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Gorman homers in 9th as Cardinals top Rockies 9-6

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:21:07 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Nolan Gorman sparked St. Louis’ three-run ninth inning with a tiebreaking solo homer off Pierce Johnson, and the Cardinals topped the Colorado Rockies 9-6 on Tuesday night.Gorman’s third homer of the season gave St. Louis a 7-6 lead. Paul Goldschmidt then singled in Brendan Donovan and scored on Tyler O’Neill’s single.Tommy Edman and Juan Yepez also went deep for the Cardinals, who trailed 6-2 after six innings. Nolan Arenado hit a three-run double in the seventh, and rookie Jordan Walker extended his hitting streak to 11 games.Giovanny Gallegos (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 innings for the win, and Ryan Helsley gave up a pair of singles before retiring three straight for his second save.Elías Díaz, C.J. Cron and Ryan McMahon homered for Colorado, but Johnson (0-1) faltered in the ninth. McMahon also committed a costly error.The Cardinals scored four unearned runs in the seventh after McMahon booted Edman’s two-out grounder to second for an error, loading...

Trump lawyer seeks monthlong delay in trial over rape claim

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:21:07 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney for Donald Trump is seeking a one-month delay in the trial regarding a columnist’s claims that Trump raped her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s, contending that his client’s right to a fair trial depends on a “cooling off” period following the former president’s indictment and arraignment.The trial was set for April 25. In a letter Tuesday to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, attorney Joseph Tacopina cited “the recent deluge of prejudicial media coverage” surrounding Trump’s arrest and court appearance in arguing for a delay. The former president was charged March 30 with 34 felony counts related to allegations that he paid hush money to an adult film star, Stormy Daniels.The civil case before Kaplan was brought against Trump in November by E. Jean Carroll, a columnist who says the wealthy real estate developer raped her in early 1996 after a chance meeting at the Bergdorf Goodman department store.Trump has repeatedly and emphatical...

Cook scores on her birthday, US beats Ireland 1-0

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:21:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alana Cook scored her first international goal on her 26th birthday and the United States beat Ireland 1-0 in an exhibition on Tuesday night as the teams prepare for the Women’s World Cup this summer.It was the Americans’ first game without Mallory Swanson, who tore the patellar tendon in her left knee during Saturday’s game against Ireland in Austin, Texas.Swanson was the top scorer for the U.S. this year with seven goals. She had scored in six straight games, tied for fourth-longest streak in team history.It appears unlikely that Swanson will be able to play in the World Cup. She returned home to Chicago after the injury and she announced on social media that she had surgery on Tuesday morning.“This is hard,” she wrote on Instagram. “I’m in shock and don’t have much to say other than thank you to everyone for the messages. I feel the love and prayers, and holding them close to my heart.”The United States shuffled its lineup for the match at...

Kiermaier HRs, makes great catch, Blue Jays beat Tigers 9-3

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:21:07 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Kevin Kiermaier homered and made a sensational leaping catch at the center field wall, Alejandro Kirk hit a three-run blast and the Toronto Blue Jays homered five times in a 9-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.George Springer, Matt Chapman and Bo Bichette all homered for the Blue Jays in their home opener before a sellout crowd of 42,053.Nick Maton hit a three-run homer for Detroit, which lost its fifth straight. The Tigers (2-8) are off to their worst start since losing eight of 10 to begin the 2008 season. Detroit right-hander Matt Manning broke a bone in his right foot when he was hit by Kirk’s comebacker in the sixth. Manning covered first base and made the out to end the inning, but was wearing a walking boot after the game.“It’s a freak accident, can’t do anything about it,” Manning said. “I’m trying to think maybe I’ll … give it a week off, see how it feels and get back out there. I mean, it’s just a foot.”Manning (1-1) allowed four runs and ...

Devils clinch home ice for playoffs; end Sabres hopes

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:21:07 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — While they still don’t know who they are going to play in the first round of the NHL playoffs with one game left in the regular season, the New Jersey Devils are going to have a home ice advantage against somebody.Tomas Tatar had two goals and an assist and the Devils nailed down the home ice edge and ended Buffalo’s postseason hopes with a 6-2 victory over the Sabres on Tuesday night.The Devils trail first-place Carolina by a point in the Metropolitan Division with one game to go. If New Jersey finishes second, it would play the rival Rangers in the opening round. If they win the division, they would face the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference, which is still be to determined.“If you asked me at the start of the year I probably wouldn’t have guessed this,” said Jack Hughes, who scored a late empty-net goal for his 97th point, setting a new franchise single-season record. “I was just hoping that we play a meaningful hockey games down the stret...

Heim HR in 10th gives Rangers win over KC after deGrom 9 Ks

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:21:07 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jonah Heim hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning and the Rangers beat Kansas City 8-5 on Tuesday night in a game when Jacob deGrom had nine strikeouts to break another Texas record that had been held by Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan.Heim’s 403-foot drive to right field came off Scott Barlow (0-1). His second homer of the season came after Josh Jung’s two-out walk that followed a tying RBI single by Adolis Garcia, who earlier in the game had a sacrifice fly.Michael Massey had a sac fly for the Royals in the 10th after they had scored single runs in the eighth and ninth to force extra innings. Cole Ragans (2-0) retired the only two batters he faced, the first being Massey on the sacrifice fly. Texas shortstop Corey Seager exited the game in the middle of the fifth inning with left hamstring tightness. Seager was running between first and second base after hitting an opposite-field double into the left-field corner. He appeared to make the turn around ...

Merrill Kelly has no-hit bid ended in 7th by Adames homer

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:21:07 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly had his no-hit bid broken up in the seventh on Tuesday when Milwaukee’s Willy Adames led off the inning by smashing a homer to center field for the game’s first run.Kelly walked the next two batters and was pulled for right-handed reliever Miguel Castro.Kelly finished his outing with seven strikeouts and four walks in six-plus innings. The veteran got some help from Josh Rojas in the sixth, when the third baseman charged in on a softly hit grounder and threw out the speedy Joey Wiemer.Center fielder Alek Thomas made a nice catch in the fourth, running straight back to the wall before catching a liner from Rowdy Tellez.Brewers starter Corbin Burnes was nearly as good, giving up one hit and striking out eight through six innings.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Hit-and-run driver kills 16-year-old girl in Adams County

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:21:07 GMT

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A driver crashed into and killed a 16-year-old girl on Tuesday evening and then left the scene, according to Colorado State Patrol.It happened around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday on 76th Avenue at Leyden Street. That's near Monaco Street in the area of Commerce City.State Patrol released a photo of a red Dodge Magnum car they said was involved. They said it should have damage to the front headlights but hte license plate number is unknown.Colorado State Patrol said the driver of this vehicle crashed into and killed a pedestrian then left the scene. (Credit: Colorado State Patrol)Investigators found that the girl was southbound while crossing 76th at Leyden. The driver of the Dodge was traveling east and crashed into her. Investigators believe the driver lives in the area and ask anyone with information to contact State Patrol dispatch at (303) 239-4501. The case number is 1D231494.

Black Family Advisory Council questions police chief, superintendent about SROs

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:21:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Black Family Advisory Council in Denver Public Schools invited the superintendent and police chief to their meeting Tuesday night, asking questions about the district’s use of school resource officers.The council wants to make sure students of color, especially Black students, are not mistreated by SROs who are currently in schools. The group also wants to have a say in what a safety plan looks like in the future. “I recognize the fact that, in the past, there has been some disparate impact that we have seen,” Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said. “I think we have learned from that now and we have identified alternatives to citations, alternatives to handling discipline matters within the criminal justice system.” Former principal, secretary accused of embezzling $100,000 from high school When school resource officers were put back in Denver Public Schools after the recent shooting at East High, the Black Family Advisory Council knew it would be asking a lot of...

Claims of theft involve local housekeeping service

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 03:21:07 GMT

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (KDVR) -- A Westminster couple is speaking out about their claims of theft involving a local housekeeping service. Other Google reviews indicate they might not be the only potential victims.Michael Flowers said his wife’s engagement ring went missing after two housekeepers with a local company cleaned their house on Friday. "The next morning, my wife looked in her jewelry box and noticed the engagement ring missing," Flowers said. “It’s pretty unfortunate that we don’t know where it is and it doesn’t seem likely we’ll get it back either.” Judge to rule on release of hidden school shooting documents The couple immediately reached out to the owner.  "When I told her a ring was missing, she seemed surprised and reassured me that these ladies have worked for here for years,” Flowers said. Flowers said they’ve used the service once before with no issues. “This particular company had a lot of good reviews," Flowers said. He said he found the ...