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Rockies’ bullpen, Nolan Jones’ ninth homer squash Nats

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:00 GMT

The Rockies were thrown out twice at the plate Monday night. It used to be that something like that would be the death knell for them on the road.But not for these Rockies, at least not at this particular point and time.They’ve emerged from the All-Star break playing solid baseball. Their 10-6 win over Washington at Nationals Park improved their record to 6-3 since the break, including a 3-1 mark on the road.The formula: excellent work from the bullpen and timely hits, particularly home runs.Colorado utilized another bullpen game Monday night, and five pitchers, led by “opener” Jake Bird (two scoreless innings, one hit allowed) and Karl Kauffmann (one run over four-plus innings on two hits), squashed the Nats.At least until Washington scored five runs over the last two innings. Right-hander Gavin Hollowell faltered in the eighth, giving up a two-out, three-run homer to Jeimer Candelario. Hollowell walked CJ Abrams and plunked Lane Thomas to set up Candelario’...

Man carjacks Fieldhouse employee, flees across NE Colorado at speeds of 108 mph

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:00 GMT

A Florida man may have missed breakfast Monday at the Morgan County Detention Center, but he made it back in time for lunch.Juan Barreneche, 37, of Riviera Beach, Fla., had been arrested by Fort Morgan police around 11 p.m. Sunday for trespassing at a local hotel, first being called for a disturbance at 6:14 p.m. and a second time related to a trespass call. The charge allows for a personal recognizance bond release and by 4 a.m. he had been released from custody.“It is always frustrating to see individuals with repeated law enforcement contact released from the detention center only to commit crimes against persons a short time later,” Police Chief Loren Sharp wrote in an email.Barreneche was a subject of a third call in the city at about 5:45 p.m. Monday when police believe he stole a pickup truck.“Upon investigation, Fort Morgan officers were able to determine that Barreneche had approached a male employee of the Fort Morgan Fieldhouse, asking for a ride,” Sharp said. “When the v...

Loveland man dies in motorcycle accident Sunday night

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:00 GMT

​Loveland police are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident that took place shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday.​When officers arrived at the scene of the collision​ involving a motorcycle in the 6300 block of North Garfield Ave., they discovered the motorcyclist had life​-threatening injuries​, according to a Loveland Police Department news release.The ​37-year-old Loveland ​man was ​t​aken to a local hospital by Thompson Valley EMS, where he was pronounced ​dead.Preliminary investigations revealed the motorcyclist was traveling southbound on North Garfield Ave at a high rate of speed​, the release said. ​H​e struck the back of a truck towing a trailer and was ejected off the motorcycle.The ma​n was not wearing a helmet​, the release added.Police ​are continu​ing to investigate to ​d​etermine if speed and alcohol are contributing factors of the crash.There were no other injuries.The identity of the ​m​otorcyclist will be released later by the Larimer County Coroner’s Office.Anyone with...

Israeli doctors reveal Netanyahu’s chronic heart problem only after implanting pacemaker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:00 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — After undergoing emergency surgery to implant a pacemaker, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 73, made a video appearance from a hospital near Tel Aviv. Wearing a crisp dark suit, he grinned and declared energetically that he felt “great, as you can see.”But the Sunday photo-op failed to reassure Israelis, who were shocked to learn the same day that their longest-serving prime minister had concealed a long-known heart problem. The admission was a stark contrast to the image of a fully healthy, energetic leader that Netanyahu has gone to great lengths to bolster. A week after a fainting spell, Netanyahu was urgently fitted with a pacemaker to control his heartbeat. Only then did staff at the Sheba Medical Center reveal Sunday night that Netanyahu has for years experienced a condition that can cause irregular heartbeats.Until Sunday, the cardiologists had publicly played down concerns, saying the prime minister was dehydrated and describing his heartbeat as “c...

Man killed in Alexandria shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:00 GMT

A man is dead after being shot in Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday morning.Alexandria police said the victim, later identified as 29-year-old Eric Holmes Jr., was shot around 11:30 a.m. in the 800 block of West Glebe Road, near Milan Drive.The shooting happened outdoors, and police said Holmes died after being transported to a hospital.Police said no arrests have been made and an investigation into the shooting is ongoing.The shooting led to a large police presence. For a short time, Alexandria police closed traffic to West Glebe Road in both directions.Alexandria police department released a surveillance photo of a silver Nissan Rogue that they believe is connected to the shooting. “Enterprise Car Sales” can be seen in the rear license plate holder.A gray or silver newer model Nissan Rogue that Alexandria police believe is connected to the shooting on Monday that left one man dead. (Credit Alexandria PD on Twitter)In a video posted Monday night, Alexandria Mayor Justin W...

Guardians ace Shane Bieber transferred to the 60-day IL, won’t pitch again until mid-September

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:00 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians ace Shane Bieber will be sidelined until at least mid-September with elbow inflammation, a significant blow to Cleveland’s postseason hopes.Bieber hasn’t pitched since July 9. He was transferred to the 60-day injured list Monday in a procedural move.Manager Terry Francona said the 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner did not experience a setback while rehabilitating in Cleveland, but won’t be back until the season’s final month.“Shane is actually self-reporting that he’s doing great, which we love hearing,” Francona said. “But when you do the math, it’s going to be another six days until he throws, then three weeks after that until he gets back on the mound. That’s six weeks right there.”The 28-year-old right-hander was the lone Guardians pitcher to make all of his scheduled starts before the All-Star break, posting a 5-6 record with a 3.77 ERA in 19 games.Cleveland has also been without starters Triston McKenzie and Cal Quantrill for exte...

Carlos Correa’s RBI single in the 10th inning gives Twins a 4-3 win over Mariners

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:00 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Correa’s flare to right field evaded a sliding Teoscar Hernández and scored automatic runner Donovan Solano as the Minnesota Twins won their second straight game in extra innings, beating the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in 10 innings o Monday night.Solano moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Christian Vázquez, and Ryan Jeffers reached when no Seattle player covered first base on another bunt. Correa then sent a soft liner to right, where Hernández tried, but failed, to make a sliding catch for the third out.Jorge Lopez (4-2) retired all three batters he faced in the top of the 10th for Minnesota, which continued its second-half surge.Minnesota is 9-2 since the All-Star break, including three wins in five meetings with Seattle, and has gone from a half-game behind Cleveland in the AL Central to four games ahead of the Guardians.Paul Sewald (3-1) pitched the 10th for the Mariners.Max Kepler had an RBI double in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game for the Twins ...

Salvador Perez hits his 200th homer as a catcher as the Royals beat the Guardians 5-3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:00 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Salvador Perez became the 10th player in major league history to hit 200 homers as a catcher and Ryan Yarbrough allowed one run in six innings, lifting the Kansas City Royals to a 5-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.Perez hit a two-run shot in the sixth off Logan Allen (4-3) to put Kansas City ahead 4-0. He has 240 total home runs in 12 seasons, all with the Royals. Hall of Famer Mike Piazza holds the big league record for homers as a catcher with 396.“Every time we win and I hit a homer, I feel better,” said Perez, who didn’t know about the milestone until afterward. “I like to compete every day and do my best.”Yarbrough (3-5), who carried a shutout into the sixth, won at Cleveland for the second time in 15 days. The left-hander struck out one and didn’t issue a walk in his third start since being struck on the face by a liner from Oakland’s Ryan Noda on May 7.“The Guardians are an aggressive team, but don’t strike out much, so I tried to...

Nearly half of Americans are letting gift cards go unused, report finds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:00 GMT

Check your junk drawers: There’s a chance you have almost $200 sitting somewhere in your home that you may have forgotten about.Bankrate found that nearly half of U.S. adults have at least one unused gift card, voucher or store credit.Senior industry analyst Ted Rossman said 47% of Americans have unused money in those forms, and he said now is good time to plan on using them.“This is really a good inflation buster I think,” said Rossman.In the survey, Rossman said Bankrate discovered the average value of available gift card money is $187. Considering how many Americans may have that much sitting around, the total adds up to $23 billion.“We can be our own worst enemies, sometimes where we forget about it, it’s out of sight out of mind, we lose it, the store goes out of business, a lot of people lose value, unfortunately,” Rossman said.Most likely to have gift cards go unused are Millennials (52%) and Gen Zers (47%.) Gen Xers (45%) and Baby Boomers (47%) are not far behind...

Carolina Hurricanes sign defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a 1-year deal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:00 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a one-year deal, bringing him back to the team for the second time in three seasons.The deal announced Monday will pay $1.675 million to the 27-year-old DeAngelo, who spent the 2021-22 season with Carolina as an offensive threat on the blue line. DeAngelo had 10 goals and 41 assists in 64 games with the Hurricanes, then had one goal and nine assists in 14 playoff games that season.Carolina traded him to Philadelphia last summer for a fourth-round pick, and DeAngelo had 11 goals with 31 assists in 70 games last season. The Flyers had signed him to a two-year, $10 million deal after acquiring him, but they placed him on unconditional waivers earlier this month.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource