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Giants’ win streak snapped at four games in loss to Brewers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:01:37 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – A temporary speed bump or have the Giants thrown it into reverse again?A four-game win-streak ended Sunday with a 7-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers before a crowd of 34,603 at Oracle Park. It ended a streak for the Brewers as well, who had lost five in a row.The Giants open a three-game series against the Washington Nationals Monday night hoping to prove they aren’t as streaky as they seem. The four-game win streak was preceded by a four-game losing streak, which began after a five-game win streak.Manager Gabe Kapler said before the game the season wasn’t far enough long to characterize the Giants (15-18) one way or the other.“It’s a little early to describe our team,” Kapler said. “Baseball is such a long season. You’re going to win a couple in a row, back and forth. I don’t think I would characterize our team as anything after five weeks.”Milwaukee (19-15) got two-run home runs from William Contreras (his first) in the second inning and Willy Adames (his sixth) in ...

Parts of Huddart County Park closed this week for fire training

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:01:37 GMT

Parts of Woodside’s Huddart Park will be closed this week due to an annual wildfire training for the Redwood City, Woodside and Menlo Park fire departments, according to the County of San Mateo.The training – which will occur from May 8 to May 13 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – will be in several different park locations, including the Redwood, Meadow, Werder, and Madrone areas. Community members are advised to stay out of the park, as helicopters will be practicing landing and taking off.Related ArticlesThings To Do | Miles-long Contra Costa trail to get safety improvements Things To Do | State Parks orders Seacliff State Beach vulnerability, adaptation study Things To Do | $4,000 worth of koi fish missing from San Jose park Things To Do | Key Lake Tahoe-area campgrounds won’t open for Memorial Day due to heavy snowpack Things To Do | Los Gatos launches online form for litter, downed trees The training...

One person dead after fatal crash in Livermore on Saturday night

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:01:37 GMT

One person was killed Saturday night after the car they were driving collided with two other vehicles and a traffic pole near the intersection of North Livermore Avenue and I-580 in Livermore.According to the California Highway Patrol, two vehicles stopped at a red light tried to make a left turn across North Livermore Avenue onto the I-580 westbound onramp when the light turned green. At the same moment, a car traveling south on North Livermore Avenue ran a red light and crashed into both cars.That car then collided with a traffic pole. The driver did not survive the incident. The drivers of the two vehicles attempting to turn were assessed at the scene of the crash and refused transportation to a hospital.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | ‘Ghost guns’, assault weapons among those purchased at San Mateo County gun buyback Crashes and Disasters | Pamela Price wants to reshape Alameda County’s justice system. So far, it’s been messy. ...

¿Quién es Mauricio Garcia, sospechoso del tiroteo en Allen, Texas? Lo que sabemos

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:01:37 GMT

(CNN Español) — Mauricio Garcia, de 33 años, fue identificado como el sospechoso de perpetrar un tiroteo masivo este fin de semana en un centro comercial de Allen, Texas, que dejó 8 muertos y 7 heridos, según una fuente policial. García, que las autoridades creen que actuó solo, también murió tras ser abatido por un policía.Identifican al presunto atacante del tiroteo en Texas: Mauricio García, de 33 años, según fuente policial¿Quién es Mauricio García?Garcia recibió entrenamiento en armas de fuego como guardia de seguridadReportan un atacante activo en un centro comercial en Dallas, Texas 0:30García se sometió a un entrenamiento de dominio de armas de fuego para su trabajo como agente de seguridad comisionado, según Texas Online Private Security, una base de datos del Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Texas (DPS, por sus siglas en inglés).García estaba aprobado para trabajar como guardia de seguridad en Texas desde abril de 2016 hasta abril de 2020, cuando expiró su licenc...

Devils answer in Game 3, rout Canes 8-4, deficit now 2-1

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:01:37 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored two goals, set up two more and had a near fight as the New Jersey Devils began the task of digging out of another hole with a 8-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Sunday.Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Damon Severson added their first goals of playoffs and Vitek Vanecek returned to the net and made 26 saves in helping New Jersey cut its deficit in the best-of-seven series to 2-1.The eight goals were the most for the Devils in a playoff game since they beat Washington 10-4 on April 22, 1988.Michael McLeod capped a three-goal opening period with a short-handed goal and 19-year-old defenseman Luke Hughes — Jack’s brother — made his playoff debut and picked up two assists. Dawson Mercer had three assists.Carolina set an NHL record, scoring three short-handed goal in the game. Jordan Martinook scored on a penalty shot in the second period with the Canes down a man and Jordan Staal and Seth Jarvis sc...

Marlins stop 5-game slide with 14-inning win over Cubs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:01:37 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Garrett Hampson scored on Adbert Alzolay’s balk in the 14th inning, and the Miami Marlins stopped a five-game slide by outlasting the Chicago Cubs for a wild 5-4 victory on Sunday.Hampson opened the inning on second as the automatic runner. He advanced on Luis Arraez’s groundout and trotted home when Alzolay (1-2) was called for a balk with a 2-2 count on Jesús Sánchez.Steven Okert (1-0) got three outs for the win, and Andrew Nardi pitched the 14th for his first career save. Tucker Barnhart struck out with a runner on third for the final out.Yuli Gurriel hit his third homer for Miami, which was outscored 34-12 during its losing streak. It was the first win for the Marlins since they closed out a three-game sweep of the Cubs in Miami on April 30.Miami also scored in the 10th on Joey Wendle’s pinch-hit triple and the 13th on Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s sacrifice fly. Wendle was reinstated from the 10-day injured list before the game.Chicago responded with run-...

Merrifield has 4 RBIs, Blue Jays win 10-1, Pirates skid at 7

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:01:37 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Whit Merrifield had four RBIs, three on his first home run this season, and the Toronto Blue Jays routed Pittsburgh 10-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep that extended the Pirates’ losing streak to seven.Merrifield put the Blue Jays ahead with a run-scoring infield single in the first following a 95-minute rain delay and opened a 4-0 lead in the third when he sent a hanging curveball from Roansy Contreras (3-3) into the left-field bleachers. The two-time All-Star last had four RBIs on Aug. 25, 2021, while with the Kansas City Royals.Toronto outscored Pittsburgh 22-3 during the sweep, bouncing back from five straight losses. The Pirates have been outscored 44-9 during their longest skid since eight straight losses last Sept. 15-23. They began the season 20-8, their best start since winning a 1992 division title.Yusei Kikuchi (5-0) allowed four hits in 6 1/3 scoreless innings after giving up five runs in just 4 1/3 innings to the Boston Red Sox on May 2.Contreras ...

Mitsubishi Electric Classic Par Scores

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:01:37 GMT

SundayAt TPC SugarloafDuluth, Ga.Purse: $2 millionYardage: 6,987; Par: 72Final RoundStephen Ames65-64-68—197-19Miguel Angel Jimenez67-66-68—201-15Ken Tanigawa66-66-71—203-13Brett Quigley70-65-69—204-12Lee Janzen66-71-68—205-11Steve Stricker70-67-68—205-11Kris Blanks70-68-68—206-10Bernhard Langer67-69-71—207-9Billy Mayfair70-69-68—207-9Alex Cejka70-69-69—208-8Ernie Els68-68-72—208-8David McKenzie72-70-66—208-8Colin Montgomerie70-68-70—208-8Timothy O’Neal69-68-71—208-8Kirk Triplett73-67-68—208-8Y.E. Yang66-68-74—208-8Stuart Appleby72-66-71—209-7Steve Flesch71-70-68—209-7Rod Pampling66-71-72—209-7Paul Stankowski70-73-66—209-7Brian Gay72-68-70—210-6Robert Karlsson70-68-72—210-6Rocco Mediate71-70-69—210-6Darren Clarke72-71-68—211-5Ken Duke69-72-70—211-5Tom Gillis70-73-68—211-5Jeff Maggert69-73-69—211-5Esteban Toledo74-71-66—211-5David Toms65-70-76—211-5Woody Austin73-69-70—212-4Joe Durant71-72-69—212-4Jim Furyk73-66-73—212-4Paul Goydos67-73-72—212-4Billy Andrade72-69-72—213-3Glen D...

Doyle lifts Rockies to 13-6 win over Mets

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:01:37 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The skidding New York Mets fell under .500 for the first time since early April as Brenton Doyle’s first big league home run capped a seven-run fifth inning in the Colorado Rockies’ 13-6 win on Sunday.The Mets are 3-11 since opening 14-7. New York didn’t spend a day under .500 last season on its way to winning 101 games, second-most in franchise history, and their only time with a losing record this year had been at 3-4.The six runs were as many as the Mets scored in their previous four games combined, but the 13 runs allowed were a season high.New York entered with six first-inning runs this season and scored three times in the first against Ryan Feltnerr. The Mets missed a chance at a bigger inning when Daniel Vogelbach overran second and was tagged for the final out by shortstop Ezequiel Tovar just before Brett Baty crossed home plate. Broncos owner Lewis Hamilton protesting Florida’s anti-LGBTQ law Jurickson Profar and Kris Bryant had RBI hits in the third, and...

Verstappen keeps Red Bull undefeated with win in Miami Grand Prix

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:01:37 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Max Verstappen used an easy Sunday drive to keep Red Bull undefeated on the season, as the reigning two-time Formula One champion drove from ninth to the victory at the Miami Grand Prix.Red Bull has won all five races so far this season, and teammate Sergio Perez’s second-place finish in Miami was the fourth 1-2 finish for Red Bull this year. Verstappen has three wins this season, while Perez, the pole sitter in Miami, has two.The win was the 38th of his career for Verstappen, who tied Sebastian Vettel for most victories for Red Bull. At this pace, he’ll smash Vettel’s record by the end of what many critics are already complaining is a boring Red Bull-dominated season.“I call that simply (expletive) lovely,” Verstappen said on his radio. “That was a good race, a good race all around, so thank you very much. That was really, really good, also good for the team, again”Red Bull boss Christian Horner praised Verstappen’s poise over the ...