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Rockies Journal: German Marquez’s contract a win-win — if right-hander produces

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:05:28 GMT

German Marquez wanted to stay with the Rockies. That became clear in the weeks and months following his Tommy John surgery in May.The jovial right-hander was in the clubhouse nearly every day, joking with his teammates, and being a part of things, even though his right arm was in a brace.So I was not at all surprised that Marquez and the Rockies agreed to a two-year contract extension on Friday. Neither was manager Bud Black.“I think we know each other, right?” Black told reporters before Friday night’s game in San Francisco. “We know German and German knows this organization. He feels a strong loyalty, and I think it speaks volumes that German wants to be part of this moving forward.“He wants to be part of the solution for us to turn it around and get to where we want to be.”Marquez and Black have a very special relationship and I’m certain that played a role in Marquez’s decision.But the contract’s $20 million price tag, with a chance for millio...

13th bus carrying migrants from Texas arrives in Los Angeles 

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:05:28 GMT

Another bus full of migrants from Central and South America that departed from the Texas-Mexico border region arrived in L.A. on Saturday morning. According to a statement from the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) on behalf of the L.A. Welcomes Collective, 46 migrants arrived at a church in Boyle Heights shortly before 9 a.m. The Texas-sponsored bus contained 12 families comprised of 32 men and 14 women, 15 of whom were children. Migrants aboard the most recent bus are from Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Venezuela. According to CHIRLA, many of them reported having little or no food for over 24 hours.  Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 1,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech “Despite their traumatic experience migrating to the U.S., asylum seekers want to be self-sufficient, get a work permit and contribute to their new home,” said CHIRLA Communications Director Jorge-Mario Cabrera. “In the history of Los Angeles, migrants...

Palo Alto police investigating third burglary at multi-million dollar Crescent Park home since 2021

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:05:28 GMT

A multi-million dollar home in Palo Alto’s Crescent Park neighborhood was burglarized this week — the third forced entry police have investigated at the property within the past 22 months.Shortly after 8:30 p.m. Thursday, police said two burglars entered a house on the 00 block of Crescent Drive. The duo broke the glass of a locked rear door, which triggered a home security alarm and woke a woman and her husband who were sleeping inside.The two people — wearing black hooded sweatshirts, face masks and gloves — fled after the woman, who is in her 70s, yelled at them from upstairs, according to police. The race and gender of the burglars is unknown, and no arrests have been made.As of Friday, the victims were unsure if anything was stolen.Police said the two prior burglaries — reported in November 2021 and February 2022 — are still open and unsolved. Without any leads for the people responsible for the break-ins, authorities are unsure if the home has bee...

Los Angeles Rams put WR Cooper Kupp on injured reserve with lingering hamstring issue

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:05:28 GMT

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have placed receiver Cooper Kupp on injured reserve, sidelining him for at least their first four games.The Rams also put new tight end Hunter Long on injured reserve Saturday, one day before their season opener at Seattle.Kupp injured his hamstring Aug. 1 in training camp, and he aggravated the injury late last month. The Super Bowl 56 MVP got treatment and saw a specialist in Minnesota in recent days but didn’t improve enough to play.Kupp also missed the final eight games of last season with an ankle injury. He won the triple crown of receiving in 2021 and was named the AP’s NFL Offensive Player of the Year before leading the Rams to their Super Bowl victory over Cincinnati.Kupp won’t be eligible to play until the Rams host Philadelphia in Week 5 on Oct. 8.The Rams also signed kicker Brett Maher and quarterback Brett Rypien from their practice squad ahead of their trip to Seattle to face the Seahawks. Rypien will ...

Zinchenko scores as Ukraine holds England to 1-1 draw in European Championship qualifying

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:05:28 GMT

WROCLAW, Poland (AP) — Ukraine ended England’s perfect record in 2024 European Championship qualifying after Oleksandr Zinchenko’s first-half goal helped secure a 1-1 draw on Saturday. Zinchenko put Ukraine ahead with a side-footed finish in the 26th minute before Kyle Walker equalized with his first goal for England, on his 77th appearance, in the 41st. The Ukrainian fans celebrated as if it was a win after the final whistle, with the players applauding the supporters in return. The team is playing all its “home” games in Poland because of the war against Russia. “An amazing result for us. England are one of the best teams in the world,” Zinchenko said. “The atmosphere was unbelievable. It felt like we played at home. I really hope very soon we can play at home.”England had won its first four qualifiers and still has a firm grip on Group C with 13 points. Ukraine is second on seven points having played one game fewer. Ukraine took the lead on a quick counter...

Nicolas Pepe leaves Arsenal after club terminates contract and is set for Trabzonspor

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:05:28 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Arsenal terminated the contract of former club-record signing Nicolas Pepe on Saturday, letting the winger leave on a free transfer. Arsenal paid 72 million pounds ($90 million) to sign Pepe from French club Lille in 2019 but will get nothing for his departure, with the Ivory Coast international reportedly set to sign for Turkish side Trabzonspor. Pepe had a good start at Arsenal under former manager Unai Emery but struggled to fit in after Mikel Arteta took over, and has not started a Premier League game since October 2021. He was sent to Nice on loan last season. He had one year remaining on his contract, but Arsenal opted to let him go instead of using him as a backup to Bukayo Saka at the Emirates. “Everyone at Arsenal thanks Nicolas for his contribution during his time with us and we wish him well for the future,” the London club said in a statement. ___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Lorton police station and animal shelter set to open this fall

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:05:28 GMT

The new Lorton police station and Fairfax County animal shelter is set to open this fall. (Courtesy InsideNova) The new Lorton police station and Fairfax County animal shelter is set to open this fall. (Courtesy InsideNova) A Lorton police station and Fairfax County’s second animal shelter, both under construction since 2021, are expected to open this fall.The $33.7 million campus on Lorton Road will consist of 31,000 square feet for the police station; 23,000 square feet for the animal shelter; 20,000 square feet of outdoor space for a canine area and feline condos; a fuel island to support fleet vehicles; and associated parking.The facility, built between Lorton Road’s intersections with Workhouse and Hooes ro...

El origen de la arepa: ¿es colombiana o venezolana? (Y por qué esto es lo que menos importa)

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:05:28 GMT

(CNN Español) — Ni colombianas ni venezolanas. Las arepas son americanas.La discusión que por tanto tiempo ha enfrentado a colombianos y venezolanos sobre el origen de las arepas, uno de sus más adorados y tradicionales platillos, para algunos expertos puede considerarse innecesaria, incluso insulsa, teniendo en cuenta la importancia de este manjar en la cultura gastronómica de ambos países desde el periodo prehispánico hasta la actualidad.Si se quisiera rastrear un origen, es preciso primero identificar que las arepas están hechas de maíz, una planta indígena oriunda “de la América tropical”, según la Real Academia Española, y que es la base alimentaria del continente prehispánico, comparable al trigo en Europa y al arroz en Asia.Y si se quiere tener un significado detallado de la palabra, la etimología de arepa nos lleva a los indígenas cumanagotos que decían “erepa” para nombrar el maíz y que posteriormente derivó en “arepa”, según escrib...

No. 10 Notre Dame’s game at NC State resumes in 2nd quarter after lengthy weather delay

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:05:28 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Saturday’s game between No. 10 Notre Dame and North Carolina State has resumed after a 1-hour, 45-minute delay due to weather concerns.The Fighting Irish led 3-0 with 14:45 left in the quarter when officials informed fans that the game would be suspended. The stadium’s new videoboard — part of a $15 million upgrade — cited lightning within 8 miles (13 kilometers) of Carter-Finley Stadium.Heavy storms hit the Raleigh area in the morning, and ominous clouds lingered about two hours before kickoff. Those appeared to break in the first quarter before returning and leading to the game’s pause shortly before 1 p.m.During the storm stoppage, numerous panels on the videoboard shorted out briefly amid a lightning strike nearby. But the videoboard was mostly up and running — minus a section of still-dark panels — as fans reentered the stadium and the teams retook the field for a 10-minute warmup. ___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football ...

Christopher Bell qualifies on the pole for NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:05:28 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Christopher Bell won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, putting himself in good position to wiggle off the playoff bubble and make next week’s cut-off a little less stressful.Bell was the only driver among the 10 in the final round of qualifying to go over 180 mph, turning a lap of 180.276 for a comfortable margin over Kyle Larson, who locked up his place in the next round of the playoffs with a win last week at Darlington.“That was a lot of fun,” said Bell, who rode the preferred high line along the wall at Kansas to his second straight pole and fourth of the season. “Qualifying here is very intense. That’s certainly all we had.”Bell followed his pole run at Darlington with a mistake during the race and finished 23rd. That left him just one point ahead of Bubba Wallace for 12th place in points with next week’s race at Bristol the cut-off for the top 12 drivers to advance.“There’s a handful o...