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Blue Jays’ All-Star Kevin Gausman returns home to face the beast of Coors Field

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:09:15 GMT

Rockies left-hander Ty Blach remembers well an at-bat he took against Kevin Gausman way back in the day.Blach was a senior at Regis Jesuit High School. Gausman was a junior at Grandview.“I was hitting against Kevin and I remember thinking, ‘I’ve never faced a fastball like that before,’ ” Blach said Sunday before the Rockies hosted the Blue Jays at rainy Coors Field. “He must have been throwing a 95 mph fastball. I hit a foul ball home run off him, somehow. I turned on one, I don’t know how. I don’t even think I saw the pitch. I just remember him being electric.”Gausman, 32, started for Toronto in its 7-5 win over Colorado. The two-time All-Star was not particularly sharp, giving up three runs on six hits over four innings. He walked three and struck out five. His day ended early when a thunderstorm swept through LoDo and delayed the game for 59 minutes.“I’ve pitched here many times before but my splitter was definite...

Aurora police arrest 16-year-old boy in fatal shooting, theft of scooters

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:09:15 GMT

Aurora police arrested a 16-year-old boy Sunday in connection with an Aug. 23 fatal shooting of a man in the Del Mark Park neighborhood.The boy, whose name wasn’t released because he’s a minor, was arrested on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated robbery. Police said in a news release that more arrests in the shooting are expected.Police said Miguel Angel Saucedo Araujo, 49, was shot early in the morning Aug. 23 near his home after he and his son confronted thieves taking off with scooters that were parked in the family’s backyard.Police said officers arrived at the home in the 900 block of Paris Street shortly after the shooting. Officers tried to provide care to the man, but he died at the scene.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Man shot at Northglenn garage sale is in critical condition Crime and Public Safety | Six people arrested after apparent fake hostage situation, police shooting in Denver Crime and Public S...

Smash Mouth front man Steve Harwell gravely ill, TMZ reports

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:09:15 GMT

After years of battling health problems, loved ones of longtime Smash Mouth front man, Steve Harwell, are saying their farewells to the singer, who is currently in hospice care at his home, TMZ reported.  Harwell’s manager told TMZ that the 56-year-old singer has suffered from alcohol abuse for much of his life and that he’s reached the final stages of liver failure, which he had recently been receiving treatment for. "...[H]e likely only has a week or so to live,” his manager told TMZ.  The California based Smash Mouth formed in the 1990s and had several hits in the early 2000s, including “All Star,” “Walkin on the Sun,” and a cover of “I’m a Believer." Both “All Star” and “I’m a Believer” were featured on the soundtrack of the movie “Shrek.”  Steve Harwell and Smash Mouth during Opening of All Star Cafe '98 at All Star Cafe in San Diego, California, United States. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc)The sad news about Harwell’s health comes after reports of t...

Howard County school bus routes being restored, superintendent says

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:09:15 GMT

After a series of transportation snafus hampered back-to-school plans for students along 20 bus routes, Howard County, Maryland’s superintendent of schools says the problem is beginning to ebb.“I am pleased to share that 11 of the 20 bus routes that were temporarily suspended last week will be restored for Tuesday morning,” public schools leader Michael Martirano said in an email to families Sunday afternoon.According to Martirano, the school system is planning to update bus numbers and details on the ongoing bus issue with Zum Transportation contractors before Tuesday. The system listed the following bus routes as those temporarily suspended while the county works to get additional drivers:Bus 1148 servicing Atholton High School and Cradlerock Elementary SchoolBus 1165 servicing Atholton High School and Wilde Lake Middle SchoolBus 1090 servicing Reservoir High School, Hammond Middle School and Forest Ridge Elementary SchoolBus 1201 servicing Long Reach High School...

Estas diminutas criaturas están perdiendo la batalla por sobrevivir. Esto es lo que podemos hacer para salvarlas

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:09:15 GMT

(CNN) — El colibrí rufo es mágico. La iridiscente garganta del macho brilla más que un centavo de cobre reluciente y, como la mayoría de los colibríes, zumba por el aire revoloteando con curiosidad justo delante de los humanos que los contemplan. La primera vez que Mike Parr, presidente de American Bird Conservancy, vio uno, estaba alimentándose de las flores de un limonero en California.“Fue uno de esos lugares de otro mundo. Fue casi como una experiencia religiosa”, dice Parr con asombro y reverencia.“Cuando giran la cabeza y, de repente, su garganta capta la luz, se ilumina con un color increíble. Es mágico, de verdad. Se ilumina como un faro”.Es uno de los colibríes más pequeños, con poco más de 7 cm, pero uno de los más combativos.Según el Laboratorio de Ornitología de Cornell, vuelan la asombrosa distancia de 6.276 km (solo ida) desde Alaska, donde viven en verano, hasta México, uno de los viajes migratorios más largos del mundo en comparación con...

Aberg claims European Masters; USA rallies to take Walker Cup; qualifier Wannasaen wins on LPGA Tour

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:09:15 GMT

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Swedish rookie Ludvig Aberg surged to a two-shot win at the European Masters on Sunday and right into the Ryder Cup picture for Europe.Aberg stunned former U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick by reeling off four straight birdies through the 17th hole to close with a 6-under 64.Fitzpatrick faded to a tie for third, three shots back, though he secured one of the six automatic spots for the Ryder Cup team. Captain Luke Donald will announce his six wild-card selections on Monday, and Aberg is likely to be one of them.Fitzpatrick had led by three strokes when he birdied the par-5 14th, but just 30 minutes later — and back-to-back bogeys by the Englishman — a five-shot turnaround left Aberg clear by two. He finished at 19-under 261, two ahead of Alexander Bjork (66).Robert MacIntyre of Scotland finished 16 shots behind but still accrued enough points to earn a spot on his first Ryder Cup team. The other automatic qualifiers are Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Vik...

Lynx clinch spot in playoffs with 86-73 victory over Mercury

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:09:15 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kayla McBride scored 23 points, Napheesa Collier and Dorka Juhász added double-doubles and the Minnesota Lynx clinched a spot in the playoffs by handing Phoenix its eighth straight loss with an 86-73 victory over the Mercury on Sunday.The Lynx are currently the No. 5 seed and have an outside shot to catch the Dallas Wings and earn the homecourt advantage in the first round. Minnesota started the season 0-6, but avoided missing the playoffs for the second straight season. The Lynx are only the second team ever to lose at least its first six games and still make the postseason. Los Angeles also did it in 2015.McBride sank 9 of 20 shots with two 3-pointers for Minnesota (19-19). Collier finished with 22 points, 16 rebounds and five assists for her 11th double-double of the season. Juhász pitched in with 10 points and 12 boards.Moriah Jefferson totaled a career-high 32 points for Phoenix (9-28). Brittney Griner added 17 points and 10 rebounds.Jefferson hit a shot and ...

Futbolista de la selección panameña muere en un tiroteo

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:09:15 GMT

CIUDAD DE PANAMÁ – Gilberto Hernández, defensor de 26 años del Club Atlético Independiente (CAI), de la Liga panameña, y quien jugó en la selección absoluta de su país, pereció este domingo en un tiroteo registrado en una calle de la provincia caribeña de Colón.Hernández, quien fue figura del CAI en las campañas que terminaron con la conquista de los dos últimos títulos del equipo, se encontraba junto a otras seis personas cuando dos desconocidos bajaron de un taxi y les dispararon.El ataque, cuyas causas son investigadas por las autoridades, dejó siete personas heridas que fueron de inmediato trasladados a un nosocomio cercano, donde posteriormente se dio a conocer la muerte de Hernández. La FIFA suspende al presidente de Federación Española tras beso en la boca a futbolista en el Mundial Escucha la canción que esta abuela le dedicó a Messi Tras conocer de la tragedia, la Liga Panameña de Fútbol ordenó guardar un minuto de ...

Monday qualifier Chanettee Wannasaen goes low with a 9-under 63 to win the Portland Classic

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:09:15 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Teenager Chanettee Wannasaen played a five-hole stretch in 6 under early in the final round Sunday and closed with a near-flawless 9-under 63 for a four-stroke victory at the Portland Classic to become the first Monday qualifier to win on the LPGA Tour since 2015.Wannasaen arrived at Portland ranked 367th and having missed nine straight cuts in her rookie season. The 19-year-old from Thailand put together four stellar rounds in the 60s at Columbia Edgewater and shattered the tournament scoring record by five strokes with a 26-under 262 total for her first LPGA Tour victory.Wannasaen is just the third qualifier to win on tour. Canada’s Brooke Henderson was the last Monday qualifier to win, taking the same Portland event in 2015. The other qualifier to finish first was American Laurel Kean, who claimed the State Farm Classic in 2000.Third-round leader Megan Khang failed in her bid to win consecutive events. The 25-year-old American, a winner a week ago the ...

DC man stuck at Burning Man festival speaks on dire desert straits and double rainbows

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:09:15 GMT

A D.C. man is one of tens of thousands of people stranded at and around the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert on Sunday after severe storms swept through the area.The counterculture gathering in the Black Rock Desert about 110 miles (177 kilometers) north of Reno typically attracts nearly 80,000 artists, musicians and activists who spend tens of millions of dollars in Nevada. Combining wilderness camping with avant-garde performances, the event typically goes for a week and emphasizes self-sufficiency — meaning most people bring in their own food, water and other supplies.Darrell Duane, who lives in Columbia Heights, says he’s experienced extreme rain at the event before, but nothing like this year’s storm and the following muddy conditions.“We’ve got muddy roads that are clogged up,” Duane told WTOP. “When you walk in your boots, you just collect about one or two inches of mud and you get a little taller and get definitely a lot more wobb...