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Wacha has 10 Ks, Soto hits homer, as Padres beat Braves, 4-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:40 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Wacha matched his career high with 10 strikeouts, Juan Soto homered and the San Diego Padres overcame a ninth-inning scare to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Saturday night.Wacha (2-0) allowed only two hits — a double and single by Matt Olson — over six innings with one walk. The right-hander, who pitched for St. Louis in his first seven seasons, had been 0-4 with a 5.23 ERA in eight games against the Braves.Wacha’s previous game with 10 strikeouts was for the Cardinals at Colorado on June 9, 2015.San Diego closer Josh Hader walked Sean Murphy and gave up a bloop single to Ozzie Albies opening the ninth. Hader struck out Kevin Pillar and Marcell Ozuna, then advaned the runners on a wild pitch. Hader struck out Arcia for his third save, the 15th strikeout by Braves batters, finishing a five-hitter and giving the Padres two wins in the first three games in the four-game series. .Soto put the Padres ahead with a 428-foot homer to right-center off Charlie Morton (1...

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Weather Guard Truck Race on Dirt Results

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:40 GMT

SaturdayAt Bristol Motor Speedway DirtBristol, Tenn.Lap length: 0.53 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (4) Joey Logano, Ford, 150 laps, 0 points.2. (2) Ty Majeski, Ford, 150, 53.3. (14) William Byron, Chevrolet, 150, 0.4. (8) Matt Crafton, Ford, 150, 43.5. (11) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 150, 36.6. (26) Jake Garcia, Chevrolet, 150, 31.7. (10) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 150, 0.8. (34) Tanner Gray, Toyota, 150, 34.9. (3) Kaden Honeycutt, Ford, 150, 35.10. (24) Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, 150, 33.11. (15) Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, 150, 26.12. (29) Dean Thompson, Toyota, 150, 25.13. (6) Hailie Deegan, Ford, 150, 29.14. (25) Jonathan Davenport, Chevrolet, 150, 0.15. (12) Corey Heim, Toyota, 150, 22.16. (22) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 150, 21.17. (27) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 150, 20.18. (17) Nicholas Sanchez, Chevrolet, 150, 19.19. (7) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 150, 18.20. (19) Bret Holmes, Chevrolet, 150, 18.21. (1) Zane Smith, Ford, 150, 22.22. (32) Daniel Dye, Chevrolet, 150, 15.23. (5) Stewar...

Solar panel chargers from Colorado group arrive in Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:40 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) -- Students and parents gathered Saturday at Fairview High School for a unique opportunity to hear directly from kids in war-torn Ukraine. The Zoom call lasted for about 25 minutes, with people here in Colorado asking questions to the class more than 5,000 miles away.But it also served a different purpose, a chance for the group of Ukrainians to thank the group in Boulder for its unique gift. World Bank puts cost of rebuilding Ukraine at $411 billion Over the past few months, the group has been taking old solar panels and giving them new life by turning them into portable chargers for cell phones and laptops.The school, located about 60 miles West of Kyiv, received one of those shipments.“It seems like a small thing that you’re doing, but it’s a big thing, because it’s from people to people,” one man on the call said. FOX31 highlighted the work back in February, and it caught the eye of a woman in Aurora.Andy Lenec said her husband purchased some solar panels...

Man killed in police-involved shooting near Plantation hotel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:40 GMT

A family is demanding answers after, investigators said, a police officer opened fire near a hotel in Plantation, killing a man.Plantation Police units responded to the scene of the shooting near the Plantation Inn Hotel & Lounge, located off North State Road 7, Saturday afternoon.Detectives said the man who was shot by the officer would not survive. No officers were hurt.Family members identified the man as Homer Spence. They said he went by the name “Tony.”Spence’s cousin, who identified herself as Valerie, said she is waiting for answers regarding the circumstances surrounding the shooting.“What happened? That’s what we want to know; the cops are not giving us any answers,” she said. “We want justice, that’s what we want. We want justice for my cousin. His mother’s not here to fight for him, but I want justice for him.”Family members said Spence worked for the city of Fort Lauderdale. Police have not provided further...

Induction ceremony held for 13 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue cadets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:40 GMT

A group of aspiring South Florida first reponders came closer to reaching their goal.Miami-Dade Fire Rescue on Saturday hosted an induction ceremony for their newest cadet class.The cadets will train with some of the best in the field in order to learn to keep South Florida safe.For the 13 inductees, the ceremony marks the beginning of their dreams.“Once they graduate from the program, they take that wealth of knowledge, and they utilize it for the next step in their career,” said MDFR Chief Ray Jadallah.“The hardest part of my journey is keeping a strong mentality. I have to keep that strong mindset at all times, so it’s just really all mental,” said MDFR Cadet Paloma Vidarte.After they complete their training, which will last at least one month, the inductees will officially become part of MDFR’s cadet program, where they will continue their work.

Car used in armed robbery slams into vehicle in Allapattah, police say; 2 at large

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:40 GMT

Police are searching for a man and a woman in connection to an armed robbery as well as a fiery crash in Miami.Cellphone video recorded Saturday captured massive flames in the area of Northwest 32nd Avenue and 14th Street in the Allapattah neighborhood.According to City of Miami Police, officers spotted a car that had been used in an armed robbery earlier in the day.Detectives said the woman who was behind the wheel was driving erratically before she slammed into an innocent person’s vehicle.“Luckily, no one was seriously hurt. It looks worse than it was,” said Miami Police Capt. Freddie Cruz. “However, that individual did bail out of the vehicle with a female. We do know that the individual is armed with a firearm.”If you have any information on the robbery, crash or the subjects’ whereabouts, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

Tkachuk scores late, Panthers beat short-handed Capitals 4-2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:40 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored the tiebreaking goal with 1 minute left in regulation and had two assists as the Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Saturday night for their sixth straight win.Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist, and Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad also scored for Florida, which reclaimed the top wild card in the Eastern Conference. The Panthers moved past Pittsburgh, which beat Detroit earlier Saturday. Florida is tied with the New York Islanders with 91 points but holds the tiebreaker.“We have to keep it going,” Tkachuk said. “Teams around us are winning and fortunately for us, we kind of control our destiny here. We’ve just got to keep winning here. We all want to make it in so bad, so we’re just doing whatever it takes right now to make sure that happens.”Aleksander Barkov had two assists and Alex Lyon had 22 saves for the Panthers.Tom Wilson had a goal and an assist, and Dylan Strome also scored for Washington, which lo...

Chicago White Sox pound out 14 hits in an 11-5 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates: ‘Our lineup is deep’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:40 GMT

Hitting has not been an issue for the Chicago White Sox.They got the pitching to match in an 11-5 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday in front of 21,162 at PNC Park.Mike Clevinger pitched into the sixth inning and the bullpen did the rest to even the series at one game apiece.“It was a really good day as a team,” Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “(Starting) pitching was good, bullpen was good and the hitting was really good and we ran the bases really well.”The Sox got production throughout the lineup, finishing with 14 hits. Four of the top five players in the batting order — Tim Anderson, Luis Robert Jr., Andrew Benintendi and Andrew Vaughn — had two hits. So did the Nos. 7 and 8 hitters, Yasmani Grandal and Oscar Colás.The Sox have had at least 10 hits in eight of their nine games.“We’ve been able to come together and make each other better,” Anderson said. “We do our homework and come up with a plan an...

OT goal powers Quinnipiac to national hockey championship

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:40 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jacob Quillan scored 10 seconds into overtime to give Quinnipiac a 3-2 victory over Minnesota for its first NCAA hockey title Saturday night.Quinnipiac (34-4-3) trailed for more than 50 minutes and took its first lead of the game when Quillan moments into the extra period. The Bobcats won the faceoff to open OT and Zach Metsa flipped a pass to a streaking Sam Lipkin, who fed Quillan for the winning goal.It was the first Frozen Four championship game to go to OT since 2011.John Mittelstadt scored from point-blank range with 14:25 left in the first period and Jaxon Nelson gave Minnesota (29-10-1) a 2-0 lead when he re-directed a shot by Brock Faber that bounced off the wall into the net about five minutes into the second.Cristophe Tellier’s goal with 12:39 left in the second period trimmed Quinnipiac’s deficit to 2-1.With 3:28 to play in regulation and the Gophers leading 2-1, Quinnipiac coach Rand Pecknold went with an empty net and 41 seconds later Collin Graf — w...

One in hospital after collision with impaired driver in Dupont and Gladstone area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:40 GMT

One person has been arrested and another is in hospital following a collision involving an impaired driver in the Dupont Street and Gladstone Avenue area on Saturday night.COLLISION:Dupont St & Gladstone Ave– reports of a two-vehicle crash– police o/s– @TorontoMedics took a patient to hospital w/ serious injuries– officers have a driver under arrest for impaired driving– @TrafficServices investigating– road closures in the area#GO776359^al— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) April 9, 2023Police responded to a call of a two-vehicle crash just after 11 p.m., and paramedics took one victim to hospital with serious injuries.One driver has been arrested for impaired driving and Toronto Police Traffic Services are investigating the crash.Roads are closed in the area and delays are expected.