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Sharks update: Size, skill and ‘pushback’ added with second pick; Grier on Michkov: ‘We had some concerns’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:06:46 GMT

The San Jose Sharks added some size and skill to their prospect pool Wednesday night by selecting Sudbury Wolves left winger Quentin Musty with the 26th overall pick in the first round of the NHL Draft in Nashville, Tennessee.Musty, listed at 6-foot-2 and 197 pounds on the Wolves’ website, had 78 points in 53 regular season games, with most of his production coming at even strength after he missed some time this season with an injury.Musty played for Team USA at the Hlinka-Gretzky tournament and had five points in four games. With the Wolves, Musty enjoyed an 18-game point streak early in the season in which he had 35 points.Going into the draft, Musty was ranked as high as No. 12 by Elite Prospects, No. 20 by Daily Faceoff, and No. 25 by TSN’s Bob McKenzie.“He has size, reach, he has the skill, he can score goals,” said Chris Morehouse, the Sharks’ director of amateur scouting, of Musty.“Certainly in the second half of the year, he took off a little bit in F...

Family grieves grandmother killed in Oakland hit-and-run

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:06:46 GMT

(KRON) -- A family in Oakland is grieving after their loved one was killed in a hit-and-run crash on June 16. Police are still searching for the driver that hit the woman before fleeing the scene. Santu Maya, 73, was in a crosswalk near Foothill Boulevard and Vicksburg Avenue when she was struck by a black Mercedes. Witnesses say the car may have been racing, and it was driving at a high speed. (Photos courtesy of Maya family)Lilly Medina was an eyewitness to the crash, and says she watched as Maya's body was thrown into the air and back down to the pavement in the collision. Medina told KRON4 she knew from the blood that it was bad. She called 911 eight or nine times before she could get connected. RPD released photos of the suspect's car at a car wash nearby. The license plate in the photos reads: 5AUT731. (Photo courtesy of OPD)The car’s license plate may have been removed, police said. It’s not known if drugs or alcohol were involved in the crash, but police say speed and street...

Family loses everything in San Jose storage facility fire

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:06:46 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – It’s now been two weeks since a massive fire tore through a public storage facility in San Jose. On Wednesday, KRON4 spoke to a family who lost everything that night.The family is devastated. They were getting ready to move their whole house to Sacramento, but they are now left with nothing. Bryce Grenon and his long-time girlfriend Melissa are starting from scratch. That’s hard for anyone, but it’s especially tough for his 8-year-old daughter. Female bank robber sought by Brentwood, Antioch police “Having to tell her about the day before her birthday party that everything was gone was the hardest day of my life,” Grenon said. He says the mid-June fire destroyed all of his daughter’s belongings and memories.“Daughter’s birth pictures and toys, about 95 percent of our stuff was in there,” he said. Also gone is the military jacket that belonged to Grenon’s grandfather, who was a Korean War veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart medal.Gre...

Cell phone thefts on the rise in San Francisco

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:06:46 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – More people are getting their phone stolen in San Francisco. Many of the cases involve physical assaults and guns.These violent and brazen cell phone robberies have become more frequent in the last week or so. One man says his wife recently got her phone stolen at gunpoint.San Francisco Board Supervisor Rafael Mandelman says police are trying to find out if this is an organized crime ring. $100K a year is low-income in the Bay Area, according to new report "Some in neighborhoods I represent,” Mandelman said. “And in other parts of the city… often targeting women, often taking cell phones.""It seems like there may be a pattern that we have seen over the last few days, and it seems like these incidents may be related,” he said.Police logs from the last week show at least eight cell phone robberies. Some include being robbed at gunpoint or being physically assaulted. It’s happening all over the city in neighborhoods like the Mission, Tenderloin, Nob Hill and Ou...

Most Recent No-Hitters, Team-by-Team

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:06:46 GMT

American LeagueNew York — x-Domingo German, vs. Oakland Athletics, 11-0, June 28, 2023Baltimore — John Means, Baltimore Orioles vs. Seattle Mariners, 6-0, May 5,2021Boston — Jon Lester vs. Kansas City, 7-0, May 19, 2008Chicago — Carlos Rodon vs. Cleveland Indians, 8-0, April 14, 2021Cleveland — x-Len Barker vs. Toronto, 3-0, May 15, 1981Detroit — Spencer Turnbull at Seattle, 5-0, May 18, 2021Houston — Cristian Javier, Hector Neris (8), Ryan Pressly (9), Houston Astros at New York Yankees, 3-0, June 25, 2022Kansas City — Bret Saberhagen vs. Chicago White Sox, 7-0, Aug. 26, 1991Los Angeles — Reid Detmers, Los Angeles Angels vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 12-0. May 10, 2022Minnesota — Francisco Liriano at Chicago White Sox, 1-0, May 3, 2011New York — Corey Kluber at Texas, 2-0, May 19, 2021Oakland — Mike Fiers vs. Cincinnati, 2-0, May 7, 2019Seattle — James Paxton at Toronto, 5-0, May 8, 2018Tampa Bay — Matt Garza vs. Detroit, 5-0, July 26, 2010Texas — x-Kenny Rogers vs. California, 4-0, July 28,...

No-Hitters vs. Athletics

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:06:46 GMT

OaklandJune 28, 2023, Domingo Germán, New York (AL), 11-0-yJuly 13, 1991, Bob Milacki (6 innings), Mike Flanagan (1), Mark Williamson (1) and Gregg Olson (1), Baltimore, 2-0June 11, 1990, Nolan Ryan, Texas, 5-0July 28, 1976, Blue Moon Odom and Francisco Barrios, Chicago, 2-1July 19, 1974, Dick Bosman, Cleveland, 4-0July 30, 1973, Jim Bibby, Texas, 6-0July 3, 1970, Clyde Wright, California, 4-0Aug. 13, 1969, Jim Palmer, Baltimore, 8-0Kansas CityAug. 26, 1962, Jack Kralick, Minnesota, 1-0PhiladelphiaMay 6, 1953, Bobo Holloman, St. Louis Browns, 6-0July 10, 1947 (1st game), Don Black, Cleveland, 3-0Sept. 7, 1923, Howard Ehmke, Boston, 4-0Sept. 4, 1923, Sam Jones, New York (AL), 2-0Sept. 20, 1908, Frank Smith, Chicago, 1-0May 5, 1904, Cy Young, Boston, 3-0-yy-perfect gameSource

Yankees No-Hitters

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:06:46 GMT

June 28, 2023, Domingo Germán at Oakland, 11-0-yMay 19, 2021, Corey Kluber at Texas, 2-0July 18, 1999, David Cone vs. Montreal, 6-0-yMay 17, 1998, David Wells vs. Minnesota, 4-0-yMay 14, 1996, Dwight Gooden vs. Seattle, 2-0Sept. 4, 1993, Jim Abbott vs. Cleveland, 4-0July 4, 1983, Dave Righetti vs. Boston, 4-0Oct. 8, 1956, Don Larsen vs. Brooklyn (NL), 2-0-zSept. 28, 1951, Allie Reynolds vs. Boston, 8-0July 12, 1951, Allie Reynolds at Cleveland, 1-0Aug. 27, 1938, Monte Pearson vs. Cleveland, 13-0Sept. 4, 1923, Sam Jones at Philadelphia, 2-0April 24, 1917, George Mogridge at Boston, 2-1y-perfect gamez-perfect game in World SeriesSource

Perfect Games

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:06:46 GMT

Perfect games thrown in major league baseball history:Domingo Germán, New York (AL) at Oakland, June 28, 2023Félix Hernández, Seattle vs. Tampa Bay, 1-0, Aug. 15, 2012.Matt Cain, San Francisco vs. Houston, 10-0, June 13, 2012.Phil Humber, Chicago at Seattle, 4-0, April 21, 2012.Roy Halladay, Philadelphia at Florida, 1-0, May 29, 2010.Dallas Braden, Oakland vs. Tampa Bay, 4-0, May 9, 2010.Mark Buehrle, Chicago (AL) vs. Tampa Bay, 5-0, July 23, 2009.Randy Johnson, Arizona at Atlanta (NL), 2-0, May 18, 2004.David Cone, New York (AL) vs. Montreal, 6-0, July 18, 1999.David Wells, New York (AL) vs. Minnesota, 4-0, May 17, 1998.Kenny Rogers, Texas vs. California (AL), 4-0, July 28, 1994.Dennis Martinez, Montreal at Los Angeles (NL), 2-0, July 28, 1991.Tom Browning, Cincinnati vs. Los Angeles (NL), 1-0, Sept. 16, 1988.Mike Witt, California at Texas (AL), 1-0, Sept. 30, 1984.Len Barker, Cleveland vs. Toronto (AL), 3-0, May 15, 1981.Catfish Hunter, Oakland vs. Minnesota (AL), 4-0, May 8, 1968...

El dominicano Domingo Germán, de los Yankees de Nueva York, lanza el 24º partido perfecto de la historia de la MLB

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:06:46 GMT

(CNN) — El dominicano Domingo Germán, lanzador de los Yankees de Nueva York, lanzó el 24º juego perfecto en la historia del béisbol de las Grandes Ligas.Germán logró la hazaña en la victoria de los Yankees por 11-0 contra los Atléticos de Oakland este miércoles. El lanzador de 30 años lanzó las nueve entradas sin permitir un corredor en base ni por hit, ni por caminata, ni por golpear a un bateador.“Es muy emocionante. Cuando piensas en algo único en el béisbol, sabes que no mucha gente tiene la oportunidad de lanzar un partido perfecto, lograr algo así en mi carrera es algo que voy a recordar para siempre, ser parte de la historia, muy emocionante”, dijo German después del partido.Germán es el primer lanzador en lanzar un juego perfecto desde que el lanzador de los Seattle Mariners, Félix Hernández, lanzó uno contra los Tampa Bay Rays el 15 de agosto de 2012.El derecho de origen dominicano es el primer lanzador de los Yankees desde David Cone –el 18 de julio de 19...

Tovar hits 3-run double to spark the Rockies past the Dodgers, 9-8

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:06:46 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Ezequiel Tovar hit a three-run double in a five-run sixth inning to rally the Colorado Rockies over the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-8 on Wednesday night.The rookie shortstop also singled in extending his hitting streak to 11 games.“Look what he’s done the last month, look what he’s done the last couple of weeks statistically,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “He’s in a good spot as far as his confidence, how he feels in the box, he’s seeing the ball. A lot of good things are happening.”Jake Bird (2-1) pitched an inning and Justin Lawrence got four outs for his fifth save for Colorado on a night when pitchers struggled with control. The Rockies allowed eight walks and Los Angeles walked five.“A lot of hits out there, and when you hit guys, walk guys, give them free bases, big numbers are going happen like they did tonight,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.Mookie Betts homered and Yonny Hernández drove in three runs for Los Angeles.Michael Grove was in line for the win afte...