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SF Giants-Tigers game postponed after questionable, lengthy rain delay

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:26:31 GMT

DETROIT — The Giants waited and waited and waited. Five hours after the scheduled first pitch Sunday, the finale of their three-game series against the Tigers was finally postponed. They will make up the game on July 24.The game was scheduled to begin at 1:10 p.m. ET, but about 40 minutes before first pitch, the tarp came out on the field. Five hours later, little rain ever arrived.From 1:30 to 5, the skies were almost entirely dry, providing a large enough window to play at least one full game, if not two under the new pace-of-play rules.“We were prepared to play today,” manager Gabe Kapler said. “We’ll be prepared to play tomorrow.”Giants pitcher Alex Cobb, the team’s alternate MLBPA player rep (Austin Slater was not with the club), said “it was terrible” the way the delay and eventual postponement was handled.“We’ve been here since 10 a.m.,” Cobb said. “Really no information was given to us.”While both ...

Reggie Jackson on Oakland and the A’s: “They’re not going to have a team here”

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:26:31 GMT

OAKLAND – The A’s days in Oakland are numbered, as far as Reggie Jackson is concerned.Jackson, who at one point wanted to purchase the A’s from former owners Steve Schott and Ken Hofmann, believes the team will have no choice but to vacate the East Bay in the coming years because of low revenue issues created by their decaying 55-year-old stadium.“No, they’re not going to have a team here. You can’t play with three, four, five six thousand people in the stands,” Jackson said Sunday at the Coliseum before the A’s held a celebration for the 1973 World Series championship team. “You have no revenues here. What’s the signage look like? You’ve got to have revenue.”The A’s, including their series finale with the New York Mets, had an average home attendance of 12,254 through nine home games, the lowest figure in Major League Baseball. Sunday’s game drew 17,645, the second-largest crowd of the season behind Opening Night (26,805) on March 30.The A’...

President of Brisbane business convicted on tax fraud charges

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:26:31 GMT

(KRON) -- The president of a rock-crushing business in Brisbane has been convicted on tax fraud charges this week, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California. E-40 escorted out of the Warriors vs. Kings game Joseph Nubla, president of Brisbane Recycling Company, Inc. and his former legal counsel, Henry Ku were charged with one count of conspiring to defraud the US. The Grand Jury indicted Nubla and Ku in 2021. Nubla was also charged with one count of tax evasion. The defendants were found guilty of all counts. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News SIGN UP NOW Th evidence shared during the trial showed that Ku deposited checks written from by Nubla from Brisbane Recycling Company which tot...

Bucks’ Antetokounmpo exits game with lower back bruise

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:26:31 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo landed hard on his backside after a drive to the basket on Sunday and was ruled out of his team’s Eastern Conference playoff series opener against the Miami Heat with a bruised lower back.Antetokounmpo got up slowly but remained in the game to take his free throws after getting fouled by Miami’s Kevin Love with 4:13 left in the first quarter. The two-time MVP stayed in the game until picking up his second foul about 2 1/2 minutes later.After getting removed from the game, Antetokounmpo went to the locker room. He returned with 9:56 left in the second quarter but exited again with 8:33 left in the half.Antetokounmpo had six points and three rebounds in 11 minutes for the top-seeded Bucks.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Wade Miley stars as Brewers beat Yu Darvish, Padres 1-0

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:26:31 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wade Miley pitched seven sharp innings and Devin Williams escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth, helping the Milwaukee Brewers beat Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres 1-0 on Sunday.Brian Anderson hit a sacrifice fly in the second for the game’s only run as Milwaukee took three of four in the series. The Brewers also improved to 4-3 on a 10-game trip.Miley (2-1) allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked none. San Diego threatened in the second, putting a runner on third with one out, but Miley struck out Trent Grisham and Jose Azocar.San Diego wasted a dominant performance by Darvish (0-2), who struck out 12 in seven innings. He allowed four hits and walked two in his 50th career start with double-digit strikeouts.Source

Ohio State coordinator Hartline injured in ATV accident

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:26:31 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline has been hospitalized Sunday after an UTV accident on his property.According to a statement from OSU’s athletic department, Hartline and an unidentified friend were transported to Riverside Hospital with “non-life threatening injuries.” The statement said Hartline hopes to be released from the hospital later in the evening.Hartline confirmed the crash on Twitter.“I appreciate everyone’s support,” Hartline wrote. “I crashed my side by side on my property and have been taken to the hospital for further evaluation. I am doing well.”An all-terrain vehicle (ATV) is usually made for one rider to go off-roading. A utility task vehicle (UTV) is a larger type of ATV designed to haul heavier loads and allow additional passengers.There was no immediate word on Hartline’s injuries or condition.On Saturday, he took part in Ohio State’s spring game.The 36-year-old Hartline played for the Buckeyes and for...

Hockey Canada regains national government funding

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:26:31 GMT

BRAMPTON, Ontario (AP) — The Canadian government has restored funding to Hockey Canada.Hockey Canada made the announcement Sunday, adding Canadian sport minister Pascale St-Onge made it official, before the Canada-United States gold medal game at the world women’s hockey championship.Hockey Canada saw its funding shut off by the federal government, and a number of sponsors have pulled funding since May when it was revealed a woman alleged she was sexually assaulted by eight players — including members of the 2018 world junior team — following a foundation gala in London, Ontario, in February 2018.Hockey Canada and the woman quietly settled a $3.55 million lawsuit out of court.The organization then announced members of the 2003 men’s world junior roster — the last time Halifax hosted — were also being investigated for a group sexual assault.It was also revealed that Hockey Canada’s little-known National Equity Fund – maintained by fees collected from players across the country – had ...

Warriors look to even series after losing opener to Kings

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:26:31 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — After four NBA titles and two more trips to the Finals in the past eight seasons, the Golden State Warriors aren’t about to get flustered by one loss in a best-of-seven series.The Sacramento Kings struck first in the first playoff meeting between the Northern California neighbors and have the lead in the series headed into Game 2 on Monday night. “You just stay calm in the face of adversity,” Warriors guard Klay Thompson said. “You don’t panic when it doesn’t go your way and just be yourself. If you do those three things, it will be great.”The Warriors have done that well over the years, building a dynasty around the core of Thompson, Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.The Kings are in new territory, having made the playoffs for the first time since 2006, and used that emotion from their success-starved fans to fuel a late-game push that led to a 126-123 victory behind a 38-point effort from De’Aaron Fox.The Warriors struggled to keep Fox out of t...

Phillies score 9 in first on way to 14-3 drubbing of Reds

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:26:31 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies bounced back from one of their worst losses of the season to quickly take control on the way to a 14-3 drubbing of the Cincinnati Reds and earn a split of their four-game series on Sunday.Bryson Stott hit a lead-off home run, Brandon Marsh had four hits, Trea Turner and Alec Bohm each had three hits for the Phillies. Jake Cave tied his career high with four runs batted in as the hot-and-cold Phillies reached double figures in runs for the second time in less than a week. They beat Miami 15-3 on Monday.“Any time you score nine runs in the first inning, that’s a good sign,” Stott said.The defending National League champions piled up a season-high 23 hits and have won two of their last three games after dropping four of five.Aaron Nola (1-2) gave up five hits and three runs, two earned, with three walks and four strikeouts in six innings. He had started a game with such a large lead.“I’ve had a couple of big ones, but not that big...

NASCAR Cup Series NOCO 400 Results

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:26:31 GMT

SundayAt Martinsville SpeedwayRidgeway, Va.Lap length: 0.53 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (19) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 400 laps, 43 points.2. (15) Joey Logano, Ford, 400, 35.3. (5) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 400, 34.4. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 400, 44.5. (4) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 400, 47.6. (3) Aric Almirola, Ford, 400, 42.7. (31) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 400, 30.8. (16) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 400, 29.9. (9) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 400, 32.10. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 400, 27.11. (23) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 400, 26.12. (18) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 400, 25.13. (34) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 400, 29.14. (10) Chris Buescher, Ford, 400, 23.15. (1) Ryan Preece, Ford, 400, 32.16. (22) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 400, 21.17. (2) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 400, 30.18. (12) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 400, 19.19. (20) Michael McDowell, Ford, 400, 18.20. (7) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 400, 32.21. (17) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 400, 16.22. (6) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 400, 30.23. (8) William Byron, ...