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Was A's 'reverse boycott' a success? Here were the attendance numbers at Coliseum

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:59 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- In an attempt to keep their team in Oakland, A's fans planned a "reverse boycott" to pack the Coliseum on Tuesday. The goal was to protest the A's move to Las Vegas and show ownership the team belongs in Oakland.Despite low attendance this season, it was a different story for the reverse boycott. Coming into Tuesday, the average attendance at A's home games for 2023 was 8,555. Attendance at the Coliseum more than tripled as 27,759 fans showed up to see Oakland's 2-1 win against the Tampa Bay Rays who have the best record in MLB. It was the A's seventh straight win. A’s stadium bill approved by Nevada State Senate The season-high attendance Tuesday night was the largest crowd for an A's game since 2018 when the A's versus Dodgers brought 33,654 fans to the Coliseum on Aug. 7.A's manager Mark Kotsay said the home crowd made it feel like it was the postseason."Tonight was as close to a playoff crowd as I've experienced managing a game," Kotsay said. "The ene...

Braves beat Tigers 10-7 and 6-5 to sweep DH and win series

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:59 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Eddie Rosario hit a tiebreaking home run in the sixth inning and the Atlanta Braves held on to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-5 Wednesday night and sweep a doubleheader.Ozzie Albies and Ronald Acuna Jr. had solo homers earlier for the NL-East leading Braves, who scored in five of the first six innings.Andy Ibanez, Matt Vierling and Jake Rogers also cleared the fences in the second game, pulling Detroit into a 5-all tie after five innings.Collin McHugh (3-0) pitched three perfect innings after starter Dylan Dodd allowed five runs on six hits and three walks over four innings.Joe Jiménez, who pitched in Detroit in his first six seasons, had an eight-pitch eighth inning and retired the first two batters in the ninth. A.J. Minter struck out pinch-hitter for the final out and his 10th save.Michael Lorenzen (2-4) gave up six runs on nine hits over six innings.In Atlanta’s 10-7 win earlier in the day, Michael Harris went 4 for 4 with a homer and four RBIs while Acuna Jr. ha...

Golden Knights’ success lifts Las Vegas to another level in sports world

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:59 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Massive cheers rather than the usual boos rained down on Gary Bettman on Tuesday night because nothing could keep Vegas Golden Knights fans from enjoying what the NHL commissioner was about to do.He first presented the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP to Jonathan Marchessault and then moments later handed the Stanley Cup to captain Mark Stone, who shared it with the rest of the team.“What has happened here has been simply incredible,” Bettman told the crowd. “Not only is Vegas a hockey town, it’s a championship town.”The modern era for Las Vegas sports began when the NHL awarded the city an expansion franchise in 2016, and the Knights began playing in the 2017-18 season. Owner Bill Foley issued his famous “playoffs in three, cup in six” proclamation and Vegas made the Stanley Cup Final in its first season and won it all this year — its sixth season.Since the Knights came on board, Las Vegas has acquired an NFL team in the Raiders and the WNBA’s S...

El derrumbe del pico de una montaña en Austria provoca un enorme desprendimiento de rocas

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:59 GMT

(CNN) — Parte de la cima de una montaña en el estado de Tirol, en Austria, se derrumbó, lo que provocó la caída de más de 100.000 metros cúbicos de roca y deslaves.Las rocas empezaron a caer este domingo desde Fluchthorn, una montaña de casi 3.400 metros situada en los Alpes de Silvretta, en la frontera entre Suiza y Austria, en un incidente que, según los geólogos del estado, fue causado por el deshielo del permafrost.Nadie resultó herido por el desprendimiento de rocas, según la policía alpina.En un vuelo de reconocimiento sobre la zona afectada, los geólogos estatales hicieron una evaluación inicial de la cantidad de rocas que cayeron, pero dicen que las estimaciones pueden ser moderadas, ya que se necesitará tiempo para obtener una imagen más precisa.Montaña de Fluchthorn, Austria, tras el desprendimiento de rocas que tuvo lugar este domingo 11 de junio. (Crédito: Bettina Sax/Land Tirol)“Se trata de un incidente relativamente grande, estamos hablando de al menos 100....

The Hunt: 4 children were stabbed in France. Was it terrorism?

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:59 GMT

On this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” Hans-Jacob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, discusses the how propaganda from terror groups works. toggle audio on and off change volume download audio 'Terrorism has shifted slightly,' terrorism expert Hans-Jacob Schindler says $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); SIGN UP TODAY for J.J. Green’s new national security newsletter,...

Australia legislating to stop Russia building embassy near Parliament House

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:59 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government will introduce legislation to prevent Russia building a new embassy near Parliament House on security grounds.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the legislation to be presented to Parliament on Thursday would extinguish Russia’s lease on the proposed site based on the advice of security agencies.“We’re dealing with this very specifically and it’s based upon very specific advice as well about the nature of the construction that’s proposed for this site, about the location of this site, and about the capability that would present in terms of potential interference with activity that occurs in this Parliament House,” Albanese told reporters.The government decided to act after Russia won a Federal Court case last month that prevented its eviction from the site which is under construction.The lease was canceled by local Canberra authorities on the basis of a lack of building activity.Russia currently occupies the former USSR em...

Australian PM says government to introduce legislation to prevent Russia building embassy near Parliament House

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:59 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian PM says government to introduce legislation to prevent Russia building embassy near Parliament House.Source

UConn star Paige Bueckers working her way back from knee injury

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:59 GMT

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers tries to put the fear out of her mind.But it’s there when the 2021 AP national player of the year makes a cut or comes down hard on her surgically repaired left leg. Bueckers is back on the court with her teammates — though not fully participating in practice games yet — 10 months after suffering the second major knee injury of her college career. And she occasionally wonders, could it happen again?“I believe that everything happens for a reason,” Bueckers said Wednesday following a team workout. “Anybody can be scared of getting injured. You don’t have to have a prior injury to do that. I think the fear is always there, but I try not to let it consume me and just go out there and have fun.”Well, have fun and get in shape to lead UConn on a run at a 12th national title and its first since 2016, she said. Bueckers was all-everything as a freshman, averaging 20 points, 5.8 assists and 4.9 rebounds a game.But in December of her soph...

Suspect wounded in Nuggets celebration shooting limps into court

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A suspect in the shooting that hurt 10 people in downtown Denver early Tuesday appeared before a magistrate Wednesday afternoon.Ricardo Vasquez was fresh out of the hospital after being treated for gunshot wounds himself. Denver Nuggets celebration shooting is part of an area trend The 22-year-old is one of two people arrested by Denver Police in connection with a shooting that left nine others shot after the Nuggets won the world championship on Monday night.A probable cause affidavit said Vasquez was seen running from the shooting. Officers state they quickly caught him and found a gun on the ground, as well as a bag of cocaine in his waistband.Investigators have said the shooting happened during a drug deal taking place near crowds celebrating the Nuggets' win at 20th and Market streets.Mass shooting suspect was shot twiceIn court on Wednesday, an attorney said Vasquez had been shot twice.He limped into a holding area behind a glass where he answered the questio...

Firefighters roll dice for chance to drive Nuggets in victory parade

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:41:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — During the Denver Nuggets championship parade on Thursday, the team and their families will ride on Denver fire trucks.Nikola Jokic, number 15, will be on a rig from Station 15. Jamal Murray, number 27, will be on a rig from Station 27. Nuggets championship parade route and road closures Station 35 doesn’t know who they will be assigned, but the crew is excited."Generally, it’s our job to just take care of them, make sure they are hydrated and just make sure they have a good time," Capt. Matt Berry said. FOX31 will carry the parade and rally live on air and on streaming at KDVR.com. News coverage will start at 4:30 a.m. as usual, with parade and rally coverage expected to kick into gear around 9 a.m.Engineer Vaughn Henderson will drive the engine. "I was working that night when they won, in my room yelling and screaming for the Nuggets, so for me to be a part of this, to be a part of history, is really exciting for me," he said. So many people at the firehouse want...