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Ritenour 2nd grader raising $3K to attend National Young Scholars Program

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:53:30 GMT

OVERLAND, Mo. – An 8-year-old in the Ritenour School District has been invited to attend the National Young Scholar's Program this summer.It's designed to provide a unique learning experience for bright, forward-thinking elementary school students, but it costs $3,000 to go.Second-grader Sofia Ortiz-Trinidad is working to make her mom even more proud this Mother’s Day by working to raise the money herself.“This year, my teacher nominated me for this National Young Scholars Program,” she said.Sofia excels at math, science and social studies, but she doesn’t want her mom to worry about the cost of this exciting opportunity. Family rescued from I-64 floods grateful for swift help from St. Louis fire crews “As soon as she understood what tuition was, I guess it clicked in her brain like, okay, my mom doesn't need to pay for this. I have to work for this,” Jazmin Ortiz-Trinidad, Sofia’s mom, said.Jazmin describes her daughter as compassionate, while Sofia describes her mother as hard-w...

Rockies’ Kyle Freeland, bullpen dominate Phillies in game featuring three ejections, benches-clearing melee

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:53:30 GMT

In a game that featured three ejections, an injury to a Rockies star and a benches-clearing skirmish, Kyle Freeland and the Rockies bullpen provided the steady hands to lift Colorado to victory on Sunday at Coors Field.On his 30th birthday, Kyle Freeland blanked the Phillies for six innings with a craftsman-like performance. Right-handers Jake Bird (one scoreless inning) and Justin Lawrence (two) did the rest as the Rockies beat the Phillies 4-0, avoiding a three-game sweep.The performance got the Rockies back in the W column after winning eight of their previous 10 games coming into this homestand, before losing Friday and Saturday to Philadelphia.“It’s a good feeling, because we’re playing pretty solid right now,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “We’re not giving away games — the other teams are having to beat us, and we’re not beating ourselves. This was a good win against a good team.”Related ArticlesColorado Rockies | ...

Streaking Dodgers shut out Padres 4-0 for 3-game sweep, 5th win in a row

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:53:30 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Gonsolin and four relievers combined on a three-hit shutout, Mookie Betts homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 4-0 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep and their fifth straight victory.Gonsolin (1-1) allowed two hits, struck out six and walked one in lowering his ERA to 1.42 in the Dodgers' third shutout of the season.Miguel Rojas doubled leading off the third and one batter later, Betts sent a 415-foot shot to the left-field pavilion, giving the Dodgers a 2-0 lead.The Dodgers extended their lead to 4-0 with two outs in the sixth. Brent Honeywell replaced Ryan Weathers (1-2) and was hit with a pitch-clock violation for taking too long to warm up. Ahead 1-0 in the count, Miguel Vargas doubled into the left-field corner, scoring Freddie Freeman, who singled, and Max Muncy, who walked.The Dodgers lead the National League with 88 runs scored with two outs.Yency Almonte, Victor González, Brusdar Graterol and Justin Bruihl combined to give...

Error leads to 8th inning meltdown as A’s continue record-setting pace for futility

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:53:30 GMT

OAKLAND — The Oakland A’s are experiencing myriad issues in what might just turn into a record-setting season for futility. But it wasn’t hard to pinpoint what their biggest problem was Sunday in their series-closing game against the Texas Rangers.The A’s committed four errors, including one that led to the game’s winning run, in what turned into an 11-3 loss to the Rangers before an announced crowd of 7,793 at the Coliseum.With Austin Pruitt pitching in the eighth inning, a Jonah Heim single to right center —  combined with an error by Esteury Ruiz — allowed Adolis Garcia to score from second base to give the Rangers a 4-3 lead.Texas tacked on seven more runs in the eighth, handing the A’s their seventh loss in the last eight games. Oakland manager Mark Kotsay was ejected in the eighth for reasons not immediately known, as he argued with home plate umpire Dan Bellino just as reliever Sam Moll entered the game.Ruiz also committed an er...

Correction: Warriors have won four NBA titles in eight seasons

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:53:30 GMT

A story published Sunday, May 14 about the Golden State Warriors incorrectly stated how many NBA championships the team won in the previous eight seasons. The Warriors have won four NBA titles in the past eight seasons.

Giants waste Logan Webb’s strong start, lose 2-1 to Arizona

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:53:30 GMT

The Giants continued to struggle offensively with Logan Webb on the mound and lost 2-1 Sunday to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Lourdes Gurriel’s run-scoring double in the ninth inning.The blow came against reliever Tyler Rogers, who walked Christian Walker to lead off the inning. The blow by Gurriel rolled to the fence, Walker built up a head of steam and scored easily with the winning run.Miguel Castro (2-1) got the win in relief, with Rogers falling to 0-3 with the loss.The Giants fell to 17-23, losing three out of four games against a division rival they’ll need to beat if they hope to contend in the National League West or be in position for a playoff berth. Arizona, currently running second to the Los Angeles Dodgers, improved to 23-18.Webb got no decision after failing to capitalize on his one-run allotment, with the Diamondbacks scoring on a ground RBI double into the right field corner that scored Geraldo Perdomo from first base in the fifth inning.Arizona didn’t g...

One injured in overnight Oakland shooting

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:53:30 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- The Oakland Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one person injured Sunday morning. 4 injured in 4 separate, unrelated shootings overnight in Oakland: police Just before 2 a.m., officers arrived at the 1900 block of International Boulevard and located a victim who had been shot. The victim was transported to a local hospital and is currently in stable condition, police 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%; }According to OPD, preliminary investigations revealed their injuries were "likely self-inflicted". However, it was later determined the unidentified victim was indeed shot by an unknown suspect.As of Sunday afternoon, no arrests have been made.Anyone with information is asked to contact...

26 people die in fiery crash of freight truck and passenger van in northern Mexico

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:53:30 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A fiery highway crash involving a passenger van and a freight truck killed 26 people in northern Mexico on Sunday, authorities said. Prosecutors and police in the northern border state of Tamaulipas said the death toll was a preliminary count, apparently because of the sheer volume of the wreckage and the fire that consumed the van and the freight trailer. The cab that had been pulling the freight trailer was not found at the scene, suggesting the driver might have uncoupled it and fled.The accident occurred on a highway near the state capital, Ciudad Victoria, and the cause was under investigation, officials said. Local media reported many of the victims might be members of an extended family returning from an outing, but authorities did not confirm that. In the past, big death tolls in similar crashes in Mexico have often been blamed on overloaded vehicles linked to migrant smuggling.Source

Jansen has game-winning hit, Blue Jays rally to sweep Braves

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:53:30 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Danny Jansen hit a two-run single in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.George Springer hit a solo home run for the Blue Jays, who are 12-3 at home this season.“This team’s resilient,” Jansen said. “We’re looking to win every game, and we believe that we can with the bats and the staff we have.”With Toronto trailing 5-4, Vladimir Guerrero thought he tied the game to begin the ninth, pumping his fist as he watched his deep drive to right, but Guerrero was held to a single when the ball hit the wall.The Blue Jays loaded the bases with two outs before Jansen singled to left field off Raisel Iglesias (1-1), driving in Guerrero and Matt Chapman.“We had an opportunity to win the game and we couldn’t close the deal,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “It’s frustrating, but this game is frustrating.”The Braves have lost four straight and five of eight.“Tough one to swallow,” Atlanta’s Aus...

La oposición mantiene el control de la Asamblea en la antesala del juicio político a Guillermo Lasso

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:53:30 GMT

(CNN Español) — La oposición conservó este domingo el control de la Asamblea Nacional de Ecuador durante unas elecciones en las que se renovó parcialmente a varios de los líderes del poder Legislativo, como determina la Constitución del país.El legislador Virgilio Saquicela, que llegó al parlamento por el movimiento “Democracia Sí”, fue reelegido como presidente de la Asamblea con 96 votos a favor en medio del desconcierto del oficialismo que horas antes sostenía que los apoyos de Saquicela no llegaban a algo más de 70 votos.La Asamblea de Ecuador tiene previsto iniciar este martes el juicio político contra Guillermo Lasso“Mi único pacto es por la institucionalidad del país, de la Asamblea, las leyes y la fiscalización en beneficio de los derechos de los ecuatorianos”, dijo Saquicela tras tomar posesión como presidente del legislativo para los próximos dos años.Asamblea Nacional aprueba moción de juicio político contra Lasso 5:28La Asamblea reeligió también a Marcela Holguín d...