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DC United legends, youth soccer players test their shooting skills at MLS All-Star Roadshow opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:29 GMT

(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: "4cbac4f5-04ee-4dba-86b3-cf4722b1fe63"}).render("45502d5ddb8c455482a746f41f7784b0"); });Third-grader Cory Walters admitted to being nervous as he became the first participant to face the MLS All-Star Shooting Challenge on Friday afternoon at The Wharf in D.C. The Amidon-Bowen Elementary School student took a deep breath before launching his first shot.His attempt smacked the target on the lower right corner, earning a large cheer from his teammates. He scored on his next two shots, finishing with 15 points.“I was a little scared at first,” he said. “But once I got a five, I got a little more confident.”“I knew he would step up to the challenge, just like he does every day in school and on the field,” Walters’ coach Brian Cischke said, calling h...

Llewellyn nails down Iowa’s 5-4 regional win over North Carolina

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:29 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Sam Hojnar gave Iowa the lead for good with a two-run single in the first inning, but it took a pair of strikeouts by reliever Luke Llewellyn to nail down the Hawkeyes’ 5-4 victory over North Carolina on Friday night in the nightcap of the Terre Haute Regional.The second-seeded Hawkeyes (43-14) never trailed, taking a 5-1 lead into the ninth. Marcus Morgan (5-2) allowed just one run in a five-inning start and Jack Whitlock followed Morgan with three shutout innings. Iowa turned to Will Christophers to begin the ninth. He walked Johnny Castagnozzi and surrendered a two-run homer to Alberto Osuna. No. 9 batter Colby Wilkerson followed with a single and Mac Horvath drew a one-out walk, ending Christophers’ outing. Llewellyn entered and gave up an RBI double to Jackson Van De Brake, leaving runners on second and third. Llewellyn struck out Tomas Frick and Hunter Stokely — the Tar Heels’ No. 3 and 4 hitters — to notch his fourth save.Iowa advanc...

Alvarez hits 2-run shot off Ohtani to reach 50 RBIs, Astros down Angels 6-2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:29 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer off Shohei Ohtani for a major league-best 50 RBIs, backing a strong start by Framber Valdez in the Houston Astros’ 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.Valdez (6-4) scattered five hits across seven scoreless innings to extend his winning streak to four games. The left-hander, who fanned seven, has allowed just one run combined in his last three starts to lower his ERA to 2.16.There was one out in the first when Alvarez connected on his team-leading 15th home run to make it 2-0. Rookie Corey Julks added a two-run shot off Ohtani (5-2) in the sixth to push the lead to 5-0.Ohtani yielded a season-high nine hits and tied a season high with five runs in six innings for his second loss this year. Batting leadoff for the first time this season, the two-way star also had a tough night at the plate, going 0 for 4 with two strikeouts and a walk.Taylor Ward had three hits and drove in a run in the eighth inning for the ...

Indiana takes advantage, defeats West Virginia 12-6 in Lexington Regional

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:29 GMT

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Phillip Glasser scored twice and drove in two runs and Indiana took advantage of West Virginia miscues, defeating the Mountaineers 12-6 on Friday in the Lexington Regional.The Hoosiers led 3-1 after batting in the third, but West Virginia took the lead with two runs in the bottom of the inning and another in the fourth. In the third, Landon Wallace drew a bases-loaded walk and Caleb McNeely drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. In the fourth, Braden Barry scored on a double steal with Logan Sauve.Indiana went back ahead with a 3-run sixth in which Peter Serruto scored on an error by the pitcher, Glasser came home on a sacrifice fly and Bobby Whalen scored on a wild pitch. In total, the three runs scored on two hits, an error and a wild pitch.Indiana put the game away with a five-run ninth that featured a two-run triple by Brock Tibbitts and a two-run homer by Josh Pyne.Reliever Brayden Risedorph (3-1) got the win despite allowing three runs on four hits in 3 2/3...

Johnson’s 6 RBIs lead No. 1 national seed Wake Forest past George Mason 12-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:29 GMT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Seth Keener struck out a season-high 13 batters in a seven-inning start, Justin Johnson had a grand slam and six RBIs, and No. 1 national seed Wake Forest beat George Mason 12-0 on Friday night in the Winston-Salem Regional.It was the most strikeouts by a Wake Forest pitcher all season. Wake Forest (48-10) set a program record for wins to advance to the winners’ bracket against No. 2 seed Maryland on Saturday. George Mason (34-26) plays an elimination game against Northeastern earlier in the day.Adam Cecere hit a two-run homer in the second inning and Johnson did the same in the third for a 4-0 lead. Johnson’s second home run of the day cleared the bases in the eighth and capped the scoring.Keener struck out eight of the first 11 batters and had a season-high nine through four innings. Wake Forest announced it was the first sellout crowd (3,823) at David F. Couch Ballpark.___AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports and https://t...

'Joke' calls for help prompt massive emergency response

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:29 GMT

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Loud screams for help prompted a massive emergency and search and rescue effort at Lory State Park, but turns out, it was all part of a joke.The park is known for its rushing rivers, tough terrain and popular hiking trails, but Thursday morning it was the scene of a large multi-department emergency response. A hiker was walking down a trail near Arthur's Rock when all of a sudden, screams for help rang out. Tubing and swimming restricted on Clear Creek in Golden Annie Bierbower, spokesperson for Poudre Fire Authority, shared the details of the call."The person who reported it as somebody seemed to be in distress with agonal cries for help," Bierbower said.Resources were deployed in the skies, on wheels and foot as people combed through the park to find someone hurt.The hiker dialed 911 to get help, which sparked first responders to jump into action. Bierbower shared that Poudre Fire Authority, Larimer County Emergency Services, UCHealth, park rangers...

Family of teen killed by police after reported robbery speaks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:29 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Aurora Police said Jor'Dell Richardson was one of several people involved in a robbery at a smoke shop Thursday afternoon.His parents spoke exclusively with FOX31, acknowledging their son was in the wrong place at the wrong time. There are also questions: Why didn't police use non-lethal force on Jor'Dell?"You're going to shoot him in the back?" Jameco Richardson, Jor'Dell's father, said. "You're OK with that? You can sleep with that?" Youth violence worries neighbors near police shooting "The police came to tell me that my son was involved in robbing a store, that he had a gun, he took off running and he was shot," Laurie Littlejohn, Jor'Dell's mother, said.Jor'Dell RichardsonHer son would have started high school next school year. Littlejohn did not shy away from his choices."I can't put blame on no one else because my son was 14 years old and he had a mind of his own to make the decision to go or not to go," Littlejohn said.Littlejohn said her son never m...

Tubing and swimming restricted on Clear Creek in Golden

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:29 GMT

GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) — New restrictions are in place on Clear Creek in Golden because of hazardous water levels.The city of Golden, with help from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, is now limiting water activities that include single-chambered air-inflated devices, like inner tubes, as well as swimming.Fire Marshal Scott Case said the creek’s water levels have gone up quickly over the last couple of weeks."We've had a good snow year compared to other years, so the amount of water in the creek this year is higher than it’s been the last couple of years," Case said. 3.9 earthquake hits Wyoming, just north of Colorado These temporary restrictions apply to Clear Creek in unincorporated Jefferson County and within Golden.Case said the water may be deceptive, but it’s powerful.  “It doesn’t take a lot of water to sweep you off your feet and it’s a natural waterway, so it means there’s rocks, branches and even trees,” Case said. “Tubing sounds like you can be on top of the wate...

School's out, raising concerns about summer violence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:29 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A 13-year-old was shot early Thursday morning in a drive-by shooting in Aurora, prompting a conversation about youth violence in the Denver metro area this summerPolice say there was another drive-by shooting at the same home within the last two weeks and it's gang-related. But will more gunfire like this be on the horizon with young people this summer? Neighbors seek answers after police kill 14-year-old armed robbery suspect Local advocates like Jason McBride, a secondary youth violence prevention specialist with Struggle of Love Foundation, is fearful this could be the worst summer yet."We’re failing kids in every aspect of their lives," McBride said. Interim Aurora Police Chief Art Acevedo shared those concerns at a news conference about the shooting that injured the 13-year-old."I do share that concern. Will it be the worst? I hope not, but we are going to be hoping for the best, preparing for the worst, as a police department. I think our partners acro...

Italy accuses EU Commission of fueling domestic political row

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:29 GMT

The Italian government accused the European Commission late Friday of intervening in a domestic political issue that has “no basis in reality,” signaling a major escalation of a row over how Rome is handling EU funding.The spat centers on Italy’s decision to strip the country’s court of auditors of oversight of its Covid recovery plan, which has been beset by delays, false-starts and disagreements with Brussels. The Commission said earlier in the day that it was monitoring the situation “very carefully.” In an eight-point statement, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s office said the Commission was “fueling an exploitative politicized controversy with no basis in reality.”It comes as a document seen by POLITICO said the soaring cost of raw materials and administrative delays have put Meloni’s government at risk of missing a string of targets needed to get its hands on EU money meant to fire up economies after the Covi...