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CCS baseball playoffs: Saturday’s first-round results, quarterfinal matchups

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:00:52 GMT

NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAGThe Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions about spring sports playoffs, coaching changes, an early peek at football season, etc.? Send them to [email protected]. Please include “mailbag” in the subject line.BaseballDivision ISaturday’s first roundNo. 6 Hollister 6, No. 3 St. Francis 1No. 7 Live Oak 7, No. 2 Archbishop Mitty 2No. 5 St. Ignatius 2, No. 4 Los Gatos 0No. 1 Valley Christian 6, No. 8 Menlo-Atherton 3Wednesday’s semifinalsNo. 7 Live Oak (18-9) at No. 6 Hollister (22-6), TBANo. 5 St. Ignatius (17-11) at No. 1 Valley Christian (27-3), TBADivision IISaturday’s first roundNo. 6 Serra 10, No. 3 Burlingame 4No. 2 Bellarmine 4, No. 7 Santa Cruz 0No. 4 Leigh 11, No. 5 Sacred Heart Cathedral 8No. 1 Aptos 5, No. 8 Pioneer 4Thursday’s semifinalNo. 6 Serra (16-11) at No. 2 Bellarmine (18-12-1), TBANo. 4 Leigh ...

Puppy missing from Fremont home after residential burglary

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:00:52 GMT

(KRON)-- A family in Fremont is missing their adorable furry friend after a suspected residential burglary in broad daylight Saturday afternoon. Free dental care provided to those in need at San Jose convention center A nine-week old Jack Russell terrier puppy is believed to have been taken from a home in the area of Fremont Boulevard and Eggers Drive. Police believe the burglary took place around 12:50 p.m.The puppy's name is Keo. He is described as a mostly white dog with a patch of black around his left eye and a black spot on top of his head.

Gazdag scores twice to help Union roll past Revolution 3-0

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:00:52 GMT

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Dániel Gazdag scored two goals in the second half to spark the Philadelphia Union to a 3-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night.Neither team scored until Gazdag took a pass from Mikael Uhre and found the net in the 56th minute. Gazdag added some insurance for the Union (6-4-3) in the 74th minute with a penalty-kick goal. Gazdag’s goal was his fifth of the season. The midfielder is also tied for the league lead with seven assists.Julián Carranza finished off the scoring in the 88th minute when he took a pass from Chris Donovan and found the net for the fifth time this season.Philadelphia has earned back-to-back wins over the Revolution (7-3-3) after ending a five-match skid in the series. The Union won for the second time in their last five matches at home after seeing a 13-match unbeaten run in all competitions end.Andre Blake didn’t have to make a save on his way to the clean sheet for Philadelphia. Blake has a league-high 67 shu...

Blue Origin, de Jeff Bezos, consigue un importante proyecto de alunizaje de la NASA

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:00:52 GMT

(CNN) — Blue Origin, la compañía espacial fundada por Jeff Bezos, se unirá al programa de alunizaje de la NASA, por lo que competirá contra SpaceX de Elon Musk para desarrollar naves espaciales destinadas a transportar astronautas a la superficie de la Luna.La NASA anunció el viernes que Blue Origin trabajará para preparar su concepto de módulo de aterrizaje Blue Moon para una misión denominada Artemis V, que está programada para despegar en 2028. Artemis V sería la tercera de una serie de misiones bajo el programa lunar de la NASA que se espera que lleve humanos a la Luna.Blue Origin desarrollará su módulo de aterrizaje lunar junto con los socios Lockheed Martin, Draper, Boeing, Astrobotic y Honeybee Robotics.La nave de Jeff Bezos, nombrada en honor a su madre, ya no será usada para atrapar los cohetes de Blue OriginEn total, el precio del programa de desarrollo del módulo de aterrizaje lunar de Blue Origin probablemente valga más de US$ 7.000 millones. El contrato tiene un v...

Moreno rallies Cincinnati to 3-2 victory over Crew

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:00:52 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Junior Moreno scored the go-ahead goal in the 67th minute and FC Cincinnati held on to defeat the rival Columbus Crew 3-2 on Saturday night. Luciano Acosta scored a pair of first-half goals for Cincinnati (9-1-3), which has now won eight straight matches at home. The team sits atop the Eastern Conference standings.Lucas Zelarayan and Malte Amundson both scored for the Crew (5-5-3), who lost to Cincinnati for the first time since 2020 in the so-called “Hell is Real” rivalry. Acosta gave Cincinnati the lead in the 16th minute, then doubled it in the 23rd when he converted on a penalty kick. Zelarayan scored his sixth goal of the season for the Crew in the 40th, finishing off a cross from Cucho Hernandez. The Crew tied it early in the second half on a rebound goal from Amundsen, who was making his second start for Columbus this season. Moreno’s goal paved the way for Cincinnati to claim just its second victory in the series. Goalkeeper Roman Celentano finished w...

Gorman’s 8th-inning HR powers Cardinals past Dodgers 6-5, out of cellar

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:00:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Gorman hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer off Victor González in the eighth inning, boosting the St. Louis Cardinals over the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 Saturday night and out of the NL Central cellar for the first time in nearly a month.After the Dodgers closed with two runs in the ninth, Mookie Betts took a called third strike from Giovany Gallegos on a full-count fastball on the outside corner, stranding the potential tying run on second.St. Louis (20-27) has won 10 of 13 following an eight-game losing streak and moved into fourth place, percentage points ahead of Cincinnati (19-26). The Cardinals had fallen into last place on April 26.With the score 3-3, Tommy Edman doubled off González (1-1) leading off the eighth and with one out, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts elected to intentionally walk Paul Goldschmidt. Gorman hit a 1-1 sinker for his 13th homer, a 400-foot drive into the Cardinals bullpen in right field that raised his total to 39 RBIs,Los Angeles tried...

Kara, Ojeda propel Orlando City over Inter Miami 3-1

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:00:52 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Ercan Kara and Martín Ojeda both had a goal and an assist to power Orlando City to a 3-1 victory over Inter Miami on Saturday night.Kara gave Orlando City (5-4-4) the lead in the 19th minute, using an assist from César Araújo to score his fourth goal in eight appearances this season.Leonardo Campana scored the equalizer for Inter Miami (5-8-0) in the 57th minute, taking passes from Josef Martínez and DeAndre Yedlin on the way to his third goal of the season.Orlando City regained the lead in the 68th minute on a goal by Martín Ojeda — his third of the season — with assists from Kara and Rodrigo Schlegel, who had subbed in four minutes earlier.Orlando City took a two-goal lead in the 86th minute on defender Rafael Santos’ first career goal. Ojeda and Duncan McGuire picked up assists as Santos scored in his sixth appearance and third start.Orlando City had an 11-6 advantage in shots, winning for the first time this season when taking more shots than i...

Reyes, Burke lead Red Bulls to 2-1 victory over Montreal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:00:52 GMT

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Andrés Reyes and Cory Burke scored first-half goals to lead the New York Red Bulls to a 2-1 victory over CF Montreal on Saturday night.Reyes gave the Red Bulls (3-4-7) the lead in the 23rd minute with his second goal of the season, scoring unassisted.Defender Joel Waterman answered six minutes later for Montreal (5-8-0) when he took a pass from George Campbell and scored for the first time this season to knot the score at 1-1.The Red Bulls regained the lead in the 38th minute on a goal by Burke. Cristian Cásseres Jr. notched an assist on Burke’s second netter of the campaign.The two clubs have alternated wins in the last eight match-ups. Montreal beat the Red Bulls 2-0 earlier this season. Montreal has beaten New York twice in the same season just once — in 2019.Carlos Coronel turned away one shot in goal for the Red Bulls. Jonathan Sirois saved four shots for Montreal.Montreal managed just five shots against the Red Bulls, who have allowed a league-low 3...

Nuggets fans fill Ball Arena and McGregor Square for Game 3 of Western Conference Finals

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:00:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Ahead of Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals, thousands of Nuggets fans piled into Ball Arena and McGregor Square to cheer on the hometown team.The energy was electric with fans ready to cheer on the Nuggets at both locations. Dana Williams, a third-generation Denver resident brought out her entire family to Ball Arena for Game 3. "It's been a long time coming and I think this is the year so we definitely want to be here to support them, so that’s why we're here. We're all geared up, excited, fired up and ready to go!" Williams said. Ball Arena roomies show support in playoffs Over at McGregor Square at Tom's Watch Bar and The Terrace of The Rally Hotel, the energy was just as high.Marie DeLibero, The Rally Hotel manager, told FOX31 that this was always their goal with these watch parties. “Especially for away games we love to bring in everyone to kind of have like a home base to watch the games at, you know McGregor Square since we opened a couple of years a...

Nuggets on brink of NBA Finals with 119-108 win over Lakers in Game 3

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:00:52 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 37 points, Nikola Jokic added 24 points and eight assists, and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals with a 119-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half against his former team for the top-seeded Nuggets, who have never been this close to the NBA Finals in 47 years in the league.Denver blew a big early lead in Game 3, but made a decisive 13-0 run in the fourth quarter to snap the Lakers' nine-game home winning streak since March 26, including seven straight victories since the regular season ended.No team has rallied from a 3-0 playoff series deficit in NBA history. Game 4 is Monday night in Los Angeles. Ball Arena roomies show support in playoffs Anthony Davis had 28 points and 18 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who hadn't lost three straight games since early February. Los Angeles' prolonged, desperate surge eve...