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‘Everything was good’ in Kenta Maeda’s third rehab start with Saints

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:49 GMT

If, indeed, Kenta Maeda’s third rehab start with the Saints was his last, he gave every indication that he is ready to rejoin the big league club.The Twins’ right-hander pitched four shutout innings against the Iowa Cubs on Saturday night at CHS Field, allowing three singles while striking out five.After he threw 45 pitches in his second rehab start, the goal was to stretch Maeda out to 60 pitches on Saturday. Maeda left after throwing 60 pitches, owning a 2-0 lead. The Cubs dominated after that, beating the Saints 9-3 in the bottom.Maeda was not available to speak with the media after the game, but Saints manager Toby Gardenhire said he was impressed with Maeda’s outing.“The (velocity) was good, the splitter was good, the slider was good. Everything was good,” he said.The question now is whether the Twins will call him up or have him make one more start with the Saints.“I can see both scenarios,” Gardenhire said. “It all depends what their need is up there. Right now the starters t...

Man found shot to death in North Hollywood parking lot

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:49 GMT

A man was found shot to death after gunfire erupted outside of a business complex in North Hollywood early Saturday morning.Los Angeles police officers responded to reports of shots fired in a parking lot near Cleon Avenue and Magnolia Boulevard around 1:05 a.m.Police said the victim was standing in an alleyway behind some businesses when he was approached by the suspect and gunfire erupted.A man was killed after gunfire erupted outside of a business complex in North Hollywood on June 10, 2023. (OC Hawk)A man was killed after gunfire erupted outside of a business complex in North Hollywood on June 10, 2023. (OC Hawk)A man was killed after gunfire erupted outside of a business complex in North Hollywood on June 10, 2023. (OC Hawk)A man was killed after gunfire erupted outside of a business complex in North Hollywood on June 10, 2023. (OC Hawk)A man was killed after gunfire erupted outside of a business complex in North Hollywood on June 10, 2023. (OC Hawk)A man was killed after gunfi...

Owner of Byron ranch charged with illegally growing 458,353 marijuana plants

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:49 GMT

BYRON — In what authorities hope allows them to seize large amounts of cash and property, an Alameda man has been charged with three misdemeanors for allegedly cultivating more than 450,000 cannabis plants.The defendant, a 50-year-old Alameda man, was charged with allowing a place for preparing a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and cultivating marijuana, all misdemeanors. The Alameda County Sheriff’s office started investigating him in 2022, based on a tip that he was illegally growing marijuana under the guise of running a hemp business, authorities say.In a June 2022 raid of his property on 13600 Christensen Road, police reportedly found 419,102 plants being grown in 311 greenhouses, many of which the defendant allegedly rented to people for $1,500 a month. Officers also seized $230,000.Police allege that the Alameda man was seeking to acquire hemp permits, but acknowledged to county officials that he ran illegal grow houses.Subsequent raids of one of his...

Novak Djokovic va por un histórico Grand Slam número 23 cuando se enfrente a Casper Ruud en la final masculina de Roland Garros

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:49 GMT

(CNN) — Durante años, los ‘Tres Grandes’ del tenis masculino (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal y Novak Djokovic) han acaparado grand slams, cada uno con sus propias razones para ser coronado como el mejor jugador masculino de todos los tiempos.Ahora, con Federer retirado y Nadal lesionado, Djokovic tiene la oportunidad de reclamar su propio derecho en ese debate interminable y ganar un récord de 23 títulos de Grand Slam el domingo en Roland Garros, superando la marca que tiene actualmente con Nadal.Casper Ruud se interpone en el camino de Djokovic, quien ahora ha llegado a tres de las últimas cinco finales de Grand Slam, incluida la final del año pasado en Roland Garros, donde fue vapuleado 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 por Nadal.Si Djokovic gana el domingo, también regresará a la cima de la clasificación mundial y se convertirá en el primer jugador masculino en ganar cada torneo de Grand Slam al menos tres veces. Esa presión, sin embargo, es familiar para el serbio, dijo después de su...

Panthers need another 3-1 series comeback, this one in the Cup final

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:49 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — It can be done. Such will be the thinking for the Florida Panthers for the next couple days, as they try to dig their way out of a 3-1 deficit in the Stanley Cup Final.And they’ll think that for good reason — because they’ve already done it once.Here they go again. The Panthers rallied from a 3-1 series hole in Round 1 against the Boston Bruins, and now they’ll have to do it again in this matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights. Game 5 is Tuesday night in Las Vegas, with the hosts just win away from hoisting the Cup for the first time.They might have even started laying the groundwork for one last comeback try of the season by how they finished Game 4 — a 3-2 win for Vegas, but one where the Golden Knights saw a 3-0 lead that made it seem like they were in cruise control mode turn into a one-goal game early in the third on a goal by Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov.But the equalizer that Florida wanted never came, even after pulling goalie Sergei Bobrovsky for a...

Torres, Enrique lead Orlando City to 2-0 victory over Rapids

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:49 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Facundo Torres and Ramiro Enrique scored second-half goals and Orlando City beat Colorado 2-0 on Saturday night in a match that saw the Rapids lose two players to red cards.Neither team scored in the first half and Colorado was forced to play a man down after Braian Galván was red-carded in the 39th minute.Torres scored the only goal Orlando City (7-4-5) would need when he took a pass from Mauricio Pereyra in the 56th minute and found the net for the fifth time this season.Enrique scored his first career goal — with an assist from Torres — in the 83rd minute to provide some extra cushion for Orlando City.Lalas Abubakar was sent off the field in the 75th minute for a second yellow card, forcing the Rapids to play two men down the rest of the way.Pedro Gallese saved two shots to earn the clean sheet for Orlando City. Marko Ilic finished with four saves in his third start this season for the Rapids.Orlando City has won all four home matches with Colorado (2-9-7). T...

It’s official! National Zoo’s new baby gorilla has a name

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:49 GMT

The new baby western lowland gorilla at the National Zoo has been named Zahra. (Courtesy The Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute)After more than 25,000 votes in an online poll, the National Zoo’s newest western lowland gorilla has a name.Great Ape House visitors at D.C.’s zoo can now say hello to baby girl Zahra and the rest of the gorilla troop each day at 11:30 a.m.After a June 5 gender reveal party announced the baby gorilla, born May 27, as female, voting for its name commenced on the zoo’s website.The name Zahra, which means “beautiful flower” in Swahili, received about 50% of the vote.The two other name candidates were Lola, meaning “greatness” in Yoruba, and Mkali, meaning “fierce” in Swahili.Zahra is the sixth western lowland gorilla at the National Zoo, joining her parents Baraka and Calaya (31 and 20 years old, respectively), their 5-year-old son Moke, as well as a 41-year-old female named Mand...

Leal goal gives Nashville 1-1 draw with Toronto, 9-game unbeaten streak

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:49 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Randall Leal scored a second-half goal to help Nashville draw Toronto 1-1 on Saturday night and tie its team record of a nine-game unbeaten streak.Leal’s first goal of the season came unassisted in the 69th minute to help Nashville (9-3-5) earn a point.Lorenzo Insigne scored in the 38th minute and Toronto took a lead into halftime. Insigne’s third goal of the season came with an assist from defender Raoul Petretta.Nashville saw a four-match win streak end. The team has six wins and three days since an April 15 loss to New York City.Sean Johnson turned away one shot for Toronto (3-5-10). Joe Willis saved one shot for Nashville.Toronto is 2-0-3 in its last four match-ups with Nashville, including a scoreless draw earlier this season in Nashville. Toronto remains the only opponent Nashville has played at least four times without posting a victory.Toronto improves to 3-0-6 at home this season. Canadian teams are 11-3-9 at home against opponents from American c...

NASCAR-Xfinity DoorDash 250 Results

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:49 GMT

SaturdayAt Sonoma RacewaySonoma, Calif.Lap length: 1.99 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (4) Aric Almirola, Ford, 79 laps, 0 points.2. (5) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 79, 0.3. (1) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 79, 0.4. (7) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 79, 0.5. (12) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 79, 37.6. (26) Cole Custer, Ford, 79, 31.7. (2) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 79, 44.8. (13) Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 79, 35.9. (10) Sammy Smith, Toyota, 79, 29.10. (6) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 79, 32.11. (3) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 79, 28.12. (14) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 79, 25.13. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 79, 29.14. (20) Chandler Smith, Chevrolet, 79, 23.15. (23) Riley Herbst, Ford, 79, 25.16. (9) John H. Nemechek, Toyota, 79, 25.17. (24) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 79, 20.18. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 79, 0.19. (25) Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet, 79, 18.20. (27) Kaz Grala, Toyota, 79, 17.21. (28) Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, 79, 16.22. (18) Kyle Weatherman, Ford, 79, 15.23. (32) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 79, 0....

Aric Almirola rallies past Larson for surprising Xfinity win at Sonoma

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:49 GMT

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Aric Almirola won the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ inaugural race at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday night, capitalizing on a late restart and an even later mistake by Kyle Larson.Almirola drove his Ford to the first-ever victory for RSS Racing, his first career road course victory, his fourth career Xfinity victory and his first in the series since 2017. RSS Racing has a partnership with Stewart-Haas Racing.“It’s been a really tough year on the Cup side, and to come out here and get to celebrate with my kids, that is so special,” Almirola said. “So excited to share this Victory Lane here.”A.J. Allmendinger finished second ahead of Larson, who had dominated the entire Xfinity weekend until Almirola snatched the victory in the series’ first race on this winding, hilly course at the base of Northern California wine country.Larson dominated practice and qualifying for the race on the NASCAR track closest to his hometown in the Sacramento suburbs. His best practic...