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Oakland A’s, SF Giants fans come together for anti-John Fisher protest at Oracle Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:48 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — For the first four innings, the first Bay Bridge series matchup of 2023 between the A’s and Giants was not very different from past years.Oracle Park was more full than usual for a Tuesday night, with a healthy mix of green and gold-clad A’s fans and orange-and-black Giants fans. “Let’s go Oakland” chants battled with “Let’s go Giants” chants, as has happened in so many of these interleague battles.But for A’s fans, Tuesday night’s anti-Josh Fisher protests had a bigger purpose than the game. And when the top of the fifth came around, a healthy amount of Giants fans in the ballpark joined them in calling on Fisher to sell the A’s.“Sell the team” chants broke out in force from many of the sellout crowd of 40,014 fans at Oracle Park after the first pitch of the top of the fifth, easy to hear from anywhere inside the ballpark and came through loud and clear on every broadcast of the game.Well, the fans in Oracle Park waited one pitch but the “Sell the team” chants start...

Four-bedroom home sells for $3 million in Piedmont

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:48 GMT

141 Wildwood gdns. – Google Street ViewA 3,249-square-foot house built in 1960 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 100 block of Wildwood gdns. in Piedmont was sold on June 14, 2023. The $2,950,000 purchase price works out to $908 per square foot. This single-story house provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and four baths. Additionally, the home comes with a one-car garage, ensuring secure parking and storage. The lot size of the property measures an impressive 6,762 square feet.These nearby houses have also recently been purchased:On Lafayette Avenue, Piedmont, in September 2022, a 3,593-square-foot home was sold for $5,020,000, a price per square foot of $1,397. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In February 2023, a 3,774-square-foot home on La Salle Avenue in Piedmont sold for $2,500,000, a price per square foot of $662. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 3,022-square-foot home on the first block of King Avenue in Piedmont sold in...

Sale closed in Dublin: $1.7 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:48 GMT

11721 Bloomington Way – Google Street ViewA 2,052-square-foot house built in 1985 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 11700 block of Bloomington Way in Dublin was sold on June 12, 2023, for $1,670,000, or $814 per square foot. This single-story home boasts a generous living space with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The home’s exterior showcases roofing materials crafted from wood shake roofing / shingles. Inside, a fireplace enhances the ambiance of the living area. The property is equipped with forced air heating and central A/C. In addition, the house provides a two-car garage, granting ample space for parking and storage purposes. Situated on a spacious 0.3-acre lot, the property offers ample outdoor space.Additional houses have recently been sold nearby:In April 2023, a 2,228-square-foot home on Fenwick Place in Dublin sold for $1,830,000, a price per square foot of $821. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,389-square-foot home on the 11800 block ...

Naked woman armed with gun on Bay Bridge targeted random victims: CHP

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:48 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A naked woman armed with a gun and knife on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge created major traffic gridlock for evening rush hour commuters trying to drive to the East Bay. The incident began at 4:38 p.m. Tuesday. Bay Bridge motorists told 911 dispatchers that a woman, who was "completely naked," fired a gun at several cars, threatened random victims with a knife, and attempted to get into cars on the bridge, investigators told KRON4.The erratic woman prompted the California Highway Patrol to close Interstate-80's eastbound lanes near the toll plaza, as well as the I-80 connector ramp to I-880 in Oakland. Car that veered off Sanchez stairs was carjacked CHP officers found the woman walking on the bridge just before 6 p.m. and ordered her to drop her weapons. The woman followed officers' orders and was apprehended. An ambulance was called to the scene and she was transported to a local hospital for medical and psychiatric evaluations, according to the C...

Wrexham striker Paul Mullin injured in collision with Manchester United goalie Nathan Bishop

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:48 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Striker Paul Mullin, one of the stars of the “Welcome to Wrexham” docuseries, was injured in a collision with Manchester United goalie Nathan Bishop in a friendly Tuesday night and had to be helped off the field.Mullin was attempting a header when Bishop challenged him just outside the box in the 11th minute and the two went down. Mullin grabbed his head with his right hand and his left hip with his left hand. He was down for about seven minutes. A stretcher and a cart were sent out and Mullin was surrounded by medical personnel, but he eventually got up and slowly walked off with assistance and an oxygen mask hanging around his neck.There was no immediate word about the severity of his injury. Bishop was not injured and was booed every time he touched the ball after the collision.The match at San Diego State’s Snapdragon Stadium was the third of four in a U.S. tour by the Welsh team that’s owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Wrexham suppor...

Reds hang on in 9th to win 4-3 at Milwaukee and reduce Brewers’ NL Central lead to a half-game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:48 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew Abbott pitched six scoreless innings, Will Benson hit a two-run homer and the Cincinnati Reds withstood a frantic ninth-inning comeback attempt to edge the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Tuesday night.Cincinnati reduced the Brewers’ NL Central lead over the Reds to a half-game. The Brewers and Reds will have their final regular-season meeting Wednesday afternoon in the rubber match of this three-game series.The Brewers trailed 4-0 before nearly coming all the way back in the ninth.One night after hitting a walk-off single to give the Brewers a 3-2 victory over the Reds, Christian Yelich ripped a three-run homer off reliever Daniel Duarte with two outs in the ninth inning. William Contreras then greeted Alexis Díaz with an infield single, though he initially was called out before replays showed he had beaten the throw from third baseman Elly De La Cruz.After Tyrone Taylor pinch-ran for Contreras and stole second, a 3-2 pitch from Díaz hit Willy Adames. Díaz fi...

Kyle Tucker and Martín Maldonado power Astros past AL West-leading Rangers 4-3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:48 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker and Martín Maldonado homered, rookie starter J.P. France worked seven solid innings and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Tuesday night.The Astros (58-44) moved within a game of the AL West-leading Rangers (59-43). The injury-plagued Astros could see the return of stars José Altuve and Yordan Alvarez on Wednesday when they go for a series sweep and the top spot in the division.Tucker’s line-drive homer narrowly cleared the wall in right-center, giving Houston a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning.In the seventh, Maldonado crushed a 93-mph fastball that nearly landed on the train tracks above left-center field, extending the Astros’ lead to 4-1.In the ninth, Astros closer Ryan Pressly allowed a two-run homer to Mitch Garver that traveled 420 feet to straightaway center field. That cut Houston’s lead to 4-3 before Pressly got Leody Taveras to fly out to the warning track in right field, securing his 24th save.France (6-3) allowed five hits and two wa...

Dansby Swanson homers twice as the streaking Cubs beat the crosstown White Sox 7-3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:48 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Dansby Swanson homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the crosstown White Sox 7-3 on Tuesday night for their fourth consecutive victory.Christopher Morel and Nico Hoerner also connected for the Cubs, and Kyle Hendricks pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning. Swanson and Hoerner each had three hits, and Hoerner had two of the team’s five stolen bases.The Cubs (49-51) won for the sixth time in seven games overall, putting them firmly on the bubble ahead of the Aug. 1 trade deadline. The rest of the week could go a long way in determining if the team is a seller or tries to rally into a playoff spot.There is no question about the direction of the White Sox (41-61) after a stretch of 12 losses in 16 games. Lucas Giolito and Kendall Graveman are among a group of players who could be shipped out in the coming days.Andrew Vaughn had two RBIs in his return to the White Sox lineup after being sidelined by a bone bruise in his left foot. Mi...

Lionel Messi shines again in first Inter Miami start, scores twice in 4-0 win over Atlanta

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:48 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas has one lasting memory from Lionel Messi’s debut: the image of Messi running to embrace his family after delivering the game-winning free kick and cementing a new era for the club and Major League Soccer.“That was for the fans. This community is hungry,” Mas said. Messi’s follow-up performance Tuesday night against Atlanta United in the Leagues Cup showed the impact that one player — the right player — can have on an entire club.Messi scored twice and had an assist in his first start for Miami, bringing his total to three goals in two games. Inter Miami had a 3-0 lead by halftime, the first such lead in club history.“There’s going to be a before and after Messi in football for this country,” Mas said.Miami went on to win 4-0. Messi exited in the 78th minute to a standing ovation, with many in the crowd wearing his No. 10 jersey. Many also headed for the exits themselves once Messi was on the bench.“With the type...

Mayor Johnston holds town hall meetings to address homelessness

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:28:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – Denver Mayor Mike Johnston will hold a series of town hall meetings as he continues the launch of his plan to address homelessness throughout the city.After announcing an emergency declaration, the mayor initiated a partnership with 78 neighborhoods with the goal of housing a thousand people living on the streets.FOX31 spoke with those who attended the town hall meeting on Tuesday at the Savoy in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. The meeting was co-hosted by City Councilman Darrell Watson. City council votes to extend emergency declaration for homelessness Johnston took questions from the crowd, and many said that finding a solution is a balance between compassion and the need to maintain proper safety standards.“There’s older individuals, there’s veterans there’s disabled people that you should 100% take care of, but there’s a whole other group of people out there. There’s a bunch of 20-year-olds over there massively addicted to drugs, don’t work, don’t do anythi...