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Panthers 2-up versus Maple Leafs, series shifts to Florida

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:10:13 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves and the Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.Anton Lundell had a goal and an assist, and Aleksander Barkov and Gustav Forsling also scored for Florida.Ryan O’Reilly and Alexander Kerfoot scored for Toronto, which blew an early 2-0 lead. Ilya Samsonov stopped 26 shots.The best-of-seven series shifts to Sunrise, Florida, for Game 3 on Sunday. Game 4 is scheduled for Wednesday.___AP NHL Playoffs: https://apnews.com/hub/stanley-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Source

Bears sign 4 of their 10 draft picks to 4-year contracts

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:10:13 GMT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears signed four of their 10 draft picks to four-year contracts Thursday.The Bears agreed to deals with Minnesota cornerback Terell Smith, Oregon linebacker Noah Sewell, Kennesaw State defensive tackle Travis Bell and Stanford safety Kendall Williamson. Smith and Sewell — the brother of Detroit Lions tackle Penei Sewell — were selected in the fifth round. Bell and Williamson were seventh-rounders.The Bears also agreed to deals with 14 undrafted free agents, including record-setting Division II Shepherd University quarterback Tyson Bagent. He set the NCAA’s all-division record with 159 career touchdown passes while finishing with 17,034 yards. In 2021, Bagent won the Harlon Hill Trophy, Division II’s equivalent of the Heisman.The Bears are scheduled to hold their first rookie minicamp practice Friday. ___More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/tag/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFLSource

Uber, Lyft drivers fight to keep more money from rides

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:10:13 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Uber and Lyft drivers in Denver are rallying for better pay and safer working conditions.A few dozen drivers met outside Denver International Airport to call on the rideshare apps to pay them a more fair share.“They’re taking up to, like, 75% of our trip,” Erick Ametefe said.  Ticket buyer bill steps from becoming law in Colorado Ametefe said he has been driving for both Uber and Lyft for almost eight years. “It was good so I switched to full-time, and everything has been good since then until now,” he said. According to Ametefe, after the pandemic, he noticed his profits were lower for the same amount of work he was doing previously. For example, he said, a ride from downtown Denver to DIA used to mean $25 in his paycheck.“Now, we make as low as $15 sometimes. The most you could make is like $19,” Ametefe said. “For the same ride. Nothing changed.”A few dozen drivers met outside Denver International Airport to call on the rideshare apps to pay them a more fair sha...

Caught on camera: Thief steals family vehicle from garage

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:10:13 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Surveillance video appears to show someone wandering into the garage of a Jefferson County family's home and stealing their vehicle. Jeff Cline said the Ford SUV was stolen from his garage late Friday night. The garage door was open at the time.The video captures the quick theft before the person backs out of the garage and drives off. "If it can happen to us, it can happen to anybody," he said. Caught on camera: ‘Road rage’ shooting in Denver Cline said the thief eventually abandoned the Ford before stealing another car and eventually getting arrested. Cline believes two people may actually be part of the theft ring. "Every time I come out of my house, I think about it," he said. "Every time I see my garage or see my car, or anything, I see his face." A spokesperson with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said the Clines are one of a "series of victims" both on Friday and Saturday, adding that a suspect is in custody. Nobody was hurt.

Aspiring Colorado model falls to her death from hotel roof, boyfriend arrested

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:10:13 GMT

LONGMONT, Colo. (KDVR) -- A young Colorado woman plunged to her death from a hotel roof in New York City. The fatal fall happened moments after a violent and very public fight with her boyfriend, according to police and witnesses.FOX31 is speaking exclusively with the victim's mother, Cheryl Young, in Longmont, who is reeling from the loss. Dezirae Andersen and her boyfriend, Tyler Griffin, were visiting the Big Apple to introduce his parents to their 8-month-old daughter for the first time. According to witnesses, the physical altercation was so disturbing and loud that night that several hotel guests called 911 in fear for Andersen's life. Colorado anti-domestic violence group urges victims to reach out for help Andersen leaves behind her baby girl, who is now in the custody of the Administration for Children's Services in New York City. But Young is fighting to bring her granddaughter home.As of Thursday night, Young is fighting to bring her daughter's body back to Colorado for...

Boy airlifted after being struck while on bicycle, pinned underneath SUV in North Lauderdale

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:10:13 GMT

A boy was airlifted to the hospital after, officials said, he was struck by an SUV while riding his bicycle and pinned underneath the vehicle in North Lauderdale.According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred along the 1800 block of Southwest 63rd Terrace, a short walk from Broadview Elementary School, Thursday afternoon. Officials said the boy was struck while crossing the street and was hit by a car. He ended up pinned under the vehicle. Cellphone video that circulated through the neighborhood showed the efforts to save the boy. “Everyone was pointing down, I get out the car and see and hear a kid crying, and I see a bike tangled up in his legs,” said area resident Charissa Vasquez. Vasquez said she had just come home when she saw a parked Ford SUV in the middle of the roadway.Underneath the vehicle, she said, was a bike and the little boy pinned underneath. It’s unclear whether or not the 10-year-old victim was heading home from the schoo...

Ozuna, Acuña Jr. power Braves to 6-3 win over Marlins

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:10:13 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Marcell Ozuna homered for third time in two games, Ronald Acuña Jr. stole his league-leading 15th base, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.Acuña went down in the sixth after fouling a ball off his left knee. He remained on the ground and grabbed at his leg for several minutes, but finished the at-bat and returned to right field in the bottom of the frame. He was eventually removed out of precaution.Braves manager Brian Snitker said after the game that Acuña is “fine” but was having trouble bending his knee, so the team wanted to get him treatment right away.Matt Olson also homered for the Braves, winners of five of their last six. They have hit 19 home runs in seven games against Miami this season, including six in a 14-6 win Wednesday night. Atlanta has gone deep in all but one game against the Marlins this year: a 5-4 loss on April 27 in which Miami came from behind with a five-run ninth.“This was a tough serie...

Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa and Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen exchange jerseys

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:10:13 GMT

It is the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix around the rock on Sunday, but some Miami Dolphins players got the chance to visit the venue where the high-profile racing event will take place a few days early.Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was at the track on Thursday and met reigning Formula 1 champion Max Max VerstappenThe two of them exchanged jerseys at the interactive event, which was put on by AutoNation.Dolphins linebacker Jaelan Phillips and running back Raheem Mostert got a chance to see the track that the drivers will be on this weekend.They also got the opportunity to take a spin around the track, but not in an Formula 1 car.

Instagram hacking epidemic raises questions about Meta’s security

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:10:13 GMT

It is being called a hacking epidemic. The number of social media accounts being overtaken by hackers is skyrocketing.Even influencers with huge followings are finding it tough to get help from Facebook and Instagram, so one turned to Seven’s Kevin Ozebek for help in tonight’s 7 Investigates.Are you feeling lonely and in need of love?Natalie Clarice, relationship influencer: “Women cannot complain about men until they get better taste in men.”If so, Natalie Clarice is the influencer to follow.From her Broward home, she dishes out the dating advice.Natalie Clarice: “It’s simple: he don’t like you. If he don’t call you, he don’t like you.”Some of her no-nonsense videos rack up millions of views.Natalie Clarice: “I am a true influencer, and I love what I do, absolutely.”On Instagram, more than 220,000 followed her account at @natalieclaricelovenotes.It was a crucial source of new clients for her matchmaking company...

Police search for woman after apparent road rage incident in Newton

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:10:13 GMT

A search was underway Thursday night for a woman who allegedly stabbed a man in an apparent case of road rage in Newton, state police said. The incident happened around 9:15 p.m. at the Daly Rink on Nonantum Road, where police said a man told them the woman got out of her car and stabbed him. Police said the man was taken to an area hospital with a superficial wound. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.