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Horse trained by Bob Baffert euthanized on track after racing injury on Preakness undercard

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:44 GMT

By STEPHEN WHYNO (AP Sports Writer)BALTIMORE (AP) — A horse trained by Bob Baffert was euthanized on the track after injuring a leg during a race on the Preakness undercard Saturday and sending his unseated jockey to the hospital.Hours before the second leg of the Triple Crown, favorite Havnameltdown buckled forward and threw jockey Luis Saez off his back during the sixth race, and continued running around the final turn in some distress.The 3-year-old colt was looked at by chief veterinary officer Dr. Dionne Benson and others, who determined the injury to his left front leg was inoperable and decided the horse should be put down, according to a statement from 1/ST Racing, which owns and operates the track.Saez was conscious and taken to Sinai Hospital for evaluation, complaining of leg pain, track officials announced. He was attended to by medical personnel on the track for several minutes before being put on a stretcher and into an ambulance.Havnameltdown’s death comes...

KTLA 5 News celebrates Asian American & Pacific Islander Month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:44 GMT

Cher Calvin and Frank Buckley host a KTLA 5 special production which tells the stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in and around Los Angeles as part of AAPI Heritage Month.Hear the stories and heritage of local Angelenos, as well as the inspirational journeys of professional boxer Mark Magsayo, voice of the Dodgers Stephen Nelson, and sisters Eileen and Diny Kim, who founded Ruts Studio in Koreatown.Plus, a sit-down interview with Brandon Tsay, the hero in January's mass shooting in Monterey Park who wrestled the gunman and removed his weapon, saving countless lives in the process.This KTLA 5 Special Program aired Friday, May 19, 2023.

Man dead after car crashes into tree, catches on fire in Irvine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:44 GMT

Irvine police are investigating a fatal accident that left a man dead after his car crashed into a tree early Saturday morning.Authorities responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash on Harvard Avenue, near University Drive at 4:05 a.m., according to an Irvine Police Department news release. When they arrived on the scene, officers found a black Mercedes S550 sedan that slammed into a nearby tree and caught on fire. Fire crews were able to put out the fire, but the driver did not survive.  Woman killed in fatal hit-and-run in South LA Detectives are investigating the cause of the crash. The passenger’s identity is being withheld until his family is notified. Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Joshua Balos at 949-724-7024.

Martin Amis, acclaimed author of bleakly comic novels, dies at 73

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:44 GMT

Martin Amis, whose caustic, erudite and bleakly comic novels redefined British fiction in the 1980s and ’90s with their sharp appraisal of tabloid culture and consumer excess, and whose private life made him tabloid fodder himself, died Friday at his home in Lake Worth, Florida. He was 73.His wife, writer Isabel Fonseca, said the cause was esophageal cancer — the same disease that killed his close friend and fellow writer Christopher Hitchens in 2011.Amis published 15 novels, a well-regarded memoir (“Experience,” in 2000), works of nonfiction, and collections of essays and short stories. In his later work, he investigated Josef Stalin’s atrocities, the war on terror and the legacy of the Holocaust.He is best known for his so-called London trilogy of novels — “Money: A Suicide Note” (1985), “London Fields” (1990) and “The Information” (1995) — which remain, along with his memoir, his most representative and admired work.The tone of these novels was bright, bristling and profane. “Wha...

Longtime fugitive sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for role in 2011 San Jose murder

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:44 GMT

SAN JOSE — A Tijuana man who spent years on the lam from racketeering and murder charges before being extradited to the United States has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for participating in a 2011 gang-related murder, court records show.Juan “Droopy” Sandoval, 31, pleaded guilty to racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder, and was sentenced May 16 by U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, court records show. Sandoval was arrested in Mexico in 2021, but only extradited to the United States after the federal government promised it wouldn’t seek the death penalty against him.Prosecutors acknowledge Sandoval was not the man who personally murdered 22-year-old Luis Diaz in San Jose on the early morning of Oct. 23, 2011, but say he was part of a group of Sureño gang members who chased down and assaulted Diaz after assuming Diaz was a rival gang member. Another man, 40-year-old Roberto Jaime Martinez, aka “Espantos,” stabbed Diaz to death during the atta...

Jimmy Buffet hospitalized, postpones show

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:44 GMT

(CNN) — A Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer Band concert scheduled to be held in Charleston, South Carolina, this weekend, has been postponed due to the singer being hospitalized.Buffett announced the news in posts on both his site and on social media.“Two days ago, I was just back from a trip to the Bahamas, thawing out from the California ‘winter tour,’ and chomping at the bit to get to Charleston,” his note reads. “I had to stop in Boston for a check-up but wound up back in the hospital to address some issues that needed immediate attention.”Buffett added, “Growing old is not for sissies, I promise you.”The 76-year-old did not share exactly what is ailing him, but promised to perform his postponed concert as soon as he is able.Related ArticlesMusic | S.F. mayor looks to add post-Outside Lands concerts in Golden Gate Park Music | Reba McEntire joins NBC’s ‘The Voice’ as a coach for season 24 Music | Good golly, Miss D...

Man trying to help ducklings in Rocklin intersection hit by vehicle, dies at the scene

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:44 GMT

A man who was trying to usher some ducklings out of an intersection Thursday night in Rocklin was struck by a vehicle and died at the scene, police said.About 8:15 p.m., the man parked his vehicle at the intersection of Park Drive and Stanford Ranch Boulevard. The man was reportedly trying to help some ducklings that were in the intersection, according to the Rocklin Police Department.A teen driver was headed east on Stanford Ranch Boulevard as the man was in the intersection. Police said the teen driver’s vehicle struck the pedestrian who was in the road.Medics arrived to help the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Placer County Coroner’s Office will release his name after his family has been notified.Police said the teen driver remained at the scene. Officers from the department’s Major Accident Investigation Team were called to investigate the crash.Authorities closed the road for about six hours as officers worked at the scene. Police said no arrest has been made,...

PGA Live Updates | PGA Championship purse up to $17.5 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:44 GMT

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The winner of the PGA Championship will be getting $3.15 million.The PGA of America released its prize fund Saturday at $17.5 million. That’s up from $15 million last year, and $500,000 less than what the Masters offered last month.The purses in the majors have been steadily increasing, though not at the rate of the PGA Tour, which this year has 11 tournaments with $20 million or more in prize money. LIV Golf offers $20 million at all its events for the individual winner.The other two majors have not announced their prize money. ___ Scottie Scheffler, Corey Conners and Viktor Hovland, the co-leaders of the PGA Championship, have teed off in the third round at Oak Hill.A persistent rain that soaked the East Course has prevented the rest of the field from gaining much if any ground on Scheffler, Conners and Hovland, who began the day at 5 under. They have a two-shot lead on Bryson DeChambeau, with a group of four players next at 2 under.The second round cl...

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Tyson 250 Results

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:44 GMT

SaturdayAt North Wilkesboro SpeedwayNorth Wilkesboro, N.C.Lap length: 0.62 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (8) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 252 laps, 0 points.2. (3) Ty Majeski, Ford, 252, 35.3. (15) Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, 252, 39.4. (2) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 252, 48.5. (14) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 252, 0.6. (1) Corey Heim, Toyota, 252, 48.7. (18) Matt Crafton, Ford, 252, 30.8. (24) Chase Purdy, Chevrolet, 252, 31.9. (12) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 252, 0.10. (7) Grant Enfinger, Chevrolet, 252, 31.11. (4) William Byron, Chevrolet, 252, 0.12. (32) Chris Hacker, Toyota, 252, 25.13. (33) Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 252, 29.14. (16) Daniel Dye, Chevrolet, 252, 23.15. (6) Bret Holmes, Chevrolet, 252, 22.16. (9) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 252, 0.17. (11) Kaden Honeycutt, Chevrolet, 252, 20.18. (31) Tanner Gray, Toyota, 252, 19.19. (22) Lawless Alan, Chevrolet, 252, 18.20. (10) Hailie Deegan, Ford, 252, 17.21. (27) Taylor Gray, Toyota, 252, 16.22. (34) Kris Wright, Chevrolet, 252, 1...

US beats Ecuador in injury time at U20 World Cup opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:44 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An injury-time blast gave the United States a 1-0 win against Ecuador in one of the opening matches of the Under-20 World Cup on Saturday.After little inspiration from both teams in San Juan, left back Jonathan Gomez shot from the edge of the box one minute before the final whistle to beat goalkeeper Gilmar Napa. The other two teams in Group B, Slovakia and Fiji, played late Saturday. Until Gomez’s winner, the best opportunity was on the hour after an embarassing mistake by Ecuador’s Napa. His clearance hit his defender Christian Garcia in the face. The ball fell to American striker Diego Luna, who shot wide despite the empty goal.Ecuador, the team of teenage sensation striker Kendry Paez, did not produce a single shot on target.The first goal of the tournament came from New Zealand, for which Norman Garbett scored the only goal in the 80th minute to beat Guatemala in a Group A game.Later Saturday, host Argentina faced Asian champion Uzbeki...