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Langford, Shelnut each have 2 RBIs, Florida beats Texas Tech, avoids elimination from regional

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:15:11 GMT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Cade Fisher pitched seven innings with six strikeouts, Wyatt Langford and Tyler Shelnut each had two RBIs and Florida beat Texas Tech 7-1 Sunday night to avoid elimination at the Gainesville Regional. Florida (47-15), which lost 5-4 to the Red Raiders in the winner’s bracket on Saturday night, forced a decisive rematch with Texas Tech on Monday for the regional title and a trip to the super regionals.The Gators beat UConn 8-2 in a loser-out game earlier Sunday. Fisher (6-0) gave up one run on five hits — and hit two batters with pitches — for Florida and Brandon Neely pitched two scoreless innings of relief to earn his 12th save of the season. Richie Schiekofer led off the sixth inning with a single and advanced to third base when Cade Kurland followed with a double, but both were thrown out at home on a 5-2-6-3-2 double play as Langford reached and moved to second base on a fielder’s choice. Jac Caglianone hit an RBI single, stole second and sco...

O’Donnell, Keel and Stephan each hit a HR to help Virginia beat ECU 8-3, advance to super regionals

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:15:11 GMT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Ethan O’Donnell hit a two-out, three-run home run in the seventh inning, Connelly Early had 10 strikeouts and Virginia beat ECU 8-3 Saturday to win the Charlottesville Regional. Virginia (48-12) advances to the program’s eighth super regional and its second in the last three seasons. O’Donnell’s three-run home run gave the Cavaliers a 4-2 lead and Anthony Stephan added another three-run shot in the eighth to make it 7-2. Early (11-2) allowed two runs while scattering seven hits and a walk across 6 ⅓ innings to get the win. Kyle Teel went 4 for 5 with a double, a home run and two RBIs for Virginia. His solo home run in the ninth gave him 101 hits, breaking the program’s single-season record set by Phil Gosselin in 2010. Jake Gelof scored in the top of the first on a double by Teel but Jacob Starlings scored on a sacrifice fly by Josh Moylan to make it 1-1 in the bottom of the inning. Moylan and Jacob Jenkins-Cowart each singled before Justin Wi...

Rousseau leads Quebec Remparts past Seattle Thunderbirds 5-0 for third Memorial Cup title

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:15:11 GMT

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — William Rousseau made 32 saves in the first shutout of the tournament, lifting the Quebec Remparts over the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-0 on Sunday night for the team’s third Memorial Cup title and first since 2006.Tournament MVP James Malatesta, Vsevolod Komarov, Kassim Gaudet, Zachary Bolduc and Charles Savoie all scored for Quebec.Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy will step aside on a winning note as coach of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champions, who reached the final after opening the tournament with consecutive wins over the host Kamloops Blazers and Seattle. It’s Roy’s second Memorial Cup title with the Remparts after also winning in 2006. Quebec also won the championship in 1971, when Guy Lafleur scored nine goals in seven Memorial Cup games.The Remparts last played on Tuesday, a 4-2 loss to the Peterborough Petes in its final round-robin game.Thomas Milic stopped 30 shots for Seattle, the Western Hockey League champion ...

Joran van der Sloot será entregado a las autoridades estadounidenses el 8 de junio, dicen autoridades de Perú

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:15:11 GMT

(CNN Español) — Las autoridades peruanas le dijeron a CNN que Joran van der Sloot será entregado a las autoridades estadounidenses el 8 de junio.Javier Llaque Moya, presidente del Instituto Nacional Penitenciario (INPE) de Perú, dijo que “ya se acordó que la autoridad estadounidense venga el día 8 a llevárselo”.Aseguró que el INPE entregará a van der Sloot a la Interpol, quien lo recogerá de la prisión en la que ahora se encuentra, la prisión de Ancón 1 en Lima.Imágenes exclusivas de Joran van der Sloot desde el interior de la cárcel: así fue su traslado a LimaInterpol luego llevará a van der Sloot al aeropuerto donde las autoridades estadounidenses tendrán listo un avión.Moya agregó, “todo está listo para que lo entreguen, lo tenemos seguro, que es lo que pidió la autoridad estadounidense, que esté bien de salud, así lo vamos a tener hasta el día 8, eso lo garantizamos”.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All right...

Indiana State tops Iowa for second time, wins Terre Haute Regional

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:15:11 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Simon Gregersen struck out six of the 10 outs he recorded to close out Indiana State’s 11-8 win over Iowa to win the Terre Haute Regional championship Sunday night and earn a berth in the super regionals. Indiana State (44-15) knocked Iowa into the elimination round with a 7-4 win Saturday night and the Hawkeyes earned the rematch by out-lasting North Carolina 6-5 in 13 innings earlier Sunday. Blake Guerin homered in the fourth inning to put Iowa in front 5-4 and Michael Seegers, who hit an RBI triple in the 13th inning to beat the Tar Heels, padded the lead with an RBI single.The Sycamores used a hit batsman and a fielder’s choice to score two runs in the fifth inning to tie the game at 6. ISU added two more in the sixth on another fielder’s choice and a bases-loaded walk.Brennen Dorighi singled with the bases loaded in the sixth to get Iowa within one, but Keegan Watson put the game out of reach with a three-run home run in the seventh.Ja...

Virginia State Police: Rescuers have located plane that crashed after flying over nation’s capital, no survivors found

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:15:11 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia State Police: Rescuers have located plane that crashed after flying over nation’s capital, no survivors found.Source

Al menos 1.600 familias afectadas por inundaciones en la provincia de Esmeraldas, en Ecuador

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:15:11 GMT

(CNN Español) — El desbordamiento de seis ríos causó inundaciones y dejó al menos a 1.600 familias afectadas en varias regiones de la provincia de Esmeraldas, en Ecuador, informó este domingo la Secretaría de Gestión de Riesgos.En su informe, la Secretaría agregó que las inundaciones también han impactado al menos 8 centros educativos y 4 centros de salud.La gente camina por una calle inundada en Esmeraldas, Ecuador, el 4 de junio de 2023. Crédito: LUIS CHEME/AFP vía Getty ImagesEn otro comunicado, la Secretaría dijo que las Fuerzas Armadas han desplegado a 500 efectivos y la Policía Nacional a 110 oficiales para atender la emergencia.La gente intenta salvar sus pertenencias de una casa inundada en Esmeraldas, Ecuador, el 4 de junio de 2023. Crédito: LUIS CHEME/AFP vía Getty ImagesThe-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Familiar faces at Game 2, fans hyped watching around town

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:15:11 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks may regularly have celebrities in their houses, but the Denver Nuggets drew their own notable fans to Game 2 at Ball Arena. Nuggets all-time leading scorer Alex English was at Ball Arena cheering on his former team in their first appearance of the NBA Finals. During his decade tenure with the Nuggets, he scored 21,645 points in 837 games. Nuggets lose Game 2 to Heat in NBA Finals Former Nuggets guard David Thompson was enjoying the game from what looked like a suite at Ball Arena. LaPhonso Ellis, who played with the Nuggets from 1992-98, was also in the house. It wasn't just former players at Ball Arena. Lil Wayne was courtside to watch the game. It wasn't clear who he was rooting for since he was neutral not donning the colors or gear of either team. No doubt there will be some famous people at Game 3 in Miami at the Kaseya Center on Wednesday. Fans cheer on Nuggets outside of Ball ArenaDenver Nuggets fans that couldn't...

Florida girl who survived crash that killed parents and grandparents makes strides toward recovery

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:15:11 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WSVN) — A teenage girl who suffered horrific injuries in a tragic bus crash, both throughout her body and her brain, is making great strides toward recovery at a Florida hospitalJasmin Cervantes-Garcia has been able to take her first steps and much more, a year after she lost her parents and grandparents.Loved ones said the last 12 months have been hard for the 13-year-old.Last June, Cervantes-Garcia was vacationing with her family in Mexico when, her brother Cruz Cervantes said, a charter bus struck the family’s pickup truck head-on, leaving her as the sole survivor.“Just the fact that she was able to hang in there, as bad as the accident was, that in itself is a miracle,” said Cervantes.Cervantes-Garcia suffered injuries throughout her body, including severe brain injuries. For months, she has been undergoing speech and physical therapy at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg.Just weeks ago, she was able to tak...

Aaron Judge, Nestor Cortes provide injury updates, varying levels of optimism

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:15:11 GMT

LOS ANGELES — When Aaron Judge approached his locker following the Yankees’ Sunday night win over the Dodgers, he did so without a hitch or a limp.The slugger missed Sunday’s game after banging his right big toe while making a sensational Saturday catch, but he spoke to reporters anyway. As Judge did so, he stood tall in slide sandals and socks. If there was any extra protection or padding under his right sock, it was not apparent.Judge said that not playing on Sunday was “precautionary.” Still, he seemed resigned to the possibility of landing on the injured list.“I really don’t care at this point,” said a player who almost always insists he’s fine, even when he’s not. “If I’m on it, I’m on it. I’m trying not to be, but I got no answer yet. I’m hoping today and tomorrow, having a little bit of rest, it’ll be good to go hopefully on Tuesday. We’ll take it day-to-day right now.”...