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Satellite photos show impact of burst of water sent to Lake Mead

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:56 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Satellite images of the Colorado River provided by NASA show the powerful rush of water out of Glen Canyon Dam in late April successfully moved sand down the river.The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation opened up the flow down the Colorado River and downstream to Lake Mead on April 24, sending a gush of water at 39,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) and lasting 72 hours. The desired effect: push sand and sediment out of the riverbed below the dam to build up sandbars further down the river. Those sandbars provide camping spots for people along the river.The image slider below shows the result, particularly in the area around Horseshoe Bend, one of the most-photographed spots on the Colorado River. In the "after" image, the burst of water coming out of Lake Powell is still visible as a white splotch just below Glen Canyon Dam.NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey.Since this "high-flow experiment," releases from La...

1 dead in crash on FM 969 in eastern Travis County

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:56 GMT

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — One person is dead following a crash in eastern Travis County. It happened around 4 p.m. Sunday on FM 969, west of FM 963 and State Highway 130, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. MAP: Where have Austin’s fatal crashes occurred in 2023? ATCEMS and Austin Fire responded to the two-vehicle crash and reported two patients. EMS said one adult was dead at the scene, and a second adult was taken to Dell Seton with critical, life-threatening injuries. Drivers should avoid the area, EMS said.

Texas softball seeded No. 13 in NCAA tournament, hosting regional with Texas A&M, Texas State

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:56 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns softball team will start the postseason at McCombs Field.The Longhorns were given the No. 13 national seed by the NCAA softball tournament selection committee Sunday, and they'll host Seton Hall, Texas State and Texas A&M.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersThe Longhorns play the Pirates, who are 42-16 this season, in their first game Friday while the Bobcats and the Aggies will take each other on to open the tournament. It's a double elimination tournament, and the team left standing at the end will advance to the super-regional round against the Knoxville regional that features host No. 4 Tennessee.It's the Longhorns' 18th straight appearance in the NCAA tournament.Texas finished second in both the Big 12 regular season standings and the tournament, falling to top-seeded Oklahoma 6-1 in the tournament final Saturday. The Longhorns ...

Saints go down quietly, fall 15-3 to Indianapolis in series finale

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:56 GMT

The St. Paul Saints went down quietly on Sunday at CHS Field, closing out the homestand with a 15-3 loss to the Indianapolis Indians.Just how silent were the Saints’ bats? The home team struck out 14 times, which is not out of character for the Saints this season.They entered the game having struck out 392 times this season, which is the second-most in minor league baseball. They had a season-high 18 strikeouts in a loss at Rochester on April 28.“(Strikeouts) are kind of out of my control,” said Saints first-year hitting coach Nate Spears. “They are part of the game. When we think about them too much they tend to come in bunches. So, just try to relax the guys’ minds a little more and try to train a little harder in the cages — in and out of the zone — so we can start recognizing a little bit better.”Spears said the team trains on a daily basis on recognizing pitches in and out of the strike zone. But he doesn’t feel the high number of strikeouts is of particular concern.“I don’t th...

St. Louisan Jayson Tatum sets Game 7 record with 51 points, Celtics beat 76ers 112-88

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:56 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum gave Boston a long-overdue fast start and followed it up with a finish the NBA had never seen before.After struggling in back-to-back games, Tatum erupted for 51 points – the most in a Game 7 in history — and the Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-88 on Sunday to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight year.One game after missing 14 of his first 15 shots only to awaken in the fourth quarter in time to save their season, Tatum scored 25 in the back-and-forth first half and 17 more in Boston’s 33-10 third quarter that turned a three-point lead into a runaway.The Celtics, who lost to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals last year, will face the Miami Heat in the East finals for the second straight season. Game 1 is on Wednesday in Boston.“I was relieved just to get another chance. Our season could have been over after Game 6,” said Tatum, who broke the Game 7 record of 50 points Stephen Curry set two weeks ago. "It definit...

DU women’s lacrosse punches ticket to Elite Eight with win over Albany

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:56 GMT

It’s official: The University of Denver women’s lacrosse program is elite.The Pioneers punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight with a dramatic 8-6 win over Albany that featured three ties, two lead changes and a second consecutive hat trick from senior attacker Julia Gilbert.Hosting an NCAA regional for the first time in program history, the fifth-seeded Pioneers won back-to-back games over the weekend to move to 21-0 and a matchup at fourth-seeded North Carolina (16-4) on Thursday for a spot in the national semifinals. The match will be broadcast on ESPNU at 3 p.m. MDT.It marks the second time the DU women have reached the quarterfinals, and first time since 2019.As was the case in Friday’s 10-7 win over Southern Cal, the Pioneers closed things out Sunday with a dominant defensive performance, limiting Albany to one goal over the final 26 minutes of action.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | DU women’s lacrosse survives USC rally, adv...

Man injured in weekend East Oakland shooting

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:56 GMT

OAKLAND — A man was hospitalized after an injury shooting in an East Oakland neighborhood, authorities said.According to police, dispatchers received a report of the shooting at 10:48 a.m. Sunday in the Fruitvale neighborhood.When officers arrived in the 3900 block of International Boulevard, they found a pickup truck with a man in his thirties inside suffering from at least one gunshot wound. First responders took the man to a hospital, where his condition was not immediately known Sunday afternoon.Investigators believe the man had been driving a few blocks away in the neighborhood and managed to drive to the location where he crashed.Investigators said they do not yet have any motives or suspects in custody, and did not share any associated suspect or vehicle descriptions.For information leading to the arrest of a suspect, police are offering up to $5,000 in the shooting. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3426 or Crime Stoppers of Oakland at 510-777-8572.Con...

SF Giants waste Logan Webb’s strong start, lose 2-1 to Arizona

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:56 GMT

Considering there was a moment Sunday when Logan Webb wondered if he was going to get out of the first inning, things went pretty well for the Giants’ ace right-hander against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.Except, of course, for the bottom line. And that’s becoming a problem where Webb is concerned.The Giants continued to flail to no avail at the plate with Webb on the mound, and the result was 2-1 loss to the Diamondbacks on Lourdes Gurriel’s run-scoring double in the ninth inning against Tyler Rogers.The blow by Gurriel rolled to the fence down the left field line, with the Giants’ positioned in such a way defensively that it gave left fielder Blake Sabol no chance to cut the run off at the plate. Christian Walker, who walked to lead off the inning, built up a head of steam and scored easily with the winning run.Miguel Castro (2-1) got the win in relief, with Rogers falling to 0-3 with the loss.The Giants fell to 17-23, winning the first game of a...

Gurriel’s RBI double in 9th sends Diamondbacks past Giants 2-1

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:56 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks faced a really good pitcher on Sunday, trailed for a decent chunk of the game and spent the majority of the afternoon struggling at the plate.They won anyway.Lourdes Gurriel Jr. drove home Christian Walker with a looping double down the left-field line in the ninth inning, leading the Diamondbacks to a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants.Arizona won three of four in the series and improved to 23-18 this season. For a team that’s endured three straight losing seasons, Sunday’s win was exactly what manager Torey Lovullo wanted to see as the D-backs try to become a factor in the NL West.“To get to where we’re going, we’ve got to beat guys like that and we’ve got to win games like that,” Lovullo said. “As you push it forward, you’re starting to play meaningful games late, you’re going to see good arms and good pitching.“I just want our guys to train for the opposing team’s best effort.”Th...

Early end to Barcelona’s title celebrations after Espanyol fans invade pitch

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:51:56 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona players celebrating the team’s Spanish league title success on Sunday had to leave in a hurry after Espanyol fans invaded the pitch and started running toward them.A large group of Espanyol supporters from the ultra section behind one of the goals jumped onto the field and headed for the players who were singing and celebrating in the center.Security guards quickly intervened to keep players and the club’s officials safe. Some of the guards confronted the fans but were pushed back toward the tunnel. Riot police had to stand in front of the tunnel’s entrance with shields to prevent the fans from going in. The supporters threw chairs and other objects before dispersing without any other incidents.Barcelona coach Xavi had tried to take his players into the locker room even before the fans’ actions.“It was a moment of celebration, euphoria, it was normal, but we were not in our home and at one point I felt that it was more respectful i...