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Giants fire manager Gabe Kapler with 3 games left in his 4th season

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:23 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When the San Francisco Giants were still in the playoff chase earlier this month and squandered crucial opportunities and games, President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi concluded that it was time to move on from manager Gabe Kapler.The Giants fired Kapler on Friday with three days left in the season and the team eliminated from the playoffs for a second straight year.“As a group, as a team, we played our worst baseball when it mattered the most,” Zaidi said.Zaidi made his recommendation to ownership while taking his share of responsibility for the team’s shortcomings. His own future is unclear with one year remaining on his contract.“To go out on that last road trip still in the wild card, still controlling our own destiny and then playing the way we did when we controlled our own destiny, those are hard to watch for everybody,” Zaidi said. “It was hard for the players to go through, it was hard for fans to watch, it was hard for us as an organizatio...

Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Scores

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:23 GMT

FridayAt Pinnacle Country ClubRogers, Ark.Purse: $2.3 millionYardage: 6,438; Par: 71First RoundHae-Ran Ryu34-30—64Nicole Broch Estrup32-33—65Olivia Cowan31-34—65Hannah Green32-33—65Christina Kim32-33—65Lydia Ko34-31—65Yuka Saso32-33—65Jenny Shin33-32—65Kelly Tan33-32—65Lexi Thompson34-31—65Sofia Garcia34-32—66Bronte Law32-34—66Pernilla Lindberg34-32—66Morgane Metraux30-36—66Yuna Nishimura34-32—66Sarah Schmelzel33-33—66Linnea Strom35-31—66Mina Harigae33-34—67Yu-Sang Hou33-34—67Eun-Hee Ji34-33—67Minami Katsu35-32—67Cheyenne Knight33-34—67Jeong Eun Lee533-34—67Emily Pedersen35-32—67Elizabeth Szokol33-34—67Pajaree Anannarukarn35-33—68Dottie Ardina33-35—68Karis Davidson34-34—68Perrine Delacour35-33—68Jodi Ewart Shadoff35-33—68Dana Fall35-33—68Maria Fassi34-34—68Georgia Hall34-34—68Celine Herbin35-33—68Aline Krauter34-34—68Jeongeun Lee637-31—68Brittany Lincicome34-34—68Ruixin Liu34-34—68Yan Liu33-35—68Brooke Matthews36-32—68Gerina Mendoza-Piller35-33—68Yealimi Noh36-32—68Alexa Pano32-36—6...

Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Par Scores

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:23 GMT

FridayAt Pinnacle Country ClubRogers, Ark.Purse: $2.3 millionYardage: 6,438; Par: 71First RoundHae-Ran Ryu34-30—64-7Nicole Broch Estrup32-33—65-6Olivia Cowan31-34—65-6Hannah Green32-33—65-6Christina Kim32-33—65-6Lydia Ko34-31—65-6Yuka Saso32-33—65-6Jenny Shin33-32—65-6Kelly Tan33-32—65-6Lexi Thompson34-31—65-6Sofia Garcia34-32—66-5Bronte Law32-34—66-5Pernilla Lindberg34-32—66-5Morgane Metraux30-36—66-5Yuna Nishimura34-32—66-5Sarah Schmelzel33-33—66-5Linnea Strom35-31—66-5Mina Harigae33-34—67-4Yu-Sang Hou33-34—67-4Eun-Hee Ji34-33—67-4Minami Katsu35-32—67-4Cheyenne Knight33-34—67-4Jeong Eun Lee533-34—67-4Emily Pedersen35-32—67-4Elizabeth Szokol33-34—67-4Pajaree Anannarukarn35-33—68-3Dottie Ardina33-35—68-3Karis Davidson34-34—68-3Perrine Delacour35-33—68-3Jodi Ewart Shadoff35-33—68-3Dana Fall35-33—68-3Maria Fassi34-34—68-3Georgia Hall34-34—68-3Celine Herbin35-33—68-3Aline Krauter34-34—68-3Jeongeun Lee637-31—68-3Brittany Lincicome34-34—68-3Ruixin Liu34-34—68-3Yan Liu33-35—68-3Brooke Mat...

Lexi Thompson follows resurgent week at Solheim Cup with a strong start in Arkansas

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:23 GMT

ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Lexi Thompson followed a resurgent week at the Solheim Cup with a strong start in the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.After going 3-1 in Spain in the United States’ tie that left the cup in Europe’s hands, Thompson shot a 6-under 65 on Friday at Pinnacle Country Club. She was a stroke behind leader Hae Ran Ryu on the crowded leaderboard.“Overall, just a very steady day,” Thompson said. “We had perfect weather out there, so I just tried to take last week into today and just fully commit to every shot that I had out there.”Thompson is No. 138 in the Race to CME Globe and in danger of losing her LPGA Tour card for 2024 without taking a career money exemption. She has 11 tour victories, the last in the 2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic.Ryu had four straight birdies in a back-nine 30 in her 64. The 22-year-old South Korean player was the LPGA Q-Series medalist last year.“Before this tournament I go back to Korea and I’m practice a lot of shots with my coach,” Ry...

‘Toy Story’ meets the NFL: Sunday’s Falcons-Jaguars game to feature alternate presentation for kids

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:23 GMT

Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the “Toy Story” universe will be taking in an NFL game for the first time.Sunday’s game between the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars at London’s Wembley Stadium will be contested inside of Andy’s room as part of an alternate telecast.The “Toy Story Funday Football” telecast will be streamed on ESPN+ and Disney+. ESPN+ also has the main broadcast.This is the second time this year ESPN has done an animated alternate broadcast using Disney characters. In March, it aired the “NHL Big City Greens Classic” during a game between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers.ESPN has been successful with alternate broadcasts of NFL games, including the “ManningCast” during “Monday Night Football” and playoff games.Tim Reed, the network’s vice president of programming, said the NHL game provided a good baseline and something to build off.“We looked at a lot of different concepts and then ultimately targeting ‘Toy Story’ because i...

El presidente Lula da Silva se recupera de una operación en la cadera

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:23 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, se recupera satisfactoriamente después de la operación de cadera a la que se sometió este viernes, informó el equipo médico a cargo.En la intervención, que se llevó a cabo sin contratiempos y de la que el presidente Lula se despertó después de la anestesia, le colocaron un implante en la cadera, según detalló el doctor Roberto Kalil en una conferencia de prensa difundida por la cuenta oficial del presidente brasileño en la red social X, antes Twitter.Agencia Brasil reportó que Lula da Silva padece de “artrosis en la cabeza del fémur de la cadera derecha”. Se trata de un desgaste del cartílago que recubre las articulaciones, lo que causa dolor e incluso, limitación de movimiento en algunos pacientes.El proceso de recuperación, anticipan los médicos, será de unas cuatro semanas, por lo que la oficina del presidente informó que Lula suspendió su agenda de viajes por un período de entre cuatro y seis s...

Playoff contending Marlins trying to move on after `disagreement’ over suspension of game vs. Mets

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:23 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Miami Marlins are in no mood to go back to New York, or talk about New York for that matter.The surprise playoff contenders arrived in Pittsburgh for a three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates around 6 a.m. after their game against the Mets on Thursday night was suspended with two outs in the top of the ninth inning with Miami up 2-1.The teams sat through a rain delay of over three hours before the game was suspended at 12:58 a.m. At one point during the delay first-year manager Skip Schumaker exchanged words with a member of the grounds crew at Citi Field during a period when the tarp was removed.“There was a disagreement and I’ll just leave it at that,” Schumaker said.Schumaker made it a point to praise Major League Baseball, saying “MLB did a really good job of getting the game in. It just didn’t happen. Ready to move on.”The Marlins began Friday with a half-game lead over the Chicago Cubs for the third wild-card spot in the National League. Miami...

Denver weather: Wind gusts up to 25-40 mph this weekend

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay warm and breezy this weekend ahead of much cooler temperatures next week.Weather tonight: Mainly clear, mildOvernight Friday into Saturday, Denver will stay under a mainly clear sky. Temperatures will stay about 5 degrees above average and only fall to around 50 degrees in the metro. Weather tomorrow: Warm and breezy Sunshine returns on Saturday and will aid in bringing highs back up to the mid- to upper 80s. Wind speeds will pick up out of the south, gusting up to 25 mph.Looking ahead: Breezy and a cooler workweek Sunday and Monday will look very similar to Saturday with sunshine and breezy conditions in Denver and a better chance for showers in the high country. Southerly winds will gust up to 25-30 mph on Saturday and could reach over 40 mph on Sunday. Tuesday will be Denver's best chance for rain showers this week, alongside a drastic drop in temperatures. Highs will go from 80 degrees on Monday to the upper 60s.Sunshine and coole...

800,000 Colorado schoolchildren will get free meals this year

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Free meals will be offered in all of Colorado's eligible public schools thanks to a voter-approved program funded by high earners.Every eligible school district in Colorado opted into the program, the Colorado Department of Education said in a Friday release. That means more than 800,000 public school students will have free breakfast and lunch. 7 new Colorado laws go into effect in October In November 2022, Colorado voters approved the so-called "Healthy School Meals for All" program. It reduces tax deductions for households earning at least $300,000 a year, raising an estimated $100 million annually to feed the state's public schoolchildren.Districts had until Sept. 15 to decide whether to participate, and all eligible districts decided to do so, according to the state.It's not just Colorado: California, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico and Vermont also have made school meals free to all students regardless of income, according to The Associa...

Colorado Elks Association honored for supporting those with disabilities

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:11:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – They’ve donated nearly $5 million and dedicated 75 years to serving Coloradans with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Now, the Colorado Elks Association is being honored for its decades of service to Denver’s disabled population.The Association of Fundraising Professionals Colorado Chapter has named the Colorado Elks Association “Outstanding Service Organization of the Year.”“They've been with us almost every step of the way," said Douglas McNeill, CEO of Laradon, a Denver-based agency that offers education, a youth center, adult day programs, employment programs and community living for Coloradans of all ages who are living with intellectual and developmental disabilities."The Elks have been essential. From helping purchase (our) building for $10,000 with our founders, and opening (our) doors, until now, where they've been monumental in the various improvements that we've had along,” said Jennifer Hendrick, president of the Laradon Fou...