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Twins lose pitcher, win streak and game in Detroit

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:31:07 GMT

The longer the Twins’ game against the Tigers went on Saturday night, the better starter Pablo López pitched. But the damage was done early.López surrendered three second-inning runs on a walk and three singles before settling down to finish a quality start, striking out 10 in seven innings as the Twins lost to the Detroit Tigers, 3-2, in front of 24,403 at Comerica Park.“It’s one of those that definitely frustrates me a little, and kinda gets under my skin a little bit,” López said. “But as a pitcher, as a baseball player, you have to make peace with (the fact) there’s so many things you can’t control.“… They obviously put the bat on the ball. We’re taught as pitchers that if you throw strikes, good things can happen. Hitters are told, ‘Make contact and good things will happen.’ ”The loss snapped the Twins’ three-game losing streak and knocked them back to .500 (39-39), pulling second place Cleveland within one game in the American League Central.Right-hander Reese Olson (1-2...

O'Fallon Banana Ball Exhibition game sold out

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:31:07 GMT

O’FALLON, Mo. – The O’Fallon Hoots took on the St. Louis Clydesdales First Responder Baseball Team Saturday night, as they played a new version of baseball for a good cause.Approximately 2,300 tickets were sold for the special Banana Ball game, an event made popular by the Savannah Bananas independent team.“They created their own version of baseball called Banana Ball. And it’s kind of taken the world by storm. They travel around the country,” said David Schmoll, O’Fallon Hoots general manager.It’s a new spin on baseball with several rule changes. Every inning is worth a point. The team that scores the most runs in an inning wins a point. Invasive northern snakehead fish found in southeastern Missouri for second time There is a two-hour time limit, and there’s no stepping out of the box at all. If a batter steps out, it is a strike.The O’Fallon Hoots faced off against the St. Louis Clydesdales First Responder Baseball Team at CarShield Field in O’Fallon.“It’s all different rules, ...

Human remains discovered on Mount Baldy

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:31:07 GMT

Human remains were discovered by hikers on Mount Baldy on Saturday morning.At around 10 a.m., hikers contacted the Fontana Sheriff’s Station after coming across the remains in the Mt. Baldy Wilderness Area.Deputies along with the sheriff’s Emergency Operations Division responded to the scene.The remains were transported to the coroner’s office where officials are working to identify the body. Authorities said positive identification is expected next week. No further details were released.Back in January, search efforts were underway when two hikers went missing in Mt. Baldy including British actor Julian Sands, 65. Two hikers were also found dead in the area before Sands went missing. Julian Sands (San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office)Jin Chung in a photo from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.Missing hikers in Mount Baldy. From left: Julian Sands, Robert Gregory, and Jin Chung.Cast member Julian Sands attends the "24" Season Five DVD release party Monday, Dec. 4...

Watch Project Angel Food's 'Lead with Love' telethon 7-9PM Saturday on KTLA

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:31:07 GMT

The stars will align for Project Angel Food’s Lead with Love telethon Saturday night on KTLA.Join Cindy Crawford, Niecy Nash-Betts, Magic Johnson, Paula Abdul, Carol Burnett, Marie Osmond, Steven Weber, Jessica Holmes and other KTLA personalities to help feed critically ill members of the greater Los Angeles community.Scan the QR code on this page to donate before, during and after the telethon, which airs Saturday from 7-9 PM on KTLA 5, KTLA.com, the KTLA app, KTLA+, and KTLA’s YouTube and Facebook channels.Project Angel Food Telethon airs Saturday, June 24 on KTLA.Project Angel Food is a nonprofit agency that cooks and delivers healthy, delicious meals and offers nutrition counseling -all free of charge- to people debilitated by serious illnesses. It serves men, women, and children throughout all of Los Angeles County who are debilitated and cannot shop or cook for the food they need to survive and heal.“Food is Medicine” is Project Angel Food’s philosophy, and its main goal is t...

Wood, Petrovic rally Revolution to 2-1 victory over Toronto

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:31:07 GMT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bobby Wood had a goal and an assist, Djordje Petrovic made a career-high nine saves and the New England Revolution rallied for a 2-1 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night.New England (10-3-6) upped its unbeaten streak at home to a club-record 10. The Revolution, however, beat Toronto (3-7-10) at home for the first time in five tries. New England beat Toronto 2-0 on the road earlier this season.Deandre Kerr staked the visitors to an early lead when he took passes from Cristian Gutiérrez and Lorenzo Insigne in the 11th minute and scored for the third time this season.Bobby Wood scored an unassisted goal in the 33rd minute to pull the Revolution even. It was Wood’s seventh netter of the season and his fourth in his last seven matches.New England took the lead for good seven minutes into the second half when Giacomo Vrioni took passes from Wood and Carles Gil and scored his fourth goal of the campaign.Greg Ranjitsingh did not make a save in his second ...

Edelman, Amaya lead Red Bulls over Atlanta United 4-0

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:31:07 GMT

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Daniel Edelman had a goal and an assist in the first half, Frankie Amaya scored his first two goals of the season in the second half and the New York Red Bulls breezed to a 4-0 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday night.Edelman gave the Red Bulls (5-6-8) the lead for good when he took a pass from Cameron Harper in the 32nd minute and scored his first goal of the season.Edelman and Tom Barlow notched assists on Cristian Cásseres Jr.’s first goal, giving New York a 2-0 lead in the 45th minute.Amaya used a pass from Ronald Donkor in the 78th minute to score his first of the season. Amaya’s second goal came in the 90th minute with an assist from Omir Fernandez.Carlos Coronel totaled four saves to earn the clean sheet for the Red Bulls. Brad Guzan saved one shot for Atlanta United (7-5-8).Atlanta United beat New York 1-0 on the road earlier this season to snap a 12-match regular-season winless run against the Red Bulls.Atlanta United lost for the firs...

Dodgers rally to beat Astros 8-7 after Houston reliever Stanek called for balk in 8th

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:31:07 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Outman scored the go-ahead run on a balk by Houston reliever Ryan Stanek in a messy eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Astros 8-7 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory.Stanek, his long blond hair flying, was incensed after striking out Michael Busch to end the inning. He yelled at plate umpire Manny Gonzalez, who tossed Stanek. Manager Dusty Baker came on the field to argue with Gonzalez and was ejected, too. The Dodgers tied it at 7 in the eighth. Reliever Bryan Abreu (2-2) walked Freddie Freeman, Will Smith and J.D. Martinez to load the bases. Kyle Tucker made a sliding catch into the sun in right field on Jason Heyward’s sacrifice fly that scored Freeman. Smith scored on Outman’s ground-rule double after the ball got stuck in the right field wall.Second base umpire Junior Valentine called the balk on Stanek, whose right leg appeared to buckle after he looked in for the pitch. Phil Bickford (2-2) got the victory in relief...

Montreal, Charlotte play to scoreless draw

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:31:07 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jonathan Sirois finished with four saves for CF Montreal, Kristijan Kahlina saved three shots for Charlottte FC and the two clubs played to a scoreless draw on Saturday night.Montreal (8-9-2) swept Charlotte (6-8-6) last season, scoring two goals in both wins, and was trying to become the first club to beat Charlotte three straight times.Montreal is just 1-8-2 in its 11 road matches this season and has been outscored 24-5. Only the 1998 Miami Fusion and 2017 Real Salt Lake clubs had worse differentials through 10 matches (minus-20).Charlotte is 5-1-4 in its last 10 home matches in all competitions. Montreal is the only team to shut out Charlotte in the run.Charlotte outshot Montreal 13-9 with a 4-3 edge in shots on goal.Montreal returns home to host New York City FC on Saturday. Charlotte is idle.____AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportSource

Union hand Inter Miami seventh straight defeat, 4-1

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:31:07 GMT

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Defender Jakob Glesnes gave Philadelphia an early lead and the Union handed Inter Miami its seventh straight defeat, 4-1 on Saturday night.Philadelphia (10-5-4) took the lead on Glesnes’ goal in the 14th minute. Fellow defender Kai Wagner picked up an assist on Glesnes’ first netter since the 2021 season when he scored three times.The Union took a two-goal lead when Julián Carranza took a pass from Mikael Uhre in the 39th minute and scored for a 10th time this season. Leon Flach’s first goal this season came in the fourth minute of stoppage time to put the Union up 3-0 at halftime. It was Flach’s first goal since the 2021 season when he found the net once in his rookie season. Dániel Gazdag and Alejandro Bedoya had assists on Flach’s goal. Gazdag’s ninth assist this season ties him with Atlanta United’s Thiago Almada for the league lead.Inter Miami struck quickly in the second half when Robert Taylor took a pass from Benj...

Smithsonian’s ‘Solstice Saturday’ kicks off summer in style

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:31:07 GMT

The Smithsonian and its many museums stayed open till midnight to commemorate the first weekend of summer on Solstice Saturday.“There are events all over the place,” said museum enthusiast Santiago Gomez. “You’ve got the Hirshhorn, the African American Art museum, the Asian Art museum — everyone’s doing something.”For D.C. residents like Gomez, Solstice Saturday is a dream come true.“It’s certainly a day to enjoy the culture, to enjoy everything D.C. has to offer,” he told WTOP.We caught up with Santiago and members of his family, who were visiting all the way from Colombia, at the Museum of the American Indian, where guests were treated to a live performance from Apache dancers — which was just one of many special live events across the Smithsonian Saturday evening.“Looking at different cultures, how they experience the world, how they see the world, is unique and it’s important,” Gomez reflected. “It enriches everyone’s life and reminds us: we’re not ...