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Pirates overcome 9-run deficit for first time in 137-season history, beat Reds 13-12

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:37:54 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates overcame a nine-run deficit for the first time in their 137-season history as Luis Rivas tied a career-high with five RBIs in a 13-12 victory on Saturday night that dealt a staggering blow to the Cincinnati Reds’ playoff hopes.Cincinnati, which dropped 2 1/2 games back for the NL’s last wild card berth, opened a 9-0 lead with three runs in the first, five in the second and one in the third, then allowed 13 unanswered runs. The Reds attempted to rally but stranded the potential tying run at third base in the ninth.The Reds, who have lost four straight, squandered a nine-run lead for the first time since a 10-9 defeat at Milwaukee on April 28, 2004. This was the biggest blown lead in the major leagues this season, topping Seattle’s 7-0 advantage in a 14-9 loss at the Chicago Cubs on April 11.Reds rookie Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Tyler Stephenson and TJ Friedl all homered off Bailey Fatter, who allowed eight runs and nine hits in two innings...

Shenandoah safety Haley Van Voorhis is first woman non-kicker to play in NCAA football game

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:37:54 GMT

WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — Haley Van Voorhis, a safety for Division III Shenandoah University, became the first woman to appear in an NCAA football game at a position other than kicker on Saturday.The 5-foot-6, 145-pound junior registered a quarterback hurry in the first quarter of Shenandoah’s 48-7 home win over Juniata. She brought the quarterback to the ground just after he released the ball, and the third-down pass was incomplete.“It’s an amazing thing,” Van Voorhis told The Washington Post. “I just wanted to get out and do my thing. I want to show other people this is what women can do, to show what I can do. It’s a big moment. I made the impossible possible, and I’m excited about that.”Van Voorhis’ achievement was the latest milestone for women in college football. In 2020, Vanderbilt’s Sarah Fuller made two extra points to become the first woman to score in a Power Five conference game.Liz Heaston became the first woman to score in college football with two extr...

Ophelia downgraded to tropical depression, heavy rain still rolls through DC region

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:37:54 GMT

D.C. residents struggling through scattered thunderstorms during tropical storm Ophelia on Saturday afternoon. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) D.C. residents struggling through scattered thunderstorms during tropical storm Ophelia on Saturday afternoon. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) Listen live for the latest weather updates on the 8s on WTOP. Tropical depression Ophelia is expected to pelt D.C.-area residents with heavy rain and strong winds through Saturday night, but should let up by Sunday afternoon. Here’s what you need to know.Watches and warningsThe National Weather Service has issued the following alerts:A flood watch is in effect from 8 p.m. Saturday night into Sunday morning for urban areas including D.C. and counties i...

Margarita Mota, the wife of Dodgers great Manny Mota and matriarch of a baseball family, dies at 81

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:37:54 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Margarita Mota, the wife of Los Angeles Dodgers great Manny Mota and matriarch of a baseball family, died Saturday. She was 81.She had been in ill health in recent years and died of natural causes at home in the Los Angeles suburb of La Crescenta, according to her son, José, a former major leaguer who works on the team’s Spanish language broadcasts.Manny Mota, who is 85, is major league baseball’s No. 3 career pinch-hitter who won World Series titles with the Dodgers in 1981 and ’88. The Dominican outfielder played parts of 13 seasons from 1969-80 and 1982 with the Dodgers. He served as a coach for the team from 1980-2013 and continued working for the club as a Spanish-language TV broadcaster until 2020.The couple was married for 60 years. They created the Manny Mota International Foundation, a nonprofit that has raised money to build a medical clinic, baseball fields and a school in the Dominican Republic.“I applaud her,” José Mota said. “A woman of the peo...

Sean Nealis scores go-ahead goal in 58th minute, Red Bulls beat DC United 5-3 in 101st meeting

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:37:54 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Omir Fernandez scored two goals in the first half, Sean Nealis had a go-ahead goal in the 58th minute and the New York Red Bulls beat D.C. United 5-3 on a rainy Saturday night to spoil Christian Benteke’s hat-trick.New York (8-12-10) won for just the second time in its last 17 regular-season away matches, with five draws and 10 losses, dating to September 2022. D.C. United (9-13-9) had its four-game unbeaten streak end. United had allowed only one goal over those four games.Benteke’s third goal of the game, and 13th of the year, came on a penalty kick in first-half stoppage time to give D.C. United a 3-2 lead. But New York forward Cameron Harper tied it a 3-all three minutes later.John Tolkin capped the scoring in second-half stoppage time. Carlos Coronel saved four shots for the Red Bulls. Alex Bono finished with three saves in his sixth start of the season for DC United.The Red Bulls travel to play the Chicago Fire next Saturday. DC United travels to play t...

AL West-leading Texas Rangers get 7 scoreless innings from Montgomery in 2-0 win over Mariners

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:37:54 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jordan Montgomery pitched seven scoreless innings, switch-hitting All-Star catcher Jonah Heim drove in yet another run and the AL West-leading Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Saturday night.The Rangers (86-68) won their fourth game in a row, including the first two games in the crucial series that began with the division rivals tied for the American League’s third and final wild-card spot. Texas took over the AL West lead for the first time in September after winning the series opener and now has a 1 1/2-game lead after Houston lost its second home game in a row to 102-loss Kansas City. Montgomery (10-11), the left-hander acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals at the deadline, struck out six and walked two while scattering five hits. He is 4-2 in his 10 starts for the Rangers. Jose Leclerc and Aroldis Chapman finished off the Rangers’ 12th shutout of the season. Leclerc pitched the eighth and gave up a one-out single in the ninth bef...

King and defense help Georgia Tech beat Wake Forest 30-16 for 1st ACC win

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:37:54 GMT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Haynes King threw a pair of long touchdown passes in the first half while Georgia Tech’s defense racked up eight sacks along with five takeaways to beat Wake Forest 30-16 on Saturday night.The Yellow Jackets’ Kenan Johnson jumped in front of a sideline throw by Mitch Griffis for a critical late interception with 2:18 left, ending a drive by the Demon Deacons for the tying score after trailing 20-3 at halftime. The offense took advantage for the Yellow Jackets (2-2, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), first with King breaking loose for a 35-yard keeper, then with Jamal Haynes breaking free through the middle for a clinching 26-yard scoring run with 1:25 left.King struck with a pair of on-target deep balls for those first-half scores. The first came when he went deep down the left side to freshman Eric Singleton Jr., who had a step on defender Dashawn Jones and hauled in the ball in the end zone at the 4:49 mark of the first quarter.Two drives later,...

Florida A&M extends home win streak to 17, tops Alabama State 23-10

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:37:54 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Moussa threw two first-half touchdowns and Isaiah Major added a 40-yard pick-six in the closing minutes as Florida A&M extended its home win streak to 17 games with a 23-10 win over Alabama State in a Southwestern Conference game Saturday. The Rattlers have won four straight against Alabama State, evening the series at 20-20-2. Their home win streak is the second-longest in the FCS.Moussa hit Marcus Riley from 24-yards out to open scoring in the first quarter, then found Jamari Gassett with a 36-yard touchdown pass with 1:18 left in the half to send the Rattlers (3-1, 2-0) into halftime with a 14-3 advantage.Damon Stewart got the Hornets within a touchdown, hitting Asa Gregg with a 47-yard touchdown pass in the opening minutes of the second half, but the Hornets later missed a 20-yard field goal attempt. Florida A&M’s defense forced two punts, a pick-6 and stopped the Hornets on fourth-down to preserve the victory.Moussa was 25-of-40 pas...

Photos: Largest mural in Colorado gets new design

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:37:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- One of the most prominent murals in Denver got a new design and refreshed paint job.The mural on Bannock Street between 14th Ave. and Colfax Ave., titled "Interwoven," was first painted over three years ago by artist Pat Milbery. It faded over the years, so the City and County of Denver commissioned a refresh. Colorado artist unveils sculpture destined for Washington D.C. The canvas, covering two-thirds of an acre, is the largest canvas the city has ever dedicated to street art, and is the largest mural in Colorado, according to the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure."Art brings cities joy," Mayor Mike Johnston said. "Pat Milbery is a visionary artist and social activist whose vibrant mural plants joy in the heart of our city. Every Denverite should visit Bannock Street to see his brilliant mural and enjoy our revived Civic Center Park.”The mural was part of a project that envisions the space near Civic Center Park as a "flexible central plaza ...

20-year-old arrested in deadly City Park West shooting

Published Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:37:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The suspect in a shooting that killed a man in the City Park West neighborhood earlier this week was arrested Saturday.Just before 2 a.m. Thursday, the Denver Police Department tweeted about a shooting investigation in the 1100 block of East 16th Avenue. 1 killed, 1 injured in City Park West shooting The case was investigated as a homicide. Investigators said evidence suggested that there was an altercation between the suspect and a man and a woman. The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Jeremiah Brown, produced a firearm and shot both victims, DPD said.Officers said the two victims were taken to the hospital, and the man, identified as Kenneth Watkins, 42, was pronounced dead at the hospital. Brown was being held for investigation of first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault, DPD said.