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John Shipley: Hindsight and statistics make Wild’s Game 1 goaltender an easy call

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

Before last season’s first-round playoff series against the St. Louis Blues, the Wild were burdened with a goalie quandary characterized as the old “good problem to have.” In the end, it was a bad problem to have because, for whatever reason, they fumbled it.After Cam Talbot and Marc-Andre Fleury split time down the stretch of the regular season, each helping the Wild earn a franchise-record 113 points and 53 wins, management rolled with trade-deadline acquisition Fleury for the first five games and lost the series, 4-2.Guess what the Wild had this week as they prepared for Monday’s night’s NHL playoff opener at Dallas.“A good problem to have,” Bill Guerin said.That was the general manager’s answer when asked last week how the team will choose between Fleury, who signed a two-year contract extension before the June draft, and Filip Gustavsson, acquired from Ottawa for Talbot, who was so angry about the playoffs and Fleury’s subsequent contract extension that he immediately requested...

‘Proud’ Lin-Manuel Miranda comes to watch cousin Jose Miranda play

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

NEW YORK — Lin-Manuel Miranda did not throw away his shot to watch his cousin play on Sunday in the Bronx.The “Hamilton” creator and Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award winner tried to come see Jose Miranda, his second cousin, play last September during his rookie season, but the game was washed out and the pair went out to a large family dinner instead. Sunday, he finally had a chance to take in one of Jose’s games.“I’ve been watching the games ever since he got moved up, but it’s really thrilling to get to see him in person,” Lin-Manuel Miranda said. “And Hamilton’s playing in (Minneapolis) right now, so it’s a weird coincidence.”Before the game, Jose showed Lin-Manuel around the Twins clubhouse and introduced him to manager Rocco Baldelli, president of baseball operations Derek Falvey and some of his teammates. He then took him into the dugout, where the songwriter, playwright and composer posed for some pictures.Jose Miranda and a big fan. pic.twitter.com/t52VYy1lRx— Betsy H...

4 tornadoes hit St. Louis region Saturday, National Weather Service says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Preliminary assessments from the National Weather Service show at least four tornadoes touched down in areas south of St. Louis and across the river in Illinois on Saturday.Three of the four tornadoes were rated EF-1, with one of the twisters scoring a 0 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities have been reported or confirmed as of Sunday afternoon.FOX 2 previously reported on an apparent tornado striking Hecker, Illinois, a village of about 500 residents, in Monroe County. Hecker is located approximately 30 miles southeast of St. Louis. According to the National Weather Service, that tornado began in Maeystown, Illinois, and traveled northeast through Hecker and into St. Clair County, with winds topping 100 miles an hour.The National Weather Service's tornado survey team is continuing to inspect storm damage from across the area to see if tornadoes landed elsewhere.This story is being updated with additional information. Please refresh in a f...

Noah Davis pitches great in first start but Rockies lose, 1-0, to Mariners

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

Seattle’s Luis Castillo flirted with perfection and Noah Davis answered the Rockies’ prayers in a wonderful pitchers’ dual at T-Mobile Park Sunday afternoon.In the end, however, the Rockies tumbled, again, falling 1-0 for their fifth consecutive loss and getting swept by the Mariners in the three-game series.Seattle won the game in the sixth inning on Jarred Kelenic’s two-out, run-scoring single off lefty reliever Brad Hand. But don’t blame Hand, blame the crucial walks issued by right-hander Dinelson Lamet — one to Ty France to lead off the inning, the other to Cal Raleigh with one out — that set up Kelenic’s hit that brought home France.The Rockies, desperate for a quality start, called up Davis from Triple-A Albuquerque to fill in for injured right-hander German Marquez. Making his first start in the majors, Davis was outstanding. He blanked the Mariners for five innings, giving up three hits (all singles), with three walks and five strik...

SF Giants-Tigers game postponed after questionable, lengthy rain delay

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

DETROIT — The Giants waited and waited and waited. Five hours after the scheduled first pitch Sunday, the finale of their three-game series against the Tigers was finally postponed. They will make up the game on July 24.The game was scheduled to begin at 1:10 p.m. ET, but about 40 minutes before first pitch, the tarp came out on the field. Five hours later, little rain ever arrived.From 1:30 to 5, the skies were almost entirely dry, providing a large enough window to play at least one full game, if not two under the new pace-of-play rules.“We were prepared to play today,” manager Gabe Kapler said. “We’ll be prepared to play tomorrow.”Giants pitcher Alex Cobb, the team’s alternate MLBPA player rep (Austin Slater was not with the club), said “it was terrible” the way the delay and eventual postponement was handled.“We’ve been here since 10 a.m.,” Cobb said. “Really no information was given to us.”While both ...

Reggie Jackson on Oakland and the A’s: “They’re not going to have a team here”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

OAKLAND – The A’s days in Oakland are numbered, as far as Reggie Jackson is concerned.Jackson, who at one point wanted to purchase the A’s from former owners Steve Schott and Ken Hofmann, believes the team will have no choice but to vacate the East Bay in the coming years because of low revenue issues created by their decaying 55-year-old stadium.“No, they’re not going to have a team here. You can’t play with three, four, five six thousand people in the stands,” Jackson said Sunday at the Coliseum before the A’s held a celebration for the 1973 World Series championship team. “You have no revenues here. What’s the signage look like? You’ve got to have revenue.”The A’s, including their series finale with the New York Mets, had an average home attendance of 12,254 through nine home games, the lowest figure in Major League Baseball. Sunday’s game drew 17,645, the second-largest crowd of the season behind Opening Night (26,805) on March 30.The A’...

President of Brisbane business convicted on tax fraud charges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

(KRON) -- The president of a rock-crushing business in Brisbane has been convicted on tax fraud charges this week, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California. E-40 escorted out of the Warriors vs. Kings game Joseph Nubla, president of Brisbane Recycling Company, Inc. and his former legal counsel, Henry Ku were charged with one count of conspiring to defraud the US. The Grand Jury indicted Nubla and Ku in 2021. Nubla was also charged with one count of tax evasion. The defendants were found guilty of all counts. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News SIGN UP NOW Th evidence shared during the trial showed that Ku deposited checks written from by Nubla from Brisbane Recycling Company which tot...

Bucks’ Antetokounmpo exits game with lower back bruise

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo landed hard on his backside after a drive to the basket on Sunday and was ruled out of his team’s Eastern Conference playoff series opener against the Miami Heat with a bruised lower back.Antetokounmpo got up slowly but remained in the game to take his free throws after getting fouled by Miami’s Kevin Love with 4:13 left in the first quarter. The two-time MVP stayed in the game until picking up his second foul about 2 1/2 minutes later.After getting removed from the game, Antetokounmpo went to the locker room. He returned with 9:56 left in the second quarter but exited again with 8:33 left in the half.Antetokounmpo had six points and three rebounds in 11 minutes for the top-seeded Bucks.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Wade Miley stars as Brewers beat Yu Darvish, Padres 1-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wade Miley pitched seven sharp innings and Devin Williams escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth, helping the Milwaukee Brewers beat Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres 1-0 on Sunday.Brian Anderson hit a sacrifice fly in the second for the game’s only run as Milwaukee took three of four in the series. The Brewers also improved to 4-3 on a 10-game trip.Miley (2-1) allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked none. San Diego threatened in the second, putting a runner on third with one out, but Miley struck out Trent Grisham and Jose Azocar.San Diego wasted a dominant performance by Darvish (0-2), who struck out 12 in seven innings. He allowed four hits and walked two in his 50th career start with double-digit strikeouts.Source

Ohio State coordinator Hartline injured in ATV accident

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:55 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline has been hospitalized Sunday after an UTV accident on his property.According to a statement from OSU’s athletic department, Hartline and an unidentified friend were transported to Riverside Hospital with “non-life threatening injuries.” The statement said Hartline hopes to be released from the hospital later in the evening.Hartline confirmed the crash on Twitter.“I appreciate everyone’s support,” Hartline wrote. “I crashed my side by side on my property and have been taken to the hospital for further evaluation. I am doing well.”An all-terrain vehicle (ATV) is usually made for one rider to go off-roading. A utility task vehicle (UTV) is a larger type of ATV designed to haul heavier loads and allow additional passengers.There was no immediate word on Hartline’s injuries or condition.On Saturday, he took part in Ohio State’s spring game.The 36-year-old Hartline played for the Buckeyes and for...