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Prep roundup: Amador Valley stuns Mitty, wins pool at Livermore Stampede softball tournament

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:52:21 GMT

SoftballAmador Valley, a traditional East Bay softball power, hasn’t had a powerful start to its season.The Pleasanton school had lost four in a row and seven of eight entering the second day of the prestigious Livermore Stampede tournament on Friday.The Dons squeaked past Carondelet 2-1 in an early-morning game to break their losing streak.But up next was a matchup against pool leader Archbishop Mitty, which was coming off back-to-back perfect games and three consecutive shutouts. The Monarchs had lost just once all season.Well, let’s just say the outcome didn’t go as projected.Amador Valley shocked Mitty 3-2, scoring a run in the first on a sacrifice fly by Aleena Helms and two in the bottom of the third on Helms’ single to center.Mitty — ranked fifth by the Bay Area News Group — had gone ahead in the visitor’s half of the third when Megan Sutton’s single knocked in Lindsey Miller and McKenna Woliczko for a 2-1 lead.Kaylee Davis stru...

Hate crime incident in parking garage under investigation by Palo Alto police

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:52:21 GMT

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KRON) -- Palo Alto police are investigating a hate crime incident that occurred at a downtown parking garage after someone allegedly wrote comments directed against people from India on Thursday. ‘Save Women’s Sports’ advocate Riley Gaines says she was attacked after speech at SFSU Shortly before 9 a.m., a public works employee discovered "offensive writing" inside the ground floor bathroom of a parking garage located at 445 Bryant Street. Police arrived to the scene and observed the writings, which were written in black marker, police said.According to Palo Alto police, the writings were directed against people from India, but did not specify further. Public works crews removed the writings shortly after.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; widt...

Masters Live Updates | Tiger Woods makes 23rd straight cut

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:52:21 GMT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Live updates from Saturday’s second and third rounds of the Masters (all times local):10:35 a.m.Tiger Woods has backed into more history at the Masters.On a cold, rainy morning, Woods made his 23rd consecutive cut at the Masters despite closing the weather-delayed second round with back-to-back bogeys.He ties the record shared by Gary Player and Fred Couples. Woods has never missed the Masters cut since turning professional. Woods finished the round with a 1-over 73 and walked off the course a shot above the projected cut line of 2-over 146. But the line climbed to 3 over when Justin Thomas made a bogey at the 17th. Woods’ spot in the final two rounds was secured when Thomas failed to make a birdie at the 18th. Thomas wound up missing the cut himself when he made another bogey at the 18th.___10 a.m.Tiger Woods is in danger of missing the Masters cut for the first time in his professional career.Woods closed out his weather-delayed second round with ba...

Senate approves gun bill, but not without heated late debate

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:52:21 GMT

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.After some procedural maneuvering and heated debate, the Senate gave final approval on an expansive gun bill about 30 minutes before midnight Friday.Sen. William C. Smith Jr. (D-Montgomery) summarized a gun bill on the Senate floor on April 7, 2023 (Courtesy Maryland Matters/William J. Ford)The 28-13 vote on House Bill 824 focuses on expanding prohibitions on those who can possess firearms.The vote may not have happened if Sen. Antonio Hayes (D-Baltimore City) didn’t make a motion to reconsider a special order that would have postponed additional debate until Monday.The postponement came after Sen. Jill P. Carter (D-Baltimore City) successfully attached an amendment to the bill that would have allowed a person who completed a sentence for illegal gun possession to enroll in a firearms training course. And, after completing the course...

48 people displaced by Woodbridge apartment fire

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:52:21 GMT

A destructive fire Friday displaced 48 residents at an apartment building in Woodbridge, Virginia, according to fire officials.Prince William County’s Department of Fire and Rescue said the fire impacted 14 units at the Woodbridge Station Apartments in the 1300 block of Eisenhower Circle. The flames started around 4 p.m. and by the time firefighters arrived on the scene, there was heavy fire on the fourth floor of the building.The Woodbridge Station Apartments after a fire on April 7, 2023 (Courtesy Prince William County Fire and Rescue System)Fire crews were able to put out the flames and no injuries were reported, but the building official declared the structure unsafe to occupy.The Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the incident.The apartments were not built with sprinkler protection, which officials said would have minimized the damage of the blaze.The American Red Cross of the National Capital and Greater Chesapeake Region said trained volunteers fr...

AP PHOTOS: Masters crews make quick work of fallen pines

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:52:21 GMT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Augusta National crews made quick work disposing of the three towering pine trees that fell near the 17th tee late Friday afternoon during the second round of Masters, forcing postponement of play.All that remained from the uprooted trees Saturday morning, some 18 hours later, was three separate 10-by-10 foot roped off areas and some small wood chips from where workers cut up the trees before hauling them away and filling the holes with dirt. Two of the areas were covered with green gravel and another with pine straw.After second round play resumed, Sergio Garcia strained his head peering over patrons after hitting his tee shot on 17 hoping to catch a glimpse of where the trees once stood.“I was standing on the right side, which is near 17, right by the back right bunker on 16 lining up my putt,” 1987 champion Larry Mize said. “Then all of a sudden, I heard it, and I looked around, and I saw the trees.“I’m thinking, ‘Oh, my gosh, people, get out of there,’” Mize ...

Today in Sports – R. Westbrook most triple-doubles in season

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:52:21 GMT

April 91912 — 1st exhibition baseball game at Fenway Park.1946 — The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 6-3 to win the Stanley Cup in five games.1947 — Leo Durocher, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is suspended for one year by Commissioner A.B. “Happy” Chandler for “conduct detrimental to baseball.” Durocher is linked to gambling interests.1950 — Jimmy Demaret wins his third Masters, by two strokes over Jim Ferrier.1959 — 13th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics sweep Minnesota Lakers in 4 games.1960 — The Boston Celtics beat the St. Louis Hawks 122-103 in Game 7 of the NBA Finals for their third NBA title in the last four years. Frank Ramsey leads the Celtics with 24 points and Bill Russell scores 22 points and grabs 35 rebounds.1962 — Arnold Palmer wins a three-way playoff, beating Gary Player and Dow Finsterwald in the Masters.1966 — Anaheim Stadium for California Angels opens.1972 — 36th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jack Nicklaus leads wire-to-wire to win the...

Empieza la repatriación de cuerpos de los 40 migrantes que murieron quemados en México

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:52:21 GMT

El gobierno de México inició este viernes la repatriación de los cuerpos de los migrantes fallecidos en un incendio en la estación migratoria de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua el pasado 27 de marzo.“Este viernes 7 de abril comenzó la repatriación de personas fallecidas a sus respectivos países con la llegada del cuerpo de una persona a Bogotá, Colombia”, informó la Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (SSPC).Además, siete cuerpos de migrantes de El Salvador están en traslado terrestre y se espera que este sábado crucen la frontera por el sureño estado de Chiapas. Cierran definitivamente estación migratoria en México tras incendio que mató 40 personas Sobreviviente de mortal incendio en México recuerda los aterradores gritos de otros migrantes Asimismo, precisó que de los migrantes de Guatemala que murieron en el incidente, 11 ya han sido identificadas y se tiene programado su traslado aéreo para la próxima semana, tal como lo ...

Sports on TV for Sunday, April 9

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:52:21 GMT

(All times Eastern)Schedule subject to change and/or blackoutsSunday, April 9AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL1 a.m. (Monday)FS2 — AFL: Hawthorn at GeelongAUTO RACING7 p.m.FOX — NASCAR Cup Series: The Food City Dirt Race, Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt, Bristol, Tenn.1 a.m. (Monday)CNBC — AMA Monster Energy Supercross: Round 14, Glendale, Ariz. (Taped)COLLEGE BASEBALL12 p.m.ESPNU — Rutgers at MarylandSECN — Kentucky at Georgia3 p.m.ESPNU — Kansas at West VirginiaCOLLEGE LACROSSE (WOMEN’S)3 p.m.PAC-12N — Stanford at Southern Cal4 p.m.ACCN — NC State at Wake ForestCOLLEGE SOFTBALL12 p.m.ACCN — Boston College at Georgia TechBTN — Nebraska at Maryland2 p.m.ACCN — Pittsburgh at North CarolinaBTN — Illinois at Michigan3 p.m.SECN — Mississippi St. at Texas A&M4 p.m.ESPN2 — Kentucky at MississippiCYCLING9 a.m.CNBC — UCI: The Paris to Roubaix, 159.6 miles (Taped)GOLF2 p.m.CBS — PGA Tour: The Masters, Final Round, Augusta National Golf Course, Augusta, Ga.IIHF HOCKEY (WOMEN’S)3 p.m.NHLN — World Cham...

One person dead, two others hospitalized in Denver apartment complex fire

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 02:52:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- One person died and two others were hospitalized after a residential fire early Saturday morning.South Metro Fire Rescue said it was a multi-family structure fire in the 2800 block of South Quebec Street, according to a post at 4:10 a.m.Firefighters "found numerous people trapped," and one adult died. Another person was transported to the hospital in critical condition, and another was transported in serious condition.Two South Metro firefighters were also taken to the hospital with minor injuries.As of 5:37 a.m., firefighters were extinguishing hotspots and investigators were looking into the cause of the fire.