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City Honors Fernando Valenzuela As Dodgers Retire His Number

Published Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:45:32 GMT

The city of Los Angeles proclaimed Friday “Fernando Valenzuela Day,” honoring the Dodger legend as the team retired his number.The city council chambers was filled with fans of the 62-year-old Mexican pitcher, as Valenzuela addressed the city in a Dodger blue suit.“I don’t have many words to say,” Valenzuela said Friday. “I played 11 years here and then after I continued to work but with another department. Thank you to the team for giving the opportunity to be in this beautiful city.”Before the Dodgers began their Friday game against the Colorado Rockies, a ceremony was held for Valenzuela, as a stage filled with Dodger greats sat in front of the mound at Dodger Stadium.From his former teammates Sandy Koufax and Mike Scioscia, to former Spanish radio announcer Jaime Jarrin, Valenzuela was surrounded by his Dodger family as many spoke about his impact on the team and city.First look at Fernando Valenzuela's retired number 34 at Dodger Stadium, with ...

A’s bring up prized rookie Butler before falling to Nats in Washington

Published Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:45:32 GMT

WASHINGTON — The positive vibes for the Oakland Athletics from Friday’s call up of top prospect Lawrence Butler dissipated somewhat hours later when the Washington Nationals handed the A’s an 8-2 defeat.Oakland has lost seven of 10 and are a major league-worst 33-83. The A’s are on pace to finish 46-116. There were chants of “sell the team” in the top of the fifth inning, a message directed at A’s owner John Fisher, who plans to move the franchise to Las Vegas.Meanwhile, Washington’s Ildemaro Vargas homered and drove in four runs, Keibert Ruiz went deep at home for the first time since May to help the Nationals win.Butler, the A’s No. 5-ranked prospect by MLB Pipeline, was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas and went 0 for 4 in his major league debut while playing right field and batting eighth as one of five rookies in Oakland’s starting lineup.“That’s a special moment because as a kid you dream of this moment for your whole life,” Butler told reporters. “This is wha...

Bay Area native leads effort to help Maui

Published Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:45:32 GMT

(KRON) -- The devastation in Maui has people all over looking for ways to help. KRON4 spoke to a Bay Area native who is now studying in Hawaii, He will head to Maui to lend a hand next week.San Leandro native Kaleo Lee is currently at the University of Washington’s Kona campus, studying to be a physician's assistant. After Tuesday's devastating fire in Maui, he and fellow students sprung into action and organized a fundraiser for this weekend.What’s collected both in person at the Kona fundraiser and online through an Amazon registry will be delivered to the King's Cathedral in Maui. Lee and a handful of fellow students will then go there next week to lend a helping hand."I talked to the pastor at the Kings Cathedral Church in Maui this morning," Lee said. "She mentioned that they're receiving an overwhelming amount of donations and they really appreciate the support, but they also need hands to help distribute and organize their donations. So I'm hoping to do that."Lee’s mother gre...

Toddler dies on migrant bus sent from Texas to Chicago

Published Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:45:32 GMT

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (Border Report) — A 3-year-old died Friday on a bus full of migrants sent from South Texas to Chicago as part of Texas’ border security, according to state officials.The child died while being transported with other asylum-seekers who had crossed the border from Mexico and boarded the bus in Brownsville, Texas, as part of the state’s Operation Lone Star border security initiative, according to officials with the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM).Texas authorities did not say where the child was from or why they became ill. The Illinois Department of Public Health said the child died Thursday in Marion County, in the southern part of that state. Migrant advocacy groups sue DHS over pathways to asylum policy “Once the child presented with health concerns, the bus pulled over and security personnel on board called 9-1-1 for emergency attention.”An ambulance arrived and the child was taken to a local hospital “and was later pronounced deceased,” TDEM off...

Perez enjoys big night as the Royals hammer struggling Wainwright in 12-8 win over the Cardinals

Published Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:45:32 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Salvador Perez went 4 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs as the Kansas City Royals clobbered a struggling Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 12-8 on Friday night. Bobby Witt Jr. hit a three-run homer and Nelson Velazquez went deep in his first at-bat with the Royals, who won their seventh straight home game.In an interleague matchup of last-place teams, Kansas City jumped out to a 9-0 lead before letting the Cardinals back in the game.Wainwright (3-7) allowed eight runs and nine hits in one inning plus four batters. In his last seven starts, the 41-year-old right-hander is 0-6 with a 14.87 ERA in 23 innings. He remained two wins shy of 200.Source

Leg cramps end start early for Nationals pitcher Joan Adon

Published Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:45:32 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals starting pitcher Joan Adon departed Friday night’s 8-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics with cramping in both legs.The 24-year-old right-hander experienced discomfort while warming up before the fourth inning. Manager Dave Martinez and athletic trainer Paul Lessard were summoned onto the field and, after a brief discussion with Adon, Martinez called for reliever Cory Abbott.Adon said he had cramps in both legs Saturday at Cincinnati as well. In that game, he retired the first 17 batters he faced and completed six innings.“It’s a little worrisome,” Adon said through a translator. “I’ve had it before, but usually I get it later in the game — sixth, seventh inning. It does worry me a little bit that it happened so early in the game.”Adon, who was making his second start for the Nationals this season, said he also had calf cramping during a minor league start in July.Adon began last season in Washington’s rotation bu...

Hace mucho calor y va a continuar así para millones de estadounidenses. Estos gráficos explican la tendencia

Published Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:45:32 GMT

(CNN) — Ha sido un verano abrasador para muchos estadounidenses, con decenas de millones viviendo en zonas de calor extremo.En las tres últimas semanas, más de un tercio de la población ha experimentado temperaturas máximas medias semanales superiores a los 32 °C (90 °F), sobre todo en la mitad sur del país.Según los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés), la semana pasada casi el 12% de los estadounidenses sufrió temperaturas máximas superiores a los 38 °C (100 °F). Se trata del porcentaje más alto de estadounidenses con temperaturas máximas medias por encima de los 38 °C (100 °F) en lo que va del verano.El rastreador de calor y salud de la agencia examina en qué zonas del país se registran condiciones de calor extremo, de modo que las comunidades puedan prepararse y responder a estos fenómenos.Mientras que el sur y el oeste han experimentado las temperaturas más altas en los últimos dos meses, a finales de julio, las...

NASCAR Craftsman Truck TSport 200 Results

Published Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:45:32 GMT

FridayAt Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway ParkIndianapolis.Lap length: 0.69 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (2) Ty Majeski, Ford, ontrack, 20 points.2. (1) Christian Eckes, Chevrolet, ontrack, 15.3. (12) Layne Riggs, Chevrolet, ontrack, 9.4. (5) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, ontrack, 11.5. (8) Zane Smith, Ford, ontrack, 5.6. (10) William Sawalich, Toyota, ontrack, 5.7. (4) Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, ontrack, 3.8. (3) Corey Heim, Toyota, ontrack, 18.9. (13) Matt Crafton, Ford, ontrack, 0.10. (24) Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, ontrack, 0.11. (9) Nicholas Sanchez, Chevrolet, ontrack, 1.12. (6) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, ontrack, 12.13. (7) Jake Garcia, Chevrolet, ontrack, 6.14. (22) Chase Purdy, Chevrolet, ontrack, 0.15. (19) Tanner Gray, Toyota, ontrack, 5.16. (21) Ben Rhodes, Ford, ontrack, 0.17. (20) Jake Drew, Toyota, ontrack, 0.18. (23) Jack Wood, Chevrolet, ontrack, 0.19. (28) Shane Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet, ontrack, 0.20. (34) Taylor Gray, Toyota, ontrack, 0.21. (26) Logan Bearde...

Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor scratched with soreness on his right side, ending streak

Published Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:45:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor was scratched from the lineup because of soreness on his right side about 30 minutes before the first pitch Friday night against Atlanta, ending his streak of consecutive games played at 223.Lindor said he “felt something” while stretching before batting practice. He continued his early work and then visited the trainer’s room, where New York’s medical staff decided he should sit out the game. He will undergo testing Saturday. “We have one of the best training staffs in the league, so whatever you guys think is best,” Lindor said. “I want to play, but I’ve been through a situation where I tried to play through it and didn’t work out in my favor.”Lindor missed five weeks in 2021 with a right oblique strain.“Doesn’t even compare,” he said. “That one felt bad. I could barely take off my shirt.”Lindor has been one of the few bright spots this season for the retooled Mets, who are 52-63 after dealing away six veterans at the trade dea...

Did the wedding crasher thief target this bowling alley too?

Published Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:45:32 GMT

LAFAYETTE, Colo. (KDVR) — A Lafayette bowling alley could be the latest target of a real-life wedding crasher, wanted for stealing cards and gifts from multiple weddings over the past month. Wednesday night, Michael Gonder said a man matching the same description as the alleged wedding crasher stole multiple items, including backpacks, from the Coal Creek Bowling Center. ‘Banking while Black’: Woman sues Chase Bank over racial discrimination The business now believes the same man stole multiple vending machines from the alley last year, when he wheeled in a dolly while wearing a construction vest.“It’s the same guy," Gonder said. "Same shoes, same pants. Doesn’t look like he’s changed clothes.”Are the wedding and bowling alley thefts connected?A side-by-side comparison of two thefts, one in Westminster, Colorado and one in Lafayette, Colorado. (Church Ranch Events Center, Coal Creek Bowling Center)Gonder, a Marine Corps veteran, said the backpacks contained his fami...