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Saints’ 5-game winning streak ends in Buffalo

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:01:33 GMT

The St. Paul Saints’ offense was humming during their five-game winning streak, having scored 50 runs during that period. That offense stalled on Friday.The Saints wasted a bases-loaded opportunity with no outs in the first inning and were held in check throughout a 4-1 loss to the Buffalo Bisons at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, N.Y. Their lone run came in the sixth inning thanks to a solo home run from Kyle Garlick.Randy Dobnak got the start and took the loss for the Saints (30-23), going 4 1/3 innings and allowing seven hits and two runs while striking out two. Tanner Morris hit a solo home run off him in the third inning and Wynton Bernard hit an RBI single in the fifth for the Bisons (25-30).They added another run in the sixth when Cam Eden and Rafael Lantigua hit back-to-back doubles, and in the seventh they got three straight hits from Spencer Horwitz, who led off with a double, Bernard and Rob Brantly — both singles — to plate the final run.The two teams meet for...

Summer SPACtacular fundraising event kicks off

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:01:33 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -Hundreds gathered at Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Not for a concert, but to make sure students in the Capital Region have access to arts education.President and CEO, Elizabeth Sobol, says fundraising is a big part of SPAC's events. “We’re fundraising overall for everything SPAC does. A lot of people don’t realize how SPAC has expanded it’s mission over the last six plus years. It has truly taken a village to both dream and then implement this massive event. A brand-new event that’s meant to inhabit the whole campus," said Sobol. U.S. Route 20 renamed in New York The performing arts center has upped their knack for fundraising to help keep the arts alive in schools. Vice President of Education, Dennis Moench, says when schools lose funding, the arts tend to be the first thing to go. “We reach more than 50,000 students all over the Capital Region every single year, working with more than 120 nonprofits and schools," explained Moench. Get the la...

Northway reopens after three-vehicle crash at Exit 19

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:01:33 GMT

WARREN COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Multiple people were injured after a three-car crash on the Northway Friday night. The crash took place around 8:19 p.m. between Exits 19 and 18 southbound. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police said the crash included a rollover with entrapment and a vehicle fire. Three people were reportedly injured with one taken out of the scene on a med flight.Three lanes of the Northway southbound were closed for a few hours but have since reopened.

No plans to make changes near St. Louis Zoo despite cars blowing stop signs

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:01:33 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis alderman said there are no immediate changes on the horizon for a popular intersection near the zoo, even though cars blow through the stop signs.St. Louis Alderman Bret Narayan represents Ward 4, which includes the intersection of Tamm and Oakland avenues, where some drivers have no regard for the law.A video captured car after car running the stop sign; one driver even stopped in the middle of the intersection."This isn't an issue of not seeing the stop sign, it's an issue of people just recklessly disregarding the stop signs," Narayan said. Woman claims weight-shaming at a St. Charles water park Narayan said a stop light doesn't work because the same people running stop signs also run stop lights.The intersection leads to Turtle Park, and it's not far from the St. Louis Zoo."We have parks all over the city, Forest Park is special to me, but we do have parks all over the city," Narayan said. "Anytime you have people driving at high rates of speed and igno...

Irvine student makes top 5 in Doodle for Google competition

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:01:33 GMT

Alison Rhee, an Irvine elementary school student, advanced to the final five in the 15th annual Doodle for Google national contest last Friday. Doodle for Google is an annual art contest, open to students in grades K-12. The competition encourages students to create their own Google Doodle for the chance to have it featured on Google.com. By entering into the contest, students also have a chance to win scholarships and technology materials for their schools. This year, students were challenged to create a Doodle that illustrated something they are grateful for. Rhee illustrated what she calls “Joshua Tree,” and wrote about a special moment visiting the landmark with her family. “I was grateful when I went to the Joshua tree with my family,” Rhee wrote in response to her Doodle prompt. “I loved seeing the stars and making smores. It made me realize how small we are compared to the universe. I was thankful that I was brought into this world from the best family in the w...

Authorities search for missing Los Angeles County teenager

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:01:33 GMT

Authorities are searching for an at-risk teenager who disappeared in Lancaster on Wednesday.The missing teen, Harmony Elizabeth Boyd, 16, was last seen on the 43900 block of Emile Zola Street around 2 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.Boyd is described as a Black female standing 5 feet 1 inches tall and weighing 125 pounds. She has brown eyes and brown braided hair. She was last seen wearing a gray shirt, dark jeans and black shoes.Boyd also has burn marks on her hands, authorities said.The teen’s family has not heard from Boyd and is concerned for her well-being. They’re hoping the public can help locate her.Anyone who may have seen Boyd or knows of her whereabouts is asked to call the LASD’s Missing Persons Unit at 323-890-5500.Harmony Elizabeth Boyd in a May 2023 photo from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.Anonymous tips can be submitted to "Crime Stoppers" at 800-222-8477 or online at lacrimestoppers.org.

Women’s College World Series: Vawter, Canady lead Stanford past Alabama

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:01:33 GMT

Alana Vawter and NiJaree Canady combined for a one-hitter, and No. 9 seed Stanford defeated No. 5 seed Alabama 2-0 in a Women’s College World Series elimination game in Oklahoma City on Friday night.Vawter allowed one hit in 5 1/3 innings. Canady stuck out three in 1 2/3 innings for the save.Sydney Steele hit a solo homer in the seventh and knocked in both runs to help Stanford claim its first World Series win since 2004. The Cardinal (46-14) will play the loser of today’s Florida State-Washington matchup in an elimination game on Sunday.Montana Fouts delivered a gutsy performance in the circle for Alabama (45-22). She wore a brace over the left knee she hyperextended during the Southeastern Conference tournament. The nation’s strikeout leader collected four more Ks while tossing a five-hitter.Steele’s homer to left in the seventh set up Canady to close it out.Canady put the Crimson Tide down in order in the last inning, striking out the first two batters before ge...

Splashdown! First inning blast gives SF Giants 100 splash hits at home park

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:01:33 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO – Lamonte Wade Jr. recorded the 100th splash hit by a San Francisco Giants player in the 23-year history of what is now Oracle Park, crushing a first-pitch fastball from Baltimore Orioles starter Dean Kremer over the right field wall, past the walkway, and into McCovey Cove.Wade’s home run, his eighth of the season, came in the first inning and gave the Giants a 1-0 lead as they played the first game of a three-game set against the Orioles.Per StatCast, Wade’s homer traveled 385 feet and had an exit velocity of 106.6 mph.After the conclusion of the inning, the splash hit counter located at the top of the right field wall and just a few feet away from the foul pole switched over from 99 to 100.As the crowd cheered, streamers were also let off inside the park, a banner was unfurled in the center field bleachers and the massive scoreboard above the center field wall marked the occasion.LaMonte sends one into the bay for Splash Hit No. 1️⃣0️ ...

Johnson’s 6 RBI’s lead No. 1 national seed Wake Forest past George Mason 12-0

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:01:33 GMT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Seth Keener struck out a season-high 13 batters in a seven-inning start, Justin Johnson had a grand slam and six RBIs, and No. 1 national seed Wake Forest beat George Mason 12-0 on Friday night in the Winston-Salem Regional.It was the most strikeouts by a Wake Forest pitcher all season. Wake Forest (48-10) set a program record for wins to advance to the winners’ bracket against No. 2 seed Maryland on Saturday. George Mason (34-26) plays an elimination game against Northeastern earlier in the day.Adam Cecere hit a two-run homer in the second inning and Johnson did the same in the third for a 4-0 lead. Johnson’s second home run of the day cleared the bases in the eighth and capped the scoring.Keener struck out eight of the first 11 batters and had a season-high nine through four innings. Wake Forest announced it was the first sellout crowd (3,823) at David F. Couch Ballpark.___AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports and https://t...

Vawter, Canady combine for 1-hitter as Stanford eliminates Alabama in Women’s College World Series

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:01:33 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Alana Vawter and NiJaree Canady combined for a one-hitter, and No. 9 seed Stanford defeated No. 5 seed Alabama 2-0 in a Women’s College World Series elimination game on Friday night.The pair outdueled one of the nation’s most accomplished pitchers in Alabama’s Montana Fouts. Vawter allowed one hit in 5 1/3 innings. Canady, a freshman, stuck out three in 1 2/3 innings for the save.“I think they’re exceptional off of each other,” Stanford coach Jessica Allister said. “I think AV’s drop ball and changeup are as good as anyone’s in the country. I think NiJa’s rise ball is as good as anyone’s in the country. When you have the opportunity to use both of those things, it’s foolish not to.”Sydney Steele hit a solo homer in the seventh and knocked in both runs to help Stanford claim its first World Series win since 2004. The Cardinal (46-14) will play the loser of Saturday’s Florida State-Washington matchup in an elimination game on Sunday.Canady put th...