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MLB Draft: SF Giants select two-way high school standout Bryce Eldridge at No. 16 overall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:10 GMT

For the second consecutive year, the San Francisco Giants used their first-round draft pick on a two-way player.With the No. 16 overall pick in the first round of the MLB Draft on Sunday, the Giants selected Bryce Eldridge, a two-way player from James Madison High School in Virginia.The 18-year-old first baseman/right-handed pitcher was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Virginia and helped win gold with Team USA at the U-18 Baseball World Cup back in September. As a senior, he posted a 1.06 ERA with 66 strikeouts in 39 2/3 innings while hitting .422 with eight homers and an eye-popping 1.716 OPS.The 6-foot-7, 234-pound left-handed hitter was committed to the University of Alabama, but the Giants will hope to change his mind. The slot signing bonus for the No. 16 overall pick this year is $4.3 million.According to MLB Pipeline, Eldridge was the 23rd-best player in the draft and the highest-ranked two-way player, though talent evaluators were leaning towards considering him as a hitt...

NorCal native Megan Rapinoe doesn’t play in send-off match for USWNT

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:10 GMT

SAN JOSE — It seemed like it was set up to be the perfect moment for Megan Rapinoe to hit a major milestone with the U.S. women’s national team.Sitting one appearance short of 200, one day after she announced 2023 would be her last season, playing a match in Northern California — at San Jose’s PayPal Park, which she admitted was “the closest I’ll ever get” to playing in her hometown of Redding – for perhaps the final time.But on Sunday, the 38-year-old Rapinoe didn’t so much as even warm up for the U.S. during the 2-0 win over Wales on Sunday.Rapinoe wasn’t made available to the media for comment, but USWNT coach Vlatko Andonovski said the decision to not play Rapinoe was because of injury concerns.“We didn’t want to risk anything, we didn’t want to rush anything. There was no need for it in a friendly game,” Andonovski said. “We have a really good squad, we knew that we had the quality that we need to overcome the challenges that are ahead of us and we wanted to give Megan a few ex...

Photos: Thousands take part in San Fermín Festival’s running of the bulls in Pamplona

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:10 GMT

Thousands of thrill seekers took part in the first running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona.Several runners took knocks and hard falls in the 8 a.m. event but no one was gored by the beasts, a frequent feature of the spectacle.The festival attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists. Nearly 1.7 million people visited Pamplona for the celebrations in 2022, and forecasts are higher for this year with all COVID-19 constraints ended.In the run, six bulls guided by six tame oxen charged along a route through Pamplona’s streets for around two minutes and 30 seconds before reaching the bull ring. The festival was made famous by Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 novel “The Sun Also Rises.” This year marks the 100th anniversary of Hemingway’s first visit to the festival.Friday’s run was the first of eight scheduled. The rest of day usually includes massive sessions of drinking, eating and attending cultural events.Four runners were gored in the festival l...

Allisen Corpuz wins the US Women’s Open at Pebble Beach for her first LPGA title

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:10 GMT

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Allisen Corpuz became the first American in 20 years to make the U.S. Women’s Open her first LPGA title, closing with a 3-under 69 on Sunday and handling her historic moment at Pebble Beach as if she had been there before.Corpuz, a 25-year-old from Hawaii, pulled away with a big par putt and back-to-back birdies on the back nine to enjoy the most scenic walk in golf up the 18th fairway, the Pacific Ocean on her left and her place secured as the first U.S. Women’s Open champion at Pebble Beach.She won by three shots over Charley Hull (66) and Jiyai Shin (68) and claimed the $2 million prize, the richest ever for an LPGA major champion.Corpuz was so calm and cool on the grandest stage in women’s golf, regardless of the shot or the circumstances, until reality hit as she walked toward the 18th green with a three-shot lead in hand. She wiped away tears with her Aloha-print towel when it was over.Hilary Lunke in 2003 at Pumpkin Ridge was the ...

U.S. Women’s Open Champions

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:10 GMT

Conducted by USGA (1953-Present)2023 — Allisen Corpuz2022 — Minjee Lee2021 — Yuka Saso2020 — A Lim Kim2019 — Jeongeun Lee62018 — Ariya Jutanugarn2017 — Sung Hyun Park2016 — z-Brittany Lang2015 — In Gee Chun2014 — Michelle Wie2013 — Inbee Park2012 — Na Yeon Choi2011 — z-So Yeon Ryu2010 — Paula Creamer2009 — Eun-Hee Ji2008 — Inbee Park2007 — Cristie Kerr2006 — x-Annika Sorenstam2005 — Birdie Kim2004 — Meg Mallon2003 — x-Hilary Lunke2002 — Juli Inkster2001 — Karrie Webb2000 — Karrie Webb1999 — Juli Inkster1998 — y-Se Ri Pak1997 — Alison Nicholas1996 — Annika Sorenstam1995 — Annika Sorenstam1994 — Patty Sheehan1993 — Lauri Merten1992 — x-Patty Sheehan1991 — Meg Mallon1990 — Betsy King1989 — Betsy King1988 — Liselotte Neumann1987 — x-Laura Davies1986 — Jane Geddes1985 — Kathy (Baker) Guadagnino1984 — Hollis Stacy1983 — Jan Stephenson1982 — Janet Alex1981 — Pat Bradley1980 — Amy Alcott1979 — Jerilyn Britz1978 — Hollis Stacy1977 — Hollis Stacy1976 — x-JoAnne Gunderson Carner1975 — Sandra P...

Griner dunks, Taurasi gets hot in fourth quarter and Mercury pull out 78-72 win over Sparks

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:10 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner scored 29 points, including her 25th dunk as a professional, and the Phoenix Mercury held on for a 78-72 win over the Los Angeles Sparks in a matchup between two struggling teams on Sunday.Diana Taurasi added 12 of her 22 in the fourth quarter to put her less than 100 points from 10,000 in her career. Moriah Jefferson scored 11 for the Mercury (4-14), who had lost three straight and nine of 10 for the worst record in the WNBA. Griner, who matched her season high for points, also had 11 rebounds.Nneka Ogwumike had 20 points and 14 boards to lead the short-handed Sparks (7-12), who have lost five straight. Jordin Canada scored 16 points, Azura Stevens added 13 and Jasmine Thomas 10.The Sparks were without five players and lost starter Dearica Hamby with a sprained ankle midway through the first half.Griner had 16 points in the first half as the Mercury took a 42-36 lead. Griner was 7-of-11 shooting, including a dunk early in the second quarter. It was he...

Allisen Corpuz wins the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach by three shots, first major title for 25-year-old from Hawaii

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:10 GMT

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Allisen Corpuz wins the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach by three shots, first major title for 25-year-old from Hawaii.Source

Primera víctima del pistolero de Filadelfia murió 44 horas antes del tiroteo masivo, según la policía

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:10 GMT

Una de las cinco víctimas asesinadas del tirador masivo de Filadelfia fue asesinada por el sospechoso casi dos días antes de que ocurriera el tiroteo, dijeron los investigadores el domingo. “Durante la investigación en curso, se determinó a través de la información recibida a través de una fuente y corroborada por la Oficina del Médico Forense de Filadelfia y evidencia adicional; que la víctima de homicidio Joseph Wamah, Jr. fue asesinada por el sospechoso Kimbrady Carriker aproximadamente 44 horas antes del tiroteo masivo que ocurrió el 7 de marzo de 2023 a las 8:28 p.m.”, escribió el domingo un portavoz de la policía de Filadelfia. La policía dijo que recibió una primera llamada al 911 alrededor de las 2 a.m. de la mañana del 2 de julio informando disparos en el área de 1600 South 56th Street. Los investigadores creen que Wamah Jr., de 31 años, fue asesinado unos 90 minutos después. La llamada al 911 se envió a la cuadra 1600 de North 56th Street, donde los oficiales q...

La familia de la mujer que murió a manos de la policía de San Antonio presenta una demanda contra la ciudad

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:10 GMT

(CNN) — La familia de Melissa Pérez, que fue abatida mortalmente en su casa por la policía de San Antonio en junio, presentó una demanda por homicidio culposo contra la ciudad y los tres agentes implicados, que fueron acusados de homicidio.La demanda afirma que las “políticas formales e informales del Departamento de Policía de San Antonio fueron determinantes en la muerte” de la mujer de 46 años. También afirma que las políticas del departamento de policía relativas a las llamadas de salud mental y la unidad de salud mental causaron la muerte de Pérez.Según la denuncia, “el hecho de que el departamento no disciplinara sistemáticamente a sus agentes creó una cultura de tolerancia hacia el uso indebido e inconstitucional de fuerza excesiva”.El encuentro de la policía con Pérez se produjo el 23 de junio después de que los agentes respondieran a una llamada sobre una mujer que cortaba los cables de un sistema de alarma contra incendios en su complejo de ap...

2023 Baseball Draft Selections

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:00:10 GMT

Sunday, July 9First Round1. Pittsburgh Pirates, Paul Skenes, RHP, LSU.2. Washington Nationals, Dylan Crews, OF, LSU.3. Detroit Tigers, Max Clark, OF, Franklin H.S., Ind.4. Texas Rangers, Wyatt Langford, OF, Florida.5. Minnesota Twins, Walker Jenkins, OF, South Brunswick H.S., N.C.6. Oakland Athletics, Jacob Wilson, SS, Grand Canyon.7. Cincinnati Reds, Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest.8. Kansas City Royals, Blake Mitchell, C, Sinton H.S., Texas.9. Colorado Rockies, Chase Dollander, RHP, Tennessee.10. Miami Marlins, Noble Meyer, RHP, Jesuit H.S., Ore.MORESource