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Lakers, Clippers release 2023 Summer League schedules

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:54 GMT

Hours after the door shut on the 2023 NBA Draft, fans of L.A.'s two professional basketball teams can already start planning to see their newest players when the NBA Summer League begins next month.It won't take very long for fans of the Los Angeles Lakers to see the latest crop of NBA draftees and league hopefuls.The Lakers will compete in the California Classic tournament in Sacramento in the first week of July. The California Classic is part of the NBA Summer League schedule and is hosted annually by one of the state's NBA teams and has featured the Sacramento Kings, the Golden State Warriors, the Miami Heat and the Lakers in recent years. This year, the San Antonio Spurs and the Charlotte Hornets (owners of the top 2 picks in Thursday's NBA Draft) are also joining the fold.No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama told reporters Friday that he planned to participate in some capacity in the 2023 Summer League. The extent to which the French phenom will play remains to be seen.The Lak...

Single-family residence in Oakland sells for $3 million

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:54 GMT

33 Sheridan Road – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the first block of Sheridan Road in Oakland has new owners. The 3,496-square-foot property, built in 1999, was sold on May 18, 2023. The $2,950,000 purchase price works out to $844 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a garage as well as two parking spaces. The unit sits on a 5,304-square-foot lot.Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby:On Alta Road, Oakland, in October 2022, a 2,324-square-foot home was sold for $2,265,000, a price per square foot of $975. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In January 2023, a 1,977-square-foot home on Broadway Terrace in Oakland sold for $1,175,000, a price per square foot of $594. The home has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 1,451-square-foot home on the 100 block of Alta Road in Oakland sold in July 2022, for $1,725,000, a price per square foot of $1,189. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

SF Giants lose Yastrzemski to hamstring injury, after all; power-hitting infielder recalled from Triple-A

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:54 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants were optimistic that Mike Yastrzemski would be able to avoid the injured list, but that turned out not to be the case.Yastrzemski was placed on the 10-day IL before Friday’s series opener against the D-backs after going through pregame drills and feeling worse than he did Thursday, a day after he aggravated the same hamstring that sidelined him for two weeks at the start of May.Infielder Isan Díaz was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento to take Yastrzemski’s spot on the roster and was in the starting lineup at second base, while Thairo Estrada received his second day off in three games. Set to face three righties this series, starting with Zach Davies on Friday, the loss of one of the Giants’ top left-handed bats comes at an inopportune time, but they did get back another righty masher: LaMonte Wade Jr. (side tightness) was back at first base.Manager Gabe Kapler said Yastrzemski was “a little sore today.”Yastrzemski, who had fou...

Warriors first-round pick Brandin Podziemski is eager to prove himself: ‘In a few seasons, I’m a triple-double guy in the NBA’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:54 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Brandin Podziemski has a certain swagger about him.At just 20 years old, he walks around with an overwhelming belief in himself.“In a few seasons, I think I’m a triple-double guy in the NBA,” he said Friday afternoon.Podziemski also had a point-blank answer when asked what he would say if he was told back in October that he would’ve broken out as the West Coast Conference Newcomer of the Year and be a top-20 NBA draft pick.“Yes.”Podziemski’s quick response received a wave of laughter from the crowd, which included his family, coach Steve Kerr and team owner Joe Lacob, who gathered for his introductory press conference on the ninth floor of Chase Center. But it also furthered general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s belief that they took the right guy with their No. 19 pick in Thursday night’s draft.Cam Whitmore, the versatile 6-foot-7 wing from Villanova whom many projected to be a lottery pick, was still on the ...

Langaliers hits game-winning HR in 9th as A’s beat Blue Jays 5-4 to end 8-game skid

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:54 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Shea Lanagaliers hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Friday night to snap an eight-game losing streak.Lanagliers hit his ninth home run off Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano (3-3) as Toronto lost the opener of a three-game series against the team with the worst record in the majors.Langaliers went 2 for 4 with two RBIs as the Athletics (20-58) became the last big league team to reach 20 wins and avoided falling 40 games below .500.Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a three-run home run, his first of the season at his home ballpark, but Toronto didn’t score again after his third-inning drive.Lucas Erceg (2-0) struck out all three batters he faced to earn the win, and Trevor May pitched around Guerrero’s leadoff double in the ninth for his fourth save in six chances as Oakland won for the first time since June 13 against Tampa Bay. That win over the Rays was the last in a seven-game streak for ...

Kenta Maeda throws 5 scoreless inning in return to lead Twins past Tigers 4-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:54 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Kenta Maeda pitched five scoreless innings in his return from the injured list and the Minnesota Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Friday night.Royce Lewis and Max Kepler homered for the Twins, who had two players and manager Rocco Baldelli ejected by home plate umpire Lance Barrett.Maeda (1-4), who strained his triceps against the New York Yankees on April 26, allowed three hits, struck out eight and walked two. Jhoan Duran pitched the ninth for his 10th save in 12 tries. The Twins struck out 16 overall.Joey Wentz (1-8) gave up four runs — three earned — and five hits with four walks in five-plus innings.Minnesota took a 3-0 lead with a pair of second-inning homers. Lewis led off with a long drive over the Tigers bullpen in left field. After a one-out walk to Willi Castro, Kepler homered over the shortened fence in right-centerfield.Baldelli was ejected by Barrett later in the inning, apparently over an uncalled balk. Minnesota loaded the bases with no outs in...

Willy Adames homers twice, drives in 5 as the Brewers down the Guardians 7-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:54 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Willy Adames homered twice and drove in five runs and Wade Miley pitched six sharp, scoreless innings to power the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night.Adames belted a three-run homer in the sixth inning off Shane Bieber (5-5). Milwaukee’s hard-hitting shortstop added a solo shot in the ninth and a run-scoring single in the first as the Brewers won the series opener and first in a 10-game trip.Adames went 4 for 5 in his third career multi-homer game. It was the sixth time he’s gotten four hits.Miley (5-2) allowed just three hits and retired his last 11 batters. It was the left-hander’s first start against Cleveland since he threw a no-hitter at Progressive Field on May 7, 2021, when he was with Cincinnati.José Ramírez homered for Cleveland, which had its winning streak stopped at four.Bieber, who will likely be dealt by the Guardians before the Aug. 1 trading deadline, matched Miley for the first five inni...

If time is money, time in Montgomery Co. is about to be worth a lot more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:54 GMT

The cost of everything has gone up with the country’s current rate of inflation. Now, one Maryland county is doing something to lend workers a helping hand — raising the minimum wage.Starting July 1, anyone working for companies with 51 or more employees will make at least $16.70 per hour, which will be the new minimum wage for large companies in Montgomery County.Mid-sized companies, defined as those that employ between 11 and 50 people, will see the minimum wage rise from $14 to $15 per hour. Companies that employ 10 or fewer will have to pay $14.50 per hour.Starting on Jan. 1, 2024, all companies across the state of Maryland will have to start paying at least $15 per hour.For years, Montgomery County has tied its minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index, which measures the average change in prices paid by those in urban areas.The announcement comes as Gov. Wes Moore signed the minimum wage increase into law in April as part of his “Work, Wages and Wealth” legislative ...

Jose Siri drives in 4 runs and Zach Eflin earns his 9th win as Rays beat Royals 11-3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:54 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (AP) — RaysJose Siri homered and drove in four runs, Zach Eflin won his ninth game and the MLB-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 11-3 on Friday night.Siri had a three-run homer in the second inning and gave the Rays a 4-3 led with an RBI single in the fourth.Eflin (9-3) improved to 8-0 in eight home starts, allowing three runs and seven hits over six innings.Nick Pratto and Salvador Perez homered for the Royals, who have the majors second-worst record at 21-55 . Perez was checked by a trainer in the fifth inning and was replaced by Freddy Fermin at catcher one inning later due to a right hamstring cramp.The Royals won the opener of a four-game series 6-5 on Thursday night. Tampa Bay, 53-26 overall, is 33-9 in home games.Harold Ramírez ended Greinke’s night with an RBI single to start a four-run fifth that made it 8-3. Reliever Jose Cuas entered and allowed all three batters he faced to reach base, including Taylor Walls’ two-run singl...

De La Cruz gets first cycle for Reds since 1989

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:54 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Rookie sensation Elly De La Cruz became the first Cincinnati Reds player in 24 years to hit for the cycle when he accomplished the feat on Friday against the Atlanta Braves.De La Cruz doubled to open the second inning, had a two-run homer in the third, a run-scoring single to center in the fifth and tripled in the sixth for his fourth RBI of the night. The last hit increased the Reds’ lead to 11-7.The cycle is the franchise’s seventh overall — fifth since 1900 — and first since Eric Davis did it against San on June 2, 1989.Source