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49ers preseason finale: Brock Purdy powers offense but kicker issues arise

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:31 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy looks ready to again transform the 49ers into a high-scoring offense, from what his surgically repaired elbow showed through training camp and Friday night’s preseason finale.How the Niners convert point-after attempts or field goals, however, is suddenly of great concern.The 49ers’ two kickers are injured, some two weeks before the regular season opens in Pittsburgh, a notoriously dodgy place to kick.It wasn’t enough that rookie Jake Moody’s rough initiation into the NFL world continued with a quadriceps injury in practice this week. Veteran Zane Gonzalez could not come to the rescue, as a pregame calf injury kept him out of the 23-12 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.Thus, the 49ers restored to Mitch Wishnowsky, their punter and usual holder. He failed to convert the point-after kick following Purdy’s 5-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, and that wasn’t surprising considering he missed 2-of-4 point-after trie...

Spencer Strider denies Logan Webb run support as SF Giants fall to Braves

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The Atlanta Braves have one of the most explosive offenses in baseball. And Logan Webb had to face them in back-to-back starts.All told, he didn’t throw many bad pitches in his Friday night outing, but the Braves don’t need gifts to make their offense sing. With yet another night without run support, Webb couldn’t hold Atlanta down and the Giants were beat 5-1 to open up this three-game series at Oracle Park.With that, the Giants lose 13 of their last 18 games, inching them closer to a .500 winning percentage with a 66-62 record. San Francisco was 12 games over .500 on Aug. 5, now their playoff chances are dwindling by the night.Webb was hitting his spots, but the Braves’ hitters had a knack for beating him there. In the first inning, Michael Harris III hit a sinker inside at his hands into the right field stands to give Atlanta a 1-0 lead. Harris struck again in the fourth with a single and stolen base on catcher Blake Sabol. He scored ...

Missing man believed to be in Suisun City or Fairfield

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:31 GMT

(KRON) -- The Suisun City Police Department is searching for a man who has not been seen since Wednesday. Robert Louis Jackson, 33, is believed to be recently injured and in need of medical attention, according to his family. Jackson was last seen at about 5 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Sunset Avenue and Railroad Avenue in Suisun City. In addition to SCPD, the Solano County Sheriff's Office and Fairfield Police Department searched the area for Jackson on foot and in the air. He is believed to be on foot at a homeless encampment in either Suisun City or Fairfield, police said.Anyone who has information about Jackson's whereabouts is asked to call (707) 421-7373.

Man found shot dead at Vallejo encampment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:31 GMT

(KRON) -- A man was found dead with a gunshot wound at a Vallejo unhoused encampment on Tuesday, the Vallejo Police Department said. Officers responded to the 400 block of Redwood Street just after 4 p.m. Tuesday for the report of a dead body. They arrived and found an adult male dead with at least one gunshot wound, VPD said. CHP chases suspect across Bay Bridge The motives and circumstances around the shooting remain under investigation, police said. It is the city's 14th homicide of 2023. Police are withholding the victim's identity until his family is notified. Anyone with information is asked to contact VPD's William Carpenter at (707) 651-7146 or Ken Jackson at (707) 648-4280.

Tellez homers for 1st time in three months as Brewers beat Padres 7-3 for 6th straight win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:31 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rowdy Tellez isn’t accustomed to waiting this long between homers.Tellez went deep for the first time since May 22 as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 7-3 on Friday for their season high-tying sixth straight victory. Tellez’s three-run shot capped a five-run third inning.His 406-foot drive to center off a 1-1 curve from Yu Darvish (8-10) ended a career-high string of 128 straight at bats without a homer.“It’s just nice to do that and help the team win,” Tellez said. “It helps out personally, too.”Tellez added an RBI single in the seventh inning for his first multi-hit game since June 13.This has been a difficult season for Tellez, who hit a career-high 35 homers last year. He entered Friday with a .679 OPS, down from .902 in early May. Tellez spent six weeks on the injured list – first with a right forearm issue and later with a fracture in his left ring finger – before getting activated last weekend.Tellez acknowledged Friday the fi...

Today in History: August 26, De Gaulle leads victory march through Paris

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:31 GMT

Today in History Today is Saturday, Aug. 26, the 238th day of 2023. There are 127 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 26, 1968, the Democratic National Convention opened in Chicago; the four-day event that resulted in the nomination of Hubert H. Humphrey for president was marked by a bloody police crackdown on antiwar protesters in the streets. On this date: In 55 B.C., Roman forces under Julius Caesar invaded Britain, with only limited success.In 1910, Thomas Edison demonstrated for reporters an improved version of his Kinetophone, a device for showing a movie with synchronized sound.In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing American women’s right to vote, was certified in effect by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby.In 1939, the first televised major league baseball games were shown on experimental station W2XBS: a double-header between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. The Reds won the first game, 5-2,...

Chicago police respond to ‘shooting incident’ at Guaranteed Rate Field during White Sox game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:31 GMT

Chicago police reported a shooting at Guaranteed Rate Field during Friday night’s White Sox game and said more information would be forthcoming.A police spokesperson on social media said a briefing would take place regarding a “shooting incident” but later said a written update would be circulated overnight. It was not immediately clear how many people were injured.A spectator, Greg Mika, said he was seated in the left center field stands about four rows behind a young woman who received medical treatment to her leg below the knee and watched her walk away while speaking with medics.The incident had occurred by the game’s third inning, he said, but fans were not asked to leave. He said authorities did clear out several rows in front of and behind where the woman had been seated.The game was not interrupted despite the incident taking place yards from the outfield and the White Sox bullpen. The Sox lost to the Oakland A’s 12-4.Mika, of the southwest subu...

Power outages across Kenya pass 10-hour mark with little explanation and a rare apology

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:31 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Much of Kenya awoke Saturday morning to find it’s still without electricity after an unexplained power outage Friday night shut down the country’s main international airport and led to a rare public apology by a government minister.“I am really sorry for what has happened,” transport minister Kipchumba Murkomen said in a statement close to midnight. “There is no excuse worth reporting and there is no reason why our airport is in darkness.”This latest outage affecting much of the country comes just weeks before Kenya’s government hosts the first Africa Climate Summit, where energy will be key on the agenda. Kenya gets almost all its energy from renewable sources, but infrastructure and alleged mismanagement remain an issue in the country of more than 50 million people.Kenya Power announced in a brief statement a “system disturbance leading to loss of bulk power supply” to parts of the country just before 10 p.m. Friday. Shortly after midnight, it reported ...

Chicago police are investigating a shooting at a White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:31 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police are investigating a shooting at a White Sox baseball game at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday night.Police said the investigation is ongoing. Additional details were expected to be released on Friday night, police spokesperson Tom Ahern said in a social media post.Major League Baseball did not provide any details, but said it was in contact with the White Sox and Chicago police.The announced crowd for the game — a 12-4 loss for the Chicago White Sox against Oakland — was 21,906. A postgame concert featuring Vanilla Ice, Rob Base and Tone Loc was canceled because of “technical issues,” according to the team.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbThe Associated Press

China sends aircraft and vessels toward Taiwan days after US approves $500-million arms sale

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:31 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — Taiwan’s defense ministry said Saturday that China sent dozens of aircraft and vessels toward the island, just days after the United States approved a $500-million arms sale to Taiwan.The defense ministry said in a statement that 32 aircraft from the People’s Liberation Army and nine vessels from the navy were detected in the 24 hours between 6 a.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday.Of these, 20 aircraft either crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait or breached Taiwan’s air defense identification zone. In response, Taiwan tasked its own aircraft, vessels and missile systems to respond to the activities, the defense military said.China sees self-ruled Taiwan as a renegade province to be taken by force if necessary. In the past year, Beijing has stepped up military drills around the island in reaction to Taiwan’s political activities. The Chinese military launched drills around Taiwan last week as a “stern warning” after Taiwan’s vice president stopped over in the U.S. w...