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Big or little, it all adds up to Twins’ victory over Mets

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 20:21:54 GMT

The Twins did a lot of good things on Friday night, some big, some little. In the end, it added up to a 5-2 victory over the New York Mets in front of 26,154 at Target Field.It took a good seven innings for it all to coalesce into a victory that reduced the Twins’ magic number for clinching the American League Central to at least 15 games.The Twins didn’t exactly knock right-hander Kodai Senga around, but they made the Mets’ best pitcher work — he threw 48 pitches in the first two innings combined — and New York turned the game over to its bullpen for the seventh.The big blows came from Royce Lewis, who plated two with a pair of run-scoring doubles, and Carlos Correa, who hit a mammoth, game-tying home run to start the fourth inning. But the smaller stuff added up, as well, such as four scoreless innings apiece from Twins relievers and a leadoff walk in the seventh from Matt Wallner — which lit the fuse for a three-run inning.The pure depth of small, important plays made manager Roc...

No. 7 Arapahoe utilizes Trajan Frasier as sophomore back shows out against No. 2 Regis Jesuit

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 20:21:54 GMT

LITTLETON — For a sophomore running back in a Class 5A top-10 showdown, Arapahoe’s Trajan Frasier showed an alarming amount of restraint Friday night.Until he simply had to break loose.Frasier’s three-touchdown night with scores from 8, 12 and 74 yards sparked Arapahoe early and often on Friday as the No. 7 Warriors utilized their breakthrough back in a 34-27 win over No. 2 Regis Jesuit at LPS Stadium.“Starting off hot with that first touchdown really got us started, and then me, personally, I adjusted my patience for this game,” Frasier said. “I waited a little more, things opened up and I scored three touchdowns.”Regis (2-1) wasted little time on their opening drive, going 65 yards on six plays, as junior quarterback Peyton Lindell lofted a beauty of a pass into the waiting arms of Jojo Hernandez for a 40-yard strike as Regis took a 7-0 lead.After that, Arapahoe (3-0) got to work. The Warriors responded on their first possession of the game as well an...

Hurricane expected to produce big surf in Southern California

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 20:21:54 GMT

LOS ANGELES - Hurricane Jova, a weakening storm centered off the Pacific coast of the Baja Peninsula, is not expected to bring rain to Southern California as did Tropical Storm Hilary. But it will still make an impact along the coast, forecasters say.As of Friday morning, Jova had maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour and was moving north and west into cooler waters, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.“By Sunday, the storm really starts to die out,” said KTLA weather anchor Mark Kriski. “But the waves along the SoCal coast are going to be picking up, which is good news for surfers.”A satellite view of Hurricane Jova on Sept. 8, 2023. (NOAA)Some Southern California beaches, including Huntington Beach, can expect swells of up to 8 feet over the weekend, according to Surfline. Many other surf spots will see waves in the 4 to 6-foot range.Weekend high temperatures across the Southland will climb into the low-90s and low-100s on Saturday and Sunday, ...

Langeliers hits 2-run homer to help A’s beat reeling Rangers, 6-3

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 20:21:54 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas — Shea Langeliers hit a two-out, two-run homer in the sixth inning to break a tie and the Oakland Athletics held on to beat the reeling Texas Rangers 6-3 on Friday night.Langleirs knocked Rangers starter Jordan Montgomery from the game and helped push Texas a game further behind Toronto in the AL wild-card race.Toronto beat Kansas City and leads the Rangers by 1 1/2 games for the third wild-card spot. Texas remained 2 1/2 games behind first-place Houston in the AL West and a half-game back of second-place Seattle. Houston and Seattle lost Friday.The Rangers have lost four consecutive games, seven of eight and 16 of 20.“These losses are getting tough,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “You keep fighting, that’s all you can do.”Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy (15) heads to the mound to pull relief pitcher Jose Leclerc, front left, as catcher Jonah Heim, front center, looks on during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Arlington, T...

Two arrested in connection with armed robbery outside Woodside restaurant

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 20:21:54 GMT

WOODSIDE – A pair of East Palo Alto residents was arrested in connection with an armed robbery Thursday in Woodside, according to authorities.The incident happened around 11:05 p.m. in the parking lot outside Alice’s Restaurant, located at 17288 Skyline Blvd., the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.One of the suspects brandished a knife and stole the victim’s gold chains, which were valued at $15,000, according to the sheriff’s office. The victim, identified as a 50-year-old Redwood City resident, suffered a minor injury and was treated at the scene.A short time later, deputies found the suspects driving a stolen car near Highway 1 and Highway 92, the sheriff’s office said.Deputies arrested the 37-year-old and 23-year-old suspects and booked them into county jail on charges of armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit a crime, possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of stolen property.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | ...

A Love Affair: Chevy Impala remains with same owner 62 years later

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 20:21:54 GMT

(KRON) -- Probably fair to say that most of us remember our first car as much as our first love.In some cases, they were one and the same.This is the story of such a love affair -- one that spans seven decades. This 1961 Chevy Impala has been in the hands of the same owner since it came off the dealer lot 62 years ago. Watch the full story in the video player above. The Orinda Annual Classic Car Show on Saturday, Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Commanders’ owner Josh Harris says ‘the fans are the 12th man’ ahead of Sunday’s opening game

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 20:21:54 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's George Wallace interviews Commanders' owner Josh Harris $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); Maryland’s own Josh Harris, the new owner of the Washington Commanders, is excited for the new season — but knows eyes are on him.“You’ve shifted the pressure on us, now we’ve got to deliver,” Harris told WTOP’s George Wallace on Friday.The Washington Commanders face off again...

Updated COVID shots are coming. They’re part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 20:21:54 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them with flu shots. And this fall, the first vaccines for another scary virus called RSV are rolling out to older adults and pregnant women.Doctors hope enough people get vaccinated to help avert another “tripledemic” like last year when hospitals were overwhelmed with an early flu season, an onslaught of RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, and yet another winter coronavirus surge.COVID-19 hospitalizations have been steadily increasing since late summer, although not nearly as much as this time last year, and RSV already is on the rise in parts of the Southeast.Approval of updated COVID-19 shots is expected within days. They are among the tools the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says will help put the U.S. in “our strongest position yet” to avoid another chaotic respiratory season.“There will be a lot of virus this winter. That’s why we want to get ahead of it,” CDC ch...

Wilson scores 30 points, Aces defeat Mercury 94-73; Sutton has Phoenix’s first triple-double

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 20:21:54 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 30 points, Chelsea Gray had 14 points and 12 assists and the first-place Las Vegas Aces coasted to a 94-73 win over the last-place Phoenix Mercury on Friday night.Sug Sutton had the first triple-double in Mercury history, with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.The Aces (33-6) took a one-game lead over New York into the regular-season finale on Sunday, when they play the Mercury (9-30) at home. The Liberty close with Washington.In an otherwise dismal season for the Mercury, Sutton added to the highlight of 20-year veteran Diana Taurasi reaching the 10,000-point plateau. Sutton is the first player drafted after the first round to record a triple-double. The third-round pick, 36th overall, by the Mystics in 2020 played 12 games that season.Kelsey Plum added 18 points and Jackie Young 17 points for the Aces, who shot 54%. Las Vegas set a WNBA record with its 14th win of at least 20 points, surpassing Connecticut’s 13 20-point wins in 201...

Novak Djokovic will face Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final. It’s a rematch from 2021

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 20:21:54 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic limited big-serving Ben Shelton to five aces and broke him five times in their U.S. Open semifinal Friday. Djokovic pushed back when the 20-year-old unseeded American produced a late stand that got the home crowd into the match.And after overcoming what he called “a little black hole” caused by tension to right himself, finish off a 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (4) victory and reach his record-tying 10th final at Flushing Meadows and 36th at all major tournaments, Djokovic added a touch of insult to injury by mimicking the kid’s “Hang up the phone!” celebration gesture.Djokovic then pointed to his temple and pounded his fist on his chest, before a stone-faced Shelton met him at the net for the most perfunctory of handshakes. A year after Djokovic could not travel to the United States for the Open because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19, the 36-year-old from Serbia is one victory away from a fourth title in New York and 24th Grand Slam championship overall...