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Motorcyclist killed in fiery crash on 405 Freeway

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:03:37 GMT

A motorcyclist was killed early Sunday morning following a collision on the 405 Freeway near Culver City.The crash happened just before 1 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.CHP officers responded to the scene alongside members of the Culver City Fire Department. A motorcyclist died after being involved in a crash on the 405 Freeway near Culver City on April 9, 2023 (ANG News)Officials say the motorcyclist was involved in a crash with another vehicle. The rider was ejected from the bike and died at the scene; the other vehicle became engulfed, but the driver was able to escape without injuries.All lanes of the northbound 405 Freeway were closed for several hours due to the crash. The roadway reopened to traffic around 4:30 a.m., CHP said.The crash remains under investigation.

Michael Conforto’s eighth-inning home run completes Giants’ comeback over Royals

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:03:37 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — A single would have sufficed, but Michael Conforto went deep anyways.In the biggest moment of his young Giants career, Conforto blasted a two-run homer to break a tie in the eighth inning and lead his team to a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park.Conforto got a hanging breaking ball over the center of the plate from Royals lefty Ryan Yarbrough and cranked it 429 feet over the right-field wall.Signed to a two-year, $36-million deal this offseason and asked to hit in the middle of the Giants order, Conforto hasn’t disappointed. His home run Sunday was his third of the year to go with 6 RBIs through his first nine games.The Giants trailed the entire game until the eighth, when speedy outfielder Bryce Johnson got on board with a single, then scored all the way from first base on a liner down the third-base line, sliding into home just under the tag for the game-tying run.Conforto stepped up next and hit the two-run blast.Tyler Rog...

NBA Play-In Glance

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:03:37 GMT

All Times EDTPLAY-INFIRST ROUNDTuesday, April 11Eastern ConferenceAtlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.Western ConferenceMinnesota at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m.Wednesday, April 12Eastern ConferenceChicago at Toronto, 7 p.m.Western ConferenceOklahoma City at New Orleans, 9:30 p.m.SECOND ROUNDFriday, April 14Eastern ConferenceChicago/Toronto winner at Atlanta/Miami loser, 7 or 7:30 p.m.Western ConferenceOklahoma City/New Orleans winner at Minnesota/L.A. Lakers loser, 9:30 or 10 p.m.Source

McCormick 4 RBIs as Astros beat Twins 5-1, avoid sweep

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:03:37 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chas McCormick had four RBIs, Hunter Brown combined on a two-hitter and the Houston Astros beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 Sunday to salvage the series finale.The World Series champions are 4-6 after winning for just the second time in seven games.Mauricio Dubón had two hits and scored two runs, while Jeremy Peña and Yainer Diaz each had two hits for the Astros, who avoided a three-game sweep.McCormick drove a high, outside slider the opposite way for a two-out, two-run homer in the third. In his next at-bat, he muscled a high fastball up the middle for a two-out, two-run, broken-bat single and a 4-1 lead.“I just had to get on top of the ball. I felt like I was crashing a little bit,” said McCormick, who replaced Peña as the Astros’ leadoff hitter on Saturday. “Those balls up in the zone, I’ve been kind of rolling over, so all day I felt like I was getting pitches up in the zone and I made adjustments. I’m happy to get some two-out knocks. ”Brown (1-1) allowed ...

The field is set: Warriors, Clippers are in the playoffs

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:03:37 GMT

Golden State is in the playoffs. LeBron James is heading to the play-in tournament. And the Minnesota Timberwolves lost Rudy Gobert to a fight with a teammate, then won a fight to improve their playoff hopes.The final day of the NBA season was predictably wild — with tons of unpredictable elements as well.It took until the 1,230th and last game of the year went final, but the Western Conference playoff and play-in bracket are finally set, highlighted by the Los Angeles Clippers and defending champion Golden State Warriors getting a few days off knowing that they’re officially in the postseason.The Clippers beat Phoenix to clinch the No. 5 seed — and a first-round matchup with Phoenix. Golden State had its highest-scoring game in almost 33 years on its way to routing Portland 157-101 and clinching the No. 6 seed, giving the Warriors an automatic berth in the playoffs and a first-round matchup with Sacramento.Golden State led by as many as 59 in that game, the largest lead by any team...

Edwards leads Wolves rally past Pelicans, after Gobert punch

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:03:37 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 26 points, 13 rebounds, four steals and four blocks to lead Minnesota past New Orleans 113-108 on Sunday, passing the Pelicans in the play-in tournament seeding after losing a pair of starters to anger management problems.Rudy Gobert threw a punch at teammate Kyle Anderson late in the second quarter and was dismissed for the rest of the game, after Jaden McDaniels hurt his right hand by hitting a wall in frustration. But Taurean Prince pitched in 18 points off the bench and the Timberwolves rallied from a 14-point deficit.Minnesota (42-40) finished in eighth place and will travel to Los Angeles to play the surging seventh-place Lakers (43-39) in the play-in tournament on Tuesday night. The winner gets the No. 7 seed and a first-round matchup against Memphis.New Orleans (42-40) fell to ninth place and will host 10th-place Oklahoma City in an elimination game on Wednesday night. The winner will hit the road to face the Timberwolves-Lakers loser i...

Brown, Nnaji lead Nuggets over Kings, end 3-game skid

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:03:37 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Bruce Brown had a team-high 21 points and six assists, Zeke Nnaji added 18 points and seven rebounds off the bench, and the short-handed Denver Nuggets rallied from a 17-point first-quarter deficit to defeat the Sacramento Kings 109-95 on Sunday.Both teams entered the matchup with little at stake, with Denver having secured the top seed in the western conference and Sacramento the third seed.“To outscore them 83-52 after the first quarter with a lot of guys that haven’t played much this year was fun to watch,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “Bruce was begging to go back in the game. I said ‘You’re not going back in the game, sorry.’ That’s a great problem to have.”The Nuggets played without their top four scorers – Nikola Jokic (right calf tightness), Jamal Murray (right thumb sprain), Michael Porter Jr. (left heel injury) and Aaron Gordon (right shoulder inflammation). The Kings came out with their traditional starting lineup, but after taking a 67-59 lead into ha...

Woman rescued after vehicle crashes into canal in Lauderdale Lakes

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:03:37 GMT

Crews came to the rescue of a woman after she plunged into a canal in Lauderdale Lakes.Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash in the area of Northwest 36th Street and 45th Avenue, Sunday morning.Investigators said the woman crashed through a gate in the neighborhood and went into the canal.Cameras captured the victim’s vehicle fully submerged.Rescue divers managed to pull the driver from the water.The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Man killed in shooting at Pembroke Park laundromat

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:03:37 GMT

Police are searching for the person or people responsible for a shooting at a laundromat in Pembroke Park that left a man dead.Pembroke Park Police units responded to the scene of the incident at the Swifty Coin Laundry, located along the 4800 block of Hallandale Beach Boulevard, early Sunday morning.Paramedics rushed the victim to an area hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.Cameras captured detectives as they searched for evidence at the business, where dozens of bullet holes were visible.Marie Catherine Jean Jones, the laundromat’s assistant manager, tried to reassure her regular clients.“I don’t want my customers to be scared, because everything will be – now is all right, everything’s OK,” she said.Police continue to investigate.If you have any information on this shooting or the whereabouts of the subject or subjects, call Pembroke Park Police at 954-431-2200 or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Remember, you can always ...

Multi-alarm blaze tearing through Cambridge church on Easter

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:03:37 GMT

A massive multi-alarm blaze is tearing through a church Cambridge on Easter Sunday as fire crews work to contain it. Crews could be seen using a ladder truck to fight flames that were burning inside Faith Lutheran Church on Broadway.Area residents are being urged to avoid the area while firefighters work to put out the fire.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.