Boston, MA
Huskies Serve Up Boston TD Party Against Northwestern
The University of Washington football team had to come out of its first Big Ten Conference game thinking, hey, this wasn’t so tough, this was manageable.
Without having to go through much of an initiation, the UW needed an offensive series to work out the kinks — namely break in a new starting left tackle in Max McCree — and then proceeded to gently manhandle Northwestern thereafter, taking a 24-5 victory over their Midwest visitors on a pleasant day at Husky Stadium.
Of course, this wasn’t Michigan or Ohio State team flexing and preening on the other side of the line of scrimmage, rather a low-energy Wildcats outfit all dressed in white that has never had any luck facing the UW, losing for the fourth time in as many tries.
What was different, again, was this one went straight into the conference standings, as in a W for the UW (3-1 overall, 1-0 in Big Ten), in a debut well spent.
Northwestern (2-2) might have been a little confused about the travel itinerary after leaving the Chicago area for Seattle and maybe thinking it had taken a wrong turn somewhere — all these guys heard over the public-address system early on was Boston.
That wasn’t a destination, though, rather it was the Huskies’ Denzel Boston, a 6-foot-4, 209-pound sophomore wide receiver who caught a touchdown pass in each of the first two quarters to get things rolling.
Midway through the opening quarter, Boston ran a post pattern and quarterback Will Rogers delivered a looping 46-yard scoring strike to him. Boston beat a pair of defensive backs to the ball, leaping above Theran Johnson and Coco Azema, and leaving them seated in the end zone and looking a little dazed by what happened. With the clock showing 7:57, the UW led 7-0.
Early in the second quarter, the Huskies went up 10-0 when their long drive from their own 8 stalled out at the Northwestern 4 and they settled for Grady Gross’ 21-yard field, his sixth make in as many attempts. Just 59 seconds of the period had been played.
After a 3-and-out, Boston did double duty on the next possession.
First, he returned the Wildcats punt 25 yards to the Northwestern 31, giving the Huskies a short field. Four plays later, Roger found Boston open again in the end zone, likewise covered by a pair of defensive backs in Evan Smith and Azema to no avail. He got his hands on a 13-yard TD pass. With 10:12 left in the second quarter, the UW led 17-0.
Boston finished with 7 receptions for 121 yards and his fourth and fifth Husky touchdowns, good for the team lead. Rogers completed 20 of 28 passes for 223 yards and those 2 TD throws.
Northwestern finally put something on the scoreboard when Rogers, under pressure while throwing out of his end zone, tossed the ball out of bounds, intentional grounding was called and safety was awarded to the visitors. The home team was up 17-2 at the break.
The UW were a little flat coming out of intermission, fumbling the ball away on its second series and on its own 34, a miscue that led to Jack Olsen’s 19-yard field goal to cut the lead to 17-5.
Running back Jonah Coleman seemed to pick everyone up on the final play of the third quarter when he leaped over Northwestern’s Smith, broke a 16-yard run and put the ball on the opposing 16. Into the next quarter and three plays later, Coleman scored on an 8-yard run up the middle — for the first rushing TD permitted by the Wildcats in four games. With 14:02 left in the game, the UW was ahead 24-5.
Coleman finished with 67 yards rushing on 15 carries.
On the ensuing kickoff, the Huskies had a major special-teams breakdown as Joseph Himon II caught the ball on his 2 and returned to the UW 2, covering 96 yards in all, before Elijah Jackson made a saving tackle. Amazingly, the Wildcats couldn’t score on four downs, picking up just a yard. Linebacker Bryun Parham, making his first Husky start, knocked away a fourth-down pass at the goal line.
The Huskies went without starting edge rusher Zach Durfee, who wore a protective boot on his left foot, and brought two other banged-up first-teamers, linebacker Carson Bruener and left offensive tackle Soane Faasolo, off the bench.
Bruener ended up playing a lot and seemed OK — he led the Huskies in tackles with 6 and intercepted a pass near the end of the opening half and returned it 24 yards.
Faasolo, who same as Bruener coming in was listed as questionable, was inserted near the end of the first half and played a couple of series. He came back in the fourth quarter when McCree was shaken up and had to leave.
With one game in the books, the Huskies’ Big Ten competition only gets tougher, with the UW traveling to Rutgers for a Friday night game in Piscataway, New Jersey.
For the latest UW football and basketball news, go to si.com/college/washington
Boston, MA
Indiana hosts Boston, aims to stop home losing streak
Boston Celtics (18-11, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (6-24, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
Indianapolis; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Indiana aims to end its three-game home slide with a win against Boston.
The Pacers have gone 4-14 against Eastern Conference teams. Indiana is 5-12 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 13.1 turnovers per game.
The Celtics are 14-8 in conference games. Boston ranks sixth in the NBA with 12.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Neemias Queta averaging 3.1.
The Pacers are shooting 42.9% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points lower than the 44.5% the Celtics allow to opponents. The Celtics average 15.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.1 more made shots on average than the 11.5 per game the Pacers allow.
The teams play for the second time this season. The Celtics won the last meeting 103-95 on Dec. 23. Jaylen Brown scored 31 points to help lead the Celtics to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pascal Siakam is averaging 23.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the Pacers. T.J. McConnell is averaging 16.0 points over the last 10 games.
Payton Pritchard is shooting 43.9% and averaging 16.8 points for the Celtics. Derrick White is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 2-8, averaging 108.0 points, 40.7 rebounds, 22.7 assists, 7.2 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.9 points per game.
Celtics: 8-2, averaging 118.3 points, 43.5 rebounds, 22.7 assists, 8.1 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.6 points.
INJURIES: Pacers: Obi Toppin: out (foot), Ben Sheppard: day to day (calf), Isaiah Jackson: day to day (head), Aaron Nesmith: out (knee), Tyrese Haliburton: out for season (achilles).
Celtics: Jayson Tatum: out (achilles), Jordan Walsh: day to day (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Boston, MA
City officials suspend license of Boston nightclub where woman suffered fatal medical episode – The Boston Globe
City officials said Wednesday they had suspended the entertainment license for Icon, a Boston nightclub, after a woman suffered a medical emergency there over the weekend and later died.
The city’s licensing board is expected to hold a hearing on the future of Icon’s liquor license “in the coming weeks,” according to a statement from the mayor’s office.
Police arrived at the Warrenton Street venue, in the Theater District, just before 12:30 a.m. on Sunday and found a person lying on the dance floor, unresponsive and without a pulse, according to an incident report. Family members on social media identified the woman as Anastaiya Colon and said she had been celebrating her sister’s birthday when she collapsed.
Emergency medical personnel performed chest compressions and took Colon to Tufts Medical Center, according to the report. Family members said Tuesday that she had died.
“Any loss of life in our community is a horrible tragedy and our condolences go out to the family and loved ones,” Mayor Michelle Wu said in a statement Wednesday.
Family members have accused the nightclub of negligence, alleging that, once alerted to the medical emergency, Icon staff failed immediately to call 911, only stopped the dance music for a few minutes, and did not clear the way for emergency personnel once they arrived.
“Their negligence and incompetence to control and clear a crowd for professionals ensured it was too late to save her,” Bonnell Stackhouse, Colon’s former partner, alleged in a social media post.
Boston police detectives are investigating the incident, according to Officer Mark Marron, a department spokesperson. A spokesperson for the Suffolk district attorney’s office said Wednesday morning that there are “no indications of criminality.”
In a statement to the Globe on Wednesday, the club said its staff had acted appropriately.
Club management said it conducted interviews with employees and reviewed security footage that showed CPR was administered “within a minute” of staff being notified of the medical emergency.
EMS was contacted within two minutes, and Boston police arrived within six minutes, the club said.
“We hope the family finds some comfort knowing that Boston Police, Boston EMS, and the Club Staff worked diligently and efficiently in responding to this unfortunate situation,” club management said.
According to the police report, however, the first officers to arrive on the scene were on a routine patrol outside the nightclub when they were flagged down by one of Colon’s friends.
Police also said in the report that the large crowd inside the club did not comply with orders to give space to emergency medical personnel, forcing them to shut down the club and order the patrons to leave.
Icon had planned to hold a New Year’s Eve event, headlined by DJs JayRoc and Roniflee, according to its social media accounts. It was unclear Wednesday whether that event would take place.
Colon, known as “Nena,” leaves behind two children, one aged 9 and the other 6 months old, according to a fund-raiser in her name.
Camilo Fonseca can be reached at camilo.fonseca@globe.com. Follow him on X @fonseca_esq and on Instagram @camilo_fonseca.reports.
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Bruins Close Homestand with 6-2 Loss to Canadiens | Boston Bruins
BOSTON –– Despite a fiery start, the Boston Bruins lost their footing in the third period and ultimately fell 6-2 to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday at TD Garden.
“Even after the first period, guys came ready to play today. They were very excited, so it was good,” head coach Marco Sturm said. “But the goals we gave up – for me, it’s a lot of individual mistakes, fatigue. Guys were just mentally not sharp.”
Sammy Blais put the Canadiens ahead 1-0 at 11:08 of the first period, but the Bruins soon earned the lead.
Mason Lohrei kept the puck in the zone and carried it down the left side before hitting Marat Khusnutdinov with a cross-crease pass, which he one-timed past Montreal netminder Jacob Fowler at 12:25. Khusnutdinov’s fifth goal of the year made it 1-1 and extended his point streak to three games.
Alex Steeves potted a last-minute tally for the 2-1 lift while on the power play. David Pastrnak dished the puck over to Steeves in the right circle, where he sniped it home at 19:42. It was Steeves’ eighth goal of the season, and first PPG of his NHL career. The loss overshadowed that for the forward, though.
“It’s terrible, it stinks. Really, this whole homestand, going into break, it’s unfortunate,” Steeves said. “But I think it’s moments like these where you find out how tight the group is. I know we have a tight group, and I know we’ll bounce back from this and we’ll be stronger because of it. Stings for now.”
Viktor Arvidsson – who played in his first game since Dec. 11 after working through a lower-body injury – picked up the secondary assist on the scoring play. The forward was back on the second line with Casey Mittelstadt and Pavel Zacha.
“It was nice to be back and skating again and battling and stuff and be on the bench,” Arvidsson said. “Be with the guys. It felt good.”
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