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Schmitt continues, Cobb keeps rolling as SF Giants top D-backs

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:48:40 GMT

After six weeks of play, in their 37th game, the Giants played their first road contest that didn’t involve a time change. An effect of this year’s balanced schedule, all but six of these first set of games have come against non-divisional opponents.That means their sluggish start, entering Thursday’s series opener in Arizona at 16-20, hasn’t sunken them in the NL West. Seven games separate all five teams, even the lowly Rockies. Facing the second-place Diamondbacks for the first time this year, the Giants kicked off the season series with a strong start.Alex Cobb claimed the National League ERA crown with 7⅓ shutout innings and rookie sensation Casey Schmitt reached new heights (and distance) as the Giants beat the D-backs, 6-2. Here are some observations:1. Continuing his electric entrance to the major leagues, the 24-year-old Schmitt hit his second homer in three games and collected four hits for his third consecutive multi-hit game to begin his career.His...

Outright champs! Valley Christian responds to early deficit, beats Mitty for WCAL tournament title

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:48:40 GMT

NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAGThe Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions about spring sports playoffs, coaching changes, an early peek at football season, etc.? Send them to [email protected]. Please include “mailbag” in the subject line.SAN JOSE — Championship teams don’t panic when something doesn’t go their way.They take a deep breath, dig in and show the type of bounce-back Valley Christian displayed on its home field Thursday.Archbishop Mitty cleanup hitter Matteo Blandino walloped the Warriors with an early haymaker, launching a three-run homer over the left-field fence four batters into the West Catholic Athletic League tournament title game.Archbishop Mitty’ Matteo Blandino (30) is welcomed home after hitting a three-run homer in the first inning against Valley Christian in the championship game of the West Catholic Athletic...

EBAL champs! Senior trio leads San Ramon Valley softball to league title

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:48:40 GMT

NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAGThe Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions about spring sports playoffs, coaching changes, an early peek at football season, etc.? Send them to [email protected]. Please include “mailbag” in the subject line.PLEASANTON — The higher the stakes, the better San Ramon Valley senior pitcher Paige McLeod performed. Amador Valley had six runners in scoring position with only one out during the East Bay Athletic League championship game on Thursday afternoon.All six ended the inning stranded at second or third base.Fittingly enough, the championship-clinching strikeout came with the tying run on third and the winning run at second. San Ramon Valley’s entire roster charged out to celebrate with McLeod, who pitched all seven innings and struck out five in the 2-1 victory. Among the first to reach her was third-baseman and ch...

Rookie Casey Schmitt has 4 hits for historic start, Giants beat Diamondbacks 6-2

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:48:40 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Rookie Casey Schmitt had four more hits, including a two-run homer, and Alex Cobb blanked Arizona into the eighth inning as the San Francisco Giants beat the Diamondbacks 6-2 on Thursday night.Schmitt connected for a 443-foot home run into the second deck above the Diamondbacks’ bullpen in the second inning off Tommy Henry (1-1). Schmitt, recalled Tuesday from Triple-A Sacramento, finished 4 for 4 with a run-scoring double and is 8 for 12 with two homers and four RBIs through three games.Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio is the only other player since 1920 with at least eight hits, four RBIs and four runs scored through his first three games, according to OptaSTATS.The 24-year-old Schmitt, a 2020 second-round draft choice from San Diego State as a third baseman, played shortstop and handled five chances cleanly. He drove in the Giants’ first three runs, with his double in the ninth off reliever José Ruiz starting a four-run outburst.Cobb (3-1) lowered his ERA to ...

Beyoncé sorprende en su gira mundial “Renaissance” con un body personalizado de Loewe

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:48:40 GMT

(CNN) — Beyoncé dio el comienzo de su esperada gira mundial “Renaissance” en Suecia el miércoles por la noche y, como no podía ser de otra forma, fue una noche de numerosos cambios de ropa. También fue una noche de (casi tantos) bodys personalizados.Había uno plateado de Courrèges con un corte circular tornasolado en el centro; uno brillante de Alexander McQueen que se abría elegantemente en las caderas; y uno de Balmain bordado con una intrincada red de perlas.Sin embargo, el body que más ha dado que hablar en Internet ha sido el de la firma española Loewe.Dos de las “manos” subían por las piernas de la estrella, otras dos cubrían partes más íntimas de su cuerpo y dos descansaban sobre su parte trasera (como se vio cuando la cantante se puso de espaldas al público durante una interpretación de “Drunk in Love”). Completaba el look con un par de guantes de látex de goma negros a juego con sus propios juegos de uñas rojas.“Ese body de Loewe qu...

2023 NFL Team Schedules

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:48:40 GMT

All Times EasternNATIONAL CONFERENCEArizona CardinalsSept. 10 at Washington, 1 p.m. (FOX)Sept. 17 N.Y. Giants at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)Sept. 24 Dallas, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)Oct. 1 at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)Oct. 8 at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)Oct. 15 at L.A. Rams, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)Oct. 22 at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)Oct. 29 Baltimore, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)Nov. 5 at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (CBS)Nov. 12 Atlanta, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)Nov. 19 at Houston, 1 p.m. (CBS)Nov. 26 L.A. Rams, 4:05 p.m. (FOX)Dec. 3 at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (CBS)Dec. 10 BYEDec. 17 San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)Dec. 24 at Chicago, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)Dec. 31 at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. (FOX)Jan. 6/7 Seattle, TBDAtlanta FalconsSept. 10 Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX)Sept. 17 Green Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX)Sept. 24 at Detroit, 1 p.m. (FOX)Oct. 1 at Jacksonville (Wembley), 9:30 a.m. (ESPN+)Oct. 8 Houston, 1 p.m. (FOX)Oct. 15 Washington, 1 p.m. (CBS)Oct. 22 at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (FOX)Oct. 29 at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (CBS)Nov. 5 Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX)Nov. 12 at Arizona, 4...

Eovaldi strikes out career-high 12 in Rangers’ 4-0 win over A’s

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:48:40 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi set a career high with 12 strikeouts and extended his scoreless streak to 28 2/3 innings as the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Thursday night in manager Bruce Bochy’s return to Northern California.Marcus Semien homered against his former team in front of a crowd of 2,949 that was the second-smallest of the season at the Oakland Coliseum.Eovaldi (5-2) put together his third consecutive masterful performance to keep the AL West-leading Rangers rolling and sending the A’s to their fifth straight loss.An All-Star with Boston in 2021 before signing with the Rangers last December, Eovaldi pitched three-hit ball with one walk over 8 2/3 innings to become the third pitcher in franchise history to post three consecutive starts of at least eight scoreless innings. Martín Pérez (2014) and Charlie Hough (1983) are the others.Eovaldi nearly had his second complete game shutout in three starts after he got Tony Kemp to ground out and st...

Hurricanes eliminate Devils on Jesper Fast’s OT power-play goal

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:48:40 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jesper Fast deflected in a shot by Jesperi Kotkaniemi on a power play at 7:09 of overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a series-ending 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.Fast’s deflection while shielding Akira Schmid set off a celebration for the Hurricanes, who never led until the final play and twice trailed by a goal before winning the best-of-seven series 4-1 to reach the Eastern Conference final.Carolina got the overtime power play when Jonas Siegenthaler was sent to the box for a delay-of-game penalty for sending the puck out of play from his own zone.Jaccob Slavin and Brent Burns also scored for Carolina, and Frederik Andersen made 27 saves. The Hurricanes will face the winner of the Florida-Toronto series, with the Panthers leading that one 3-1.Dawson Mercer and Timo Meier scored for New Jersey. Schmid stopped 36 shots.STARS 5, KRAKEN 2DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz had two goals and had an assist, Joe Pavelski scored his seventh goal...

Hintz has 2 goals, Pavelski scores again as Stars take 3-2 series lead over Kraken

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:48:40 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz had two goals and had an assist, Joe Pavelski scored his seventh goal of the second-round series and the Dallas Stars beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 in Game 5 on Thursday night to move within a victory of the Western Conference finals. Pavelski also had an assist on Hintz’s second goal, which ricocheted hard out of the net with 8:37 left for a two-goal lead, though play continued for nearly a half-minute before a replay review that confirmed the score. Radek Faksa added an empty-netter with 3:17 to go. Dallas will take a 3-2 lead into Game 6 on Saturday in Seattle, where the teams split a pair of lopsided games. The Kraken won 7-2 in Game 3, then the Stars rebounded with a 6-3 win in Game 4. Stars goalie Jake Oettinger had 29 saves.When Pavelski scored on a backhander in the opening minute of the second period, knocking in his own rebound, that put the Stars up 3-0. His 71st career postseason extended his record for U.S.-born players.Pavelski matched Sid...

UCHealth doctors find marijuana users require more anesthesia 

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:48:40 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Inside the UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, Dr. Roland Flores is no stranger to asking patients tough questions. As an anesthesiologist, Flores needs to know everything he can about each patient, as he prepares a mix of drugs to put them to sleep for surgery. But there's one question Flores said patients aren't always honest with: Do you use marijuana?“I think people are kind of uncomfortable with it because of the quasi-legality of it between the federal and state laws,” Flores said. Rainfall record broken at Denver International Airport Flores said it's an important question to answer truthfully because it can have a major impact on your treatment.He's discovered regular marijuana users require significantly more medication — not only to put them to sleep but to keep them asleep during surgery. He said patients who use marijuana also require more medication after surgery to remain comfortable. Doctors recommended to ask about cannabis useThe reas...