four. Evan Bouchard also tallied a goal and Pickard stopped 27 shots. Oilers: Draisaitl became the fourth player with at least 120 regular-season points in the calendar year. The forward has 50 goals and 71 assists in 2024. The last calendar year to feature as many NHL skaters with 120-plus points was 1993. Ducks: Anaheim had a 32-23 advantage in shots on goal and has won four of its last seven. Fabbri tied it at 3-all with 2:27 remaining on a snap shot from the right faceoff circle after getting the pass from McTavish. Fabbri has seven points (three goals, four assists) in eight games since returning from a knee injury. McDavid has a 14-game point streak against the Ducks (11 goals, 23 assists). The only teams he has a longer active point streak against are Nashville and New Jersey at 15 games. Both teams have home games on Tuesday. The Oilers face Utah while the Ducks take on New Jersey. AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhlWhat players will step up in bowl game with recent transfer portal entries?