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Defiant A's fans plan 'Reverse Boycott' at Oakland Coliseum

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:13:55 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Dawn Pieper will show her love for the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night in the spirit of her late husband, Jay, who is the reason she became such a loyal supporter. Lifelong fan Gabriel Hernandez will cheer his heart out in hopes everyone in attendance can make a meaningful, monumental statement that they are far from done fighting to keep their team in the East Bay.Fed-up fans in Oakland have hatched an unusual plan to protest the A's despised ownership group.They're buying tickets. Westfield pulling out of downtown San Francisco Organizers are calling on A's supporters to stage a “Reverse Boycott” at the Coliseum on Tuesday. They plan to give away T-shirts to the first 7,000 fans to arrive and are hoping to make a statement with the biggest, most spirited crowd of the year when the A's host Tampa Bay. The goal is a sellout for a team with dismal attendance all season that has regularly been topped by most Triple-A franchises.The bright green T-shirts mad...

El primer gel para la disfunción eréctil recibe el visto bueno de la FDA para su comercialización sin receta, según la empresa

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:13:55 GMT

(CNN) — Un gel tópico para el tratamiento de la disfunción eréctil denominado Eroxon —el primero de su tipo— fue autorizado para su comercialización sin receta en Estados Unidos, según la empresa farmacéutica Futura Medical, que desarrolló el producto.La empresa anunció este lunes que la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) autorizó la venta sin receta del gel, que, según afirma, es el primer tratamiento tópico de la disfunción eréctil disponible sin necesidad de prescripción médica.El vapeo duplica el riesgo de disfunción eréctil en los hombres de 20 años o más, según un estudioLa FDA confirmó este lunes que se concedió a Eroxon una clasificación “de novo”, un guiño al hecho de que el gel es un nuevo tipo de producto. La decisión de que sea designado “de novo” fue tomada este viernes.“La FDA fijó un estándar muy alto en la evaluación de la eficacia y la seguridad de los productos sanitarios ‘d...

Original Golden Knights hope to fulfill owner’s wish of Stanley Cup by 6th year

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:13:55 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Golden Knights owner Bill Foley was aggressive from the beginning, saying he wanted to win the Stanley Cup in six years.Vegas nearly won it the first year, making the Stanley Cup Final before losing in five games to the Washington Capitals. For the players on that team, high expectations came from the top and came early.“Maybe (Foley) saw something that we didn’t see,” said Jonathan Marchessault, one of the players on that 2017-18 team.Marchessault and his Vegas teammates have the opportunity to make good on the owner’s projection. The Knights, who are in their sixth season, take a 3-1 series lead into Tuesday’s Stanley Cup Final game against the Florida Panthers.Meaning the Stanley Cup will be in T-Mobile Arena for the second time. The first time was in 2018 when the Capitals skated around the rink holding the cherished prize.The Knights have their own version of the Original Six, the half-dozen members still in the Vegas dressing room who were on...

Jackie Bradley Jr cut by Kansas City Royals

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:13:55 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. was cut by the Kansas City Royals after batting .133 with one homer and six RBIs in 43 games.Bradley was designated for assignment before Monday night’s series opener against the Cincinnati Reds. The 33-year-old had signed a $900,000, one-year contract with Kansas City.Kansas City has seven days to trade Bradley or place him on waivers.Bradley was 14 for 105 at the plate this season with five doubles.He has a .225 average with 109 homers and 449 RBIs in 11 big league seasons, mostly with Boston. Bradley was an All-Star in 2016, a Gold Glove in 2018 and MVP of the 2018 AL Championship Series.Kansas City selected the contract of outfielder Dairon Blanco from Triple-A Omaha, and he started against the Reds in left field, batting ninth. In 49 games for the Storm Chasers, Blanco hit .347 (60 for 173), with a minor league-high 47 stolen bases. Blanco appeared in five games with the Royals in May, last year, hitting .286.“An excit...

Another LIV lawsuit claims logo infringement for Mickelson team

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:13:55 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two days after the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabia sovereign wealth fund agreed to a partnership that ends all litigation, another lawsuit has been filed against LIV Golf and Phil Mickelson over a logo.Cool Brands Supply, an Argentine lifestyle and skateboard company, filed a trademark infringement lawsuit last Thursday that claims Mickelson’s “HyFlyers” logo used in LIV Golf is a knockoff of their Fallen Footwear logo.Both logos feature a pair of “Fs” facing in opposite directions.Mickelson is the team captain of HyFlyers, which includes Brendan Steele, Cameron Tringale and James Piot.The complain says Fallen Footwear has used the back-to-back Fs for a logo since 2003. It accuses LIV of using the logo on hats, shirts and sweatshirts sold as merchandise.“The similarities between the two marks, particularly when used on clothing, are striking, and are confusing consumers and causing damage to Plaintiff’s senior mark and brand,” Cool Brands Supply argue in the lawsuit...

Accustomed to playing with injuries, Panthers prepare for Game 5

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:13:55 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Florida Panthers took the ice for Monday’s practice without several key players, most notably Matthew Tkachuk.The Panthers also were seemingly without any concern as they prepare for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights, down 3-1 in the series.“We haven’t been healthy all year,” said Florida forward Anthony Duclair, who left Game 4 briefly, and practiced Monday. “So I mean, to be honest, a lot of people have stepped up in the right moments all season long and done a great job and that’s why we’re here in this position right now.“We’re all very confident, and whoever is playing we know we got a lot of depth on this team, we got a lot of confidence. We showed that in the first round, and I think that’s definitely gonna help us confidence-wise going into tomorrow.”That was the common theme in the Panthers’ locker room after practice, hanging their hats on overcoming a 3-1 series deficit in the opening round against the Presidents’ ...

Sinkholes wreak havoc on roads in the Denver metro

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:13:55 GMT

PARKER, Colo. (KDVR) — Constant rain is having an impact on streets and roads in the Denver metro area. The holes are so big in some places, drivers are having to find new temporary routes around them.Steady rain continues to fall south of Denver, and the abundance of moisture can be a problem. What is causing the recent sinkholes in Colorado? At one point on Monday, more pea-sized hail was falling in Elbert County. That’s where giant sinkholes have forced County Road 13 to shut down south of Ferns Road.Chris Richardson, Elbert County commissioner for District 1, said it will take an estimated 10-14 days to repair CR 13.“Water flow must first be diverted through the remaining culvert so work can be done safely,” Richardson said.In Elizabeth, rain turned a horse trail into a river. In Littleton, crews were hoping a small sinkhole doesn’t grow. Sinkhole opens on Parker roadIn Parker, hail and fast-moving water turned a usually tranquil gulch into rushing water. Also in Parker, a sin...

$450K settlement after officer fails to help gunshot victim

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:13:55 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver City Council on Monday approved a $450,000 settlement for the family of an 18-year-old who died from a gunshot wound after a responding police officer failed to render aid.JaLonte Jones had been shot in the leg when an officer arrived at the scene on East Harvard Avenue, FOX31 has reported. While the officer, Dewayne Rodgers, called for an ambulance, he did not apply a tourniquet to the teen's leg. What's causing the recent sinkholes in Colorado? Rodgers reported that he normally carries a tourniquet but did not have one with him on the night of the incident, nor did he have latex gloves, according to disciplinary records. He also said he could not see exactly where Jones had been shot.The disciplinary records also indicate that Rodgers said he did not make a radio call to report Jones' worsening condition and he never "got on the air requesting or saying a tourniquet might be needed."A second officer who arrived over nine minutes after Rodgers requested the...

PacifiCorp could be on the hook for billions after jury verdict in Oregon wildfires

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:13:55 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury in Oregon on Monday found the electric utility PacifiCorp responsible for causing devastating fires during Labor Day weekend in 2020, ordering the company to pay tens of millions of dollars to 17 homeowners who sued and finding it liable for broader damages that could push the total award into the billions.The Portland utility is one of several owned by billionaire Warren Buffett’s Omaha, Nebraska-based investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. The property owners, suing on behalf of a class of thousands of others, alleged that PacifiCorp negligently failed to shut off power to its 600,000 customers during a windstorm, despite warnings from then-Gov. Kate Brown’s chief-of-staff and top fire officials, and that its power lines were responsible for multiple blazes. Over 20 Marshall Fire victims sue Xcel Energy There has been no official cause determined for the Labor Day fires, which killed nine people, burned more than 1,875 square miles (4,856 squar...

R House Wynwood lines up Pride Father’s Day to Adult 80s prom events

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:13:55 GMT

Pride month is well underway and one Wynwood hotspot isn’t wasting a minute. R House has everything from Pride Father’s Day to Adult 80s prom coming up.But, Alex Miranda was most proud of finishing an entire plate of ice cream cookies.Alex Miranda: “I feel like this is my house.”Athena Dion: “Yes. Well, it is our house.”Is already proud.Athena Dion: “It’s a top-tier show, honey. It’s an experience from the minute you walk into the door to the minute we have to ask you to leave.”But during Pride monthAthena Dion: “I need a stunt double or just like a face mask that I can put on and put off or just stay in drag for all 30 days because it’s nonstop.”Like starting this Friday at 7 p.m.Athena Dion: “Prom was kind of like a scary thing for a lot of us. You know what I mean? You didn’t know if you’d have a date if you’d be accepted, what to wear. So we’re having an adults-only Pride ...