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Reds score go-ahead run on 11th-inning balk, capping wild 8-7 win over the Diamondbacks

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:31:22 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — TJ Friedl enjoyed an easy trot home for what proved to be the winning run in the 11th inning after a two-out, two-strike balk.It was a bizarre way to cap a bizarre game, but the Cincinnati leadoff hitter said that’s just how it goes when two teams are battling for playoff position in the dog days of August.Friedl scored on Nabil Crismatt’s balk, Lucas Sims closed for his third save of the season, and Cincinnati overcame an early four-run deficit — along with shaking off the sting of blowing a three-run lead in the 10th — to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 on Saturday night.“We’re going to fight for every inch, and we know they are, too,” Friedl said. “That’s just the game we’re playing right now. We’re trying to scratch runs together any way we can and they are, too. That’s a huge, huge win for us.”Cincinnati snapped Arizona’s six-game winning streak, which was tied for its longest of the season. The D-backs took...

Dynamo end long skid against Real Salt Lake with 3-0 victory

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:31:22 GMT

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Corey Baird and defender Daniel Steres scored first-half goals to guide Houston to a 3-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night, snapping the Dynamo’s 11-match winless streak in the series and ending RSL’s nine-match unbeaten run.Baird scored his fifth goal of the season to give Houston (10-10-5) the lead in the 9th minute. Defender Brad Smith notched an assist.Steres found the net in the 29th minute when he took a pass from Héctor Herrera and scored for the first time this season. Adalberto Carrasquilla scored off an assist from Ibrahim Aliyu in the 75th minute to complete the scoring with his second netter of the campaign.Steve Clark finished with one save to earn his 10th clean sheet of the season for the Dynamo, one behind league leader Stefan Frei of the Seattle Sounders.Gavin Beaver saved one shot for Real Salt Lake (10-8-7), which had gone 5-0-6 in its club-record run against Houston. It was the Dynamo’s longest winless streak again...

McLaughlin, Stidham lead the Broncos past the mistake-prone Rams 41-0 in preseason finale

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:31:22 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Undrafted rookie Jaleel McLaughlin scored his fourth touchdown of the preseason and tight end Albert Okwuegbunam caught seven passes for 109 yards and a TD, leading the Denver Broncos to a 41-0 blowout of the Los Angeles Rams in the teams’ preseason closer Saturday night.Jarrett Stidham directed Denver to scores on its first five drives. Wearing white uniforms at home for the first time in 20 years, the Broncos built a 27-0 halftime lead after lighting up their mammoth new scoreboard, the gemstone of a $100 million offseason stadium upgrade. The game marked the Broncos’ first taste of success under coach Sean Payton, who grumbled over last-minute one-point exhibition losses at Arizona and San Francisco.The Rams (0-3) sat Matthew Stafford and several other starters the entire preseason.The Broncos (1-2) sat Russell Wilson and most of their starters, too. Wilson’s one TD toss of the preseason went to Jerry Jeudy, who is expected to miss several weeks af...

Mayfield shines in final tuneup for regular season; Buccaneers hold off Ravens 26-20

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:31:22 GMT

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Anthony Brown passes during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)(AP/Chris O'Meara) Baltimore Ravens quarterback Anthony Brown passes during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)(AP/Chris O'Meara) TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield looked comfortable in his final tuneup as Tampa Bay’s new starting quarterback, throwing a touchdown pass while playing less than a quarter in the Buccaneers’ 26-20 preseason-closing victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday night.Mayfield...

Cowboys have wanted a developmental QB for years. That’s why they couldn’t pass on Trey Lance

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:31:22 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Trey Lance gives the Dallas Cowboys the developmental quarterback they’ve sought for years, and owner/general manager Jerry Jones didn’t feel the need for Dak Prescott’s approval to make the move.The Cowboys acquired Lance for a fourth-round draft pick in a trade with San Francisco on Friday, a day before the preseason finale against the Las Vegas Raiders. Lance wasn’t expected to join the club before the Raiders game.“He gives us an opportunity to do what we would always like to be doing,” Jones said. “It would be ideal with Dak to have a young, prospective, developing quarterback that could just be in the room.”The 49ers fielded offers for Lance after announcing that the 2021 No. 3 overall pick had lost the competition with Sam Darnold to be Brock Purdy’s backup. Jones said the Cowboys pounced.“We felt good about him with the evaluation we had for him at the draft,” Jones said. “We felt good about what we’ve seen, tape that he’...

Longtime 'The Price is Right' host Bob Barker dies at 99

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:31:22 GMT

Bob Barker, the longtime host of the gameshow "The Price is Right," has died at the age of 99.Barker's publicist Roger Neal confirmed his death early Saturday morning, saying that he died of natural causes in his Hollywood Hills home."It is with profound sadness that we announce that the World's Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker, has left us," Neal's statement read.Longtime friend of Barker and co-executor of the staunch animal activist's estate Nancy Burnet also released a statement regarding his passing:I am so proud of the trailblazing work Barker and I did together to expose the cruelty to animals in the entertainment industry and including working to improve the plight of abused and exploited animals in the United States and internationally. We were great friends over these 40 years, and he will be missed.FILE - The Price is Right show host, comedian Drew Carey, left, appears with longtime former host Bob Barker at the CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles on March 25, 2009. B...

Evacuation order lifted after firefighters douse Maui brush fire near site of deadly Lahaina blaze

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:31:22 GMT

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — An evacuation order following a brush fire that burned 10 acres (4 hectares) on Maui was lifted by emergency officials Saturday.The fire prompted Maui authorities to temporarily evacuate residents Saturday from a neighborhood of Lahaina, just a few miles from the site recently ravaged by blazes, before firefighters brought it under control.The Maui County Emergency Management Agency announced in a social media post that the evacuation ended at 5 p.m. and residents could return home.Firefighters doused flames from above using a helicopter and with hoses on the ground, said John Heggie, a spokesperson for Maui County’s Joint Information Center. Maui County said in an online post that the fire no longer posed an active threat but firefighters were working in the area and evacuees should stay clear until it was safe to return.The evacuation order had covered a small number of homes in the hills above Kaanapali resort hotels. It was not immediately clear how ...

3 Uber passengers dead; driver, other passenger in critical condition after violent crash in South L.A. 

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:31:22 GMT

A car crash involving a speeding driver and a fully occupied Uber killed three people and left two others fighting for their lives early Saturday morning. According to preliminary reports from CHP, the multi-vehicle collision happened shortly before 5:30 a.m. in the Westmont neighborhood of Los Angeles near the intersection of Vermont Avenue and Century Boulevard. The victims were identified as Juvelyn Arroyo, 23, Veronica Amezola, 23, and Kimberly Izquierdo, 27, by the L.A. County Coroner's Office.A white Mercedes-Benz sedan was traveling northbound on Vermont at a high rate of speed apparently trying to beat a red light, authorities said, when it collided head-on with a black Honda sedan driven by an Uber rideshare driver.The impact sent the Honda spinning into the road. Responding officers located at least one body that had been ejected from a vehicle lying in the street.According to preliminary reports from CHP, the crash happened shortly before 5:30 a.m. in the Westmont ne...

Bachmeier leads late drive to rally La Tech to 22-17 win, defense holds FIU to 4 passing yards

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:31:22 GMT

RUSTON, La. (AP) — Freshman Jacob Fields turned his only touch into a 30-yard touchdown run with a minute to play to lift Louisiana Tech to a 22-17 season-opening win over Florida International on Saturday night.The Bulldogs pulled it out after being dominated in the first quarter before the defense shutdown the Panthers.After Fields, fifth on the depth chart but pressed into duty by injuries in the backfield, scored, Cecil Singleton sealed it with an interception. La Tech limited FIU to a program low four passing yards and just 75 yards rushing after the first quarter. Before the pick the Panthers had six 3-and-outs on seven drives.Hank Bachmeier, a Boise State transfer who threw 41 touchdown passes in four years, was 34 of 44 for 333 yards. He threw an early interception that led to a Panther touchdown but on the last two drives he was clutch.First he guided the Bulldogs into field goal range but Jacob Barnes missed his second field goal. However, the defense, which only allowed o...

Gauld leads Whitecaps to 3-2 victory over Timbers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:31:22 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ryan Gauld scored a goal in each half and added an assist to propel the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 3-2 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night.Vancouver (9-8-7), which was coming off a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy in the Leagues Cup, won two straight away from home in all competitions for the first time since July of 2017.Gauld staked the Whitecaps to a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute off an assist from Brian White. Vancouver took a 2-0 lead into halftime when White used a pass from Gauld in the 36th minute to score his ninth goal of the season.Portland (6-11-8) cut its deficit in half on a goal by Felipe Mora in the 53rd miniute. Dairon Asprilla assisted on Mora’s first netter of the campaign.Gauld picked up his ninth goal of the season, scoring on a penalty kick in the 60th minute to regain a two-goal lead for Vancouver.Evander da Silva Ferreira used an assist from Sebastián Blanco in the 85th minute to score for a sixth time this season an...