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With 6-2 win, Twins lock down first season series against Yankees since 2001

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:38:35 GMT

Byron Buxton and Trevor Larnach traded two-run home runs in a four-run sixth inning, and Joe Ryan pitched became the first Twins pitcher since 1979 to start a season with a 5-0 record as the Twins beat the New York Yankees, 6-2, in front of 19,201 paid on Tuesday at Target Field.With the victory, the Twins sealed their first season series win over the Yankees since 2001. Minnesota has won the first two games of this three-game series, and the Twins split a four-game series in New York April 13-16.The win also assures Minnesota of its first series victory against the Yankees since they took two of three games Sept. 10-12, 2018.Buxton’s two-run shot to left chased Yankees starter Nestor Cortes with no outs in the sixth, scoring Jorge Polanco after a leadoff double to break a 2-2 tie. It was Buxton’s fourth home run of the season and came on a full count.The Yankees brought in right-hander Ron Marinaccio, who struck out Jose Miranda and allowed an infield single by Ryan Jeffers. Larnac...

Saints rout Red Wings 14-1 with season-high offensive output

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:38:35 GMT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The St. Paul Saints set season records for runs, hit and runs in an inning en route to a 14-1 rout of the Rochester Red Wings on Tuesday at Innovative Field.The Saints finished with 17 hits, highlighted by a seven-run outburst in the sixth inning, to improve to 14-7 this season with their fifth consecutive victory.Michael Helman hit two home runs for St. Paul, including a grand slam in the big sixth inning that put the Saints up 11-0, and Kyle Garlick and Alex Kirilloff both homered as well. Mark Contreras finished 4-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and three runs scored. Garlick was 3-for-4, and Helman was 3-for-5 with six RBIs.Eight of the nine Saints starters had a hit in the game, eight of nine scored a run, and five of nine drove in a run.Not to be overlooked, St. Paul starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez threw 5.0 shutout innings, allowing just a one-out double in the second inning while walking five and striking out four.The lone Red Wings run came on a solo home run...

Woodbury police investigating after unconscious man found near East Ridge High School

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:38:35 GMT

A student at East Ridge High School in Woodbury found a 25-year-old man lying unconscious near the school’s football field Tuesday afternoon.The student found the man during dismissal time, school officials wrote in an email sent to families. The man, who required assistance from emergency personnel, was not a student or staff member at East Ridge High School, according to the email.“Because of the time of the day, some students saw emergency personnel at school, so I wanted to inform you directly,” Principal James Smokrovich wrote.The man, who was found about 3 p.m., was treated by Woodbury EMS and transported to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, where he remains in critical condition, Woodbury police Cmdr. Tom Ehrenberg said.At about 4:30 p.m., another caller reported finding a crashed black 2012 BMW a short distance away from where the man was found, Ehrenberg said.It was determined that the two incidents were related, and police are investigating, he said.Related ArticlesCrime &...

Loons avoid another Open Cup nightmare with 3-1 win over Detroit City

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:38:35 GMT

For an hour Tuesday, Minnesota United’s play in the U.S. Open Cup provided deja vu and the dread that came with it.The Loons fell behind 1-0 in the fifth minute to Detroit City, harkening to a massive upset loss to Union Omaha in the national tournament last May.But MNUFC broke free with three goals in over six minutes to avoid an upset with a 3-1 win in a third-round Open Cup match at Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck, Mich.The Loons advance to the Open Cup’s round of 32 on May 9-10; the draw for that matchup is Thursday.It wasn’t just allowing an early goal Tuesday that rekindled nightmares of when Minnesota gave up a lead and lost 2-1 to third-tier Omaha in St. Paul a year ago, but that there was little response to falling behind in the first half and into the second.Minnesota didn’t register a shot on goal for the first 53 minutes Tuesday and slumping striker Luis Amarilla missed an easy tap-in in the eight minute.Add in that Detroit City had been here before. The club in the second...

65 years later, a favorite son of Stillwater finally has his high school diploma

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:38:35 GMT

Former Stillwater City Administrator Nile Kriesel was one credit short when it came time to graduate from Stillwater High School in 1958.Nile Kriesel’s senior photo from Stillwater High School, circa 1958. Kriesel, 82, received his high-school diploma during a ceremony before the Stillwater Area School Board meeting on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (Courtesy of Nile Kriesel)On Tuesday night, at a ceremony before the Stillwater Area School Board meeting, Kriesel finally received his high school diploma. Dressed in a red cap and gown, Kriesel, 82, of Stillwater, was informed he had met the graduation requirements of the school district based upon his life achievements.Kriesel, Superintendent Mike Funk said, was an example “for all of our students who may fall a little short initially, but can go on and make a difference in the world.”“You guys didn’t have an alternative high school back in 1958, did you?” Funk asked Kriesel.“It was called the Navy,” Kriesel responded.After his honora...

Avalanche vs. Kraken: Three keys to Game 5 victory for Colorado

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:38:35 GMT

In Game 5 against the Kraken, there will be no Cale Makar, no Valeri Nichushkin, no Gabriel Landeskog, no Nazem Kadri, no Andre Burakovsky and no hope for the Avalanche fans who can’t help but compare this team to last year’s.Related ArticlesColorado Avalanche | Cale Makar suspended one game for hit on Jared McCann in Game 4 of Avalanche-Kraken playoff series Colorado Avalanche | Cale Makar on hit that knocked Kraken’s Jared McCann out for at least Game 5: “I never want to injure guys” Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche-Kraken Game 4 Quick Hits: Alexandar Georgiev’s strong night not enough in OT loss Colorado Avalanche | Kraken strike back against Avalanche as Jordan Eberle’s game-winner ties series in heated Game 4 Colorado Avalanche | As Avs dominate faceoff circle entering Game 4, Kraken coach Dave Hakstol says Seattle needs to “cheat a little bit more” ...

LAPD: driver who ran down young mother, daughter may have been intoxicated

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:38:35 GMT

The driver who slammed into a mother and her child as they walked to school in L.A.’s Mid-Wilshire neighborhood Tuesday morning was speeding and may have been intoxicated, according to police.The crash happened just before 8 a.m. in the 6200 block of West Colgate Avenue, across the street from Hancock Park Elementary.The male driver of a white pickup truck, according to police, was speeding when he struck a woman in her 30s and her 6-year-old daughter in an intersection, struck a light pole, and then crashed into an apartment building.The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her daughter was hospitalized in critical condition late Tuesday. Their names were not immediately released.The crash scene in the 6200 block of West Colgate Avenue where a mother was killed, and her 6-year-old daughter was critically injured. April 25, 2023. (KTLA)The crash scene in the 6200 block of West Colgate Avenue where a mother was killed, and her 6-year-old daughter was critically injured. April 25, ...

Sale closed in Palo Alto: $3.2 million for a three-bedroom home

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:38:35 GMT

1145 Channing Avenue – Google Street ViewA 1,941-square-foot house built in 1948 has changed hands. The property located in the 1100 block of Channing Avenue in Palo Alto was sold on April 12, 2023, for $3,198,000, or $1,648 per square foot. The property features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a garage, and two parking spaces. The backyard also has a pool. The unit sits on a 5,565-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:On Regent Place, Palo Alto, in December 2022, a 2,440-square-foot home was sold for $3,650,000, a price per square foot of $1,496. The home has 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 2,051-square-foot home on Channing Avenue in Palo Alto sold for $4,275,000, a price per square foot of $2,084. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 1,652-square-foot home on the 1000 block of Harker Avenue in Palo Alto sold in March 2023, for $3,700,000, a price per square foot of $2,240. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

Kurtenbach: To beat the Kings, the Warriors will have to do something for the first time this season

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:38:35 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — What’s the opposite of a road warrior? That’s what the 2022-23 Golden State Warriors are. If the Warriors are to beat the Kings and advance to the second round of the NBA Playoffs, they will have to do something they failed to do all season: win a road game against a playoff-level opponent. Yes, while the Warriors only won 11 of 41 road games all season, not one of those wins came against a full-strength version of a top-six seed in either conference. And with Kings guard De’Aaron Fox saying Tuesday that he will likely play in Wednesday’s Game 5, Sacramento will likely give the Dubs their best.Related ArticlesGolden State Warriors | Warriors-Kings: De’Aaron Fox expects to play Game 5 after injuring finger Golden State Warriors | Kurtenbach: NBA coaching has never been better, but there’s no coach better than Warriors’ Steve Kerr Golden State Warriors | Klay Thompson shows ‘vintage two-way&...

DA charges Oakland man in fatal shooting of girlfriend, her teen daughter at sleepover

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:38:35 GMT

The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged an Oakland man with multiple offenses, including two counts of murder, in connection with the double fatal shooting of his girlfriend and her teenage daughter, as well as the injury shooting of the daughter’s friend during a weekend sleepover at an East Oakland apartment.Two other children — an infant and a 7-year-old — and another adult were in the home during the shooting, but were not injured in the shooting. In a sworn probable-cause declaration shared by the district attorney’s office Tuesday, an officer said police responded at 11:09 p.m. last Saturday to an apartment building in the 9500 block of Birch Street for a shooting report.When officers arrived, a witness directed them to a man, identified as Antonio Powell, leaving an apartment. After searching him and finding a magazine, officers took him to a patrol vehicle while other officers entered an apartment and found 13-year-old Desiree Jenk...