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Rockies Journal: A salute to Daniel Bard’s career and forthright battle vs. anxiety

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:37:58 GMT

Daniel Bard is a pitcher, and a man, worth celebrating.Fourteen years ago Saturday, the Rockies’ right-hander made his major-league debut at age 23.Bard entered his first game for the Red Sox in the bottom of the seventh against the Angels. The first major-league batter Bard faced was Erick Aybar, who grounded out to second base.Now, 366 games, 415 1/3 innings and 65 saves later, Bard is still trying to figure it all out.“I’m working through it,” Bard told me recently when I asked him how he’s dealing with the anxiety that almost cost him his baseball career and derailed his first three weeks of this season.In July 2020, Bard made his debut for the Rockies after being absent from the majors for seven seasons because of a confounding case of “the yips.” He was named National League Comeback Player of the Year.But Bard’s anxiety didn’t magically disappear. He still struggles, on and off the field. He’s never been ashamed to admit t...

Evicted Hemet man broke back into trailer, shot at deputies: RCSD

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:37:58 GMT

After being evicted from his trailer, a Hemet man broke back into his former home and fired a gun at deputies who responded to the break-in Friday morning, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.Steven Foster, 65, returned at about 9:15 a.m. to the vacant mobile home in which he had lived until his recent eviction, officials said in a news release.He was still inside the trailer when deputies arrived, they said. "Foster threatened to be in possession of a firearm and was believed to be mentally unstable," the release added. Suspect involved in days-long standoff after allegedly shooting at deputies in San Gabriel Valley found dead While deputies worked to negotiate his surrender, Foster "fired his firearm toward the deputies striking a Sheriff's vehicle with several deputies nearby," authorities said.After several hours, Foster was taken into custody and brought to a hospital for a medical evaluation.He faces charges of attempted murder of a peace officer and bein...

Teen dead after BMW goes airborne, flips in Long Beach: Police

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:37:58 GMT

A teenager is dead after he was ejected from an airborne car in a wrong-way crash in Long Beach on Saturday.A few minutes before 2:30 a.m., a 2021 BMW struck a curb while headed west on the eastbound lanes of Pacific Coast Highway near the 103 Freeway, causing the car to go airborne and overturn, the Long Beach Police Department said in a news release. An 18-year-old from Wilmington who had been in the rear of the car was found by rescuers but declared dead at the scene.The other two people in the car, an 18-year-old Wilmington man who was driving and another passenger who had been in the front seat, were taken to local hospitals for treatment, police said.The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, which is looking into "impaired driving and speed" as "possible factors" in the crash, police added. Anyone with information is asked to call the LBPD Collision Investigation Detail Detective Shawn Loughlin or Detective Kelsey Myers at 562-570-7355. Anonymous ...

Sunnyvale woman dies in solo vehicle crash in Mountain View

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:37:58 GMT

A Sunnyvale woman died following a vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View, near the Ellis overcrossing, on Saturday morning.Authorities were notified at 6:45 a.m. about the crash, which involved a white Nissan Rogue sports utility vehicle and its 65-year-old driver.“For unknown reasons she lost control” of the vehicle and ended up hitting the barrier, then the center divide, before finally crashing into a tree on the shoulder, according to CHP Officer Art Montiel.The driver was treated by medics and was en route to the hospital when she reportedly died from her injuries.Following the crash, the two right lanes of northbound U.S. 101 were closed down until approximately 10:20 a.m. 

Oakland Unified school district warns graduations in jeopardy if teachers strike continues

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:37:58 GMT

As the Oakland Unified teachers strike marches toward its eighth day next week, the school district is warning a continued walkout threatens high school seniors’ academic future as graduation season approaches — while representatives with the teacher’s union say significant progress is being made toward a deal to restart classes, perhaps by Monday.Students’ senior projects, final exams, class credits, and in some cases, graduations, college admissions, and financial aid could be at risk if teachers don’t immediately end the strike which began at the 34,000-student district on May 4, district officials said Friday.There are just nine days left in the school year, with the first high school graduation scheduled May 22, a week from Monday.“Our students need to be back in school, and especially our seniors, because so much of their immediate future is dependent on having their final grades completed on time so they can take the next step in their educ...

Oakland police still searching for missing woman nearly 1 year later

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:37:58 GMT

(KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department is continuing its search for a woman who went missing nearly one year ago, the department said Saturday on Twitter. Chanelle Copeland was last seen on May 27, 2022 on the 2200 block of East 19th Street.She is 5-foot-3 with black hair and brown eyes. At the time of Copeland's disappearance, she was 190 pounds. 4 injured in 4 separate, unrelated shootings overnight in Oakland: police It is unknown what Copeland was last seen wearing, OPD said. If you have information about her location, OPD says to call its Missing Persons Unit at 510-238-3641.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }OPD sent out the tweet about its continuing search for Copeland at 8 a.m. Saturday.

Colt co-owned by UCLA coaches Kelly and Cronin finishes 3rd at Belmont Park

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:37:58 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A 3-year-old colt co-owned by UCLA coaches Chip Kelly and Mick Cronin finished third in the $200,000 Peter Pan Stakes on Saturday.Ridden by Frankie Dettori, Henry Q was beaten by 8 3/4 lengths in the 1 1/8-mile race, which is a prep for the Belmont Stakes on June 10 in New York. He paid $4.20 to show.Kelly coaches the Bruins’ football team and Cronin guides the basketball team. They are part of The Del Mar Group’s ownership.Arcangelo won by a head over Bishops Bay.Sired by 2010 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Blame, Henry Q has two wins in six career starts and earnings of $175,140. He won the Mine That Bird Derby at Sunland Park in New Mexico in February. Doug O’Neill, a two-time Kentucky Derby winner, trains the Southern California-based colt.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Madrid backups beat Getafe, Benzema rests for Champions League decider

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:37:58 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid’s backups squeezed past Getafe 1-0 on Saturday as most of the frontline players were saved for next week’s Champions League semifinal decider at Manchester City.Marco Asensio scored the Spanish league game’s only goal in the 70th minute.Madrid has for several weeks given up on defending the domestic title and instead focused on repeating as Champions League winners and conquering the Copa del Rey. Madrid and City play the second leg poised at 1-1.Barcelona can clinch the domestic title on Sunday if it wins at crosstown rival Espanyol. It needs only two of the remaining 15 points in play to win its first league since 2019, and its first major title since Lionel Messi left two seasons ago.Prioritizing the second leg at City, Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti started only four first-choice players in goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga and Éder Militão against relegation-threatened Getafe.Camavinga exited the match in the f...

Messi returns to PSG lineup but Mbappé grabs spotlight as Ajaccio routed

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:37:58 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi returned to the Paris Saint-Germain lineup after a brief suspension and Kylian Mbappé grabbed the spotlight with two goals as Ajaccio was routed 5-0 on Saturday.PSG moved closer to a record 11th French league title by leading second-placed Lens by six points with three games left.Defeat relegated 18th-placed Ajaccio.Mbappé’s second-half brace moved him onto a league-leading 26 goals and two ahead of Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette, whose side plays on Sunday.World Cup winner Messi missed PSG’s previous game because the club suspended him for traveling to Saudi Arabia for commercial reasons without authorization. He apologized and the suspension was lifted this week.Messi received a mixed reception. Some fans jeered the superstar, but the absence of PSG’s hardcore “ultra” fans made for a largely subdued atmosphere at Parc des Princes. The Paris Ultras Collective — who usually stand behind one of the goals — are boycotting matches until further n...

Cup champ Larson rallies from 30th to win Darlington Xfinity race

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:37:58 GMT

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Kyle Larson was already excited about what the weekend at Darlington Raceway would mean. He added an even larger moment for him to remember with his first career win at the track “Too Tough To Tame.” Larson rallied from 30th starting the final stage, bumping John Hunter Nemechek coming out of the final turn as the two raced to the finish line to win the Xfinity Series race on Saturday.Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, was named one of stock-car racing’s 75 greatest drivers who’ve been honored during the celebration at Darlington’s annual throwback weekend. Now, he’s got a checkered flag after so many close calls at Darlington, where he’s had three seconds and two thirds in 10 career Cup races and never finished worse than seventh in his five previous Xfinity events here. “Every time you get to come to Darlington, it’s special,” Larson said. But this weekend’s festivities are very different as Larson c...