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Sports on TV for Thursday, August 3

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:57:10 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsThursday, August 3AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL5:30 a.m. (Friday)FS2 — AFL: Richmond at WesternAUTO RACING9 p.m.ESPN — SRX: Racing Series, Grand Rapids, Mich.CFL FOOTBALL8:30 p.m.CBSSN — B.C. at WinnipegGOLF9 a.m.GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open, First Round, Dundonald Links, Ayrshire, Scotland2 p.m.GOLF — PGA Tour: The Wyndham Championship, First Round, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, N.C.6 p.m.GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: The Utah Championship, First Round, Oakridge Country Club, Farmington, UtahHORSE RACING1 p.m.FS2 — Saratoga Live: From Saratoga Springs, N.Y.LACROSSE (WOMEN’S)5 p.m.ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Team Glynn vs. Team Apuzzo, Sparks Glencoe, Md.7:30 p.m.ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Team Moreno vs. Team Bosco, Sparks Glencoe, Md.MLB BASEBALL12 p.m.MLBN — Regional Coverage: Philadelphia at Miami OR Chicago White Sox at Texas (2 p.m.)3 p.m.MLBN — Regional Coverage: Baltimore at Toronto OR Chic...

“El Gordo”: telescopio de la NASA captura nueva imagen del cúmulo de galaxias

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:57:10 GMT

La NASA publicó una nueva imagen el miércoles de un cúmulo de galaxias masivo con otras galaxias distantes en el fondo.“El Gordo” ha existido desde que el universo tenía 6,200 millones de años. El cúmulo de galaxias más grande de su tiempo, El Gordo, sirve como una “lupa cósmica natural” que permitió a la NASA ver las galaxias de fondo con mayor claridad.“La lente de El Gordo aumenta el brillo y magnifica el tamaño de las galaxias distantes”, dijo Brenda Frye de la Universidad de Arizona y autora principal de un artículo que analiza las observaciones de El Gordo. “Este efecto de lente proporciona una ventana única al universo distante”, agregó.El telescopio espacial James Webb de la NASA capturó la imagen infrarroja, dando a los observadores un vistazo de las galaxias que solo se insinuaron en las imágenes del telescopio espacial Hubble. La NASA anuncia que enviará humanos al “lado oscuro de la Luna” NASA rompe e...

Denver weather: Rain still possible each afternoon through the weekend

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:57:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Showers and thunderstorms will develop in Denver weather late each day for the next week. The storms will be scattered, which means not everyone will see rain in the coming days. The chances are much lower than earlier in the week when there was more widespread heavy rain according to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast.Denver rain chances for the week aheadWeather tonight: Early evening thunderstormsRain chances Wednesday night will happen early in the evening for metro Denver and the Front Range. There will be fewer storms across the area. However, any thunderstorms can still generate lightning, wind and heavy rain. The greatest threat for strong storms will be confined to the northeast corner of the state along the Imterstate 76 corridor.Overnight low temperatures across Coloardo by Thursday morningWeather tomorrow: Lower rain chancesThursday will start off with sunny skies followed by increasing clouds along the Front Range. Temperatures...

Colorado sees small increase in number of COVID cases

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:57:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Health officials are watching a slight uptick in the number of COVID cases in Colorado.The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported the number of new COVID cases has increased in the last few weeks and is at the highest level of the summer.Dr. Carrie Horn, the chief medical officer at National Jewish Health in Denver, offered some perspective. 2 new human cases of West Nile confirmed "I do think there is a real increase, again the hospitalizations will trail behind that a little bit, and while we have seen a bit of an increase, it hasn't been severe," she said. "Thankfully these later variants seem to be a little less harmful."Horn said with school starting next week in some areas, doctors are keeping an eye on the numbers. "I think we are going to see things increase a little bit more as school starts back up again. You are putting a lot of people and kids in classrooms together," she said.Families should continue taking all the same saf...

Fast-moving river pops up in Buffalo Creek after storm

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:57:10 GMT

BUFFALO CREEK, Colo. (KDVR) — The mountain town of Buffalo Creek in Jefferson County is keeping a watchful eye on the sky after storms created a fast-moving river of hail and rain in their community.One family FOX31 talked to said the deluge was like none other they’d seen before. A big concern was water rushing the down mountain and not knowing when the rain would stop. Video: Strong storms cause damage, dump hail Katherine Davidson posted pictures on social media showing what it looked like as heavy rain fell in Jefferson County on Tuesday afternoon."We were concerned about getting down here, but we really couldn’t see the base of the hill. As soon as I got my car down here, it was just a river at the base of the road," Davidson said.A road washed out in Buffalo Creek after a storm on Tuesday, Aug. 1. (KDVR)Storm forms river on the street in Buffalo CreekA road was washed out and Tuesday, and it has not been repaired. There are concerns more rain could cause more problems.Water ...

AirOtic Soirée brings immersive, high-flying burlesque to Hunters in Wilton Manors

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:57:10 GMT

Are you good with balance? How about while flying around in the air? Shireen did try once hanging from her dining room chandelier. You know, she was trying to be a dangling appetizer. Anyway, it’s best to leave the acrobats to the pros. Here’s Alex Miranda to show us a real-life fantasy.AirOtic seduces its audience with sexy Cirque-style stunts. Now, these moves you should not try at home.At AirOtic, fantasy is their speciality.Kyle Kier, director/performer: “Our goal is to take our audience to a fantasy world, let them escape the real world. They don’t have to think about their job. They don’t have to think about what’s happening.”What people will be focused on is what’s happening on stage.Kyle Kier: “AirOtic is a sexy and sensual burlesque, Cirque-style cabaret.”Stephane Haffner, creator/performer: “It’s a celebration of the body: the beauty, the sensuality. The show is not vulgar at all. The celebration of lo...

Yankees place Domingo Germán on restricted list for alcohol abuse

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:57:10 GMT

Domingo Germán has been placed on the restricted list for the second time in his career.The right-hander agreed Wednesday to voluntarily submit to inpatient treatment for alcohol abuse. Germán will be placed on the restricted list for the time that he is away from the club, which is expected to be the rest of the season, according to Brian Cashman.“Certainly, it’s a very serious issue that affects way too many people, unfortunately,” Cashman said. “Hopefully, the steps that are being taken today will really benefit him for the remaining part of his life, because it’s a very serious problem that you need to address head-on. These treatment places are significant steps, hopefully towards helping him get the tools to solve it.“I’m just worried right now for the person and the immediate family.”While Cashman mostly offered no comments when pressed for details, he said that a “recent situation emerged.” He found out ab...

2 San Diego spots among best mom-and-pop shops in US: Yelp

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:57:10 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Mom-and-pop shops help keep the history alive in communities.These small family-owned businesses bring a unique touch to the area where they originated, whether its because of their culture, environment or products.Yelp recently compiled a list of 150 U.S. businesses across 10 different business categories that best represent what it means to be an independently-owned and operated business in 2023.Two spots in the San Diego area were selected to the popular online directory's list: Thanh Tinh Chay and Kove Brewing.Thanh Tinh Chay, located at 4591 El Cajon Blvd in the Teralta East neighborhood, is a Vietnamese vegan restaurant that serves more than 200 dishes.Diners are also given special water that is prepared with apple juice to create sweetness, which is then cooked with lemon, mint, strawberry, lychee and other ingredients "to help detoxify the liver and are good for the skin," the restaurant says."We were greeted with a refreshing cup of water infused with various f...

Amazon Fresh offers delivery to non-Prime members in San Diego

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:57:10 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Not an Amazon Prime member? Well now is your chance to still benefit from its products in certain areas.Amazon Fresh is offering grocery delivery in the city of San Diego for customers who are not Prime members, the company said in a press release Wednesday.“We’re always looking for more ways to make grocery shopping easy, fast, and affordable for all of our customers, and are excited to offer Amazon Fresh grocery delivery to customers without a Prime membership in a dozen U.S. cities. Now even more Amazon customers can benefit from our high-quality grocery experience, with Prime members continuing to save on grocery delivery fees and through exclusive savings on hundreds of items in-store,” Claire Peters, worldwide vice president of Amazon Fresh, said in a statement. Sesame Place San Diego’s free admission for kids begins Other cities selected in the rollout include Austin, TX, Boston, MA, Charlotte, N.C., Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, Denver, CO, Nashville, TN, Phoenix, AZ...

The extreme heat in Phoenix is withering some of its famed saguaro cacti, with no end in sight

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:57:10 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — After recording the warmest monthly average temperature for any U.S. city ever in July, Phoenix climbed back up to dangerously high temperatures Wednesday. That could mean trouble not just for people but for some plants, too.Residents across the sprawling metro are finding the extended extreme heat has led to fried flora, and have shared photos and video of their damaged cacti with the Desert Botanical Garden. Nurseries and landscapers are inundated with requests for help with saguaros or fruit trees that are losing leaves.Phones have been “ringing nonstop” about everything from a cactus to a citrus tree or ficus, said Sophia Booth, a landscape designer at Moon Valley Nursery, which has nearly a dozen locations across the Phoenix suburbs.“A lot of people are calling and saying their cactus is yellowing really hard, fell over or like broken arms, that sort of thing,” Booth said. “Twenty-year-old trees are losing all their leaves, or they’re turning a crisp brown.”She a...