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Forbes: Cardinals named MLB's 10th-most valuable franchise

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A new report from Forbes ranked all 30 MLB teams in value with some mixed meanings for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals were ranked the league's 10th-most valuable franchise heading into the 2023 season, though dropped three spots in rankings from one season ago. The Cardinals franchise is worth $2.55 billion this year compared to $2.45 billion last year, according to Forbes. That marks an increased value of nearly 4%, which is the second-lowest among 2022 postseason squads and lower than the average 12% rise in value among MLB teams. Trending: Missouri’s top barbecue joint is in St. Louis, according to Yelp Perhaps the biggest setback for the Cardinals in these rankings is the recent bankruptcy filing of Diamond Sports Group, the entity that owns TV broadcast partner Bally Sports Midwest. The Cardinals had been on contract to make $1 billion through 2032 from their latest TV deal that took effect in 2017. The bankruptcy filing puts the Cardinals at risk of havi...

Parker Police looking for missing 18-year-old

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:50 GMT

Parker Police southeast of Denver on Friday appealed for public help locating a missing 18-year-old woman last seen on March 10 near Parker Flats Apartments.The police identified her as Lucy Langtry, 18, and posted photos on Twitter Friday morning.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Colorado’s Independence Pass “John Doe,” found in 1970, identified as lost legendary skier Gardner Smith Crime and Public Safety | CBI “endangered missing” child alert canceled after Texas girl found safe Crime and Public Safety | Police seek public’s help in finding Greeley woman missing from Thornton Crime and Public Safety | Teen missing from Thornton found safely Crime and Public Safety | Missing Indigenous Person alert canceled after man last seen in Commerce City found safe “We are trying to contact Lucy to check on her welfare,” police said in their post.The picture...

Major multi-vehicle crash east of Vail forces closure of I-70 westbound lanes; detours likely

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:50 GMT

A multi-vehicle crash along Interstate 70 east of Vail has forced the closure of westbound lanes at milepost 178, Colorado Department of Transportation officials said.Highway crews were diverting traffic and there is no estimated time for opening I-70’s westbound lanes, CDOT officials said in a Facebook post Friday morning.Drivers along I-70 were being diverted onto a south frontage road with travel delayed. CDOT officials said westbound travelers on I-70 may be guided onto a detour at Copper Mountain — onto a southern route following Colorado Highway 91 to Leadville and then U.S. Highway 24 west to I-70 near Minturn and Eagle. For updates, drivers can check COtrip.org.Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter

Opinion: “The Hot Tub Mountain Lion” was curious and confused not sinister and stalking

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:50 GMT

First there was “Cocaine Bear,” and now we have Hot Tub Mountain Lion.A Colorado mountain lion made national headlines after surprising a vacationing couple Saturday night as they soaked in a hot springs pool in Chaffee County, as reported in The Denver Post and news outlets across the nation.Some of the stories, including the Washington Post, cast the mountain lion as a sinister “intruder.” He was a dark figure who “snuck up” and “attacked” the humans. It’s not that dissimilar to the awful movie about a savage bear going around killing people.But was he, and did he? Or she? The mountain lion I mean, not the imaginary stoned bear.It happened at about 8 p.m., as cougars actively hunt deer and elk from dusk to dawn, in a quiet subdivision west of Nathrop —a tree-lined canyon beneath 14,000-foot Collegiate Peaks. There were plenty of deer and a creek where the lion had been, all of which flips the aged script that the predator was out of place, stalking humans. It’s much more likely th...

Homemade hamburger helper recipe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:50 GMT

By Priya Krishna, The New York TimesThink of this as the most luxurious Hamburger Helper you’ve ever had. The entire dish — even the pasta — is made in one pot, and melds the indelible comfort of macaroni and cheese with the complexity of a good Bolognese. This definitely has a kick, so adjust the hot sauce according to taste.Yield: 4 servingsTotal time: 1 hour 15 minutesIngredients1/4 cup neutral oil, such as canola or vegetable1 large yellow onion, diced into 1/2-inch piecesSalt and black pepper3 garlic cloves, minced5 strips uncooked smoked bacon, finely chopped1 pound ground beef1 cup dry white wine3 cups chicken stock or water3/4 cup heavy cream1/4 to 1/3 cup hot sauce2 teaspoons hot smoked paprika1 bay leaf8 ounces elbow pasta5 slices American cheese, ripped into small pieces1 1/2 cups grated Cheddar1/2 cup finely chopped chivesPreparation1. Heat a large (12-inch) sauté pan or Dutch oven over medium-low, and add oil and onion; season lightly with salt and pepper. (The ho...

Rideshare driver killed, car stolen in Lynwood: LASD

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:50 GMT

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is looking for two men accused of killing a rideshare driver and taking his vehicle in Lynwood early Friday morning.The driver, a Lynwood resident in his 30s, was shot in the upper torso at around 1:30 a.m. in the 2800 block of Imperial Highway, the LASD said in a news release. Investigators learned the man, who was pronounced dead in the parking lot of what footage at the scene shows to be a 7-Eleven, had been working as a rideshare driver and had stopped in a parking lot, where he and his two passengers became "involved in a physical altercation," authorities said. One passenger then allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the driver before the two passengers fled in the rideshare vehicle, which was found abandoned a short distance away.The two attackers remain at large, and anyone with information is asked to contact the LASD Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call Crime Stoppers at 80...

Stevieknocks The Genius Behind The Beats

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:50 GMT

Over the past few years, the music industry has experienced huge growth with the rise of several talented musicians. However, one of the most popular names on the list is Stevieknocks. This creative musician has given some of the best music beats in the industry and is now enjoying a huge fanbase in the market.Stevieknocks Has Signed with the number one publishing company in the world. Stevieknocks wanted to take control of his music & royalties around the world & signing with Sony was the best option. Now with a major Sony Publishing powerhouse behind him he feels as if  the sky is the limit. In 2022 The Los Angeles Producer released several big hits on BeatStars giving new artists a chance & the upper hand to already have a hit style beat. Stevieknocks Caught the attention of several Sony A&Rs & Atlantic Record A&Rs with his  style of beats which landed him the deal.Stevieknocks, originally known as Stevie Hammock, is recognized as one of the hottest music ...

Melbourne based actor Kelvin Taylor’s Australian Film debut with Gen-Z

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:50 GMT

New Zealand- American actor and comedian Kelvin Taylor has had quite the eclectic background in entertainment. Being donned as The Fresh Prince of New Zealand by WBA Oceania Heavyweight Champion and Chef Julius Long, Kelvin’s voyage placed him from being a local icon to having a role in an Emmy Nominated production that would solidify a preview of success to come.Kelvin understood the power of branding gaining a following on social media giant MySpace through the breakdance and Street dancing community. After being pictured with Pharrell Williams at a local mall, mid-Atlantic fashion designer Todd Askins recruited Kelvin for runway event for Shmack Clothing. Shmacks joint collaboration with Billionaire Boys solidified the beginning of the urban fashion explosion of the mid-2000’s reflected in HBO’s cult classic How To Make It In America”These sequence of events lead him from chatting to a young Tyler The Creator as Ace The Creator, Tila Tequila and pushing him to build bonds that le...

Job growth slows sharply in Bay Area and California amid tech layoffs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:50 GMT

San Jose skyline, seen in 2021. (George Avalos/Bay Area News Group)The pace of job growth slowed sharply in the Bay Area and California in February, government officials disclosed Friday in a disquieting report that arrives on the heels of several months of widening tech and biotech layoffs.The Bay Area added 6,500 jobs in February, but those gains represented a drastic slowdown from the increase of 19,000 jobs in January, a report posted on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website shows.California, in a similar pattern, gained 32,300 jobs in February, but that was far fewer than the 67,600 jobs added statewide in January, according to the federal labor agency’s report. All of the numbers statewide and in the Bay Area were adjusted for seasonal volatility.The statewide unemployment rate worsened in February to 4.3%, up from 4.2% in January. The California unemployment rate has now increased for two consecutive months. The state achieved a record-low jobless rate of 3.8...

Meet the titan of beer-brewing broadcasting, coming to you live from a Concord taproom

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:53:50 GMT

Justin Crossley’s rise to beer-media stardom at the Brewing Network began almost two decades ago with a gift from a girlfriend: a homebrewing kit he didn’t know how to use.“Living in the Bay Area, I realized I was surrounded by brewers,” he recalls. “And if I could ask them all my dumb questions and record the answers, I’d be helping homebrewers out.”Having studied broadcasting in college, Crossley set up an online-streaming station in his Pacheco garage. He staffed it with beer-loving buds – a dentist who knew the science of brewing, a funny-sidekick homebrewer, his girlfriend who had the “added advantage of being German” – and started taking calls.“On our first show in June 2005, we had so many listeners tuning in live that we crashed my servers,” he says.Today, the Brewing Network is a titan in the beer-broadcasting world. From its studio inside Concord’s Hop Grenade taproom, the network produces podcasts, live-streaming radio and video content about home ...