Drivers benefit as oil prices drop sharply A sharp decline in the price of oil this month is making gasoline cheaper at a time of year when it typically gets more expensive. It's a relief to motorists and business owners and a positive development for the economy. More
Automakers Recall 3.3 Million Vehicles Over Air Bags Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Mazda are recalling about 3.3 million vehicles worldwide because the passenger-side air bag could deploy with too much force, sending shards of metal into the passenger area. More
Hyundai, Kia recalling 1.9 million vehicles Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are initiating one of their largest recalls ever – or more precisely, three separate service actions announced today that involve 1.9 million vehicles sold in the U.S. market since late 2006. More
Reports: Ex-Sooners QB killed in plane crash A University of Oklahoma official says the starting quarterback for Oklahoma's national championship teams in 1974 and 1975 is one of two men killed when a small plane slammed into a house in northern Indiana. More
Chrysler recalls Dodge Challengers for fire risk Chrysler has issued an unusually dire warning to some owners of its Dodge Challenger muscle car warning them to park the vehicles until it can make repairs due to a risk of fire. According to Chrysler, the wiring harness is the source of the problem due a batch of potentially mis-wired electrical components. More
General Daily Insight for December 22, 2024
The path forward may seem to zig and zag as the day moves along. The Moon in analytical Virgo will trine change-maker Uranus in stable Taurus before opposing mystical Neptune in dreamy Pisces, encouraging us to think outside the box and follow our intuition.
Rickey Henderson, the thrilling and charismatic Hall of Fame outfielder who, with his signature crouched stance, blazing speed and unlikely home run power, was widely regarded as the greatest leadoff hitter in Major League Baseball history, died Friday. He was 65.
His death was announced by his family. They did not cite a cause or say where he died, but they thanked the staff at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center.
Often called “the man of steal” by sports writers, Henderson holds the career record for stolen bases with 1,406.
ORLANDO – Observations and other notes of interest from Saturday night’s 121-114 loss to the Orlando Magic:
– This was no time for easing off the gas.
– Not when a two-game losing streak could have turned into three.
– Not with Jimmy Butler back in Miami with a stomach illness.
– But, most importantly, not after what happened Monday night in Detroit.
– That’s when the Pistons opened without Tobias Harris and Jaden Ivey and then lost Isaiah Stewart early.
– And still found a way to beat the Heat in overtime.
– Even with Butler going for a triple-double.
– This time, the opposition was a Magic team lacking Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs, Orlando’s three best players, also without Garry Harris and then losing Moe Wagner early, followed by a second-period ejection of starting power forward Wendell Carter Jr.
– What you do, what you need to do in that situation, is stomp early, try to settle it early.
– As so many opponents did last season, when the Heat struggled through their injury-plagued season.
– Which the Heat tried.
– So mission accomplished?
– Not exactly, with closing still mattering.
– So, no, this did not erase the bitter taste of Monday night.
– Just added.
– Good teams seize such moments.
– Then there are the Heat.
– Which tells you plenty.
– With Butler sidelined by the illness that had him leaving the game for good in Friday night’s first quarter against the Thunder, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra turned to a dramatically different opening lineup.
– This time the Heat opened with Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson .
ORLANDO — Just when you thought any worse wasn’t possible after blowing an eight-point overtime lead in Detroit at the start of the week, it got worse for the Miami Heat at the end of the week.
Against a severely depleted Orlando Magic roster, the absence of Jimmy Butler hardly appeared to register through the first three quarters for Erik Spoelstra’s team, with the Heat racing to a 25-point lead.
And then, a collapse of epic proportions, and now, a three-game losing streak following Saturday night’s 121-114 loss at Kia Center.
“These are tough lessons that we all have to learn,” Spoelstra said.
Keyshawn Hall and Jordan Ivy-Curry combined to score 40 points as UCF closed out its nonconference portion of its season with an 86-66 win over visiting Jacksonville on Saturday.
The Knights also saw the return of guards Jaylin Sellers and Mikey Williams, who were making their season debuts.
Sellers, a senior, went down with an undisclosed injury in an exhibition game against Florida Gulf Coast on Oct.