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Rockies Mailbag: Trading prospects for pitching, grading the roster

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:42 GMT

Denver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders with the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag.Pose a Rockies- or MLB-related question for the Rockies Mailbag.Are the Rockies looking to sell off some outfield/corner infield prospects for MLB-ready pitching?— Andrew, Fort LuptonAndrew, greetings from the MLB winter meetings from the Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville. If you’ve never been here, it’s a pretty amazing place: an indoor tourist city under a steel-and-glass roof with a fake river and Christmas lights. Think of the movie “The Truman Show.”But I digress.General manager Bill Schmidt told me Monday that he’s open to trading both established players and prospects in exchange for pitching. Whether that happens or not remains a huge question mark. As far as corner players go, the club could dangle outfielders Sean Bouchard and Hunter Goodman, and perhaps DH/first baseman Elehuris Montero. The problem is, to get an MLB-ready pitch...

Hit-and-run driver sought after leaving pedestrian to die in Carson

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:42 GMT

Authorities are searching for a hit-and-run driver who fled the scene after fatally striking a pedestrian in Carson Tuesday night.The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department received calls of a man down in the street at the intersection of East 213th Street and Selwyn Avenue around 11:40 p.m.Authorities investigate a fatal hit-and-run crash in Carson on Dec. 5, 2023. (OnScene.TV)Arriving deputies found a non-responsive man suffering from head trauma. The man was later pronounced dead at the scene. The unidentified victim, whose body was covered by a green sheriff's department canopy, was described only as a man. Investigators at the scene confirmed he was the victim of a hit-and-run crash and authorities are searching for the driver. Thousands of Southern Californians targeted in ATM skimming theft No description of the suspect or the vehicle involved in the crash has been released. Investigators are searching for any witnesses or surveillance video that may help with the investi...

Redondo Beach school closed after 2nd lockdown in 2 days

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:42 GMT

Redondo Union High School will be closed Wednesday after a student reportedly brought a gun onto the campus Tuesday, one day after another student was arrested for doing the same thing.The school went on lockdown Tuesday morning when authorities received a report of a weapon on campus sometime before 9:30 a.m., based on a message apparently sent to parents by school officials. At about 10:45 a.m., the Redondo Beach Police Department announced on social media that a lockdown at the school had been lifted and the campus was "secured.""A person has been detained and no other people are outstanding," police said.That person was later identified by the RBPD as a 15-year-old 10th-grader.The gun was never fired, and no injuries were reported. Redondo Beach student had gun, high-capacity magazine at school, police say The Tuesday incident comes just one day after a student, a different 15-year-old 10th-grader, was arrested for allegedly possessing a gun with a high-capacity magazine on ca...

Parents of 9-year-old Chiefs fan wearing headdress threaten to sue Deadspin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:42 GMT

(NewsNation) —  The parents of a 9-year-old Kansas City Chiefs fan threatened to sue the sports website Deadspin following the publication of an article that accused their son of racial insensitivity. The article alleged that their son, Holden Armenta, exhibited racist behavior by painting his face black and red and wearing a Native American headdress to a football game.In a letter obtained by NewsNation, Holden's parents, Shannon and Raul Armenta, hired Clare Locke LLP to demand a retraction and threaten further action against the author Carron J. Phillips, Deadspin, G/O Media, and Great Hill Partners."These Articles, posts on X, and photos about Holden and his parents must be retracted immediately. It is not enough to quietly remove a tweet from X or disable the article from Deadspin’s website. You must publish your retractions and issue an apology to my clients with the same prominence and fanfare with which you defamed them," the letter says.Clare Locke is al...

‘Monster Hunter Now’ begins Fulminations of Frost season Nov. 7

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:42 GMT

Since its release, “Monster Hunter Now” has become one of my go-to mobile games along with “Marvel Snap” and “Pokemon Go.” The title nails the action-oriented nature of the gameplay while compressing it into battles that last less than three minutes.It’s the first Niantic titles other than “Pokemon Go” that has the stickiness that’s needed for a mobile game to survive long term. Now, the title enters its latest phase with a new season called Fulminations in the Frost. As part of the new content drop, Niantic is release four new monsters to the mix: Zinogre, Banbaro, Barioth and Radobaan.To help players out, Niantic is also adding two new weapons: the Lance and the Dual Blades. The former has the extended reach for creatures that seem to be just out of rush after attacking while the Dual Blades focuses on close-in encounters. Along with the new monsters, players should expect new armor sets and weapons. In addition to the n...

Goldberg: Backlash to anti-Israel protests threatens free speech

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:42 GMT

If you want to understand the wrenching generational rift over Israel among many left-leaning American Jews, the documentary “Israelism,” which came out this year, is a good place to start.Much of it centers on the political evolution of Simone Zimmerman, who was raised to be a staunch Zionist, began questioning her beliefs even as she defended Israel at the UC Berkeley, and was transformed by her encounter with the harrowing reality of the Palestinian occupation. Zimmerman went on to co-found IfNotNow, an anti-occupation Jewish group that has been at the forefront of many protests against Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip. The filmmakers, Erin Axelman and Sam Eilertsen, are part of the same generation as Zimmerman, and Axelman told me, “We’re telling Simone’s story as a way of partly telling our story.”But in November, when progressive Jewish students at the University of Pennsylvania tried to screen the film, the university denied them permission, reportedly citing fear of a “potenti...

Cottle: Stop whining, Mr. Santos. You got a fair shake.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:42 GMT

Before we wallow in the downfall of George Santos, allow me a toast of appreciation to the freshly defrocked lawmaker and his fellow lawmakers. It takes a lot to get booted from the House by one’s colleagues, but the New York Republican really applied himself. And while his 11 very weird months in office were a stain on American democracy, here’s hoping his departure serves to reassure a politically disillusioned nation that there is a level of deception, corruption and lunacy too extra even for Congress. It is a nice reminder that, on special occasions, most lawmakers still know how to do the right thing.Now to the wallowing! It was frustrating for many Americans, including some prominent Republicans, that it took so long to rid the House of this egregious fraudster, fabulist and — if that sizzling report from the House Ethics Committee is any indication — future felon. The Ethics Committee opened its investigation in March. In May, the congressman was indicted on 13 fe...

California man among 8 who died in U.S. Air Force Osprey crash near Japan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:42 GMT

A Riverside resident was among the eight members of the U.S. Air Force crew that perished in last week’s crash of a CV-22B Osprey during a training mission off of the coast of Japan, the Department of Defense announced on Tuesday, Dec. 5.Also see: US Air Force Osprey crashes off Japan during trainingMaj. Luke A. Unrath, 34, was a CV-22 pilot and flight commander assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, the DOD said in a news release.No further biographical information was immediately provided for him. His family plans to publicly talk about Unrath at a later date, a DOD spokeswoman said.The others who died in the Nov. 29 collision:• Staff Sgt. Jake Galliher, 24, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts• Maj. Jeffrey T. Hoernemann, 32, of Andover, Minnesota• Maj. Eric V. Spendlove, 36, of St. George, Utah• Capt. Terrell K. Brayman, 32, of Pittsford, New York• Tech. Sgt. Zachary E. Lavoy, 33, of Oviedo, Florida• Staff Sgt. Jake M. Tu...

$3 billion federal grant OK’d for Las Vegas-to-California high-speed rail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:42 GMT

The federal government is backing a high-speed rail system connecting Southern California to Las Vegas with a $3 billion investment, officials announced Tuesday, Dec. 5.The announcement comes after Nevada Sens. Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto led a bipartisan group that included four House members from California that urged President Joe Biden in April to commit up to $3.75 billion in federal infrastructure funds toward what they call a public-private partnership with Brightline West.The fully electric high-speed rail system is planned to stretch 218 miles along the 15 Freeway between Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga. The $12 billion project is expected to take 3 million cars off the freeway and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 400,000 tons annually, developers say. Rancho Cucamonga expects to see more than 11 million passengers come through its Cucamonga Station each year.“We are thrilled to witness the realization of this transformative project that connects our dynamic reg...

Disneyland increases security at parking structures after third suicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:42 GMT

Disneyland has increased security and preventative measures at its parking structures after the third death by suicide in less than a year at the garage complex where thousands of visitors enter and exit the Anaheim theme park every day.“In an effort to deter this type of tragedy, we have long had multi-layered security protocols in place at our parking structures, which we have substantially enhanced over time,” according to Disneyland officials. “However, as with all of our security and safety measures, we don’t discuss specifics so as not to compromise our efforts.”Disneyland security has increased patrols in marked vehicles and on bicycles in the Mickey and Friends and Pixar Pals parking structures along with uniformed officers posted at the perimeter of the upper levels of the garages, according to MousePlanet.Related ArticlesBusiness | Will Disney or Universal own the future of entertainment? Business | Disneyland ticket prices quadruple since 2000, ...