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Athletics win fourth straight, beat Brewers 2-1 in 10 innings

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:39:56 GMT

For the time being, the Athletics have thrown it into reverse.A well-placed RBI single by Aledmys Diaz put the A’s up 2-1 in the top of the 10th inning Saturday and Sam Long closed it out against the host Milwaukee Brewers for their fourth straight victory and second straight series win.The A’s improved to 16-50, have a chance to sweep the Brewers (34-31) Sunday and come home with a a 5-4 record on their longest road trip of the season — one that began with four straight losses.The A’s hadn’t won four straight games since 2021 under Bob Melvin, never winning that many in a row at any time in last year’s 102-loss season.The Athletics got six shutout innings from Paul Blackburn, who looked like the guy who pitched a scoreless inning in the All-Star game a year ago before his season went south due to injuries and dealt with middle finger issues most of this season.The bullpen made just one mistake — an 0-1 grooved slider by Richard Lovelady tha...

Contra Costa: Man accused of serial indecent exposure appeared to target Monte Vista High School, police say

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:39:56 GMT

DANVILLE — On the morning of last March 13, a 17-year-old Monte Vista High School student had just parked her car on campus and was walking to class when she heard a man’s voice say, “Hi.”When the she turned, the girl saw a pants-less adult male, sitting in a four-door sedan, and very obviously masturbating in front of her. After a few seconds she overcame her shock and headed into school, then wasted no time to call police.Over the next 10 days, police not only identified a suspect, but linked him to several other similar indecent exposure incidents in Walnut Creek and Berkeley. When he was arrested, police say his phone showed a strong indicator that he’d driven to Danville looking to expose himself to a child: he allegedly searched for Monte Vista High School on Google Maps just eight minutes before the 17-year-old was accosted.The suspect, identified in court records as 40-year-old Monroe Lebeau III, was charged May 26 with six counts of indecent ex...

History made as Arcangelo captures Belmont Stakes

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:39:56 GMT

NEW YORK — Arcangelo took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, making Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win the race in its 155 years.After the horse crossed the finish line, Antonucci doubled over and rested her arm and her head on the back of a chair. She kissed the horse on the nose when it returned to the area in front of the winner’s circle.Arcangelo finished the 1 1/2-mile race in 2:29.23 and by 1 1/2 lengths in front of favored Fotre, with Tapit Trice third.“I give all the credit to the horse,” said jockey Javier Castello, who rode Mage to victory in the Kentucky Derby and got this mount when that colt did not run in the Belmont. “This is a wonderful horse. I’m really happy for her, you know, she’s a really good woman. She’s a good horseman.”The heart-warming victory put a positive note on a Triple Crown series marred by deaths of horses at Churchill Downs in the weeks around the Kentucky Derby and another on Preakness day ...

Florida clinches College World Series bid; No. 1 Wake Forest, Virginia post wins in super regionals

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:39:56 GMT

Florida was the first team to clinch a spot in the College World Series, Wake Forest moved within a win of becoming the first No. 1 national seed to make the final eight of the NCAA Tournament since 2018 and Virginia forced a winner-take-all game in its super regional.The No. 2 Gators got a career-best performance from Hurston Waldrep and finished a two-game sweep of Southeastern Conference rival South Carolina with a 4-0 win Saturday. They’ll make their 13th appearance in the CWS — which begins Friday in Omaha, Nebraska — and eighth in 16 seasons under Kevin O’Sullivan.Wake Forest opened its best-of-three super regional with a 5-4 win over Alabama and can lock up its first CWS bid with another victory Sunday. There hasn’t been a top national seed in Omaha since Florida in 2018.Virginia set a school super regional record for runs in a 14-4 victory over Duke to even the series.Super regional games Saturday night: Texas at Stanford, Tennessee at Southern Mississippi,...

NHRA New England Nationals Results

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:39:56 GMT

SaturdayAt New Emgland DragwayBristol, Tenn/Final finish orderTop FuelJustin Ashley, 3.846 seconds, 324.12 mph def. Tony Schumacher, 3.835 seconds, 323.66 mph.Funny CarBob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 4.032, 322.96 def. John Force, Chevy Camaro, 4.085, 320.51.Final ResultsTop Fuel Clay Millican, 3.801 seconds, 328.94 mph def. Josh Hart, 3.808 seconds, 324.28 mph.Funny CarTim Wilkerson, Ford Mustang, 3.966, 325.14 def. Ron Capps, Toyota Supra, 4.110, 261.83.Final round-by-round resultsTop FuelFirst Round Steve Torrence, 3.753, 329.10 def. Austin Prock, 3.787, 326.08; Antron Brown, 12.919, 78.93 was unopposed; Brittany Force, 3.747, 334.48 def. Josh Hart, 4.201, 202.85; Tony Schumacher, 3.797, 323.58 def. Shawn Langdon, 3.846, 316.82; Leah Pruett, 3.745, 322.42 def. Doug Kalitta, 3.764, 319.22; Justin Ashley, 3.755, 327.74 def. Dan Mercier, 3.768, 317.72; Mike Salinas, 3.762, 327.35 def. Clay Millican, 3.888, 271.79; QuarterfinalsAshley, 4.097, 255.92 def. Force, 4.322, 274.05; Torrence, ...

Hurston Waldrep’s 13 K’s help Florida beat South Carolina 4-0, advance to CWS

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:39:56 GMT

Hurston Waldrep had 13 strikeouts over eight scoreless innings, Colby Halter had three RBIs and Florida beat South Carolina 4-0 Saturday to sweep the best-of-3 Gainesville Super Regional and advance to the College World Series. Florida (50-15), which has won five games in a row, earned its first CWS berth since making four straight trips to Omaha from 2015-18. Waldrep (9-3), who had his sixth game this season with at least 10 strikeouts, gave up just three hits. Josh Rivera went 3 for 5 with a double and an RBI for the Gators and BT Riopelle, who went 0 for 2, walked twice and scored twice. South Carolina (42-21) swept three regular games against the Gators in the regular season by a combined score of 25-10 but managed just four runs in back-to-back losses at the super regional. The Gamecocks had just one runner move beyond first base, when Ethan Petry reached and advanced to second on an error in the bottom of the fourth before back-to-back groundouts ended the inning. The start of...

Arcangelo wins Belmont Stakes to make Jena Antonucci 1st female trainer to win a Triple Crown race

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:39:56 GMT

A giant tribute statue of Secretariat stands on the grounds for spectators to browse as the track celebrates the 50th anniversary of the horse's record-setting win ahead of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)(AP/John Minchillo) A giant tribute statue of Secretariat stands on the grounds for spectators to browse as the track celebrates the 50th anniversary of the horse's record-setting win ahead of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)(AP/John Minchillo) NEW YORK (AP) — Arcangelo took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, makin...

Belmont Stakes Expanded Chart

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:39:56 GMT

BELMONT STAKES EXPANDED CHART12th Race at Belmont Park, Saturday June 10, 2023The Belmont Stakes 155th Running.12th-$1,500,000, Stakes, 3-Year-Olds, One Mile and One Half, Dirt, CloudyBelmont S. Presented by NYRA BetsOff 7:02. Fast.Fractional/Final Time: 24.06, 47.69, 1:12.56, 1:37.41, 2:02.068, 2:29.23.Trainer: Jena M. AntonucciWinner: Arcangelo, Gray or Roan Ridgling, by Arogate out of Modeling, by Tapit. Foaled May 11, 2020 in Kentuck.HorseWgtPP1/41/21M11/4MStrchFinJockeyWinPl.Sh.Odds(3)Arcangelo12633-hd6½2-hd2-2½1-3½1-½J.Castellano17.807.204.907.90(6)Forte12665-15½6-16-2½6-6½2-nsI.OrtizJr.4.303.302.25(2)Tapit Trice12628-2½7-15-25-35½3-3¾L.Saez4.105.30(7)Hit Show126774-hd-3-13-hd3½3½4-5M.Franco9.10(8)Angel of Empire126887-1½4-hd4½-4½4-hd4-5F.Prat3.45(4)National Treasure126442-11-11-11-hd2-16-8J.Velazquez5.70(5)Il Miracalo126556-hd-8-18-17-107-127-18M.Meneses25.00(9)Red Route One1269998-18-38-88-19J.Rosario16.60(1)Tapit Shoes126111-hd2-hd7-1999J.Ortiz20.90___$1 Pick 6 (6-13/6/8-4/...

Martinez, Miller lead Dodgers past Phillies 9-0 as Thomson ejected

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:39:56 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rookie Bobby Miller won for the third time in four starts, J.D. Martinez hit a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Philadelphia 9-0 on Saturday after the ejection of Phillies manager Rob Thomson in a pitch clock flap.David Peralta homered, doubled and drove in a run for the Dodgers, who won for just the second time in seven games. Mookie Betts added a pair of hits and two RBIs.Miller (3-0) allowed three hits in six innings, struck out seven and walked three, lowering his ERA to 0.78.“It’s definitely a little bit of a confidence builder,” Miller said. “That’s a really good lineup, so I really had to lock in and focus in on getting all my pitches today.”The 24-year-old right-hander joined Kenta Maeda in 2016 as the only Dodgers pitchers since at least 1901 to pitch five or more innings and allowed one run or none in his first four appearances.“His slider’s come a long way; he’s made a couple adjustments since he got here, and it’s been great,” Dodgers ...

Trump y los cargos en su contra: todo lo que debes saber

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:39:56 GMT

La imputación al expresidente Donald Trump por 37 cargos de mal manejo de documentos secretos en su mansión de Florida representa el riesgo jurídico más grave hasta el momento para él, menos de tres meses después de que fuera acusado en Nueva York de 34 cargos de delitos graves de falsificación de registros contables.Lee aquí el documento de la acusaciónA continuación presentamos un vistazo a los cargos, la investigación del fiscal especial y cómo el caso de Trump difiere de los de otros políticos que se sabe que estuvieron en posesión de documentos clasificados:¿CUÁLES SON LOS CARGOS?Trump enfrenta 37 cargos relacionados con el mal manejo de documentos secretos, según la imputación desprecintada el viernes. Los cargos incluyen retener información clasificada, obstruir la justicia y hacer declaraciones falsas, entre otros delitos.Trump está acusado de guardar documentos relacionados con el “armamento nuclear en Estados Unidos” y las “capacidades nucleares de un país extranjero”, jun...