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Fallen St. Louis firefighter honored by National Fallen Firefighters Memorial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:37 GMT

WASHINGTON - Fallen St. Louis firefighter Benjamin Polson was honored Saturday evening by the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial.Polson's name has now been inscribed on a bronze plaque that is part of the memorial in Washington D.C. Top Story: Two hurt in another shooting on Cherokee Street as festival ends Benjamin Polson, 33, was killed while battling a vacant house fire in north St. Louis on Jan. 13, 2022, when the roof of a vacant home collapsed on him. He had been searching the home for potential victims trapped by the fire.A highway sign in south St. Louis County was also dedicated in Polson's memory last year.

Orange County woman fighting for life after minivan crashes into apartment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:37 GMT

A woman is fighting for her life on Saturday after being struck by a hit-and-run driver who crashed through an apartment building in Santa Ana.The woman was identified as 32-year-old Ayoleone Bufkin, a Fullerton resident. Bufkin has undergone multiple surgeries since the devastating crash.“It’s so hard to even put into words,” said Roland Gonzalez, Bufkin’s father. “It’s just unfathomable. She’s such a good girl. She’s with her family and her partner just minding her own business and something like this happens.”On Monday, officers responded to an apartment complex on the 1500 block of Memory Lane around 10:20 p.m., according to the Santa Ana Police Department.When police arrived, they discovered a minivan driver had slammed into the first-floor apartment while Bufkin was relaxing on the couch. The impact left the woman pinned underneath the vehicle.Paramedics extricated Bufkin and rushed her to the UC Irvine Medical Center where she remains on Saturday night, fighting for her life....

The Eight Mountains is Peak Italian Cinema

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:37 GMT

The Eight Mountains not the hike you may be expecting. Starring Luca Marinelli and Allesando Borghi, this is a tender and quiet stroll that glimmers and lingers in the mind like sunshine sifting through a cloud. Based on the celebrated novel by Paolo Cognetti, the movie is suffused with a kind of warmth that used to be a staple of Italian cinema. It deals with the power of friendship, but in a deeper sense it offers questions about what it means for those friends to walk, sprint and climb through this landscape we call life.If that sounds a little on the nose, it’s meant to be, since the heart of this sub-titled movie lies in the relationship between the Italian Alps and the characters on screen. The film is very much rooted in the region, which has been called “the center of the universe,” as well as the hardest place to reach in Italy. It’s a paradise for hikers, with its lush valleys, turquoise streams and open-air revines, and it’s the perfect place...

A’s beat Royals 5-4, win back-to-back for 1st time

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:37 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics won consecutive games for the first time this season as Ryan Noda had a triple and double, reaching base four times in a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.Noda wass 5 for 7 with three doubles, a triple, four runs and four RBIs in the first two games of the series between teams tied for the worst record in the major leagues at 8-26.Ken Waldichuk (1-2) allowed four runs, six hits and six walks in five innings with six strikeouts. Zach Jackson retired Bobby Witt Jr. on a game-ending groundout with two on for his first save this season.Brady Singer (2-4) gave up five runs and six hits in four innings.Kansas City honored Lorenzo Cain in a pregame ceremony. A member of the 2015 World Series champions, Cain signed a one-day contract to retire with the Royals. The team drew 29,549, its highest home crowd since opening day.Maikel Garcia hit a two-out RBI double in the first, but Esteury Ruiz’s two-run single in the secon...

Gazdag, Blake guide Union to 1-0 victory over Red Bulls

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:37 GMT

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Dániel Gazdag scored on a first-half penalty kick and Andre Blake made it stand up as the Philadelphia Union edged the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on Saturday night.Gazdag’s fourth goal of the season gave Philadelphia (4-4-2) the lead for good in the 31st minute. Blake finished with three saves to earn the clean sheet.The Union improve to 7-0-3 in their last 10 match-ups with the Red Bulls (1-4-6), including the playoffs. Philadelphia joins the New England Revolution, who did it twice, and the San Jose Earthquakes as the only teams with 10-match unbeaten runs against New York. The Revs had a 16-match run against the Red Bulls from 2005-2010.New York entered play with nine points through its first 10 matches — equaling the club low set by the 2009 squad, which was the last Red Bulls team to fail to make the playoffs.New York had a 17-3 advantage in shots but just a 3-2 edge in shots on goal.Carlos Coronel had one save for the Red Bulls.Philadelphia travels to p...

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Heart Of America 200 Results

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:37 GMT

SaturdayAt Kansas SpeedwayKansas City, Kan.Lap length: 1.50 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (11) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 134 laps, 56 points.2. (12) Corey Heim, Toyota, 134, 46.3. (7) Zane Smith, Ford, 134, 48.4. (14) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 134, 35.5. (17) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 134, 0.6. (6) Nicholas Sanchez, Chevrolet, 134, 31.7. (2) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 134, 0.8. (4) Jake Garcia, Chevrolet, 134, 29.9. (19) Taylor Gray, Toyota, 134, 28.10. (23) Tyler Ankrum, Toyota, 134, 35.11. (21) Matt Crafton, Ford, 134, 26.12. (16) Hailie Deegan, Ford, 134, 26.13. (10) Daniel Dye, Chevrolet, 133, 24.14. (28) Bret Holmes, Chevrolet, 133, 23.15. (24) Toni Breidinger, Toyota, 133, 22.16. (5) Ben Rhodes, Ford, 133, 30.17. (34) Lawless Alan, Chevrolet, 133, 20.18. (8) Tanner Gray, Toyota, 133, 19.19. (27) Johnny Sauter, Ford, 133, 18.20. (26) Brennan Poole, Toyota, 133, 17.21. (31) Nick Leitz, Chevrolet, 133, 16.22. (30) Tyler Hill, Toyota, 132, 15.23. (32) Justin S Carroll, Chevro...

Spirit, Thorns remain undefeated in NWSL play

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:37 GMT

Trinity Rodman, Ashley Sanchez and Paige Metayer each scored to give the Washington Spirit a 3-1 win against the San Diego Wave on Saturday afternoon. All four goals came in the second half in front of 12,232 fans at Audi Field in Washington, D.C.The Spirit outshot the Wave 9-1 in the first half, but San Diego goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan made seven saves to keep it scoreless.Rodman found the opening goal in the 56th minute, running onto a through ball that a Wave defender slid and missed. The Spirit forward slotted her one-touch shot around Sheridan. Sanchez doubled the lead in the 70th minute with a left-footed shot at the top of the box. Rodman assisted the goal and now has three goals and two assists this season.Metayer’s header on a corner kick made it 3-0 in the 80th minute. It was the first National Women’s Soccer League goal for the rookie midfielder, who signed with the Spirit after going undrafted.San Diego forward Alex Morgan scored a consolation goal in the 90t...

Martínez propels Inter Miami to 2-1 win over Atlanta United

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:37 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Josef Martínez scored his first two goals of the season to spark Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday night.Neither team scored until Martínez delivered on a penalty kick to give Inter Miami (4-6-0) the lead in the 59th minute.Martínez extended Inter Miami’s lead to 2-0 for when he took passes from DeAndre Yedlin and Christopher McVey and scored in the 75th minute.Atlanta United (5-3-3) avoided a shutout when defender Andrew Gutman scored in the second minute of stoppage time. Brooks Lennon had an assist on Gutman’s first goal of the season.Inter Miami has won two straight after ending a six-match losing streak last week with a 2-1 road win over the Columbus Crew. Atlanta United has won just twice in its last 21 road matches.Atlanta United finished with advantages of 17-9 in shots and 5-3 in shots on goal.Drake Callender had four saves for Inter Miami. Quentin Westberg saved one shot for Atlanta United.Inter Miami has ...

Harper hits first HR, but Phillies lose 6th straight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:37 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper homered for the first time this season in the fifth inning, but Philadelphia lost its sixth straight game, 7-4 to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.The 30-year-old Harper, batting as the designated hitter, was playing in his fourth game since returning from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow last Nov. 23. The two-time NL MVP drove a full-count 89 mph sinker from right-hander Corey Kluber (2-4) to the opposite field and over the wall in left-center with nobody on and one out, cutting Philadelphia’s deficit to 5-3. It was his 286th homer and 102nd with the Phillies.Rafael Devers had three hits and two RBIs to lead the Red Sox to their eighth consecutive victory for their longest winning streak since July 2021. The Red Sox entered leading the majors in hits and doubles. Boston finished with 10 hits, upping their total to 331, and four doubles, giving them 79. Their winning streak is the longest since July 2021. Rob Refsnyder and C...

Edmonton ties series with Knights after 5-1 victory in Vegas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:37 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid each scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers tied their Western Conference semifinal series at one game apiece with a 5-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night.Game 3 will be Monday in Edmonton, where the Oilers were 23-12-6 during the regular season.Drasaitl, who scored four goals in the first game, has now tallied at least one point in the first eight games of the postseason, posting 17 points (13 goals, 4 assists).McDavid, meanwhile, is on a seven-game point streak, with five goals and 11 assists.Evan Bouchard also scored for the Oilers, while rookie goaltender Stuart Skinner stopped 30 shots.Ivan Barbashev ruined Skinner’s bid for a shutout less than two minutes into the third period by scoring his third goal of the series, the lone goal for the Golden Knights.Vegas goaltender Laurent Brossoit stopped 26 of the 31 shots he faced before being pulled after two periods. Brossoit came into the game 5-0 in his previous...