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Mikolas goes seven sharp, Cardinals win 3-0 over White Sox

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:03:17 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Miles Mikolas pitched seven efficient innings, Jordan Walker homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 on Saturday.Mikolas allowed four hits — all singles — in his first win since May 30. The 34-year-old right-hander struck out six and walked none, throwing 71 of his 95 pitches for strikes.Mikolas (5-5), a two-time All-Star, was 0-4 with a 6.00 ERA in his previous six starts.Giovanny Gallegos worked around Oscar Colás' leadoff single in the eighth, and Jordan Hicks finished the seven-hitter for his seventh save.Walker hit a solo drive in the ninth for his eighth homer for last-place St. Louis. Paul DeJong singled in Nolan Gorman in the second, and Brendan Donovan added a run-scoring groundout in the fifth.White Sox right-hander Touki Toussaint (0-2) allowed five hits — all singles — in five innings. He struck out five and walked one in his second start since he was claimed off waivers from Cleveland last month.Chicago dropped to 10-18 in its p...

Veterans access one-stop shop for housing, healthcare and other resources at Santa Clara County ‘Stand Down’ event

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:03:17 GMT

SAN JOSE — Kim Yee made the rounds of dozens of booths set up at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Saturday morning, collecting things to help make his day-to-day life a little easier: a bag of groceries, paperwork to secure a housing voucher, legal assistance with the DMV and a pair of military fatigues specially designed to be worn while in a wheelchair.After enlisting in the military as a 15-year-old during the Vietnam War in 1967, Yee trained and served overseas as an Army Ranger for more than two decades, before a combat injury sent him home. But life stateside hasn’t always been smooth sailing for the now 72-year-old, who has spent the past few weeks couch surfing after recently losing the roof over his head.More than 50 vendors who set up shop at a special “Veterans Stand Down” were ready to help. The event was organized to ease the troubles that Lee and many other veterans often face in the months, years and decades after their military service has ended. Dozens of voluntee...

BART facing 'major' delays systemwide, Red Line service down

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:03:17 GMT

(KRON) -- The entire Bay Area Rapid Transit network was impacted by delays on Saturday, according to a service advisory from BART. Two adults, 6 children rescued from water near Oracle Park At this time, there is no Red Line service traveling between Millbrae and Richmond. Passengers traveling out of Richmond should plan to board a Berryessa train, then transfer to an SFO/Millbrae train at MacArthur station, BART said. Travelers heading from Millbrae should take an SFO/Antioch train and transfer to a Richmond train at the 19th Street station. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }This is a developing story. Please stick with BART for updates.

Wimbledon 2023: Iga Swiatek, Novak Djokovic play for spots in quarterfinals

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:03:17 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Iga Swiatek has never reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. She can get there on Sunday.The top-ranked Swiatek will face 14th-seeded Belinda Bencic on Centre Court.The four-time Grand Slam champion was ousted in the third round last year at the All England Club, but she says she’s playing with no pressure this time around.“I feel confident and I feel like I can play with more intuition, play my game a little bit more,” she said.On the men’s side, Novak Djokovic takes his Wimbledon winning streak — 31 matches and counting — into the fourth round.The seven-time champion faces 17th-seeded Hubert Hurkacz, who is 0-5 against Djokovic. They’ll play on Centre Court, where Djokovic hasn’t lost since July 7, 2013, in the final to Andy Murray.Hurkacz, from Poland, is on a bit of a roll. He hasn’t dropped his serve in three wins at this year’s tournament, all in straight sets.They’ve met once before at the All England Club, ...

Senga, Cobb, Kimbrel, Burnes and López added to rosters for Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:03:17 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — The New York Mets’ Kodai Senga, San Francisco’s Alex Cobb, Philadelphia’s Craig Kimbrel and Milwaukee’s Corbin Burnes were added to the National League All-Star roster as replacements for pitchers who will be inactive for Tuesday’s game.Minnesota’s Pablo López joined the American League roster on Saturday and becomes an All-Star along with the player he was traded for last winter, Miami second baseman Luis Arraez.Atlanta’s Bruce Elder and Spencer Strider won’t pitch in the game, along with the Chicago Cubs’ Marcus Stroman and Milwaukee’s Devin Williams.New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge, Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout, Houston outfielder Yordan Alvarez, Tampa Bay left-hander Shane McClanahan, Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw and Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson were dropped earlier in the week because of injuries and Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase decided to skip the...

Wilson and Stewart go with familiar choices in WNBA All-Star Game draft

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:03:17 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart made the WNBA All-Star draft about picking their current and former teammates.Wilson took her Las Vegas Aces teammates Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young with her first two picks in the draft Saturday. She drafted Kelsey Plum as her top reserve choice, keeping all four Aces players together for the game that will be played in Las Vegas next Saturday. Wilson’s team will be coached by the Aces’ Becky Hammon.“I mean, listen, you need to have a great point guard when it comes to games like this and I feel like she is going to be great,” Wilson said of Gray. “She’s going to be dropping dimes everywhere, going to get us in the flow. And that’s what makes a good team great, is a great point guard, so I had to go with Chelsea.”Stewart took New York’s starting backcourt of Courtney Vandersloot and Sabrina Ionescu with her top two choices in the reserve draft. She made Brittney Griner her overall No. 1 pick in the draft. Grine...

Stanton homers twice as Yankees rebound with 6-3 win over Cubs

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:03:17 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit a mammoth homer in the first inning and added a two-run homer after a video review in the fifth and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 Saturday.Josh Donaldson hit his 10th homer and Harrison Bader hit a two-run double as the Yankees avoided their third four-game losing streak this year. After being held to two singles in Friday’s series opener, the Yankees improved to 14-16 since losing Aaron Judge to a torn ligament in his right big toe on June 3.“Better across the board,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.Gerrit Cole (9-2) allowed a two-run homer to former Yankee Mike Tauchman on his final batter and allowed three runs and five hits in 7 1/3 innings. He improved to 8-0 this season following a New York loss.Struggling since returning June 2 from missing nearly two months with a hamstring injury, Stanton hit a 447-foot homer against Drew Smyly (7-6) off the facing of the third deck in left field to put New York ahead 1-0.“Over the y...

Man sentenced to 45 years in prison for murder of aspiring rapper from Triangle

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:03:17 GMT

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.A Spotsylvania County man has been sentenced to 75 years in prison with 30 years suspended for the 2020 murder of his friend Brian Trotter, an aspiring rapper from Triangle.Robert Deupree Avery Coltrain (Courtesy InsideNova)Robert Coltrain, 28, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on June 28 and was sentenced July 7, the Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office said in a news release. He will serve a total of 45 years in prison.Trotter, 25, of Kilmer Lane in Triangle was last seen by his father getting into a car with Coltrain to go to D.C. on Oct. 17, 2020. He was an aspiring hip hop artist who went by the stage name Kent Won’t Stop.“Mr. Trotter gave his son a hug and said goodbye as Trotter left his residence with Coltrain,” Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth said in the rel...

Combined No-Hitters

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:03:17 GMT

Matt Manning (6 2/3), Jason Foley (1 1/3), Alex Lange (9), Detroit Tigers vs. Toronto Blue Jays, July 8, 2023, 2-0.Cristian Javier, Hector Neris (8), Ryan Pressly (9), Houston Astros at New York Yankees, June 25, 2022, 3-0.Tylor Megill, Drew Smith (6), Joely Rodriguez (7), Seth Lugo (8), Edwin Diaz (9), New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies, April 22, 2022, 3-0.Corbin Burnes, Josh Hader (9), Milwaukee at Cleveland, Sept 11, 2021, 3-0.Zach Davies, Ryan Tepera (7), Andrew Chafin (8), Craig Kimbrel, , Chicago Cubs at L.A. Dodger, June 24 2021, 4-0.Aaron Sanchez, Harris (7), Biagini (8), Devenski (9), Houston vs. Seattle , August 3, 2019, 9-0.Taylor Cole (2 innings), Felix Pena (7), LA Angels vs. Seattle, July 12, 2019, 13-0.Walker Buehler (6 innings), Tony Cingrani (1), Yimi Garcia (1), Adam Liberatore (1), LA Dodgers vs. San Diego in Monterrey, Mexico, May 4, 2018, 4-0.Cole Hamels (6 innings), Jake Diekman (1), Ken Giles (1), Jonathan Papelbon (1), Philadelphia at Atlanta, Sept. 1, ...

Tigers No-Hitters

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:03:17 GMT

July 8, 2023, Matt Manning (6 2/3), Jason Foley (1 1/3), Alex Lange (9), vs. Toronto, 2-0May 18, 2021, Spencer Turnbull, at Seattle, 5-0May 7, 2011, Justin Verlander at Toronto, 9-0June 12, 2007, Justin Verlander vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 4-0April 7, 1984, Jack Morris at Chicago, 4-0July 20, 1958, Jim Bunning at Boston, 3-0Aug. 25, 1952, Virgil Trucks at New York, 1-0May 15 1952, Virgil Trucks vs. Washington, 1-0July 4, 1912, George Mullin vs. St. Louis, 7-0Source