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After two years of wrist injuries, Alex Kirilloff returns to Twins in ‘really good spot’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

CLEVELAND — The Twins haven’t had much of an opportunity to see the hitter that healthy Alex Kirilloff could be at the major league level.It was just weeks into his major league career when he injured his wrist on a slide, disrupting the course of his early career. It’s been more than two years since then, and Kirilloff has had two surgeries to address the problem in his wrist.When he returned this weekend to the major league team, he said he felt like his wrist was in a “really good spot,” similar to where it was before he got injured in the first place. If that’s the case, and the wrist is no longer affecting him at the plate, sapping him of his power, the Twins may finally see the player who was once one of their top prospects.“I’m very happy to see him here, and I’m pumped that he’s healthy. But the last thing I want to do is put any sort of massive expectation on him or make this anything more than what it is,” manager Rocco Baldelli said. “He’s in a good place, he’s work...

Ezequiel Tovar, Austin Gomber lead Rockies to 5-2 win over Mets

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

The Rockies are rolling. That’s not a typo.Behind an excellent start by Austin Gomber and big swings from Ezequiel Tovar and Elias Diaz, the Rockies walked out of Citi Field on Saturday evening with a 5-2 victory over the Mets.It was Colorado’s fifth victory in its last six games, and now, with a 13-21 record, it might have permanently escaped the National League’s basement. That dark place is currently occupied by the hapless Cardinals, who lost their eighth consecutive game Saturday as their record slid to 10-24.Tovar, the 21-year-old rookie shortstop, continues to show what all of the fuss was about when he was a top prospect. He hit a two-run homer to left in the sixth to extend Colorado’s lead to 5-2. He also singled in the first and scorched an opposite-field double in the eighth and his average, once hovering below the Mendoza Line, has climbed to .236.“I’m feeling good and feeling more comfortable every day,” Tovar told AT&T Spor...

LeBron James' son Bronny commits to play basketball at USC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

LeBron James' oldest son, Bronny, says he will play basketball at the University of Southern California in the fall.Bronny James abruptly announced his much-anticipated decision on social media Saturday, about two hours before his father's Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series.The 18-year-old James was a McDonald's All-American just like his father, but he was among the few uncommitted elite high school basketball prospects heading toward the summer. The namesake son of the top scorer in NBA history played at Sierra Canyon School, which is known for educating scions of the sports and entertainment industries in Chatsworth, an outer suburban neighborhood of Los Angeles.James announced his decision by writing the Trojans’ school slogan, “Fight On,” below a photo of himself wearing his high school uniform in the Trojans’ locker room at the Galen Center.James and his Sierra Canyon team played at the arena last January, beating...

Photos: King Charles III crowned during coronation in London

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

LONDON (AP) — A horse-drawn golden carriage. The sound of choristers and trumpeters filling Westminster Abbey. Hundreds of Coldstream Guards throwing their bearskin hats into the air and shouting “hip, hip hooray!” Pop stars, young and old. Not one, but several crowns. And of course, persistent rain.The very British coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla went ahead Saturday seemingly without a hitch.Around 2,000 guests attended the service and many thousands more well-wishers lined the route from the abbey to Buckingham Palace to celebrate the occasion. Some had camped for days in the volatile spring weather to secure a spot along the Mall that would guarantee a view of Charles and Camilla riding in the fairy-tale coach, wearing their crowns.The largest British military procession in 70 years accompanied them back to the palace. Shortly thereafter, Charles and Camilla appeared on the balcony with other senior members of the royal family to wave to the adoring c...

Despite new contract offer, Oakland teachers’ strike likely to continue Monday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

OAKLAND — The ongoing teachers strike that has brought the education of roughly 34,000 students at Oakland schools to a halt will likely continue Monday, with union officials calling the district’s latest contract offer confusing and “full of errors.”And although the district has now extended two consecutive offers for a new labor contract without receiving a real counterproposal, the faculty union — whose teachers have been on strike since Thursday — says it isn’t impressed.The strike will not end, union officials said Saturday, at least until the school board allows district leaders to bargain openly over “common good” proposals intended to provide racial and environmental justice to students.“The sticking point for us, the whole time, has had less to do with a potential tentative agreement” for salary raises, said Vilma Serrano, the union’s bargaining chair. “It has everything to do with the (district&#...

NBA playoffs live updates: Warriors-Lakers series shifts to LA for Game 3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

To view the live updates on your mobile device click here.GAME 1: Warriors at Lakers at Crypto.com Arena, at 5:30 p.m. TV: ABC. Announcers: Mike Breen (play-by-play), Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy (color commentary), Lisa Salters (sideline reporting).ODDS: Lakers -3.5. OVER/UNDER: 228.5. (Both from Caesars Sportsbook.)CURRENT SERIES: Tied 1-1. SEASON SERIES: Lakers went 3-1 against the Warriors in the regular season. PRIOR PLAYOFF HISTORY: Lakers have won 6-of-7 postseason series, including the last one in 1991.The intra-California NBA playoff series between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers has shifted down from NorCal to SoCal for a potentially star-studded Game 3 on Saturday.The slightly earlier start, on a weekend afternoon, could lead to quite the celebrity presence in the crowd in Los Angeles. But as fun as sight-seeing will be, the action on the court will be even more intriguing.Will the Warriors stick with their lineup tweak that worked so well in Game ...

Woman arrested for domestic violence killing in Dublin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

(KRON) -- A woman was taken in to custody in connection with a homicide Friday night, Dublin Police Services (DPS) said in a press release. The suspect was believed to be in a dating relationship with the victim, police said. DPS responded to a home on the 5400 block of Campbell Lane for a medical call for service just after 9 p.m. Friday night. A male victim was found with stab wounds and blunt-force trauma. 6 shot, 1 dead in Chico mass shooting Alameda County Fire personnel tried life-saving measures on the victim, but he was pronounced dead. Crystal Espinoza, 23, was arrested at the scene for domestic violence and homicide, DPS said. Police will identify the victim after his family is contacted. An investigation is ongoing.

A's announcer Kuiper suspended, says he is 'horrified' by on-air slur

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

(KRON) -- Oakland Athletics announcer Glen Kuiper has been suspended by NBC Sports Bay Area after he said a slur while announcing the A's game against the Kansas City Royals Friday night, NBC Sports confirmed. Kuiper will be kept off the air until a review of the incident is completed, per NBC Sports. Kuiper was not announcing Saturday's game in Kansas City. Curry is the greatest Bay Area athlete ever, E-40 says “I could not be more sorry and horrified by what I said. I hope you will accept my sincerest apologies,” Kuiper said in a statement to KRON4. Kuiper uttered the slur before Friday's game when describing his trip to Kansas City. He was referring to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, but the word that came out of his mouth was the n-word. “We had a phenomenal day today,” Kuiper said. “N***** League Museum and Arthur Bryant’s Barbeque.”The veteran broadcaster apologized for the incident before the 6th inning of the same game. “A little bit earlier in the show, I said somethi...

Byron, Larson give Hendrick Motorsports front row at Kansas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — William Byron scraped the wall in practice at Kansas Speedway, then proceed to set the fastest time in qualifying, and will be joined on the front row by Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race.Byron turned a lap of 179.206 mph on Saturday to earn his second pole of the season and the 10th of his career — all of them coming at different tracks. The trick now is to turn that first-row starting spot into a victory at Kansas, where he got his first win in the Truck Series but has never finished better than sixth in NASCAR’s top series.“Feels great. Feels really good to get a pole,” Byron said. “I think you’re going to see a good race. I think this car races well on the mile-and-a-halfs and hopefully we’ll be able to move around and find some clean air.”As for the damage on his No. 24 Chevrolet?“I think it’s fine,” Byron said. “I kind of dragged the wall being a dummy the second lap of practice....

Ucrania derriba misil hipersónico ruso con un sistema de defensa Patriot de EEUU

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:50 GMT

KIEV, Ucrania — La Fuerza Aérea de Ucrania dijo el sábado que derribó un misil hipersónico ruso sobre Kiev utilizando un sistema de defensa Patriot estadounidense recién adquirido, la primera vez que se sabe que el país logró interceptar uno de los proyectiles más modernos del arsenal de Moscú.El comandante de la Fuerza Aérea, Mykola Oleshchuk, señaló en un mensaje en Telegram que el misil balístico del tipo Kinzhal había sido interceptado en un ataque nocturno sobre la capital ucraniana a principios de semana. Esta fue además la primera vez que se sabe que Ucrania utiliza los sistemas de defensa antiaérea Patriot.“Sí, hemos derribado el ‘exclusivo’ Kinzhal”, escribió Oleshchuk. “Ocurrió durante el ataque nocturno del 4 de mayo en los cielos de la región de Kiev”. Jefe de grupo mercenario Wagner amenaza con sacar sus tropas de ciudad ucraniana Rusia acusa a Ucrania de intentar asesinar a Putin en un ataque con drones; Zelenskyy lo niega ...