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Schwarber homers on 1st pitch, Phillies beat A’s 6-1 and stretch win streak to 4

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:45 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Schwarber homered on the first pitch of the game, J.T. Realmuto and Alec Bohm also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.Oakland lost its third in a row following a season-high, seven-game winning streak. At 19-53, the A’s are just above Kansas City (18-51) for worst record in the major leagues.A day after Nevada enacted $380 million in public financing for a ballpark for A’s, the game drew 16,084 to the Oakland Coliseum, the team’s fifth-largest home crowd this season. Oakland is proposing to move to Las Vegas after its Coliseum expires at the end of the 2024 season. The A’s entered the day averaging a major league-low 8,363.Taijuan Walker (7-3) allowed one run and seven hits in a season-high eight innings. He walked none and tied a season high with eight strikeouts as the Phillies won for the 11th time in 13 games.JP Sears (1-4) gave up four runs a...

San Diego State seeks info from the Mountain West related to a potential exit, an AP source says

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:45 GMT

San Diego State University has sent a letter to the Mountain West seeking information related to a potential exit next year, according to a person familiar with the situation.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday night due to the sensitivity of the situation.According to multiple reports, SDSU wants an extension of the deadline to give formal notice it is leaving the Mountain West to avoid having to pay double the exit fee. SDSU hopes to join either the Pac-12 or the Big 12 but has not received a formal invitation. The person said the school, which has been in the Mountain West since its inception in 1999, is doing due diligence to be prepared to make a decision if it is invited to change conferences.ESPN first reported that SDSU sent the letter to the Mountain West on Tuesday.Talk of SDSU potentially moving to the Pac-12 intensified after Southern California and UCLA announced last summer that they will move to the Big Ten in August 2024.However,...

Gallen strikes out 7 as Diamondbacks beat Guardians 5-1 to end 3-game slide

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:45 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Zac Gallen struck out seven in six effective innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks ended a three-game losing streak by beating the Cleveland Guardians 5-1 on Friday night.The Diamondbacks bounced back from losing three of four to Philadelphia with a solid all-around game to kick off Cleveland’s first series at Chase Field since 2017.Gallen (8-2) was sharp coming off a rare shaky start, giving up a solo homer to José Ramírez in the fourth inning and four singles. Arizona’s offense took advantage of five walks issued by last-minute Cleveland starter Touki Toussaint (0-1) to take an early 2-0 lead. The Diamondbacks kept tacking on runs, finishing with five players who had an RBI and 11 hits.Gallen had a rare rough outing his last start, allowing five runs in 5 2/3 innings in a no-decision against Detroit.The right-hander returned to Chase Field, where he was 4-0 with a 1.69 ERA his last four starts.Rockin’ a snakeskin belt against the Guardians, Gallen f...

Collier scores 25, Lynx beat Sparks 77-72

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:45 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 25 points, Kayla McBride added 16 and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 77-72 on Friday night.McBride made a steal and a fast-break layup to give Minnesota a 71-68 lead. Collier converted a three-point play on the Lynx’s next possession to make it 74-70 with 1:06 left. McBride added two free throws with 18.2 seconds left for a five-point lead.Nikolina Milic had 10 points for Minnesota (3-7), which plays at Las Vegas on Sunday before returning to Los Angeles on Tuesday.Minnesota went on a 10-2 run to take a 63-57 lead early in the fourth quarter.Jordin Canada led Los Angeles (5-5) with 22 points. Dearica Hamby had 14 points and nine rebounds. Lexie Brown, the second-leading scorer for Los Angeles, did not play due to a non-COVID illness. Rookie Zia Cooke made her first start and finished with five points in 25 minutes.Nneka Ogwumike made her second field goal of the game with 49.9 seconds left in the fourth to get Los Angeles wi...

LAX terminals evacuated due to suspicious package investigation

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:45 GMT

Portions of Los Angeles International Airport terminals have been evacuated after reports of a suspicious item was found on Friday night.Authorities first discovered the suspicious item around 9:30 p.m., according to airport officials. The package was located in an area before an official TSA security checkpoint.Passengers in Terminals 1 and 1.5 have been evacuated out of caution.Vehicle traffic is being diverted from the upper and lower levels as authorities respond to the scene. No flights have been affected so far, but that could change.An LAPD bomb squad has been dispatched to the scene."Due to police activity in Terminal 1, traffic in the terminal area is being diverted," said LAX officials. "Please check with your airline for the latest flight status information. Thank you for your patience."Traffic severely backed up on freeways and surface streets as terminals in Los Angeles International Airport were shut down due to a suspicious package on June 16, 2023. (KTLA)Sky5 images ...

Boaters explain complexity of Zuniga Jetty after Navy watercraft crash

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:45 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Five U.S. Navy sailors are recovering at the hospital after their watercraft crashed in the bay near the Zuniga Jetty.Boaters say that area of water is pretty tricky, telling FOX 5 the Zuniga Jetty is very difficult to see because it is submerged. Sky FOX captured video of the area over Point Loma where the Navy says a Naval Special Warfare unit crashed just before 2 a.m. Friday morning.“Never underestimate the water,” said Robert Butler of Tow Boat U.S.The Navy says the unit was doing routine operations off the coast and hit the Zuniga Point Jetty while entering the bay. The crash sent five Sailors to the hospital.“When I heard about it, it was obviously very tragic, you know being a Naval Special Warfare operator myself with the SWCC teams. Understanding night operations are extremely inherently dangerous due to the sea state, the tides, the current, the water temps and just the fact that it is at night,” said Retired Naval Special Warfare Operator Chad Talbot. Cali...

At least 25 killed in rebel attack on Ugandan school near Congo border

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:45 GMT

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan police say at least 25 people have been killed in a suspected rebel attack on a school near the Congo border.Police said in a statement Saturday that the Allied Democratic Forces carried out the attack late Friday night on a school in the border town of Mpondwe.The school is located about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the Congo border. “A dormitory was burnt and a food store looted. So far 25 bodies have been recovered from the school and transferred to Bwera Hospital,” the statement said, adding that eight others are in critical condition. It was not immediately clear if all of the victims were students. The statement said Ugandan government troops tracked the attackers into Congolese territory. The Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, is accused of launching many attacks on civilians in recent years.The ADF has long opposed the rule of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, a U.S. security ally who has been in power since 1986. Established in the early 1990...

Rising rents and diminishing aid are fueling a sharp increase in evictions in many US cities

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:45 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Entering court using a walker, a doctor’s note clutched in his hand, 70-year-old Dana Williams, who suffers serious heart problems, hypertension and asthma, pleaded to delay eviction from his two-bedroom apartment in Atlanta.Although sympathetic, the judge said state law required him to evict Williams and his 25-year-old daughter De’mai Williams in April because they owed $8,348 in unpaid rent and fees on their $940-a-month apartment. They have been living in limbo ever since. They moved into a dilapidated Atlanta hotel room with water dripping through the bathroom ceiling, broken furniture and no refrigerator or microwave. But at $275-a-week, it was all they could afford on Williams’ $900 monthly social security check and the $800 his daughter gets biweekly from a state agency as her father’s caretaker. “I really don’t want to be here by the time his birthday comes” in August, De’mai Williams said. “For his health, it’s just not right.”T...

Shooting in Baltimore wounds 6 people; all expected to survive

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:45 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — A shooting in Baltimore on Friday night wounded six people, though all were expected to survive, police said.Officers who had pulled over a car in the city’s north heard gunshots just before 9 p.m. and went to investigate, Baltimore Police Department spokesperson Lindsey Eldridge said.Officers found three men near the intersection of East Cold Spring Lane and York Road who all had “numerous non-life-threatening gunshot wounds to their bodies,” Eldridge said in an email. Medics transported the three men to area hospitals for treatment.Police were then informed there were another three victims who had walked into area hospitals with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, Eldridge said.The victims included an 18-year-old woman, two 22-year-old men, a 26-year-old man and a 17-year-old male, Eldridge said.Northern District detectives are investigating the shooting.The Associated Press

Parks After Dark offers summer activities in 34 L.A. County parks

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:25:45 GMT

Parks After Dark returns for its 13th summer season offering free, safe, family-centered activities in 34 parks across Los Angeles County. The L.A. County Department of Parks and Recreation initiative began Thursday and will run through August 5, with events taking place from 6-10 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Each week, Parks After Dark will offer different themes including 'Sports and Fitness Challenge', 'Backyard Boogie' and 'L.A. County Got Talent' to engage youth, families, seniors, and attendees of all ages. Attendees can expect a variety of enjoyable events including live concerts, dance lessons, outdoor movie screenings, and more. Parks After Dark aims to transform local parks into community safe havens with family-friendly gatherings and activities. “We are thrilled to bring back dynamic, free, accessible, summer programming for all members of the family through Parks After Dark,” said Norma García-González, Director of the L.A. County Department...