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49ers QB Roll Call: Sam Darnold excels while Brock Purdy idles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

SANTA CLARA — The 49ers returned to practice after their first day off at training camp but Brock Purdy was not among those participating. Here is Sunday’s roll call:BROCK PURDYThe Purdy Plan is for him to practice two consecutive days, then not throw the next two days, hence his absence from Sunday’s drills even after a day off. The 49ers typically are planning three consecutive days, so Purdy is limited to individual conditioning (see: running on the side) when not practicing. “That’s why it’s perfect for him,” coach Kyle Shanahan said.Purdy, the incumbent and presumptive starter, was 3-of-10 Thursday and 6-of-12 Friday in team drills. “He’s done great. Had no arm troubles. He’s getting all this timing back,” Shanahan said. “I was really impressed with him in those two practices. He’s deliberate in everything he does.”Camp total: 9-of-22TREY LANCEHe opened Sunday taking the first-team reps, and his first throw was o...

19th Street BART station closed due to police activity in Oakland

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

(KRON) -- The 19th Street BART Station was closed due to police activity on Sunday afternoon in Oakland, Bay Area Rapid Transit announced. Elderly man dies in Santa Clara crash BART trains are not stopping at the station. No further information was immediately available.

Taylor Swift rocks pyro-packed performance on Eras Tour at Levi's Stadium

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

SANTA CLARA (KRON) -- Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert Saturday night shined with a dazzling display of her biggest songs from every "era" of her career. From the second the pop star graced Levi's Stadium's stage, more than 65,000 San Francisco Bay Area "Swifties" rose to their feet dancing and screaming "We love you!" It didn't matter if Swift was singing a song released 15 years ago or in 2023. Her adoring fans knew every lyric of every song. The Eras Tour showcased the evolution of Swift as a musical artist over the years with 45 songs. Early in the show, she performed "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me" from her second studio album, Fearless (2008).Taylor Swift performs at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on July 29, 2023. (Image courtesy TAS Rights Management)Young girls, teenagers, and their moms sang in unison, "I don't know about you, but I'm feeling 22.""In the middle of the night," the crowd's energy turned electric for Swift's sassy song, "…Ready For It?" from her six...

Top-ranked Swiatek routs Siegemund 6-0, 6-1 at home in Warsaw final

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek won her fourth title of the year and her first at home by routing Laura Siegemund 6-0, 6-1 in the final of the Poland Open on Sunday.The French Open champion didn’t lose a set over the course of the tournament. Swiatek has also won at Doha and Stuttgart this year.“I want to thank my team and my family. It’s not easy to play in Warsaw, but I’m so happy that we could manage and do everything we could today, after a pretty tiring day yesterday,” the Polish player said. “I wanted to put it all in and go for it. I’m pretty happy that I did.”Swiatek only advanced to the final earlier Sunday after finishing off her semifinal match against Belgium’s Yanina Wickmayer, 6-1, 7-6 (6). That match had been suspended on Saturday night due to darkness at 6-1, 5-5.Swiatek had a much easier time in the 68-minute final, breaking her German opponent five times and never facing a break point___AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter...

Renfroe hits 2-run HR in 10th as Angels beat Blue Jays 3-2 to avoid sweep

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Hunter Renfroe hit a two-run home run in the 10th inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.Renfroe’s 17th home run of the season came off Blue Jays right-hander Yimi García (3-4). It was the Angels’ first hit with a runner in scoring position in the series. Los Angeles (55-51) had gone 0 for 27 in such situations before Renfroe’s one-out drive to left.Renfroe went 3 for 4 and drove in all three runs. He also hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the third.Carlos Estévez (5-1) pitched the final two innings for the win. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in automatic runner Bo Bichette with a leadoff single in the 10th, but the Blue Jays (59-47) couldn’t tie it.Matt Chapman walked and Kevin Kiermaier pinch-ran for Guerrero, but Estévez struck out George Springer and Cavan Biggio before retiring Danny Jansen to end it.Springer finished 0 for 5 and is hitless in 29 at-bats.Two-way Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani went 1 f...

No. 2 pick Stroud competes with Mills for starting QB job with Houston Texans

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Quarterback C.J. Stroud, taken second overall in this year’s draft, isn’t worried about the fact that the Panthers picked No. 1 selection Bryce Young as their starter on Day 1 of training camp while the Houston Texans are making him compete for the job.“I’m happy for him, but his situation is his situation, and my situation is mine,” Stroud said Sunday. “So, I know that I’ve got to work on my end and do whatever I’ve got to do to make this team better. It’s not about the starter (or) who’s not the starter, it’s about getting better for Week 1 against Baltimore.”Stroud is vying with Davis Mills to be the team’s quarterback. The Texans have split first-team snaps between the two in the first few days of camp.Houston drafted Stroud after Mills struggled as the team’s starter for the past two years after Deshaun Watson sat out following a trade request before being shipped to Cleveland before last season.Mills went 5-22-1 in 28 games, including 26 starts, as the Texans we...

Man arrested for stabbing death in Northeast DC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

A man has been arrested and charged in a fatal stabbing on Friday in Northeast D.C.In a news release, D.C. police said that 59-year-old Joseph Ballard of Northeast, D.C., has been charged with second degree murder while armed.According to police, Ballard allegedly killed 33-year-old Monte Daniels of no fixed address, early Friday morning in the 1600 block of Benning Road in Northeast.When officers responded to the scene around 5:38 a.m., they found Daniels, who was suffering from stab wounds. After D.C. Fire and EMS arrived, Daniels was transferred to a hospital where he died.Source

1 dead after pedestrian crash in Aurora

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A woman died after being struck by a vehicle in the Del Mar Parkway neighborhood in Aurora on Saturday night.The crash was reported at 8:53 p.m. near the intersection of Dayton Street and East 10th Avenue. Police in Aurora said a Mazda was driving northbound on Dayton when it struck a woman who was crossing mid-block near 10th Avenue. APD investigate after 16-year-old with gunshot wound left at hospital The woman was taken to a local hospital but later died from her injuries.The driver of the Mazda remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation.APD said Impairment is not a contributing factor in the crash, which is still under investigation.

APD investigating after 16-year-old with gunshot wound left at hospital

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police in Aurora are investigating after a 16-year-old was dropped off at a local hospital after suffering from a gunshot wound early Sunday morning.Police were called to the hospital at 1:06 a.m. The shooting occurred in the area of the 13100 block of East 16th Avenue, but the exact location was unknown, APD said. 1 dead in crash on I-70 in Denver The victim was taken to the hospital by an unknown person in the victim's pickup truck. The person then drove off. The truck was later found in Denver.The teen was stabilized before going into surgery and is expected to survive.

Suicide bomber at political rally in northwest Pakistan kills at least 44 people, wounds nearly 200

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:44:00 GMT

By ANWARULLAH KHAN and RIAZ KHAN (Associated Press)KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a political rally in a former stronghold of militants in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 44 people and wounding nearly 200 in an attack that a senior leader said was meant to weaken Pakistani Islamists.The Bajur district near the Afghan border was a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban — a close ally of Afghanistan’s Taliban government — before the Pakistani army drove the militants out of the area. Supporters of hardline Pakistani cleric and political party leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman, whose Jamiat Ulema Islam generally supports regional Islamists, were meeting in Bajur in a hall close to a market outside the district capital. Party officials said Rehman was not at the rally but organizers added tents because so many supporters showed up, and party volunteers with batons were helping control the crowd.Officials wer...