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Florida, LSU wins give SEC 5 teams in NCAA baseball tournament super regionals

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:36:42 GMT

At least five of the record-tying 10 Southeastern Conference teams in the NCAA Tournament won regionals and will take the next step on the “Road to Omaha.”No. 2 national seed Florida and No. 5 LSU wrapped up regionals Monday and join fellow SEC members No. 15 South Carolina, No. 16 Alabama and Tennessee in super regionals beginning Friday.The SEC could advance two more teams out of regionals. No. 12 Kentucky and Texas A&M were playing finals Monday night. The SEC sent a record six teams to super regionals in 2004 and 2018.TCU and Southern Mississippi also won regionals Monday.Florida advanced with a 6-0 victory over Texas Tech. The Gators had been knocked out of three straight regionals on their home field and this time had to win three straight elimination games to reach super regionals for the first time since 2018.Ryan Slater and two relievers combined on the four-hit shutout and BT Riopelle, who had been 0 for 15 with eight strikeouts in the regional, hit a pair of two-run h...

Phillies’ Nola has no-hit bid through 6 innings against Tigers

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:36:42 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola has a no-hit bid through six innings against the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.Nola, just 4-4 on the season, faced the minimum through six innings and struck out 10 with two walks.He walked Jake Marisnick with two outs in the third inning but the outfielder was out at first base on a caught stealing by catcher J.T. Realmuto. Nola walked former teammate Nick Maton with one out in the fifth but the baserunner was erased after Eric Haase hit into an inning-ending double play.Nola threw 55 of 88 pitches for strikes. Nola, who record two strikeouts on automatic strike three calls, has now pitched at least six innings in each of hit last 10 starts.He entered 82-66 in a career spent all with the Phillies since his debut in 2015. The right-handed ace is a free agent at the end of the season. Nola pitched two complete games in 2022 and has five in his career.There have been no no-hitters in the majors this season, the first since ...

Niño colgando de la puerta de un camión celular de Migración genera indignación en República Dominicana

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:36:42 GMT

(CNN Español) — Un video de un niño colgando de los brazos de una mujer a través de la puerta enrejada de un camión de la Dirección de Migración en la República Dominicana generó gran indignación entre los usuarios de redes sociales.En la grabación del hecho, ocurrido este sábado en el municipio de Santo Domingo, se observa al menor colgando de las rejas de la puerta trasera del camión de detenidos en un control migratorio.Mientras tanto, una mujer que se encontraba dentro del vehículo aparentemente trata de sostenerlo para evitar que caiga. Un agente sentado en la plataforma trasera del camión celular, a la par del niño, parece hablarle a la vez que extiende una mano y la apoya sobre su hombro.California investiga la llegada a Sacramento de un avión privado con migrantes, según las autoridadesMediante un comunicado, el director de Migración, Venancio Alcántara, calificó el hecho como “un incidente inquietante y descorazonador”.Las autoridades informaron que la mujer —de nacio...

Yellowstone pide a sus visitantes que protejan la fauna salvaje después de varios incidentes

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:36:42 GMT

(CNN) — El parque nacional de Yellowstone pidió a los visitantes que protejan a la fauna salvaje tras una serie de incidentes que provocaron la muerte de animales o los pusieron en peligro, incluido uno en el que unos turistas se llevaron en su vehículo a un alce recién nacido.El parque emitió un comunicado a finales de la semana pasada pidiendo a los visitantes que conduzcan con cuidado y que sigan las normas de seguridad tras varios informes de choques mortales entre vehículos y animales salvajes.“En los últimos días, algunas acciones de los visitantes han puesto en peligro a personas y animales y han provocado su muerte”, declaró el parque en un comunicado de prensa. “El parque hace un llamado a los visitantes para que protejan la vida silvestre comprendiendo cómo sus acciones pueden afectar negativamente a la vida silvestre”.El fin de semana del Día de los Caídos, unos visitantes metieron en su vehículo a una cría de alce recién nacida y la llevaron al De...

Familiar faces spotted at Game 2 as hyped fans watch around town

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:36:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks may regularly have celebrities in their houses, but the Denver Nuggets drew their own notable fans to Game 2 at Ball Arena. Nuggets all-time leading scorer Alex English was at Ball Arena cheering on his former team in their first appearance of the NBA Finals. During his decade tenure with the Nuggets, he scored 21,645 points in 837 games. Nuggets lose Game 2 to Heat in NBA Finals Former Nuggets guard David Thompson was enjoying the game from what looked like a suite at Ball Arena. LaPhonso Ellis, who played with the Nuggets from 1992-98, was also in the house. It wasn't just former players at Ball Arena. Lil Wayne was courtside to watch the game. It wasn't clear who he was rooting for since he was neutral not donning the colors or gear of either team. No doubt there will be some famous people at Game 3 in Miami at the Kaseya Center on Wednesday. Fans cheer on Nuggets outside of Ball ArenaDenver Nuggets fans that couldn't...

Police make arrest after stabbing in Cambridge

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:36:42 GMT

Police said they made an arrest Monday in connection with a stabbing in Central Square in Cambridge. Cambridge police said officers in the area found a woman with a stab wound to her lower back shortly after 6 p.m. The woman, described as being in her early 20s, was treated on scene and then taken to a local hospital. Police said officers later arrested a woman linked to the stabbing after finding her at the intersection of Magazine Street and Auburn Street. Police said they also recovered a knife believed to have been used in the attack.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

SUV barrels through martial arts studio in Southbridge, ends up in ravine

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:36:42 GMT

A driver barreled through a martial arts studio in Southbridge, punching a hole in the building in a crash caught on camera Monday afternoon. The SUV ended up in a ravine below, with its driver ejected onto a nearby riverbank.Emergency crews responded and the driver was rushed to a hospital. The business’ owner also rushed to the scene, where he noted concern for the driver and said he was thankful no one was inside the studio at the time of the crash.“I just wanted to make sure the driver was okay,” said Hector Arvelo. “You don’t want anyone to get hurt. Everything else, it’s wood. It’s replaceable.”Arvelo owns Arvelo Martial Arts Academy and said he received a phone call telling him what happened.Southbridge police said they responded alongside firefighters around 1:40 p.m. at the intersection of Pleasant Street and River Street. Police said the SUV appeared to speed through the area with no signs the driver tried to brake, leading them to believe he may had...

Virginia plane crash investigators ask when pilot became unresponsive and why aircraft flew its path

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:36:42 GMT

By SARAH BRUMFIELD and MICHAEL BALSAMO (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — The pilot of a business jet that flew over Washington and crashed in a remote part of Virginia appeared to be slumped over and unresponsive, three U.S. officials said Monday, recounting observations by fighter pilots who intercepted the wayward flight.The revelations came as federal investigators trudged through rugged terrain to reach the site where the plane slammed into a mountain Sunday, killing four people. The officials who said that the fighter pilots saw the civilian pilot slumped over had been briefed on the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss details of the military operation. The plane’s owner told news outlets that his daughter and 2-year-old granddaughter were aboard.The New York-bound plane took an erratic flight path — inexplicably, turning around over Long Island to fly directly over the nation’s capital — which p...

Methuen finally has Chelmsford’s number in boys volleyball

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:36:42 GMT

METHUEN – With five-set losses in each of their previous three matchups, including a reverse sweep last year, it seemed like the Chelmsford boys volleyball team had Methuen’s number no matter who the Rangers put on the court.Not anymore.As part of another Merrimack Valley Conference rock fight, 16th-seeded Methuen (13-8) snapped its losing streak against No. 17 Chelmsford (12-9) with a 3-1 win (25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22) in a Div. 1 first-round matchup Monday night.James Levesque led the charge by blasting 19 kills, countering Lions star hitter Dom Flores (22 kills) blow for blow to help the Rangers move on.Six of those kills came in a tone-setting opening frame, while Liam Doherty (37 assists), Drew Eason (12 kills), Joshua Kiwanuka (four kills, three blocks) and Jack Flynn (three kills, two blocks) each stepped up big in pieces to break up the strings of momentum Chelmsford responded with at every turn.Defense from Matthew Kovacev and Shawn LaDuke proved vital, and Methuen now ha...

South Bay soccer fields could be redeveloped

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:36:42 GMT

CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- Several soccer fields in Chula Vista, which are home to the Eastlake Soccer League, could soon be redeveloped, according to Anwar Nash, the owner of The Eastlake Soccer League.Nash said he's rented the land since 2018 from Brookfield Properties. He said he was informed that one day Brookfield would redevelop the land. When he signed his lease with that understanding, he didn't know the league would grow to have about 6,000 players.“We didn’t know we would grow this big for the soccer community in Chula Vista," Nash said. “It’s sad because especially here in South Bay, the Latino community its huge, they all love sports, especially soccer.”Nash said his lease expires in 2024, and the company has given him advance notice of their plan to redevelop their land.“We tried to buy the land from them, they said no, we tried to extend our lease, they said no," Nash added. California campsite reservation bill passes State Assembly Nash said the league has about 5,000 a...