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DeSclafani loses it in third inning, SF Giants lose series to Orioles

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:09:13 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants were riding high a week ago on their flight home from Milwaukee. But they failed to capitalize on that momentum over a six-game home stand that culminated Sunday with their second loss in three games to the Baltimore Orioles.Whatever chances the Giants had at salvaging one series win this home stand were sapped in the third inning, as Anthony DeSclafani lost the ability to locate, Baltimore brought 12 batters to the plate, and the Orioles scored six runs, knocking San Francisco’s starter from the game and taking a commanding early lead.With an 8-3 loss, the Giants (29-30) dropped two of three to the Orioles, lost both series of their six-game home stand and fell one game under .500.DeSclafani had completed at least five innings and hadn’t issued more than two walks in all of his first 11 starts this season, but both streaks were snapped Sunday. Only Juan Marichal (23, 1968) and Madison Bumgarner (17, 2017) had reeled off more consecutive starts...

Twins get good news on Royce Lewis after scary somersault, face-first landing

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:09:13 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Royce Lewis had a noticeable scrape on his forehead after providing a scare for the Minnesota Twins with an inadvertent somersault followed by a face-first landing.He still managed a smile on his face afterward, apparently unscathed. But he said he felt like he “ran into a car backward.”Lewis, who returned a week ago from his second ACL repair in his right knee, tried to tie the game by beating out a grounder to deep third in the eighth against Cleveland on Sunday. He was thrown out to end the inning, but with first baseman Gabriel Arias in his path he pulled up in an attempt to avoid a collision at the base. “He just gets in your way last second. I really had nowhere to go,” Lewis said.Instead, Lewis went sailing over Arias and hit the dirt head-first, bending his neck awkwardly upon impact. After an examination by the Twins and a slow climb to his feet, Lewis walked off on his own power. The Twins lost to the Guardians 2-1, but they dodged a more dam...

Hovland delivers clutch putts and wins Memorial in playoff

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:09:13 GMT

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Viktor Hovland handled the toughest stretch at Muirfield Village and delivered three clutch putts at the end to win the Memorial in a playoff over hard-luck Denny McCarthy on Sunday.Hovland closed with a 2-under 70 on another brutal test on a course baked all week by sun, forcing the playoff with a 30-foot birdie on the 17th — the only one on that hole in the final round — and saving par from behind the 18th green.Back to the 18th in the playoff, Hovland barely got onto the front of the green, some 60 feet away from the back pin, and two-putted by holing a 7-foot par putt.It was his fourth PGA Tour victory and first on American soil, this one with a $3.6 million winner’s check and a handshake from host Jack Nicklaus. The Norwegian’s previous wins were in Mexico twice and Puerto Rico.It was a crushing loss for McCarthy, one of the purest putters on the PGA Tour. He showed his touch by saving crucial pars and playing bogey-free on a day when the average...

Principal Charity Classic Tour Scores

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:09:13 GMT

SundayAt Wakonda ClubDes Moines, IowaPurse: $2 millionYardage: 6,851; Par: 72Final RoundStephen Ames, $300,00066-66-67—199Jerry Kelly, $160,00066-69-65—200Steve Stricker, $160,00064-68-68—200Rod Pampling, $108,00066-69-66—201Tim Petrovic, $108,00069-65-67—201David Branshaw, $72,00068-67-68—203Steve Flesch, $72,00067-69-67—203Miguel Angel Jimenez, $72,00067-72-64—203Marco Dawson, $46,33371-69-64—204Ernie Els, $46,33371-65-68—204Tim Herron, $46,33367-65-72—204Brett Quigley, $46,33368-69-67—204Jason Schultz, $46,33371-66-67—204Kevin Sutherland, $46,33370-67-67—204Mark Hensby, $33,00067-69-69—205Jeff Maggert, $33,00068-69-68—205Vijay Singh, $33,00067-70-68—205David Toms, $33,00070-65-70—205Glen Day, $24,92070-68-68—206Richard Green, $24,92072-71-63—206Thongchai Jaidee, $24,92069-67-70—206David McKenzie, $24,92070-66-70—206Ken Tanigawa, $24,92069-68-69—206Fred Couples, $20,50071-68-68—207Dicky Pride, $20,50071-70-66—207Woody Austin, $16,27569-67-72—208Notah Begay, $16,27572-68-68—208Ken ...

Aces rally behind Wilson to beat Fever and stay unbeaten

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:09:13 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Candace Parker made two free throws with 24 seconds left and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 84-80 Sunday to extend its franchise record for consecutive wins to open a season.The Aces (6-0), who trailed by 10 points after Indiana’s Kelsey Mitchell hit a 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter, closed the game on a 23-9 run.Las Vegas used an 11-1 run capped by a Chelsea Gray’s three-point play that made it 72-all with 4:03 to play. Erica Wheeler answered with a layup and her 3 with 2:32 remaining gave the Fever a five-point lead but after Kelsey Plum scored inside for the Aces, Jackie Young made back-to-back layups to make it 80-79.Aliyah Boston tied it by making the second of two free throws for Indiana (1-4) with 47.1 to go, but Parker’s foul shots put the Aces in front.Mitchell missed a layup with 15 seconds left and Las Vegas dribbled the clock down until Alysha Clark was fouled with 1.7 seconds lef...

Ibrahimović: It’s time to say goodbye to soccer

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:09:13 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Veteran AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimović announced his retirement from soccer at the end of an emotional night at San Siro on Sunday.Ibrahimović was out of contract with the Serie A club at the end of the season and Milan had already announced there would be a special ceremony after its match against Hellas Verona to bid farewell to the 41-year-old Swede.He was given a guard of honor by his teammates as he walked out and struggled to hold back the tears as he took the microphone and said: “The time has come to say goodbye to soccer but not to you.”Ibrahimović scored 93 goals in 163 appearances over two spells at Milan. He returned in January 2020 and helped Milan win the Serie A title last year — his second league trophy with the Rossoneri.But he has struggled with injuries and only made four appearances this season, after undergoing a knee operation last year.“I have so many memories and emotions inside this stadium,” Ibrahimović said. “The first time I arrived you ...

Wilson scores 27 with 10 boards, Parker hits 2 late FTs as Aces beat Fever, improve to 6-0

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:09:13 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Candace Parker made two free throws with 24 seconds left and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Indiana Fever 84-80 Sunday to extend its franchise record for consecutive wins to open a season. The Aces (6-0), who trailed by 10 points after Indiana’s Kelsey Mitchell hit a 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter, closed the game on a 23-9 run. Las Vegas used an 11-1 run capped by a Chelsea Gray’s three-point play that made it 72-all with 4:03 to play. Erica Wheeler answered with a layup and her 3 with 2:32 remaining gave the Fever a five-point lead but after Kelsey Plum scored inside for the Aces, Jackie Young made back-to-back layups to make it 80-79. Aliyah Boston tied it by making the second of two free throws for Indiana with 47.1 to go, but Parker’s foul shots put the Aces in front.Mitchell missed a layup with 15 seconds left and Las Vegas dribbled the clock down until Alysha Clark was fouled...

Golden Knights know from experience Game 1 victory doesn’t ensure win over Panthers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:09:13 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights were flying high after Game 1 in the 2018 Stanley Cup Final, having just beaten Washington and believing they were en route to a miracle championship for the first-year franchise.Then reality hit in a big way, the Capitals winning the next four games and celebrating on the Knights’ home ice and later on Las Vegas’ famed Strip after Game 5.It’s a memory that has stuck with seven current Vegas players — the six original Knights and Chandler Stephenson, who was on the Capitals at the time. That experience could be vital after the Knights opened this year’s Stanley Cup Final with a 5-2 Game 1 victory on Saturday over the Florida Panthers.“I think we’re a little bit more humble to the situation now,” said Jonathan Marchessault, who also played for Vegas in its first Cup Final. “We know that it doesn’t mean anything winning one game in one series. For us, the focus is on next game, and that’s how we’...

Canady’s 1-hitter leads Stanford past Washington, into Women’s College World Series semifinals

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:09:13 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Stanford’s NiJaree Canady outlasted Washington’s Ruby Meylan in a battle of Pac-12 freshman pitchers to push the Cardinal into the national semifinals. Canady threw a one-hitter, and No. 9 seed Stanford beat No. 7 Washington 1-0 on Sunday in a Women’s College World Series elimination game.Canady, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s Freshman of the Year, struck out nine and didn’t allow a walk. She credited her coach for helping her stay relaxed.“Coach (Jessica) Allister always talks about slowing the game down, especially in this atmosphere, just trying to slow the game down,” Canady said. “I try to take a lot of deep breaths and just throw each pitch the best I can.”Meylan gave up four hits, struck out five and walked one. No earned runs were scored in the game. “It’s an old fashioned pitchers’ duel that we don’t see much of, but it was going to be whoever bent first,” Allister said. Kylie Chung’s RBI single in the sixth scored Taylor...

Nuggets fever showing big in Denver neighborhood

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:09:13 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver Nuggets fans have been supporting their team and showing their fandom in many different ways this championship run. One couple has let their neighborhood and anyone driving through it know they're Nuggets fans in a big way. Nuggets mural on Colfax catching attention Graeme Nistler and his wife, who live in the Harvey Park neighborhood a few blocks south of Evans Avenue and Lowell Boulevard, took the "Go big or go home" saying to another level. They went big at home. Couple in Harvey Park made huge "Go Nuggets" sign and put in front of their home (Photo credit: KDVR viewer)View of huge "Go Nuggets" sign with basketballs in Harvey Park neighborhood (Photo credit: KDVR viewer)Aerial view of huge "Go Nuggets" sign in front of Harvey Park neighborhood home (Photo credit: KDVR viewer)Aerial view of "Go Nuggets" sign with basketballs in front of Harvey Park home (Photo credit: KDVR viewer)A couple in Harvey Park made a huge "Go Nuggets" sign surrounded by giant ...