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Saunders: 2023 Rockies feel like ’05 Rockies, except Rocktober is not around the corner

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:06:02 GMT

In the summer of 2005, I was demoted — there’s no other word for it — from my job as a Broncos beat writer and assigned to cover the Rockies.At the time, it felt like I was being banished to Siberia.I’ve always loved baseball, and I came to love my new beat, but the Rockies were bottoming out at the time, and interest in the team was waning. The Rocky Mountain region finally got its major league team in 1993 but the euphoria from that had worn off. Coors Field opened in 1995, but 10 years later the buzz was gone.In 2005, the Rockies averaged 23,634 fans per game, the worst in franchise history, not counting the pandemic seasons of 2020-21. The Rockies counted 1.4 million fans through the turnstiles at Coors, the only time they have failed to draw 2 million fans in a season.Those ’05 Rockies opened the season 6-21 en route to a 67-95 record.I certainly didn’t know it at the time — did anyone? — but small hints of 2007’s  Rocktober miracle were beginning ...

Off-duty LAPD officer dies due to 'reported medical emergency' 

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:06:02 GMT

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that an off-duty officer died on Friday morning. According to a Facebook post by LAPD Headquarters, Officer Paul Ahn passed away due to a “reported medical emergency.” Officer Ahn began his LAPD career in 1995 and was last assigned to the training division, the post said. Ahn’s death comes exactly two weeks after another off-duty LAPD officer, Baldemar Sandoval, died in a crash on the 210 Freeway. 

49ers’ draft: Cornerback first to arrive as they seek more Day 3 magic

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:06:02 GMT

SANTA CLARA — After a trio of third-round selections, the 49ers awoke Saturday morning to try uncovering more Day 3 gems.How they finish could be more compelling than anything that happens earlier, thanks to last year’s draft-closing pick of quarterback Brock Purdy, who went from Mr. Irrelevant to NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year finalist.And thanks to prior selections of George Kittle (2017 fifth-round), Dre Greenlaw (2019 fifth round), and Talanoa Hufana (2021 fifth round).This year’s draft class will join a group that began forming Friday with the selections of safety Ji’Ayir Brown (No. 87), kicker Jake Moody (No. 99) and tight end Cam Latu (No. 101). Here are Saturday’s picks:CORNERBACK DARRELL LUTER JR.The 49ers, with no fourth-round picks, rejoined the draft mix Saturday by selecting Darrell Luter Jr., a cornerback from South Alabama.Luter adds depth to a relatively young cornerback corps, with the starting spots ticketed for Charvarius Ward, Deom...

FDIC asks banks that want troubled First Republic Bank to submit bids by Sunday

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:06:02 GMT

Hannah Levitt, Katanga Johnson, Gillian Tan and Katherine Doherty(Bloomberg) — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has asked banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co., PNC Financial Services Group Inc., US Bancorp and Bank of America Corp. to submit final bids for First Republic Bank by Sunday after gauging initial interest earlier in the week, according to people with knowledge of the matter.The regulator reached out to some banks late Thursday seeking indications of interest, including a proposed price and an estimated cost to the agency’s deposit insurance fund. Based on submissions received Friday, the regulator invited some of those firms and others to the next step in the bidding process, the people said, asking not to be named discussing the confidential talks.Spokespeople for JPMorgan, PNC, US Bancorp, Bank of America and the FDIC declined to comment. Bank of America is considering whether to proceed with a formal offer, one of the people said. Citizens Financial Group Inc. i...

NFL Draft: Monte Vista’s Jake Haener joins Fresno State alum Derek Carr in New Orleans

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:06:02 GMT

Jake Haener will have a familiar face in the New Orleans Saints quarterback room.Haener, the San Ramon Valley High product by way of Fresno State, was a fourth-round selection by the New Orleans Saints Saturday in the NFL Draft, No. 124 overall. He will compete to back up Derek Carr, another former Fresno State quarterback whom Haener considers a mentor.Haener told reporters in New Orleans he has used Carr as a “sounding board” over the years and that he spoke to Carr on the phone following the selection.“I’ve had a number of conversations with Derek. He told me if I never needed anything he’d be there for me,” Haener said. “He’s so excited to teach me some of the things he’s learned over the years.”Carr signed a four-year contract worth a maximum of $150 million with the Saints after being released following an eight-year career with the Raiders. At the NFL Scouting Combine, Haener talked about the “elite standard...

40 residents evacuated after crash causes downed power lines, broken gas line in Vallejo

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:06:02 GMT

VALLEJO, Calif. (KRON) – Forty people were evacuated after a car crashed into a building causing downed power lines early Saturday morning, according to the Vallejo Firefighters Association.  One dead after residential fire in SF’s Ingleside neighborhood At around 1:30 a.m., firefighters responded to the scene of a vehicle that had crashed into a building. The crash caused downed power lines and a broken gas line threatening a nearby mobile home park, officials said. 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; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Forty residents from the mobile home park were temporarily evacuated. Vallejo fire and Vallejo police coordinated together to resolve the issue.The cause of the crash is currently unknown at this time. 

Roma and Milan draw 1-1 after goals in stoppage time

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:06:02 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Roma and AC Milan netted in stoppage time to draw 1-1 in Serie A, a result on Saturday that did neither any favors in a tight race for the Champions League qualifying spots.Tammy Abraham thought he secured a crucial win for Roma when he scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time with the first shot on target of the match.But Alexis Saelemaekers leveled three minutes later to leave Abraham shaking his head almost in disbelief.Fourth-placed Milan led Roma on goal difference. Head-to-head is the first tiebreaker but the sides are level after two late Roma goals helped it snatch a 2-2 draw at Milan in January. They are also level on goal difference.But Roma has eight goals less than Milan overall.Inter Milan can move level on points with a win over second-placed Lazio on Sunday. But Lazio needs the victory to prevent Napoli from clinching the title when it plays Salernitana later that day, in a match that was rescheduled from Saturday for security reasons.Late Saturday, s...

Forest Park graduate Chandler Zavala drafted in fourth round by Carolina Panthers

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:06:02 GMT

The Carolina Panthers selected Forest Park graduate Chandler Zavala in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft Saturday.The offensive lineman was taken 114th overall. Carolina was one of the NFL teams Zavala took an official pre-draft visit to. He is the second local player ever drafted by Carolina. The other was Osbourn graduate Brandon Hogan, who also went in the fourth round in 2011.Zavala was scheduled to watch the draft with family and friends in Pittsburgh.Zavala was the first lineman selected by new head coach Frank Reich and his staff. The Panthers chose Alabama quarterback Bryce Young No. 1 overall Thursday followed by wide receiver Jonathan Mingo (Ole Miss wide receiver) in the second round and Oregon linebacker DJ Johnson in the third round.Zavala is expected to bolster a Carolina line that saw both its starting guards last season go down with injuries in the last game of the 2022 regular-season. Zavala will also be reunited with former N.C. State teammate Iken Ekwonu.Ekwo...

EEUU realiza exitosamente el primer desalojo de sus ciudadanos de la guerra de Sudán

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:06:02 GMT

WASHINGTON — Cientos de estadounidenses huyendo de dos semanas de combates mortales en Sudán, llegaron el sábado al puerto del país africano en el primer desalojo operado por Estados Unidos, tras completar la peligrosa travesía terrestre escoltados por drones armados.Aeronaves no tripuladas estadounidenses, que durante días han observado las rutas de desalojo terrestre, proporcionaron vigilancia armada a un autobús que trasladaba entre 200 y 300 estadounidenses a lo largo de 500 millas (800 kilómetros) a Puerto Sudán, un lugar de relativa seguridad, informaron funcionarios estadounidenses.Estados Unidos, que no tenía funcionarios en tierra para el desalojo, ha sido criticado por los familiares de los estadounidenses atrapados en Sudán por inicialmente descartar cualquier evacuación operada por Estados Unidos de los 16,000 estadounidenses que se calcula que están en Sudán y quieren salir. Sumergidos en el terror: miles evacúan Sudán, mientras otros buscan refugio ...

Stars moving on, motivated by payback for hit on Pavelski

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:06:02 GMT

Dallas got the best payback against the Wild for their hit on Joe Pavelski in the series opener. The Stars are going to the second round of the NHL playoffs.“The immediate reaction of your group is everyone wants revenge,” first-year Stars coach Pete DeBoer said. “We wanted to try and get the temperature down on that, as quickly as we could, and get our focus back. The best thing we could do for Pavs is win the series and let him play again.”Their 38-year-old center will get to do that, against either Colorado or Seattle, after the Stars wrapped up their series with a 4-1 win in Game 6 Friday night in Minnesota.“Go back to my third-line duties now,” veteran center Tyler Seguin said after his four power-play goals in the series. Once Pavelski went into concussion protocol after Game 1, Seguin joined the top line with Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson in the series against the Wild. The only Stars player who has won a Stanley Cup, Seguin also had a more prominent role on the power play....