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Ivan Melendez etches name in record books with 17-game hitting streak

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a slow start to his season for the Hillsboro Hops, former Texas Longhorns slugger Ivan Melendez is heating up.On May 24, Melendez set a franchise record for the Hops — the High Single-A affiliate for the Arizona Diamondbacks — with a 16-game hitting streak. He added three more hits the night after against the Tri-City Dust Devils to extend his record to 17, and that's where it stopped.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersMelendez had a stretch of seven home runs in 11 games in mid-May, including four consecutive games with a homer against the Spokane Indians. The first home run of that stretch came on May 9, and it sailed a whopping 475 feet.In May, Melendez is hitting .310 with a .667 slugging percentage. When his hitting streak began on May 5, he was hitting .094 for the season. By May 28, his average jumped to a respectable .264 and he's sporting a ...

Fresh off call-up from Round Rock Express, Grant Anderson dazzles in Rangers debut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Reliever Grant Anderson won in an overpowering major league debut and the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 10-6 on Tuesday night to improve to 35-19, the best record in franchise history at the one-third mark.Anderson stuck out seven of the nine batters he faced after taking over for starter Martín Pérez in the fifth inning.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newsletters“In all my years, I can’t think of a better debut than what he just did,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “He came into a one-run game with the tying run on second base and got eight outs — seven strikeouts. That’s just so impressive.”Texas second baseman Marcus Semien extended his hitting streak to a career-best 19 games with a fifth-inning single. Jonah Heim drove in four runs, Josh Jung homered and had three runs and Aroldis Garcia had four hits and three runs.“Our offense really came through ...

Concert review: With vocal assistance, Janet Jackson crams in her many hits at Xcel Energy Center

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

In the time from her 1986 breakthrough “What Have You Done for Me Lately” to her final No. 1, 2001’s “All for You,” Janet Jackson released 38 singles. Nearly every one of them made it into her set Tuesday night at St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center. Or, parts of them, anyway.As she did at Target Center in 2015 and Treasure Island Casino four years later, Jackson went for quantity over quality. She performed shortened versions of her biggest hits and, in several cases, cut them down even further and sang them as medleys.Jackson, who turned 57 two weeks ago, kicked off her nearly two-hour show after a crowd-pleasing opening set from Atlanta rapper/actor Ludacris. She performed on a relatively sparse stage that looked like an open dance floor, with a series of large screens that changed positions through the evening. Her band, which included piped-in backing vocals, stayed mostly tucked away at the back, leaving Jackson and her four agile male dancers the focus of the show.The s...

Lynx rally falls short in Dallas, as they fall to 0-5

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

It was a downer in Big D for the Lynx.Seeing plenty of positive offensive signs, the defensive struggles were too much to overcome and Minnesota couldn’t come all the way back, falling 94-89 to Dallas on Tuesday night.Jessica Shepard, Tiffany Mitchell and Kayla McBride carried the team at times, but the Lynx remain winless after five contests.The offensive output and 48.8% shooting are season bests, but back-to-back opponents have put up 94 points.“It’s just putting 40 minutes together both offensively and defensively,” Mitchell said. “Other games we lacked offense, so we’ve just got to find that medium and put those two together.”Returning to the Minnesota lineup after missing two games for her sister’s wedding, McBride finished with 18 points and made four shots from outside the arc.Playing all 40 minutes, Shepard scored 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting and added 10 rebounds for her first double-double this season. And she dished five assists. Mitchell, on the court for all but ...

Astros get to Joe Ryan in Twins’ loss to Houston

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

HOUSTON — The first one barely made it to the Crawford Boxes, a home run in just one park. Unfortunately for the Twins, it was the one park they happened to be playing in. The second one was loud, and it was a no-doubter.Those two home runs — one to Alex Bregman and the other to Chas McCormick — marked the first two home runs Joe Ryan had given up in the month of May. His homerless streak topped 37 innings before Ryan was tagged for a pair of them, the first runs the Astros scored in a 5-1 win over the Twins on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park.“They made it difficult,” manager Rocco Baldelli said of the Astros. “They battled in those at-bats and forced Joe to really work.”It was a rare outing for Ryan, who gave up a season-high five runs in a season-low four innings. Some long, early at-bats by the Astros (32-22) forced him to throw more pitches and Baldelli said it was a night that “for a lot of reasons,” the Twins (28-27) didn’t want to “push him to the max pitch-count wise,” wit...

New crackdown on expired temp tags; 15 drivers pulled over so far

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

FERGUSON, Mo. - Ferguson police were pulling drivers over for expired temporary license tags in the town’s first-ever "Temp Tag Tuesday." Police are cracking down on people driving with temporary tags that have expired for months, even years.There’s hope that a new Missouri law will be a game-changer when it comes to the temporary tag abuse that’s been plaguing the St. Louis area for years.In the span of about an hour in Ferguson alone Tuesday, FOX 2 cameras saw nearly a dozen cars with tags expired by more than a month, more than a year, more than two years, and with no tags at all. Police had pulled over nearly a dozen drivers for temporary tag violations by early afternoon. Woman ‘saving up’ as Ferguson PD cracks down on expired tags “The efforts are not going to stop any other day of the week; it’s just that Tuesdays it’s something we’re going to focus on,” said Sgt. Jill Gronewald for the Ferguson Police Department. “It is a pretty prevalent violation that we see.”She stresse...

Witnesses testify about intervening in Madison County roadside murder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

MADISON COUNTY, Ill. - They could not save her life, but a former marine and his wife were key to quickly finding the accused killer. The couple found themselves in the middle of a violent Illinois dispute like no other.Only FOX 2 attended the Madison County murder trial to hear the unbelievable testimony.The murder happened in February in Pontoon Beach, Illinois, right on the side of Highway 111. The trial is already underway because the defendant almost immediately asserted his right to a speedy trial.Before we tell you the suspect’s name, we first need to introduce you to two heroes. Steven and Stacy O’Dell both testified on Tuesday. Woman ‘saving up’ as Ferguson PD cracks down on expired tags They said they saw a woman running along Highway 111, in the area north of Interstate 270 and close to Bel Air Drive. They said the victim was running and sometimes hiding along the road as her 60-year-old boyfriend apparently stalked her in his Ford F-150. Stacy and Steven were both work...

New hydrogen hub in Wentzville raises concern for residents 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

WENTZVILLE, Mo. - BayoTech has been working on a new hydrogen hub set to produce 350 tons of hydrogen a year. The problem for some residents is how close it sits to their properties.Angie Bauer has been a resident of the quiet neighborhood off of Mexico Road for 19 years. She said she never received any formal notice.“Nothing that I have been told, nothing that I have been delivered, got emails on, anything else like that," she said.Bauer said it's the lack of communication and the proximity to her house that has her concerned.“We just see how close it is to our houses," she said.A big white fence now sits between the new construction site and Bauer's backyard. Her husband researched what was behind it. Woman ‘saving up’ as Ferguson PD cracks down on expired tags "They installed a nitrogen hub right next to our neighborhood,” said Anthony Sinopole.Other residents like Kelley Wright said, she doesn't recall any notice, and while Wentzville has seen lots of growth in the past few ye...

St. Louis area veterans celebrated with special Memorial Day weekend honor flight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louisans wrap up Memorial Day weekend with a special tribute to nearly 100 veterans coming home from a trip to D.C. with the Central Missouri Honor Flight Tuesday night.With the wave of the American flag, a hug from loved ones, and plenty of applause, 97 Vietnam and Korean War veterans are welcomed back to St. Louis after a sentimental day in D.C."It meant a lot to me, so when I heard the call for them to come here and welcome these troops in," said Phil Schendel, a Vietnam War veteran. "I wanted to come here and pay my respects."The impact is heightened as veterans are celebrated for their service just as Memorial Day weekend comes to a close. Group headed to a bar robbed in Soulard early Monday One Vietnam veteran had a special experience remembering those he lost while in combat."I didn't want to go because there were too many names, but I found one that I had never expected to find," said Howard Sarquist, a Vietnam War veteran. "My commanding officer, he was mi...

Police seek public's help identifying suspect who caused 'mass panic' at Ontario Mills Mall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:48 GMT

Authorities with the Ontario Police Department are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who caused mass panic after making false threats at the Ontario Mills Mall on Monday.  The incident occurred at around 2 p.m., prompting police to respond to the mall and ask people to avoid the area.  On Tuesday, officials released a surveillance image of the suspect they say ran through the mall yelling “gun” and “he has a gun.”  “His reckless actions caused guests to panic,” police said in a news release.  The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 30-35 years old with short black hair. He was last seen wearing a white shirt, gray pants and black shoes.  Surveillance image of a man police believe caused "mass panic" at the Ontario Mills Mall on May 29, 2023. (Ontario PD)Anyone who recognizes the suspect is asked to contact Detective Joe Paterson at 909-408-1653 or by email at [email protected]. Anonymous tips can be made by calling WeTip ...