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New Colorado coach Deion Sanders already making an impact

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:43 GMT

BOULDER, Colorado (AP) — New Colorado coach Deion Sanders can’t yet point to any on-field wins in Boulder, but signs of a massive shift in mood and expectation abound at this school and in this city around what has been a forlorn football program.Hired in December after a highly successful run as Jackson State’s head coach, the NFL Hall of Fame cornerback is in the midst of running practices with his new team in preparation for Colorado’s annual intrasquad spring game on April 22.The school announced earlier this week that the game, which is also being nationally televised on ESPN, had sold out with more than 45,000 people expected to be on hand. It would stand out as the highest attendance ever for Colorado’s spring game, eclipsing the previous high of 17,800 in 2008. Indeed, according to the school, the anticipated attendance will be higher than the combined total for the previous nine spring games. ESPN to air Deion Sanders’ first spring game as new CU head coach “We haven’t wo...

Senga pitches Mets past Marlins 5-2 in Citi Field debut

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:43 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kodai Senga won his fantastic Citi Field debut and the New York Mets got home runs from Pete Alonso and slumping Eduardo Escobar to beat the Miami Marlins 5-2 on Saturday.With fans hanging ghost signs on an outfield railing to mark Senga’s strikeouts, the Japanese rookie with the disappearing “ghost forkball” fired six innings of three-hit ball. The only run he allowed came on a leadoff homer by Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the sixth.Wearing a Mets blue-and-orange glove with an image of a ghost and a pitchfork, Senga (2-0) walked three and whiffed six. Four strikeouts came on his “ghost fork” — including all three batters in the second inning.All eight of Senga’s strikeouts came on that nasty forkball when he won his major league debut Sunday in Miami. The right-hander signed a $75 million, five-year contract with the Mets in December after pitching for 11 seasons in Japan with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.John Curtiss retired cleanup batter Jorge Soler with the ba...

Ed Ansin Best Buddies Friendship Walk, held at loanDepot Park, raises over $300K

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:43 GMT

It was a fun morning at loanDepot Park in Miami, as the Best Buddies community and the 7News family came together to send a message of inclusionSpeaking with 7News on Saturday morning, Kristian Chima could hardly contain his excitement about being a part of the Ed Ansin Best Buddies Friendship Walk.“Yes, I was so happy because this is the first time ever walking here at loanDepot Park, which is formerly known as Marlins Park,” he said.The location of the event may have changed, but Best Buddies CEO Anthony Shriver said the mission of inclusion and acceptance is the same.“It generates huge for us, for our community activities, supporting people with developmental disabilities, find them jobs, finding them mentors, finding them great competitive housing,” he said. “If we didn’t have the walk, if we couldn’t raise the money, we wouldn’t be able to provide all these great services.”It’s a way to give support to people...

Police investigating toddler’s death after father allegedly fled crash in Clarksburg

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:43 GMT

State police are investigating the death of a young child after his father, while fleeing the scene of a motor vehicle crash, apparently lost the child in brook in Clarksburg early Saturday morning, officials said.Troopers responding to a reported crash on Middle Road in Clarksburg around 2 a.m. learned that a 2-year-old boy who had been in the vehicle was unaccounted for, according to state police.His father, Darel A. Galorenzo, 35, of Readsboro, Vermont, who was determined to have been operating under the influence, was also taken into custody on a negligent operation charge.The child was pulled from Hudson Brook around 2:20 a.m. He was taken to Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams, where he was pronounced dead. His name has not been released.No additional information was immediately released.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Devers homers twice to power Red Sox past Tigers 14-5

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:43 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Rafael Devers homered twice, including his fifth career grand slam, and drove in five runs to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Detroit Tigers 14-5 on Saturday.Devers’ grand slam capped a six-run, second inning. Adam Duvall hit a two-run homer, doubled twice and scored three runs for Boston, which has scored nine or more runs in half its eight games. Devers and Duvall also homered in Thursday’s series opener.Raimel Tapia had a pinch two-run homer. Connor Wong and Rob Refsnyder also drove in two runs each.Tanner Houck (2-0) gave up two runs and three hits in five innings.Riley Greene drove in two runs for Detroit, which has lost three straight, been outscored 58-26 during a 2-6 start and is hitting .199 as a team.Joey Wentz (0-2) walked four in the second inning, including Connor Wong and Rob Refsnyder with the two with the bases loaded as Boston took a 2-0 lead. Garrett Hill relieved and Devers hit a 102 mph drive over the left-field wall.Duvall’s fou...

DOJ opens investigation into leaks of apparent classified US military documents

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:43 GMT

 (CNN) — The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the leaks of a trove of apparent US intelligence documents that were posted on social media in recent weeks.The investigation comes as new documents surfaced Friday covering everything from US support for Ukraine to information about key US allies like Israel, widening the fallout from the already alarming leaks. The Pentagon on Thursday said it was looking into the matter after social media posts of apparently classified documents on the war in Ukraine had emerged.“They look real,” a US official told CNN about the leaked documents.US officials say they are taking the leaks seriously as they investigate and work toward a more formal assessment of what is in the documents and how they were leaked. So far, they appear legitimate, and there isn’t a major reason to doubt that the documents are in fact what they appear to be. US officials believe their public release would...

Sunny, but cooler by the coast for Easter

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:43 GMT

A calm weather pattern remains in place for the next few days, with sunshine and seasonable weather expected Easter Sunday. Temperatures will range from the low to mid 50s inland, mid to upper 40s along the coastline with a sea breeze expected. For those Easter egg hunts, have the kids wear a jacket or heavy sweatshirt as temperatures will still be in the 40s most of the morning. After Sunday, a big warm up is in the forecast which could include some 80 degree weather by the end of the week!

Crime Briefs: Boba Fett on the MBTA

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:43 GMT

On Friday, several units within the MBTA’s Transit Police converged on the Back Bay Commuter Rail station for a report of a person armed with a “long rifle.” But the holder of the weapon turned out to be a laconic celebrity from a galaxy far, far away: Star Wars bounty hunter Boba Fett.Those waiting for the train may never know if the man behind the helmet is a clone of the Mandalorian or not, the Transit Police gave no indication that he was charged with any wrongdoing, and a photo provided by the agency shows him offering a stoic fist to the heart.“Officers located a person in character as ‘Boba Fett’ w/a replica firearm,” the agency tweeted. “Officers conversed with the individual & the scene was safe.”Police: Father dropped child in brook while fleeing from crashDarel Galorenzo, 35, of Readsboro, Vt., was charged with manslaughter, reckless endangerment of a child, negligent operating of a motor vehicle and operating under the influence after police say he dropped his toddle...

Rafael Devers, Adam Duvall lead Red Sox 14-run rampage

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:43 GMT

A week and change into the season, the 2023 Red Sox are a mystifying group.It’s feast or famine, onslaught or slaughtered, triumph or tragedy.Saturday was the latter, though it started off as a game of plate discipline, one of the emphases of the offseason roster overhaul, during a 14-5 thumping over the Tigers in Detroit.They were patient in the top of the second, loading the bases and scoring their first two runs on walks.Then Rafael Devers stepped up to the plate and reminded the world why he’s the highest-paid player in franchise history. The 26-year-old third baseman opened the floodgates with a grand slam, his third home run of the season, and his second of the series.The following inning, Adam Duvall blasted his fourth home run of the season, following Masataka Yoshida around the bases for runs No. 7 and 8 of the afternoon.Not to be outdone, Devers decided the seventh inning was the prime time to hit his fourth round-tripper of the year. The 110.3 mph missile deth...

Billy Gonzales’ return to coach UF’s WRs made sense for himself and Gators

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:50:43 GMT

Out with his wife and daughter last month at a South Beach mall, longtime receivers coach Billy Gonzales was not job shopping.But when a phone call came in from Billy Napier, Gonzales had a feeling he’d be buying what Florida’s head coach was selling.“My phone rang and it was Coach … I lit up,” Gonzales recalled following Saturday’s practice. “I was so excited about it.”Napier needed to quickly find someone to replace Keary Colbert, who bolted for the Denver Broncos after one season with UF.If anyone knew the lay of the land and expectations in Gainesvilles, along with nuances of the receiver position, it was Gonzales. He did not hesitate to accept the challenge to smoke jump into spring practices and guide the Gators’ wideouts.Wife, Julie, and 17-year-old daughter, Caylynn, didn’t have wait long for Gonzales to rejoin them with a new job in hand.“It was extremely fast,” he said of his decision. “I was rea...