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Clayton Kershaw floats possibility of retirement as MLB regular season draws to a close

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:27:30 GMT

Clayton Kershaw is set to make his last regular season start at Dodger Stadium on Saturday against the Giants, and it may serve as his last home appearance for the team. Although a home start in the playoffs next month may be on the horizon for the 35-year-old left hander, whether he will pitch or not in 2024 remains up in the air. Kershaw told the Orange County Register that he hasn’t made a concrete decision regarding his future but that his injuries – especially his recent shoulder issue that sidelined him for six weeks and caused him to miss this year’s All-Star Game – will be a “factor”.  A walk-off win for the Dodgers wasn’t the best story of the night The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and ten-time All-Star is 12-4 this season with a 2.52 ERA. If he were to retire at the end of the season, he would have the second-most strikeouts in Dodgers history.  His last scheduled regular season start will come on Sept. 30 at San Francisco. 

California bounces back, flattens previously undefeated Milpitas

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:27:30 GMT

After a tough three-point setback against No. 4 Pittsburg last Friday, California coach Danny Calcagno had a message for his players.“The mantra for this week was no letdown,” he said.The host Grizzlies (3-2) got the message as they rolled to a 48-6 rout of previously undefeated Milpitas.California built a 28-0 lead in the first quarter, scored all 48 points in the first half and snapped the ball maybe 10 times after intermission thanks to a running clock.“The kids seemed pretty focused,” Calcagno said.Quarterback Jayden Macedo threw four touchdown passes and junior tight end Chase McGill caught two for touchdowns.But the stat of the night belonged to sophomore outside linebacker Carson Fife, who blocked three punts.Calcagno, a veteran coach who led teams at San Leandro High and Chabot College before taking the California job, couldn’t recall having seen that before.None of the blocked punts landed in the end zone, but they all set up the Grizzlies in good field position.California ...

Kurtenbach: Three Big 49ers Things — Shanahan and Lynch’s new contracts don’t change a thing

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:27:30 GMT

Another win, another 30-point outburst for the 49ers, who are now 3-0 on the season.Per the NFL, these Niners are the first team since the 2007 Patriots to score the same amount of points in the first three games of the season.Those Patriots, you might remember, went 16-0 in the regular season.Can these Niners do them one better, 17-0?I think so.But while you chew on that, here are a few cooler takes following the Niners’ Thursday Night Football win.Clandestine contractsRelated ArticlesSan Francisco 49ers | 49ers reward Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch with contract extensions San Francisco 49ers | Kurtenbach: My boldest prediction yet — these 49ers will go 17-0 San Francisco 49ers | Giants learn blitzing Brock Purdy isn’t the answer in loss to 49ers San Francisco 49ers | 49ers report card: Offense beats blitzing Giants but Bosa-led defense excels, too San Francisco 49ers | Andrew Luck is in on the Civil...

Former USPS worker charged with stealing over $1.6 million in checks from mail

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:27:30 GMT

A former U.S. Postal Service employee has been charged with stealing over $1.6 million in checks from the mail.Prosecutors said 43-year-old Hachikosela Muchimba, of D.C., was charged with mail theft and bank fraud in a D.C. District Court for the two-year-long scheme, according to a Friday news release from the U.S. Attorney’s OfficeBetween October 2021 and last March, Muchimba stole checks from U.S. mail on his delivery routes, changing the name of the recipient on them to his own and depositing the amounts into a bank account under his name, according to the news release.He was a USPS mail carrier since 2016 and was placed on leave in March “as a result of his alleged involvement of loss of mail and funds,” prosecutors said.According to court documents, Muchimba can be seen on bank surveillance video making multiple ATM transactions and depositing the stolen checks into his account.Many of these false checks were originally from the U.S. Treasury, according to th...

16 cars derailed after freight train goes off tracks in Hyattsville

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:27:30 GMT

Sixteen cars derailed when a freight train went off the tracks in Prince George’s County, Maryland, early Saturday morning.Prince George’s County Fire and EMS said firefighters were called to the area of Baltimore Avenue and Emerson Street in Hyattsville shortly after 1:30 a.m. to find a CSX train with its locomotive on its side.A spokeswoman from CSX told WTOP that an “unknown quantity of plastic pellets” were released from the cars that derailed.No one was reported injured. Officials said there was no fire or gas leaks detected and that there is no threat to the public.Hazmat units stayed on scene to clean up a “small fuel spill,” according to the fire department.The spokeswoman with the transportation company said it’s working with Prince George’s County first responders to develop a plan to restore operations in the area.WTOP Traffic reports that Baltimore Avenue between Decatur Street and Crittenden Street is closed due to the tra...

Las cinco propuestas clave de Juan Schiaretti como candidato presidencial en las elecciones en Argentina

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:27:30 GMT

(CNN Español) — “Queremos un país normal”. Así comienza la plataforma electoral de Hacemos por Nuestro País que lleva como candidato a presidente al gobernador de la provincia de Córdoba Juan Schiaretti, que se presenta como una opción peronista no kirchnerista acompañado de varios desencantados con el liderazgo de la vicepresidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, como su candidato a vice, el ex ministro de Transporte y del Interior, Florencio Randazzo.“Argentina debe recuperar el funcionamiento institucional correcto y esto significa respetar a rajatabla la Constitución, las leyes de independencia de poderes, la libertad de prensa y hay otro elemento que me parece que está jugando en contra a que nuestro país pueda superar la dificultades y que es la grieta, que también inventó el kirchnerismo hace más de 12 años y que lamentablemente el gobierno de Mauricio Macri entró en esa grieta y fue seguramente uno de los motivos por los cuales él fracasó”, sostuvo en un encuentro de l...

Georgia scores late try to deny Portugal a first Rugby World Cup win in thrilling draw

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:27:30 GMT

TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Georgia denied Portugal a first-ever win at the Rugby World Cup by scoring a 78th-minute try to snatch an 18-18 draw on Saturday.Replacement hooker Tengizi Zamtaradze’s try from the back of a rolling maul wasn’t converted by Luka Matkava, and Portugal had one more chance for a landmark victory when Georgia gave away a penalty for obstruction off the restart.With the clock in the red, fullback Nuno Guedes pulled his kick wide.Still, Portugal gained its first points at a Rugby World Cup in its sixth match in the tournament, having lost all four pool games in 2007 and opened this World Cup with a 28-8 defeat to a second-string Wales.Os Lobos recovered from being 13-0 down after 32 minutes on the back of two blistering tries by winger Raffaele Storti.They didn’t concede another point until Zamtaradze’s try.Georgia’s record of winning at least one match at every Rugby World Cup since 2007 is under threat now, with games against Fiji and Wales to come.This was Port...

Australia under huge pressure in Rugby World Cup match with Wales. Scotland, Tonga look to rebound

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:27:30 GMT

The Rugby World Cup knockout stage has started early for Australia.On the back foot after a loss to Fiji, the Australians cannot afford to lose their third pool game — against Wales in Lyon — otherwise they’ll likely be heading for their earliest-ever exit from the tournament.Self-introspection has gripped a proud rugby nation, which has been at a low ebb for years and is wondering whether it really was the best idea to turn in January to charismatic coach Eddie Jones to lead the Wallabies into the World Cup.Jones has been his typical entertaining self ahead of the game — indeed for most of his nine-month second spell in charge of Australia — as he spoke in defiant terms about his confidence in his players and how he thrives in this kind of backs-to-the-wall situation.“I love it when you’ve got to try to create a team, where everyone thinks they’re going to lose, to put themselves in a position to win,” Jones said. “I don’t know if it’s a drug but that’s the rush from coaching...

Pedestrian killed after crash in front of Aurora hospital

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:27:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A pedestrian was killed after a crash Saturday morning in front of Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, according to police.The crash happened on East Colfax Avenue and Children's Way, right in front of the walking bridge near the hospital.Aurora Police said the initial investigation indicated a vehicle collided with the pedestrian, who was pronounced dead on the scene.

Transit police investigating after juveniles allegedly harassed passengers, smashed window on Red Line

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:27:30 GMT

Transit police are investigating an incident on the Red Line on Thursday night.The agency shared on social media that a group of juveniles allegedly harassed and threatened to rob passengers near the MBTA JFK Station, while taunting individuals based on their ethnicity.Police said the juveniles eventually smashed out a window before fleeing.Detectives plan to press charges.https://twitter.com/MBTATransitPD/status/1705209513475702906