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Left-hander opts out of contract with SF Giants, becomes free agent

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Left-hander Sean Manaea has opted out of his 2024 contract with the San Francisco Giants, becoming a free agent.The pitcher confirmed his decision to The Associated Press on Sunday.“I have opted out, but I had an amazing time with the Giants,” he said via text message. “Everyone was really good to me and they run a top-tier organization.”Manaea signed a $25 million, two-year deal last December that included a $5 million signing bonus with salaries of $7.5 million this past season and $12.5 million for 2024.The 31-year-old Manaea went 7-6 with a 4.44 ERA over 37 appearances with just 10 starts in his one season with San Francisco — not the regular rotation role that had been expected for the eight-year major league veteran.If he does sign elsewhere, Manaea will miss out on a reunion with new Giants manager Bob Melvin, the lefty’s skipper in Oakland, and again during one season spent with the San Diego Padres in 2022.Manaea pitched his first six major league seasons wi...

NCS football playoffs: Matchups are set. What are the top storylines?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

CAMPO VS. SRV: PLAYOFF REMATCHOne year after San Ramon Valley beat Campolindo in the Division II championship game, the teams will meet again in the opening round of the Open/Division I playoffs on Friday at SRV. Both were promoted as a result of the competitive-equity formula that the North Coast Section uses. SRV, which returned numerous players from last season’s section and regional championship team, was a lock to make the playoffs. The only suspense Sunday was whether the Wolves or Pittsburg would receive the No. 2 seed behind De La Salle. SRV had a better computer rating and took De La Salle to overtime before losing to the Spartans last month. SRV was seeded second. Campo entered last weekend on the playoff bubble but secured an at-large spot after rallying in the fourth quarter to stun Acalanes 25-24 on Friday, an outcome that gave the Cougars a share of their league title. Campo coach Kevin Macy, who has long made known his displeasure with competitive equity, unders...

Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto headed to MLB after his Orix club agrees to transfer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be allowed to move to a Major League Baseball team under the player posting system, the Orix Buffaloes said Sunday after it lost Game 7 of the Japan Series to the Hanshin Tigers.The ace pitcher has been widely reported ready to move to MLB and is expected to be a top target.“I’d like to thank my team for accepting my request,” Yamamoto was quoted by Japan’s Kyodo news agency as saying after Orix lost 7-1 in the Games 7 on Sunday.Yamamoto pitched two games during the Japan Series — the World Series equivalent for Japanese baseball. He allowed seven earned runs in Game 1 but came back in Game 6 and struck out 14 — a series record.The 25-year-old right-handed pitcher has a 70-29 record in Japanese baseball. His trademark is his wide assortment of breaking pitches, excellent command, and a fastball in the mid-90 mph range.He was 16-6 this season with a 1.21 ERA.. He struck out 169 in 164 innings.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbSource

Ndenbe, Sallói help Sporting KC oust top-seed St Louis City with 2-1 victory

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Defender Logan Ndenbe scored his second career goal with both coming this postseason and Dániel Sallói had an assist and delivered an insurance goal in the second half as Sporting Kansas City eliminated St. Louis City, the top seed in the Western Conference, with a 2-1 victory on Sunday.Sporting KC (13-14-8) grabbed a 1-0 lead at halftime when Ndenbe used assists from Alan Pulido and Sallói to score in the first minute of stoppage time. Ndenbe has one assist and has never scored during the regular season in 37 starts and 43 appearances over the past two seasons.Sallói stretched the lead to 2-0 in the 73rd minute with assists from Gadi Kinda and Johnny Russell. It was the fifth postseason goal for Sallói, tying him with Miklos Molnar for second most in club history. Predrag ‘Preki’ Radosavljević set the record at eight in two separate stints with the club from 1996-2000 and 2002-03.Rookie Célio Pompeu scored his first career playoff goal when took a pass from...

Dodgers decline options on pitchers Lance Lynn, Joe Kelly, Daniel Hudson Alex Reyes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers declined 2024 options on right-handers Lance Lynn, Joe Kelly, Daniel Hudson and Alex Reyes.Lynn gets a $1 million buyout rather than an $18 million salary for 2024, completing a $38 million, two-year contract.Kelly gets a $1 million buyout instead of a $9.5 million salary, finishing a $17 million, two-year contract.Hudson’s option was for $1 million, part of a deal that paid him a $6.5 million salary this year.Reyes receives a $100,000 buyout rather than a $3 million salary after getting a $1 million salary this season.Lynn, 36, was 7-2 with a 4.36 ERA in 11 starts for the Dodgers, who acquired the two-time All-Star from the Chicago White Sox on July 28. He was 13-11 with a 5.73 ERA in 32 starts overall.Lynn is 136-95 with a 3.74 ERA in 12 major league seasons with St. Louis (2011-17), Minnesota (2018), the New York Yankees (2018), Texas (2019-20), the White Sox (2021-23) and the Dodgers.Kelly, 35, was 1-0 with a 1.74 ERA in 11 relief appearances...

¿Qué esperar cuando Donald Trump suba al estrado en su juicio civil por fraude en Nueva York?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

(CNN) — El expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump subirá al estrado este lunes para dar un testimonio que podría ayudar a decidir el destino de su imperio empresarial en Nueva York.Trump testificará en el juicio por fraude civil interpuesto por la fiscal general de Nueva York, Letitia James, que pide US$ 250 millones por daños y perjuicios y que se prohíba al expresidente hacer negocios en el estado. James alega que Trump y sus cómplices cometieron fraude repetidamente al inflar los activos en los estados financieros para obtener mejores condiciones en préstamos inmobiliarios comerciales y pólizas de seguros.Aunque no hay cargos penales de por medio, las acusaciones han enfurecido al expresidente, quien ha asistido al juicio durante varios días y lo ha tachado de persecución política.El juez Arthur Engoron ya dictaminó antes de que comenzara el juicio el mes pasado que Trump y sus cómplices, incluidos sus hijos adultos, eran responsables de fraude “persistente y rei...

Erik van Rooyen eagles 18 to win World Wide Technology Championship, day after Kuchar’s meltdown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — Erik van Rooyen made a 16-foot eagle putt on the par-5 closing hole Sunday to win the World Wide Technology Championship, a day after Matt Kuchar squandered a six-stroke lead with a late meltdown.Playing alongside Kuchar at Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante on the tip of Baja California, van Rooyen played the back nine in 8-under 28 in a 9-under 63. The 33-year-old South African finished at 27-under 261 for his second PGA Tour victory, two strokes ahead of Kuchar and Camilo Villegas.“Quite numb after that putt went in on 18,” van Rooyen said. “You imagine yourself full of euphoria and just being ecstatic and I was just numb. I think it’s because of everything the past six days with my friend Jon (Trasamar) being so sick. I guess just the moment just hasn’t hit me yet.”Kuchar and Villegas each shot 66, with the 45-year-old Kuchar parring the final four holes. Tied for the lead on 18, Kuchar — after van Rooyen and Villegas hit fairway-wood second sh...

Joshua Dobbs rallies Vikings days after trade to beat Falcons 31-28

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Newly acquired Joshua Dobbs threw two touchdown passes, including a go-ahead 6-yarder to Brandon Powell with 22 seconds remaining, and also ran for a score, and the Minnesota Vikings rallied to beat the Atlanta Falcons 31-28 on Sunday for their fourth straight win.Minnesota (5-4) overcame the loss of rookie quarterback Jaren Hall to a concussion in the first quarter.Dobbs led the go-ahead drive after Tyler Allgeier’s 5-yard scoring run gave Atlanta (4-5) the lead with 2:08 remaining.Dobbs was acquired from the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday. The 28-year-old started all eight games for the Cardinals as a fill-in while Kyler Murray recovers from a knee injury. Murray’s imminent return made Dobbs available for a trade.Only five days after the trade, Dobbs made his case to keep the starting job for Minnesota. He completed 20 of 30 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns and had seven carries for 66 yards and another score.Taylor Heinicke threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to ti...

Jalen Hurts shakes off knee injury and leads Eagles past Cowboys 28-23 for NFL best 8-1 mark

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts braved a direct hit on his injured left knee to throw for 207 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran for another tush push score to lead the Philadelphia Eagles over the Dallas Cowboys 28-23 on Sunday night.The Eagles are the only 8-1 team in the NFL.The Eagles did all they could on Dallas’ final drive to cough up the game. Dak Prescott needed to move the Cowboys 86 yards in 46 seconds for the potential winning score — and promptly got 56 yards of Eagles’ penalties to reach the 6-yard-line.On the cusp of a stunning comeback, Prescott instead was sacked by Josh Sweat for an 11-yard loss. After a penalty on the Cowboys (5-3) moved them to the 27, Prescott hit CeeDee Lamb for 22 yards, but the wideout was tackled by Darius Slay at the 5 to end the game.Prescott threw for 374 yards and three scores. Lamb had 11 catches for 191 yards.The NFC champion Eagles are playing like a team capable of another deep postseason run — the kind that could easil...

No solo en la cancha, así es como Luis Díaz deja huella social en su pueblo natal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:28 GMT

COLOMBIA – En un ambiente de bajo recurso donde a diario mueren niños por desnutrición y carencias alimentarias, creció y se hizo el futbolista Luis Fernando Díaz, quien fue impulsado desde muy pequeño por su padre, Luis Manuel, el cual vio cómo su hijo comenzó a abrirse paso en el mundo del fútbol con un gran desempeño en un torneo de pueblos indígenas en el que integró un equipo de los wayúu, predominantes en la zona.El éxito del colombiano no lo alejó de su gente, al contrario, apoyado por su padre y su tío Josher Brito, Díaz creó en el 2019 la Fundación Sembrando Esperanza, con la que busca mejorar la calidad de vida de todos los niños de Barrancas y otras poblaciones cercanas mediante actividades deportivas, sociales, culturales y económicas.A sus 15 años, Wilber Andrés Brito Vidal, quien es parte de una de las escuelas de fútbol apoyadas por la Fundación, sueña con ser igual a Luis Díaz y convertirse no solo en jugador profesional, sino también demostrar, como lo hizo su...