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Franco Fragapane’s strange, last-minute goal helps Loons salvage draw against New England

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:25:28 GMT

Saturday at Allianz Field, Minnesota United seemingly spent every second of the game’s 93 minutes knocking on the New England Revolution’s door.It took one of the strangest combinations in Minnesota United history to finally unlock it.Not only did Franco Fragapane score the tying goal of a 1-1 draw, with the final kick of the match, with his much weaker right foot, but the assist came from — of all people — goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair.The keeper had run the length of the field for one final corner kick for Minnesota, as the Loons searched for an equalizing goal — and finally found it after a scramble in the New England penalty area. The ball fell to St. Clair near the Revolution penalty spot, and the keeper poked it to Fragapane, who coolly finished into the bottom right-hand corner of the net.“We’ve been working in training all week on Dayne setting Fraga up in the last minute,” deadpanned manager Adrian Heath said.MNUFC piled up 27 shots, and 15 corner kicks, in t...

Glenville Town Board and the "migrant crisis"

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:25:28 GMT

SCHENECTADY COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -On July 19, the Glenville Town Board met on Resolution Add-on Four. This called on Schenectady to declare a state of emergency over what is being named the "migrant crisis" in the county. Town Supervisor, Chris Koetzle, says he has been getting calls daily demanding answers on Glenville’s future. Lawmakers propose bills to address asylum seeker situation Koetzle was surprised to find a nearby town with a motel full of migrants. And he soon found out, so was Rotterdam. “Our state representatives, our federal representatives, county representatives, nobody had any idea what was going on. That is unacceptable.”Those staying at the Super 8 Motel were forced to leave and fend for themselves. Some staying for more than a year, whereas others just arriving for work or social services. “I came all the way from Florida on a nursing contract. This is where the agency put me. The hotel gave me no warning," described Travelling Nurse, Janice Galloway. Get ...

Thieves escape with $40,000 worth of items from SoCal bike shop

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:25:28 GMT

Security video captured the moment thieves ransacked an Irwindale bicycle shop and escaped with around $40,000 worth of merchandise.Owners of Irwindale Cycles located on Arrow Highway said the brazen burglary was planned and the thieves knew exactly what they were looking for.The break-in happened in the early morning hours of Aug. 28. Five masked suspects were seen breaking into the shop through the back door using an angle grinder to cut through the steel security gate.They then head directly to the most expensive bikes in the store.Some of the stolen bikes include Bianchis, which cost over $1,700 each, along with other high-end brands, the owners said."I couldn’t believe what’s happening,” said Norma Corlindres, co-owner of Irwindale Cycles.Security video captures thieves escaping with $40,000 worth of high-end bikes and accessories from Irwindale Cycles on Aug. 28, 2023. (Irwindale Cycles)Security video captures thieves escaping with $40,000 worth of high-end bikes and acce...

Logan Webb finally gets some run support as SF Giants thump Rockies for second straight win

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:25:28 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Two games into the stretch that will define their season, the Giants are taking care of business.If one tenuous win over one of the league’s bottom feeders didn’t entirely stop the bleeding from a skid that dropped them all the way back to .500, how about a second? And a convincing thumping at that, 9-1, finally giving Logan Webb some run support Saturday night in their 15th win in their past 16 meetings with the last-place Rockies (51-90), who won’t make this three-game set their first series win against an NL West foe this season.While hardly a crowning achievement, the Giants (72-70) couldn’t ask for a better start to a stretch of 10 games against sub-.500 competition. But their fate is out of their hands, and their latest win didn’t make up any ground on the D-backs (75-68), who beat the Cubs in extra innings to maintain a 2½-game lead on the third and final National League wild card. They pulled even with the Reds (73-71), with the ...

Nowell’s TD on blocked punt sparks TCU to 41-6 romp over Nicholls

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:25:28 GMT

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Blake Nowell returned a blocked punt 24 yards for a touchdown, Chandler Morris threw for 263 yards and two TDs and ran for another score, and TCU beat FCS-member Nicholls 41-6 on Saturday night.Morris was 26-of-30 passing with a 14-yard TD to Jaylon Robinson and a 4-yarder to Alabama transfer JoJo Earle. The quarterback ran six times for 63 yards, including a 32-yard scoring run on a third-and-12 play at the end of the first quarter.A week after the Horned Frogs (1-1) opened at home by losing to Colorado as a three-touchdown favorite, they never trailed after Trent Battle blocked the punt to end Nicholls’ opening possession of the game. Nowell picked it up and ran it in for TCU’s first blocked-punt return for a TD since 2011. Gavin Lasseigne kicked field goals of 40 and 47 yards for Nicholls (0-2).TCU was the national runner-up last season and began this one as the No. 17 team in the AP poll, but dropped out after a 45-42 loss to future Big 12 fo...

Mississippi State forces 5 turnovers, needs OT to hold off Arizona, 31-24

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:25:28 GMT

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State forced five Arizona turnovers but had to rally in overtime on Saturday night to earn a 31-24 victory.Jeffery Pittman caught a screen pass, bounced off a tackler and raced 29 yards for the go-ahead score and the Bulldog defense got a stop in the final possession to seal the win. The game ended with Arizona quarterback Jayden de Laura stopped inches short of a first down on a 4th-and-10 scramble.Interceptions from Bookie Watson, Jett Johnson and Shawn Preston started the first three Mississippi State possessions and the Bulldogs turned two of the three turnovers into touchdowns. Another turnover came inside the red zone for Arizona as Preston knocked a ball loose and Hunter Washington scooped it up. Johnson got another interception in the fourth quarter.Despite that dominance on the defensive side of the ball, the Bulldogs never fully secured the game until the final stop. The Wildcats trailed 14-7 at the half after scoring on a 1 yard plunge...

Reynolds hits 2-run homer as Pirates’ 8-4 win delays Braves clinching playoff spot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:25:28 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. and the Atlanta Braves were agitated before the end of the first inning. It proved to be the start of a long night. Bryan Reynolds had three hits, including a two-run homer, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Atlanta 8-4 to prevent the Braves from becoming the first major league team to clinch a playoff berth Saturday.The Braves, who lead the majors with 92 wins, are 14 games ahead of second-place Philadelphia in their bid for a sixth consecutive NL East title. They need one more victory to clinch no worse than a wild card.After completing their series with Pittsburgh, the Braves will begin a four-game series in Philadelphia on Monday.Tensions rose and benches cleared in the first inning when Johan Oviedo’s fourth pitch backed Acuña off the plate. Acuña glared at Oviedo after the thigh-high pitch. Oviedo returned the glare and then began shouting at Acuña as he walked toward the plate.“Emotions just peaked,” Acuña said through a translator.Home plate ump...

Facing uncertain future, Washington State upsets No. 19 Wisconsin 31-22

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:25:28 GMT

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Cameron Ward passed for 212 yards and two touchdowns and added another 43 yards rushing, Nakia Watson scored on a 1-yard run with 5:30 remaining and Washington State upset No. 19 Wisconsin 31-22 on Saturday night.Ward scrambled for runs of 23 yards and 14 yards during a pivotal fourth-quarter drive to help the Cougars avoid a second-half meltdown and beat the Badgers for the second straight season. Watson capped the drive with his 1-yard plunge.Washington State (2-0) hosted its first Power Five nonconference opponent since 1998 and played its first home game since the collapse of the Pac-12 this summer. Facing an uncertain future as a Power Five program, Washington State put on a show in the first half to race to a 24-6 lead.“In this moment, it’s everything. We belong in the Power Five,” Washington State coach Jake Dickert said on the field as it was flooded by celebrating fans after the upset. “These kids have worked their (tails) off. I’m so damn ...

Sonic Boom, Boomer’s 55-yarder field goal as time expires carries C. Florida past Boise St.

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:25:28 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Colton Boomer hit four field goals including the 40-yard game winner on the final play to lift Central Florida over Boise State 18-16 on Saturday evening.UCF (2-0), which struggled in the red zone, leaned on Boomer, who tied a school record with a 55-yard field goal in the second quarter.Boise State (0-2), which had fallen behind midway through the fourth quarter for the first time since the opening period, took a 16-15 lead with 1:49 remaining when backup quarterback Maddux Madsen threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Stefan Cobbs. But the two-point conversion pass attempt failed, which proved to be costly.UCF quarterback John Rhys Plumlee, who finished 16-of-24 passing for 272 yards, engineered a comeback of his own. Plumlee drove the Knights 58 yards on nine plays to set up Boomer’s game-winning kick at the horn.UCF came out aggressive on its opening possession, needing only two plays to get to the Boise State 15. But on the next play, Alexander Teubner intercepte...

Japan’s Yamamoto throws 2nd no-hitter ahead of possible move to Major League Baseball

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:25:28 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who could be moving to Major League Baseball next season, pitched the 100th no-hitter in Japanese big league history on Saturday for the Orix Buffaloes against the Lotte Marines.Yamamoto struck out eight, walked one and hit one batter in the 4-0 victory, extending his scoreless streak to 42 innings. The 25-year-old right-hander is 14-5 with a 1.26 ERA, 145 strikeouts and 24 walks in 143 innings this season.It was the second no-hitter for the two-time Pacific League MVP, who threw his first against the Seibu Lions on June 18 last year.He was 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in two starts and one relief appearance at this year’s World Baseball Classic, striking out 12 and walking two in 7 1/3 innings.Yamamoto does not have enough service time to become a free agent in Japan but he could be offered to MLB teams under the posting system agreed to by MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball.New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman watched from...