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Rockies’ Austin Gomber counting on two-seamer to sink opponents

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:51 GMT

SAN DIEGO — Austin Gomber is not a grip-it-and-rip-it pitcher. The Rockies’ southpaw utilizes a plus changeup and an effective curveball to confound hitters.But he went into the offseason knowing that he needed to add something new if he wanted to keep hitters honest. So he fiddled with a new grip and started throwing a sinking, two-seam fastball in January. He believes it compliments his four-seamer, which he tends to throw up in the zone.“I felt like hitters were starting to sit on my off-speed stuff, so we thought, how can I make my fastball more effective?” said Gomber, who’ll make his first start of the season on Sunday against the Padres at Petco Park.Last season, when Gomber was relegated to the bullpen for part of the season, his four-seamer was often an ineffective pitch. He threw it 40% of the time but hitters teed off on the pitch, hitting .376.Part of the Nolan Arenado trade with St. Louis before the 2021 season, Gomber was terrific in his f...

Keeler: How will Jay Norvell, CSU Rams shock college football? By turning April belly flops into September wins.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:51 GMT

FORT COLLINS — At CSU last April, you either sank or swam with Jay Norvell.This April, you belly flop.Officials worked the 11-on-11 portions late in Saturday morning’s practice outside Canvas Stadium. During one red-zone trip, somebody along the Rams offense jumped. A yellow flag shot to the sky like a bottle rocket.PHWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!The scrimmaging … stopped. The talking … stopped. The milling … stopped.A millisecond of uncomfortable, awkward silence hung in the chilly brunch air. Then every CSU player — offense, defense, on the field or on the sidelines — immediately plopped onto their bellies and started doing a quick set of up-downs.“Yeah, we incorporated that, (that if) we have a false start on offense, we started doing up-downs for penalties,” Norvell, the Rams’ second-year coach, explained later. “Just a reminder to concentrate and focus.”If spring 2022 was about the install in FoCo, kids, spring 2023 is about the details. 3-9 te...

1 killed, 3 others hospitalized in West Hills shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:51 GMT

One person was killed and three others were critically injured after a shooting broke out in a busy West Hills shopping center on Saturday afternoon.The person killed is a 45-year-old man. The three other victims are a 35-year-old woman, a 35-year-old man and a 45-year-old man, all in serious or critical condition, said the Los Angeles Police Department.Officers responded to reports of a shooting near Fallbrook Avenue and Vanowen Street around 3:45 p.m.Citizen video showed a large police and emergency responder presence in the parking lot as other shoppers looked on at the scene. Businesses being cordoned off near the scene included a Trader Joe's, a Chili's restaurant and a Bob's Discount Furniture store.One person was killed and three others were critically injured after a shooting broke out in a West Hills shopping center on April 1, 2023. (RMG)One person was killed and three others were critically injured after a shooting broke out in a West Hills shopping center on April 1, 202...

Athletics’ Fujinami dominates, then goes off the rails in 13-1 loss to Angels

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:51 GMT

OAKLAND — For two innings, the debut of Athletics right-hander Shintaro Fujinami seemed too good to be true.Which was exactly the case.The Los Angeles Angels chased Fujnami with an 11-run third inning in a 13-1 win over the Athletics Saturday at the Coliseum before a crowd of 15,757.Including two inherited runners that scored on long reliever Adam Oller, Fujinami finished giving up eight earned runs in 2 1/3 innings, with an ERA that will sit at 30.86 until his second start next Saturday.“Could have been better, obviously, but I was glad to get on a big league mound,” Fujinami said through translator Issei Kamada.  “But getting on a big league mound is not good enough and next time I’ll try to do better.”Athletics manager Mark Kotsay chose do dwell on the first six outs rather than nine hitters than reached base in the third before he came out to take the ball from his 28-year-old Japanese import.“The first two innings I thought Fuji was gre...

One dead in motorcycle crash on Hwy-1 near Bolinas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:51 GMT

MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) -- One person died in a motorcycle crash on southbound Highway 1 near Bolinas on Saturday, and parts of the roadway were closed during the response, according to the California Highway Patrol. Three earthquakes hit near San Leandro Saturday morning The crash occurred around 1:15 p.m., CHP said. Emergency crews responded to the area of Fairfax Bolinas Road. Hwy-1 southbound closed at Horseshoe Hill Road and the northbound side also closed at Stinson Beach as of 2 p.m., authorities said. By 4:25 p.m. the roadway was partially reopened, the Point Reyes National Park Service said. Bay City News contributed to this report.

Fraley, Newman, India homer to lift the Reds over Pirates

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:51 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jake Fraley came off the bench to hit a three-run homer, Kevin Newman had a two-run shot against his former team and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 on Saturday.Jonathan India added a solo home run and Nick Lodolo overcame a challenging first inning as Cincinnati snapped an eight-losing streak to Pittsburgh that dated to last season, when both teams lost 100 games.Fraley’s second career pinch-hit homer in the sixth off right-hander Chase De Jong reached the visitors’ bullpen down the right-field line and broke open a one-run game.“To be able to come off the bench and pick up runs like that and help the team is huge,” Fraley said.Lodolo (1-0) needed 109 pitches to navigate five innings. The Pirates reached the second-year lefty for seven hits and two runs. He finished with nine strikeouts and two walks. Lodolo retired seven of the last eight batters he faced. Ian Gibaut, Buck Farmer and Reiver Sanmartin combined to retire the final 12 Pirates bat...

Canada’s Summer McIntosh sets 2nd world record in 5 days

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:51 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Summer McIntosh set her second world record in five days, winning the 400-meter individual medley at the Canadian swimming trials on Saturday night.The 16-year-old from Toronto won in 4 minutes, 25.87 seconds, bettering the old mark of 4:26.36 set by Katinka Hosszu of Hungary at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.“It’s amazing to have all my family and friends in the stands, cheering me on,” she said. “It really helped me in the last hundred meters.”McIntosh broke the world record in the 400 freestyle on Tuesday, the opening night of the trials at the Pan Am Sports Centre in Toronto. Her time of 3:56.08 eclipsed the mark of 3:56.40 set in May by Ariarne Titmus of Australia.McIntosh is the first person to hold long-course world records in both the 400 IM and 400 free. She’s the first Canadian since 1984 (Alex Baumann) and first Canadian woman since 1967 (Elaine Tanner) to set two long-course world records.The teenager, who trains in Florida, just missed setting the...

Cómo conseguir boletos para visitar los jardines de la Casa Blanca

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:51 GMT

La Casa Blanca abrió el sábado sus jardines y la zona sur de la residencia presidencial al público por un tour bianual. Los visitantes están invitados a caminar por los terrenos y disfrutar de los jardines, incluyendo el Rose Garden, White House Kitchen Garden, Jacqueline Kennedy Garden y el South Lawn, desde las 10 a.m. hasta las 4:30 p.m. el sábado y domingo. El evento es gratis y abierto al público, pero boletos programados son requeridos para todos los asistentes, incluidos los niños.El Servicio de Parques Nacionales distribuirá boletos a partir de las 8:30 a.m. del domingo hasta que se agoten. La distribución de boletos se realizará en una carpa afuera del Centro de Visitantes de la Casa Blanca en 1450 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.El punto de entrada para todos los visitantes está ubicado en 15th Street NW, entre E Street NW y Constitution Avenue. Antes de ir, revisa los materiales que no puedes traer a los terrenos de la Casa Blanca (incluyendo bolsos o mochilas de más de ...

Doval escapes in the 9th as Giants hold off Yanks 7-5

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:51 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Camillo Doval retired Giancarlo Stanton on a game-ending, double-play grounder with the bases loaded and the San Francisco Giants hung on for a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday.Doval gave up Aaron Judge’s RBI single in the ninth, the slugger’s third hit, but earned his first save when Stanton hit a ground ball to shortstop Brandon Crawford, who started a double play that withstood a video review. Second baseman Thairo Estrada made a low throw to first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr., who scooped the ball.“Live and it looked before they paused, he kept it long enough,” Crawford said of Estrada. “LaMonte was definitely on the bag. I wasn’t too worried.”There were four pitch clock violations, the most of any game in the first three days of the new rule. Two were by Doval in the ninth inning, and the Giants’ Taylor Rogers and the Yankees’ Albert Abreu had one each.“We didn’t see any of that sort of thing in spring training,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler sai...

Zach Eflin shines, Rays offense roars in 12-2 rout of Tigers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:17:51 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays are already getting a return on their investment in Zach Eflin.The 28-year-old right-hander is off to a nice start after signing the largest free-agent contract in Rays history, pitching five strong innings and getting lots of offensive support in a 12-2 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.Yandy Díaz and Wander Franco each had three hits and three RBIs for the Rays, who scored seven times in the third inning to ruin right-hander Spencer Turnbull’s first major league outing for the Tigers since June 4, 2021.The Rays have made the playoffs each of the past four years and advanced to the World Series during the 2020 pandemic-shortened season. Offensive shortcomings contributed to coming up short in the postseason each of those appearances.Manager Kevin Cash and his players think this year’s lineup has the potential to be better, even though most of the faces are the same.“I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it agai...