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Eovaldi strikes out career-high 12 in Rangers’ 4-0 win over A’s

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:58 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi set a career high with 12 strikeouts and extended his scoreless streak to 28 2/3 innings as the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Thursday night in manager Bruce Bochy’s return to Northern California.Marcus Semien homered against his former team in front of a crowd of 2,949 that was the second-smallest of the season at the Oakland Coliseum.Eovaldi (5-2) put together his third consecutive masterful performance to keep the AL West-leading Rangers rolling and sending the A’s to their fifth straight loss.An All-Star with Boston in 2021 before signing with the Rangers last December, Eovaldi pitched three-hit ball with one walk over 8 2/3 innings to become the third pitcher in franchise history to post three consecutive starts of at least eight scoreless innings. Martín Pérez (2014) and Charlie Hough (1983) are the others.Eovaldi nearly had his second complete game shutout in three starts after he got Tony Kemp to ground out and st...

Hurricanes eliminate Devils on Jesper Fast’s OT power-play goal

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:58 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jesper Fast deflected in a shot by Jesperi Kotkaniemi on a power play at 7:09 of overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a series-ending 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.Fast’s deflection while shielding Akira Schmid set off a celebration for the Hurricanes, who never led until the final play and twice trailed by a goal before winning the best-of-seven series 4-1 to reach the Eastern Conference final.Carolina got the overtime power play when Jonas Siegenthaler was sent to the box for a delay-of-game penalty for sending the puck out of play from his own zone.Jaccob Slavin and Brent Burns also scored for Carolina, and Frederik Andersen made 27 saves. The Hurricanes will face the winner of the Florida-Toronto series, with the Panthers leading that one 3-1.Dawson Mercer and Timo Meier scored for New Jersey. Schmid stopped 36 shots.STARS 5, KRAKEN 2DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz had two goals and had an assist, Joe Pavelski scored his seventh goal...

Hintz has 2 goals, Pavelski scores again as Stars take 3-2 series lead over Kraken

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:58 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz had two goals and had an assist, Joe Pavelski scored his seventh goal of the second-round series and the Dallas Stars beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 in Game 5 on Thursday night to move within a victory of the Western Conference finals. Pavelski also had an assist on Hintz’s second goal, which ricocheted hard out of the net with 8:37 left for a two-goal lead, though play continued for nearly a half-minute before a replay review that confirmed the score. Radek Faksa added an empty-netter with 3:17 to go. Dallas will take a 3-2 lead into Game 6 on Saturday in Seattle, where the teams split a pair of lopsided games. The Kraken won 7-2 in Game 3, then the Stars rebounded with a 6-3 win in Game 4. Stars goalie Jake Oettinger had 29 saves.When Pavelski scored on a backhander in the opening minute of the second period, knocking in his own rebound, that put the Stars up 3-0. His 71st career postseason extended his record for U.S.-born players.Pavelski matched Sid...

UCHealth doctors find marijuana users require more anesthesia 

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:58 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Inside the UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, Dr. Roland Flores is no stranger to asking patients tough questions. As an anesthesiologist, Flores needs to know everything he can about each patient, as he prepares a mix of drugs to put them to sleep for surgery. But there's one question Flores said patients aren't always honest with: Do you use marijuana?“I think people are kind of uncomfortable with it because of the quasi-legality of it between the federal and state laws,” Flores said. Rainfall record broken at Denver International Airport Flores said it's an important question to answer truthfully because it can have a major impact on your treatment.He's discovered regular marijuana users require significantly more medication — not only to put them to sleep but to keep them asleep during surgery. He said patients who use marijuana also require more medication after surgery to remain comfortable. Doctors recommended to ask about cannabis useThe reas...

Winter weather expected across central, northern Colorado mountains

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:58 GMT

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The same storm dumping record-breaking rain on the Denver metro area is also dropping several inches of snow in the high country. Summit County, Rocky Mountain National Park, Medicine Bow Range, Mosquito Range and Indian Peaks are under a winter storm warning until 12 p.m. Friday.“It is not unusual. We get some of our best precipitation and moisture from March to May, and over the years we seem to be morphing to a little bit of those early May storms,” Rocky Mountain National Park public affairs officer Kyle Patterson said.  Rainfall record broken at Denver International Airport However, Patterson said at this time of year, visitors regularly arrive to the park unprepared for winter weather. “They’re looking at the date on the calendar and think, it’s spring,” she said. “We see visitors that are not prepared for three feet of snow at Bear Lake, which is what we have right now.”Areas above 10,000 feet are expected to see the highest snow totals. Snowbo...

Hail damage? How to avoid roofing scams

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:58 GMT

PARKER, Colo. (KDVR) — Many homeowners have questions about how to find a reliable contractor to repair roofs, siding and broken windows after this week’s rain and hail storms. Golf ball-sized hail destroyed the sunroof on Stefanie Neubecker's home. “It’s completely gone, as you can tell the rain is all coming through,” she said. Neubecker’s main concern is finding a trustworthy contractor to make the needed repairs. Jeff Brown of Colorado Superior Roofing and Exteriors told the FOX31 Problem Solvers the first thing homeowners should do is take a good look around the property and estimate the damage. “If you’ve got damage on your car, for example, if you’ve got damage on your windows or siding, other soft metals, like you see dents in your gutters, you may have roof damage,” Brown said. What to know before you file a claim for hail damage Brown, who is also a member of the Colorado Roofing Association, said that potential contractors should be properly licensed to do work in your...

Jayson Tatum overcomes early struggles, delivers late as Celtics beat 76ers, force Game 7

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:58 GMT

PHILADELPHIA — As the final seconds ticked away, the outcome finally decided, Jayson Tatum dribbled the ball over half-court. He pounded the ball into the floor three times, then hunched over. Al Horford came over to embrace him, and share a message.“He is that guy,” Horford said, “and he’s special.”For 44 minutes on Thursday night, Tatum looked lost. The Celtics star seemed rattled. In one of the biggest games of his life, Tatum looked like he was about to throw Boston’s season away. Turnovers mounted. He couldn’t buy a bucket.Until he could.With the Celtics’ seismic championship expectations seemingly weighing on his shoulders, Tatum – finally – came through it mattered. He missed 13 of his first 14 shots, but kept shooting. He leaned on his teammates. He powered through his struggles. He willed the Celtics – hitting four 3-pointers in the final four minutes – to a 95-86 victory in Game 6.The Celtics committed 17 turnovers. They blew a 16-point lead. They were teetering, verging o...

Hundreds of migrants still waiting along San Diego border as Title 42 ends

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:58 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Hundreds of migrants are awaiting the end of Title 42 at the U.S.-Mexico border in San Ysidro.They are currently gathering on U.S. Soil, waiting to be taken into custody by Customer and Border Protection officials. Some people have been here for several days with little food, warmth and water.Since then, Good Samaritans have been helping provide aid to the asylum-seekers. Title 42 explained: What is it, why is it ending, what’s next? "Caldo de pollo, chicken soup with rice, so we are just serving it up, getting it ready,” one San Diego resident, Daisie Lozano, told FOX 5. She said she saw the humanitarian crisis on the news and wanted to help. She posted on Nextdoor, asking for donations to bring, and made a warm lunch for the migrants."My hope is that it brings a tiny bit of home," Lozano said. "I know it's not a lot, but some warmth in their heart to know that we care about them.” Volunteer groups are the current lifeline for asylum-seekers stranded in what is call...

Tijuana migrant shelter seeing an uptick in asylum-seekers amid Title 42 end

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:58 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Down in Tijuana, migrant shelters are seeing an influx of refugees hoping to seek asylum in the United States before Title 42 comes to an end.Thousands are currently still waiting on the other side of the border -- many of whom are fleeing violence and political corruption in their home countries, according to Pastor Albert Rivera, founder of the non-profit shelter, Agape Mision Mundial.In the final days of Title 42, shelters like Agape that help refugees obtain asylum in the U.S. have seen a significant uptick in people looking for their services."There's been an increase of about 400% of more immigrants coming," said Rivera told FOX 5. San Diego County addresses looming impacts as end of Title 42 nears Agape is currently focused on receiving families and single mothers. Many of them at the shelter, according to Rivera, are attempting to escape violence from states in Mexico or are fleeing the cartel's control over police."We have a lot of kids that they killed their...

Man shot to death at recreation center identified

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:40:58 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Police on Thursday identified the man who was shot to death at a San Diego recreation center last week.The shooting happened before 7 p.m. Friday at the Montgomery Waller Recreation Center in the Otay Mesa West neighborhood. There, officers found Robert Simmons, 20, suffering from gunshot wounds, San Diego police said in a news release. He was pronounced dead at the scene.A second victim, a 19-year-old man, was taken to a hospital and was expected to survive. His identity has not been released by authorities. A sense of desperation grows amid final hours of Title 42 Homicide detectives believe the victims were issued a "gang challenge" by a member of a group when they arrived at the recreation center, police said. The group started throwing glass bottles at the victims before at least one of the group members started firing a gun at them, according to police. The group then left the area.Detectives say a white sedan was seen leaving the recreation center after the sho...