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White Sox trade relief pitcher to Arizona

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:51:08 GMT

CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox made a roster move Sunday afternoon, shipping a relief pitcher off to the Arizona Diamondbacks.The South Siders sent right-hander Jose Ruiz down to the Diamondbacks for cash considerations, according to a press release from the team.Ruiz got off to a rocky start pitching out of the pen in Chicago this year, posting a 22.03 ERA over four games pitched where he gave up nine runs on eight hits with four walks and three strikeouts across 3.2 innings. White Sox welcome back one pitcher, say goodbye to another Before 2023, Ruiz pitched in 122 games over the past two years for the White Sox, posting a 3.80 ERA across 125.1 innings pitched with 131 strikeouts to just 58 walks.Chicago wrapped up their series against the Pittsburgh Pirates today and are set to travel to Minnesota to kick off a three-game series against the Twins starting Monday at 1:10 p.m. CST.

Austin FC, Q2 roll out 3rd $100K Dream Starter Competition for local entrepreneurs

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:51:08 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC and Q2 Holdings. Inc. have launched the third annual Austin FC Dream Starter Competition, a $100,000 opportunity to support area entrepreneurs coming from underrepresented backgrounds.The competition is led by Q2 in partnership with DivInc, an Austin nonprofit "whose mission is to generate social and economic equity through entrepreneurship," per a news release. The application is open to eligible entities now through Friday, April 21. A winner will be announced on Tuesday, May 23.“We’re excited to work with Q2 and DivInc once again for this amazing initiative,” said Austin FCPresident Andy Loughnane in the release. “It’s very important that our Club plays a role in fostering the diverse, entrepreneurial spirit that is such an important part of Austin’s identity as a city, and the Dream Starter competition is the perfect way to do so.”Last year, KXAN caught up with the inaugural winner of the competition, Anthony Gantt. He used his $100,000 in winnings to s...

Masters Live Updates | Rahm ties Koepka for lead at 10 under

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:51:08 GMT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Live updates from Sunday’s third and fourth round of the Masters (all times local):3:50 p.m.Spain’s Jon Rahm has pulled into a tie with Brooks Koepka for the lead at the Masters with both players now at 10 under, setting up a potentially exciting finish to the weather-delayed tournament.Rahm, who has a PGA tour-best three wins this season, began the final round two shots behind Koepka but drained a birdie putt on the par-4 third hole and then picked up another stroke when Koepka missed his par putt on the par-3 fourth.Koepka has won four major tournaments in his career, but never the Masters.Both players have 14 holes left to play.Norway’s Viktor Hovland remains in contention two shot back at 8 under.___2:40 p.m.Now the real action begins.The final pairing has teed off at Augusta National with leader Brooks Koepka and Jon Rahm both vying for their first Masters championship. Koepka, a two-time winner of both the U.S. Open and PGA Champions...

Uzbekistan: State guarantees developing a sustainable education system

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:51:08 GMT

It is an undeniable fact that in the 21st century the success in development can only be achieved by those countries that have chosen to prioritize investment in human capital, since the accumulated knowledge and information have now become strategic resources, writes Ranokhon Tursunova.A state system of sustainable education, which consists of pre-school, general secondary and primary vocational education, higher and postgraduate education, professional development and retraining, is well-developed in Uzbekistan. However, it is necessary to point out the peculiarity of the model proposed by our state, which implies a permanent learning process, in which a person has the opportunity to gain knowledge for a long time and further improve it.As for pre-school education, the system has not been regulated from a constitutional-legal point of view so far. It is quite relevant and timely to introduce a new edition of the Constitution with regulations that the state creates conditions for t...

Hayward: Man dies in electric scooter collision

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:51:08 GMT

A 56-year-old man died on Thursday in Hayward after an accident involving his electric scooter.Officers responded to the 200 block of Benmore Drive on Thursday evening at 10:46 p.m. to find a man unconscious after crashing his scooter. The victim was transported to the hospital and later died — and authorities say alcohol may have been involved in the incident.The victim’s identity will be released once the next-of-kin is notified. It is Hayward’s third fatal collision this year.

Woman suffers life-threatening injuries in San Jose crash

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:51:08 GMT

(KRON) -- A pedestrian was involved in a vehicle crash on Sunday afternoon, and police are asking drivers to avoid the scene, according to the San Jose Police Department. Suspected DUI crash injures CHP officer The pedestrian was a woman and she was struck in the area of 11th Street and East Santa Clara Street. She has been taken to a local hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries, police said. Road closures are now in place in the area. Drivers are asked to use alternate routes.

Suspected DUI crash injures CHP officer on SR-242

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:51:08 GMT

(KRON) -- A suspected DUI driver is believed to be responsible for a chain reaction crash that resulted in the injury of a California Highway Patrol officer, according to the CHP Contra Costa station.  Man arrested for elder abuse, injuring officer Around 8:22 p.m., an officer with CHP Contra Costa was conducting a stop on a Chevrolet on the right shoulder of southbound State Route 242, just south of State Route 4. A Mercedes heading south veered off the road and collided with the back of the parked Chevrolet, CHP said.KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The force of the crash was so strong that it caused the Chevrolet to strike the CHP officer. The officer was taken to a local hospital and treated for her injuries. CHP says she will make a full ...

Liverpool blows title race open after thrilling Arsenal draw

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:51:08 GMT

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Leading 2-0 at Anfield after just 28 minutes, Arsenal’s traveling fans were in dreamland.By the end, the Premier League leaders were left clinging on for a point as Liverpool blew the title race wide open.While it was the home crowd celebrating the loudest as the final whistle blew on a thrilling 2-2 draw, Manchester City feels like the biggest winner.This could prove a pivotal weekend in determining who will be crowned champions, with the gap at the top down to six points and second-place City still having a game in hand on Arsenal.With the leading pair also still to play at City’s Etihad Stadium at the end of the month, both teams can determine their own fate.On the face of it, a point at Anfield is a solid-enough result at one of the most daunting stadiums in soccer. But this felt like an opportunity missed after Arsenal had cruised into a commanding position through goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus and looked on course for an eighth strai...

Haslem scores 24 in farewell, Heat top Magic 123-110

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:51:08 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Udonis Haslem scored 24 points in his final regular-season game, Duncan Robinson added 20 and the Miami Heat tuned up for the play-in tournament by topping the Orlando Magic 123-110 on Sunday.It was Haslem’s highest-scoring game since he had 28 points on Nov. 14, 2009. He checked out for the final time with 58.9 seconds left, getting the last of many ovations that rained down throughout the afternoon.He was 9 for 17 from the floor, 3 for 7 from 3-point range.“So many people have sacrificed for me and this is for them. This is their day as much as it is mine,” said Haslem, who is retiring when this season — his 20th, all with Miami — ends. “This love affair that I’ve had with this organization and this city for the last 20 years is going to continue to grow.”Victor Oladipo scored 19, Jamal Cain added 18 and Omer Yurtseven finished with 14 for Miami — which got a franchise-record 111 points off its bench.Kevon Harris scored 22 for Orlando, while Caleb Houstan ...

Pritchard’s triple-double leads Celtics past Hawks, 120-114

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:51:08 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard finished with his first career triple-double with 30 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists and the Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 120-114 on Sunday in a matchup of mostly reserves in the regular-season finale for both teams.Derrick White was the only regular starter to play for Boston. In his 82nd game and starting for the 70th time, he played five minutes, going 1 of 2 on 3-point attempts.De’Andre Hunter was the only starter to play for Atlanta, scoring 14 points.Pritchard completed his triple-double with an assist on JD Davidson’s basket with just under eight minutes left. The crowd gave him a big hand when they showed Pritchard’s stat line on the video board.Boston went 25 of 54 on 3-point attempts. Pritchard connected on 9 of 16, Mike Muscala went 4-for-7 on 3s and finished with 27 points and Sam Hauser was 8 of 14 on 3s with 26 points.Garrison Mathews and Bruno Fernando led the Hawks with 19 points apiece.Locked into the Eastern Conference’s e...