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Christopher Morel homers as Chicago Cubs beat Baltimore Orioles 10-3 for 4th straight win

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:16:39 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Dansby Swanson sees a lineup doing all the right things — and the numbers back him up.“We’ve taken a really good approach and mentality into the batter’s box,” Swanson said, “and we’ve been rewarded for that.”Big time.Christopher Morel homered and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-3 on Friday for their fourth straight win.Swanson and Miguel Amaya also connected for Chicago, which broke open a close game with six runs in the sixth inning. Nico Hoerner had two hits and two RBIs, and Kyle Hendricks (2-2) pitched five effective innings for his second straight victory.Chicago (32-37) has won six of seven, and the four-game win streak matches its season high.“Offense has really been kind of finding their stride, getting big hits,” manager David Ross said. “Christopher Morel, I mean he’s punishing baseballs right now.” Baltimore (43-26) had won six of seven. But Cole Irvin (1-3) was pulled in the fifth, and the bu...

Live updates | Phil Mickelson outside US Open projected cut line after 4-over 74

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:16:39 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Follow along for live updates in the second round of the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club.___LEFTY’S COULD MISS THE CUTIt looks like Phil Mickelson can be making plans for a weekend at home after shooting a 4-over 74 that included a double bogey on the par-3 ninth hole in the second round of the U.S. Open.Mickelson, playing in his 32nd U.S. Open, was at 3-over 143 through 36 holes. After the morning groups, the projected cut line is at 2 over. The six-time major champion has never won a U.S. Open. Mickelson was making his first U.S. Open appearance since leaving for LIV Golf as one of its ringleaders. He did the bulk of his preparations last week and didn’t arrive at Los Angeles Country Club until Wednesday for a practice round.Mickelson has declined to discuss the announced partnership between LIV and the PGA Tour. Mickelson’s infamously pointed criticisms of the PGA Tour were one of the biggest flashpoints in the tour’s messy dispute...

Giroud and Kane extend national scoring records as France and England win Euro qualifiers

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:16:39 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Strikers Olivier Giroud and Harry Kane extended their national team scoring records as France and England maintained perfect starts to European Championship qualifying with third straight wins on Friday.Switzerland also has a maximum nine points after a 2-1 success at Andorra.Giroud took only three minutes to head home Kingsley Coman’s right-wing cross to make it 54 goals for Les Bleus in a 3-0 win at Gibraltar in Group B.Kane’s penalty in a 4-0 romp at Malta made it 56 goals for his table-topping nation in Group C.World Cup runner-up France, which opened its campaign with wins against Ireland and the Netherlands, has yet to concede a goal.Amid intense speculation regarding his Paris Saint-Germain future, Kylian Mbappé captained Les Bleus at the 30,000-capacity Estádio Algarve in Faro, Portugal. Mbappé calmly slotted in a penalty in first-half injury time for his 39th France goal. He’s only two behind fellow great Michel Platini, who’s fourth on ...

Blaze Brothers’ 3-run homer in the 9th gives Oral Roberts a 6-5 win in the College World Series

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:16:39 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Blaze Brothers hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the ninth inning after an Oral Roberts pitching meltdown in the eighth, and the Golden Eagles continued their surprising postseason run with a 6-5 victory over TCU on Friday in the opening game of the College World Series.The Eagles, the lowest seed to make it to Omaha since 2012, had just gone down three runs before they jumped on Luke Savage for four in the ninth. Drew Stahl’s RBI single pulled ORU within 5-3, and then Brothers drove an 0-1 pitch out to left for his first homer since May 24.“It was like slow motion,” Brothers said. “Right when I felt it off the bat it felt pretty good, and I saw the left fielder kind of turn around, and I was, like, ‘Oh, that ball’s out. Lets go.’ I just wanted to get around the bases to celebrate with the boys.”Oral Roberts is in the CWS for the first time in 45 years, and except for the rocky eighth inning, the upstart challengers from the Summit League showed no sig...

2 friends celebrating Nuggets win among the 10 people shot in Denver

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:16:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Friends and family of two innocent victims from Monday’s mass shooting during the Nuggets’ championship celebration are raising money to help cover their medical bills. Keith Sabland and Trejon Hamilton were with a group of friends at 20th and Market streets to celebrate the Denver Nuggets late Monday night into early Tuesday morning when they were shot.“We should have left earlier, but we were just sitting in front of ViewHouse having a good time, and things just took a turn for the worse,” Sabland’s girlfriend, Rebeca Barraza, said. According to the Denver Police Department, the shooting was part of a drug deal happening across the street.“There was shoving and then someone just pulled out a gun and just started shooting,” Hamilton’s girlfriend, Tina Pham, said. Denver violent crime still rising in first half of 2023 Sabland was shot three times in the leg and stomach. His friends say his health is improving, but he is still in critical condition at Denver Health...

Kamala Harris highlights student climate action in Denver

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:16:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Vice President Kamala Harris made another trip to Denver Friday. It marks her third Colorado visit since she's taken office and her second time in Colorado this year. Her first 2023 visit was in March. Like that visit, she was here to talk about climate change, but this time she met with a special group of stakeholders. Bodycam shows former Aurora cop go over 100 mph before deadly crash The vice president had one clear message for people in Denver: Young people are leading the way, and when it comes to climate change, and these leaders are not waiting for action."When you track nearly every movement in our country that has been about progress, we have had young leaders at the head," Harris told a packed room of listeners at Northfield High School on Friday.The vice president said action on climate change will be no different. She said student leaders at Denver Public Schools are leading the way for others nationwide."And as result of your activism, I say to the you...

Bodycam shows former Aurora cop go over 100 mph before deadly crash

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:16:39 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- Body camera video from former Aurora Police Officer Eduardo Landeros shows the moments leading up to a deadly crash that resulted in criminal charges.The video was used in the Colorado State Patrol investigation into the crash, along with data from Landeros' Aurora Police Department cruiser. Former Aurora officer charged in deadly crash Landeros resigned a day before his internal affairs interview and has been charged with vehicular homicide and criminally negligent homicide.Former Aurora cop speeding up to 105 mph Landeros was heading to a nonemergency call so he didn't have his lights and sirens on, according to a police affidavit. His police SUV collided with a Toyota Corolla at the intersection of East Bates Avenue and South Chambers Road around 8:20 p.m. on March 4. The impact caused the officer's Chevrolet Tahoe to roll several times, leaving the officer trapped.Landeros and the 44-year-old driver of the Corolla were taken to the hospital following t...

Denver investigating officer who allegedly body slammed man after Nuggets win

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:16:39 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Police Department is investigating an officer who allegedly body-slammed a man during Monday night's post-Nuggets celebration downtown. Videos circulating online allegedly show Denver Officer Adam Glasby slamming a man to the ground.FOX31 reached out to DPD to see if the department is investigating the situation. The department said it has opened an internal affairs investigation and Glasby has been placed in a non-patrol assignment, but he has not been suspended. DPD is investigating what led up to the altercation between Glasby and the man. Fire truck carrying Jokic, Murray hits police officer during parade The department confirmed that Glasby was working off-duty after the Nuggets' win and was not part of the on-duty post-game safety operation.Denver Police did not provide an update on the man's injuries. This incident was on the same night 10 people were shot in the 2000 block of Market Street as thousands flooded the streets of downtown to celebrat...

Video shows Conor McGregor leading woman accusing him of sexual assault into men’s bathroom at Kaseya Center

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:16:39 GMT

Newly surfaced video shows Ultimate Fighting Champsionship Conor McGregor in downtown Miami on the night he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman.As the mixed martial arts star, 34, faces allegations of sexual assault, TMZ Sports has obtained video that is soon expected to be part of a police investigation.The footage, posted online on Friday, shows McGregor and the alleged victim going into the men’s bathroom at the Kaseya Center where the alleged attack took place, June 9.“What I saw was him grab her arm and lead her somewhere,” said Ariel Mitchell, the victim’s attorney.According to Mitchell, the incident happened during Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets.In a demand letter written to McGregor, Mitchell wrote, “Mr. McGregor, aided and abetted by the NBA and Miami Heat Kaseya security, had the victim physically forced via security into the men’s bathroom.”But according to the video obtained by TMZ ...

Pete Davidson charged with reckless driving after Beverly Hills car crash

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:16:39 GMT

(CNN) — Actor and comedian Pete Davidson has been charged with reckless driving in connection to a car crash in Beverly Hills earlier this year, CNN has learned.Greg Risling, assistant chief of media relations at the LA County District Attorney’s office, said Davidson is being charged with one misdemeanor count of reckless driving. His arraignment is scheduled for July 27.“We believe that Mr. Davidson engaged in reckless driving, which ultimately resulted in his involvement in a serious collision into a home,” Rislong said. “Luckily, no one was seriously injured as a result of this collision. We know that reckless driving can have devastating consequences.”The March 4 incident happened around 11 pm PT, when a vehicle Davidson was driving on a residential street crashed into a fire hydrant and a home.CNN has reached to representatives for Davidson for comment.“In 2022, traffic fatalities in Los Angeles have reached the highest levels seen in 20 years,” Risling also shared o...