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Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland: Gabriel Landeskog uncertainty didn’t impact how Avs handled trade deadline

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:41:35 GMT

There are two schools of hindsight bias regarding the Avalanche’s 2023 trade deadline.First is the notion that if Chris MacFarland and the front office had known Gabriel Landeskog would be out for the year, then they could’ve, would’ve, should’ve made a bigger splash at the deadline to make use of his LTIR salary cap space.Second is the rebuttal that without absolute confidence in Landeskog returning, it would have been risky, superfluous or even nonsensical to sacrifice more future assets on a win-now mentality. The captain’s out anyway; why spend for a rental?As for MacFarland himself, he’s not taking the easy excuse that was available to him if he just wanted to appease the “trade for Ryan O’Reilly” crowd. The Avalanche general manager said Sunday that the uncertainty surrounding Landeskog had no effect on how Colorado navigated the deadline, dispelling that first theory.In fact, he indicated he was starting to get an idea by ...

Warriors notebook: Team blames rebounding for Game 1 loss, but what about on offense?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:41:35 GMT

SACRAMENTO — The Warriors canceled their practice Sunday following their loss to the Kings in Game 1. Instead, they holed up in the team hotel to look over film. Perhaps the adjustments necessary for Game 2 warranted a lengthy discussion over another walk-through.Head coach Steve Kerr, Gary Payton II and Klay Thompson emphasized their defensive lapses and failures on the offensive boards as the reason for their loss. They were out-rebounded on the offensive boards 17 to 9, often missing box outs and ceding the second-chance points that got De’Aaron Fox hot.“Rebound and limit our fouling,” Thompson said. “When you give that team any second chance opportunities they’re going to convert so that was an emphasis.”But the series could turn if the Warriors capitalize against the Kings’ league-worst defense. The Warriors found plenty of success in the first half getting into the paint, finding comfortable shots with little resistance form Doma...

Nothing’s come easy for Oakland A’s this season. Sunday was no exception

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:41:35 GMT

OAKLAND – Nothing has come easy for the Oakland A’s this season, and their game with the New York Mets on Sunday at the Coliseum was no exception.The A’s had an opportunity to close out a victory in the top of the ninth inning but blew the save. They had a chance to win in the bottom of the ninth but stranded a runner on base.Finally, they stranded two more runners in the 10th inning in a 4-3 loss to the Mets before an announced crowd of 17,465 at the Coliseum. It was the A’s first three-game series sweep at home this season.The A’s miscues were plentiful, as a Zach Jackson wild pitch in the 10th inning scored Eduardo Escobar from third base, giving the Mets the lead.Sam Moll retired the first two batters he faced in the 10th as Francisco Alvarez flied out to move Escobar to third base.The A’s lost the series’ first two games, as they were blown out 17-6 on Friday and lost 3-2 on Saturday.The A’s led 3-2 going into the ninth inning.Brought in for a chance at ...

Warriors back E-40 after Game 1 ejection; rapper alleges he was tossed as result of racial bias

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:41:35 GMT

SACRAMENTO — Several Golden State players voiced support for E-40 one day after the Bay Area hip-hop legend was tossed from Game 1 of the Warriors-Kings series as a result of what he said was “racial bias” from security guards.Klay Thompson on Sunday said it was “very weird to see” E-40, a devout Warriors fan, get kicked out from his usual seats near the team’s bench in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game against the Kings.“In my time, knowing him, he’s always been respectful,” Thompson said after a team meeting. “He’s always been considerate of those around him.”Several videos that circulated social media Saturday night showed E-40, whose real name is Earl Tywone Stevens Sr., talking to Golden 1 Center security before leaving his baseline seats. At one point, a member of the Warriors security team steps in to help de-escalate the situation before E-40 was escorted out through the tunnel, with Golden Sta...

CEO of Bay Area foster care business sentenced to prison time

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:41:35 GMT

(KRON) -- The owner of a company that built group homes for foster children in San Jose was sentenced to one year in prison for wire fraud and failure to pay employment taxes, the U.S Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California said in a press release. President of Brisbane business convicted on tax fraud charges Corbett Group Homes was owned by Annie Corbett, a Redwood City resident, who also acted as the company's CEO. Corbett managed the company between 2011 and 2018 when it closed. Corbett pleaded guilty to charges last year when she acknowledged that she failed to pay employment taxes while manages about 60 employees each year. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News SIGN UP NOW Though Corbett would contract with payroll proces...

Larson pulls away from Logano to win at Martinsville

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:41:35 GMT

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kyle Larson never thought he would tame the half-mile, paperclip-shaped track at Martinsville Speedway.And then came Sunday.Larson passed Joey Logano with 29 laps to go and went on to win his second Cup Series race of the season on a day when NASCAR welcomed back Chase Elliott.It was the 21st career Cup Series win for Larson and 15th in the last three seasons for the 2021 Cup champion.Larson has struggled mightily at Martinsville in the past.In his previous 17 races here, he had only three top-five finishes and never finished better than third.“I never, ever would have thought I would have won here,” Larson said. “This place has been so tough on me and just does not suit my driving style at all. … I just can’t believe it.”Because of his lack of past success at the track, Larson joked that he doesn’t have room picked out for where to keep the 6-foot tall grandfather clock awarded to the winner.Larson said the clock immediately becomes one of...

Tigers, Giants postponed after five-hour delay

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:41:35 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Sunday’s game between the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants was postponed after a mostly rainless delay of more than five hours.The game will be made up on July 24.The first pitch was scheduled for 1:10 EDT, but the Tigers announced ahead of time it would be delayed. Light rain quickly stopped, but with more forecast, the fans were told at 2 p.m. that the game would be delayed for at least another hour. The next update came almost three hours later, saying the teams would discuss the situation at 5:15 p.m..No further update was given until the postponement was announced at 6:15 p.m. Shortly afterward, the Tigers issued a statement saying all fans who were at Comerica Park on Sunday would be contacted and offered complimentary tickets to a future game.The Giants are flying to Miami for a Monday night game against the Marlins. RHP Logan Webb (0-3) will start the opener of the three-game series.The Tigers will host the Cleveland Guardians on Monday with snow ...

Kyle Kirkwood wins Long Beach for 1st career IndyCar victory

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:41:35 GMT

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — As Kyle Kirkwood crossed the finish line for his first career IndyCar win, his new race strategist urged him to soak up the sights and sounds of victory. It nearly brought the 24-year-old to tears. “A first win, it’s a big deal for any driver. I guarantee even Mario Andretti, all the wins he’s had, he still remembers the first one,” said Bryan Herta, who was moved to Kirkwood’s strategist one race ago. “This is just as important milestone because it’s one thing to be a guy who people think can win in IndyCar. It’s something else to be somebody who has won in IndyCar.” Kirkwood held off teammate Romain Grosjean on the downtown streets of Long Beach to give Andretti Autosport a 1-2 finish Sunday at the most prestigious street course race in the United States. Coincidentally, team owner Michael Andretti scored his first career win at Long Beach in 1986 and Mario Andretti won three IndyCar races at Long Beach and in 1977 became the only American dri...

CNBC: ¿Qué tan importantes son las fechas de vencimiento de los medicamentos? Mira lo que dice un farmacéutico

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:41:35 GMT

Las fechas de caducidad en la caja de galletas o el tarro de mantequilla de maní en su despensa pueden no parecer gran cosa, pero ¿es lo mismo cierto para los medicamentos en los gabinetes de su baño?Es probable que haya usado champú o protector solar días, o incluso meses, más allá de sus fechas de vencimiento y probablemente esté bien. Pero es una historia diferente para los medicamentos, dice Erin Burton, gerente de farmacia de CVS Health.“Es importante verificar las fechas de vencimiento de los medicamentos porque una vez que pasamos esa fecha, se vuelven menos efectivos”, le dice Burton a CNBC Make It.Dependiendo de lo que esté tratando, tomar medicamentos ineficaces o menos efectivos puede ser dañino, agrega. “No querrás estar tomando un medicamento que no te está ayudando con la enfermedad que estás tratando de tratar”, especialmente si se trata de una afección grave.El resultado final: “La gente realmente necesita seguir lo que está impreso en l...

Castillo, Kelenic lead Mariners to 1-0 win over Rockies

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:41:35 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Luis Castillo retired his first 18 batters, Jarred Kelenic hit an RBI single and the Seattle Mariners beat the skidding Colorado Rockies 1-0 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Kelenic extended his hitting streak to a career-best 10 games and played outstanding defense in right field, including a diving catch in the eighth inning that saved a run.Seattle managed only four hits but won its fourth in a row. Colorado has dropped its last five games.Castillo (1-0) struck out the side in the second and fanned eight over the first six innings before Jurickson Profar led off the seventh for the Rockies with a soft single to left-center. Kris Bryant followed with an infield single. But with two outs and runners at second and third, Castillo got Ryan McMahon to line out to shortstop J.P. Crawford, ending Colorado’s only threat.Castillo permitted two hits and struck out nine in seven innings. Justin Topa worked a one-hit eighth.Paul Sewald struck out the top three batters...