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SF Giants done in by home runs, old foes to start Dodgers rivalry on sour note

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:27:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants lost more games to the Dodgers in 2022 than any season since the teams moved west. They were outscored 99-51. If they hoped to fare better in 2023, that quest started Monday night, with Logan Webb on the mound.But this season’s first installment of the Giants-Dodgers rivalry only brought more of the same.Julio Urías mystified on the mound and Max Muncy mashed at the plate, as Giants were done in by their oldest nemeses in a 9-1 loss to the Dodgers.Outdueling Webb for six innings, the Giants’ only damage off Urías came on a towering Wilmer Flores solo shot to left field. With one run on four hits over six innings, Urías actually increased his ERA against the Giants dating back to the start of last season to 1.00 over six starts.With a three-run shot off Webb and a seventh-inning grand slam that sealed the loss, Muncy was responsible for seven of the Dodgers’ nine runs, managing to find a new career-high to set against a Giants team that he...

Bicyclist hit and killed near Filoli in San Mateo County

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:27:31 GMT

WOODSIDE – A driver hit and killed a bicyclist Monday in San Mateo County, according to the California Highway Patrol.The crash was reported just after 5 p.m. on Cañada Road near Filoli, said CHP Officer Art Montiel.The bicyclist, identified only as a 37-year-old South San Francisco man, was pronounced dead at the scene, Montiel said. The San Mateo County Coroner’s Office will release the man’s identity once it is confirmed and his next of kin is notified.Montiel said the bicyclist was riding northbound on Cañada Road when he was hit by the driver of an Acura traveling in the same direction.The driver, identified only as a 22-year-old Redwood City man, and his 21-year-old passenger were taken to an area hospital as a precaution following the crash, Montiel said.The collision is under investigation, and it wasn’t immediately known if alcohol or drugs played a role.Cañada Road was temporarily closed in both directions at Edgewood Road for the investigation.Anyone with information rela...

Novak lifts Predators past Flames 3-2 in shootout

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:27:31 GMT

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Tommy Novak scored the deciding goal in the shootout and the Nashville Predators beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Monday night to preserve their playoff hopes.Zach Sanford and Egor Afanasyev also scored for the Predators, who have two home games remaining in the regular season — on Thursday against Minnesota and Friday against Colorado. Juuse Saros stopped 42 shots through overtime and three of four in the shootout.Troy Stecher and Mikael Backlund scored for the Flames, and Jacob Markstrom finished with 27 saves.Jonathan Huberdeaul scored on the first attempt of the shootout for the Flames. Cody Glass tied it in the third round for the Predators, and Novak won it in the fourth round.Calgary’s 17 overtime and shootout losses is the most in the NHL.Nashville led 1-0 after the opening period. Afanasyev scored the first NHL goal of his career at 5:49. Predators forward Mark Jankowski chased the puck behind Calgary’s net. The former Flames player fed the 22-year-old...

Australia suspends WTO case against China on barley tariffs

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:27:31 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia suspended a complaint to the World Trade Organization in a bid to reopen the Chinese market to Australian barley for the first time in three years in the new government’s latest step toward repairing relations with Beijing.China effectively closed it doors to Australian barley in May 2020 by imposing an 80% tariff after the previous Australian government angered Beijing by calling for an independent inquiry into the origins of and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous conservative government responded by challenging the tariff in the Geneva-based trade body.On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said her center-left Labor Party government, which was elected in May, had reached an agreement with China that “creates a pathway for the resolution of the dispute over Australian barley.”China had agreed to review its duties on the grain over three or four months, she said, and Australia will temporarily suspend the WTO dispute during that r...

Kraken win 5th straight, reach 100 points, top Coyotes 4-1

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:27:31 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jared McCann scored his 40th goal of the season and the Seattle Kraken reached the 100-point mark in their second NHL season, beating the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 on Monday night.Oliver Bjorkstrand, Justin Schultz and Matty Beniers also scored for the Kraken, who won their fifth game in a row and are 26-10-4 on the road. They beat the Coyotes for the third time in eight days after winning twice at home last week.Philipp Grubauer stopped 22 shots for the Kraken. Joey Daccord, who played for Arizona State, finished the final 1:16 in goal for Seattle.Jack McBain scored for the Coyotes, who have one win in their last 11 games. Ivan Prosvetov had 33 saves for Arizona.Seattle is assured of at least the top wild card in the Western Conference. The Kraken clinched a playoff spot in Thursday’s win over Arizona but need some help to stay above Los Angeles for third place.The Coyotes scored first when McBain deflected Liam O’Brien’s shot from the blue line past Grubauer 9:22 int...

Johansson helps Wild rally for 4-2 victory over Blackhawks

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:27:31 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Minnesota Wild rested a couple key players, and then rallied for a dramatic victory.It was one productive night for Marcus Johansson and company.Johansson scored two goals late in the third period, and the short-handed Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Monday.Matt Boldy and Gustav Nyquist also scored for Minnesota in its second consecutive win. Filip Gustavsson made 39 saves in his second straight start.“It wasn’t pretty, but we got it done,” Johansson said.Johansson’s 18th goal — a wrist shot on a 2-on-1 with 6 minutes left — tied it at 2. It was the Wild’s 14th short-handed goal of the season, breaking the franchise record.Johansson then put Minnesota in front when he got a nice pass from Boldy and beat Alex Stalock on the glove side with 3:13 left.Nyquist closed it out with an empty-netter with 1:01 remaining.“We didn’t like the entire 60 minutes, but the third period was real good,” Wild coach Dean Evason said.Marcus Foligno’s fight wit...

Terps Miller, Meyers selected in 1st round of WNBA Draft; Mystics trade 4th overall pick

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:27:31 GMT

The Minnesota Lynx made Diamond Miller the highest-selected Maryland Terrapin in the WNBA Draft since 2009, and the Dallas Wings took Abby Meyers 11th overall. And the Washington Mystics traded away their selection at fourth overall in a star-studded event in New York Monday night.Miller was the second overall pick in the 2023 draft, tying Marissa Coleman for the highest-drafted Terp. The versatile 6-foot-3 All-Big Ten performer led Maryland to its first NCAA Tournament Elite 8 appearance since 2015.More Sports NewsMore Mystics NewsMeyers, coming off a season in which she set career highs in 3-point accuracy and assists, was thought to be a second-round selection coming into the draft. Still, the Wings picked the Maryland guard after selecting UConn guard Lou Lopez Sénéchal with the fifth overall pick.The Mystics selected injured Iowa State center Stephanie Soares with the fourth overall pick but traded her to Dallas in exchange for future first and second-round picks.Trade Alert p...

Canada beats U.S. 4-3 in 9th round of SO at women’s worlds

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:27:31 GMT

BRAMPTON, Ontario (AP) — Jamie Lee Rattray scored the winner in the ninth round of the shootout and Canada beat the United States 4-3 Monday night in the final preliminary round game for both teams at the women’s world hockey championship.The teams will turn their attention to the quarterfinals on Thursday after finishing 1-2 atop Group A.Sarah Fillier had a goal and an assist and Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey scored in regulation for Canada. Goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens made 26 saves in the win.“Never over until it’s over,” Desbiens said. “Really proud of how we reacted in overtime.“We’ve always found different ways to win. Today was a new way.”Hannah Bilka had a goal and an assist and Hilary Knight and Amanda Kessel also scored for the Americans. Goaltender Aerin Frankel had 33 saves in the loss.Rattray buried the winner on a slick deke after Desbiens and Frankel went toe-to-toe through eight rounds of the shootout before being mobbed by teammates.“They’re loaded,” U.S. head c...

Un agente herido en tiroteo masivo de Louisville solo tenía 10 días de graduado como policía

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:27:31 GMT

(CNN) — Un agente de policía novato de Louisville de 26 años –que se graduó de la academia de policía hace apenas 10 días– fue hospitalizado después de recibir un disparo en la cabeza mientras respondía a un tiroteo masivo este lunes en un banco del centro de la ciudad que dejó cuatro muertos y nueve heridos, dijo la policía.El oficial Nickolas Wilt, del Departamento de Policía Metropolitana de Louisville, se encuentra en estado crítico pero estable en un hospital y fue sometido a una cirugía cerebral, dijo Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, jefa interina del departamento de policía. Fue alcanzado en la cabeza durante un tiroteo con el hombre armado en el banco, dijo durante una conferencia de prensa.Wilt era nuevo en el departamento, se había graduado en la academia de policía el 31 de marzo, dijo la jefa.Atacante transmitió en vivo el tiroteo masivo en Louisville, Kentucky, que dejó varios muertos y heridos“Acabo de tomarle juramento, y su familia estaba allí para presenciar s...

Candelario leads Nats’ 14-hit effort in 6-4 win over Angels

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:27:31 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jeimer Candelario and CJ Abrams drove in two runs apiece, and the Washington Nationals pounded out 14 hits in a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.Every batter in the starting lineup got a hit for the Nationals, who won for the third time in four games. Candelario tied it with a two-run single in the fourth, and Abrams’ grounder in the fifth brought home the go-ahead run.Nationals manager Davey Martinez felt ill before the game and didn’t appear to be in the dugout during the game, although the team made no announcement. Bench coach Tim Bogar took Martinez’s spot on the dugout’s top bench.Hunter Renfroe homered in his third straight game and Luis Rengifo had an early two-run double for the Angels, who got poor pitching and defense while losing back-to-back games for the first time this season. Gio Urshela had a run-scoring double, while Shohei Ohtani went 0 for 3 with a walk to reach base in his 33rd consecutive game.Patrick Corbin (...