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Brenton Doyle’s three-run triple leads Rockies over Blue Jays

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:57:52 GMT

Brenton Doyle is quickly gaining a reputation as the best young defensive outfielder in the majors. But the Rockies’ rookie center fielder wants to be so much more.So it was quite understandable that Doyle pumped his fist after sliding into third base with a bases-loaded triple in the fifth inning. Doyle’s three-run missile off the right-field wall was the key hit in Colorado’s white-knuckle, 8-7 victory over the Blue Jays Saturday night at Coors Field.Doyle entered the night with a .196 batting average and a strikeout rate of 36.7%. In fact, Toronto lefty Yusei Kikuchi fanned Doyle twice in his first two at-bats. But Doyle ambushed reliever Yimi Garcia’s first-pitch fastball and turned on the jets. Doyle scored on Charlie Blackmon’s single to right.Blackmon had quite a night himself, hitting 3 for 4 (including a double in the eighth) and driving in three runs. Also, in the fifth, the 37-year-old Blackmon swiped second base for his first stolen base of ...

1 killed, 4 injured in deadly Westwood crash

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:57:52 GMT

One person was killed and four others were seriously injured after a violent crash in Westwood on Saturday night.Los Angeles police received reports of a major collision on the 1500 block of S. Sepulveda Boulevard around 6 p.m.Arriving officers found two vehicles at the scene with five people involved. Two victims were trapped inside the wrecked vehicles — one in each car —  and required extrication.One person is dead and four others were seriously injured after a crash in Westwood on September 2, 2023. (Citizen)One person is dead and four others were seriously injured after a crash in Westwood on September 2, 2023. (Citizen)One person is dead and four others were seriously injured after a crash in Westwood on September 2, 2023. (Citizen)One person is dead and four others were seriously injured after a crash in Westwood on September 2, 2023. (Citizen)One person is dead and four others were seriously injured after a crash in Westwood on September 2, 2023. (Citizen)Those two victims w...

Kyle Harrison falters in third MLB start, allows 4 home runs in SF Giants’ loss to Padres

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:57:52 GMT

SAN DIEGO — Kyle Harrison made a lot of major-league hitters look foolish through his first two major-league starts. But it was the 22-year-old lefty’s turn to get humbled Saturday in his third time taking the mound for the San Francisco Giants.Harrison surrendered four home runs and took the loss as the Giants (70-66) fell to the Padres (64-73), 6-1.Three of the long balls came within the first seven hitters Harrison faced before Garrett Cooper delivered the final blow, a three-run shot in the sixth, that ended Harrison’s night. The early barrage of homers, from Juan Soto, Xander Bogaerts and Gary Sánchez, echoed the way Tristan Beck began Friday night’s loss.Harrison became the first left-hander in the modern era to strike out at least 40% of the batters he faced in his first two big-league starts, racking up an impressive ledger of victims, and he flashed the same swing-and-miss stuff Saturday. He powered a heater past Fernando Tatis Jr. in the first inning and ...

A’ja Wilson scores 30 with 10 rebounds to help Aces beat Storm 103-77, sweep season series 4-0

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:57:52 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Jackie Young scored 22 to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Seattle Storm 103-77 on Saturday night. Young hit 4 of 8 from 3-point range and had six assists. Kelsey Plum had 15 points and eight assists, Chelsea Gray added 14 and nine assists, and Alysha Clark scored 16 points, including four 3s, for Las Vegas (32-6). Seattle scored the first five points but the Aces answered with a 12-0 run and never again trailed. A floater by the Storm’s Jewell Loyd tied it at 27-all early in the second quarter and she hit two free throws to trim their deficit to 69-67 with about a minute left in the third but Young answered with back-to-back 3-pointers and then hit a pull-up jumper as Las Vegas scored 13 consecutive points to take control for good. The Aces swept their four-game regular-season series against Seattle and won each game by at least 16 points. Loyd, who leads the league in scoring (24.2 per game), fin...

No more Colgate, Tide or Advil: Giant Food will stop stocking national brands at Southeast DC store

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:57:52 GMT

Almost empty shelves of detergent at the Giant grocery store on Alabama Ave. (WTOP/Matt Kaufax) Almost empty shelves of detergent at the Giant grocery store on Alabama Ave. (WTOP/Matt Kaufax) The first thing many shoppers notice about the Giant grocery store on Alabama Avenue in Southeast D.C. are the cameras: in every aisle, entrance and corner of the store.Armed security are also stationed at both entrances, which is a sign of a troubling recent stretch of crime at the location in recent months.To add to the situation, Giant said there will be no more items like Tide detergent, Colgate toothpaste and Advil on the shelves of the Alabama Avenue store in the coming weeks.Giant Food told WTOP in a statement that the...

Caleb Griffin kicks 29-yard FG in closing seconds to give Illinois 30-28 win over Toledo

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:57:52 GMT

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Caleb Griffin kicked a 29-yard field goal in the closing seconds, giving Illinois a 30-28 victory over Toledo in the season opener for both teams on Saturday night.Luke Altmyer threw for two touchdowns. Miles Scott returned an interception 48 yards for a score, and the Illini squeezed out the win in a back-and-forth game to start coach Bret Bielema’s third season.Illinois led 27-19 early in the fourth quarter after Scott’s interception return and touchdown passes from Altmyer to Pat Bryant on back-to-back possessions. But instead of staying in control, the Illini had to rally again to come away with the win.Toledo’s Luke Pawlak kicked a 44-yarder that made it a five-point game with 9:38 remaining, and quarterback Dequan Finn put the Rockets on top with 2:59 remaining when he rolled to his right for a 1-yard touchdown to put the Rockets on top 28-27.Altmyer helped set up the winning field goal when he hit Casey Washington with a 33-yard pass to the Toledo 36 on...

Brewers survive for 7-5 victory after withstanding Phillies’ 9th-inning comeback attempt

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:57:52 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Devin Williams made sure he didn’t lose a duel with Trea Turner for a second straight night.Turner struck out swinging at a 3-2 pitch from Williams with the tying run on second base to end the game as the Milwaukee Brewers beat Philadelphia 7-5 on Saturday. Williams had allowed a three-run homer to Turner in the eighth inning a night earlier, enabling the Phillies to take the lead before the Brewers rallied to win that game 7-5 as well.“I threw him the worst changeup I’ve thrown in three months yesterday,” said Williams, who earned his 32nd save in 36 opportunities.The matchup between one of the game’s top closers and one of the league’s hottest hitters capped a second straight thrilling game between these two likely playoff teams.Philadelphia trailed 7-2 after five innings but rallied to put the game in doubt in the ninth. The Phillies’ comeback included a sixth-inning solo shot from Turner, who tied a franchise record by homering for ...

Carlos Alcaraz’s variety makes it tough to choose shots at the US Open. He still keeps winning

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:57:52 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since Carlos Alcaraz was 12 or so — OK, not forever ago, considering he’s still just 20 — he made sure variety was a key element of his game.Back then, he explained, there were so many options at his disposal that he might encounter a bit of trouble figuring out which to employ. And, he acknowledged, that can even be the case to this day.Alcaraz was by no means perfect during a 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over the 26th-seeded Dan Evans in the U.S. Open’s third round on Saturday — there was that wayward set, after all — but the defending champion produced enough moments of brilliance to keep himself smiling and his many fans in New York roaring in approval.To hear the No. 1-seeded Alcaraz explain it, “a lot of different” possibilities enter his mind in the midst of a point — “the dropshot, big forehand, go to the net, multiple things” — before he selects which stroke to try. It can make things “difficult” on occasion, he said.“Most of the t...

Charlotte’s Arfield, Nashville’s Mukhtar trade stoppage-time goals in 1-1 draw

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:57:52 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Reigning MVP Hany Mukhtar scored on a penalty kick in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time for Nashville SC after Scott Arfield had given FC Charlotte the lead five minutes earlier in a wild 1-1 draw on Saturday night.Neither team scored until Arfield took a pass from Adilson Malanda three minutes into extra time and found the net for the second time in six career appearances for Charlotte (7-9-10).Mukhtar answered with his league-leading 14th goal of the season for Nashville (11-9-7) after defender Lukas MacNaughton drew a foul on Charlotte defender Nathan Byrne.Joe Willis totaled one save for Nashville. Kristijan Kahlina saved four shots for Charlotte, which was making its first visit to Nashville. The clubs split a pair of matches in Charlotte.Nashville is 0-4-2 in its last six regular-season matches with just two goals scored.Charlotte is 3-2-9 in its last 14 matches in all competitions. The club has conceded more than one goal just once in in i...

Donovan Smith throws 2 TD passes, Houston holds off UTSA 17-14

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:57:52 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Donovan Smith threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns, Samuel Brown had 106 yards receiving and Houston held on for a 17-14 win over UTSA on Saturday night in a season opener and the Cougars’ first game as a Big 12 Conference member.Smith, who was 22-of-34 passing, threw touchdown passes of eight yards to Joseph Manjack IV in the first quarter and six yards to Matthew Golden in the third as Houston built a 17-7 lead. The Cougars finished with 334 yards of offense.Frank Harris was 18 of 36 for 209 yards passing with a touchdown, but he was intercepted three times. Kevorian Barnes rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown for UTSA, which finished with 417 yards.After UTSA cut the lead to three on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Harris to Joshua Cephus with 5:42 remaining, Houston was able to run out the clock, including a crucial 3-yard gain by Smith to just get the first down with 1:45 remaining.Houston has beaten UTSA in consecutive season openers after outlasting the Roadrun...