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Rockies’ Kyle Freeland “a bit concerned” over drop in fastball velocity

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:24 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The velocity on Kyle Freeland’s fastball is down, of that there can be no doubt.To say that it’s an alarming trend would be saying too much, but it’s certainly been on the mind of the Rockies’ 30-year-old left-hander.“It’s a little bit concerning,” Freeland said Friday before the Rockies played the Giants at Oracle Park. “But you know that I’ve never been one to say that I can’t pitch without high velo. I’m still going to go out and use my mix of pitches to try and get outs. Obviously, velocity on your pitches is going to help with that because hitters aren’t going to be able to track the pitch as long.“But it’s not a massive concern, especially since I feel healthy. My body feels healthy and my arm feels healthy.”During his start in Houston on Tuesday,  Freeland’s four-seam fastball averaged 86.8 mph and his sinker averaged 86.9, continuing a recent trend of droppin...

Farhan Zaidi breaks down SF Giants’ trade deadline outlook

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:24 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — With their star second baseman, Thairo Estrada, out until at least August, middle infield is the spot the Giants are most likely to address via the trade market, president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said Friday, a little over three weeks until the Aug. 1 deadline.“We’ve got to at least evaluate what we have in the middle infield,” Zaidi said, meeting with a scrum of reporters before Friday’s series opener against the Rockies. “Kind of just keep an eye on the market and see if there’s someone that can be impactful there and weigh that against continuing to give opportunities to Casey (Schmitt) and Brett (Wisely).”Estrada’s left hand was fractured by an errant sinker from Adam Ottavino on Sunday, delivering the Giants arguably their biggest blow of the season. He has been their most valuable player this season, with 2.6 Wins Above Replacement, according to FanGraphs, and leads the team with 18 steals. Despite a recent downtu...

Vehicle damaged after freeway shooting on I-880 in Oakland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:24 GMT

(KRON) -- Authorities reported a freeway shooting on I-880 Thursday night, California Highway Patrol announced in a press release. The victim's vehicle was damaged after the shooting around 10:09 p.m. near Fruitvale Avenue and I-880. Louis Vuitton is latest high-end store to open in downtown Walnut Creek The victim heard one popping sound as a blue Dodge Dart was near the victim's vehicle, CHP said. Authorities did not confirm if that Dodge is the suspect vehicle. Nobody was hurt by the shooting, according to CHP. No arrests have been made at this time.The area of I-880 and Fruitvale Avenue is near the Fruitvale Station Shopping Center.CHP says anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call 510-457-2875 and ask for Officer Davila.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; to...

Allisha Gray scores 21, Rhyne Howard 17, Dream open 4th quarter on 13-0 run to defeat Sky 82-68

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:24 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 21 points, Cheyenne Parker had a double-double and the Atlanta Dream dominated the fourth quarter to pull away for an 82-68 win over the Chicago Sky on Friday night.Atlanta, which has won four straight, opened the fourth quarter with a 59-58 lead and starting with a Gray 3-pointer, scored the first 13 points.Rhyne Howard followed with a 3-point and Naz Hillmon had a three-point play. Chicago missed five shots before Courtney Williams made a free throw to end the drought at the 6:46 mark. Danielle Robinson quickly answered with a layup that made it 74-59.The Sky had four more misses and a turnover before Kahleah Copper scored on a putback to make it 76-63 with 3:44 to play.Chicago was outscored 23-10 in the fourth quarter, making 2 of 13 shots with three turnovers.Howard had 17 points for the Dream (9-8) and Parker and Robinson 14 each.Copper had 16 points for Chicago (8-10), who are 1-1 for new coach/general manager Emre Vatansever, who replaced Ja...

US Women’s Open Leaders Cards

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:24 GMT

FridayAt Pebble Beach Golf LinksPebble Beach, Calif.Yardage: 6,509; Par: 72Second RoundPar out454435344-36Bailey Tardy353443243-31Allisen Corpuz453335343-33Hyo Joo Kim354435355-37___Par in443454435-36-72—144Bailey Tardy443464435-37-68—137Allisen Corpuz453454336-37-70—139Hyo Joo Kim542454334-34-71—139Source

Scoot Henderson, Amen Thompson injured in NBA Summer League matchup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:24 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Scoot Henderson of the Portland Trail Blazers and Amen Thompson of the Houston Rockets, both top-four picks in the NBA draft, left their Summer League matchup early Friday with injuries.Both of their coaches said they didn’t know the severity of the players’ injuries. Top players often are shut down early in Summer League as a precaution.Henderson injured his right shoulder and Thompson his left ankle in the Rockets’ 100-99 victory over Portland. Thompson said his ankle was sore, but Henderson was not made available to the media. He didn’t appear concerned in the arena afterward.Henderson, the No. 3 pick in the draft out of the G League Ignite, didn’t have his shoulder in a brace or sling. He had 15 points, six assists and five rebounds in 21 minutes, scoring 13 points in the first quarter. He left in the third quarter.Thompson, the No. 4 pick out of Overtime Elite, had 16 points, five assists and four rebounds in 28 minutes.Both teams ...

Majors-leading Braves beat the Rays 2-1 in a matchup of teams with the best records in baseball

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:24 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — On a night when they were held to just two hits, the red-hot Atlanta Braves kept on winning.With right-hander Charlie Morton pitching into the seventh inning and Sean Murphy extending a power surge that has seen Atlanta homer in 24 straight outings, the MLB-best Braves began a weekend series between teams with the top two records in baseball with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.Murphy backed Morton (9-6) with a two-run homer as Atlanta won for the 19th time in 21 games to improve its record to 59-28.The AL-best Rays (57-34) have lost a season-high six straight, although that wasn’t the lone reason for concern after starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow (2-3) left in the sixth inning due to cramping in his hands and legs.Glasnow, who hasn’t won since June 14 and is 0-3 over his last four starts, allowed two runs — one earned — and two hits while walking one and striking out eight.“You’d like to see him get rewarded for it. He cam...

Natasha Howard makes 2 FTs with .4 to play, Wings had Aces their second loss of season 80-78

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:24 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Natasha Howard made two free throws with less than a second to play and the Dallas Wings handed the Las Vegas Aces just their second loss, pulling out an 80-78 win before a sell-out crowd on Friday night.Getting the ball with 14.2 seconds remaining, the Wings grabbed three offensive rebounds after Satou Sabally missed the initial shot from the right wing.Teaira McCowan had the first two rebounds but A’ja Wilson blocked her first shot and McCowan missed the second, but Howard was there for the rebound with 0.4 on the clock.Las Vegas tried a lob under the basket after a timeout but the clock started before a player touched the ball. Given a second chance, the ball was inbounded to Jackie Young but she had to take a dribble and the clock ran out before her shot swished through and the Aces’ nine-game winning streak was over.Arike Ogunbowale scored 21 points for the Wings (9-9) and Howard and McCowan both had double-doubles. Howard had 16 points and 11 rebounds...

Mike Trout won’t attend All-Star game while he recovers from broken left wrist

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:24 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — All-Star center fielder Mike Trout won’t attend next week’s All-Star game in Seattle while he recovers from a broken left wrist.“It was a tough decision for me, but I got to get my hand right,” Trout said Friday before the Los Angeles Angels visited the Dodgers. Wearing a cast that stretches from his hand to his elbow, a smiling Trout was on the field before the game, two days after having surgery. “It’s the quickest route to get back on the field,” he said. “Got it done, feels good, let it heal.” Trout got hurt fouling off a pitch on Monday.“It’s a freak thing,” he said. “All the preparation I’ve done to keep me on the field, all the work I’ve been putting in just to keep my body healthy, and something like this pops up. It’s just a little bump in the road and I’ll get back out there.”Trout is one of 14 Angels players currently on the injured list.“I’m going to do whatever I can to get back as fast as I can,” he said. “Hopefully before September.”The three-...

“Ha habido una disminución considerable”: López Obrador sobre el flujo migratorio por México

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:14:24 GMT

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO – El presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador aseguró este viernes que el flujo de migrantes que atraviesan en país ha ido disminuyendo en los últimos meses, en una tesitura marcada por el cambio de normas migratorias de Estados Unidos.“Afortunadamente ha ido bajando el flujo migratorio. Ha habido una disminución considerable”, dijo en su conferencia de prensa diaria, mientras mostraba un gráfico del número de deportaciones efectuadas por Estados Unidos mes a mes.Según esos datos del gobierno mexicano, el total de deportados en mayo superaba ligeramente las 200,000 personas, mientras en junio estuvo por debajo de las 150,000.Del mismo modo, los migrantes no mexicanos que fueron expulsados de Estados Unidos pasaron de más de 150,000 en mayo a algo menos de 100,000 en junio.Sin embargo, la cifra de migrantes mexicanos aumentó ligeramente, llegando hasta los 50,000.Esto, dijo López Obrador, se debe a los programas de ayudas sociales que su gobierno ha i...