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Twins open up division lead to season-high six games over Guardians

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:43 GMT

Come Tuesday, the Twins will embark on a critical stretch of their schedule that sees them playing two games against the first-place Milwaukee Brewers and seven against the first-place Texas Rangers.Interspersed, they’ll also play their remaining six games against the second-place Cleveland Guardians, making the upcoming weeks pivotal ones for the Twins, who are trying to hang on and win the division for the first time since 2020.When they begin that stretch of play, they’ll do so with a six-game lead in the division, the largest lead they’ve had all season. The Twins, who beat the Pirates 2-0 on Sunday afternoon at Target Field, entered the day with more than a 90% chance to win the division, per FanGraphs.“The most we can stretch that over second (place), it’s awesome,” infielder Donovan Solano said. “We’re trying to continue to play well to get more games up, but it’s pretty good right now.”Their closest competitor, the Guardians, are act...

Goldschmidt homers as Cardinals avoid sweep with 7-3 win over Mets

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:43 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt homered, Richie Palacios hit a two-run single and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 7-3 on Sunday to avert a four-game series sweep.Goldschmidt finished with three hits and three RBIs as St. Louis stopped a four-game slide. Tommy Edman, Alec Burleson and rookie Masyn Winn each had two hits.Cardinals right-hander Dakota Hudson (5-0) struck out seven in 5 1/3 innings. He allowed two runs and and five hits.Pete Alonso connected for New York, which had won four in a row. Alonso has 39 homers and has gone deep in four of his last five games.Goldschmidt drilled a two-run homer off Carlos Carrasco in fifth inning, lifting the Cardinals to a 3-2 lead. It was Goldschmidt's 20th homer.St. Louis added four more runs in the seventh. Willson Contreras singled in Goldschmidt, and Jordan Walker doubled home Nolan Arenado. Palacios capped the big inning with his two-run single.Palacios also made a big defensive play to end the second, reaching over the...

Former Missouri respiratory therapist sentenced in connection with patient deaths

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:43 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri respiratory therapist who pleaded guilty in the deaths of two hospital patients has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.Jennifer Hall was initially charged with two counts of first-degree murder but pleaded guilty in April to reduced first-degree involuntary manslaughter counts in the deaths of 75-year-old Fern Franco and 37-year-old David Wesley Harper. She also pleaded guilty to one count of attempted second-degree assault. She was sentenced Friday, KCTV-TV reported.Franco and Harper were among nine patients who died at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe over several months in 2002 in what charging documents describe as “medically suspicious” events.“A sentence 20 years in the making,” Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney Adam Warren said in a statement. He noted that Hall will eventually be eligible for parole. “But for now, we all sleep better knowing she is behind bars,” he said. Infant rescued following Amber Alert; search cont...

1 dead, 1 injured in crash on I-44 near I-270

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:43 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - One man died and another was seriously injured when the car they were riding in struck a guardrail along Interstate 44 and overturned, ejecting both men.According to a report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 7:50 p.m. Saturday in the eastbound lanes of I-44, just west of I-270.Authorities claim the 34-year-old driver of a 2009 Toyota Corolla lost control of the vehicle. The car went off the right side of the interstate and the passenger-side tire struck the guardrail. The Corolla overturned and struck a fence. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW Both the driver and a passenger were ejected.The passenger, identified as Darrell Bridges, was pronounced dead at the scene. Bridges was 29....

Human remains recovered in Northwest Missouri home

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:43 GMT

DEKALB COUNTY, Mo. — On Thursday, Aug. 17, the Dekalb County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at 163 North 2nd Street in Union Star, Missouri.Members of the Buchanan, Andrew, and Daviess County Sheriff's Offices also assisted in the search as well. 911 call for prowler leads to brutal homicide in Kansas City’s Northland During the search warrant, human remains were recovered from the property. The identity of the human remains is unknown at this time, and the discovery is still under investigation. FOX4 will keep you updated as more details come along.

No sweep for Rockies as bullpen implodes in loss to White Sox

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:43 GMT

To shamelessly steal a phrase from Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi: “No sweep for you!”Sunday afternoon, the Rockies were on track for just their second three-game sweep of the season. They led the White Sox, 5-3, entering the eighth inning at Coors Field. Then, “yada, yada, yada,” it all fell apart.Chicago teed off on relievers Matt Koch, Justin Bruihl and Justin Lawrence in a seven-run inning to pocket a 10-5 win.Koch gave up four runs on three hits and a walk. Bruihl, a left-hander, came in and intentionally walked Yasmani Grandal to load the bases so that he could face lefty Oscar Colas. The strategy backfired when Colas hit a two-run double to left.The back-breaker was Lenly Sosa’s three-run homer to left off of Lawrence’s first-pitch sweeper. Lawrence has not been sharp lately. He allowed a career-high five runs last Tuesday in the ninth inning, his eighth blown save of the season in an 8-5 loss to Arizona at Coors.The Rockies were seeking their ...

After being eliminated from AL West, how do the Oakland A’s find purpose in a losing season?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:43 GMT

OAKLAND — The fan experience has been stripped to its bare bones at the Oakland Coliseum, but having a kid announce one inning over the PA system is one of a few traditions that remains. In the fifth inning of the Oakland A’s 12-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, the lucky kid at the microphone added a little flair to one of his announcements.“Up next, my favorite player,” the kid said over the Coliseum’s sound system. “Tony Kemp.”Kemp looked up toward the announcer’s booth on his way to the batter’s box, tipped his helmet and waved at the kid. Cameras caught the kid waving back, a huge grin on his face. During the dog days of a season destined to fail from its start, veterans such as Kemp can syphon purpose through interactions like that one.The big picture is far too bleak.With the loss, the A’s were officially eliminated from American League West contention. On Aug. 20, it’s the earliest in the season in franchise hi...

Adobe co-founder John Warnock, a giant in the tech world, dies at 82

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:43 GMT

Adobe co-founder John Warnock, one of the titans of the Silicon Valley tech industry, has died at the age of 82.“It is with profound sadness that Adobe shares the passing of the company’s beloved co-founder Dr. John Warnock,” Adobe announced in a news release. “Dr. Warnock passed away on Saturday surrounded by his family.”No cause of death was mentioned.Warnock will be remembered for co-founding Photoshop maker Adobe in 1982 with Charles Geschke. In a classic Silicon Valley tale, the two visionaries, who had first met while working at Xerox, reportedly started the company in the garage of Warnock’s home in Los Altos. (As the story goes, the company’s name came from the Adobe Creek that ran behind the house.) Before the year was out, they were fending off a takeover bid from Apple’s Steve Jobs.The company’s first product was Adobe PostScript, which helped spawn the desktop publishing revolution.Under Warnock’s watch, Adobe grew to...

49ers’ Brock Purdy checks out healthy after nerve-wracking scramble in cameo

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:43 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy scampered into Levi’s Stadium’s open field, cut back inside, and, with his competitive juices in regular-season mode, sought out the goal line.He didn’t make it into the end zone.He emerged unscathed, however, from that 8-yard scramble to the 2-yard line, which capped his nine-snap cameo in Saturday night’s 21-20 preseason win over Denver. It was Purdy’s first game since tearing an elbow ligament in last season’s NFC Championship loss.“Once he cut back inside, I was just begging for him to get down,” coach Kyle Shanahan said Sunday on a media conference call.San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) looks to pass against the Denver Broncos in the first quarter of a NFL preseason game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) That’s because Shanahan has seen too many quarterbacks dash into the red zone — or breach a...

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Southern California

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:28:43 GMT

As Tropical Storm Hilary bears down on Southern California, a series of earthquakes have complicated the picture further — with the first, a magnitude 5.1 quake, hitting just southeast of Ojai around 2:45 p.m.More than a dozen aftershocks followed suit, ranging from 2.5 to 3.8 on the Richter scale. Both the Ventura County Sheriff and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass reported that there were no immediate reports of damage. Still, the quakes’ impacts rippled from Ventura to Los Angeles to Kern counties, according to U.S. Geological Survey tool that allows individuals to report their experiences.One Ventura-based individual reported that he felt over a minute’s worth of rolling; another in Sherman Oaks said they felt a big jostle followed by long, wobbly rolls.“The hurricane wasn’t enough. We just got hit with an earthquake too,” tweeted Markeia McCarty, a Los Angeles-based actress. “Remember us after we break off into ocean.”Dr. Lucy Jones, ...