Home

Man arrested on suspicion of shouting racial slurs, trying to ram driver in Oakland

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:19:10 GMT

OAKLAND – A 61-year-old Newark man has been arrested on suspicion of shouting racial slurs at a fellow driver earlier this week on Interstate 880 in Oakland and then trying to ram the victim’s vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol.The incident, which was recorded and shared on social media, occurred around 4 p.m. Tuesday on southbound I-880 near Hegenberger Road, the CHP said in a statement.Taken from the victim’s vehicle, the video captures a man in a Jeep Wrangler shouting racial slurs at the victim. The man in the Jeep then appears to try to ram the victim’s vehicle, but loses control and crashes into a wall on the right shoulder of the highway.No injuries were reported.Officers with the CHP Oakland area office, with the assistance of the Golden Gate Division Special Investigations Unit, were able to identify the man in the Jeep as Tracy Robert Blackwell, according to the CHP.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Oakland: Man charged in fatal baseball...

NCS softball playoffs: Friday’s quarterfinal results, semifinal matchups

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:19:10 GMT

NEW: PREP SPORTS MAILBAGThe Bay Area News Group is introducing a high school sports mailbag in May. Get your questions in as soon as possible. Our debut edition is an open forum. Got questions about spring sports playoffs, coaching changes, an early peek at football season, etc.? Send them to [email protected]. Please include “mailbag” in the subject line.Division IFriday’s quarterfinalsNo. 1 San Ramon Valley 3, No. 8 Heritage 2No. 4 Freedom 3, No. 5 Clayton Valley Charter 2No. 10 Castro Valley (17-7) at No. 2 Granada (20-5), 5 p.m.No. 3 California 1, No. 6 College Park 0Division IIFriday’s quarterfinalsNo. 1 Redwood 12, No. 9 Northgate 2No. 5 Livermore 8, No. 13 Antioch 3No. 2 Casa Grande 10, No. 7 American Canyon 3No. 3 Alameda 5, No. 6 Benicia 4Related ArticlesHigh School Sports | NCS baseball playoffs: Friday’s quarterfinal results, semifinal matchups High School Sports | High school football: Why Serra, De La Salle tea...

Armed suspect in hot prowl burglary reported in SF's Glen Park

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:19:10 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- An armed suspect attempted to burglarize a Glen Park home Friday while its occupants were inside the residence, the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) confirmed. It happened around 2:20 p.m. on the 100 block of Bosworth Street. The residence is approximately half a mile away from the Glen Park BART station. No other information was immediately available. This is a developing story. Check back for updates as KRON4 learns more.

Garcia does deep again as Rangers roll past Rockies 7-2

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:19:10 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis Garcia homered for the fifth time in as many games, Corey Seager and Josh Jung hit two-run doubles in a five-run fifth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Friday night.Martin Perez (5-1) allowed two runs and seven hits in season-high seven innings and matched a season high with seven strikeouts, including five looking, and walked none. His 104 pitches were also the most he has thrown this season. The Rangers have won nine of their last 13 games.Karl Kauffmann (0-1) allowed five runs, including four earned, in 4 1/3 innings in his major league debut. The 2019 second-round draft pick out of Michigan gave up seven hits, walked two and struck out four.Garcia’s opposite-field homer to right opened the scoring in the fourth inning. It was his AL-leading 14th and gave him a majors-best 48 RBIs. He hit two homers in his previous game and has five in his last five.Seager’s opposite-field double into the left-field corner was his first ...

Alonso hits grand slam, Lindor wins it in 10th, Mets beat Guardians 10-9

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:19:10 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso tied the game with a grand slam in the seventh inning and Francisco Lindor hit an RBI single in the 10th as the New York Mets rallied from a 5-0 deficit to beat the Cleveland Guardians 10-9 on Friday night.Gabriel Arias hit a two-run homer in the top of the 10th against Drew Smith (3-1). In the bottom half, Mark Vientos and Francisco Álvarez tied it with RBI singles against Emmanuel Clase (1-4). Brandon Nimmo beat out an infield single before Lindor — facing his former team for the first time — singled past diving second baseman Andrés Gimenez.The Mets have won three straight, a run that began when they overcame a trio of late-inning deficits and Alonso hit a game-ending three-run homer in Wednesday night’s win over Tampa Bay.Josh Naylor had five RBIs for the Guardians and hit a three-run first-inning homer into a staircase alongside the first deck in right field to drop the Mets — who have been outscored 41-10 in the first inning this season — into...

Arcia drives in go-ahead run in 7th as Braves beat rookie Miller, Mariners 6-2

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:19:10 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Orlando Arcia’s single off the right-field wall drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh, Marcell Ozuna had three RBIs and the Atlanta Braves overcame another strong start by Seattle rookie Bryce Miller to beat the Mariners 6-2 on Friday night.Miller, making only his fourth major league start, led 2-1 before fading and leaving the game in the seventh. Ozuna’s bloop single off Trevor Gott drove in Eddie Rosario with the tying run. Arcia’s 374-foot single off the bricks on the right-field wall drove in Ozzie Albies, who walked.“I feel like you’ve got to be prepared for any situation,” Arcia said through a translator after his second go-ahead hit this week. His ninth-inning homer gave the Braves the lead in Wednesday’s 6-5 win at Texas.“We play like a family and treat each other well and pick each other up when it’s needed.Matt Olson, who singled in a run off Miller in the first, added a homer off Justin Topa in the eighth for a ...

Mystics hand Liberty 80-64 loss to start New York’s season of high expectations

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:19:10 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Natasha Cloud and Ariel Atkins each scored 14 points and the Washington Mystics beat the new-look New York Liberty 80-64 on Friday night to give longtime assistant Eric Thibault a win in his coaching debut.Elena Delle Donne added 13 points and Kristi Toliver scored 10 in her return to Washington after spending two seasons in Los Angeles.New York, which was labeled a super team during the offseason, shot just 34% from the field and turned it over 20 times in the season opener for both teams.Sabrina Ionescu led New York with 18 points. Breanna Stewart had 12 points and 12 rebounds despite picking up her fourth foul with 3:42 left in the third quarter.New York has high expectations this season after adding former MVPs Jonquel Jones through a trade and Stewart as a free agent. The Liberty also signed All-Star point guard Courtney Vandersloot.Jones scored five points in 19 minutes and Vandersloot had eight points and six assists.SUN 70, FEVER 61INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — DeWan...

Kopech gives up 1 hit over 8 innings, White Sox beat Royals 2-0

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:19:10 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Kopech gave up one hit over a career-high eight innings, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Friday night.Kopech simply toyed with the Royals as the White Sox opened a weekend series between teams with two of the majors’ worst records on a winning note. The hard-throwing right-hander struck out 10 on 98 pitches, and bounced back from a loss to Houston and won for the second time in three starts.Kopech (2-4) retired the the first 16 batters before giving up a single to Michael Massey, who was erased on a double play. Massey also broke up a no-hit bid by the Padres’ Michael Wacha on Monday at San Diego when he lined a single leading off the eighth.The Royals did not get another runner. And Kendall Graveman retired the side in the ninth for his third save, getting Jackie Bradley Jr. on a fly to deep center to end the game.The White Sox took a 2-0 lead against Zach Greinke (1-5) in the second.Yoán Moncada led off with a single and scored o...

Cubs snap 5-game losing streak with 10-1 romp over Phillies

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:19:10 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nico Hoerner had two two-run doubles in his return from the injured list and the Chicago Cubs snapped a five-game losing streak, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 10-1 on Friday night. Marcus Stroman (3-4) allowed one run and three hits in six innings for the victory. The Cubs have won seven straight games over the Phillies dating to the 2021 season. The Phillies (20-24) have lost five in a row. Part of the issue has been starting pitching, with Ranger Suarez (0-1) lasting only two innings while allowing five hits and four earned runs. It was the third time this week that a Phillies starter did not go longer than two innings.The Cubs put together a pair of four-run innings with Hoerner, who played in his first game after suffering a left hamstring strain against St. Louis on May 9, playing a key role with the matching doubles that scored Christopher Morel and Nick Madrigal. Morel hit his sixth home run of the season in the ninth.Stroman allowed only Nick Castella...

Joran van der Sloot podría ser entregado a EE.UU. en junio, dicen fuentes

Published Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:19:10 GMT

(CNN Español) –– Joran van der Sloot sería entregado a las autoridades de EE.UU. de parte de Perú en una fecha que “no excedería mediados de junio”, afirmó a CNN una fuente con conocimiento del proceso.Van der Sloot, ciudadano de Países Bajos, fue una de las últimas personas que vio con vida a la estadounidense Natalee Holloway en Aruba en 2005 antes de que ella desapareciera. En 2012 fue sentenciado y declarado culpable en Perú del asesinato de Stephany Flores, una joven de 21 años, y condenado a 28 años de prisión.Las autoridades peruanas discutieron este viernes, entre otros temas, la fecha de entrega a EE.UU. de Van der Sloot, quien se encuentra preso en el penal de Challapalca, en el sur del país.Joran van der Sloot, una de las últimas personas que vio con vida a Natalee Holloway, será extraditado a EE.UU. desde PerúEn mayo, el Gobierno de Dina Boluarte concedió el traslado temporal de Van der Sloot a Estados Unidos. La fecha exacta de su entrega se definirá en las ...