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ValleyCats unable to complete opening weekend sweep

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:28:58 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Tri-City ValleyCats (2-1) engaged in a pitchers duel with the Trois-Rivières Aigles (1-2) on a Sunday FunDay presented by Highmark Blue Shield of Northeastern New York at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, but ultimately fell 7-3 after a sixth-run eighth.  Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The ValleyCats struck first for the third straight night. Jakob Goldfarb led off the second inning with a walk against Nick Garcia. Carson McCusker then lined an RBI double to give Tri-City an early 1-0 lead.The Aigles clawed back in the fourth. Sadler Goodwin began the frame with a single off Rafi Vazquez. Juan Kelly smoked a ball that ricocheted off the leg of Vazquez for a hit. Steve Brown reached on a fielder’s choice which moved Goodwin to third. Rodrigo Orozco lifted a sac fly to left to tie the game, 1-1.The ValleyCats retook the lead in the sixth. Josh Broughton lined a one-out double to right, and Aaron Alther...

UAlbany women lose second-round game against Denver

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:28:58 GMT

DENVER, CO (NEWS10) -- UAlbany's season ends at #5 Denver in a tightly-contested NCAA Second-Round match against the Pioneers, 8-6. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Key StatsSarah Falk scored each of UAlbany's first four goalsKatie Pascale recorded three assistsGrace Cincebox recorded 14 saves, including eight in the first half, and six on free-position shotsDenver outshot UAlbany 25-18, and took 22 shots on goal to UAlbany's 12Denver won 24 ground balls to UAlbany's 14Denver won 11 of 16 drawsEleven yellow cards were assessed during the gameHead Coach Katie Thomson: "I want to express my appreciation for the team and all of their hard work and dedication to the program this season, and to my staff, Taylor and Leah, who are just so loyal and committed friends and coaches.  They did an incredible job all season long and I'm just so proud to work by their side.  This was such a great effort b...

Union's season ends in third round against Middlebury

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:28:58 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- #5/4 Middlebury College scored six straight goals in the second and third quarters to pull away from #7 Union College and earn a 19-10 victory in the third round of the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championships on Sunday afternoon at Frank Bailey Field at Bertagna-Class of 1985 Stadium. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! With the win, Middlebury (18-2) advances to the NCAA quarterfinals, where the Panthers will take on #3 Rochester Institute of Technology. Union (12-7) has its season come to an end with the defeat, reaching the third round of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the last four seasons.   Junior Zach Davis led Union offensively with a game-high four goals and five points, but no teammate recorded more than one goal as the home team fell behind early and could never recover. Defensively, senior Clint Gourdeau had five ground balls and two caused turnovers and junior Matthew...

Ukraine's Zelenskiy promises legal overhaul to aid EU entry bid

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:28:58 GMT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday (11 May) that he had approved a reform plan for the criminal justice and law enforcement system, a crucial element of plans to ensure a quick entry into the European Union.Ukraine has applied to join the 27-nation group in order to repel Russia's invasion.The EU considers the end of endemic corruption and upgrades to legislation, as well as improvements to the judiciary to be key elements to anchoring Ukraine to Western institutions.Zelenskiy stated in his video nightly address that "we must create a system which guarantees justice and the rule of law within our country in order to achieve our goal of joining the EU as quickly as possible."He said that the changes would be part a new contract social to ensure people feel safe and protected."Trust is based on trusting those who act for the state." "Law enforcement, the prosecution system and everyone in the state apparatus are key to this," he said.It can take several years for...

Switzerland evacuates village threatened by vast rockfall

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:28:58 GMT

Swiss authorities ordered residents of a small mountain village to leave the area because they feared it would be buried under a mountainside that was collapsing.On Thursday (11 May), a thick layer of fog blanketed the mountaintop that overlooks the village of Brienz. The vegetation had been replaced with a slope made of mud and stones.Farmers were seen loading cows into a truck, and driving it away from the village. Yellow warning signs were posted in five different languages, stating: "Attention Rockfall".Local authorities warn that Brienz faces a serious risk as 2 million cubic metres of rock may soon fall from the mountain and damage or crush its charming homes.Christian Gartmann is a member of Albula's crisis management board. Albula includes Brienz. "We expect the rock to fall toward the village in the next few weeks or days."Brienz, a village of less than 100 residents, has been given until the evening of Friday to evacuate. Daniel Albertin is the village mayor and he's confi...

Bridge: May 15, 2023

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:28:58 GMT

Unlucky Louie and the player we call Harlow the Halo are diametrically opposed. Good luck shines in Harlow’s face like good health; Louie would have won a lottery for a ticket on the Titanic.“The man’s errors never cost,” Louie grumbles.In a team match, Louie and Harlow played at 3NT, and West led the ten of clubs: deuce, king, ace.“Harlow led the queen of hearts next,” Louie told me, “and East took the ace! Harlow won the club return, led a heart to the ten and East’s jack, and had 10 tricks. If East had correctly ducked the queen of hearts, the Halo would have been in serious trouble.”BETTER PLAY“My play was better,” Louie said. “At Trick Two I led the three of hearts to dummy’s ten. East won and returned a club; no defense would beat the contract. I won and led the queen of hearts to dummy’s king, assuring an overtrick.”If East let the ten of hearts win, Louie would lead a low heart from dum...

Galaxy defeats Cali Clasico rival San Jose thanks to two second-half goals

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:28:58 GMT

Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Gastón Brugman, right, defends against San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Jamiro Monteiro during the second half of an MLS soccer match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Sunday, May 14, 2023. The Los Angeles Galaxy won 2-1. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Riqui Puig, right, battles San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Carlos Gruezo for the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Sunday, May 14, 2023. The Los Angeles Galaxy won 2-1. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Tyler Boyd, left, moves the ball up the pitch during the second half of an MLS soccer match against the San Jose Earthquakes at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Sunday, May 14, 2023. The Los Angeles Galaxy won 2-1. (Photo by Raul Romero Jr., Contributing Photographer)Los Angeles Galaxy head coach Greg Va...

A year on from a deadly shooting, a California church community isn’t done mourning

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:28:58 GMT

Jerry Cheng doesn’t exactly remember his last words to his friend and fellow congregant, Dr. John Cheng, but he remembers what they were doing in the moments before a man opened fire on their Laguna Woods church.Congregants and others gather at the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods on Sunday, May 14, 2023 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the shooting at the church. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Congregants and others gather at the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods on Sunday, May 14, 2023 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the shooting at the church. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)Henry Ang, 76, who was wounded in the leg during the shooting last year at the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church, speaks about the impact of the shooting on his life over the last year during memorial service at the church in Laguna Woods on Sunday, May 14, 2023. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County ...

Ask Amy: Should I hide my disturbing family discovery from my cousin?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:28:58 GMT

Dear Amy: I had my DNA tested, as have some of my second cousins, and in one case the results are disturbing.My percent-DNA matches with six other cousins are smack in the middle of the normal range for that relationship.But with one particular second cousin — his paternal grandfather and my maternal grandmother were siblings — our percent-DNA match is above the feasible range for second cousins and centered on the range for first cousins once removed.That implies this man is actually my mother’s first cousin — that their parents were siblings.Long story short (having researched DNA results interpretation for other reasons), this cousin’s supposed grandfather is probably actually his biological father.From his online family tree, I see that the cousin was born in 1945, his father served overseas in the Navy during WWII, and his grandfather lived in the same town as his mother.Am I right in not bringing this up nor discussing it with him or anyone else?It does...

‘We want to keep people alive’: How laws across DC region can help prevent fatal overdoses

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:28:58 GMT

This article is part of the WTOP series, “Facing Down Fentanyl: Teens Confront Drug Danger.”Even as rates of fatal drug overdoses remain alarmingly high, experts say the vast majority of deaths are preventable.More than three out of five overdose deaths involved at least one instance in which the person  could have received help before overdosing, or received lifesaving help during an overdose. That’s according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The missed opportunities are, in part, due to a fear that other drug users who seek help for someone suffering from an overdose could be prosecuted.That’s not necessarily the case in the D.C. region. Maryland, D.C. and Virginia all have so-called “good Samaritan” laws on the books that protect those who help someone in need.“Even if they’re using drugs, if they have a friend who is overdosing … if they call the police and ask for help and they stay with that person, that they won’t be prosec...