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Freeland’s great play, Blackmon HR carry Rockies past Padres

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:51 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Left-hander Kyle Freeland made a brilliant defensive play while holding San Diego to three hits in six scoreless innings and Charlie Blackmon hit a two-run homer in the Colorado Rockies’ 4-1 victory over the Padres on Friday night.The Rockies have won the first two games of the season against the Padres, who have World Series aspirations after making it to the NL Championship Series last year. Not only are the Padres off to a rough start, but they were booed for the second straight night at Petco Park. Freeland (1-0) made a sensational play to retire Austin Nola opening the fifth. Nola hit a weak chopper down the third base line and Freeland hopped off the mound, gloved the ball, took two steps, made a leaping spin and threw to first baseman C.J. Cron, who made a nice stretch to retire the runner. Freeland ended up sprawled face down in foul territory.He squatted behind the mound for a few minutes and was checked by a trainer and manager Bud Black. He remained...

Alvarez’s bases-clearing double sends Astros past White Sox

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:51 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit a go-ahead three-run double in the seventh inning, and the Houston Astros rallied past the Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Friday night for their first win of the season.Kyle Tucker hit a two-run homer in the sixth and made a spectacular catch at the wall in the seventh to rob Andrew Benintendi of extra bases and keep the World Series champion Astros within one run.“That excited us, and the fans,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “Sometimes you can make a defensive play that will ignite your offense.”Eloy Jimenez hit two RBI doubles for the White Sox, both off Astros starter Cristian Javier.Jimenez’s first double scored Tim Anderson in the first inning. In the sixth, Javier gave up three straight doubles to Benintendi, Jimenez and Joan Moncada to make it 3-0 and end his night.“I was feeling good, but things didn’t work out for me that inning,” Javier said.White Sox reliever Kendall Graveman (1-1) loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh on two w...

Party for first-timers: Clark, Iowa will play LSU for title

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:51 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Iowa completed the party of first-timers in the women’s NCAA championship game.Clark’s Hawkeyes will face LSU and flamboyant coach Kim Mulkey on Sunday after knocking off undefeated defending national champion South Carolina 77-73 in the semifinals Friday night. The Tigers rallied for a 79-72 victory over Virginia Tech in the early game.Clark, the Associated Press Player of the Year, scored 41 points for Iowa (31-6). The Hawkeyes lost 73-72 in overtime to Ohio State 30 years ago in their only previous Final Four appearance.Alexis Morris, playing in her home state of Texas, scored 27 points to get the Tigers (33-2) past the semifinals for the first time in their sixth try. The first five were consecutive from 2004-08.Mulkey is just the third coach to take multiple teams to the Final Four after going four times with Baylor and winning three championships. She has a 7-1 record on the big stage.“You think about all the great men’s players that...

Skinner lifts Sabres to 3-2 win over Rangers in OT

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:51 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Skinner scored at 1:50 of overtime and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Friday night.J.J. Peterka and Jordan Greenway also scored for the Sabres, who recovered after giving up a 2-0 lead to improve to 3-0-1 in their last four games. Devon Levi made 32 saves in his NHL debut to help Buffalo pull five points behind Pittsburgh for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.Kaapo Kakko and Adam Fox scored for New York, which has lost two straight but pulled three points behind second-place New Jersey in the Metropolitan Division. Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves.In the extra period, Skinner gathered the puck after a pass from Owen Power, skated between a pair of defenders and fired a shot past Halak. It was Skinner’s 32nd goal of the season.JETS 6, RED WINGS 2WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler each had a goal and an assist to lead Winnipeg.Dylan DeMelo and Nikolaj Ehlers also had a goal and an assist, and ...

Fredericksburg police searching for two suspects in killing of 18-year-old student

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:51 GMT

Fredericksburg, Virginia, police are searching for the suspects involved in the shooting death of an 18-year-old last Sunday.On Sunday, March 26, Jasiah Smith, a James Monroe High School senior, was shot and killed at a gathering with his friends in a parking lot in the 400 block of Chadwick Court near Maranatha Baptist University, Fredericksburg police said in a statement.More Virginia NewsMore Crime NewsPolice said officers arrived on the scene around 3 p.m. to find Smith suffering from gunshot wounds and attempted to save his life. He was transported to a hospital, where he later died.Fredericksburg police are asking the public for assistance in finding the two suspects: Aaron Randolph Carter, 19, who is wanted on a charge of second-degree murder, and the other, a 15-year-old juvenile male who is wanted on a first-degree murder charge.Carter is approximately 5-foot-8-inches tall, weighs 145 pounds and drives a white Chevrolet Impala with a Virginia license plate, TUS-4155.Police ...

NHRA Winternationals Qualifying

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:51 GMT

FridayAt In-N-Out Burger Pomona DragstripPomona, Calif.First Round ResultsTop Fuel 1. Brittany Force, 3.712 seconds, 328.86 mph; 2. Justin Ashley, 3.729, 329.99; 3. Antron Brown, 3.730, 329.34; 4. Mike Salinas, 3.731, 334.4; 5. Steve Torrence, 3.737, 331.36; 6. Tony Schumacher, 3.762, 323.27; 7. Shawn Langdon, 3.764, 328.54; 8. Josh Hart, 3.769, 330.07; 9. Clay Millican, 4.113, 207.98; 10. Austin Prock, 4.273, 189.76; 11. Leah Pruett, 4.722, 156.57; 12. Krista Baldwin, 6.088, 107.32; 13. Doug Kalitta, 7.181, 108.47.Funny Car1. Cruz Pedregon, 3.865, 302.28; 2. Alexis DeJoria, 3.883, 333.49; 3. Robert Hight, 3.892, 329.99; 4. Tim Wilkerson, 3.938, 324.51; 5. Paul Lee, 3.957, 314.02; 6. Matt Hagan, 3.962, 302.96; 7. Chad Green, 3.990, 284.39; 8. Alex Laughlin, 3.993, 302.82; 9. John Force, 4.162, 230.61; 10. Terry Haddock, 4.178, 243.85; 11. Steven Densham, 4.330, 243.28 12. Jeff Diehl, 4.340, 209.39; 13. Blake Alexander, 4.456, 193.4; 14. Bob Tasca III , 4.730, 167.16; 15. Ron Capps, ...

Chicago White Sox let a 3-run lead slip away late in a 6-3 loss to the Houston Astros: ‘All rallies hurt’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:51 GMT

Two two-out rallies came back to bite the Chicago White Sox.And instead of a second straight victory to start the season, the Sox suffered a 6-3 loss to the Houston Astros on Friday in front of 41,453 at Minute Maid Park.Yordan Alvarez delivered the big hit, driving in three with a double in the seventh inning to give the Astros the lead.“All rallies are deflating, but when you get a couple of quick outs and then you give up a few runs, obviously that hurts a little more,” Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “All rallies hurt.”The Sox couldn’t hold a three-run lead, falling to 1-1 after rallying for a 3-2 win Thursday in the season opener.“Overall, a couple of walks just got to us,” Grifol said. “Especially in the bottom of the order that led to some runs. Hard-fought game. A pitch or two away, a knock or two away and the outcome is different.”The Sox led 3-0 in the sixth, with Eloy Jiménez driving in two runs on two doubles. Yo&...

One winning ticket sold for Friday’s $60 million Lotto Max jackpot

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:51 GMT

TORONTO — Someone in the Prairies is waking up $60 million dollars richer.One winning ticket was drawn for Friday’s Lotto Max jackpot.There was also one Maxmillion winner from Ontario out of six possible $1 million prizes.The jackpot for the next draw on April 4 will be an estimated $15 million.The Canadian Press

Flat Earth Absurdun Society, Confirms Earth Is Flat

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:51 GMT

Down four starters, Nuggets nearly pull off 27-point comeback vs. Suns

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:51 GMT

Technically, the Nuggets lost.But Phoenix’s 100-93 win on Friday evening couldn’t have felt great for the victors.Denver, which was missing four starters, cut a 27-point lead to just four on multiple occasions in the fourth quarter and nearly snatched their most improbable win of the season. On the second night of a back-to-back and with Nikola Jokic (calf), Jamal Murray (knee), Michael Porter Jr. (heel) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (non-COVID illness) all in Denver due to various ailments, Aaron Gordon was game.So was Bruce Brown, Reggie Jackson and Peyton Watson. All of Denver’s contributors gave a deep and profound scare to the Suns, who acted like the game was over in the third quarter.Gordon had a team-high 26 points in 36 minutes, Brown had 16 points and three steals and Jackson and Watson both played far and above their recent roles.Kevin Durant scored 30, while Devin Booker added 27. That they even played in the fourth quarter was a testament to the Nuggets’ resilience...