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SF Giants’ power surge continues against Rockies to collect first sweep since July

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:06 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Gabe Kapler said he began to see signs of life from the Giants’ comatose offense even before their get-right weekend set against the Rockies.Sure, Colorado, with the worst pitching staff in the majors by ERA and the third-worst record, presented a golden opportunity to score some runs and bank some wins. But the biggest reason for optimism, Kapler said, was that his lineup was nearly back to full strength.Back from a two-and-a-half-month stint on the injured list, Mitch Haniger provided some solid evidence over the weekend.Haniger launched his second homer of the series, one of three the Giants got as their sudden power surge continued Sunday in a 6-3 win to complete a sweep of the National League West’s last-place team. Beating up on the Rockies at this point is routine, their 16th win in their past 17 tries, but a sweep? It was the Giants’ first in a series of at least three games since their first one out of the All-Star break, July 14-17 at Pitt...

Outplayed and undisciplined Seahawks seek quick answers after their 30-13 opening loss to Rams

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:06 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Geno Smith saw no reason to try to downplay the performance the Seattle Seahawks had just put forth.Seattle’s season began with an unexpected flop that left fans booing, players losing control of their emotions and the Seahawks feeling flat outplayed by their division foe.“I didn’t expect to come out and lose at all, let alone in this fashion,” Smith said. “But hats off to the Rams. They wanted it more. They played harder.”Seattle’s 30-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday was an immediate wake-up call that last year’s unexpected success and the feel-good story surrounding that team is long in the past.Seattle started this season believing it had made the necessary moves to be more of a contender in the NFC West and perhaps close in on San Francisco at the top of the division.Instead, the Seahawks were thoroughly outplayed by a Rams roster that has undergone major surgery that gutted most of the core from the team that two seasons ago won the Super Bowl, leaving o...

Jenni Hermoso recibe homenaje en México horas después de que Rubiales renunciara a su cargo

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:06 GMT

PACHUCA, México — Horas después de que el presidente de la federación española renunció a su cargo, la jugadora española Jenni Hermoso fue homenajeada el domingo por su club Pachuca en México, en su reaparición en la Liga MX femenina.Luis Rubiales renunció a su cargo luego de dar un beso sin consentimiento a Hermoso, quien apenas el jueves regresó a suelo mexicano para reincorporarse a los entrenamientos de las Tuzas. El domingo derrotaron 2-1 a Pumas.Hermoso entró al campo a los 86 minutos en relevo de Beatriz Millsaps. Podría volver a la titularidad el próximo viernes, cuando Pachuca visite a Monterrey por la undécima fecha. Jenni Hermoso denuncia formalmente a Luis Rubiales ante la fiscalía La selección femenina de EEUU apoya a Jenni Hermoso y exige acabar con el acoso laboral Antes del encuentro, jugadoras de ambos equipos hicieron un pasillo a Hermoso, quien recibió un reconocimiento en medio del campo por parte de los dirig...

Bob Bradley returns to coach Stabaek in Norway’s soccer league

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:06 GMT

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Veteran coach Bob Bradley is returning to Stabaek at least until the end of the year in the Norwegian league. The former head coach of the U.S. men’s national team spent two seasons with the club in Norway in 2014 and 2015. Stabaek announced the deal on Sunday, saying Bradley had signed an agreement until the end of the year with the intention to extend.The club’s chairman, Espen Moe, said Bradley was a clear leader with a capacity to motivate a group of players.Bradley, who has worked with clubs in England’s Premier League, in France and regularly in Major League Soccer, most recently with Toronto FC, said he was looking forward to starting work Monday.The club is next-to-last in the 16-team league with four wins, four draws and 11 losses from 19 games.“We had two very good years here last time and I followed the club and kept in touch with many people since I left,” Bradley said in a statement. “I know that there is a lot that needs to be done in a ...

Aurora family denied $30,000 claim after pothole totals car

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:06 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- Potholes can be a pain for drivers in the Denver metro area. If your vehicle is damaged, cities can be held liable, but they don't always shell out for repairs.FOX31 spoke with a driver who said her vehicle suffered severe damage after hitting a pothole on Colfax Avenue between Tower Road and Airport Boulevard. Knowing these Denver street name patterns may save you from getting lost Cassandra Klosiewski said back in April, her husband was driving home from work."He hit the pothole, right over here, and it blew out both of his tires on the driver's side," Klosiewski said.They only had their Land Rover for a little over a year, they later learned more than their tires were damaged.Their rack-and-pinion steering, among other parts, was also damaged."Unfortunately, at this point," Klosiewski said. "It's going to be over $32,000 to fix this car."She said the family planned to pay for the damage themselves until they got that number."Got the insurance company inv...

Shots fired at Ruby Hill Park Sunday

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:06 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Police Department said multiple shots were fired at Ruby Hill Park Sunday.The call came in around 3:44 p.m. reporting someone with a "long gun" firing shots at Ruby Hill Park, located at 1700 S. Pecos Street, according to DPD. Burglar accused of University Hill break-ins during Buffs game Police said there were around 10 shots fired, but to their knowledge, no one was hit.The suspect fled the scene. DPD said officers have some suspect and license plate information, but those details are not yet being released to the public as of Sunday evening.

‘He is an absolute hero’: 12-year-old boy pulls man from Wellington pool, administers CPR

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:06 GMT

WELLINGTON, Fla. (WSVN) — A brave Palm Beach County boy jumped into action when someone close to him suffered a medical emergency in a swimming pool.Surveillance video captured 12-year-old Austen MacMillan as he pulled behavioral therapist Jason Piquette up from the bottom of his family’s pool in Wellington.Just as MacMillan turned to get help, Piquette slipped under the water. The seventh grader went in the pool to make the save.“I pulled him out of the water, and then I pulled him to that shore over there,” said the boy.When he realized Piquette wasn’t breathing, MacMillan said he knew what to do.“I gave him CPR,” he said as he mimicked compressions.When asked where he learned to do that, the 12-year-old replied, “I just saw it on TV.”MacMillan’s technique is exactly what is taught in CPR courses.The security footage showed MacMillan yelling for help as he began compressions.“I heard him yelling in a frantic way tha...

Patriots back Mac Jones while QB blames himself for loss

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:06 GMT

FOXBORO — In each of the first six questions Mac Jones answered in his news conference Sunday night after the Patriots’ Week 1 25-20 loss to the Eagles, the quarterback went out of his way to blame himself for the result.Jones said he “didn’t throw any good passes on the first drive” and that the Patriots “couldn’t score early, and we just fell behind because of me, and I put it on myself.” He noted that the Patriots’ defense “gave me the ball twice to win the game, and I couldn’t do it.”The Patriots got down to the Eagles’ 17-yard line while trailing 22-14 with 9:32 left in the game, went for it on fourth-and-3 and couldn’t convert. The Eagles responded with a field goal, putting the Patriots down 25-14. Jones led the Patriots on a scoring drive but couldn’t make a two-point conversion, cutting the Eagles’ lead to 25-20. Jones’ defense gave him two more opportunities to score late in the fourth quarter, but the offense turned the ball over on downs twice.Related ArticlesNew E...

Hurricane Lee unleashes heavy swell on northern Caribbean as it restrengthens over open waters

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:06 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Lee barreled over open waters Sunday night just northeast of the Caribbean, unleashing heavy swell on several islands as it regained some strength and expanded in size.The Category 3 storm is not forecast to make landfall and is expected to stay over open waters through Friday. Late Sunday, it was centered about 310 miles (500 kilometers) north of the northern Leeward Islands. Its maximum sustained winds were clocked at 120 mph (195 kph) and it was moving northwest at 8 mph (13 kph).Last week, Lee strengthened from a Category 1 storm to a Category 5 storm in just one day. “We had the perfection conditions for a hurricane: warm waters and hardly any wind shear,” said Lee Ingles, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in San Juan.By Saturday night, it had slowed to a Category 2 hurricane, but began restrengthening Sunday. Lee is expected to strengthen further in upcoming days and then weaken again, the U.S. the National Hurricane Center s...

Patricia Arquette mixes strike anxiety with TIFF support at festivals tribute awards

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:11:06 GMT

TORONTO — With talk of the dual Hollywood strikes looming in the background, three Oscar winners gathered at the TIFF Tribute Awards on Sunday to celebrate cinema and receive honours for their own contributions to the movies.Actress Patricia Arquette and directors Spike Lee and Pedro Almodovar were the main attractions at the annual gala fundraiser held as part of the Toronto International Film Festival. The evening’s proceeds go towards funding TIFF’s various film initiatives.For Arquette, showing her support was essential, particularly at a time of great uncertainty that has left her feeling uneasy about the movie industry.“Where’s the next quicksand pit,” she posed after listing some of the seismic technological changes and mega-mergers that have pressured Hollywood in recent years.Arquette received the TIFF Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award for her decades-long screen career that includes a supporting actress Oscar win for “Boyhood.”...