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Two dead in San Jose wrong way collision

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:17:25 GMT

A car traveling the wrong way on the Mathilda Avenue offramp at State Route 237 crashed into another vehicle early Sunday morning, leaving both drivers with fatal injuries, California Highway Patrol officials said.Spokesperson Ross Lee said a 2021 silver Honda Civic crashed into a 2017 red Honda Civic at 4:01 a.m. Both drivers were males between 20 and 30 years old — and the incident temporarily shut down traffic in the area.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | One dead in Sunnyvale pedestrian collision Crashes and Disasters | San Jose: Man’s death this week marks year’s sixth pedestrian fatality Crashes and Disasters | San Jose: Woman critically injured in downtown crash Crashes and Disasters | Man dies after being pulled from surf in Pacifica Crashes and Disasters | Bay Area physician faces state discipline over DUI crash The crash is still under investigation and police are still ...

Guardians’ Logan Allen strikes out 8, wins MLB debut

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:17:25 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland’s Logan Allen held the Miami Marlins to a solo homer and struck out eight over six innings to win his major league debut Sunday, a 7-4 victory that kept the Guardians from being swept. Allen ended the day with the game’s lineup card and several baseballs. And the requisite beer bath mixed with shaving cream.“It was a little cold, but it was awesome,” he said with a smile. “Anytime we’re celebrating something like that, it’s amazing.”Allen’s performance came in front of his parents, brother, girlfriend, agent and other family members. He admitted he had trouble sleeping Saturday night.“There was definitely a lot of nerves going into the game, but once I got to the bullpen and started throwing it felt normal,” Allen said. “I took it all in and appreciated what it was.”Called up from Triple-A Columbus before the game, the 24-year-old left hander gave up a two-out homer to Jon Berti in the third. Otherwise, he allowed five hits an...

Celtics G Smart (tailbone) ‘good to go’ in Game 4 vs Hawks

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:17:25 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was cleared to play in Game 4 on Sunday night against the Atlanta Hawks after landing hard on his tailbone.Coach Joe Mazzulla said Smart would be in the starting lineup after being listed as a game-time decision.“He’s good to go,” Mazzulla said. “He’s healthy.”Smart landed hard on his tailbone in the closing minutes of Boston’s 130-22 loss in Game 3 Friday night. He went down while battling for a rebound with Clint Capela. Smart was sore after the game and wasn’t sure if he might miss some time. But he was cleared to go after taking part in the Sunday morning shootaround.Boston led the opening-round series 2-1. ___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Marseille moves back to 2nd place with 2-1 win at Lyon

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:17:25 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Marseille needed a lucky own-goal to extend its unbeaten record away from home to 11 matches on Sunday as it labored to a 2-1 win against Lyon to move back to second place in the French league.The nine-time French champions have the best away record this season, having lost just once in 16 matches. That defeat at the hands of leader PSG took place in October and Marseille is undefeated away from its Velodrome stadium since. With six matches left to play, Marseille took back the runner-up spot by moving one point above Lens. PSG has an eight-point lead at the top. Cengiz Under broke the deadlock for the visitors just before halftime and Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette leveled in the 67th minute. Marseille created several chances after the interval but lacked efficiency as the game looked poised to end in stalemate.But luck was on the visitors’ side, and an own-goal from Malo Gusto secured three important points for Marseille in the race for the second automatic Ch...

Alvarez, Julks deliver late, Astros top Braves 5-2

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:17:25 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Yordan Alvarez tied the game with a two-run single in the eighth inning, Corey Julks had a go-ahead pinch-hit single in the ninth, and the Houston Astros won their fourth straight, 5-2 over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.“Corey fouled off some good pitches and then had that single that was big,” Houston manager Dusty Baker said after his team completed a three-game sweep in this matchup of the last two World Series champions. “It was a good series.”The defending champion Astros loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth against reliever Nick Anderson before closer A.J. Minter (1-2) entered to face Alvarez, who delivered the hit that made it 2-all.Minter allowed two batters to reach in the ninth before Julks delivered a single to left-center that gave Houston a 3-2 lead. Alex Bregman added a two-run single off Danny Young.“To come in here and play our brand of baseball, probably I felt like three pretty complete games for the first time this year, was cool,” Bregman sa...

Orioles beat Tigers 2-1 in 10, run winning streak to 6

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:17:25 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — For the second time in three days, Adam Frazier played a big part in a walk-off win for the Baltimore Orioles.Frazier dashed home on Mason Englert’s wild pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Orioles their sixth straight victory, 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. The Orioles won for the 10th time in 12 games, this time on a day when Detroit’s Eduardo Rodriguez retired the first 20 Baltimore hitters.The Orioles managed only three hits but finished off a series sweep with aggressive baserunning and some quality pitching of their own.“Those kind of wins at the end of the season, they add up. That’s how you make the playoffs,” Frazier said. “A lot of good teams can win the series, but to sweep the series is hard to do.”Frazier drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth Friday night with a groundball to the right side. This time he pinch-ran as the automatic runner and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt. Detroit brought ...

Yoshida homers twice in 8th as Red Sox beat Brewers 12-5

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:17:25 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Masataka Yoshida homered twice during Boston’s nine-run outburst in the eighth inning as the Red Sox rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-5 on Sunday.Justin Turner and Yoshida started the eighth with back-to-back homers off Matt Bush (0-1) that gave the Red Sox a 5-4 lead. Yoshida then capped the inning with a grand slam off Javy Guerra that landed in the second deck of right-field seats.Yoshida ended up driving in six runs. He also had a sacrifice fly in the first.Boston bounced back after blowing an early 3-0 lead to move above .500 and win the weekend series. The Brewers’ loss enabled the Pittsburgh Pirates to overtake them for the NL Central lead.Yoshida became the fifth Red Sox player to homer twice in one inning, and first since Hall of Fame slugger David Ortiz in August 2008. Nomar Garciaparra (2002), Ellis Burks (1990) and Bill Regan (1928) are the others.Brian Anderson went deep twice for the Brewers. Joey Wiemer singled, doubled and scored two runs. Wi...

Napoli beats Juventus, could seal Serie A title next weekend

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:17:25 GMT

ROME (AP) — Napoli could seal its first Serie A title in more than three decades next weekend.A stoppage-time goal from Giacomo Raspadori earned the runaway Italian leader a 1-0 win at Juventus on Sunday.“I’m shaking,” Raspadori said. “We wanted it so much and Juve created a lot of problems, but we believed to the very end.”The victory moved Napoli a whopping 17 points ahead of second-place Lazio, which was beaten 1-0 at home by Torino on Saturday.If Napoli beats regional rival Salernitana at home next Saturday and Inter Milan prevents Lazio from winning at the San Siro a day later, Napoli will have clinched with six rounds to spare.“It is a very important goal but we still have games that need to be won,” Raspadori said. “This gives us a big hand. … (But) we have only one thing in mind: earning three points against Salernitana.”It would be Napoli’s first Italian league title since Diego Maradona led the southern club to its only previous league championships in 1987 and...

Winter storm watch issued for high-elevation Front Range, Palmer Divide

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:17:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The National Weather Service said elevations at and above 6,500 feet along the Front Range and Palmer Divide are expecting significant snowfall Monday through Wednesday.A winter storm watch has been issued for the Front Range, foothills and Palmer Divide from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning.Photo credit: National Weather ServiceSnow totals of 1-2 feet are possible in the Front Range mountains above 6,500 feet, with specific areas possibly getting higher amounts. Totals possible on the Palmer Divide are 5-12 inches, the NWS said.The heaviest snowfall is expected midday Tuesday through early Wednesday morning, and could drop 2 inches per hour during that time frame, the NWS said. Denver weather: Sunny Sunday before a rainy week Some of the specific Front Range areas affected by the watch include Rocky Mountain National Park, the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Eisenhower Tunnel, as well as foothill communities such as Estes Park, Nederland, and Evergree...

Probe ordered after Southwest Ranches homeowner fires at delivery driver

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:17:25 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prosecutor has ordered an investigation in a confrontation in which a homeowner fired shots into a couple’s car when they mistakenly turned onto his property while making a late-night grocery delivery. Police closed the case without consulting the state attorney’s office.No one was injured by the gunfire in an upscale Fort Lauderdale suburb, but is the latest in a spate of similar shootings across the U.S. where people have mistakenly turned onto the wrong property or gotten in the wrong car. One person has been killed and others seriously wounded. In this case, the shooter told police the car was being driven erratically, struck his leg and made him fear for himself and his son.Broward County State Attorney Harold Pryor issued a statement saying police investigators never contacted his office about the April 15 shooting in Southwest Ranches that put at least two bullets into the car driven by 19-year-old Waldes Thomas Jr., who was with h...