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No-hit bid by Cubs’ Hendricks ended by Giants’ Haniger with two outs in 8th

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:19:23 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mitch Haniger doubled with two outs in the eighth inning for the San Francisco Giants’ first hit against the Chicago Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks on Saturday.Hendricks had faced one batter over the minimum and thrown 59 of 92 pitches for strikes before Haniger drove a fastball off the left-field wall on the eighth pitch of his at-bat. That ended the longest no-hit bid in the major leagues this season.Before Haniger’s hit, the only Giants batter to reach base was Michael Conforto, who drew a five-pitch walk with one out in the second. Hendricks retired his next 19 batters before Haniger’s hit.Center fielder Mike Tauchman helped by making a diving, backhand catch to rob Brandon Crawford of an extra-base hit near the warning track in the third.Hendricks started the season on the injured list with a strained right shoulder. He made his season debut May 25 and was making his fourth start.The 33-year-old right-hander, in the 10th season of a big league...

1 dead, 1 injured after shooting in Hyattsville apartment building

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:19:23 GMT

One man is dead and another has serious injuries after an early morning shooting Saturday in Hyattsville, Maryland, Prince George’s County Police said.Officers found two men with gunshot wounds in an apartment building on June 10 at 2:50 a.m. when they responded to a shooting at the 8100 block of 14th Avenue.One man was pronounced dead at the scene. The other was taken to a hospital to treat serious injuries, police said in a tweet.This investigation is still ongoing and detectives are still establishing suspects and a motive. The police department asks anyone with any information about the shooting to call their tip line at 866-411-8477.A map of the approximate shooting location is included below.Source

Abreu homers, drives in 3 as Astros hold off Guardians 6-4 following marathon series opener

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:19:23 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jose Abreu homered and drove in three runs, rookie J.P. France stayed around until the seventh inning and Houston’s bullpen finally held off a Cleveland rally, giving the Astros a 6-4 win over the Guardians on Saturday night.Abreu hit a two-run homer in the first inning off Triston McKenzie (0-1) and added an insurance run with an RBI single in the ninth as the Astros evened the series after losing in 14 innings on Friday,Cleveland, which came back five times to win the series opener, scored one in the ninth and brought the tying run to the plate before closer Ryan Pressly struck out Will Brennan for his 12th save in 14 chances.After a four-hour marathon won 10-9 by Cleveland, the teams got nine innings completed in a respectable 2:52.France (2-1) walked six in 6 2/3 innings, but was helped by his infield turning three double plays. He gave up three runs and seven hits.France’s second straight solid outing — he went a season-high seven innings against the Los Angele...

Police connect 2 men killed by gunshot wounds to same Charles Co. shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:19:23 GMT

Two men are dead after a shooting in Waldorf, Maryland, early Friday morning, according to a Charles County Sheriff’s Office news release.At 5:45 a.m. on Friday, Charles County officers responded to the 2500 block of Lake Drive for a report of gunshots.There, in the parking lot of an apartment complex, officers found Deangelo C’Quan Beale, 24, of Waldorf, with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene.Charles County detectives then learned of a man with a gunshot wound who had been pronounced dead after being dropped off at a nearby hospital. That man was identified as Marquise Deontae Jackson, 22, of an unknown address.Investigators linked Jackson’s shooting with Beale’s shooting on Lake Drive, and said the shootings were not random.Detectives are continuing the investigation and ask anyone with information about this case to call Detective Bringley at 301-609-6499. Tipsters may remain anonymous by calling Charles County Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS, ...

Mundial Sub20: Uruguay enfrenta a Italia en la final

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:19:23 GMT

BUENOS AIRES  — La muralla defensiva de Uruguay y la Italia del aspirante a Botín de Oro Cesare Casadei se enfrentarán el domingo en la final del Mundial Sub20, un título que todavía tienen vacante en sus vitrinas.Podrás ver la final por TelemundoSerá el cierre de una competencia accidentada, que cambió de sede original (Indonesia) a un mes de su inicio y sufrió la eliminación prematura del anfitrión Argentina y de Brasil, las potencias de la categoría con seis y cinco trofeos, respectivamente.A pesar de contar con una cantera tan rica en talentos como la de sus vecinos sudamericanos, Uruguay todavía no ha podido consagrarse en un Mundial Sub20. Manchester City gana la Champions League por primera vez en su historia La final de la Copa Mundial Sub-20, este domingo en vivo por Telemundo Estuvo cerca en las finales de 1997 y 2013, pero Argentina y Francia, respectivamente, le arrebataron el título. Italia, por su parte, llega a...

Road rage incidents on the rise, concerning for law enforcement

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:19:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Law enforcement's concern has heightened following two metro area road rage shootings in a week. The first one happened Monday in Aurora, which killed a 48-year-old man. The other happened Saturday morning in Adams County. Three other deadly incidents were reported this year alone. As of May, the Denver Police Department had received 110 reports of road rage or aggressive driving.Matt Cabot, a Thornton Police officer and driving instructor with Top Cops Driving School said when it comes to road rage, there are preventative measures, like simply not engaging. Police investigating alleged road rage shooting "When we engage and we honk and we yell or we engage with that driver who’s made a mistake or is driving aggressively, that’s what leads to most cases of road rage and we as drivers don’t know what people are capable of. People have guns in their cars, people have weapons, people challenge to fights,” Cabot said. Colorado State Patrol data from earlier in the ye...

Local shops benefiting from Nuggets' wins

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:19:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- If you look around Denver, the colors blue and yellow are clearly in support of the Denver Nuggets making team history. “I think it'll leave a legacy for sure," Jenica Ennis, the assistant manager at Garage Sale Vintage in Larimer Square, said. The shop, known for shopping and trading vintage clothing and items, also has a bar and Ennis said that has attracted Denver Nuggets fans going to and from games. “When fans are getting to the game it's always a blast," Ennis said. "We are doing buy one get one half off shots at our bar." The road of Ish: On NBA-record 13th different team, Nuggets well-traveled guard 1 win from title Ennis said game days are a blast because their spot is right on the way to Ball Arena. “We've had a lot of traffic, especially on Tuesday or Wednesday night games," Ennis said. "The traffic just doubles just having ball arena right there and bringing the energy to the city." Ennis said anything 20 years or older is considered vintage, so other...

Police pursuit of stolen car ends in Virginia Gardens crash; driver killed, passenger hospitalized

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:19:23 GMT

A suspected car thief led police on a high-speed chase that came to a deadly end in Virginia Gardens.According to Miami-Dade Police, officers in Miami Springs were in pursuit of a stolen car at around 2:30 a.m., Saturday.The man behind the wheel of the stolen vehicle wouldn’t stop. Instead, a witness said, he crashed into two cars in the area of Northwest 36th Street and 66th Avenue, then hit a utility pole.The collision caused the car to burst into flames.7News cameras captured the charred remains of the vehicle.The investigation shut down the road for hours.Speaking through a translator, Alonso Garcia, who was driving one of the other two cars involved in the crash, said he was on his way to work when he saw the driver of the stolen vehicle speeding.Seconds later, Garcia said, the motorist came crashing into him.Cameras captured Garcia’s Mitsubishi, which sustained extensive damage.Police said the driver behind the wheel of the stolen car died on impact. His passenger ...

Miami-Dade Commission chair hosts laptop giveaway for college-bound students

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:19:23 GMT

A Miami-Dade County officials hosted a generous giveaway in Miami Gardens for local college-bound students.Cars lined up outside the office of Miami-Dade Commision Chairman Oliver Gilbert III on Saturday morning.Gilbert provided laptops to students from four schools who will be starting their higher education.In total, 200 laptops were given away, eliminating one costly but essential item for college courses.This is the 15th year that Gilbert hosts the laptop giveaway. It began when he was mayor of Miami Gardens.

11 key Qatargate players — where are they now?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:19:23 GMT

BRUSSELS — On a Friday morning last December, Belgian police swooped in on top political figures in a cash-for-influence scandal that would quickly be dubbed Qatargate, unveiling a murky underworld of foreign interference operating at the European Union’s core. The investigation, months in the making, represented the first strike in a high-stakes probe by Belgian prosecutors and carried all the hallmarks of a Hollywood crime caper. There were spies, secret meetings in luxury hotels, a glamorous political couple plunging from grace — and above all, allegations that Qatar, Morocco and Mauritania had reached deep into the EU’s democratic processes by corrupting European parliamentarians with €1.5 million worth of cold, hard cash. Six months on from that fateful December 9, several current and former European parliamentarians along with one assistant have spent time behind bars on preliminary charges of corruption, money laundering, and participating in a criminal ne...