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John Means flirts with another no-hitter to help Orioles beat Guardians, 2-1, ending 3-game skid

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:21:59 GMT

John Means threw his signature change-up, then grimaced and dropped his head. He knew immediately that his pursuit of a second no-hitter, just like the ball off Andrés Giménez’s bat, was gone.The two-out home run in the seventh inning marked the first hit Means allowed in his third start back with the Orioles after last year’s Tommy John elbow reconstruction, and it provided the only run the Cleveland Guardians scored in Baltimore’s 2-1 victory.Means’ pitch count likely would have prevented him from finishing the feat, as he did May 5, 2021, against the Seattle Mariners for the Orioles’ first solo no-hitter since 1969. Saturday’s start marked Means’ longest since that game.He followed Giménez’s home run, on his season-high 89th pitch, by inducing a popout one offering later. And with a left-handed hitter opening the eighth, manager Brandon Hyde gave Means one more batter. Hyde said before the game he wouldn’t put M...

Investigation underway after fire breaks out at South Side high-rise

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:21:59 GMT

CHICAGO — Officials are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out at a high-rise apartment on the city's South Side, according to the Chicago Fire Department.Officials say the blaze broke out at the Lawless Garden apartments in the 3500 block of South Rhodes Avenue around 5:20 p.m. on Saturday evening. 15-year-old critical after driver crashes stolen Kia into John Deere tractor in Joliet According to officials, the fire started inside of a tenth-floor unit and was quickly extinguished. Three people were inside the unit at the time the blaze broke out and were not injured.Chicago fire officials say they implemented a "shelter in place" order for units that were not directly impacted by the fire. Former west suburban man convicted of detonating pipe bomb at Hinsdale train station in 2006 Officials say the building's smoke alarms were working, but some residents on scene said they did not hear them go off.Currently, it is unclear what caused the fire and officials say an inv...

Search underway for missing, endangered man last seen at home in Dunning

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:21:59 GMT

CHICAGO — Police say a search is underway for a missing and endangered man last seen at his home in the city's Dunning neighborhood. According to Chicago police, 59-year-old Nicholas "Nick" Caluris was last seen on Friday morning and police say he is reported as a high-risk missing person.  Former west suburban man convicted of detonating pipe bomb at Hinsdale train station in 2006 Police say Caluris was last seen just after 10 a.m. at his home in the 3200 block of North Osceola in Dunning.A person who is designated as endangered is believed to be in danger due to one or several factors that could expose them to injury or harm. Caluris stands 6-foot-2, weighs around 200 lbs. and has brown and grey hair and brown eyes. Officers did not provide details on what kind of clothes he was wearing at the time of his disappearance.  15-year-old critical after driver crashes stolen Kia into John Deere tractor in Joliet Police notified the public about Caluris' disappearance in a news ...

Keeler: Deion Sanders, CU Buffs are “fighting for clicks?” Dan Lanning, Oregon weren’t just the better team Saturday. They were the bigger hypocrites.

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:21:59 GMT

EUGENE, Ore. — Talk about the pot calling the kettle green.Or yellow. Or chartreuse. Or whatever color Oregon happens to be wearing in a given week.The Ducks on Saturday sported cleats that change color according to your body temperature. For more than two decades, Oregon’s performed in more wardrobe combinations than Elton John.So, yeah, the idea of Ducks football coach Dan Lanning pointing fingers at Deion Sanders and CU for choosing sizzle over steak is pretty rich.But you do you, young man.“(We’re) rooted in substance, not flash … the Cinderella story is over,” Lanning told his guys before the game in, ironically, the most click-worthy story of a painful 42-6 Buffs backside-kicking.“They’re fighting for clicks, we’re fighting for wins. There’s a difference. This game ain’t gonna be played in Hollywood. It’s gonna be played on the grass.”Yes, the Buffs got their collective grasses kicked.CU was also the...

Kiszla: After 42-6 beatdown by Oregon, Deion Sanders declares: “You better get me now. This is the worst we’re going to be.”

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:21:59 GMT

EUGENE, Ore — Coach Click got the buttocks of his CU Buffs kicked.They comin’, Deion Sanders.And the powers that be in college football are coming for you.“That was a really good, old-fashioned butt-kicking,” Sanders said Saturday, after Oregon coach Dan Lanning turned this game into a personal vendetta and pounded the Buffs until there was no fight left in them during a 42-6 beatdown.The Ducks played with a passion fueled by their coach. Prior to kickoff, Lanning promised his team the Buffs were headed for a hard fall.“The Cinderella story is over, men,” Lanning told his players. “They’re fighting for clicks, we’re fighting for wins. There’s a difference. This game ain’t going to be played in Hollywood, it’s going to be played on the grass.”On the synthetic grass of Autzen Stadium, Oregon kicked the Buffs’  …“Teams are trying to beat me. They’re not trying to beat our team. They keep forgetting I’m not playing any more. I had a great career. I’m serious, I’ve got a gold jacke...

PHOTOS: CU Buffs handed 42-6 defeat by Oregon Ducks

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:21:59 GMT

EUGENE, Ore. — Even at 3-0, darlings of the nation, Deion Sanders warned those jumping onto the Buffs Bandwagon — some seats might’ve just come open, by the way — that CU was still about a half-dozen or so “dawgs” away from where he wanted the program to be.On Saturday, it became painfully clear, right away, that most of those missing pieces are along the offensive and defensive lines.The Buffs allowed 240 rushing yards — 161 in the first half alone — and 522 yards of total offense to the tenth-ranked Ducks, who scored on five of their first six possessions, led 35-0 at the half and cruised to a 42-6 win over the No. 19 Buffs.“I think that was a good old fashioned butt-kicking,” Sanders, the Buffs’ first-year coach, said after suffering his first loss at CU and largest margin of defeat ever as a college coach. “No excuses. No nothing. Their coaches did a heck of a job preparing their team. Obviously, we didn’t. I mean, that was a really good, old-fashioned butt-kicking.”Click here t...

Colorado Mines football routs CSU Pueblo to move to 4-0

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:21:59 GMT

The Colorado School of Mines football program has its eyes on a national title.Establishing dominance in-state is now a given.Related ArticlesCollege Sports | PHOTOS: CU Buffs handed 42-6 defeat by Oregon Ducks College Sports | CU Buffs have long way to go to match Oregon, USC up front. And Deion Sanders knows it. College Sports | CU Buffs vs. Oregon quick hits: Coach Prime gets humbling many thought — and some hoped — they’d see three weeks ago at TCU College Sports | How it happened: Colorado gets blown out in Pac-12 opener at Oregon College Sports | CU Boulder sees record-breaking revenue from CU Buffs football That was certainly the case Saturday at ThunderBowl in Pueblo, where the second-ranked Orediggers routed the CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves, 55-14, behind 563 yards of offense in an RMAC victory.Mines senior quarter John Matocha completed 27 of 35 passes for 328 yards and three touchdowns, whil...

Santa Rosa’s Scott Alexander shut down with hamstring strain. Will he be back with SF Giants in 2024?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:21:59 GMT

LOS ANGELES — Scott Alexander, a Santa Rosa native, has possibly thrown his last pitch for his hometown San Francisco Giants.Alexander, 34, strained his left hamstring before Saturday’s game while running sprints, landing him on the injured list and ruling him out for the rest of this season. In a corresponding move, the Giants called up outfielder Heliot Ramos from Triple-A Sacramento.While Alexander told the Bay Area News Group that he would like to return next year, the sinkerballing left-hander is set to be a free agent this offseason, and the Giants might prefer to build their bullpen next year without him.“I like it here a lot. I would love to come back,” he said in an interview last week. “But it’s kind of out of my hands.”The Giants signed Alexander to a minor-league contract last May when he couldn’t find any takers. His shoulder was injured, but doctors couldn’t pinpoint the exact ailment. The Giants allowed him to rehab unde...

Female victim killed after multiple people stabbed in Berkeley Hills: police

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:21:59 GMT

(KRON) -- A person died after a series of stabbings Saturday afternoon in Berkeley Hills, the Berkeley Police Department said. Around 12:33 p.m., officers received multiple calls about a female stabbing victim on the 1000 block of Overlook Road.Another call to police reported a subject being chased down the street with a knife, according to BPD. Before police arrived at the scene, the suspect drove away in a stolen vehicle. Toddler killed in Vallejo shooting Officers were able to locate the suspect vehicle and initiated a car chase. Other BPD officers remained at the scene on Overlook Road. They found two more stabbing victims.BPD learned one of the victims was a male who was being chased down the street. He sustained injuries to his hands and was medically cleared on scene, according to BPD.The third victim who was stabbed was described to be female. She was taken to the hospital with stab wounds; her condition is unknown at this time. The police chase ended after a collision on ...

‘Not wearing a seatbelt’: Woodbridge man killed in early morning high-speed crash

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:21:59 GMT

A man was killed early Saturday morning after a single-car crash in Woodbridge, Virginia.The Prince William County Police Department said the crash happened at 2:45 a.m. in the 3500 block of Veronica Lane off Smoketown Road.Officials said the driver of a 2014 Nissan Altima — identified as 36-year-old Justin Whitfield Brandon of Woodbridge — was driving southbound at a high speed when he lost control of the car. He then, according to police, “crossed into the northbound lanes” and left the roadway before hitting a number of trees and catching fire.Brandon “was not wearing a seatbelt” and pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release.Police said that speed factored into the crash and no other vehicles were involved.This is an ongoing investigation.Below is a map of the area where the crash took place: Source