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Bats use eight-run fourth inning to blow past Saints, 12-1

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:18:46 GMT

The fourth inning of the St. Paul Saints’ game Saturday night against the Louisville Bats was easily their worst inning of the season. The Bats tallied five hits, three walks and the Saints made three errors in the eight-run frame, which Louisville used to power its way to a 12-1 victory at Louisville Slugger Field in Louisville, Ky.The eight runs were the most the Saints (39-28) have allowed in an inning all season.The first seven Bats hitters in the fourth reached safely, starting with Christian Encarnacion-Strand drawing a walk. Matt Reynolds, who earlier hit a solo homer in the second, was also walked, and a Henry Ramos single paired with a Mark Contreras throwing error scored both Encarnacion-Strand and Reynolds. Michael Siani then drew a walk before stealing second, and Tony Wolters’ throw to the base went into center field, allowing Ramos to score.After a pair of singles from Chuckie Robinson and Nick Martini brought home another run to extend the Bats’ lead...

Infant abducted by gang member found in Los Angeles

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:18:46 GMT

Both an infant and the gang member who allegedly abducted him from the West Hills area were located on Saturday night.The suspect was identified as Adonis Childress, 30, and the baby was identified as Jeremiah Montgomery, 11 months old, by the Los Angeles Police Department.No further details surrounding their discovery were released.Childress and the baby’s mother are in a dating relationship, authorities said. A verbal argument broke out around 8 a.m. between the couple before turning physical.The victim said Childress choked her and punched her several times in the face, causing multiple nose fractures before she lost consciousness.Around 10 a.m., Childress dropped the victim off at a hospital and drove away with her 11-month-old baby and her cell phone inside, police said. He was seen driving a black 2013 Kia Optima sedan with a New Mexico license plate AMNF84.The suspect is an active gang member and was considered armed and dangerous at the time, said California Highway Patrol.T...

LSU 6, Tennessee 3

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:18:46 GMT

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Blinken visita China y promete plantear “preocupaciones reales” pero con pocas expectativas de avances

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:18:46 GMT

(CNN) — El secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Antony Blinken, se encuentra en Beijing para una visita de alto perfil destinada a encauzar las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y China después de meses de tensiones entre las dos naciones.Funcionarios de ambos gobiernos han señalado bajas expectativas para la visita, y un alto funcionario del Departamento de Estado dijo a periodistas a principios de esta semana que no espera “una larga lista de resultados”.En cambio, los funcionarios estadounidenses enmarcan el viaje como un esfuerzo por reanudar los canales normales de comunicación con China para evitar conflictos entre dos de las grandes potencias del mundo.“En lo que estamos trabajando en este viaje es realmente llevar adelante lo que el presidente (Joe) Biden y el presidente Xi (Jinping) acordaron en Bali a fines del año pasado, que fue establecer líneas de comunicación regulares y sostenidas en altos niveles de nuestros gobiernos precisamente para asegurarnos de comunicarnos con...

Bob Huggins resigns as basketball coach at West Virginia hours after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:18:46 GMT

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) — Bob Huggins resigns as basketball coach at West Virginia hours after being arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.Source

Snell strikes out 12 in 6 innings as the Padres blank the Rays 2-0

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:18:46 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Blake Snell struck out 12 over six dominant innings in his best outing of the season to lead the San Diego Padres past the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Saturday.Juan Soto hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth and Manny Machado drove in a run with an infield single after the Padres opened the inning with three consecutive bunts.Snell (3-6) also fanned 12 in his previous start, a no-decision against Colorado. He mixed his pitches masterfully versus the major league-leading Rays, getting four strikeouts on fastballs, four on sliders, three on curveballs and one on a changeup.The left-hander gave up just two hits, walked three and worked out of jams with multiple runners on base in the fourth and fifth. He struck out six of his first eight batters.Steven Wilson and Nick Martinez each pitched a perfect inning before Josh Hader worked the ninth for his 17th save. Hader gave up an infield single to Taylor Walls with two outs, then whiffed Manuel Margot to finish the three-hitter.Tampa...

Ruiz, Muscovski propel Real Salt Lake past DC United 2-1

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:18:46 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pablo Ruiz scored from midfield in the first half, Danny Muscovski added a second-half goal and Real Salt Lake held off D.C. United 2-1 on Saturday night. Things went bad for DC United (6-8-5) after defender Steven Birnbaum sent off for a red card in the 26th minute.Ruiz staked Real Salt Lake (6-7-5) to a 1-0 halftime lead when he took a pass from Andrew Brody at midfield in the 41st minute and drilled a shot over the outstretched arm of Tyler Miller and into the back right corner of the net. It was Ruiz’s fourth goal of the season.Real Salt Lake went up 2-0 early in the second half when Musovski used assists from Andrés Gómez and Jasper Löffelsend in the 51st minute to score his third goal this season.DC United answered two minutes later with a goal by Chris Durkin. Ruan picked up an assist on Durkin’s second netter of the campaign.Miller totaled three saves for DC United. Zac MacMath stopped one shot for Real Salt Lake.Real Salt Lake won for just the ...

14-year-old in Southeast dies of multiple gunshot wounds

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:18:46 GMT

DC Police identified Stephon Shreeves, of Southeast, as the 14-year-old who was shot multiple times and died early Saturday morning.Officers were responding to the report of a shooting at the 2600 block of Sheridan Road, Southeast at 12:50 a.m. when they found Shreeves suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services found no signs of life and Shreeves was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, according to authorities.The Metropolitan Police Department is offering a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of a person responsible for a homicide committed in D.C. The police ask anyone with information about this case to call them at 202-727-9099.This is a developing story. Stay with WTOP for the latest. Source

Irad Ortiz Jr. rides 5 winners on Belmont card

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:18:46 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Irad Ortiz Jr. rode five winners at Belmont Park on Saturday, including in the $200,000 Bed o’ Roses.Three of Ortiz Jr.’s winners are trained by Chad Brown, including Goodnight Olive who won by a neck in the Bed o’ Roses. He also won the first and eighth races for the trainer.Ortiz Jr. won the second for Kelly Breen and the fifth for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher.Ortiz Jr., a four-time Eclipse Award-winning rider, is nearing 200 wins this year, including 25 wins in graded stakes races. He leads the jockeys’ standings at the spring-summer meet with 43 victories.“It’s a lot of hard work,” he said. “All I do right now is work and go home and rest and come back and ride again. I feel blessed to be in this position.”___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Aurora cop who shot 14-year-old has past racial profiling complaint

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:18:46 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- Aurora Police Officer Roch Gruszeczka, who shot and killed 14-year-old Jor'Dell Richardson two weeks ago, has been accused of racial profiling in the past.According to a complaint and settlement made earlier this year, the incident happened on Nov. 10, 2018. The complaint alleged three officers profiled two young Black residents outside of one of their homes. Tevon Thomas got a ride home from a friend to his mother's apartment at Foxdale Condominiums. After arriving, they parked outside the complex and talked for a bit. According to the complaint, a woman who lived in an apartment called 911 and said she was frightened to leave her car and walk inside because of people, Thomas and his friend. She said they were in a vehicle, with bullet holes in the side, and she thought might be watching her. Procession brings Jor’Dell Richardson’s casket to police headquarters Officers, including Gruszeczka, met her at a nearby gas station where she gave a description of ...