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Press box collapse at West Virginia softball game injures 9

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

WAYNE, W.Va. (AP) — A portion of a press box floor collapsed at a middle school softball tournament in West Virginia on Saturday, injuring nine people, school officials said.Five people were inside the press box at Wayne County High School when the floor gave way while several other people were beneath it, the county school district said in a statement. Six students and three adults were taken to a hospital. The extent of their injuries was not known.The cause of the collapse remains under investigation, the school district said.Wayne is in southwestern West Virginia about 163 miles (262 kilometers) southeast of Cincinnati.Source

Maggi gets 1st big league hit, RBI after 13 years in minors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Drew Maggi got his first major league hit Saturday night, three days after making his big league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates following 13 years in the minor leagues.The 34-year-old lined a 2-2 splitter from Hobie Harris into center field for an RBI single in the seventh inning, boosting the Pirates’ lead to 13-0 in the second game of a doubleheader. Maggi stayed in the game at third base.Fans at Nationals Park chanted Maggi’s name during and after the at-bat and again when he came off the field at the end of the half inning.Maggi played in 1,154 games in the minors, making 4,494 plate appearances. He was called up last weekend from Double-A Altoona when outfielder Bryan Reynolds went on the bereavement list and debuted to a standing ovation when he pinch hit Wednesday night in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He struck out in his debut, then grounded out, fouled out and flied out in his first start on Thursday.Maggi was optioned ...

AP source: Cogliano out indefinitely with fracture in neck

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Andrew Cogliano suffered a fracture in his neck during Game 6 in Seattle on Friday, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.Cogliano is sidelined indefinitely, according to the person who spoke to the AP on Saturday night on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the injury.Cogliano was hit into the boards from behind by Kraken forward Jordan Eberle. He went to the locker room as Eberle served a penalty for boarding.Cogliano later returned to a game that Colorado won 4-1 to tie the first-round series at 3-3. Game 7 is Sunday in Denver.Eberle was not given a hearing for supplemental discipline. Colorado saw defenseman Cale Makar suspended for Game 5 after his hit on Jared McCann. Sportsnet first reported Cogliano’s injury and status that he’s out indefinitely.The 35-year-old Cogliano was an instrumental piece in the franchise’s third Stanley Cup championship last season. He brings grit, tenac...

Wheeler throws 6 shutout innings, Phillies beat Astros 6-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Zack Wheeler threw six shutout innings, Kody Clemens hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros 6-1 on Saturday for their fourth straight win.Wheeler (3-1) allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked one in his third straight win. The right-hander was charged with seven runs in 11 innings over his previous two starts.Nick Castellanos also connected for Philadelphia, and J.T. Realmuto had a sacrifice fly. Jake Cave had three hits, including an RBI single in the eighth.Castellanos’ solo drive in the fourth went off the train tracks in left field.Clemens greeted Phil Maton with his second homer in the sixth, a shot to right that drove in Realmuto. Clemens, the son of former Astros pitcher Roger Clemens — who was on hand for the homer — graduated from Memorial High School in Houston and played college ball at the University of Texas.Jeremy Peña connected for the Astros in the eighth. He also went deep on Friday.Houston slugger Yord...

Cowboys get scout’s son Deuce Vaughn at RB late in NFL draft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Within minutes, Deuce Vaughn saw the heartwarming video of his dad sharing hugs in the Dallas draft room after the Kansas State running back was taken in the sixth round by the Cowboys on Saturday.Chris Vaughn is the assistant director of college scouting for Dallas, and he and his son had for months avoided conversations about how the Cowboys viewed the younger Vaughn going into the NFL draft.Father and son can talk about whatever they want now.“To see him react the way that he did,” Deuce Vaughn said of his father hugging Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones and Jones’ son Stephen, the executive vice president of personnel. “I’m not going to lie, it was a tear-jerker.”Chris Vaughn has been with the Cowboys since 2017 after an 18-year career in college coaching, including with the Texas Longhorns. Deuce Vaughn went to high school in the Austin area.“I’ve never had an experience like that in the draft room,” said Jerry Jones, who bought the Cowb...

Contee successor should ‘get to the root of the problem,’ says DC community organizer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

Chief Robert Contee will step down in June before beginning his new role with the FBI, and one D.C.-based community organizer is speaking out about how she hopes to see the next police chief support the city, and the work that may involve.Members of the nonprofit organization Harriet’s Wildest Dreams, including co-founder and executive director Nee Nee Taylor (second from left). (Courtesy Harriet’s Wildest Dreams)Nee Nee Taylor, co-founder and executive director of the nonprofit Harriet’s Wildest Dreams, said she knew back in late 2020 that the job Contee had agreed to take on would be challenging — and she’s watched as he’s taken on the challenges involved with making D.C.’s streets safer.“I know what Chief Contee wanted to do for the city, but I also told him that he wasn’t Superman,” Taylor said. “He really wanted to, I think in his heart, re-imagine safety. But so much trust was lost because of the police system.”...

2 Californians arrested for conspiring to sell fentanyl in DC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

D.C. police and federal law enforcement have announced the arrest of two more members of a fentanyl distribution conspiracy charged with bringing thousands of fake pain pills containing fentanyl from California to the District.Max Alexander Carias Torres, 25, and Raymond Nava, Jr., 19, both of Los Angeles, California, were arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday. They were charged with conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture containing fentanyl and are being detained while their trial is pending.Torres was separately charged with conspiring to commit international money laundering with proceeds from the alleged drug trafficking. Law enforcement also found about half a kilogram of suspected methamphetamine, numerous fake blue Oxycodone pills, and drug ledgers in Torres’ residence during his arrest.Three other members of the fentanyl distribution conspiracy were arrested earlier this year. Hector David Valdez, 25, of Los Angeles, California, was arrested in Californ...

7 residents displaced by townhouse fire in Woodbridge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

Firefighters put out a townhouse fire in the 3200 block of Birchdale Square in Woodbridge, Virginia. (Courtesy of Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue)Two townhouses in Woodbridge, Virginia, were damaged before firefighters put out a destructive fire early Saturday morning, according to Prince William County Fire and Rescue.Firefighting crews responded to multiple calls reporting a townhouse on fire in the 3200 block of Birchdale Square at around 4 a.m. Saturday.The Fire Marshal said in a statement to WTOP that the fire was spreading from one townhouse to an adjoining home when crews arrived. The office determined that the fire started in an electrical outlet in an upstairs bedroom.Both homes were damaged, with the structure that first caught fire sustaining extensive damage and the second home being moderately damaged, according to officials. Both houses were designated “unsafe to occupy” by the building official.Officials say no one was physically harmed...

AP: Avalanche forward Andrew Cogliano suffered fractured neck, out indefinitely

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado Avalanche forward Andrew Cogliano fractured his neck in Game 6 Friday night in Seattle, the Associated Press said Saturday.A person with knowledge of the situation told the AP that Cogliano is sidelined indefinitely after he suffered a fracture in his neck following a hit by Seattle Kraken forward Jordan Eberle in the 4-1 win.The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the injury, the news outlet said. The 35-year-old left the ice after the hit and went down the tunnel to the locker room but returned to finish the game. Eberle was assessed a two-minute minor for boarding and no hearing for supplemental discipline has been announced. Cogliano is a workhorse for the Avalanche and his absence is significant after the team won at Climate Pledge Arena to force a Game 7. Avalanche force Game 7 with win over Kraken in Seattle "He's (Cogliano) as tough as they come. I mean he's not a big guy, been playing a long time, ...

Denver weather: Nice weekend ahead of weekday thunderstorm chances

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:27 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay sunny and mild through the weekend ahead of the chance for some spring showers and thunderstorms through the workweek. Weather tonight: Clouds clearing, mildOvernight, clouds will clear out and the Denver metro will be left with a mostly clear sky and low temperatures in the upper 30s. Weather tomorrow: Breezy, sunny and mildMostly sunny skies will help Denver's afternoon temperature climb to around 70 degrees. Looking ahead: Warming trend into chances for showersA warming trend will get going for the first half of the workweek with high temperatures climbing to the low to mid-70s. On Monday, there will be a slight chance for an isolated shower. There will be a better chance for spring showers developing with the heat of the afternoon starting Tuesday.