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Earthquakes hit triple-sevens after Cali Clasico draw, leaving all possibilities open ahead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:34 GMT

STANFORD – It was fitting that the San Jose Earthquakes and L.A. Galaxy played to a 2-2 tie in their annual California Clasico tilt at Stanford Stadium.Almost two-thirds of the way through the season, the Quakes have been exactly average. Seven wins, seven losses, seven draws.It’s an improvement from last year’s bottom-of-the-table performance. But the season can still go in any direction.The Quakes are seventh in the 14-team Western Conference in points per game, and in sixth place overall. They’re two points from fourth and home-field advantage in the first round, and two points from eighth place and a spot in the play-in game. They’re four points from second and home-field advantage through at least the conference finals, and four points from 10th, which is out of the playoffs completely.The Quakes came back twice against their rivals in front of 42,823 at Stanford Stadium on Saturday night, including a goal in the 81st minute by MLS All-Star Cristian Espinoza, his ninth of the s...

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen stays on track for F1 title after winning chaotic Austrian GP

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:34 GMT

Reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen continued his relentless march toward a third straight world title with another dominating win at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday, far away from the chaos behind him as multiple drivers were given time penalties for going off track limits.Verstappen started from pole position for the fourth straight race and notched his fifth straight win and seventh in nine races so far this season. He increased his championship lead to 81 points over his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez.“I think our stints were perfect so a great day, I enjoyed it a lot,” Verstappen said. “I am just enjoying driving this car and racing for this team.”So much so that he even got his way to come in two laps from the end for a shot at the fastest lap, despite his team’s reluctance to take the risk. Typically, he got the bonus point for it on the final lap to complete a perfect weekend after his victory from pole in Saturday’s sprint race.“From the outside maybe it lo...

Rickie Fowler wins Rocket Mortgage Classic in playoff over Morikawa and Hadwin, ends 4-year drought

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:34 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Rickie Fowler tilted his head back, exhaled and smiled.He finally did it, holding on for a win after so many have slipped away.Refusing to crumble and collapse again, Fowler made a 12-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole of the Rocket Mortgage Classic and outlasted Collin Morikawa and Adam Hadwin on Sunday, two weeks after squandering a chance at the U.S. Open.“It’s just nice to have this one out of the way,” Fowler said after winning for the first time in four years. “I’m obviously going to soak this one in and celebrate a bit.“Yeah, it’s just been a long road.”Fowler ended a career-long, 96-start championship drought after missing out on two chances to win in June, closing with a 75 at the U.S. Open to tie for fifth and with a 69 last week at the Travelers Championship to drop into a tie for 13th.Followed all day by a sea of orange at Detroit Golf Club, Fowler was knocked down on the leaderboard by a near record-tying-round from Morikawa. He responded on...

Alex Palou wins 3rd straight IndyCar race with victory at Mid-Ohio

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:34 GMT

Alex Palou refused to acknowledge his dominance of IndyCar in the days leading up to Sunday’s race at Mid-Ohio.He found it hard to stick with that refrain after a third straight win.Palou executed perfect strategy with a fast car to beat Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon by a wide margin, giving him four wins in his last five races and a massive lead in points as he chases a second title in three seasons.Palou began his dominating run on the road course at Indianapolis, and he captured the pole in the Indy 500 and was in contention there until an issue on pit road led to a fourth-place finish. He followed with wins on the streets of Detroit and at Road America before giving the Ganassi team its record-tying 12th win at Mid-Ohio.“I think maybe we’re starting to honestly,” Palou said of his dominance. “But it’s really tight. It’s about putting everything together. We’ve been able to do this quite often this year. Hopefully we’ll be able to keep it together. We haven’t bee...

White Sox place RHP Kopech on IL with shoulder inflammation and call up RHP Shaw

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:34 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Chicago White Sox placed right-hander Michael Kopech on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 29, with right shoulder inflammation before their game at Oakland on Sunday.The injury is considered minor and Kopech is expected to return shortly after the All-Star break.“We just wanted to skip him (in the rotation) one more time and just make sure that he’s ready to go for the second half, strong the whole second half,” manager Pedro Grifol said.Kopech is 3-7 with a 4.08 ERA in 16 starts this season, striking out 97 and walking 49 in 86 innings. The 27-year-old is in his fourth major league season, all with the White Sox, with a career 13-20 record and 3.77 ERA.“We gave him a seven-day break and he came back and had three or four great games,” Grifol said. “We’re going to give him another break, get that second wind, kind of regroup and take the ball in the second half.”Chicago selected the contract of right-hander Bryan Shaw from Triple-A Charlotte and...

Severe storm watch issued for DC region; strong winds and hail possible

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:34 GMT

Rain moving into the D.C. region on Sunday afternoon could put a damper on some Fourth of July weekend plans.Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop and intensify across the D.C. and Baltimore areas into Sunday evening, before clearing out overnight. Some could be strong to severe.“Storms may produce damaging winds, hail and an isolated tornado,” WTOP meteorologist Mike Stinneford said. “In addition, there will be a risk of heavy rain and some flash flooding. The worst of the weather will be east of our area by 7 p.m. with only a few showers overnight.”Parts of central and eastern Maryland, northern Virginia and D.C. are under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 11 p.m. Sunday. The National Weather Service highlighted a threat for damaging wind gusts of up to 70 mph. Stronger storms could carry large hail of up to 1.5 inches in diameter, and an isolated tornado or two isn’t out of the question.Thunderstorms “forming into northern Virginia ...

APD: 3 kids, 2 adults injured in rollover crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Five people were taken to the hospital after a rollover crash Sunday afternoon, the Aurora Police Department said. At approximately 12:31 p.m. Aurora Fire Rescue responded to a rollover crash around Picadilly Street and Hampden Avenue. 1 killed, 1 seriously injured after car crashes into tree Five people were involved, three were children, Aurora PD said. The children's ages are unknown. AFR said four patients had life-threatening injuries and one had non-life-threatening injuries. Police said all westbound traffic on Hampden was closed from Gun Club Road. This is a developing story and updates will be provided as they are received.

Driver hits Lauderhill officer with open car door during traffic stop, crashes while fleeing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:34 GMT

A Lauderhill Police officer was taken to the hospital after he was struck by a driver during a traffic stop that led to a rollover crash.According to investigators, the officer pulled over a driver along the 5500 block of Northwest 44th Street in Lauderhill, at around 8 p.m., Saturday.The motorist, identified as 26-year-old Crystalee Tennant-Parnther, opened the driver’s side door and refused to provide any information to the officer.While the officer was standing in the doorframe, detectives said, the suspect accelerated forward, striking a fence, then reversed while the officer was still next to the vehicle, striking him with the open door.Police said Tennant-Parnther fled at a high rate of school a;long Northwest 44th Street, but her drive came to a violent end when she struck a tree, causing her vehicle to overturn.She was taken to an area hospital for medical clearance and booked into the Broward County Main Jail. She faces several charges, including aggravated battery on...

Orioles players Adley Rutschman, Félix Bautista, Yennier Cano, Austin Hays named American League All-Stars

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:34 GMT

In Brandon Hyde’s first four years as manager, the Orioles had just three players named to the All-Star Game.As a result of being one of the worst teams in the majors during that stretch, the Orioles only received the minimum of one All-Star in 2019, 2021 and 2022, and the 2020 Midsummer Classic was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.It didn’t take long for the post-rebuild Orioles to more than double that total, as four Baltimore players were named American League All-Stars on Sunday. Catcher Adley Rutschman, closer Félix Bautista, setup man Yennier Cano and left fielder Austin Hays will all represent the Orioles at the All-Star Game on July 11 at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park.The paths the four players took to each earn their first All-Star selection vary widely. Rutschman has long been destined for this achievement as the first overall pick in the 2019 draft and a former No. 1 prospect. Hays zoomed through the minors and debuted at 21 years old, but he ...

Massachusetts, other states plan to sue EPA over standards for residential wood-burning stoves

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:34 GMT

Attorneys general from 10 states plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying its failure to review and ensure emissions standards for residential wood-burning stoves has allowed the continued sale of appliances that could worsen pollution.That means programs that encourage people to trade in older stoves and other wood-burning appliances, such as forced-air furnaces, haven’t necessarily improved air quality, the states say.“If newer wood heaters do not meet cleaner standards, then programs to change out old wood heaters may provide little health benefits at significant public cost,” the states wrote Thursday in a 60-day notice of intent to sue.The states involved are Alaska, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington, as well as the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.They allege that the EPA’s current standards aren’t good enough and that even if they were, the agency’s testing and certificati...