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Matt Mervis Mashes in AAA as Cubs first basemen struggle early at the plate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:36 GMT

CHICAGO — Going into the 2023 Major League Baseball season, a popular question on the mind of Chicago Cubs fans was when prized slugging prospect Matt Mervis would make the leap to the major league roster.His play for the Iowa Cubs in Triple A is starting to make the argument against keeping him down harder and harder to maintain, especially given the pedestrian numbers being put up at first base on the North Side of Chicago so far this year.In 18 games so far for Iowa, Mervis has a slash line of .288/.410/.576 with 5 home runs, 4 doubles and 21 RBIs.His counterparts at the big league level — Eric Hosmer and Trey Mancini — have fared much more poorly at the plate in what management viewed as a platoon situation heading into the season, featuring Mancini taking on left-handed pitchers, while Hosmer faced righties.Hosmer is currently sporting a slashline of .250/.316/.365 with 1 home run and 11 RBIs across 17 games, while Mancini has struggled even more, slashing .232/.250/.333 with 2...

Austin Fashion Week 4th largest in the country; debuts 27 high school designers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:36 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lights, cameras and fashion: Austin Fashion Week (AFW) wrapped up Sunday. AFW Founder Matt Swinney said its the fourth largest one in the country. "New York, LA, Miami, and then little Austin, Texas. Who knew?" Swinney said. "We've kind of been become known even globally as the kind of hub for emerging designers, especially in the central part of the US in Texas,"27 local high school students had a chance to debut their own designs. One of them was AISD senior Jair Brown. "This took my like 2 hours. Then this is the back," Brown said. "It's crochet."Brown said his experience in Austin Fashion Week has solidified his dreams of being in the fashion industry. (KXAN Photos/Sarah Al-Shaikh)Brown said his experience in Austin Fashion Week has solidified his dreams of being in the fashion industry. (KXAN Photos/Sarah Al-Shaikh)Students with Round Rock High School, Stony Point High School, Cedar Ridge High School, Westwood High School and Vandegrift High School all took part...

Longhorns land 6-foot-11 Virginia transfer Kadin Shedrick

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:36 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After three seasons roaming the paint for the Virginia Cavaliers, 6-foot-11 Kadin Shedrick is going to be a Texas Longhorn.One of the few impact post players in the transfer portal, Shedrick said on Jeff Goodman's "Field of 68" podcast Sunday that he's coming to the 40 Acres with two years of eligibility.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersShedrick visited Duke and Missouri along with Texas and said he's looking to showcase more of his offensive game with the Longhorns."I'm a better shooter than I was able to show, and I'm a better decision-maker," Shedrick said. "I wanted to go where I didn't have a short leash. I want to play free."With Dylan Disu announcing his return to the Longhorns on Sunday, the addition of Shedrick gives the Longhorns an extremely athletic tandem in the frontcourt going into Rodney Terry's first official season as the head coach. Sh...

Wild fall to Stars in Game 4, series tied 2-2 heading back to Dallas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:36 GMT

Now everyone gets a chance to see if the Wild have truly learned from their past mistakes.Given a chance to go up 3-1 in a playoff series for the first time in franchise history, the Wild suffered a frustrating 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars in Game 4 on Sunday night at Xcel Energy Center. That means the series will head back to Dallas tied at 2-2.No doubt expecting a heavy push from the opposition, the Wild started the game with a ton of intensity. They won nearly every puck battle and generated a number of scoring chances near the crease. They simply couldn’t solve Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger.That trend continued in the second period as Oettinger stood on his head regardless of the situation. He twice denied Marcus Foligno on a breakaway, then did the same to Kirill Kaprizov in close.That left the door open despite some solid play by the Wild, and the game turned when Foligno got whistled for interference. The call didn’t make much sense considering the puck was near...

Wild get major boost from St. Paul crowd, sometimes at Ryan Suter’s expense

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:36 GMT

Wild coach Dean Evason took over behind the bench on Feb. 14, 2020. He’s approaching 250 games as the man in charge. He maintains that the sellout crowd for Game 3 was as loud as he’s ever heard the Xcel Energy Center.“Absolutely incredible,” Evason said on Friday after the Wild put the finishing touches on a 5-1 win over the Dallas Stars. “Tonight was a level that was off the charts.”It was a similar sentiment from almost every player in the Wild locker room.“When you’re wondering as a kid in the crowd if players hear you or if it affects the game, playing, it sure does, hearing that crowd,” rookie defenseman Brock Faber said. “Just feeding off that was special.”There might have been a reason for the rowdiness throughout Game 3. Let’s just say the 8:50 p.m. puck drop gave fans ample time to pregame on West 7th Street adjacent to the arena in downtown St. Paul.“They probably had a lot of downtime before this gam...

Endangered person advisory canceled: Spanish Lake teen found safe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:36 GMT

UPDATE: The endangered person advisory was canceled just before 8:30 p.m. St. Louis County police located the teen and he is safe. As such, his name has been removed from this story.ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – The St. Louis County Police Department issued an endangered person advisory Sunday afternoon for a 17-year-old Spanish Lake boy.The teen left his home in the 1900 block of Lakeaire Drive between 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. He was last seen at the M&K Market on Bellefontaine Road at 4:40 p.m.Police say the teen has autism and is non-verbal.The teen is 6’5” tall and weighs 130 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, and a medium complexion. He was last seen wearing a grey jacket with black fur lining, light blue jeans, and olive grey shoes.Anyone who has seen the teen or has information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911 to contact their nearest law enforcement agency, or contact the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210.

Local musician killed in Soulard fire, friends say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Authorities continue to investigate the cause of Saturday’s fatal fire in Soulard that claimed the life of a local musician.Friends of Tom Hall gathered Sunday to honor his life."It's devastating. He was so talented and not very many people played like he played or the kind of music that he played,” said Cory Hammerstone, owner of Hammerstone's. “It was kind of a niche, whenever it came to the blues.” Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW Friends shared decades of memories captured on video and pictures."Playing guitar at Robert Johnson's grave, which I asked him to do, and he hated. He stopped it almost immediately, but I did get the picture," said Chris King. "I got to really take Tom and flash fry him in real blues country, with re...

Receiver Montana Lemonious-Craig leaving CU Buffs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:36 GMT

One of the brightest stars of Saturday’s spring football game and one of the best receivers on the team is leaving the Colorado Buffaloes.Junior Montana Lemonious-Craig posted a letter on social media Sunday thanking the CU community for his time in Boulder. While Lemonious-Craig never actually said he is transferring, the letter reads as a goodbye and multiple BuffZone sources confirmed that Lemonious-Craig is planning to transfer.“I am writing to express my heartfelt appreciation to the entire University of Colorado community for the incredible opportunity I have had attending this esteemed institution in Boulder, Co.,” Lemonious-Craig wrote.University of Colorado Boulder’s Montana Lemonius-Craig makes an incredible catch for a touchdown against the Cal Bear’s Collin Gamble on October 15, 2022. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)After thanking faculty, staff, peers and teammates, Lemonious-Craig added, “I am proud to have been a part of this community. Again, I want to thank the ...

Joc Pederson makes immediate impact as SF Giants beat Mets for first back-to-back wins of 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:36 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — With their lineup finally nearing full strength, the Giants’ dugout must have felt a sense of relief Sunday when it was Joc Pederson stepping to the plate in the cleanup hole.It was Pederson, in his first at-bat in nearly two weeks, who sent a line drive screaming into right field in the first inning, driving in the Giants’ first run. And it was Pederson, after drawing a one-out walk in the bottom of the eighth, who came screaming all the way from first on Mike Yastrzemski’s double to score the go-ahead run in the Giants’ 5-4 win over the Mets on Sunday, clinching a split in the four-game series.After coming out on top Saturday, the Giants have won consecutive games for the first time this season.With offensive contributions from Pederson and Thairo Estrada and a shutdown effort from their maligned relief group, the Giants overcame a short outing from Ross Stripling, who allowed three runs (two earned) over 3⅓ innings while filling Alex Wood&#...

Why Draymond Green offered to come off the bench for Warriors in Game 4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:36 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – The sacrifice that set up the Warriors’ series-tying win on Sunday really came back four nights prior, when Draymond Green walked into Steve Kerr’s office – adrenaline still pumping following the team’s Game 3 victory.Green was forced to watch his teammates cruise to a win without him as he served a controversial one-game suspension for stomping on Kings center Domantas Sabonis. But Green had a suggestion for Kerr after he saw the matchup from a spectator lens.“What do you think about me coming off the bench?” Green asked.The thought had crossed Kerr’s mind before Green had even brought it up. Floor spacing was much better in Game 3 with a four-shooter lineup as opposed to the first two games when the Kings tended to play off Green and Kevon Looney when they shared the floor.Kerr called Green on Saturday and the two weighed the pros and cons of him not starting. At one point, Kerr asked how Green would feel about coming off the bench for the first time in the playoff...