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Dodgers acquire minor league RHP Vanasco from Rangers for LHP Valdez

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:26 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired right-hander Ricky Vanasco from the Texas Rangers for lefty Luis Valdez on Thursday.Right-hander Zack Burdi was also designated for assignment by the Dodgers to make room on their 40-man roster.Vanasco, a 15th-round draft pick of Texas in 2017, was designated for assignment on Monday. He allowed six runs in 2 1/3 innings in two games for Double-A Frisco after being activated from the injured list. Vanasco was 3-5 with a 4.68 ERA in 23 starts between Frisco and and High-A Hickory.The 19-year-old Valdez was 0-2 with a 3.12 ERA in eight games for Low-A Rancho Cucamonga this season. He was signed by the Dodgers as a minor league free agent out of Mexico in 2019. —AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

NCAA champ Rose Zhang makes impressive LPGA Tour debut in Mizuho Americas Open

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:26 GMT

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two-time NCAA champion Rose Zhang made her professional debut Thursday on the LPGA Tour, a solid opening round in the Mizuho Americas Open.The 20-year-old from Stanford who dominated the women’s amateur rankings for more than two years shot a 2-under 70 at Liberty National in the shadow of New York. The Californian was five shots off the lead held by Lauren Hartlage, who shot a career-best 65.Aditi Ashok, the first player from India on the tour, was at 67 in a tournament where the focus shifted to Zhang last weekend with her announcement she was turning pro. Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand and Stephanie Meadow of Northern Ireland had 68s.Ayaka Furue, coming off a loss to Pajaree Anannarukarn on Sunday in final of the match play event in Las Vegas, was at 69 with Lydia Ko, Brooke Henderson, Emma Talley, Cheyenne Knight, Grace Kim and Yuka Saso.Zhang didn’t dominate in her first round as a pro but she showed enough, making five birdies and three bogey...

Corbin Carroll lifts Diamondbacks past Rockies for share of NL West lead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:26 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Corbin Carroll had a two-out, two-run single in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5 on Thursday to tie the idle Los Angeles Dodgers for a share of the NL West lead.Gabriel Moreno walked with one out against Pierce Johnson (0-2), and Ketel Marte doubled with two outs, moving Moreno to third. With first base open and Christian Walker on deck, the Rockies decided to pitch to Carroll, and he came through with a liner for his first career walk-off hit.Carroll said he thinks it was his first game-ending hit of his life.“I think so,” Carroll said. “There’s been opportunities, but I can’t remember any even through Little League.”Carroll fell behind in the count but lined a 1-1 pitch to left-center and Marte scored easily from second with the winning run.“I was trying not to expand the zone,” he said. “I didn’t do a very good job of that. But I got the job done.”Arizona won its fifth straight to improv...

Seahawks’ Kenneth Walker III hopes to turn award disappointment into on-field success

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:26 GMT

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Kenneth Walker III had a terrific rookie season after being called upon to take a bigger role as the primary ball carrier for the Seattle Seahawks.His rookie year was so good that right up until the point the announcement was made during the NFL Honors award show during Super Bowl week, Walker felt confident he was going to be named offensive rookie of the year.Instead, it was Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson who walked up on the stage and received the award.“Yeah, I thought I was going to win it, but Garrett Wilson is a great player though,” Walker said Thursday after the Seahawks wrapped up their latest offseason workout.To his point, Walker did have a rookie season worthy of being acknowledged as the best in the league. He led NFL rookies in rushing touchdowns with nine as part of a season during which he played in 15 games and ran for 1,050 yards.Finishing second in the offensive player of the year voting became a momentary topic Thursday when Walker’s posi...

SEC to play 8-game conference football schedule in 2024; long-term model still TBD

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:26 GMT

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference will play eight league games in 2024 when it expands to 16 teams with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas, but beyond that the schedule model is still to be determined. Commissioner Greg Sankey said Thursday, the second-to-last day of the SEC’s spring meetings, that the conference’s university presidents unanimously voted to implement a short-term solution to a scheduling conundrum that has been debated within the league for more than a year.SEC leaders have been trying to decide between a nine-game conference schedule that would include three annual rivalry games and an eight-game model with one annual rivalry game.“Our long-term options are fully open,” Sankey said.He also said, confidently, a long-term scheduling model would be hashed before the conference returns to the Florida Panhandle this time next year.“Nobody wants to go through this every year,” Sankey said.Football matchups for the 2024 season will b...

Police kill boy, search for others after armed robbery in Aurora: chief

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:26 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- Police shot and killed a boy and took two more into custody after an armed robbery in Aurora on Thursday afternoon, according to interim Police Chief Art Acevedo. A regional search was underway for more young males who fled the scene in a Kia minivan that had been reported stolen, Acevedo said. He did not release ages but said officers believe they were all boys.Acevedo said they robbed vapes from a store near 8th Avenue and Dayton Street. The boy who police shot and killed had a semiautomatic pistol that he threatened the store clerk with, the chief said. 2 escaped inmates from Adams County jail taken into custody A sergeant with Aurora's Gang Intervention Unit first spotted the alleged robbers in hoods and masks near the store and pursued them. He called other officers to the scene to help chase the suspects. Acevedo said one officer encountered the boy with the pistol and ordered him to let go of the gun."At one point, the officer discharges his firearm...

Nuggets fan battling cancer surprised with tickets to Game 1 of the NBA Finals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:26 GMT

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (KDVR) — Two seats at Game 1 of the NBA Finals in Denver will be filled with very deserving Nuggets fans after they got the surprise of a lifetime.Thursday morning, Benjamin Peter and his son believed they were going to be interviewed by local reporters about an experience Peter recently had watching a Nuggets game through a virtual reality headset.A few weeks ago, UCHealth and the Nuggets teamed up to help Peter experience what it is like to sit courtside at a game. He was really watching from a hospital chair during chemotherapy treatment. When he took the headset off, Nuggets mascot Rocky was waiting in front of him with a Nikola Jokic jersey.This time, UCHealth had a different surprise in store.During the interview, Peter and his son were handed a sign that said, “UCHealth and the Nuggets are sending us to Game 1!”The pair were practically speechless.“It’s a dream come true. This is not something we normally would have done but we’ve followed this team for...

Wynwood bars Grails, SHOTS pivot into NBA Finals with Heat-friendly drink specials

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:26 GMT

The Miami Heat are in the NBA Finals, but you’re not coming to Deco for our sports coverage, are you? You’re here to add some heat to your life. In that case, head to Wynwood. That’s where Deco’s Alex Miranda has his game face on … or whatever kind of face that is.When it comes to the NBA Finals, Wynwood is all about watching the Miami Heat win.Eddie Fuentes: “You better be ready, better wear your colors, have your jersey on, bring your sneakers. This is the place to be.”And Grails, home to the famous Sneaker Cocktail, has sports fans covered.Eddie Fuentes: “We’re doing Miami Heat cutouts, we’re doing smoke machines, cheerleaders, we’re doing a mural for the Miami Heat, for the Panthers, so we’re celebrating the city.”All right, Eddie, but I want that party in my cup — I mean shoe.Eddie Fuentes: “You can get four of your sneakers with four different colors, with two different bottles, or you can do t...

Crews battle fire at apartment building in Worcester

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:26 GMT

Emergency crews responded in Worcester Thursday after a fire broke out in an apartment building on Bowdoin Street. Crews were on scene Thursday afternoon with ladders in place in multiple locations and firefighters seen on the building roof.While there did not appear to be any major damage to the building, multiple windows were broken.There was no word as of around 9 p.m. on any injuries.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Neighbors devastated after driver barrels through gaggle of geese in Peabody

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:26 GMT

A group of Peabody residents said they’re devastated after a driver barreled a gaggle of geese on a local street in an incident caught on camera this week. “No braking, no pause, nothing, just run right over them,” said James Gemma on Wednesday. Gemma is the person heard screaming for the driver to stop in a video of the incident. He told 7NEWS the person behind the wheel “hit those geese at full speed and kept going.” “It’s a tragedy,” he said. “It’s heartbreaking.” Gemma shared a separate video showing in his yard Tuesday morning. Moments later, he said the set of parents and their goslings started to cross nearby Winona Street.Gemma said he heard the car and then its impact. He initially chased after the car, but said it did not stop. A matter of days after the incident, he shared a message for the driver. “I want this person to step up and say ‘Yeah, I screwed up. It’s on me’”Gemma said three of the goslings were killed and Peabody police were called. Now, he said...