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Inside the team meeting that SF Giants hope can propel them into the postseason

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:18 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — What can a team meeting accomplish? A regular feature of many clubhouses over the years, it’s something that’s easy to credit when it’s followed by success and equally easy to dismiss when it doesn’t lead to the desired results.“I’ve always been against meetings,” Giants reliever Luke Jackson said before their series finale against the Rockies, ESPN’s Sunday night game of the week. “I’ve been a part of most meetings and we lose afterward and they’re terrible. But this year, we’re 2-0 after meetings.”The latest, first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, came Friday, before their first game against Colorado, and the message came from on high. President Farhan Zaidi was first to address the group, but speakers also included longtime coach Ron Wotus and a handful of veterans.What followed were back-to-back wins, their first of September after starting the month with six straight losses. The team also responded to...

Santa Rosa police identify man who allegedly killed father with rock

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:18 GMT

(BCN) -- Santa Rosa police identified the victim and the suspect they believe killed his father with a rock at their home Saturday. Police said Sunday that Patrick Franklin Schieber, 43, killed his 72-year-old father David Schieber, who was found dead in his living room. Officers responded to a call at 9:48 a.m. to the 3500 block of Sweetgum Street. They found Patrick Schieber standing outside the home. 21-year-old driver arrested on DUI suspicion after crashing in Santa Rosa Police say the younger man assaulted his father with "a rock that was larger than a baseball, but smaller than a softball." They said the victim "sustained numerous injuries to his head and face. The victim's next of kin has been notified." Officers arrested Schieber on suspicion of murder and booked him into the Sonoma County Jail.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc. All rights reserved.

Jordan Love delivers in opener, throws 3 TD passes as Packers beat Bears 38-20

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:18 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Jordan Love looked like he might be ready to follow in the footsteps of Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, throwing for three touchdowns to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 38-20 season-opening victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday.Aaron Jones ran for a touchdown and caught one, helping the Packers pull away in the second half for their ninth straight win over the Bears. Green Bay was 25-5 against Chicago with Rodgers, counting an NFC championship game win at Soldier Field in the 2010 season, and the Packers were 22-10 in games Favre started.The Bears came in thinking bigger things are in store for them and quarterback Justin Fields after a busy offseason. But for a team that set a franchise record for losses with 14 last year, this was a discouraging start.Love completed 15 of 27 passes for 245 yards and posted a 123.2 rating. It was a promising outing for a quarterback whose only other start was a loss at Kansas City in 2021 when Rodgers was sidelined with COVID-19.Jo...

Rams show they can be more than competitive and thump Seahawks 30-13 in season opener

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:18 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Matthew Stafford threw for 334 yards even without favorite target Cooper Kupp, Kyren Williams and Cam Akers combined for three touchdown runs and the Los Angeles Rams stunned the Seattle Seahawks 30-13 in the season opener Sunday.Stafford was brilliant picking apart Seattle’s secondary for the 58th 300-yard passing game of his career in the regular season. He did so despite Kupp being sidelined for the first four games of the season while on injured reserve due to a hamstring injury. Stafford found some new targets to use.Rookie Puka Nacua had 10 catches for 119 yards and was targeted 15 times in the first game of his career. Tutu Atwell had a career-high 119 yards on six catches. And the Rams were at their best on third downs, where they converted 11 of 17 chances leading to long drives and a huge advantage in time of possession.Los Angeles had 27 first downs, 426 total yards and 39:23 time of possession.Williams had a 1-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and hi...

Eflin gets 14th win, Rays beat Mariners 6-3 to take 3 of 4 in series between contenders

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:18 GMT

The Seattle Mariners are happy to be going home.Zach Eflin tied for the American League lead with his 14h win, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Mariners 6-3 on Sunday to take three of four in a series between playoff contenders.Tampa Bay has a 7 1/2-game lead over Toronto for the top AL wild card and an 8 1/2-game advantage over Seattle, which is in the final wild card spot. The Rays are three games behind Baltimore in the AL East, while Seattle trails AL West-leading Houston by 2 1/2 games.Seattle completed a 10-game trip that also included stops at the New York Mets and Cincinnati at 3-7. “Not the way we wanted to end the road trip,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “It will be good to get home. It’s been a long trip. Long flight tonight, but we’ll get after it tomorrow. against the Angels.“We’ll be energized tomorrow,” Servais added. “Us and about 40,000 of our dearest friends hopefully will be at the ballpark to get behind us. We need it. We’re dr...

Novak Djokovic wins his 24th Grand Slam title by beating Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:18 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic wins his 24th Grand Slam title by beating Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final.Source

Colts’ Richardson laments 31-21 loss to Jags despite solid start in his NFL debut

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:18 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — On Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts got a glimpse at the promise, poise and power that convinced them to draft Anthony Richardson fourth overall in April. Only this time at Lucas Oil Stadium, the former Florida quarterback was wearing a helmet and pads instead of shorts and a T-shirt. And instead of working in front of NFL scouts, he was playing in front of a capacity crowd and facing AFC South champion Jacksonville.Afterward, Colts coaches and fans seemed to like the first impressions Richardson made in his professional debut. Richardson, meanwhile, was not satisfied with the results.“We didn’t win, so I didn’t do good enough,” he said following a 31-21 loss that extended Indy’s opening day winless streak to 10. “But first game, first experience, felt good just being out there with my teammates. The energy was good. We’ve just got to clean some things up, including myself.”Statistically speaking, Richardson was solid.He went 24 of 37 with 223 yards, one touc...

Rosenberg gets 1st career win as 2 balk calls on Bibee help Angels to 2-1 victory over Guardians

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:18 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kenny Rosenberg gave up one run over five innings to earn his first career win as the Los Angeles Angels held on for a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday.Mike Moustakas and Randal Grichuk each drove in a run for the Angels, who took advantage of two balk calls on Guardians starter Tanner Bibee in the third. Cleveland lost three of four in the series and is 7 1/2 games behind first-place Minnesota in the AL Central.Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani missed his seventh straight game with an oblique strain. Los Angeles manager Phil Nevin was optimistic Ohtani will return Monday at Seattle.Kole Calhoun homered for the Guardians against his former team, and Bibee (10-4) allowed two hits over seven innings. The rookie from nearby Mission Viejo retired his last 14 batters and did not issue a walk. He struck out eight in his first appearance at Angel Stadium.Rosenberg (1-1) permitted six hits and one walk. Andrew Wantz, Ben Joyce, Jimmy Herget and ...

Frelick’s catch in 10th preserves no-hit bid, Yankees rally to beat Brewers 4-3 in 13th

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:18 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Sal Frelick raced back as Anthony Volpe hit a deep drive to right field and was fully aware of the short porch along with the the larger Joey Wiemer charging in his direction from center field. The rookie’s intent was to extend the game and keep a historic no-hit bid alive for the Milwaukee Brewers, even if it meant a collision.Frelick was able to keep the Yankees hitless and the game scoreless with his leaping, backhand catch in the 10th inning, but New York rallied to beat the Brewers 4-3 on Sunday when Giancarlo Stanton hit a tying, two-run homer in the 12th and Kyle Higashioka hit a winning double in the 13th.After Corbin Burnes pitched eight hitless innings and Devin Williams worked a 1-2-3 ninth, the Yankees had two on in the 10th against Abner Uribe, one the automatic runner and the other on a walk, Volpe hit a drive and Frelick made a lights-out catch — he knocked out the lights on the videoboard attached to the wall.“Obviously the short porch in right there ...

Tom Brady returns to hero’s welcome in New England and declares himself a ‘Patriot for life’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:18 GMT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady ran out of the tunnel in front of a screaming New England crowd one more time Sunday, returning to the place where he established himself as the most decorated player in NFL history to thank Patriots fans for “another day in this stadium that I will never forget.”With the six Super Bowl trophies he won for New England behind him, Brady took the stage set up on the field at halftime of the season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles and declared himself “a Patriot for life.” After his remarks, the stadium sound system let loose with the Bon Jovi song, “Who Says You Can’t Go Home.” “Nobody 23 years ago would imagine that this journey would bring us here today,” said Brady, an unheralded, sixth-round draft pick who went on to win three NFL MVP awards and five Super Bowl MVPs while leading New England to 17 division titles in 19 seasons. “All our lives take us on different journeys. They take us to different places, they bring different people ...