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Rockies Journal: Elehuris Montero emerges as late-season surprise

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:25:23 GMT

Elehuris Montero is proving me wrong.I was beginning to have doubts that the Rockies’ first baseman would ever make it in the big leagues. I was starting to believe he was a Quadruple-A player who would fade away and become a footnote in the trade that sent Nolan Arenado to the Cardinals.It was already clear that Montero wasn’t going to make it as a third baseman and his play at first was sketchy. His at-bats were painful to watch.True, he shredded minor league pitching when he had two stints at Triple-A Albuquerque earlier in the season, hitting .359 with a 1.129 OPS and 15 homers in just 35 games.Yes, Montero, at 6-foot-3, 235 pounds, is a powerhouse, but major league pitchers made him look helpless when they started feeding him a steady diet of down-and-away breaking balls.When he whiffed four times in an Aug. 7 game at Milwaukee, his average was down to .197 and his strikeout rate was up to 40%. Montero’s confidence was shaken.But a remarkable thing has happene...

Shohei Ohtani’s locker at Angel Stadium cleared out; team gives no explanation 

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:25:23 GMT

Less than a week after receiving news that star slugger Mike Trout may be traded if he wants it, Los Angeles Angels fans are now bracing for All-Star pitcher Shohei Ohtani's departure. That rumor became closer to reality on Friday as Ohtani's locker at Angel Stadium was seemingly cleared out, according to multiple reports. Southern California high school girls flag football teams make official debut Although he was at the stadium before the game, according to AP, the three-time MLB All-Star's locker was “largely empty afterward.” The Los Angeles Times reported that what remained in Ohtani’s locker included a bottle of cologne, some Angels merchandise and his Seattle All-Star Game duffle bag, which appeared to be packed. "Even Ohtani's water jug was in the garbage," the L.A. Times said.Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (A...

San Jose man sentenced to 10 years for sexually assaulting teenage girl in Salinas

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:25:23 GMT

A San Jose man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Salinas almost two decades ago, authorities announced this week. Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Castro Valley High School music teacher charged with molesting student surrenders to authorities Crime and Public Safety | The Texas Senate is deliberating at Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial Crime and Public Safety | San Jose poised to pay $400K to settle police officer’s Islamophobia suit Crime and Public Safety | Tory Lanez denied bail while appealing shooting conviction Crime and Public Safety | DC prosecutors seek ‘narrow’ gag order over Trump’s attacks Jose Jimenez Gomez, 52, was convicted on two counts of forcible penetration with a foreign object on a minor and one count of felony child abuse in Monterey County Supe...

Oakland man gets 15 years for gas station homicide that was caught on camera

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:25:23 GMT

OAKLAND — A Bay Area man has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison for killing a man during a confrontation at a local gas station, court records show.Brian LeGrand Jr., 37, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the March 25, 2021 shooting death of 29-year-old Derrick Glenn. LeGrand was identified as a suspect after an anonymous tipster told police LeGrand blamed Glenn for the drug overdose death of a relative.Video surveillance of the shooting showed a man with a tattoo on his neck pulling a gun and shooting Glenn after the two spoke for about 15 minutes. Police say they matched the neck tattoo from the video to LeGrand.At LeGrand’s August preliminary hearing, the defense argued video showed Glenn had a gun next to him as he sat in his car, and that he must have made a move for the weapon just before LeGrand produced his own pistol and fired.LeGrand entered his no contest plea in July, and was sentenced Aug. 16. He was transferred to North Kern State Prison, a ...

Pac-12 chaos: Court documents show Washington, Oregon expected to be removed from key board discussions

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:25:23 GMT

Executives from Washington and Oregon acknowledged in writing that they would be excluded from decisions related to the future of the Pac-12 — a potentially critical piece of evidence as Washington State and Oregon State, the only remaining schools, wage a legal battle for control of the conference.The letters were written by Washington president Ana Mari Cauce and Oregon vice president Kevin S. Reed to Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff. They are dated Aug. 4, the day the Huskies and Ducks agreed to join the Big Ten, and were obtained by the Hotline this week from Whitman County (Wash.) Superior Court.Except for the first six words, the letters are identical. (Cauce’s version is below.) They begin by explaining that the Pacific Northwest powers would not sign “a grant of media rights authorization” — the move that sent five other schools fleeing to other leagues and triggered the Pac-12’s collapse.The letters then state that Washington and Oreg...

Castro Valley High School music teacher charged with molesting student surrenders to authorities

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:25:23 GMT

DUBLIN — The former Castro Valley High School music teacher charged with sexually abusing a student has turned himself in to authorities and is in custody at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, the Alameda County Sherrif’s Office said.Keita Hasegawa, who taught band at Creekside Middle School before moving to the high school in 2021, was charged with seven felonies, including multiple child molestation charges, a count of meeting a minor for lewd purposes and enhancements alleging he targeted a “vulnerable” victim and abused a “position of trust.”Jail records indicate Hasegawa, 31, was booked Thursday afternoon and that his arraignment is set for 8:30 a.m. Monday at the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse in Oakland.The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office issued a warrant for Hasegawa’s arrest earlier this week for charges related to the felony counts of child sexual abuse. The alleged offenses occurred in 2021 and 2022, according to prosecutors. Re...

Double late strike keeps Manchester City top of the Premier League with a 3-1 win over West Ham

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:25:23 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Manchester City needed two late goals to overcome resistance from West Ham and seal a 3-1 win at the London Stadium to stay top of the Premier League on Saturday.Bernardo Silva gave the champions the lead for the first time 14 minutes from the end after latching onto a superb pass from Julian Alvarez, before Erling Haaland completed the job with a well-taken finish as West Ham pressed for an equalizer.Earlier, James Ward-Prowse had given David Moyes’ side a first-half lead that had the Hammers on course to overtake City at the top of the table, heading home from Vladimir Coufal’s cross for his second goal since joining in the summer.Jeremy Doku, making just his second start, leveled with an expertly taken individual effort seconds after halftime, as City took charge of a difficult situation to send the hosts to their first defeat of the season and maintain their own perfect start.West Ham survived a scare after just seven minutes and had the heroics of Tomas Soucek and...

Cavaliers executive Koby Altman arrested and charged with operating a vehicle while impaired

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:25:23 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman was arrested Friday night and charged with operating a vehicle while impaired.The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Altman was stopped by officers for a traffic violation. The officers suspected Altman of impairment during the stop and he was taken into custody, according to a report from the highway patrol.Altman refused to take a breath test but was “respectful and cooperative” with troopers, the report said.Altman turned 41 on Saturday.The Cavaliers released a short statement Saturday saying they were aware of “an incident” involving Altman and were gathering more information.Altman was promoted to general manager of the Cavs in 2017. He has led a massive rebuild of the team following LeBron James’ departure in 2018. Cleveland won 51 games last season and returned to the NBA playoffs for the first time in four years.Altman finished second in NBA Executive of the Year voting last season.___AP NB...

Man United fans jeer as Rasmus Hojlund is substituted in 3-1 loss to Brighton

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:25:23 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Loud jeers rang around Old Trafford on Saturday as Manchester United fans reacted angrily to manager Erik ten Hag’s decision to take off new signing Rasmus Hojlund in a 3-1 loss to Brighton. United was trailing 2-0 when Hojlund, an $82 million signing from Atalanta, was replaced by substitute Anthony Martial in the 64th. Boos filled the air when the Denmark forward’s number came up on the electronic board and he started to jog to the touchline. Hojlund, making his first start for his new club and his first appearance in front of its home fans, had already seen a first-half goal ruled out by VAR. But with United needing to get back into the game after going behind to strikes from Danny Welbeck and Pascal Gross, Ten Hag decided to withdraw him in a bid to mount a comeback. Hojlund missed the start of the season while recovering from injury and that might have been a reason for his substitution. But the crowd appeared unimpressed and vociferously ...

Cómo el rucking puede darle un impulso a tu rutina de caminata

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:25:23 GMT

Nota del editor: antes de comenzar cualquier programa de ejercicios nuevo, consulte a su médico. Detente inmediatamente si sientes dolor.(CNN) — Si te gusta caminar para hacer ejercicio, existe una forma sencilla de maximizar tus esfuerzos: convierte tu caminata en una rutina. El rucking es caminar con peso sobre la espalda y es una forma de ejercicio cada vez más popular.“Ahora veo gente haciendo rucking en mi vecindario todo el tiempo”, dijo el ex SEAL de la Marina de EE.UU. Stew Smith, instructor de fitness y entrenador del equipo de entrenamiento de operaciones especiales de la Academia Naval en Annapolis, Maryland.El término “rucking” proviene de marchar ruck, una habilidad básica utilizada por los ejércitos de todo el mundo. Una de las pruebas que el ejército de EE.UU. aplica a los reclutas que buscan obtener una insignia de experto en infantería es una marcha de 19 km, o marcha a pie, que deben completar en tres horas llevando al menos 15 kilos de equipo. Pe...