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Jhony Brito impresses as Yankees even series with Orioles in 4-1 win

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:51:24 GMT

BALTIMORE — It didn’t take long for Aaron Boone to notice Jhony Brito once spring training began.Even though Brito was not high on the Yankees’ top prospects list, one of the right-hander’s early Tampa bullpens grabbed the manager’s attention. As Boone watched Brito throw from behind the mound, he alerted the organization’s pitching coaches standing nearby.“He can help us,” Boone declared.Fast forward to the early days of the regular season, and Brito is doing exactly that. Injuries thrust the 25-year-old into the Yankees’ rotation prematurely, but Brito has pitched beyond his years since ending his camp with 5.1 perfect innings. The day served as both an audition and, looking back, a preview of Brito’s first two major league starts.After twirling five scoreless innings against the Giants in his major league debut on April 2, Brito foiled the Orioles at chilly Camden Yards on Saturday night, paving the way for a 4-1 Yankees...

Revolution tharsh CF Montreal 4-0 for third home win

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:51:24 GMT

FOXBORO – The New England Revolution have been resolute in their collective commitment to defend the house.The Revolution improved to 5-1-1 and 3-0-1 at home with a 4-0 drubbing of struggling CF Montreal (1-5-0) on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium.Revolution second-year keeper Djordje Petrovic registered his fourth cleansheet of the season and third at Gillette. The Revs will look to secure their third road win of the season at the Columbus Crew on April 15 at Lower.Com Field.“I think we worked very well collectively tonight,” said Revolution head coach Bruce Arena. “On the night we did very well, limited their chances and whenever we had to defend set pieces, we did a good job. It was an outstanding effort.”Arena made three changes to the starting XI that battled New York City FC to a 1-1 draw at Gillette on April 1. Attacking midfielder Latif Blessing was back on the pitch after missing the last two matches with a leg injury. Matt Polster provided a defensive element to the midf...

Watch Live: Celebration of San Diego State Aztecs at Snapdragon Stadium

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:51:24 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego State University men's basketball team is set to be celebrated in Snapdragon Stadium after their historic run in the NCAA March Madness tournament.The Aztecs are have arrived for the 7:30 p.m. ceremony honoring the team and fans with speeches from players, SDSU leadership and San Diego officials.While the stadium is expected to be packed with Aztecs fans, those who may not be able to attend the ceremony can catch it in the player above. Aztecs shown outpouring of support for historic season The Aztecs' men's basketball team have left its mark in San Diego sports history during the NCAA tournament, making it all the way to the Championship for the first time ever. Despite losing the final game to the University of Connecticut, the team's success in the season is something that San Diegans will not soon forget.

Watch on FOX 5: San Diego Seals at Las Vegas Desert Dogs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:51:24 GMT

The San Diego Seals will head to Las Vegas Saturday to take on the Desert Dogs at 7:30 p.m. Watch the game on FOX 5 or in the player above.Access to this event is limited to the San Diego DMA and geographic region. Your ability to view the event may be impacted by your device location, or your internet or cellphone carrier settings.

Maple Leafs play University of Toronto goalie Jett Alexander for final 1:10 vs. Habs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:51:24 GMT

With the Toronto Maple Leafs leading 7-1 on Saturday, the team put in University of Toronto goalie Jett Alexander for the final 1:10 against the Montreal Canadiens.Alexander was signed to an amateur tryout offer earlier in the day to back up Ilya Samsonov.Jett Alexander joins this list of EBUGs to appear in an NHL game#LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/h0Xujp9e7R— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) April 9, 2023No goals were scored the rest of the way as the Leafs won 7-1.The Leafs did not have another goalie with Matt Murray injured and Joseph Woll sent back to the AHL Marlies.The 23-year-old Alexander, from Bloomfield, Ont., attends the U of T and posted a 12-7-2 record, 2.22 goals-against average and .927 save percentage in 22 games with the Varsity Blues this season.He served as an emergency backup for the Colorado Avalanche when they visited the Maple Leafs on Dec. 2, 2021. Alexander did not play as he remained in the dressing room until Colorado’s Justus Annunen arrived for the...

As tiger count grows, India’s Indigenous demand land rights

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:51:24 GMT

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Just hours away from several of India’s major tiger reserves in the southern city of Mysuru, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to announce Sunday how much the country’s tiger population has recovered since its flagship conservation program began 50 years ago. Protesters, meanwhile, will tell their own stories of how they have been displaced by such wildlife conservation projects over the last half-century.Project Tiger began in 1973 after a census of the big cats found India’s tigers were fast going extinct through habitat loss, unregulated sport hunting, increased poaching and retaliatory killing by people. Laws attempted to address those issues, but the conservation model centered around creating protected reserves where ecosystems can function undisturbed by people.Several Indigenous groups say the conservation strategies, deeply influenced by American environmentalism, meant uprooting numerous communities that had lived in the forests for mi...

Bouanga's hat trick sinks Austin FC in Los Angeles

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:51:24 GMT

LOS ANGELES (KXAN) — LAFC forward Denis Bouanga was the hottest goal-scorer in Major League Soccer coming into Saturday's match against Austin FC, and somehow he got even hotter against Verde and Black.Bouanga scored a hat trick to lead the defending MLS Cup champions past Austin FC 3-0 at BMO Stadium. LAFC outshot Austin FC 26-9 and had 10 corner kicks to Austin's three, but in the end, it was Bouanga's hot streak reaching an entirely different level that did Verde in.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newsletters"For large stretches of the game, I thought we played quite well," Austin FC head coach Josh Wolff said. "They have a very special player in Bouanga, he scored three incredible goals and he has exceptional talent. I think the second one hit us hard."With his three goals. Bouanga starts the season with 11 goals across the club's first nine matches across MLS and Concacaf Ch...

Tornado count near record high through March

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:51:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Severe weather season has been very active throughout the United States, not just for the shear number of tornadoes, but their intensity.New data published by the Storm Prediction Center analyzed data through the first three months of the year. That data is still considered preliminary as storm and tornado reports are yet to be finalized.Tornado count: January-MarchFor the first three months of the year, the United States has the second highest tornado count on record. Through March 31, 389 tornadoes have been reported in the U.S., just nine tornadoes shy of the most tornadoes during that period which happened in 2017.U.S. tornado count (January through March). (Courtesy: Storm Prediction Center)March tornadoesThe number of tornadoes in March alone was significant. 162 tornadoes were reported, the 5th most ever for the month. Last year, 2022, holds the record for most tornadoes in March since records were kept in 1950.March tornado count. (Courtesy: Storm Prediction ...

'It was special:' Austin FC II coach Brett Uttley talks about winning 1st-ever match on Verde Lights

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:51:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Brett Uttley, the first-ever coach of Austin FC II, sat down with the Verde Lights crew to talk about the beginning of the squad's first season in MLS Next Pro.Uttley comes to Austin after serving as an assistant coach for Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer. He's had coaching stops at Quinnipiac University, Seattle Sounders FC and Rio Grande Valley FC.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersUttley's first game as a head coach was a good one March 24 with a 2-1 win over the Houston Dynamo II at Parmer Field in Austin. The club drew with Sporting Kansas City II 1-1 on the road before falling 4-2 on penalty kicks April 2, but got back on the right track with a 2-1 win over the Tacoma Defiance 2-1 on Friday.Uttley said he "still gets goosebumps," from the home opener."It was special," he said. "I remember walking out and I saw a line of people around the field,...

Loons unbeaten start ends in 2-1 loss to Chicago Fire and Kei Kamara

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:51:24 GMT

Minnesota United’s record went to five and oh no on Saturday.After a five-match unbeaten start to 2023, the Loons were shut out and gave up multiple goals for the first time this year in a 2-1 loss to Chicago Fire at Soldier Field.Minnesota (3-1-2) had won three straight road games, but their franchise-record-tying form on the road was ended by Chicago (2-1-3).Minnesota had been getting results while operating in narrow margins. They came up well short Saturday.When the Loons traded for Kei Kamara in the summer of 2020, there was a gentleman’s agreement he wouldn’t play against his former team, Colorado Rapids, that season.MNUFC could have used a similar setup Saturday, as the 38-year-old forward scored two first-half goals.Kamara scored one goal for Minnesota in 454 minutes in 2020, and he doubled that total Saturday. Kamara has six career goals against the Loons and 142 league-wide in his career.Micky Tapias had two clearances to stop earlier Chicago attacks, but Kamara’s shot too...