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Rockies rally for wild, 7-6 win over the Nationals, gain series split

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:15:07 GMT

Sunday afternoon’s game at Coors Field offered a smorgasbord of walks, hit batsmen, home runs and lead changes.Classic baseball it was not.In the end, the Rockies prevailed, 7-6, riding solo home runs from Elias Diaz and Jurickson Profar, and staging a four-run rally in the sixth inning. Ryan McMahon, the ninth hitter in the inning “drove in” the go-ahead run by drawing a bases-loaded walk off of Hobie Harris.Center fielder Yonathan Daza closed out the game with a diving catch to rob CJ Abrams of an extra-base hit that likely would have tied the game.The Rockies, who have not lost a home series to Washington since 2017, managed a split in the four-game series.Colorado relievers Jake Bird and Brand Hand made a mess of the sixth inning when the Nationals scored three runs to take a 6-3 lead.  Bird plunked Lane Thomas to open the inning and gave up singles to Victor Robles and Alex Call, loading the bases. Bird struck out Jeimer Candelario for the second out before gi...

2 killed in rollover crash in Anaheim; DUI suspected

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:15:07 GMT

The drivers of two vehicles were killed following a head-on crash in Anaheim early Sunday morning.The crash happened around 12:30 a.m. near the intersection of South Nohl Ranch Road and East Serrano Avenue.Anaheim police officers responded to the scene and found an overturned Toyota Prius and Lexus sedan with major front end damage.Two damaged vehicles that were involved in a fatal collision are shown in Anaheim on April 9, 2023. (County News Service)The drivers of both vehicles were pronounced dead at the scene and two passengers were transported to the hospital. It was unclear which vehicle the passengers were riding in at the time of the crash.An official for the Anaheim Police Department said drugs or alcohol is believed to have played a role in the crash, but did not specify which vehicle was at fault.The roadway was closed for several hours as part of the investigation.

Montana Republicans aim to change election rules — for one key Senate race

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:15:07 GMT

Republicans in Montana are trying to change the rules for next year’s Senate primary to make it easier to defeat Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and win back the Senate majority.A bill moving through the statehouse in Helena would change the structure of the election from the party primary system currently in place to a jungle primary in which the top two vote-getters advance to the general election regardless of party. The move would essentially box out Libertarian candidates.The thinking among Republicans is that this would, theoretically, push those would-be third-party voters toward the GOP candidate and give the party a leg up against Tester, the three-term Senate Democrat who they are pining to take down this year. Perhaps most galling to Democrats is the provision that the law would sunset in 2025 and not be applicable to congressional races — meaning that it would only affect Tester’s race. The bill passed the state Senate on Tuesday and is expected to pass the stat...

Motorcyclist killed in fiery crash on 405 Freeway

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:15:07 GMT

A motorcyclist was killed early Sunday morning following a collision on the 405 Freeway near Culver City.The crash happened just before 1 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.CHP officers responded to the scene alongside members of the Culver City Fire Department. A motorcyclist died after being involved in a crash on the 405 Freeway near Culver City on April 9, 2023 (ANG News)Officials say the motorcyclist was involved in a crash with another vehicle. The rider was ejected from the bike and died at the scene; the other vehicle became engulfed, but the driver was able to escape without injuries.All lanes of the northbound 405 Freeway were closed for several hours due to the crash. The roadway reopened to traffic around 4:30 a.m., CHP said.The crash remains under investigation.

Michael Conforto’s eighth-inning home run completes Giants’ comeback over Royals

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:15:07 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — A single would have sufficed, but Michael Conforto went deep anyways.In the biggest moment of his young Giants career, Conforto blasted a two-run homer to break a tie in the eighth inning and lead his team to a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park.Conforto got a hanging breaking ball over the center of the plate from Royals lefty Ryan Yarbrough and cranked it 429 feet over the right-field wall.Signed to a two-year, $36-million deal this offseason and asked to hit in the middle of the Giants order, Conforto hasn’t disappointed. His home run Sunday was his third of the year to go with 6 RBIs through his first nine games.The Giants trailed the entire game until the eighth, when speedy outfielder Bryce Johnson got on board with a single, then scored all the way from first base on a liner down the third-base line, sliding into home just under the tag for the game-tying run.Conforto stepped up next and hit the two-run blast.Tyler Rog...

NBA Play-In Glance

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:15:07 GMT

All Times EDTPLAY-INFIRST ROUNDTuesday, April 11Eastern ConferenceAtlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.Western ConferenceMinnesota at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m.Wednesday, April 12Eastern ConferenceChicago at Toronto, 7 p.m.Western ConferenceOklahoma City at New Orleans, 9:30 p.m.SECOND ROUNDFriday, April 14Eastern ConferenceChicago/Toronto winner at Atlanta/Miami loser, 7 or 7:30 p.m.Western ConferenceOklahoma City/New Orleans winner at Minnesota/L.A. Lakers loser, 9:30 or 10 p.m.Source

McCormick 4 RBIs as Astros beat Twins 5-1, avoid sweep

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:15:07 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chas McCormick had four RBIs, Hunter Brown combined on a two-hitter and the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 Sunday to salvage the series finale.The World Series champions are 4-6 after winning for just the second time in seven games.Mauricio Dubón had two hits and scored two runs, while Jeremy Peña and Yainer Diaz each had two hits for the Astros, who avoided a three-game sweep.McCormick drove a high, outside slider the opposite way for a two-out, two-run homer in the third. In his next at-bat, he muscled a high fastball up the middle for a two-out, two-run, broken-bat single and a 4-1 lead.“I just had to get on top of the ball. I felt like I was crashing a little bit,” said McCormick, who replaced Peña as the Astros’ leadoff hitter on Saturday. “Those balls up in the zone, I’ve been kind of rolling over, so all day I felt like I was getting pitches up in the zone and I made adjustments. I’m happy to get some two-out knocks. ”Brown (1-1) allowed ...

The field is set: Warriors, Clippers are in the playoffs

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:15:07 GMT

Golden State is in the playoffs. LeBron James is heading to the play-in tournament. And the Minnesota Timberwolves lost Rudy Gobert to a fight with a teammate, then won a fight to improve their playoff hopes.The final day of the NBA season was predictably wild — with tons of unpredictable elements as well.It took until the 1,230th and last game of the year went final, but the Western Conference playoff and play-in bracket are finally set, highlighted by the Los Angeles Clippers and defending champion Golden State Warriors getting a few days off knowing that they’re officially in the postseason.The Clippers beat Phoenix to clinch the No. 5 seed — and a first-round matchup with Phoenix. Golden State had its highest-scoring game in almost 33 years on its way to routing Portland 157-101 and clinching the No. 6 seed, giving the Warriors an automatic berth in the playoffs and a first-round matchup with Sacramento.Golden State led by as many as 59 in that game, the largest lead by any team...

Edwards leads Wolves rally past Pelicans, after Gobert punch

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:15:07 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 26 points, 13 rebounds, four steals and four blocks to lead Minnesota past New Orleans 113-108 on Sunday, passing the Pelicans in the play-in tournament seeding after losing a pair of starters to anger management problems.Rudy Gobert threw a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson late in the second quarter and was dismissed for the rest of the game, after Jaden McDaniels hurt his right hand by hitting a wall in frustration. But Taurean Prince pitched in 18 points off the bench and the Timberwolves rallied from a 14-point deficit.Minnesota (42-40) finished in eighth place and will travel to Los Angeles to play the surging seventh-place Lakers (43-39) in the play-in tournament on Tuesday night. The winner gets the No. 7 seed and a first-round matchup against Memphis.New Orleans (42-40) fell to ninth place and will host 10th-place Oklahoma City in an elimination game on Wednesday night. The winner will hit the road to face the Timberwolves-Lakers loser i...

Brown, Nnaji lead Nuggets over Kings, end 3-game skid

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:15:07 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Bruce Brown had a team-high 21 points and six assists, Zeke Nnaji added 18 points and seven rebounds off the bench, and the short-handed Denver Nuggets rallied from a 17-point first-quarter deficit to defeat the Sacramento Kings 109-95 on Sunday.Both teams entered the matchup with little at stake, with Denver having secured the top seed in the western conference and Sacramento the third seed.“To outscore them 83-52 after the first quarter with a lot of guys that haven’t played much this year was fun to watch,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “Bruce was begging to go back in the game. I said ‘You’re not going back in the game, sorry.’ That’s a great problem to have.”The Nuggets played without their top four scorers – Nikola Jokic (right calf tightness), Jamal Murray (right thumb sprain), Michael Porter Jr. (left heel injury) and Aaron Gordon (right shoulder inflammation). The Kings came out with their traditional starting lineup, but after taking a 67-59 lead into ha...