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Oral Roberts beats Oregon 11-6, wins super regional to advance to first CWS since 1978

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jake McMurray went 4 for 5 with two RBIs and three runs, Mac McCroskey had three RBIs and Oral Roberts beat Oregon 11-6 Sunday to win a back-and-forth best-of-3 Eugene Super Regional. Oral Roberts (51-12) won the program’s first super regional title and advanced to the College World Series for the second time in school history, 45 years after its first trip to Omaha in 1978. McMurray’s single drove in Jacob Godman and Justin Quinn’s bunt single loaded the bases before Matt Hogan drew a walk to bring home Blaze Brothers and give Oral Roberts its first lead of the game, and McMurray scored when Mac McCroskey reached on a fielder’s choice to make it 5-3 in the top of the third inning. Oregon’s Drew Cowley drew a walk to load the bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh before Gavin Grant scored on a sacrifice fly by Sabin Ceballos. Tanner Smith drew a four-pitch walk to once again load the bases but Dalton Patten — who came on earlier ...

Road gives way to create sinkhole in Parker

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Some roads were damaged around the metro after the steady rainfall on Sunday. One of those areas was in Parker around Bradbury Ranch Drive north of Main Street between Independence Drive and McClellan Drive. The Parker Police Department shut the road down after it buckled a bit and then eventually collapsed. The road is over a bridge, the department said. Another road buckled in Douglas County but it was on the side of the throughway so the road didn't need to be closed. Flintwood Road was closed just north of Singing Hills Road due to road damage, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office tweeted. The road may collapse due to water washing out underneath the roadway, the tweet said.

9-year-old drowns in Boulder Creek

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A 9-year-old boy died after he fell off his tube in Boulder Creek Sunday, the Boulder Police Department said. Boulder police and fire crews responded at approximately 4:52 p.m. that a boy was missing in the creek after falling off his tube. At about 5 p.m. first responders located the boy and pulled him out of the creek at Broadway and Canyon Boulevard, BPD said. Storms create more flood warnings for foothills, creeks and neighborhoods Life-saving measures were immediately administered. The boy was taken to Boulder Community Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, police said. “This is an unspeakable tragedy for everyone involved, especially the boy’s family,” Deputy Fire Chief of Operations Jeff Long said. “All our responders were there - police, fire, medics, our swiftwater crew. We got to him as quickly as possible, and it’s a terrible feeling to not be able to save someone. Especially when that someone is a child.”Police said the boy's parents sustained ...

Tony Awards telecast make inclusive history and puts on quite a show despite Hollywood strike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The intimate, funny-sad musical “Kimberly Akimbo” nudged aside splashier rivals on Sunday to win the musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway flexed its creative muscle amid the Hollywood writers’ strike and made history with laurels for nonbinary actors J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell.“Kimberly Akimbo,” with songs by Jeanine Tesori and a book by David Lindsay-Abaire, follows a teen with a rare genetic disorder that gives her a life expectancy of 16 navigating a dysfunctional family and a stuttering high school romance. Victoria Clark, as the lead in the show, added a second Tony to her trophy case, having previously won one in 2005 for “The Light in the Piazza.”Producer David Stone credited the musical’s writers for penning a magic trick, calling “Kimberly Akimbo” a “musical comedy about the fragility of life, so healing and so profound and joyous that is almost impossible.”Earlier, Tony Awards history was made when Newell and Ghee became the...

Survey: EU mayors list climate action as top priority

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

This article is part of POLITICO’s Global Policy Lab: Living Cities, a collaborative journalism project exploring the future of cities. Sign up here.Climate change is a key concern for Europe’s local leaders, with a majority of mayors in 92 major cities across the bloc listing it as a top priority in a new survey published today.More than half of surveyed mayors said they intend to pass green measures, and listed the creation of low-emissions zones and new green spaces among their key objectives, according to the survey conducted by Eurocities, a network representing more than 200 cities in 38 countries.Over a quarter said climate threats posed a major challenge to their cities, adding that they are actively working on measures to mitigate extreme weather events and meet ambitious climate neutrality targets.“The mayors’ strong commitment to climate action comes in contrast to a worrying trend we currently see among national and European politicians, m...

Brayan Bello matches career-best night in extra-inning win over Yankees

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

Entering Sunday night’s series finale in New York, the Red Sox were 8-12 in series finales, and even one of Brayan Bello’s best starts of his burgeoning career couldn’t make it an easy night.The first two games of the series had been tight, why should the third be any different?Tighter, even, as it was Boston’s first extra-inning game since April 29.From start to finish, it was a night of dominant Red Sox pitching. For the second time in his career, Bello made a 7-inning start, holding the Yankees to two sort-of-earned runs and the only three hits they’d collect all night. They own the fourth-lowest on-base percentage in the majors.After Bello exited, Nick Pivetta, Kenley Jansen, and Chris Martin combined for three no-hit innings, with Martin slamming the door in the bottom of the 10th for a 3-2 victory.As has been the case lately, what held the Red Sox back for most of the night was their bats, or lack thereof.Jarren Duran led off with a 110 mph double...

San Diego has a new Steelers bar, following Bubs at the Beach's closure

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- About two months after San Diego's official Steelers bar, Bubs at the Beach, closed down, a new Pacific Beach bar has stepped up to take its place.The bar, Break Point, announced Sunday that they would be replacing Bubs at the Beach as the go-to spot for Steelers fans to cheer on their football team from America's Finest City, now that the Pacific Beach staple has shut down after 25 years of service.Starting in the fall, Break Point will offer local Pittsburgh fans the same kind of game-day experience Bubs at the Beach became known for during their 25 years serving as the spot for the Steelers Club of San Diego. All game broadcasts for the Steelers will be available to watch at the bar, while fans can munch on dishes from a unique Pittsburgh Steelers menu. Bar Ella to succeed Bub’s at the Beach in Pacific Beach Among the new Steelers-themed dishes coming to Break Point is a new burger called the "Roethlisburger," named after the Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger...

Logan Heights lot transformed into 'comic book' baseball diamond

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A vacant San Diego lot was transformed into a "comic book-inspired diamond" by Major League Baseball on Sunday, as part of "PLAY BALL," a weekend pop-up event for underserved youth.About 150 kids participated in the event, which aimed to provide greater accessibility to baseball and softball, hosted at the renovated Greely Lot 3256 in Logan Heights.The pop-art-style field designed by San Diego artist Geoff Gouveia, depicts a baseball shot off a bat that's headed towards the fences -- a creation that took about a week to paint on the lot using regular house paint."We wanted to keep the design really playful for the kids," Gouveia said. "We wanted to keep it in that comic book, pop-art feel so that it feels very much like children should play on it.""I love seeing the kids go around and tear it up and have a good time," Gouveia continued, "because that's what it was designed for." San Diego has a new Steelers bar, following Bubs at the Beach’s closure Kids took to the f...

Police: 3 dead, 3 wounded in shooting at Maryland home stemming from dispute

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Three people were killed and three wounded in a shooting Sunday night at a house in Maryland’s capital city, police said.Annapolis Police Chief Edward Jackson told reporters at a media briefing that the shooting stemmed from what he described as an “interpersonal dispute” and that there was no further threat to the public. “It’s a very active and fluid investigation. We’re still trying to determine everything that occurred. We’re still piecing it together. We have a lot more work to do,” Jackson said.He declined to elaborate on the relationship between the people involved, but said those killed ranged in age from their 20s to their 50s. He said that authorities hadn’t established a firm motive for the shooting. “It wasn’t random,” Jackson said, noting that the victims “died outside” the home. Numerous police cars were seen in the residential area where the shooting happened south of the city center and near the waterfront. Jackson said o...

New York firefighter drowns while trying to rescue daughter at Jersey Shore beach, authorities say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:16 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City firefighter lost his life while trying to save his daughter, who became distressed while swimming at a New Jersey beach, authorities said.FDNY firefighter Mark Batista of Teaneck, New Jersey, died Friday morning, WNBC-TV reported.The 39-year-old reportedly went into the water at Sylvania Avenue beach in Avon-by-the-Sea around 8:30 a.m. to assist his 15-year-old daughter. It was not immediately clear what happened to the girl to require assistance near a jetty, the station reported. First responders contacted by witnesses rescued the girl from the water, but her father was not found until around 10 a.m. about 50 feet (15 meters) from the shore. Police said emergency responders attempted life-saving measures before Batista was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he died, WNBC reported.The girl also was transported to the hospital and was expected to recover.Lifeguards are not scheduled to begin working at the beach before June 1...