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How a series win against Reds got SF Giants back on postseason track

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:45 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — To snap out of a concerning downward spiral that saw seven straight series losses, a Giants team built to win as a collective needed a few individuals to step out and lead.A rookie home debut. A near-no-hitter. An impassioned speech. It took all these things to dig the Giants out of a slump and rolling into a crucial series victory against the Cincinnati Reds.The Giants lost their potential series sweeper, 4-1, on Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park. Logan Webb allowed two runs on seven hits with six strikeouts in his outing. It was no biggie: The Giants began this series a half-game back of the Arizona Diamondbacks for the third wild card spot, the Reds 1.5 games back of them, and ended it tied with the Diamondbacks for the third spot with Cincinnati one game back of them. Baby steps.“They shut us down (today),” manager Gabe Kapler said. “But the momentum from the last several games hasn’t changed.”The Giants were struggling when t...

Windows shattered in several parked vehicles in Nob Hill: photos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:45 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Six parked vehicles had their windows shattered early Wednesday morning in San Francisco's Nob Hill neighborhood. San Francisco Police Department officers responded to the 1100 block of Sacramento Street at 2:09 a.m. regarding a vehicle that was burglarized.Arriving on the scene, officers found six parked vehicles with their windows shattered. A witness recounted seeing several unknown suspects removing items from the vehicles before fleeing the scene. Owners of Oakland group homes slapped with lawsuit Photos from the scene showed vehicles with their side and rear windows busted out and glass strewn on the street. Items also appeared to have been removed from at least one vehicle and left on the street. Another photo of the scene showed the entryway to a neighboring building that also had its glass smashed.As of Wednesday afternoon, no arrests have been made, according to SFPD. Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to contact SFPD.

1 dead, 1 wounded in Oakland shooting Wednesday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:45 GMT

(BCN) -- An Oakland resident was killed and a San Francisco resident was wounded in a shooting early Wednesday in Oakland, police said. The shooting occurred just after midnight in the 500 block of East 18th Street near Lake Merritt. Officers responded and located the two victims. The Oakland resident was pronounced dead where officers found him, Oakland police said. Windows shattered in several parked vehicles in Nob Hill: photos The San Francisco resident was taken to a hospital and is expected to live, according to police. Anyone with information about the case is asked to please call the Oakland Police Department's homicide unit at (510) 238-3821 or the department's tip line at (510) 238-7950. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Edman’s 2nd straight walk-off hit off Hader gives Cardinals 5-4 win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:45 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tommy Edman has something in common with Albert Pujols.Edman hit a two-run homer off Josh Hader in the ninth for his second walk-off hit in two days off the All-Star closer, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat San Diego 5-4 on Wednesday.“He’s just got such a good fastball,” Edman said. “Just trying to stay as short as I possibly could and got to try to stay on top of it, just because that fastball is pretty explosive. So, it’s trying to not do too much and it’s fun when you accidentally hit a homer.”Edman became the first Cardinals player with consecutive walk-off RBIs since Pujols against the Chicago Cubs on June 4-5, 2011.“The best part is just seeing your teammates surrounding home as you’re rounding third base,” Edman said. “And just the feeling of being able to come through for your guys. We fought all day.”St. Louis trailed 4-3 before Masyn Winn doubled off Hader (0-3) with two outs in the ninth and Edman sliced a sinker to the opposite field and into the Cardina...

Lions favored to win NFC North, hoping to end 3-decade drought without a division title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:45 GMT

DETROIT LIONS (9-8)EXPECTATIONS: Playoffs?! Yes. Detroit is favored to win the NFC North, hoping to end a three-decade drought without a division title. The Lions haven’t been in the playoffs since 2016 and have only one postseason victory since winning the 1957 NFL title. With a potent offense and improved defense, one of the league’s historically bad franchises is expected to have success. Detroit closed last season with eight wins in its last 10 games and had a winning season for the first time since 2017, then addressed needs in free agency and the draft to generate relatively high hopes. Coach Dan Campbell said the hype was out of control entering training camp. When season tickets were sold out later in the summer for the first time in two-plus decades at Ford Field, Campbell said he felt “wind underneath my freaking wings.” NEW FACES: RB David Montgomery, RB Jahmyr Gibbs, WR Marvin Jones, TE Sam LaPorta, CB Cameron Sutton, DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson, LB Jack Campbell...

Late-night hosts team up for ‘Strike Force Five’ podcast to benefit their out-of-work staff

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:45 GMT

Something interesting: Stephen Colbert has in his possession a pair of pants belonging to the late Nicaraguan dictator, Anastasio Somoza. It’s a long story but his mom dated Somoza when she was younger (before he became a dictator, says Colbert). Speaking of pants, Jimmy Kimmel once bought a pair of Gary Coleman’s pants off eBay.These are just two of the wonderfully weird factoids shared by late-night hosts Colbert, Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver and Seth Meyers, in a new podcast called “Strike Force Five” — named after their personal text chain — which debuted Wednesday on Spotify.Because their respective shows have been dark since the Writers Guild of America went on strike in May, all profits from the podcast will go to their respective staffs. The show is sponsored by Mint Mobile and liquor company Diageo, and Kimmel said the money will “largely” come from them. Kimmel served as the inaugural moderator and that responsibility will be shared among the hosts.“...

Remains of Vermont World War II soldier are buried at Arlington National Cemetery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:45 GMT

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The remains of a Vermont World War II soldier who died as a prisoner of war in the Philippines in 1942 were laid to rest Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery. Army Pfc. Arthur Barrett, of Swanton, was a member of the 31st Infantry Regiment when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in December 1941, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. Barrett was among thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members captured and held at prisoner of war camps. More than 2,500 died at Cabanatuan camp during the war, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.Barrett, 27, died on July 19, 1942, and was buried alongside other prisoners in a common grave. The American Graves Registration Service exhumed the remains after the war and were able to identify 12 sets, the agency said. The unidentified remains were then buried at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial as unknowns, it said.The remains were exhumed again in 2018 and sent to an agency lab in Hawai...

Colts still uncertain about timetable for Jonathan Taylor’s return

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:45 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts already know running back Jonathan Taylor will miss four games.It’s unclear how much longer he could be out. Or whether he’ll stay with the Colts.One day after the 2021 NFL rushing champ landed on the physically unable to perform list following offseason ankle surgery, general manager Chris Ballard did not provide a timetable for Taylor’s return and would not talk about any trade offers he received for the 24-year-old All-Pro.Instead, he’d rather get Taylor back on the field.“We’ve got to work through it and we’re going to do everything we can to work through it. Look, relationships are repairable.” Ballard said Wednesday. ”We have work to do, we do. We’ve got work to do on the relationship.”Ballard’s comments come after ESPN.com reported the Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers both expressed interest in acquiring the 2021 All-Pro.During earlier news conferences Wednesday, Dolphins general manager Chris ...

Polis calls IRS proposal on taxing TABOR refunds 'absurd'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:45 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is speaking out about an IRS proposal that could mean Colorado residents will be paying taxes on their TABOR refund checks each year.TABOR, also known as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, is a law that limits the intake and spending of revenue by the state or local governments and refunds any amount collected over that to residents at the end of the year. This limit includes the combination of income, property and sales tax. Which Colorado cities have the highest sales tax rates? In 2022, these refunds were issued during the year under a program called Colorado Cash Back, in which individual tax filers received checks worth $750 and joint filers received $1,500.The IRS has already said that those payments were not taxed.Moving forward, however, the IRS is reviewing the mechanism by which Colorado residents receive their TABOR refunds and considering a ruling that opens them up to being federally taxed as income. "State payments are subject to ...

Get ready: Doctors predict another difficult respiratory virus season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:45 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — In the last week, two people have been hospitalized at UCHealth hospitals with influenza and doctors are expecting an early start to the respiratory virus season.Doctors are warning Coloradans about the possibility of another difficult year in which flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, are circulating at the same time. Colorado’s EV ‘cash for clunkers’-like program starts Thursday Dr. Michelle Barron, the senior medical director of infection prevention at UCHealth, said the predictions are based on the activity in the Southern Hemisphere, specifically Australia."They saw an upsurge in COVID and then they saw flu and RSV kind of overtake, and again, lots of children being affected by RSV and flu. So I think that is the same concern, is that we are going to see that same kind of pattern," Barron said.Last year brought 'a lot of RSV'She said this year could be similar to last year when hospitals were full of children. "We saw a lot of RS...