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Colorado Rapids announce slew of changes within front office on sporting, business sides

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:13:29 GMT

The Colorado Rapids’ front office vision is to work in cycles.In the last week, the team announced significant changes to its front office staff and structure, including promoting Pádraig Smith to president. Wider changes to the sporting and business sides were announced Monday and Wednesday in a pivot towards what the team will look like following the 2026 FIFA World Cup on North American soil.For the team’s new president, Smith, the changes have been a long time coming with a plan to build out to every corner of the team for over a year, with over 30 new positions.“We’ve been able to take our time here and really take a deep dive of asking what the club is going to need to best position itself,” Smith told The Post Wednesday. “Then, thanks to the support of ownership we’ve been able to execute that and it puts us in a great spot for what’s going to be an exciting time for soccer in the United States.”Among the noteworthy change...

Rockies’ Austin Gomber admits being centerpiece in Nolan Arenado trade weighs on him

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:13:29 GMT

Austin Gomber is still figuring out who he is in purple pinstripes, aside from being known as the pitcher the Rockies traded Nolan Arenado for.Four starts into 2023, in a quiet clubhouse after Gomber got shelled for nine runs in two innings in the Rockies’ eighth straight loss, Gomber admitted that being a centerpiece in the Arenado trade weighs on him more than he’d like.“I’m kinda searching for (my own identity) right now,” Gomber said. “In the past, I tried not to worry about (being attached to Arenado), and I think I was better at that earlier on when I was here. But the longer I’ve been here (the harder it gets). Because when (the trade) first happened, I didn’t understand the magnitude of it here.“So I’m trying to keep those thoughts out of my head and not trying to put pressure on myself when I don’t need to. I’m not trying to be (Arenado). I’m just trying to be myself, but I feel like I’m hav...

ACLU says inmates are held in 'abhorrent' conditions at Los Angeles County jails

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:13:29 GMT

A U.S. district judge is hearing arguments on Wednesday over what attorneys say at "abhorrent" conditions at Los Angeles County jails.Attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) claim the county has failed to provide basic rights to inmates including sanitation and healthcare. They're asking the judge to hold the county and the sheriff’s department in contempt of court and order sanctions.The ACLU said people are supposed to be in the jail system’s inmate reception centers for less than 24 hours before being transferred but are instead being held in “abhorrent” conditions.Judge Dean Pregerson heard arguments from attorneys representing the ACLU, National Prison Project, and the ACLU of Southern California on behalf of L.A. County inmates.During visits to the inmate reception center, ACLU attorneys said they recorded unacceptable conditions including mentally ill inmates being “chained to chairs for days at a time.”ACLU claims that despite an order for the sheriff’s depar...

Dazzling dose of Miller time can’t save Athletics in loss to Cubs

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:13:29 GMT

OAKLAND — Mason Miller was electric as advertised, but the Athletics remain in a state of system-wide failure.The buzz created by the rookie right-hander had worn off by the time the Chicago Cubs beat the A’s 12-2 Wednesday at the Coliseum before a crowd of 12,112, much of it there to see the visiting team.The loss completed an 0-6 homestand, just the second winless homestand of six or more games at the Coliseum since the club moved West in 1968. The other came last season. It dropped the Athletics to 3-16 with seven straight losses and 13 of the last 14 as they depart for a road trip to Texas and Anaheim to face the Rangers and Angels.Miller, the 6-foot-5, 220-pound right-hander who was given a “soft” 80-pitch cap by manager Mark Kotsay, showed the kind of velocity, stuff and control that more than justified his call-up despite 28 2/3 innings of minor league experience.“All morning, I couldn’t wait to get started,” Miller said. “My co...

49ers legend Dave Wilcox dies at 80

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:13:29 GMT

(KRON) -- San Francisco 49ers great Dave Wilcox died on Wednesday, the team announced. He was 80 years old. Wilcox played for the 49ers from 1964-1974, earning seven Pro Bowl selections and an induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He totaled 36.5 sacks and 14 interceptions over his 11-year career. "Considered to be one of the best outside linebackers of his era, Wilcox, whose nickname was 'The Intimidator,' was known for his ability to disrupt plays and not let his matchup get off the line of scrimmage, whether it was to block or get into a pass route," the 49ers said. ‘Not right’: NBA world reacts to Draymond suspension Wilcox was an incredibly durable player, missing just one game over the course of his career. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000 and the 49ers Hall of Fame in 2009. His best season came in 1973 when he posted 103 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, two interceptions, four force fumbles and one fumble recovery. He helped the 49ers reach t...

Teacher at school where Black student was called 'monkey' said she didn't know it was an insult

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:13:29 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- The subject of teachers receiving racial sensitivity training is front and center this week in an East Bay school district. A parent is voicing outrage at how, she claims, a teacher handled her Black daughter being called a "monkey" by a white classmate.According to a complaint, the incident happened after a student brought a toy monkey to class back on Feb. 21, 2023, at Hillcrest Elementary School in the Oakland Unified School District, where Qualynda Scott's nine-year-old daughter attends third grade. Rev. Al Sharpton calls for DOJ to protect Antioch mayor Not feeling satisfied with the teacher's response, Scott went to Hillcrest and told the teacher that calling an African American a monkey is a well-documented racist trope. Scott claims the teacher told her that she had no idea it was an insult to Black people.According to OUSD's non-discrimination statement on the Hillcrest Elementary School website it states:"OUSD prohibits unlawful discrimination s...

Controversial statue of former San Jose mayor to be removed

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:13:29 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) – After years of controversy, a statue of a former San Jose mayor is being taken down.Crews worked to dismantle the foundation below the bronze statue of former San Jose Mayor Thomas Fallon. The statue depicts Fallon raising the United States flag over San Jose during the Mexican American War in 1846.  Suspects, victim in Pleasanton Home Depot shooting identified The statue was commissioned in the 1980s and has been on display along West Saint James Street for decades. Supporters have said it is a reminder of an important period in the city's history, but some believe it represents a time when Native American and Mexican communities were the victims of brutal treatment. In 2021, the San Jose city council voted to remove the statue which is estimated to cost around $450,000. The removal is scheduled to be completed by the end of the month with the statue being moved into storage.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding...

Judge takes home run away from Ohtani in MVP robbery

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:13:29 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — From one MVP to another — take that! Aaron Judge robbed Shohei Ohtani of a home run Wednesday night, leaping above the center-field fence at Yankee Stadium to keep the ball in the park before snatching it on the way down with his bare hand.With one out in the top of the first inning, Ohtani sent a high fly to deep center against New York Yankees rookie pitcher Jhony Brito. The 6-foot-7 Judge went back to the wall and jumped, a little to the right of the 408-foot sign in front of Monument Park.The ball hit the heel of Judge’s glove well above the fence and caromed softly back toward the warning track. As he landed on his feet, Judge stuck out his right hand and made the catch — a snapshot play headed for the highlight reels in this three-game series featuring several of baseball’s biggest stars.Last year’s AL MVP paused a moment and smiled wide as he tossed the ball in.To top it off, Judge launched a two-run shot into the left-center bullpen in the bottom ...

Quick-thinking Prince William Co. first responders come to aid of official who collapsed at public meeting

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:13:29 GMT

When former Prince William County Supervisor John Stirrup collapsed at the podium during a public board meeting Tuesday night, it was two quick-acting sheriff’s deputies — who happened to be in the audience for a discussion about deputy pay raises — who were the first to come to his aid.“Within seconds, they were rendering aid to him,” Prince William County Sheriff Glen Hill told WTOP’s Neal Augenstein in an interview. “And of course a few seconds later, people from Fire and Rescue were also in the audience and they came over to revive him.”Hill added, “Certainly they are trained in how to perform first aid. They are certainly experienced deputies and they’ve all had the training. And they just sprung into action and put their training into action.”Also in the audience were county firefighters. A member of the firefighter’s union says when the man became nonresponsive, shortly after the deputies reached Stirrup, when he bec...

Cubs hammer A’s bullpen in 12-2 win for 3-game sweep

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:13:29 GMT

OAKLAND, Cailif. (AP) — Dansby Swanson scored the tiebreaking run standing up on an infield grounder to spark a four-run sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs reached Oakland’s bullpen for 10 runs in a 12-2 victory over the Athletics on Wednesday that completed a three-game sweep.“We’re just playing good team baseball up and down the lineup with different guys getting hits,” Cubs manager David Ross said. “A really nice road trip. Guys took care of business here. Up and down the lineup, guys are locked in.”The A’s have lost seven straight and at 3-16 are mired in their poorest 19-game start since the 1951 Philadelphia A’s.Eric Hosmer hit his first home run since last July 29 for San Diego, Patrick Wisdom had a two-run triple and Nico Hoerner added three hits for the Cubs. Luis Torrens drove in two runs with a bases-loaded double in the ninth.Justin Steele (3-0) struck out five in six innings, allowing two runs — one earned — and four hits. The left-hander, who won four games...