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Darin Ruf agrees to minor league deal with Giants

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:04 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Darin Ruf agreed Saturday to a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants, reuniting with his former team six days after he was released by the New York Mets.The 36-year-old spent parts of three seasons with San Francisco from 2020-22, batting .248 with 32 home runs in 247 games.“We love Darin, and obviously, we have a lot of familiarity with him around here,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said. “We think the world of him as a human being. He performed very well for us for the time that he was in San Francisco.”Ruf agreed in March 2022 to a $6.25 million, two-year contract with the Giants and was traded to the Mets on Aug. 2. He hit .152 (10 for 66) without a home run in 28 games with the Mets last season and batted .167 (5 for 30) with nine strikeouts during spring training.New York is responsible for his $3 million salary this year and a $250,000 buyout of a 2024 option. If the Giants add Ruf to the major league roster, they would be responsible for a pr...

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Qualifying Race 4 Results

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:04 GMT

SaturdayAt Bristol Motor Speedway DirtBristol, Tenn.Lap length: 0.53 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (3) Matt Crafton, Ford, 0 laps, 0 points.2. (2) Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, 0, 0.3. (10) Kaden Honeycutt, Ford, 0, 0.4. (7) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 0, 0.6. (8) Bret Holmes, Chevrolet, 0, 0.7. (6) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 0, 0.8. (9) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 0, 0.9. (4) Tyler Carpenter, Chevrolet, 0, 0.10. (1) Andrew Gordon, Ford, 0, 0.___Race Statistics were not immediately available.___NASCAR Driver Rating FormulaA maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.Source

Kansas State takes on Montana State in first round of NCAA Tournament

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:04 GMT

Montana State Bobcats (25-9, 15-3 Big Sky) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (23-9, 11-7 Big 12)Greensboro, North Carolina; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kansas State -8.5; over/under is 139BOTTOM LINE: The No. 15 Kansas State Wildcats and Montana State Bobcats play in the NCAA Tournament opening round.The Wildcats’ record in Big 12 games is 11-7, and their record is 12-2 against non-conference opponents. Kansas State leads the Big 12 with 16.8 assists per game led by Markquis Nowell averaging 7.6.The Bobcats’ record in Big Sky games is 15-3. Montana State averages 11.4 turnovers per game and is 2-0 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.TOP PERFORMERS: Nowell is averaging 16.8 points, 7.6 assists and 2.4 steals for the Wildcats. Keyontae Johnson is averaging 16.4 points and 5.2 rebounds while shooting 51.6% over the last 10 games for Kansas State.Raequan Battle is scoring 17.4 points per game with 2.9 rebounds and 1.0 assist for the Bobcats. Jubrile Bel...

Late-season turnaround propels Lakers to winning record

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:04 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Near the end of what he once referred to as the most important regular-season stretch of his career, LeBron James was able to briefly savor one thing many thought was going to be near impossible after 12 games.The Los Angeles Lakers will have a winning record in the regular season.The Lakers defeated the Phoenix Suns 121-107 on Friday night for their 42nd win to guarantee a finish over .500. That was only a dream in early November when Los Angeles stumbled out of the gates with a 2-10 record.“I was just telling AD (Anthony Davis), ‘Can you believe we’re going to finish this season above .500 after everything that has gone on this season?’ We turned this thing around in the regular season,” James said. “There’s more basketball to be played, but to know that we’re going to finish a few games above .500 is pretty cool.”According to Sportradar, the Lakers (42-39) are only the fourth team since 1981 to start 2-10 or worse and finish with a winning record. The New...

Woods makes cut, last among those still playing at Masters

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:04 GMT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — It even sounds odd to say it: Tiger Woods is last among those still playing at the Masters.But after Woods made the cut at Augusta National on Saturday, it all went downhill from there. Slogging through a rain-drenched, 49-degree day proved too much for the aching five-time champion to overcome.The 47-year-old Woods, who is still recovering from a 2021 car accident that nearly cost him his right leg, looked miserable as he limped through a dreadfully long, exhausting day in obvious discomfort, playing seven holes in the morning to make the cut and then seven more in a steady downpour before the tournament was postponed until Sunday.By the time the horn blew ending play at 3:15 p.m., Woods was alone in last place at 9-over, 22 shots behind third-round leader Brooks Koepka. At 6 over through seven holes for round three, Woods is on pace for the worst 18 holes of his illustrious Masters career — topping the back-to-back 78s he posted in the third and fourth rounds a...

Messi scores and assists in PSG win; Angers finally wins

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:04 GMT

PARIS (AP) — One week after being jeered by his own fans, Lionel Messi scored one goal and set up the other as Paris Saint-Germain won at a wasteful Nice 2-0 to maintain its six-point lead of the French league on Saturday.Messi was booed by some PSG fans in last weekend’s home defeat to Lyon, leading to increased speculation he could leave this summer.Argentina’s World Cup-winning star clipped in a cross from left back Nuno Mendes in the 26th minute. Then Messi’s corner from the left was headed home by veteran defender Sergio Ramos in the 76th.Nice was unbeaten in 14 matches overall before this game and went close to equalizing in the first half, but PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma kept out efforts from Nicolas Pépé and striker Terem Moffi.Veteran defender Dante’s shot came off the underside of the crossbar and appeared to cross the line in the 51st. But referee Jérémie Pignard was not alerted by goal-line technology that it crossed, even though video rep...

Chukwueze nets 2 as Villarreal stuns Madrid 3-2 at Bernabeu

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:04 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Samuel Chukwueze upstaged Vinícius Júnior by scoring twice in an outstanding performance by the Villarreal forward to lead its 3-2 comeback win at Real Madrid in the Spanish league on Saturday.The Nigeria international canceled out a sixth-minute own goal by teammate Paul Torres when he juked past Nacho Fernández to score his first goal in the 39th minute.Vinícius put Madrid back in front shortly after halftime after he eluded a pack of defenders, but Chukwueze made a pass that led to José Morales’ equalizer in the 70th. He then struck the 80th-minute winner from long range to stun the Santiago Bernabeu.Madrid’s first home loss in the domestic league comes four days before it hosts Chelsea in the Champions League quarterfinals.Barcelona can move 15 points clear of second-placed Madrid if it beats Girona on Monday.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Koepka leading Rahm by 4 on a short Saturday at the Masters

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:04 GMT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Moving day at the Masters was mostly about everyone leaving on Saturday.A cold, relentless rain was too much for Augusta National to handle, leading to one of the earliest finishes for a Saturday — just 15 minutes after CBS came on the air — and setting up a marathon finish for Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm and anyone able to catch them.Koepka, who began the third round with a two-shot lead over Rahm, extended it to four shots when the Spaniard made consecutive bogeys. They made it to the seventh green, already filled with tiny pools of water, before play was suspended for the day.The round was to resume at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, followed by another two-tee start.Tiger Woods was relieved to make the cut — his 23rd in a row at the Masters, tying the tournament record — and then looked as though he couldn’t get off the course fast enough after making back-to-back double bogeys for the first time ever at Augusta National. He was in last place, 22 shots behind.Koepka was at 13-...

Motorcyclist killed in crash on Highway 85

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:04 GMT

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Saturday afternoon on U.S. Highway 85, the Colorado State Patrol said. The driver of a pickup truck and rider collided around mile marker 194 on Highway 85, CSP said. The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital but was pronounced dead after arrival. Lanes in that area of the highways are shut down for the investigation but traffic is slowly getting through, CSP said. No other injuries were reported.

Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston discusses the city's issues

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:21:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The June 6 runoff in the race for Denver mayor is now set. The former president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Kelly Brough, will take on former two-term state senator, Mike Johnston.Johnston was the top vote-getter in this week’s municipal election. On "Colorado Point of View" this weekend, we go in-depth on the biggest issues facing the Mile High City.The homeless population has grown across Denver, hitting a 14-year record in 2022. Both candidates said they want to enforce the city’s camping ban, but the two also have different approaches as to how to tackle the issue."I think there are two areas of focus for me that nobody else has focused on and one is we need to work as a region,” Brough said on FOX31 Morning News on Wednesday. “Five sitting mayors in the metro area have endorsed me as a candidate and my homeless plan. And we need to work on prevention." Denver mayor: Mike Johnston, Kelly Brough in runoff election Brough also said she would...