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Rockies Mailbag: Does Bud Black get a free pass from the media? Will he be fired? Should he be fired?

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:32 GMT

Denver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders with the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag.Pose a Rockies — or MLB — related question for the Rockies Mailbag.With the Rockies off to a terrible start — 7-17 entering Tuesday’s game at Cleveland — I wasn’t surprised to receive questions about manager Bud Black. Here are three of them:Why is the media so soft on Bud Black? If any other coach in Denver professional sports had the kind of start the Rockies have had, you’d be calling for the manager to be fired. The team can’t pitch, hit or field. Who is accountable? Bring back Clint Hurdle.— John, DenverWhy haven’t Bud Black, (bench coach) Mike Redmond and (pitching coach) Darryl Scott been fired yet? If you get swept two series in a row shouldn’t heads roll?— Daniel, DenverHow many games until Bud Black is made the scapegoat and is fired? As a 30-year Rockies fan, I’ve seen this play out one too many times. The (manager) is to blame for ...

Presale Codes for 6LACK Since I Have A Lover Tour

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:32 GMT

If you got real sh– to stress about, girl, you ain’t worried about sh–, then it might be time to a take a reprieve from that stress and catch 6LACK in concert on his newest tour. The breakthrough r&b artist is hitting the road across North America and Europe for a jaunt dubbed the “Since I Have A Lover” tour, and will be joined by special guests Mereba, Spinall and Sadboi, depending on the date. The tour launches October 1, 2023 in Portland, OR and wraps March 3, 2024 in Oslo, Norway, and will include a date here in Los Angeles at the YouTube Theater on October 10, 2023 — see below for all dates. Passwords and presale codes for 6LACK Since I Have A Lover Tour tickets are as follows:Presale codes for 6LACK Since I Have A Lover TourPresale tickets for 6LACK Since I Have A Lover Tour go on sale today, April 26 and we’ve been told the following presale codes and passwords may work. Details are subject to change, and vary by event date:Live Nation websit...

Presale codes for Drake It’s All A Blur Tour with 21 Savage — NEW DATES ADDED

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:32 GMT

If you gotta throw a party for your day ones, and they ain’t in the studio but they’ll lay somethin — then it’s time to get hype, because Drake and 21 Savage are adding more dates to their sold out tour dubbed the “It’s All A Blur” Tour. Since their joint album was announced last year, we’ve been waiting for this, and after the first run of 29 dates sold out pretty dang quick, the dynamic duo are blessing us with 12 additional dates. The new dates kick off June 29 in Memphis, TN and wrap with two additional dates on October 5 and 7 and in Toronto, ON, and includes an additional date here in LA, August 16 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood — see below for all dates. Passwords and presale codes for the Drake It’s All A Blur Tour with 21 Savage — NEW DATES ADDED tickets are as follows:Presale codes for Drake It’s All A Blur Tour with 21 Savage — NEW DATES ADDEDPresale tickets for Drake It’s All A Blur Tour with 21 Savage — NEW DATES ADDED go on sale today, April 26 and we’...

Opinion: I’m ready to trade in my electric car. Here’s why

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:32 GMT

I love my electric car. I really do.I love how I never have to buy gas. I love how it glides quietly up the street. I love that it has so much pickup that I can easily blow past gas-powered muscle cars if I want to. I love having stickers that allow me to drive solo in the HOV lanes. I love that routine maintenance consists of little more than rotating the tires.But after three years, I am thinking seriously of trading it in for the gas-powered hybrid plug-in version.Why? Because as much as I love my car, I loathe that I can’t travel around California, a state has led the electric car revolution, with confidence that I can get a charge when I need one.Yes, there are significantly more public charging stations than when I first got behind the wheel of my Kia Niro EV in January 2020. But there are also significantly more electric vehicles vying to use them — and still vast areas of the state without a single fast charger. Chargers are more reliable now, but still not quite good enough...

Walters: Lengthy California water rights battle moves into the Legislature

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:32 GMT

After its first committee hearing, Assembly Bill 1337 was amended last week, which could be the opening salvo of a monumental political and legal war over who controls access to water in California – an issue that stretches back to the state’s founding in 1850.If enacted as now proposed, AB 1337 would overturn a key state appellate court decision and give the state Water Resources Control Board the legal authority to curtail diversions from rivers – even by those who now hold the most senior water rights, those gained prior to the state asserting authority over water in 1914.The legislation, carried by Assemblymember, D-Oakland, would bolster a years-long drive by environmental groups to enhance natural river flows by reducing agricultural diversions during periodic droughts.The stage was set eight years ago when, during one such drought, then-Gov. Jerry Brown declared an emergency and the water board attempted to impose restrictions on pre-1914 rights holders, contending that there...

East Bay carjacking suspect arrested after striking, injuring construction worker on 1-80

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:32 GMT

One man was arrested and another seriously injured Tuesday morning as authorities chased a carjacking suspect on Interstate 80 through Solano County.Just after 10:20 a.m., the California Highway Patrol’s Golden Gate Communications Center broadcast that the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office was pursuing a carjacking suspect driving a white Acura on I-80 east at I-780. The carjacking had reportedly occurred the day before in Oakland.The Acura was traveling recklessly, an official said, and the chase was halted.But just after 10:35 a.m., the Acura entered an active construction zone in the center median of eastbound 80 and drove behind a temporary k-rail. As the driver approached Alamo Drive, it crashed into a truck and a construction worker before stopping, the CHP said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Bay Area foursome arrested in high-speed Santa Cruz County pursuit Crime and Public Safety | DA charges Oakland man in fatal shooting of girlfrien...

Susan Harriman to step down as UCSC’s athletics director

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:32 GMT

SANTA CRUZ — UC Santa Cruz Director of Athletics and Recreation Susan Harriman, who led the Banana Slugs to significant growth and success over the past 5 1/2 years, announced she will step down from the post effective May 5.Courtnie Prather, UCSC’s senior associate director of athletics & recreation and senior woman administrator designate, will serve as interim director of athletics & recreation.Harriman’s leadership led to the university becoming a founding member of the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference in 2020. The structure and format of the conference was innovative and imaginative for enhancing the student-athlete experience while balancing the prestige and geographic challenge of being the only remaining Division III institution in Northern California. The formation of the new C2C conference was also paramount in allowing UCSC to compete for automatic bids to NCAA championships in 13 of its 17 varsity sport programs.Eight teams have made the NCAA championships duri...

Bay Area foursome arrested in high-speed Santa Cruz County pursuit

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:32 GMT

CAPITOLA — Officers arrested four Bay Area men they say led them on a high-speed highway pursuit in a stolen vehicle early Tuesday morning.Officers successfully deployed a spike strip in the Capitola area of Highway 1 during a high-speed vehicle chase Tuesday. (California Highway Patrol — Contributed) The chase began shortly before 2 a.m. on southbound Highway 1, when the California Highway Patrol attempted to pull over an allegedly speeding driver in a black 2017 Hyundai Tucson. The vehicle had been reported stolen out of Oakland earlier this month. Pursuing the vehicle from north of Buena Vista Drive in Freedom, the officer followed the SUV to the Main Street offramp. There, the driver performed a U-turn back onto the highway, headed northbound.Officers recovered a Ruger .40-caliber handgun discarded on the path where the car’s occupants fled near the 41st Avenue onramp to Highway 1. (California Highway Patrol — Contributed) The driver, later identified by police as Josu...

Rogers Communication: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:32 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — Rogers Communication Inc. (RCI) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $377.9 million.The Toronto-based company said it had profit of 74 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 81 cents per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 78 cents per share.The communications and media company posted revenue of $2.84 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.71 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on RCI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/RCISource

American Tower: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:00:32 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — BOSTON (AP) — American Tower Corp. (AMT) on Wednesday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results topped Wall Street expectations.The real estate investment trust, based in Boston, said it had funds from operations of $1.19 billion, or $2.54 per share, in the period.The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of $2.38 per share.Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.The company said it had net income of $335.8 million, or 72 cents per share.The wireless communications infrastructure company posted revenue of $2.77 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.74 billion.American Tower expects full-year funds from operations in the range of $9.53 to $9.76 per share.The company’s shares have decreased almost ...