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High school football: Lakeville North finds its rhythm in victory over Eagan

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:31 GMT

In an academic sense, chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter.When it comes to the gridiron, a different kind of chemistry is something Lakeville North found Friday. Some confidence, too.The Lakeville North offense centers around running between the tackles and its stout offensive line in a mano-a-mano battle against an opponent’s defensive front. Not only was it successful, but the Panthers defense largely held the Eagan running game in check.Sawyer Wilkie ran for 155 yards and two scores, and the Panthers won 28-6 at Eagan, a game called about 30 minutes into a weather delay after three quarters due to lightning in the area. Lakeville North was about to cash in from the Eagan 1 when play was halted.“Lately we‘ve gotten into ruts where we lose our momentum, we get it back and we lose it again,” Wilkie said. “Today it seemed everything was flowing really nice all game. … Our offensive line was phenomenal; the holes were great.”Ranked fourth in Clas...

Twins’ Joe Ryan gives up six runs in final start before postseason

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:31 GMT

DENVER — Pablo López had his final tune up on Wednesday. Sonny Gray had his on Thursday. Friday, it was Joe Ryan’s turn.Minnesota Twins’ Ryan Jeffers gestures to the buillpen as he circles the bases after hitting a solo home run offr Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Gavin Hollowell in the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)The Twins have not yet announced a starter for a potential Game 3 of the Wild Card Series, but it would appear Ryan is the most likely candidate. Ryan, in the hitter’s haven known as Coors Field, gave up six runs on Friday in the Twins’ 7-6 win over the Colorado Rockies in his final start of the regular season.The starter was bitten by the longball, giving up three of them, including a three-run blast, in his five-inning outing. He gave up eight hits and did not throw a 1-2-3 inning.He finished his start with six strikeouts, falling just shy of 200 on the season. Ryan easily would have gotten to tha...

Grandview beats Eaglecrest, 39-32, in Centennial League rivalry behind Liam Szarka’s five touchdowns

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:31 GMT

AURORA — Tom Doherty knew what he was doing. There’s only one reason you leave a dynasty — to go and try to start your own.The longtime Cherry Creek defensive coordinator took over the Grandview job three years ago, and led the Wolves to the Class 5A semifinals and quarterfinals the past two seasons. And Doherty’s Wolves, the lone in-state team to beat the four-time defending champion Bruins in 2022, are looking like a title contender again this fall.As evidence of that potential, Grandview outlasted Eaglecrest 39-32 on Friday at Legacy Stadium in a thrilling see-saw game to open Centennial League play. Senior quarterback Liam Szarka, the exact mold of player that Doherty wants to build his program identity around, put the Wolves on his shoulders with five total touchdowns.So, let’s check in with Doherty — how’s he feeling about his decision to leave juggernaut Cherry Creek? Pretty, pretty good.“I like our trajectory,” Doherty sa...

Rockies hit three homers but lose, 7-6, to Twins in the ninth inning

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:31 GMT

Before Friday night’s postgame fireworks at Coors Field, the Twins and Rockies put on a pyrotechnic show that rocked LoDo.The two teams combined for six homers before a sellout crowd of 47,272 that showed up on fan appreciation night.In the end, however, the game was just another dud for the Rockies, who lost for the 102nd time this season. Minnesota scratched out the winning run in the ninth off Tyler Kinley for a 7-6 victory.Ryan Jeffers led off the ninth with a single to left and was replaced by pinch-runner Andrew Stevenson. Kyle Farmer reached on a deflected infield single that rolled into shallow right field, allowing Stevenson to advance to third. Stevenson scored on Max Kepler’s sacrifice fly to deep center.Colorado’s Alan Trejo, who got a rare start at shortstop in place of rookie Ezequiel Tovar, hit a three-run homer in the fourth to give Colorado a 5-4 lead. The lead grew to 6-4 in the fifth when baseman Brendan Rodgers blasted a 454-foot leadoff homer t...

Bear that captivated Southern California neighborhood killed by driver

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:31 GMT

Crowds of residents near San Bernardino gathered to watch as a bear led officials on a chase through town Thursday night before it was tragically killed by a driver.The female bear was first spotted in a tree at Mary and Darby Streets in Muscoy, an area north of San Bernardino.News of the chase reached local residents, bringing out large crowds of bystanders hoping to catch a glimpse of the bear.“It was just a really crazy day,” said Briseida Perez, a Muscoy resident.The bear is between three and four years old, weighs between 250 and 300 pounds and is originally from Sierra Madre, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.After posting up in a tree in Muscoy Thursday morning around 7:30 a.m., she stayed there nearly all day.Bear on the run in Muscoy on Sept. 28, 2023. (KTLA)A large crowd gathered to get a glimpse of a black bear that climbed a tree in Muscoy on Sept. 28, 2023. (KTLA)Bear on the run in Muscoy on Sept. 28, 2023. (KTLA)A large crowd gathered to get a...

Police seeking information about hate crime vandalisms in Marina Del Rey

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:31 GMT

Police are seeking the public’s help after receiving several calls reporting hate crime vandalism in Marina Del Rey on Friday. In the morning after parking overnight on the street, victims discovered that their cars were vandalized with spray-painted swastikas in front of their homes. Cars were vandalized with spray-painted swastikas in front of homes in Marina Del Rey. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)There is no information available about the suspect or suspects at this time. Anyone with information on these incidents or similar incidents in the area is encouraged to contact Marina Del Rey Sheriff’s Station at 310-482-6000 or the LASD Major Crimes Bureau Hate Crime Coordinator, Detective Wong at 323-267-4819.

Man accused of sexually battering students in Glendale

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:31 GMT

A man who runs an insurance training school was arrested for alleged sexual battery of his students.The suspect was identified as Marcello Tagliente by the Glendale Police Department.Tagliente owns MGT Insurance which is located on the 600 block of W. Broadway. The company provides training to prepare students for insurance licensing and related certifications.Through his company, Tagliente would allegedly lure students into his office under the guise of assisting them with exam preparations, police said.Once alone, Tagliente is accused of sexually battering his students which included several women in their 20s, authorities said.The suspect has been arrested and charged as police continue searching for additional victims. Marcello Tagliente in a booking photo from the Glendale Police Department.Anyone with information or who may be a victim is urged to call the Glendale Police Assaults Bureau at 818-548-4840.“Your information is crucial,” police said.

Three-bedroom home sells for $2.3 million in Oakland

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:31 GMT

4740 Proctor Avenue – Google Street ViewThe spacious property located in the 4700 block of Proctor Avenue in Oakland was sold on Aug. 15, 2023. The $2,250,000 purchase price works out to $885 per square foot. The house, built in 1993, has an interior space of 2,543 square feet. The layout of this two-story house includes three bedrooms and three bathrooms. In addition, the house includes a two-car garage.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:A 1,977-square-foot home on the 6400 block of Broadway Terrace in Oakland sold in January 2023, for $1,175,000, a price per square foot of $594. The home has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Alta Road, Oakland, in July 2022, a 1,451-square-foot home was sold for $1,725,000, a price per square foot of $1,189. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 1,739-square-foot home on Morpeth Street in Oakland sold for $1,875,000, a price per square foot of $1,078. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

High-spending Padres eliminated despite 3-2 win over White Sox

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:31 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres will spend the offseason wondering what went wrong.The high-spending Padres were eliminated from postseason contention on Friday night despite a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox, a finality that promoted Manny Machado to give teammates a postgame pep talk.“We did what we were supposed to do, but a little too late,” Machado said. “We’re going to grow from this. … We’re capable of playing better baseball than we did this year.”Juan Soto was batting in the seventh inning when the Miami Marlins completed a 4-3 come-from-behind win at Pittsburgh for their 83rd win, ensuring the Padres would not get one of the NL’s three wild-card berths.Despite winning 12 of their last 14 games, the Padres (80-80) could not overcome a mostly sluggish performance by a star-filled team that started the season with the major leagues’ third-highest payroll at nearly $258 million. A 1-9 skid in early May dropped Padres below .500 — San Diego last had a winning recor...

Bell’s 2-run double keys 4-run 8th as Marlins beat Pirates 4-3 to close in on playoff spot

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:00:31 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Miami Marlins arrived in Pittsburgh bleary-eyed. There’s an increasingly good chance they’ll leave it a playoff team.Josh Bell’s two-run double keyed a four-run, eighth-inning rally and the surprising Marlins moved closer to a postseason berth with a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.“I don’t even know what to say,” first-year manager Skip Schumaker explained. “Those games happen, it feels like every other day. And it’s just fun to watch.”Exhausting too.Miami’s magic number to earn the third and final wild-card spot in the National League fell to one when it surged past the Pirates and the Chicago Cubs fell in Milwaukee in 10 innings.Heady territory for a club that hasn’t reached the playoffs in a 162-game season since beating the New York Yankees in the 2003 World Series, when most of the current roster was in elementary school or younger.Two decades of losing and irrelevance have followed. That may b...