Rodriguez, Joe slug homers to power Pirates past Brewers 4-1, spoiling Woodruff’s return

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:25 GMT

Rodriguez, Joe slug homers to power Pirates past Brewers 4-1, spoiling Woodruff’s return MILWAUKEE (AP) — Endy Rodriguez and Connor Joe homered to spoil the return of Milwaukee starter Brandon Woodruff after four months, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-1 victory over the NL Central-leading Brewers on Sunday.Woodruff (1-1) was activated off the 60-day injured list (right shoulder inflammation) on Sunday and was making his first start for the Brewers since April 7. He retired the first six hitters, striking out the first five, before Rodriguez opened the third inning with his second homer.Joe opened the fourth with his eighth homer of the season to make it 2-0.Bryan Reynolds had a pinch-hit, two-run homer, his 14th of the season, off Abner Uribe in the eighth to make it 4-0.Milwaukee scored an unearned run in the ninth off Carmen Mlodzinski when William Contreras walked and Carlos Santana singled. Contreras scored from third on a two-out throwing error by third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes.Johan Oviedo (6-11) allowed just two hits, both by Contreras, in seven innings and ...

Gomber shuts down former team, pitches Rockies past Cardinals 1-0 for rare series win in St. Louis

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:25 GMT

Gomber shuts down former team, pitches Rockies past Cardinals 1-0 for rare series win in St. Louis ST. LOUIS (AP) — Austin Gomber pitched out of trouble for six innings against his former team and Ezequiel Tovar had a sacrifice fly to lift the Colorado Rockies over the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0 on Sunday.In a matchup of last-place clubs, the Rockies took two of three games and won a series in St. Louis for the first time since sweeping the Cardinals in June 2009.St. Louis went 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position and stranded 15 overall. The Cardinals have lost four of six.Gomber (9-8) gave up six hits and struck out two. The left-hander was part of the trade that sent star third baseman Nolan Arenado from Colorado to St. Louis in February 2021. Gomber escaped a bases-loaded jam by getting Tyler O’Neill to ground out in the fifth.Colorado took the lead in the third. Tovar’s sac fly brought in Brenton Doyle, who doubled with one out.Tyler Kinley, Brent Suter and Justin Lawrence finished an eight-hitter for the Rockies. Lawrence earned his ninth save in 12 chances.Doyle had...

Four Rangers go deep to back shutout pitching in 6-0 win over Marlins

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:25 GMT

Four Rangers go deep to back shutout pitching in 6-0 win over Marlins ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe, Marcus Semien, Ezequiel Duran and Adolis Garcia homered while Andrew Heaney allowed four singles in 5 2/3 shutout innings as the Texas Rangers beat the Miami Marlins 6-0 on Sunday to sweep a six-game homestand.Lowe lofted a two-run drive to right field in the third inning that barely landed in the home bullpen. Semien’s homer sailed into the visitors’ bullpen in left in the fifth inning. Duran led off the sixth with a homer to center after entering the game in the top of the inning. Garcia, the AL’s leader with 89 RBIs, homered to center leading off the eighth for his 29th this season.The six-game winning streak and four homers match Texas highs this season.Heaney (9-6) gave up two hits in the second inning, then retired 10 consecutive batters before leaving with two runners on in the sixth. He has a career-best scoreless streak of 15 2/3 innings.Miami’s first two outs in the sixth came when Jorge Soler’s scorching liner with runners on first ...

Diego Simeone’s son Giuliano seriously injured in Alaves game and taken off the field in ambulance

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:25 GMT

Diego Simeone’s son Giuliano seriously injured in Alaves game and taken off the field in ambulance MADRID (AP) — Giuliano Simeone, son of Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone, was taken off the field in an ambulance after sustaining a serious leg injury while playing for Spanish club Alaves on Sunday.Giuliano Simeone was fouled from behind in Alaves’ friendly game against Burgos. The 20-year-old forward stayed down with players from both teams calling for help after seeing the apparent injury to his left foot. An ambulance came onto the field, and fans and players applauded as the player was driven away. The game, which was nearing its end, was called off.Alaves did not immediately give any more detail on the injury.Giuliano Simeone was set to make his first-division debut with Alaves this season. He played for Zaragoza in the second tier last season.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Colts’ Shaquille Leonard working to overcome fear of injury after missing most of past 2 seasons

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:25 GMT

Colts’ Shaquille Leonard working to overcome fear of injury after missing most of past 2 seasons WESTFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Shaquille Leonard finally looks and sounds like his old self. The Indianapolis Colts star linebacker is running around, making plays at training camp, injecting energy with his customary nonstop voice.On Saturday, after missing most of last season with an impinged nerve that required season-ending surgery, the three-time All-Pro took another major step in his long road back by returning to full contact in team drills. One of the most-watched players at camp also knows there’s one last hurdle to overcome.“I’m just going out and taking the fear out of making contact,” Leonard said. “I would still say fear — just being able to have contact for the first time in a long time, not knowing what result was going to come. It feels good, it feels amazing and I’m just happy to be out there.”It was evident each time Leonard lined up at Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana, about 30 minutes from the team headquarters. And it was noticeable in his typically ca...

LIV Golf Greenbrier Par Scores

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:25 GMT

LIV Golf Greenbrier Par Scores SundayAt The Old White at GreenbrierWhite Sulphur Springs, W.V.Purse: $25 millionYardage: 7,255; Par: 70Final RoundBryson DeChambeau, $4,000,000 68-61-58_187 -23Mito Pereira, $2,250,000 68-62-63_193 -17Richard Bland, $1,100,000 66-65-63_194 -16David Puig, $1,100,000 63-65-66_194 -16Matthew Wolff, $1,100,000 61-67-66_194 -16Harold Varner III, $700,000 63-67-66_196 -14Carlos Ortiz, $481,000 66-67-64_197 -13Dean Burmester, $481,000 64-67-66_197  13Branden Grace, $481,000 66-64-67_197 -13Brendan Steele, $481,000 67-63-67_197 -13Talor Gooch, $481,000 65-99-68_197 -13Sergio Garcia, $321,667 69-66-63_198 -12Bernd Wiesberger, $321,667 66-67-65_198 -12Scott Vincent, $321,667 69-63-65_198 -12Cameron Tringale, $321,667 64-68-66_198 -12Sebastian Munoz, $321,667 67-64-67_198 -12Charles Howell III, $321,667 65-66-67_198 -12Laurie Canter, $250,000 65-70-65_200 -10Lee Westwood, $250,000 66-69-65_200 -10Anirban ...

Ionescu’s big game lifts New York to 99-61 win over Las Vegas, handing Aces only 3rd loss of season

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:25 GMT

Ionescu’s big game lifts New York to 99-61 win over Las Vegas, handing Aces only 3rd loss of season NEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 31 points, hitting six of New York’s 17 3-pointers to lead the Liberty to a 99-61 rout of the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday in a matchup of the top two teams in the WNBA.The Liberty have won four straight and snapped the Aces’ eight-game winning streak, handing Las Vegas (24-3) only its third loss of the season in front of a raucous sellout crowd of 11,418. The Aces were bidding to match the 1998 Houston Comets for most wins before suffering a third defeat. These two squads will play three more times this month, including for the Commissioner’s Cup championship on Aug. 15 in Las Vegas.In the first meeting between the teams in June, the Aces used a dominant third quarter to blow open the game. The Liberty did it this time, outscoring Las Vegas 30-9 in the period. The Aces came into the game leading the WNBA in scoring at 94.4 points.New York (22-6) led by five at the half and scored the first eight points of the third quarter to extend th...

Explosiones golpean puentes entre Crimea y la Ucrania ocupada

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:25 GMT

Explosiones golpean puentes entre Crimea y la Ucrania ocupada (CNN) — Explosiones alcanzaron puentes de carretera cruciales que unen la Crimea ocupada con partes de la región de Jersón bajo control ruso, según las autoridades rusas, mientras Ucrania intensifica sus ataques contra infraestructuras y territorio de Rusia.Las explosiones se produjeron el mismo día en que el alcalde de Moscú dijo que un dron había sido derribado acercándose a la ciudad y poco después de que Ucrania atacara uno de los mayores petroleros rusos con un dron marítimo y llevara a cabo un ataque contra una importante base naval.El líder en funciones de la región de Jersón designado por Rusia, Vladimir Saldo, dijo que los misiles que alcanzaron dos puentes en Crimea este domingo eran Storm Shadows, un misil de largo alcance lanzado desde el aire y suministrado a Ucrania por el Reino Unido.Saldo dijo que los dos puentes eran utilizados por tráfico civil y no militar. La rotura de un gasoducto que discurre junto al puente cortó el suministro a 20.000 habitantes de la c...

Denver weather: Mild temperatures, severe thunderstorm warnings

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:25 GMT

Denver weather: Mild temperatures, severe thunderstorm warnings DENVER (KDVR) - Denver will see plenty of sunshine today, as highs stay mild in the middle 70s, before storms are possible in the afternoon and evening hours.There is a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Broomfield County, northern Denver County and western Adams County until 4:15 p.m., as well as Centennial, Parker, and Lone Tree until 4:30 p.m. West Nile virus is more of a threat this year than previous years, experts say The National Weather Service issued the warning reporting a severe thunderstorm over Thornton. It predicts up to quarter-sized hail and expects the hail to damage vehicles.The Denver International Airport is under a ground stop until 4:45 p.m.Weather today: Comfy with PM stormsSunshine early will lead to a few extra clouds in the afternoon as highs top out in the middle 70s. We could see a quick afternoon shower, but rain and storm chances are better in the evening hours for the Front Range.Weather tonight: Rain exitsRain showers will taper and clear...

Serial burglar bear relocating to Colorado

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:40:25 GMT

Serial burglar bear relocating to Colorado DENVER (KDVR) -- A bear that has repeatedly broken into homes with her cubs in California will be relocated to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado.The large mother bear, identified as 64F, was found responsible for at least 21 DNA-confirmed break-ins near South Lake Tahoe since 2022, according to a press release from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. She is also known to the public by the name "Hank the Tank." Bear attacks camper relaxing in hammock: CPW 64F and her three cubs were captured Friday and after they are cleared by a veterinarian, they will be relocated. The Wild Animal Sanctuary agreed to care for the mother, but Colorado Parks and Wildlife can only approve one such placement. The three cubs may end up at Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue in California "in hopes they can discontinue the negative behaviors they learned from the sow and can be returned to the wild" CDFW said.A history of break-insIn March, 64F and her cubs were found denning under a home in...