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Warriors first-round pick Brandin Podziemski is eager to prove himself: ‘In a few seasons, I’m a triple-double guy in the NBA’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:24:15 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Brandin Podziemski has a certain swagger about him.At just 20 years old, he walks around with an overwhelming belief in himself.“In a few seasons, I think I’m a triple-double guy in the NBA,” he said Friday afternoon.Podziemski also had a point-blank answer when asked what he would say if he was told back in October that he would’ve broken out as the West Coast Conference Newcomer of the Year and be a top-20 NBA draft pick.“Yes.”Podziemski’s quick response received a wave of laughter from the crowd, which included his family, coach Steve Kerr and team owner Joe Lacob, who gathered for his introductory press conference on the ninth floor of Chase Center. But it also furthered general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s belief that they took the right guy with their No. 19 pick in Thursday night’s draft.Cam Whitmore, the versatile 6-foot-7 wing from Villanova whom many projected to be a lottery pick, was still on the ...

Langaliers hits game-winning HR in 9th as A’s beat Blue Jays 5-4 to end 8-game skid

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:24:15 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Shea Lanagaliers hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Friday night to snap an eight-game losing streak.Lanagliers hit his ninth home run off Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano (3-3) as Toronto lost the opener of a three-game series against the team with the worst record in the majors.Langaliers went 2 for 4 with two RBIs as the Athletics (20-58) became the last big league team to reach 20 wins and avoided falling 40 games below .500.Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run home run, his first of the season at his home ballpark, but Toronto didn’t score again after his third-inning drive.Lucas Erceg (2-0) struck out all three batters he faced to earn the win, and Trevor May pitched around Guerrero’s leadoff double in the ninth for his fourth save in six chances as Oakland won for the first time since June 13 against Tampa Bay. That win over the Rays was the last in a seven-game streak for ...

Kenta Maeda throws 5 scoreless inning in return to lead Twins past Tigers 4-1

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:24:15 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Kenta Maeda pitched five scoreless innings in his return from the injured list and the Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Friday night.Royce Lewis and Max Kepler homered for the Twins, who had two players and manager Rocco Baldelli ejected by home plate umpire Lance Barrett.Maeda (1-4), who strained his triceps against the New York Yankees on April 26, allowed three hits, struck out eight and walked two. Jhoan Duran pitched the ninth for his 10th save in 12 tries. The Twins struck out 16 overall.Joey Wentz (1-8) gave up four runs — three earned — and five hits with four walks in five-plus innings.Minnesota took a 3-0 lead with a pair of second-inning homers. Lewis led off with a long drive over the Tigers bullpen in left field. After a one-out walk to Willi Castro, Kepler homered over the shortened fence in right-centerfield.Baldelli was ejected by Barrett later in the inning, apparently over an uncalled balk. Minnesota loaded the bases with no outs in...

Willy Adames homers twice, drives in 5 as the Brewers down the Guardians 7-1

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:24:15 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Willy Adames homered twice and drove in five runs and Wade Miley pitched six sharp, scoreless innings to power the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night.Adames belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning off Shane Bieber (5-5). Milwaukee’s hard-hitting shortstop added a solo shot in the ninth and a run-scoring single in the first as the Brewers won the series opener and first in a 10-game trip.Adames went 4 for 5 in his third career multi-homer game. It was the sixth time he’s gotten four hits.Miley (5-2) allowed just three hits and retired his last 11 batters. It was the left-hander’s first start against Cleveland since he threw a no-hitter at Progressive Field on May 7, 2021, when he was with Cincinnati.José Ramírez homered for Cleveland, which had its winning streak stopped at four.Bieber, who will likely be dealt by the Guardians before the Aug. 1 trading deadline, matched Miley for the first five inni...

If time is money, time in Montgomery Co. is about to be worth a lot more

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:24:15 GMT

The cost of everything has gone up with the country’s current rate of inflation. Now, one Maryland county is doing something to lend workers a helping hand — raising the minimum wage.Starting July 1, anyone working for companies with 51 or more employees will make at least $16.70 per hour, which will be the new minimum wage for large companies in Montgomery County.Mid-sized companies, defined as those that employ between 11 and 50 people, will see the minimum wage rise from $14 to $15 per hour. Companies that employ 10 or fewer will have to pay $14.50 per hour.Starting on Jan. 1, 2024, all companies across the state of Maryland will have to start paying at least $15 per hour.For years, Montgomery County has tied its minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index, which measures the average change in prices paid by those in urban areas.The announcement comes as Gov. Wes Moore signed the minimum wage increase into law in April as part of his “Work, Wages and Wealth” legislative ...

Jose Siri drives in 4 runs and Zach Eflin earns his 9th win as Rays beat Royals 11-3

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:24:15 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (AP) — RaysJose Siri homered and drove in four runs, Zach Eflin won his ninth game and the MLB-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 11-3 on Friday night.Siri had a three-run homer in the second inning and gave the Rays a 4-3 led with an RBI single in the fourth.Eflin (9-3) improved to 8-0 in eight home starts, allowing three runs and seven hits over six innings.Nick Pratto and Salvador Perez homered for the Royals, who have the majors second-worst record at 21-55 . Perez was checked by a trainer in the fifth inning and was replaced by Freddy Fermin at catcher one inning later due to a right hamstring cramp.The Royals won the opener of a four-game series 6-5 on Thursday night. Tampa Bay, 53-26 overall, is 33-9 in home games.Harold Ramírez ended Greinke’s night with an RBI single to start a four-run fifth that made it 8-3. Reliever Jose Cuas entered and allowed all three batters he faced to reach base, including Taylor Walls’ two-run singl...

De La Cruz gets first cycle for Reds since 1989

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:24:15 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Rookie sensation Elly De La Cruz became the first Cincinnati Reds player in 24 years to hit for the cycle when he accomplished the feat on Friday against the Atlanta Braves.De La Cruz doubled to open the second inning, had a two-run homer in the third, a run-scoring single to center in the fifth and tripled in the sixth for his fourth RBI of the night. The last hit increased the Reds’ lead to 11-7.The cycle is the franchise’s seventh overall — fifth since 1900 — and first since Eric Davis did it against San on June 2, 1989.Source

Pirates end a 10-game skid, rallying in the 9th to beat the Marlins 3-1

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:24:15 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Carlos Santana broke a ninth-inning tie with an RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a 10-game losing streak, rallying to beat the Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night.Down 1-0 after eight innings, the Pirates scored three runs against relievers A.J. Puk (3-2) and Dylan Floro.Josh Palacios had a pinch leadoff single and Andrew McCutchen reached on a one-out infield single. Palacios and McCutchen then successfully stole bases before Connor Joe tied it with an RBI groundout.Santana chased Puk with a line drive to center. Floro relieved and allowed consecutive singles to Henry Davis and pinch-hitter Tucupita Marcano. Santana raced home on Marcano’s single.Pittsburgh starter Luis Ortiz settled down after allowing a run in the first and shut out Miami the next seven frames. Ortiz (2-3) gave up seven hits, walked two and struck out five. David Bednar closed with a perfect ninth for his 15th save.Miami’s Luis Arraez had three hits to raise his major league-leading battin...

3rd person dies on Arkansas River in a week

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:24:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A rafter died while recreating on the Arkansas River east of Salida on Friday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said. CPW said witnesses saw three people enter the Bear Creek Rapid around 3 p.m. on Friday. The rafters were thrown from the watercraft when it flipped in the Class III rapid, CPW said. One person got to shore on their own and another was rescued by a ranger with CPW’s Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area. CPW said the third rafter most likely got entangled with the upside-down raft, which was spotted about 2 miles downstream just above Wellsville. Canoer dies after falling into Colorado River CPW said the rafter, who was wearing a life jacket, got separated from the raft and ended up on an island above the Wellsville Bridge. Boaters on a private craft brought the victim to shore where CPR was performed, but the rafter was pronounced dead at the river. CPW said this is the 14th confirmed water-related death in Colorado in 2023 and the third in the Arkansas ...

Man arrested in Boulder stabbing on University Hill

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:24:15 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police at the University of Colorado Boulder arrested a man connected to a stabbing early Friday morning that sent a heavy police presence to University Hill.According to the CU Boulder Police Department, officers assisted the Boulder Police Department with a stabbing near 13th and College. The area is near a heavily populated part of campus known as "The Hill." The stabbing occurred at 1:45 a.m.CUPD said one victim was located and taken to a local hospital. He was in stable condition as of Friday night. Tornado in Highlands Ranch damages buildings, downs trees According to CUPD, the suspect was last seen leaving the area on foot and heading eastbound on College Avenue. He was arrested later on Friday and police said the stabbing was not random and that the two knew each other.