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Aquarium of the Pacific mourns death of 'Fisher' the Magellanic penguin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

Staff at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach are mourning the death of a Magellanic penguin, who died earlier this week after a brief illness."Fisher" was born at the Aquarium in 2016 and and became a spirited penguin with a personality described as curious and easy-going.""[He] had a sweet and gentle nature about him,” said Brett Long, senior director of mammals and birds at the Aquarium of the Pacific.Fisher, a penguin at the Aquarium of the Pacific, died Aug. 16, 2023 after a brief illness. (Aquarium of the Pacific/Robin Riggs)In the last week, the penguin began showing symptoms of lethargy and decreased appetite. He was under close watch by the Aquarium staff, but died on Wednesday.Testing of Fisher indicated he likely was suffering from an infection of avian malaria, a serious disease in penguins for which all of the Aquarium's residents are preventatively treated. Fisher also received the year-round preventative medication as a precautionary measure, but breakthrough cas...

3 arrested for $30,000 luxury handbag theft in Glendale

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

Three women were arrested for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of designer handbags from a Glendale mall on Wednesday.The suspects were identified as: - Reality Leavens, 18, from Renton, Washington- Janeice Downs, 23, from Seattle, Washington- Memory Yearby, 26, from Seattle, WashingtonGlendale officers on e-bikes were patrolling on Colorado Street near The Americana at Brand when they noticed a vehicle without license plates obstructing traffic in the area.After pulling the vehicle over, officers found burglary tools inside the car, along with several stolen designer handbags with price tags attached. The estimated value of the bags was around $30,000, police said.A photo from the scene showed some of the stolen goods that included several Dior handbags including:- A small black Lady D-Joy bag worth around $4,900- A medium Dior essential tote bag worth around $5,000- A small pink Lady D-Joy bag with pearl embroidery worth around $7,700Stolen Dior handbags and susp...

Jones plays like $40 million man for Giants, No. 1 overall Young shows flashes for Panthers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The way Daniel Jones played in his preseason debut, it looks as if the New York Giants got a steal signing him to a $160 million contract in March.No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young of the Carolina Panthers wasn’t as good, but he showed flashes of things to come in his second preseason game.Jones was near perfect Friday night, completing 8 of 9 passes for 69 yards and a touchdown in leading the Giants to a 21-19 victory over the Panthers. His TD pass covered 4 yards to Daniel Bellinger and he hooked up three times for with 30 yards with exciting tight end Darren Waller in a series that might have New York fans dreaming of 30 points a game.“I thought we did some good things,” said Jones, who is entering his fifth season and is coming off a breakout year in which he helped New York reach the playoffs. “I thought we executed pretty well. A couple plays, could sharpen up a few things there, we’ll look to do that. But overall, I thought we executed well.”Th...

Santana’s 3-run homer in the 7th leads Brewers past Rangers in matchup of division leaders

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 9-8 win over the Texas Rangers in a matchup of division leaders on Friday night.The NL Central-leading Brewers rallied after the AL West-leading Rangers took a 4-3 lead in the sixth on Adolis Garcia’s RBI single that scored Corey Seager from second. Milwaukee then went on to score six unanswered runs over the next two innings.The Rangers (72-50) lost a series opener for the first time in August. The Rangers hold a 2½ game lead over Houston, which also lost Friday night, in the division.The Brewers (66-57) have a two-game lead over the Cincinnati Reds in their division.Santana’s homer came on a 2-2, 97-mph fastball against Josh Sborz (5-5), who had started the seventh for Texas. Sborz walked Christian Yelich to start the inning, and William Contreras singled to right ahead of the homer, which gave Milwaukee a 6-4 lead.After recording a strikeout,...

Rockies hit 3 home runs, Lambert pitches 7 strong innings as Rockies beat White Sox 13-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Ezequiel Tovar, Elias Díaz and Ryan McMahon all homered, Peter Lambert pitched seven strong innings, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago White Sox 14-1 Friday night.The Rockies finished with a season-high scoring total after coming in having lost seven of their past eight games and 15 of 21.Tovar and Díaz each hit two-run home runs as part of a five-run first inning that gave Colorado a comfortable lead. Ryan McMahon got his team-leading 21st homer on a 433-foot shot in the fourth inning.Díaz had three hits after coming in .207 with just two home runs in 27 games since being named the All-Star game MVP. In the fifth-inning, the 223-pound catcher had his second career stolen base and his first since June 2017.Lambert (3-4) gave up Elvis Andrus’ 100th career home run on the first pitch of the game before he settled in to allow just four hits and no runs over the next six innings. His seven innings were a season high and the most since his first career MLB app...

Nimmo, McNeil homer to help Mets beat Cardinals 7-1 for their 3rd straight win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brandon Nimmo hit a leadoff home run, Jeff McNeil had a three-run shot and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 on Friday night for their third straight victory.Joey Lucchesi (2-0) allowed four hits, walked two and struck out five in 5 2/3 scoreless innings in his first major league start since May 13 at Washington.Nimmo drove the third pitch he saw from Zack Thompson (2-5) into the center-field bleachers for his 18th home run. It was his fourth leadoff home run this season and the 11th of his career, and gave him a 10-game hitting streak.Thompson allowed two runs on six hits and walked a batter in five innings in his second major league start of the season for the Cardinals. They dropped their third straight.Francisco Lindor hit a two-out single, advanced to second when Francisco Alvarez walked and scored on Jeff McNeil’s single up the middle to expand the Mets’ lead to 2-0 in the third inning. McNeil hit his sixth home run of the season t...

López extends his scoreless streak to 19 innings and Taylor homers as Twins beat Pirates 5-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pablo López pitched six scoreless innings, Michael A. Taylor hit a two-run homer and the Minnesota Twins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Friday night.López (9-6) allowed six hits and walked two, and extended his scoreless inning streak to a career-best 19 innings. He had seven strikeouts and is tied with Toronto’s Kevin Gausman for second in the majors with 187 strikeouts behind only Atlanta’s Spencer Strider (227).López hasn’t allowed a run in his last three starts. He owns a 0.36 ERA over his past four starts, lowering his season ERA to 3.51.Taylor connected for his 16th homer of the season with two outs in the fourth inning to open the scoring. Donovan Solano had two hits, including an RBI single in the sixth for Minnesota.The Twins won for the fourth time in five games and extended their lead in the AL Central to five games over Cleveland.Andre Jackson (0-1) gave up two runs on four hits and three walks in 4 1/3 innings for Pittsburgh, which has lost four o...

Will Brennan’s 2-run double in the 8th gives the Guardians a 4-1 win over Detroit and a DH split

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Will Brennan hit a tiebreaking two-run double in Cleveland’s four-run eighth inning, and the Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Friday night for a doubleheader split.Brennan’s rocket to center off José Cisnero drove in Kole Calhoun and rookie Brayan Rocchio, lifting Cleveland to a 3-1 lead. Rocchio evened the score with an RBI single before Brennan delivered, and Gabriel Arias tacked on another run-scoring hit.“The baseball season is a roller coaster,” Brennan said. “If you quit and go home sad, you better come back the next time ready to play. That’s all I have to say. The more negative you are, the more it’s going to wear you down.”In the opener, Miguel Cabrera drove in a run to tie Mel Ott for 11th place on the career RBIs list and Akil Baddoo homered on the second pitch of Detroit’s 4-2 win.But Cleveland bounced back in the nightcap, earning its first victory in eight doubleheader games this season. Enyel De Los Santos (5-2) got the win and All-Star closer...

Julio Rodríguez and Mike Ford homer, Bryce Miller works 6 solid innings as Mariners beat Astros 2-0

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Julio Rodríguez and Mike Ford homered, Bryce Miller threw 6 1/3 shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners extended their winning streak to four games with a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros on Friday night.The Mariners took a half-game lead over Toronto in the race for the third, and final, AL wild-card spot. Seattle trails Houston by 2 1/2 games for the second wild-card spot.Rodríguez continued to swing a hot bat, finishing with four hits, including a solo home run to left field in the third. He had five hits and drove in five RBIs on Thursday and went 12 for 21 in the four-game series against the Royals.Rodríguez tied a club record by hitting safely in nine straight at-bats, but that run was halted on a fielding error by Jeremy Peña in the seventh. Danny Valencia, in June 2017, and Raúl Ibañez, in September 2004, also hit safely in nine consecutive at-bats for the Mariners.Ford hit a solo home run to right in the sixth.Miller (8-4) scattered two hits and struck out tw...

Strider strikes out 10 in 7 innings, Braves beat Giants 4-0 for 3rd straight shutout

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:11 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Spencer Strider struck out 10 and allowed one hit in seven innings, three relievers finished and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 4-0 on Friday night for their third straight shutout.It marked the first time since the final three games of 2015 against St. Louis that the Braves blanked an opponent in three straight games. Atlanta has five shutouts in its last eight games.“The pitching has been really good this year,” Strider said. “A lot of people have been critical of it recently, but if you play 162 games, I think you’re going to see a little bit of everything. We were due for a little bit of a lull, but everybody’s right back where they’ve been all year.”Matt Olson, Eddie Rosario, Austin Riley and Michael Harris II each drove in a run as the major league-leading Braves improved to 79-42. Harris, last season’s NL Rookie of the Year, went 4 for 5 with a double and a triple, raising his average eight points to .291.“It feels good to be able ...