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Byron Buxton’s legs, Twins pitching staff lead team to second straight win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:33 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s funny, manager Rocco Baldelli said after the Twins’ first game, how Byron Buxton is always right in the middle of things, even on day one.The Twins’ designated hitter played an even bigger role in Saturday’s 2-0 win over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium after a brief scare.In the first inning, Buxton lined a double, struck at 105 miles per hour, off the bat to left field. As he dove into second, he appeared to hit his face on the ground and was visited by Baldelli, trainer Nick Paparesta and third base coach Tommy Watkins.After telling them he was OK to stay in, Buxton came around to score the Twins’ first run of the game on Jose Miranda’s RBI single.Innings later, in the sixth, Buxton used his legs to produce the second run of the game.After blooping a single that fell in in front of Royals right fielder MJ Melendez, Buxton advanced to second on a passed ball and raced to third on a ball hit to the shortstop, beating the throw to third.On a shallow...

Flaherty pitches 5 hitless innings, Cardinals beat Jays 4-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:33 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jack Flaherty survived a career-high seven walks and a hit batter in throwing five no-hit innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals scored three unearned runs in the third on their way to a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday for their first win this season.Flaherty (1-0), bothered by shoulder issues that sidelined him most of last season, had only one clean inning but it was his final one. Facing the Blue Jays for the first time in his career, he fanned four and benefited from a second-inning double play started by third baseman Nolan Arenado on George Springer. RELATED - How do the Cardinals decide on their bobblehead giveaways? On a windy 46-degree day, Flaherty threw 49 of 95 pitches for strikes.Toronto had three hits after getting 16 singles among an opening day, club record 19 hits on Thursday.Facing Andre Pallante, the third of five St. Louis pitchers, Kevin Kiermaier lined a single past the dive of second baseman Brendan Donovan with one out in t...

Firefighters working on wildfires in Jefferson, Park counties

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:33 GMT

Firefighters continued working on two wildfires Saturday, one in the metro area and the other in Park and Teller counties.Improved weather conditions, with diminished winds, helped firefighters in their efforts working on the Hogback fire in Jefferson County. The area of the 403 fire, which started Thursday about 8 miles south of Lake George, remained in a red flag warning for critical fire conditions Saturday.Hogback fireSaturday afternoon the Hogback fire was 30% contained and the blaze had scorched 44 acres south of Interstate 70, west of C-470 and north of Alameda Avenue, according to the West Metro Fire Protection District.The wildfire broke out Friday afternoon on the west side of the hogback, near Matthews/Winters Park, part of Jefferson County Open Space, and the wind-blown fire raced up hill and over the ridge, coming down the east side of the hogback toward C-470.Firefighters from metro area agencies helped to fight the fire Friday in strong winds and during a red-flag war...

California city to provide services to homeless encampment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:33 GMT

Associated PressSACRAMENTO — A Northern California city said it will let a homeless encampment stay on some public land, agreeing to provide trailers and other services for up to four months.A group of homeless people, mostly women, have been living on a lot owned by the city of Sacramento, California, for more than a year, the Sacramento Bee reported.On Friday, city officials announced they had leased the land for free to Safe Ground Sacramento, a nonprofit group, for up to four months. People can park their cars or RVs on the property, and the city will provide up to 33 trailers for people to live in.The city said the site will be self-governed by what it calls a “resident council,” along with an operations plan that must be approved by the City Council in the next 30 days.“I am incredibly proud that through months of hard work and open communication we found an innovative solution for this site that benefits our entire community,” Councilmember Sean Loloee, whose district include...

After a late start, Dungeness crab fishing season is ending in two weeks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:33 GMT

(KRON) -- The end of crab fishing season is now only two weeks away, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Sunday. Three earthquakes strike near San Leandro on Saturday morning After crab fishing season had a late start in December last year, crab fisherman are now faced with a season cut short due to a risk to wildlife. The April 15 closure is aimed at preventing entanglement risk for humpback whales returning from off the coast. (Map courtesy of CA DFW)Whale entanglements have been an issue with crab fishing in the past, with several happening within the span of a few weeks from March to April last year, according to DFW. Historical migration patterns show that there is a good chance the whales will return to the same areas this year. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: abso...

Kvitova upends Rybakina for women’s Miami Open title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:33 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Twelfth-seeded Petra Kvitova won the Miami Open in her 13th appearance, beating seventh-seeded Elena Rybakina with a marathon tiebreaker in a 7-6 (14), 6-2 victory Saturday. The 33-year-old Kvitova, 10 years older than her opponent, snapped Rybakina’s 13-match winning streak and halted her bid to win the Sunshine Double (Indian Wells and Miami Open). In winning with will, stalwart defense and one sensational forehand winner on the dead run that electrified the crowd in the second set, the lefty Kvitova captured her 30th WTA singles title.After Rybakina hit a forehand long on match point, Kvitova raised her arms and put her hands to her head. She was broken just once in the match. It was her 41st career WTA Finals appearance but first final in Miami. Kvitova, who is from the Czech Republic, disagreed with the announcement Wimbledon would accept Russian players this year. Rybakina, the reigning Wimbledon champion, is from Moscow but represents Kazakhst...

Roshak, Ashland women beat Minnesota Duluth, win D-II title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:33 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Annie Roshak had 20 points and 13 rebounds, Hayley Smith added 10 points and 10 boards to help top-ranked Ashland beat No. 2 Minnesota Duluth 78-67 Saturday and win the NCAA Division II women’s basketball championship for the third time in program history. Zoe Miller scored 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting for Ashland (37-0) and Hallie Heidemann had 11 points. The Eagles, who also went 37-0 en route to the 2017 national title. completed the second undefeated season in program history and just the sixth in D-II.Eagles coach Kari Pickens became the first woman in Division II history to win a national championship as a player, assistant coach and a head coach. After beginning her playing career at Dayton, Pickens transferred to Ashland and winning the title as a player in 2013 and then as an assistant coach on the 2017 championship squad. Minnesota Duluth’s Brooke Olson, who was recently named the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s Division II Player of the ...

Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez lead Astros over White Sox 6-4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:33 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker hit a pair of run-scoring singles and Yordan Alvarez had three hits to lead the Houston Astros over Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Saturday.Chicago’s Seby Zavala, who played baseball for San Diego State from 2012-15, hit a two-run homer a few hours before the Aztecs played Florida Atlantic in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.Houston’s David Hensley, a San Diego State baseball player from 2015-18, went 0 for 4.With the score 3-3 in the seventh, Alvarez and José Abreu hit consecutive two-out singles off Joe Kelly (0-1) and Tucker greeted José Ruiz with a go-ahead single.Héctor Neris relieved Ryne Stanek (1-0) with two on in the eighth, and Alvarez and Abreu hit consecutive RBI singles for a 6-3 lead before Neris struck out Elvis Andrus.Andrus remained at 1,999 hits. Houston outhit the White Sox 11-10 as the Astros went 6 for 19 with runners in scoring position during a game that took 3 hours, 11 minutes. The White Sox were 2 for 9 RISP.Eloy Jiméne...

Man found dead was stabbed 27 times, woman arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A woman is accused of killing a man found stabbed more than two dozen times, according to police.Erin Liljander, 22, faces a count of first-degree murder in the man's killing.A friend of the 54-year-old man found him dead in his Park Avenue West apartment Tuesday, according to a release from the Denver Police Department.Investigators learned the man had been dead "for a couple days" before he was found in his unit at Renaissance Riverfront Lofts. The affordable housing building at 3440 Park Ave. West is a Colorado Coalition for the Homeless property. Deadly storms, tornadoes cause devastation in the South and Midwest: ‘Feels like a warzone’ The man suffered around 27 stab wounds on the back of his head and his left neck, arm, torso and upper leg, according to an arrest warrant. Surveillance video showed a woman entering the victim's apartment on March 22 and leaving hours later in different clothes.An anonymous tipster on Friday pointed to Liljander as the suspect,...

Member of pro-Nazi group used Molotov cocktails in attempt to burn down Ohio church planning to host drag event, FBI says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:33 GMT

(CNN) — An member of a neo-Nazi group was arrested Friday after attempting to burn down a church in Ohio that was planning to host a drag show event, according to court documents.Aimenn D. Penny, 20, of Alliance, Ohio, has been charged in the U.S. District Court in Cleveland with one count of malicious use of explosive materials and one count of possessing a destructive device, according to a criminal complaint.Authorities claim Penny used “Molotov cocktails against the Community Church of Chesterland (CCC) in Chesterland, Ohio, in an attempt to burn the church to the ground,” the Department of Justice said in a press release.“As alleged in the charging documents, the defendant used an explosive device to cause harm to a church he found objectionable,” Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen said in the release. “It is the solemn duty of the Department of Justice to safeguard the right of all Americans to free expression, and I comme...