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Twins send prospects Brooks Lee, Matt Wallner to minor league camp

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:02 GMT

BRADENTON, Fla. — Twins manager Rocco Baldelli has had his first chance to get an extended look at the the organization’s top prospect, Brooks Lee, this spring. He likes what he’s seen.“He had what I would call a near-perfect camp because nothing’s ever perfect, but he did everything and showed us everything that we would be hoping to see from him,” Baldelli said.The 22-year-old shortstop was reassigned to minor league camp on Saturday. Forest Lake slugger Matt Wallner, who spent the last few weeks of the 2022 season with the Twins, was optioned to Triple-A as the team trimmed down the number of players left in major league camp.Lee, the youngest player invited to major league camp, finished his stint with the big-league team 7 for 37 (.189) while manning shortstop. He went 1 for 4 on Saturday with an RBI single in his last at-bat in the Twins’ 7-4 loss to the Pirates at LECOM Park.He will now head to minor league camp, where Baldelli said he will continue to focus on “develop...

Fultz, Magic rally in 4th quarter, outlast Clippers 113-108

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:02 GMT

Markelle Fultz scored 12 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, Wendell Carter Jr. had 27 points and 12 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic snapped their two-game skid with a 113-108 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.Franz Wagner scored 20 points and hit a gutsy 3-pointer with 40 seconds to play for the Magic, who had lost five of six before taking the lead in the fourth quarter and holding on for this tenacious win on the road.Fultz put together another impressive game in his late-season surge, going 10 for 17 from the field and grabbing six rebounds.Paul George scored 30 points for the Clippers, whose four-game winning streak ended on the last contest of a five-game homestand.Kawhi Leonard skipped the game to rest his right knee, sitting out for the 29th time in the Clippers’ 71 contests this season. Los Angeles couldn't keep up its unbeaten surge since a five-game losing streak and missed a chance to move within a half-game of Phoenix in fourth place in the Western C...

Oakland man ‘executed’ by FBI agent while in ‘surrendering position,’ lawsuit claims

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:02 GMT

Michael Jonathan Cortez was crouched in a “surrendering position” with no weapon in his hands when an FBI agent burst into an Oakland smoke shop and fatally shot him in the chest, a new lawsuit filed by his parents claims.Cortez, 31, bled to death before he could receive medical treatment, after agent Gail Paresa shot him in September 2021 in East Oakland, according to the lawsuit filed by prominent Oakland civil rights lawyer John Burris.The FBI has alleged that Cortez tried to flee and brandished a gun during the eight-second encounter with an agent in the 2500 block of Fruitvale Avenue. The agent was part of a federal task force charged with executing federal and local warrants who had been surveilling Cortez because he had a warrant from the feds and Hayward against him, the FBI said. The FBI claims the agent not only identified themself but was wearing an armored vest that would have shown they were a law enforcement agent when entering the store. The agency, howeve...

NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Fr8 208 Results

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:02 GMT

SaturdayAt Atlanta Motor SpeedwayHampton, Ga.Lap length: 1.54 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (4) Christian Eckes, Chevrolet, 137 laps, 50 points.2. (20) Nicholas Sanchez, Chevrolet, 137, 36.3. (24) John H. Nemechek, Toyota, 137, 0.4. (30) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 137, 0.5. (3) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 137, 42.6. (10) Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, 137, 37.7. (9) Chase Purdy, Chevrolet, 137, 32.8. (18) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 137, 29.9. (8) Matt Crafton, Ford, 137, 45.10. (17) Jack Wood, Chevrolet, 137, 27.11. (2) Ty Majeski, Ford, 137, 40.12. (32) Hailie Deegan, Ford, 137, 25.13. (33) Bret Holmes, Chevrolet, 137, 24.14. (35) Ryan Vargas, Toyota, 137, 23.15. (25) Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 137, 22.16. (19) Daniel Dye, Chevrolet, 137, 21.17. (34) Akinori Ogata, Toyota, 137, 20.18. (12) Jake Garcia, Chevrolet, 137, 20.19. (7) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 137, 29.20. (1) Zane Smith, Ford, 137, 31.21. (27) Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 137, 16.22. (14) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 137, 21.23. (28) Josh Re...

Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso says strong earthquake killed 12

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:02 GMT

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso says strong earthquake killed 12.Source

Miami opens March Madness with 17-point rally over Cowgirls

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:02 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Haley Cavinder scored 12 of her 16 points in the second half and made what proved to be the decisive free throw with 8.9 seconds left to pull off a 17-point second half rally Saturday that gave ninth-seeded Miami a 62-61 victory over eighth-seeded Oklahoma State.The comeback was tied for the fifth-largest comeback in tourney history. But it wasn’t over until Naomie Alnatas’ 10-footer rolled off the rim at the buzzer following a 5-second call on the Hurricanes.Miami (20-12) will play top-seeded Indiana on its home court Monday night with a ticket to the Sweet 16 at stake.Cavinder also had eight rebounds and six assists while Jasmyn Roberts added 12 points and Destiny Harden had 11 points and five rebounds.Anna Gret Asi led Oklahoma State with 16 points and four 3-pointers including one with 5.3 seconds to go that gave the Cowgirls a shot to win it. Alnatas had 10 points and Taylen Collins had 16 rebounds for Oklahoma State (21-12).It was a wild se...

UConn opens March Madness run with 95-52 rout of Vermont

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:02 GMT

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Aaliyah Edwards scored a career-high 28 points, Dorka Juhasz added a double-double and No. 2 seed UConn routed 15th seed Vermont 95-52 on Saturday, giving the Huskies a 29th straight win in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Juhasz scored 15 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, the Hungarian’s 13th double-double this season for the sixth-ranked Huskies.Caroline Ducharme added 12 points, helping Connecticut (30-5) to its 26th, 30-win season during Geno Auriemma’s 38 years as coach. Catherine Gilwee scored 14 points, while Emma Utterback and Maria Myklebust each had 13 for Vermont (25-7), which had its 17-game winning streak snapped.UConn will play either No. 7 seed Baylor or 10th-seeded Alabama on Monday. This was the fourth straight game the Huskies have had 10 available players, after spending much of the season with just seven.Azzi Fudd (five points), who missed 22 games, including the final 14 of the regular season with knee injuries, made her fir...

Avs get 5 goals from 5 different players in 5th straight win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:02 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored a tiebreaking goal with a burst of speed and a slick wrist shot midway through the second period to help the Colorado Avalanche pull away for a 5-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.Devon Toews scored early in the game and Bowen Byram gave Colorado a two-goal lead late in the second after MacKinnon’s shot broke a defenseman’s stick. Lars Eller had a goal and Mikko Rantanen scored his 46th early in the third, ending Ville Husso’s day after he gave up five goals on just 21 shots.MacKinnon also had an assist and Alexandar Georgiev made 33 saves for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who won five straight games for the third time this season.Pius Suter pulled Detroit into a 1-all tie in the first period and Magnus Hellberg finished with two saves.BRUINS 5, WILD 2MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — David Pastrnak scored his 47th goal of the season and Linus Ullmark made 29 saves in Boston’s win over Minnesota. Jake DeBrusk, David Krejci, Patrice Ber...

DC’s cherry blossoms enter ‘puffy white’ stage, approaching peak bloom

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:02 GMT

With the cherry blossom festival underway in D.C., the cherry blossoms have now entered the ‘puffy white’ stage, which is the last stage before peak bloom, the National Park Service said.“The blossoms are starting to show, now we’re just waiting on them to open,” they tweeted.More Cherry Blossom NewsMore DC NewsMore Local NewsIt is happening at a time when cold temperatures and wind over the weekend could negatively impact the event.Peak bloom means that 70 percent of the Yoshino cherry blossom trees are open.According to the National Park Service, cherry blossoms go through five stages before reaching peak bloom: green bud, florets visible, extension of florets, peduncle elongation and puffy blossoms or puffy white.According to the National Park Service, peak bloom of the cherry blossoms happens in five stages: green bud, florets visible, extension of florets, peduncle elongation and puffy blossoms or puffy white. (Courtesy NPS)The National Park Servic...

Pastrnak, Ullmark lead Bruins past Wild 5-2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:12:02 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — David Pastrnak scored his 47th goal of the season and Linus Ullmark made 29 saves as the Boston Bruins beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Saturday.Jake DeBrusk, David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron and Trent Frederic also scored for Boston, which has won two in a row as it seeks to surpass the record 62 wins and 132 points in a season.Pastrnak has six goals and seven assists in his past eight games and is second in the league in goals behind Connor McDavid, who started the day with 57.Marcus Johansson and Oskar Sundqvist, both acquired by Minnesota at the trade deadline, scored goals. Filip Gustavsson stopped 34 shots in goal for the Wild.Minnesota, which started the day one point behind Dallas for first and two points ahead of Colorado in the Central Division, hadn’t lost in regulation since Feb. 15 against the Avalanche. The Wild were 11-0-3 in their previous 14 games.Johansson, who was acquired from Washington for a third-round draft pick, opened the scoring against ...