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Oakland A’s DFA struggling veteran outfielder amid flurry of transactions

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:11:53 GMT

Ramón Laureano was designated for assignment on Saturday morning as the Oakland A’s — owners of the worst record in baseball — continued their roster turnover.Laureano, in his sixth year with the team, was batting .213 with six home runs, 21 RBI and eight stolen bases in 64 games in a season that’s been interrupted by injuries. Laureano was out with a strained left groin from April 17-28 and a fractured right hand from June 22-July 14.The A’s also reinstated right-handed pitcher Dany Jiménez from the 60-day injured list and outfielder Esteury Ruiz from the 10-day injured list.Right-hander Tayler Scott was also optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas. The A’s also reinstated infielder Kevin Smith from the 10-day injured list and optioned him to Las Vegas, outrighted infielder Tyler Wade to Las Vegas, and released catcher Manny Piña.The A’s enter Saturday’s Bay Bridge Series game with the San Francisco Giants at the Oakland Coliseum with a record of 30-80.La...

Pac-12 collapse: 12 strategic blunders that led to Doomsday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:11:53 GMT

The morning after, devastation.“Gut-wrenching stuff,” one Pac-12 administrator noted.“So damn sad,” offered another.The 108-year-old conference, which produced sports luminaries ranging from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and John Elway to  Annika Sörenstam, Phil Mickelson, Jackie Joyner Kersey, Reggie Bush, Karch Kiraly, Sabrina Ionescu and Barry Bonds – not to mention a second baseman named Jack Roosevelt Robinson – will cease to exist next summer, at least in any recognizable form.Eight of the existing schools will join other conferences following a mass exodus on a surreal Friday that changed the college sports landscape forever.USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington are headed to the Big Ten.Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and Colorado are departing for the Big 12.Only Stanford, Cal, Washington State and Oregon State remain – if they choose to hang around.The Pac-4 cannot exist. The conference would need at least two more schools to reach the membership requirements set by the NCAA. Plans will evo...

Pac-12 collapse: Tracing 12 strategic blunders that led to Doomsday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:11:53 GMT

The morning after, devastation.“Gut-wrenching stuff,” one Pac-12 administrator noted.“So damn sad,” offered another.The 108-year-old conference, which produced sports luminaries ranging from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and John Elway to  Annika Sörenstam, Phil Mickelson, Jackie Joyner Kersey, Reggie Bush, Karch Kiraly, Sabrina Ionescu and Barry Bonds — not to mention a second baseman named Jack Roosevelt Robinson — will cease to exist next summer, at least in any recognizable form.Eight of the existing schools will join other conferences following a mass exodus on a surreal Friday that changed the college sports landscape forever.USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington are headed to the Big Ten.Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and Colorado are departing for the Big 12.Only Stanford, Cal, Washington State and Oregon State remain — if they choose to hang around.The Pac-4 cannot exist. The conference would need at least two more schools to reach the membership requirements set by the NCAA. Plans will evo...

Pakistan’s former prime minister arrested after corruption conviction

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:11:53 GMT

By Riazat Butt | Associated PressISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested Saturday after a court handed him a three-year jail sentence for corruption, a development that could end his future in politics.The court ruled that Khan, who was ousted in a no-confidence vote in April 2022 but remains the country’s leading opposition figure, had concealed assets after selling state gifts. Police moved quickly to take the former cricket star from his home in the eastern city of Lahore to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, senior police officer Ali Nasir Rizvi said.Efforts to put the divisive politician behind bars have stepped up ahead of general elections this year because his popularity and large support base, combined with his ability to mobilize massive crowds, pose a threat to the ruling coalition and its backers in Pakistan’s powerful military that has been the final arbiter of the country’s politics since independence from BritainThis is the second time this...

Road rage dispute on I-580 ends in gunfire in Tracy

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:11:53 GMT

(KRON) -- A road rage incident that began on Interstate 580 led to an attempted homicide in Tracy on Friday afternoon, the Tracy Police Department said. Two bodies found in San Jose after wellness check Around 2:44 p.m., several 911 calls came in reporting shots fired in the 700 bock of West Clover Road. Officers arrived to find a man with life-threatening injuries. He was taken to the hospital by paramedics and is now listed in critical condition. Detectives with TPD responded to the scene to take over the investigation. The suspect fled the scene in a vehicle, but officers found it nearby on Interstate 205. Inside police found Eduardo Tarvin, 23, of Lodi and Jaco Nevarez, 21, of Lodi. Both were arrested and booked into San Joaquin County Jail on charges of attempted murder and shooting into a vehicle. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News ...

Correction: Sudan story

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:11:53 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — In a story published August 4, 2023, about rights groups calling on the United States and the United Nations to impose further sanctions on those in Sudan responsible for alleged atrocities in the Darfur region, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Human Rights Watch had documented members of the paramilitary known as the Rapid Support Forces abducting 24 women and girls and raping them. Rather, Amnesty International documented this in a 56-page report. Source

Federal agency given deadline to explain why deadly Nevada wild horse roundup should continue

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:11:53 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A judge has asked federal land managers to explain why they should be allowed to continue capturing more than 2,500 wild horses in northeastern Nevada — a roundup opponents say is illegal and has left 31 mustangs dead in 26 days.Wild Horse Education, a nonprofit seeking to protect the horses, has sued the Bureau of Land Management and is seeking a court order to temporarily halt the roundup halfway between Reno and Salt Lake City.Among other things, it says the agency is violating its own safety standards that prohibit roundups in extreme heat and the use of helicopters to assist in the capture of the animals when foals are present.More than 260 foals are among the 2,643 animals that have been rounded up for transport to government holding pens since July 9, the agency said on its website Saturday. Several-hundred more are expected to be gathered before the roundup ends Aug. 22.Democratic U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, of Nevada, has introduced a bill that would outlaw the ...

Bears sign 39-year-old tight end Marcedes Lewis to 1-year contract

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:11:53 GMT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears signed veteran tight end Marcedes Lewis to a one-year contract on Saturday.The 39-year-old Lewis — entering his 18th season — gives the Bears a blocking tight end to complement Cole Kmet and help protect quarterback Justin Fields. He spent the past five years with Green Bay after playing his first 12 with Jacksonville.The 6-foot-6, 267-pound Lewis has 432 receptions for 5,084 yards and 39 touchdowns over 251 games and 221 starts. He is one of three tight ends, along with Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten, with at least 200 regular-season starts and 400 receptions.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflSource

NASCAR suspends driver Noah Gragson for liking an insensitive meme with George Floyd’s face

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:11:53 GMT

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Driver Noah Gragson has been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR and Legacy Motor Club due to liking an insensitive meme with a photo of George Floyd’s face.“I am disappointed in myself for my lack of attention and actions on social media,” Gragson posted Saturday. “I understand the severity of this situation. I love and appreciate everyone. I try to treat everyone equally no matter who they are. I messed up plain and simple.”Floyd, who was Black, died in 2020 after a white police officer knelt on his neck for 9 1/2 minutes. His death sparked mass protests around the world and forced a national reckoning on racial injustice.Josh Berry will be in the No. 42 Chevrolet in Sunday’s race at Michigan International Speedway to replace Gragson.NASCAR said Gragson violated the member conduct of its rule book, without providing details.“His actions do not represent the values of our team,” Legacy Motor Club said in a statement.The 25-year-old Gragson, who is fr...

Josef Newgarden chasing 1st IndyCar win at his hometown race in Nashville

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:11:53 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Josef Newgarden can cap a week that started with Tennessee naming a day after him by taking a big step closer to a third IndyCar Series championship. Standing in his way is the Music City Grand Prix on Sunday. This is his home race, which has proven quite a challenge the past two years. “It’s a unique opportunity in that I only get one shot of that every year,” Newgarden said. “Kind of like the Indy 500.”Newgarden won the Indianapolis 500 in May, and he’s tied with points leader Alex Palou with four wins this season by sweeping the doubleheader in Iowa for Team Penske in the series’ last stop. The issue for the Tennessee native is all his wins, pushing his career total to 29, have come on ovals while Nashville is a long road course. Newgarden’s best finish here came last year when he started and finished sixth. This 2.1-mile race with 11 turns around the downtown streets of Nashville has proven very challenging for all drivers wi...