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Wainwright stumbles early, Cardinals fall 9-4 to Rockies

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 02:51:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Jones had four hits and three RBIs, and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4 on Friday night in a matchup of last-place clubs.Elias Díaz had two hits and drove in two runs as Colorado won for just the third time in nine games. The Rockies finished with 15 hits.Nolan Gorman hit two solo homers for St. Louis, which has dropped six of eight. Gorman, who has 24 homers on the season, missed Thursday night's 5-3 to Minnesota with a sore foot.Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright (3-6) was tagged for seven runs and nine hits in three innings. He remains stuck on 198 career wins in his final season.Wainwright entered with a 12-1 record and a 1.38 ERA in 18 career outings, including 14 starts, against the Rockies.St. Louis, last in the NL Central, dropped to 48-63. Colorado, in the NL West basement, is 43-66.The Rockies kicked off a 10-game trip by earning their first win in St. Louis since July 31, 2018. They snapped a 12-game losing streak at Busch ...

Rockies finally beat Cardinals, snap 12-game losing streak in St. Louis

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 02:51:26 GMT

The Rockies have had a nasty case of the Redbird flu, seemingly forever. They snapped out of it in a big way Friday night.Riding a bounce-back start from right-hander Chris Flexen, and beating up Adam Wainwright early and often, the Rockies beat the Cardinals, 9-4, at Busch Stadium. It was Colorado’s first win in St. Louis since July 31, 2018, snapping a string of 12 consecutive losses at Busch.Wainwright, who’s retiring at the end of the season, was facing Colorado for the final time in his storied career.Friday night, he was just a shadow of the pitcher who had dominated the Rockies for so long. Colorado battered the 41-year-old right-hander for seven runs on nine hits in three innings, leaving him with a 7.81 ERA.Remarkably, it was the right-hander’s first loss to Colorado since June 5, 2009. Wainwright entered the game with a 12-1 record and 1.38 ERA vs. the Rockies, the highest winning percentage and lowest career ERA of any pitcher against the Rockies with at...

Menifee man accused of sexually assaulting minor

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 02:51:26 GMT

A man from Menifee was arrested on allegations that he sexually assaulted a minor in Lake Elsinore.Kole Scully-Mims, 23, became the subject of an investigation last month and was arrested on Friday morning by investigators from the Riverside County Sheriff's Office and personnel from the Ben Clark Training Center.Scully-Mims was arrested without incident and booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta where he remains in custody with bail set at $10,000.Kole Scully-Mims, 23, of Menifee. (Riverside County Sheriff's Office)He awaits several felony charges, including aggravated sexual assault of a child, forced oral copulation and lewd acts with a minor.He is due in court next Tuesday, according to jail records.The investigation is ongoing and anyone with additional information is urged to contact Deputy Hernandez of the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station at 951-245-3300.

Caltrain fatally strikes a person in San Francisco

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 02:51:26 GMT

An individual was struck and killed by a Caltrain in San Francisco on Friday night, according to a statement by Caltrain authorities.The incident — which marks the seventh fatality related to the transportation agency — occurred between the city’s 22nd Street and Bayshore stations at approximately 7:30 p.m. Ninety-six passengers were on board.As of 8:30 Friday night, emergency personnel were on the scene, and the train’s service was stopped at the incident area. No other injuries have been reported.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

UFC fighter, friend robbed at Vallejo gas station

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 02:51:26 GMT

(KRON) -- A UFC fighter and his friend say they were robbed at gunpoint while visiting the Bay Area. KRON4 spoke to the friend of bantamweight contender Song Yadong and has details on the early morning encounter.Actor Nan Lin says he was driving home from San Francisco to Sacramento with his friend, Yadong, after a night of drinking. Lin went into Royal Gas Station in Vallejo to buy water for his friend but ended up with a gun pointed at his face.This is the Royal Gas station that Nan Lin picked for his rest stop Wednesday morning around 2 a.m. Lin was buying a bottle of water for his friend Yandong -- a well-known UFC fighter from Sacramento who ranked the No. 8 bantamweight in the UFC. Is this the end of Pac-12? Stanford, Cal react to member schools leaving On Lin’s way back to his car, he was confronted by a group of men.“I turn around and as soon as I turn around there was a pistol pointed on my face,” Lin told KRON4.Lin says the man in a ski mask grabbed his gold necklac...

After clash over teaching on gender, psychology class may be available to Florida students

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 02:51:26 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — The first time the College Board bumped up against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s efforts to inject conservative ideals into education standards, it ultimately revamped the Advanced Placement course for African American studies, watering down curriculum on slavery reparations and the Black Lives Matter movement — and a nationwide backlash ensued.Now, faced with altering its AP Psychology course to comply with Florida’s limits on teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity, the nonprofit College Board is pushing back. It advised the state’s school districts Thursday to not offer the college-level course to Florida’s high school students unless it can be taught in full.By late Friday, statements from both sides suggested students in Florida would be able to take the full course after all. In a letter to state superintendents, Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. said the state believed the psychology course could be taught “in its entirety.” The Coll...

AL East-leading Orioles rout Mets 10-3 in Showalter’s return to Camden Yards

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 02:51:26 GMT

New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez, left, attempts a tag on Baltimore Orioles' Ramon Urias as he scores on a two-run double by James McCann in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Baltimore. Orioles' Colton Cowser also scored on the double. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)(AP/Julio Cortez) New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez, left, attempts a tag on Baltimore Orioles' Ramon Urias as he scores on a two-run double by James McCann in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Baltimore. Orioles' Colton Cowser also scored on the double. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)(AP/Julio Cortez) BALTIMORE (AP) — James McCann had three hits and five RBIs and Jordan Westburg hit a three-run home...

Jones, Díaz help Colorado Rockies knock off St. Louis Cardinals 9-4

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 02:51:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Jones had four hits and three RBIs, and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4 on Friday night in a matchup of last-place clubs.Elias Díaz had two hits and drove in two runs as Colorado won for just the third time in nine games. The Rockies finished with 15 hits.Nolan Gorman hit two solo homers for St. Louis, which has dropped six of eight. Gorman, who has 24 homers on the season, missed Thursday night’s 5-3 to Minnesota with a sore foot.Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright (3-6) was tagged for seven runs and nine hits in three innings. He remains stuck on 198 career wins in his final season.Wainwright entered with a 12-1 record and a 1.38 ERA in 18 career outings, including 14 starts, against the Rockies. St. Louis, last in the NL Central, dropped to 48-63. Colorado, in the NL West basement, is 43-66.The Rockies kicked off a 10-game trip by earning their first win in St. Louis since July 31, 2018. They snapped a 12-game losing streak at...

Couple recovers custom motorcycles stolen from hotel parking lot

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 02:51:26 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A couple, who said their expensive motorcycles were stolen outside of a Denver Hotel, has recovered them.Brian and Taren Donnelly were on their way to South Dakota, for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Thursday night, they stopped to stay the night at a hotel near Denver International Airport.Early Friday morning, they discovered their truck, and the trailer carrying the motorcycles were gone. More Lyft drivers come forward as scammers continue to target accounts Late Friday night, the couple was tipped off that their property had been found near the Aurora-Denver border. They said the truck, trailer and three motorcycles were located. Only their luggage had been taken.The Denver Police Department is checking to confirm the good news.Brian Donnelly estimated each motorcycle is valued between $60,000 to $80,000.

School psychologist: Locked door on seclusion room 'not normal'

Published Mon, 24 Feb 2025 02:51:26 GMT

GREELEY, Colo. (KDVR) -- There's a function for seclusion rooms though it is not a common practice at every school according to school psychologist and University of Northern Colorado professor, David Hulac."I don't know what the factors were," Hulac said of seclusion rooms. "I would just say as a general best practice I don't recommend and don't prefer it."A whistleblower reported an "incarceration room" at McAuliffe Middle School in the Denver Public Schools system."It's typically not normal, what I would say, to have a lock on a seclusion room," Hulac said. Police investigating ‘incarceration room’ at Denver middle school As a disciplinary measure, seclusion is a practice exercised by some educators and school systems."Being put into a separate room for a timeout is always going to have effect on a kid," Hulac said.That effect is meant to be balanced with support from educators for the student in a quiet space, Hulac said, but a lock on the door could affect the process."What t...