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Oakland A’s: Returning to Coliseum, drummers react to Nevada news; where’s Fisher?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:20:33 GMT

OAKLAND – More than 20,000 of the 27,759 fans that attended a grassroots-organized ‘reverse boycott’ on Tuesday did not return for the ensuing game of the Oakland A’s home series against the Tampa Bay Rays.But that once-familiar drum beat emanating from the Oakland Coliseum’s right field bleachers – one that’s wholly unique to Major League Baseball — was back.A handful of drummers, part of the Oakland 68s fan group that has provided the backbeat to A’s home games for years, were eager to cheer on an Oakland team that was attempting to extend its season-long winning streak to eight games.Then came the buzzkill. About an hour before Wednesday’s game began, the Nevada state assembly voted to pass a bill that would funnel up to $380 million in public money toward the construction of a new ballpark next to the Strip in Las Vegas.The bill now goes to Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk for his signature.Some of the 7,055 in attendance Wednesday started to boo after the A’s released...

San Jose storage facility goes up in flames, with explosions

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:20:33 GMT

A Public Storage facility in south San Jose went up in flames Wednesday evening, with fire officials upgrading it from a two-alarm to a three-alarm blaze after firefighters had battled it for nearly two hours.“There are audible explosions coming from the building,” San Jose Fire Department public-information manager Jake Pisani said just after 7 p.m.San Jose Fire Department firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze at a Public Storage facility at 88 Blossom Hill Road in south San Jose on the evening of June 14, 2023 in San Jose, California (Nhat Meyer/Bay Area News Group) The fire at 88 Blossom Hill Road, near Monterey Highway, was reported at 6:05 p.m., Pisani said, adding that the size of the explosions or what caused them was unclear.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | 6 East Bay fires traced to lithium batteries unattended while charging Crime and Public Safety | Photos: Canada wildfire smoke shrouds iconic American landmarks ...

'Scene from a movie': Crews contain fire at Albany lumber yard

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:20:33 GMT

(KRON) -- A fire broke out at a lumber yard in Albany Tuesday night, officials announced on social media. Around 8:30 p.m., crews responded to the 500 block of Cleveland Avenue for a fire.The flames looked like a "scene from a movie," Richmond Firefighters Local 188 said on Facebook. Officials called it a "raging fire." Video from the scene can be viewed in the player above.No injuries were reported from the fire. The majority of the blaze was contained to one section of the yard. PHOTOS: Crews respond to fire at Vallejo middle school Fire departments from Albany and Berkeley helped in the response to the multi-alarm fire. The 500 block of Cleveland Avenue is near the border of Albany and Richmond.

Reds homer 3 times in fifth, roll to 7-4 win and sweep of Royals

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:20:33 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Whether they’re being serious or entirely tongue-in-cheek, the Cincinnati Reds have begun calling themselves “America’s Team.”A few more series like they had in Kansas City and that moniker might expand beyond the clubhouse.The Reds pounded out four homers Wednesday night, including three during a five-run fifth inning, and held on for a 7-4 victory over the Royals that not only completed the three-game sweep but extended their winning streak to five straight.“It’s a long season. It doesn’t matter who we’re playing, we just got to play our brand of baseball,” said Matt McLain, whose three-run shot highlighted the Reds’ big inning. “You play it hard no matter what happens. That’s what we’re going to do.”Spencer Steer homered in the second before Stuart Fairchild and Jonathan India joined McLain in going deep in the fifth, breaking open a 1-all game and sending the Reds to their eighth win in their last 10 games.B...

Nimmo gives Mets 4-3, 10-inning win over Yanks on night of mental, physical errors

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:20:33 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Nimmo hit a game-ending double in the 10th inning and the New York Mets recovered from a string of mental and physical errors to beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Wednesday night for a two-game Subway Series split.Isiah Kiner-Falefa stole home off an inattentive Brooks Raley as the Yankees scored two runs without a hit to take a 3-1 seventh-inning lead.The Mets tied the score in bottom half when Ron Marinaccio hit Nimmo with a pitch and Starling Marte hit an RBI single — a rally that ended when Nimmo took a wide turn at second and was thrown out.Then in the 10th, with Eduardo Escobar the automatic runner at second, Albert Abreu (2-2) struck out Mark Vientos. Nick Ramirez relieved and Nimmo hit a drive over Jake Bauers and off the wall in right-center. Escobar tagged up and sprinted home with a headfirst slide, giving the $355 million Mets just their second victory in 11 games and third walk-off win this season.On a night when the Yankees’ Gerrit Cole and the M...

Reportan sismo de magnitud 6,2 en el norte de Filipinas

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:20:33 GMT

(CNN) — Un sismo de magnitud 6,2 sacudió este jueves el norte de Filipinas, frente a la isla de Luzón, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos.El seísmo se produjo sobre las 10:19 a.m. hora local a unos 5 kilómetros al sur del pueblo costero de Hukay, en la provincia de Batangas, a unos 100 kilómetros al suroeste de la capital, Manila.No ha habido informes inmediatos de daños; sin embargo, partes de Manila han sentido el sismo, informó la filial de CNN en Filipinas. Videos publicados en las redes sociales mostraban a personas evacuando edificios de la capital, incluida la Cámara de Representantes.El seísmo se produjo a una profundidad de unos 124,2 km, según el USGS.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Rita Wilson revela por qué Tom Hanks rechazó el papel en “When Harry Met Sally”

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:20:33 GMT

(CNN) — Tom Hanks ha protagonizado algunas de las películas más icónicas de todos los tiempos, pero evitó participar en el clásico de 1989 “When Harry Met Sally” por un asunto personal, según su esposa Rita Wilson.“La gente probablemente no sepa esto, pero a Tom le ofrecieron (hacer parte de) ‘When Harry Met Sally'”, dijo Wilson en el episodio de este martes de “Table for Two with Bruce Bozzi” de iHeartPodcasts.Wilson reveló que el actor rechazó en última instancia la oportunidad, donde habría interpretado a Harry Burns junto a Sally Albright de Meg Ryan en la comedia romántica, porque “estaba pasando por un divorcio” cuando se producía la película.Rita Wilson dice que el momento incómodo en la alfombra roja de Cannes con Tom Hanks no es lo que parece“Y estaba muy feliz de no estar casado”, dijo Wilson, al agregar entre risas que Hanks “no podía entender que una persona que se estaba divorciando sintiera otra cosa que...

Swanson sparks 6-run 6th, Cubs rally to beat Pirates 10-6

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:20:33 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Dansby Swanson started Chicago’s six-run sixth inning with a hit, then capped the rally with an RBI single as the Cubs overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6 on Wednesday night.Swanson finished with three hits and two RBIs to help Chicago knock off Pittsburgh, which entered in first in the NL Central, for the second straight night. The Cubs had 13 hits — 12 singles — to reach double-digits in hits and runs again. Mike Tauchman had three hits, two RBIs and made a running catch against the ivy on Carlos Santana’s sac fly in the seventh. Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki each drove in two runs in the Cubs’ fourth win in five games.Santana lofted a two-run homer and finished with four RBIs. Andrew McCutchen cracked the 22nd leadoff homer of his career and Austin Hedges added a solo shot.Bryan Reynolds had three hits, scored three runs and made an over-the-shoulder catch in left in the second of six games in nine days between the division rivals.The ...

Fired clerk sues Circle K over its shoplifting policy

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:20:33 GMT

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (KDVR) — When an armed robber grabbed a pack of cigarettes, Mary Ann Moreno never thought it would lead to her termination as a clerk for a Circle K convenience store in Westminster.Now the 75-year-old is suing Circle K Stores, Inc., claiming she was the victim of wrongful termination for her brief interaction with the criminal."I really do not think I would get fired for something like that. If I had chased him out the door or, you know, argued with him," said Moreno, who had worked at the 9489 Sheridan Blvd. location for 18 years.Robber goes behind Circle K clerk's counterIt was Oct. 4, 2020, when Tyler Wimmer walked into the Circle K with a knife in one hand and, in the other hand, a sealed package that contained a knife.Surveillance video obtained by the Problem Solvers doesn't indicate that Wimmer threatened Moreno with a knife, but he did ask her to give him a pack of cigarettes for free.Moreno told the Problem Solvers she explained to Wimmer she couldn't do...

Canadian wildfire smoke likely caused hazy sunrise at Red Rocks

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:20:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Smoke from wildfires in Canada was the likely cause of a hazy sunrise in parts of the Front Range Wednesday morning, including near the Red Rocks Amphitheatre.A video taken near the amphitheater shows the sunrise, with the sun visible but obscured through the haze.According to AirNow, air quality in the Denver metro seems to have been largely not impacted, with "good" to "moderate" levels being recorded in most places throughout the last 24 hours. What will the weather be like for the Denver Nuggets parade? However in Conifer, near Red Rocks, the air quality ranged from "unhealthy" to "good" at various parts of the day. According to the Pinpoint Weather team, smoke from the fires should not impact the Front Range over the next few days, and impacts will primarily be seen northeast of the state.Parts of the US continue to see impacts from the smokeIn mid-to-late May, smoke from the fires spread to Denver and caused air quality in the metro to become among the worst...