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Golden Knights take 2-0 lead in Stanley Cup Final with 7-2 win over Panthers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:54:14 GMT

By MARK ANDERSON (AP Sports Writer)LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored twice and started an early blitz that chased the NHL’s hottest postseason goalie, and the Vegas Golden Knights seized control of the Stanley Cup Final with a 7-2 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 2 on Monday night.Adin Hill continued his stellar play in net with 29 saves for the Golden Knights, who grabbed a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.“We finished some plays,” Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. “It’s a good performance for us. Our guys were ready to play.”Marchessault also had an assist to finish with three points. His 12 postseason goals set a Golden Knights record, with all coming after the first round. Brett Howden scored twice for the Knights, who also got goals from Alec Martinez, Nicolas Roy and Michael Amadio. Six players had at least two points for Vegas, all 18 Knights skaters were on the ice for even-strength goals and their nine goal sc...

Police investigating L.A. shooting that injured 1-year-old

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:54:14 GMT

Police are searching for two suspects who were reportedly involved in a shooting that left a 1-year-old child injured in Los Angeles on Monday. Authorities responded to reports of a child who was shot near 79th Street and Towne Avenue around 5:41 p.m. When they arrived on the scene, they found a 1-year-old girl who suffered a graze wound to her foot. According to police, the shooting incident took place at 81st Street and Avalon Boulevard, and they believe the victim was moved to 79th Street and Towne Avenue shortly after. The suspects, described as two Black males, were last seen on Avalon Boulevard in a light-colored Kia with Texas plates. One suspect is approximately 20 years old and the other is in his mid-20s. It is unknown what led up to the shooting. No arrests have been made and no further details are available at this time. This investigation is ongoing. 

North Bay man was possibly killed by horse, police say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:54:14 GMT

(KRON) -- An 82-year-old man was found dead on a North Bay road on Friday, and authorities are investigating the possibility that he was killed by a horse, according to the Marin County Sheriff's Office. The man who was killed was identified as Richard Helzberg of the San Geronimo Valley.A call came into the sheriff's office at 6:51 p.m. on Friday regarding a man who fell down and suffered a head wound in the area of Wild Iris Road and Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. He was taken to a hospital and died there, police said. Don’t pick up seal pups, Marine Mammal Center warns Police originally described the incident as a "suspicious death." Marin Health Medical Center staff originally reported Helzberg's injury as a "ballistic wound to the head." However, the MCSO said a review of evidence at the scene determined that the cause of injury was not accurate. An autopsy was performed Monday, which confirmed that the cause of death was blunt-force trauma. There was no evidence of a firearm ...

Sánchez’s homer, Snell’s strong effort carry Padres to 5-0 win over Cubs

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:54:14 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Gary Sánchez hit a two-run home run and Blake Snell and three relievers combined on a four-hitter for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Chicago Cubs 5-0 Monday night to salvage a split of a four-game series.Manny Machado had three hits, scored twice and made a sensational play at third base in his fourth game back from a stint on the injured list with a fractured left hand. Sánchez, claimed off waivers from the New York Mets a week earlier, hit his third homer in seven games with the Padres when he lined a 2-2 pitch from Kyle Hendricks into the left field seats with one out in the second. Machado was aboard on a leadoff single.Plate umpire Phil Cuzzi ejected David Ross after the Cubs manager said something from the dugout during Sánchez’s at-bat. Ross came out and continued the argument for a few minutes. He was replaced by Andy Green, who managed the Padres from 2016-19.Matt Carpenter and Ha-Seong Kim followed with consecutive doubles to make it 3-0. Machado...

McCutchen’s sacrifice fly lifts Pirates to 5-4 win, extends Athletics’ road losing streak to 15

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:54:14 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen’s tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning lifted Pittsburgh to a 5-4 victory over Oakland on Monday night, extending the Pirates’ win streak to six games and sending the Athletics to their record-tying 15th consecutive road loss.The 15 straight defeats away from home matches the Athletics’ record since they moved from Kansas City in 1968. Oakland set that mark in 1986.The major league-worst Athletics (12-50) have lost five games in a row overall. They are on pace to finish the season exactly 100 games under .500 at 31-131.“It’s tough,” Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said. “Tonight’s game, we didn’t play well enough to win the game. I don’t want to say we gave the game away but there were a lot of instances where we had a chance to capitalize on opportunities and didn’t do it.”McCutchen also singled and drew three walks to go with two RBIs. The 2013 NL MVP now has 1,998 career hits.With the score tied at 4, Ji Hwan Bae led off the decisive eig...

Suddenly hot power play powering Golden Knights in Stanley Cup Final

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:54:14 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bruce Cassidy acknowledged between Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Final that his Vegas Golden Knights’ power play has been hit or miss all season.It’s hitting now like players in a high-stakes game of blackjack — and has Vegas two wins from the Stanley Cup.The Golden Knights got two more power-play goals Monday in their 7-2 rout of the Florida Panthers in Game 2, with Jonathan Marchessault cashing in for his team-record 11th goal of the playoffs and Brett Howden adding another in the final minutes. Marchessault also scored on the power play in the series-opening win Saturday.Dating to the Western Conference final-clinching victory against Dallas, which players and Cassidy have called arguably their best performance of the season, Vegas has scored on the power play in three consecutive games for the first time since late December.Of all the things that powered the Golden Knights through the first three rounds, the power play was not chief among them. Th...

Inicia el juicio del sospechoso de apuñalar mortalmente a un joven hispano en Alexandria

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:54:14 GMT

El lunes inició el juicio por el asesinato de Luis Mejía Hernández, estudiante de Alexandria City High School que murió apuñalado durante una pelea en el estacionamiento de un centro comercial en mayo del 2022. El sospechoso, Ryan Vega, se declaró no culpable de asesinato en segundo grado y de pertenecer a una mafia.El lunes sus abogados presentaron una moción para anular ambos cargos, argumentando además que Vega no tenía la intención maliciosa de apuñalar a Mejía Hernández. Esa moción fue negada por el juez James Clark.Vega tiene ahora 17 años, pero contaba solamente con 16 el mismo año del apuñalamiento. Ahora será enjuiciado como adulto por la severidad de los hechos. El juicio no tiene jurado; un juez determinará su futuro.Los oficiales quienes respondieron a la pelea–investigadores, el paramédico que intentó salvarle la vida a Mejía Hernández  y un detective que interrogó a Vega–ofrecieron sus testimonios.La caótica pelea que se registró en el Bradlee Shopping Center el 2...

Semien hit streak to 24, scores winning run as Rangers walk-off Cards 4-3

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:54:14 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe hit a game-ending RBI single with one out in the ninth inning and the AL West-leading Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. Marcus Semien, who had already extended his majors-best hitting streak to 24 games with two hits, had a one-out walk in the ninth off Génesis Cabrera (1-1). Semien scored the winning run when Lowe hit an opposite-field grounder through the left side of the infield. Corey Seager had followed Semien with a single, a popup to shallow left field that third baseman Nolan Arenado chased down but was unable to catch. Rangers closer Will Smith (1-2) worked a scoreless ninth for the victory. The Cardinals, who have lost four straight, tied the game in the eighth after loading the bases with no outs against rookie reliever Grant Anderson. Some botched baserunning cost them a chance to take the lead after Paul Goldschmidt’s sacrifice fly.Arenado then had...

Phillies’ ace Nola loses no-hitter in 7th, wins game 8-3 over Tigers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:54:14 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Nola’s strikeout total was up — the Phillies’ ace would tie his career-high with 12 — and so was his pitch count. As Nola delivered with two outs in the seventh inning, and a shot at baseball history still on the line, manager Rob Thomson wasn’t sure just how much longer he would let the right-hander go.“I wouldn’t have chanced his health just for that,” Thomson said.Nick Maton took care of Thomson’s no-no call when the Tigers’ third baseman put one into the second deck for their first hit of the game.No worries. Trea Turner’s best game with the Phillies and a shutdown effort from the bullpen kept the game in control and preserved Nola’s finest outing of the season.Nola took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Turner homered twice for the first time with the Phillies among his four hits to lead Philadelphia to its third straight win, 8-3 over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.Nola (5-4) fanned 10 and had fac...

Bernardo transfer to be reviewed after backlash

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:54:14 GMT

Correctional Services Canada (CSC) says it will review its decision to move Paul Bernardo from Millhaven Institution to medium security La Macaza Institution in Quebec after outrage in the wake of the decision.Bernardo, who was a serial rapist eventually turned murderer with his then wife Karla Homolka, has been serving a life sentence since 1995 with no chance at parole for 25 years. He has spent the last decade at Millhaven and before that was at Kingston Penitentiary. Last week, CSC announced that Bernardo was being moved from the maximum security prison, drawing ire from the public and politicians alike. In a statement on Monday afternoon, the CSC apologized for any pain caused by the decision and said it would be reviewing the transfer.“The Correctional Service of Canada takes its work very seriously. Decisions are taken with utmost care for public safety and victims rights, and follow the rule of law,” the statement reads.“First, we want to acknowledge that ...