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Athletics fall victim to gargantuan blasts by Angels’ Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

OAKLAND — There were youth baseball and softball players from 25 organizations throughout Northern California that went home from the Coliseum with a story to tell Sunday.They probably already knew the names of Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani. As for Ken Waldichuk, he’ll be lost in the tale of the time they watched two of the biggest stars in Major League Baseball flex their muscles on consecutive pitches in the fifth inning during a 6-0 loss by the Athletics against the Los Angeles Angels before a crowd of 14,638.Trout and Ohtani hit tape-measure blasts in the fifth inning as the Angels took two of three from the A’s on the opening series of the season. With Taylor Ward aboard with a single, Trout hammered a 1-1 pitch from Waldichuk off the camera bank in dead center field, a distance measured at 434 feet and with an exit velocity of 111.9 miles per hour.On the very next pitch, Ohtani crushed one 447 feet to right center at a speed of 110.8, a tad farther than Trout&...

NASA to announce first crew to the Moon in over 50 Years on Monday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

The planet Earth as seen from the surface of the moon during the Apollo 17 lunar landing mission, December 1972. (Photo by Space Frontiers/Getty Images)On Monday morning, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Canadian Space Agency will announce the four astronauts who will be next to “venture around the moon.”In a March 10 news release, NASA said the event will take place at 11 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. CDT) on Monday, at the NASA Johnson Space Center’s Ellington Field in Houston, Texas.More Science NewsThe Space PlaceThe four astronauts, who will be announced at the event, will travel to the moon aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission.According to NASA, “the mission will be the first crewed flight test on the agency’s path to establishing a long-term scientific and human presence on the lunar surface.”This will be the first crewed mission to the moon since Apollo 17 in December 1972.The event will air on NASA Television, the...

Iowa’s Catlin Clark had memorable season, March Madness run

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Caitlin Clark had several memorable moments during her run to the women’s NCAA championship game, capturing national attention with 40-point games, triple doubles and her long-range shooting.Iowa came up short Sunday against LSU, losing 102-85 in the Hawkeyes’ quest for their first national title. The Associated Press women’s basketball Player of the Year went down shooting, scoring 30 points with eight 3-pointers. It was Clark’s 100th game with the Hawkeyes. She has put up some impressive numbers during her career, averaging 27.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists per contest. She has 11 career triple-doubles, a Big Ten record and tied for the second-most in NCAA history.This season Clark became the first player in Division I women’s history to record more than 1,000 points and 300 assists in a single year. She already is the only Division I player, woman or man, with at least 2,700 points, 700 rebounds and 700 assists in a career.Her streak of 90 ...

Martinook ends goal drought as Hurricanes nip Islanders, 2-1

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Martinook scored for the first time in more than two months to break a third-period tie as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Sunday night.Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored and Frederik Andersen made 21 saves for the Hurricanes, who’ve won back-to-back games following a stretch of four losses in five games to maintain first place in the Metropolitan Division.Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored first for the Islanders, who’ve lost two games in a row and three of their last five. New York is in playoff position, but only has four games remaining in a tight competition with multiple teams for the final two spots in the Eastern Conference.Ilya Sorokin stopped 33 shots for New York, which was outshot for only the second time in its last nine games.Andersen won for the first time in his last four games (1-2-1), though he has a team-leading 20 wins.Martinook, who has played in all 76 games, gave Carolina its first lead when he skated in from the blue...

McDermott scores 30 to lead Spurs past Kings 142-134

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doug McDermott scored 22 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and the San Antonio Spurs denied Sacramento a chance at clinching the Pacific Division with a 142-134 win over the Kings on Sunday.After clinching their first playoff berth since 2006 on Wednesday night on the road, the Kings were hoping to wrap up their first division title in 20 years in front of their home fans but fell short against the struggling Spurs.McDermott hit three free throws in overtime after being fouled on a 3-pointer by Keegan Murray to give the Spurs a five-point lead, then made back-to-back baskets to keep San Antonio ahead and help snap a six-game losing streak.Julian Champagnie added a career-high 26 points and Tre Jones had 17 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for San Antonio.De’Aaron Fox scored 28 points and Domantas Sabonis added 26 for the Kings, who remain two games behind Memphis in the race for second place in the Western Conference.Fox hit a tyi...

Clark tech, foul count put focus on officials in title game

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Iowa star Caitlin Clark was whistled for a technical foul late in the third quarter with her team trailing LSU by nine points in the NCAA championship game.The bigger problem for the Hawkeyes was the call meant a fourth personal foul for the junior scoring sensation, moments after front court leader Monika Czinano had picked up her fourth.Clark never fouled out, while Czinano and fellow senior McKenna Warnock did as Iowa never made a serious run in the fourth quarter of a 102-85 loss to the Tigers on Sunday.The second and third fouls against Clark were both for push-offs about three minutes apart in the second quarter, when The Associated Press Player of the Year was trying to dribble around defenders.The latter sent her to the bench for the final 3:26 of the first half with the Hawkeyes down 11, and she left the game again after the technical with 1:04 remaining in the third.“I thought they called it very, very tight,” said Clark, who scored 30 points. “I don’t know a...

NHRA Winternationals Results

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

SundayAt In-N-Out Burger Pomona DragstripPomona, Calif.Final finish orderTop Fuel 1. Justin Ashley; 2. Austin Prock; 3. Antron Brown; 4. Brittany Force; 5. Shawn Langdon; 6. Mike Salinas; 7. Steve Torrence; 8. Tony Schumacher; 9. Josh Hart; 10. Clay Millican; 11. Leah Pruett; 12. Krista Baldwin; 13. Doug Kalitta; 14. Ron August. Funny Car 1. Matt Hagan; 2. Ron Capps; 3. Bob Tasca III; 4. Terry Haddock; 5. Alexis DeJoria; 6. Tim Wilkerson; 7. Alex Laughlin; 8. Cruz Pedregon; 9. Blake Alexander; 10. J.R. Todd; 11. Robert Hight; 12. Paul Lee; 13. Jason Rupert; 14. John Force; 15. Chad Green; 16. Jeff Arend.Pro Stock 1. Dallas Glenn; 2. Matt Hartford; 3. Camrie Caruso; 4. Aaron Stanfield; 5. Erica Enders; 6. Troy Coughlin Jr.; 7. Fernando Cuadra Jr.; 8. Bo Butner; 9. Kyle Koretsky; 10. Deric Kramer; 11. Mason McGaha; 12. Cristian Cuadra; 13. Greg Anderson; 14. Chris McGaha; 15. Steve Graham; 16. Jerry Tucker. Final resultsTop Fuel Justin Ashley, 3.713 seconds, 330.63 mph def. Austin Pro...

Caitlin Clark’s dazzling season ends short of title for Iowa

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Caitlin Clark put her head down as she walked over the Final Four logo at midcourt, the time slipping away in Iowa’s first national championship game.Even though Clark wasn’t able to deliver the Hawkeyes a national title, after a frustrating and foul-plagued 102-85 loss in the finale against LSU, the dazzling 6-foot Iowa-born guard accomplished so much that had never seen in any NCAA Tournament before — by any woman or man.And she still has another season remaining at Iowa, and could have two more if she wants, because as a 21-year-old junior she isn’t eligible for this year’s WNBA draft.“She’s a phenomenal basketball player. She’s showed that time and time again,” Hawkeyes senior post Monika Czinano said. “I think in these past three weeks, she’s done so much, but it’s not just these three weeks. She’s been doing it since she decided to play basketball. It’s a progression to this point.”Clark had 30 points in the championship game Sunday, finis...

Angel City scores last-minute winner to beat Orlando Pride

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

Katie Johnson’s goal on the final play of the match gave Angel City a 2-1 victory against the Orlando Pride in the lone National Women’s Soccer League match on Sunday.Claire Emslie converted on a penalty for Angel City (1-1-0) in the first half at Orlando’s Exploria Stadium after Alyssa Thompson, selected first in the 2023 NWSL draft, was taken down on a breakaway in the box. Emslie sent Pride goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse diving in the other direction and slotted her penalty to the right corner.Rookie Messiah Bright scored her first NWSL goal in the 51st minute for Orlando (0-2-0), dribbling between two Angel City defenders before sliding it to the left corner to tie the game.Emslie got a second chance from the penalty spot in the 89th minute when a handball was called in the box, but Moorhouse came up with a big save. Angel City nearly won another penalty, but it was called off due to an offside violation in the build-up.On the final play of the match, substitute Joh...

Skier dies after hitting tree at Eldora Mountain Ski Resort

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- A woman visiting from Texas died after hitting a tree at Eldora Mountain Ski Resort on Sunday, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office said.The 58-year-old woman was skiing with friends and family when she fell on the Muleshoe ski run, the release from the sheriff's office said. She continued to slide down the run until she eventually collided with a tree. ‘I have no doubt he’s still alive’: Owner searches for dog after deadly avalanche BCSO said people with her performed CPR until rescuers from the Eldora Ski Patrol, Nederland Fire Department, MedEvac Air Ambulance and American Medical Response arrived and took over. She was taken to the first aid room where she was pronounced dead, the release said. BCSO and the county coroner's office are investigating the incident and manner of death.