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Rockies blanked by Pirates’ Mitch Keller, who throws complete game

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:21:32 GMT

PITTSBURGH — Somebody had to blink. It turns out it was Kyle Freeland.He lost a pitcher’s duel to Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller, who was magnificent as he pitched a complete-game shutout in Pittsburgh’s 2-0 win Monday night at PNC Park.Freeland escaped traffic jams via double plays in the first, third, fifth and sixth innings. But all Freeland could do in the seventh inning was watch Rodolfo Castro’s two-run homer sneak over the center-field wall.That was all Pittsburgh needed. The Pirates snapped a seven-game losing streak while the Rockies lost for just the second time in their last eight games.The Pirates’ Connor Joe, the former Rockies, led off the seventh with a single to right, setting up Castro’s homer. Castro hammered Freeland’s 0-1, upper-middle, 90.1 mph fastball for his fourth homer of the season.Related ArticlesColorado Rockies | Rockies’ Bud Black remembers Vida Blue with a New York Post headline Colora...

Family grieves 54-year-old San Bernardino man shot, killed in road-rage incident

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:21:32 GMT

The family of a 54-year-old Andrew Sanchez, shot and killed after an apparent road-rage incident earlier this year, is grieving the loss of their beloved son, brother, father and one-on-one health aide to special needs children at Werner Elementary School in Rialto.  "He had a sense of humor, enjoyed his cooking, enjoyed his family,” Sanchez’s mother, Mary Louise Sanchez, said of her son. “He was happy at his job, enjoyed working with those special needs kids.”  The 54-year-old, who she called Andy, had also become her caretaker in recent years.  The fatal shooting occurred on Feb. 28 near the intersection of 5th Street and Tippecanoe Avenue in Highland.  Officers with the Highland Police Department responded to the scene on reports of assault with a deadly and found the Sanchez in his vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound. Deputies immediately began life-saving measures. The 54-year-old was taken to the hospital by fire department personnel where he w...

Why are Oakland’s kids still not in school? Striking teachers say it’s for the ‘common good’

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:21:32 GMT

With just 13 days left in the school year, most Oakland classrooms remained empty Monday as striking teachers walked the picket line for a third day — but the impasse is no longer focused on money or benefits.Instead, the Oakland Unified School District and the teachers’ union, the Oakland Education Association, are locked in a dispute over the teachers’ so-called “common good” demands, which seek to address racial equity, homelessness and environmental justice for students across the city.The demands — which include using closed school sites to house homeless students and creating a committee to coordinate reparations for Black students — are not issues that historically have kept children out of the classroom.Now, the dispute is even dividing the six members of the Oakland Unified school board itself: On Monday morning, board members Valarie Bachelor, VanCedric Williams, and Jennifer Brouhard urged the rest of the board to allow the district’s bargaining te...

NHL Draft Lottery: Sharks didn’t win, but they also dodged a bullet

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:21:32 GMT

The San Jose Sharks didn’t quite get the outcome they were looking for during Monday’s NHL Draft Lottery. But it wasn’t the worst result, either.The Sharks did not wind up with the nos. 1 or 2 overall selections, but will instead have the No. 4 overall pick in next month’s NHL Draft in Nashville, Tenn.The Chicago Blackhawks, who finished with the third-worst record in the NHL, won the draft lottery and will have the right to select superstar-in-waiting Connor Bedard.The Anaheim Ducks, who finished last in the NHL, fell to No. 2 and the Columbus Blue Jackets fell one spot to No. 3.The Sharks finished with the NHL’s fourth-worst record at 22-44-16.It is a bit of a break for the Sharks that Bedard will be going to Chicago instead of a Pacific Division rival like the Ducks.The NHL held two lotteries to determine the first and second overall selections, and the Sharks had a 9.5 percent chance of winning one or the other. They also had a 0.3 percent chance of landing at No. 3 and a ...

Ahead of Game 4, Warriors make another starting lineup change vs. Lakers

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:21:32 GMT

LOS ANGELES — The Warriors will trot out their third different starting lineup in four games against the Los Angeles Lakers.Gary Payton II, who has been largely out of the rotation in the first three games, will get the starting nod alongside the usuals — Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins and Draymond Green at center.“Five years ago we wouldn’t have changed the lineup unless there was an injury,” head coach Steve Kerr said.With all the game-to-game adjustments, things have changed now. The Lakers adjusted in their Game 3 win by having Austin Reaves defend Curry and Jarred Vanderbilt defend Green which, in essence, limited the pick-and-roll opportunities for the Warriors. Starting Payton can be the Warriors’ defensive counter by limiting D’Angelo Russell’s scoring opportunities; Russell scored 13 points in the first quarter last game.“Obviously his defense is excellent,” Kerr said. “He plays like a big but he ...

You won’t believe how much Americans bet in the last 5 years

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:21:32 GMT

By Wayne Parry | Associated PressATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Americans have bet over $220 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the five years since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for all 50 states to offer it, and the industry shows few signs of slowing despite some recent scandals that have put a spotlight on wagering safeguards.When Sunday’s anniversary of the court ruling in a case brought by New Jersey arrives, two-thirds of the country will offer legal sports betting, with additional states likely to join in coming months or years.The fast-growing industry is also far-reaching: its advertisements reach into most U.S. homes during sporting events and even non-sports programming. Few TV viewers have been spared from repeated ads featuring a Caesar character discussing sports gambling with members of the Manning football dynasty, or from actor Jamie Foxx placing sports bets in between takes on a film set.“While the milestones of legalized sports betting t...

Man shot in groin area during one of two Oakley shootings reported minutes apart: police

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:21:32 GMT

(KRON) -- A 44-year-old man was shot in the groin area late Sunday afternoon, Oakley city officials said in a Facebook post. The shooting happened around 4:52 p.m. near the 4300 block of Lorenzetti Drive where Oakley Police Department (OPD) officers spotted the unidentified victim in front of his porch suffering from a gunshot wound. 5 injured after early morning shooting in Redwood City The victim said he was shot by a Black man who is between 20-25 years old -- adding he was confronted by a total of three Black men. The suspects ran away in a black Volvo; the victim was able to get the license plate, OPD said in the social media post. A car chase on Highway 4 that involved five law enforcement agencies then ensued. Officers lost track of the Volvo near the Port Chicago Highway exit. The suspect car was later found on a "nearby surface street" where it was unoccupied and had been involved in a crash. One of the suspects was later found hiding in a bush in a nearby field, accordin...

Blackhawks win NHL draft lottery, get to pick Connor Bedard

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:21:32 GMT

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks won the NHL draft lottery Monday night and with it the right to select Connor Bedard with the first pick, parlaying one of their worst seasons in decades into a potentially franchise-altering player.It’s the second time the Blackhawks have won the lottery in the past two decades, and the previous victory in 2007 netted them Patrick Kane, who helped them win the Stanley Cup three times between 2010 and 2015. Bedard can now step into the void filled by the departures of Kane and longtime captain Jonathan Toews and become the new face of the Original Six organization currently in the midst of a full-scale rebuild.Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly unveiled a placard featuring the Blackhawks logo at 8:22 p.m. EDT, signifying they had gotten the No. 1 pick and setting off a wild celebration among fans at a watch party. Chicago had the third-highest odds of winning the lottery at 11.5%, behind Anaheim’s 25.5% and Columbus’ 13.5%. L...

Más de 150.000 migrantes esperan en ciudades del norte de México antes del fin del Título 42, dice fuente

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:21:32 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos estima que unos 152.000 migrantes se encontraban este fin de semana en refugios y calles de los estados en el norte de México que limitan con Estados Unidos, según una fuente familiarizada con los cálculos federales.Esto es lo que dicen las comunidades fronterizas, desde Tijuana hasta Brownsville, antes del fin del Título 42Los tres principales estados mexicanos incluyen a Chihuahua con 60.000 migrantes, Tamaulipas con 35.000 y Coahuila con 25.000, dijo la fuente.La misma fuente dice que más allá de los estados fronterizos del norte, el gobierno federal cree que cientos de miles de migrantes están “en ruta” en el sur de México y otros países centroamericanos.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Willson Contreras returns to Wrigley Field — as Cardinals DH

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:21:32 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — It was rainy and cold in Chicago. Not that it mattered all that much to Willson Contreras — even amid his bumpy transition to St. Louis.After all, he was back at his first big league home.“It’s been (an) emotional last few days for me, for sure,” Contreras said. “But I’m happy to be back here at Wrigley Field.”Contreras and the struggling Cardinals opened a three-game series against the Cubs on Monday night. It was his first game against Chicago since he left the team in free agency, signing an $87.5 million, five-year contract with St. Louis in December.The Cubs paid tribute to Contreras with a pregame highlight video, and the grinning catcher popped out of the dugout and waved his hat to acknowledge the cheers from the crowd.He was greeted with more applause when he batted for the first time in the second inning, including Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman clapping on the mound. After he singled up the middle, Contreras held his arms in the air and motioned fo...