Home

AL West-leading Texas Rangers get 7 scoreless innings from Montgomery in 2-0 win over Mariners

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:34 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jordan Montgomery pitched seven scoreless innings, switch-hitting All-Star catcher Jonah Heim drove in yet another run and the AL West-leading Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Saturday night.The Rangers (86-68) won their fourth game in a row, including the first two games in the crucial series that began with the division rivals tied for the American League’s third and final wild-card spot. Texas took over the AL West lead for the first time in September after winning the series opener and now has a 1 1/2-game lead after Houston lost its second home game in a row to 102-loss Kansas City. Montgomery (10-11), the left-hander acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals at the deadline, struck out six and walked two while scattering five hits. He is 4-2 in his 10 starts for the Rangers. Jose Leclerc and Aroldis Chapman finished off the Rangers’ 12th shutout of the season. Leclerc pitched the eighth and gave up a one-out single in the ninth bef...

King and defense help Georgia Tech beat Wake Forest 30-16 for 1st ACC win

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:34 GMT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Haynes King threw a pair of long touchdown passes in the first half while Georgia Tech’s defense racked up eight sacks along with five takeaways to beat Wake Forest 30-16 on Saturday night.The Yellow Jackets’ Kenan Johnson jumped in front of a sideline throw by Mitch Griffis for a critical late interception with 2:18 left, ending a drive by the Demon Deacons for the tying score after trailing 20-3 at halftime. The offense took advantage for the Yellow Jackets (2-2, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), first with King breaking loose for a 35-yard keeper, then with Jamal Haynes breaking free through the middle for a clinching 26-yard scoring run with 1:25 left.King struck with a pair of on-target deep balls for those first-half scores. The first came when he went deep down the left side to freshman Eric Singleton Jr., who had a step on defender Dashawn Jones and hauled in the ball in the end zone at the 4:49 mark of the first quarter.Two drives later,...

Florida A&M extends home win streak to 17, tops Alabama State 23-10

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:34 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Moussa threw two first-half touchdowns and Isaiah Major added a 40-yard pick-six in the closing minutes as Florida A&M extended its home win streak to 17 games with a 23-10 win over Alabama State in a Southwestern Conference game Saturday. The Rattlers have won four straight against Alabama State, evening the series at 20-20-2. Their home win streak is the second-longest in the FCS.Moussa hit Marcus Riley from 24-yards out to open scoring in the first quarter, then found Jamari Gassett with a 36-yard touchdown pass with 1:18 left in the half to send the Rattlers (3-1, 2-0) into halftime with a 14-3 advantage.Damon Stewart got the Hornets within a touchdown, hitting Asa Gregg with a 47-yard touchdown pass in the opening minutes of the second half, but the Hornets later missed a 20-yard field goal attempt. Florida A&M’s defense forced two punts, a pick-6 and stopped the Hornets on fourth-down to preserve the victory.Moussa was 25-of-40 pas...

Photos: Largest mural in Colorado gets new design

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- One of the most prominent murals in Denver got a new design and refreshed paint job.The mural on Bannock Street between 14th Ave. and Colfax Ave., titled "Interwoven," was first painted over three years ago by artist Pat Milbery. It faded over the years, so the City and County of Denver commissioned a refresh. Colorado artist unveils sculpture destined for Washington D.C. The canvas, covering two-thirds of an acre, is the largest canvas the city has ever dedicated to street art, and is the largest mural in Colorado, according to the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure."Art brings cities joy," Mayor Mike Johnston said. "Pat Milbery is a visionary artist and social activist whose vibrant mural plants joy in the heart of our city. Every Denverite should visit Bannock Street to see his brilliant mural and enjoy our revived Civic Center Park.”The mural was part of a project that envisions the space near Civic Center Park as a "flexible central plaza ...

20-year-old arrested in deadly City Park West shooting

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The suspect in a shooting that killed a man in the City Park West neighborhood earlier this week was arrested Saturday.Just before 2 a.m. Thursday, the Denver Police Department tweeted about a shooting investigation in the 1100 block of East 16th Avenue. 1 killed, 1 injured in City Park West shooting The case was investigated as a homicide. Investigators said evidence suggested that there was an altercation between the suspect and a man and a woman. The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Jeremiah Brown, produced a firearm and shot both victims, DPD said.Officers said the two victims were taken to the hospital, and the man, identified as Kenneth Watkins, 42, was pronounced dead at the hospital. Brown was being held for investigation of first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault, DPD said.

An FBI tactical team rescued a kidnapped 17-year-old from a California motel, source says

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:34 GMT

(CNN) — An FBI special weapons and tactics team stormed a Southern California motel Friday morning, rescuing a kidnapped 17-year-old boy who was being held for ransom, a law enforcement source familiar with the operation told CNN.Fidel Jesús Patino Jaimes, Jair Tomás Ramos Domínguez and Ezequiel Felix López were arrested during the operation in Santa Maria and charged with kidnapping, according to a federal criminal complaint.Kidnapping carries a statutory maximum sentence of life in prison, according to a statement from the US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.No shots were fired in the arrests, the source said.CNN is attempting to locate attorneys for the defendants via court records and the US Attorney’s office and has sought comment from the FBI.Alleged abduction caught on cameraThe criminal complaint alleges that last Monday, someone in Highland, California, heard a loud bang outside their home and then reviewed their Ring camera foota...

Suspect arrested in connection with shooting inside Gardner liquor store

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:34 GMT

A suspect is in custody in connection with a shooting inside a liquor store in Gardner on Saturday night that left a man hospitalized, officials said.Officers responding to a reported shooting inside Gardner Spirits on East Broadway found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Gardner police.The man was taken to UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester with serious injuries.Soon after, a suspect was arrested. Their name has not been released.The store could be seen blocked off with crime scene tape late Saturday night with a police cruiser parked outside.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

John Means flirts with another no-hitter to help Orioles beat Guardians, 2-1, ending 3-game skid: ‘Exactly what we needed’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:34 GMT

John Means threw his signature changeup, then grimaced and dropped his head. He knew immediately that his pursuit of a second no-hitter, just like the ball off Andrés Giménez’s bat, was gone.The two-out home run in the seventh inning marked the first hit Means allowed in his third start back with the Orioles after last year’s Tommy John elbow reconstruction, and it provided the only run the Cleveland Guardians scored in Baltimore’s 2-1 victory.Means’ pitch count likely would have prevented him from finishing the feat, as he did May 5, 2021, against the Seattle Mariners for the Orioles’ first solo no-hitter since 1969. Saturday’s start marked Means’ longest since that game, as well as the club’s deepest no-hit bid since.“I’m going until [manager Brandon Hyde] tells me no,” Means said. “I was ready to go the whole time.”He followed Giménez’s home run, on his season-high 89th pitch, by in...

District Attorney joins push to get homeless camp bans case to the Supreme Court

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:34 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan has joined efforts to get the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a federal court case out of Oregon that could reshape rules surrounding how cities can address homeless encampments.On Thursday, Stephan's office submitted a brief as an "amicus curiae," or "friend of the court," to support the case City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Gloria Johnson, et al. that is angling to be heard by the highest court in the land. The lawsuit, which was brought by three unhoused residents in the small Oregon town of Grants Pass, sought to overturn city ordinances that restricted camping and sleeping in public through fines and other regulations.Last year, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the homeless plaintiffs, saying in its decision that it was a violation of the Eighth Amendment to punish people for sleeping in public when there is nowhere else for them to go. SANDAG board votes to remove ‘mileage tax’ from 2025 Regional Pla...

Multiple vehicles found, arrests made in El Cajon with license plate cameras

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:51:34 GMT

EL CAJON, Calif. -- El Cajon police recovered four additional stolen vehicles and made five more arrests last weekend with the assistance of license plate reading cameras, authorities said.The first arrests were made Thursday, Sept. 14 at 4:45 p.m., according to the El Cajon Police Department. Officers made the arrests after finding a stolen Dodge Durano near Graves and Broadway after receiving alerts from automated license plate reading (ALPR) cameras. Bobby Jenkins, a 32-year-old El Cajon resident, was arrested on suspicion for the stolen vehicle and another auto theft warrant, authorities said. A 23-year-old passenger in the car, Carlie Bitticks, was also arrested on suspicion of drug-related charges. Speeding cameras could be deployed in California: How much fines would be The second incident was on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 3:15 p.m. According to ECPD, officers found a stolen utility trailer after receiving ALPR alerts. Officers arrested Scott Butler, 64-year-old El Cajon residen...