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SF Giants: Cole Waites takes step forward, Mitch Haniger looking unlikely for Opening Day

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:25 GMT

PEORIA, Ariz. — With Opening Day two weeks away, it is looking less and less likely that the Giants’ highest-priced free-agent addition will be ready for the season. However, what could be the final piece of their bullpen is progressing toward possibly being good to go.Mitch Haniger, who was shut down last week with an oblique strain, will require another week or 10 days before the Giants evaluate his ability to return to baseball activity, manager Gabe Kapler said Thursday. A Bay Area native, Haniger signed a three-year, $43.5 million contract this offseason to join his childhood club, but with his status still uncertain as the opener draws near, it is increasingly likely his Giants debut will have to wait.“He’s responded really well to the rehab process. I just don’t think we’ve had enough answers yet,” manager Gabe Kapler said. “We’re just going to gradually build him up. I don’t think there’s any rush to get him ready.”Haniger, 32, was limited to 57...

Single family residence sells in Palo Alto for $3.2 million

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:25 GMT

39 Tulip Lane – Google Street ViewThe property located in the first block of Tulip Lane in Palo Alto was sold on March 2, 2023 for $3,200,000, or $2,066 per square foot. The house, built in 1949, has an interior space of 1,549 square feet. The property features three bedrooms, two baths, a garage, and two parking spaces. The backyard also has a pool. The unit sits on a 6,050-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently been purchased:In September 2022, a 1,610-square-foot home on Wildwood Lane in Palo Alto sold for $2,350,000, a price per square foot of $1,460. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 2,468-square-foot home on the 2000 block of Channing Avenue in Palo Alto sold in January 2023, for $3,100,000, a price per square foot of $1,256. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Channing Avenue, Palo Alto, in July 2022, a 1,424-square-foot home was sold for $3,370,000, a price per square foot of $2,367. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 

Home Depot leases big logistics and industrial complex in San Jose

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:25 GMT

SAN JOSE — Home Depot has leased a big logistics and warehouse building in San Jose, a deal that hints at ongoing demand for industrial real estate in Silicon Valley despite widening economic uncertainties.The hardware retail giant has signed a lease deal for a building at 1953 Concourse Drive in San Jose, according to documents filed on March 13 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office.The building that Home Depot leased totals 126,700 square feet, according to a marketing brochure circulated by the Newark commercial real estate broker Joe Kelly. Kelly has been seeking tenants for the building.In 2020, Overton Moore Properties, a big real estate firm, paid $13.5 million for the property, which is now known as Concourse Logistics Center.At the time of the purchase, an old industrial building totaling 110,100 square feet occupied the seven-acre site. Overton Moore bulldozed the building and replaced it with a modern logistics and warehouse complex.“We are delig...

Road-rage incident between two vehicles in Antioch ends in shooting, wounds to occupant of third car

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:25 GMT

ANTIOCH — Police were looking for tips as they searched for a person who fired a gun during a road-rage dispute and injured a person in another car nearby.In a statement, Antioch police spokesperson Officer Ashley Crandell said the person who was shot was expected to recover. That person was not the target of the road rage, she said.The shooting happened about 7:50 p.m. Tuesday on Lone Tree Way, where the road crosses state Highway 4 on the border of Brentwood. Officers found a victim with a gunshot wound, and an ambulance took that person to a hospital.Police said they were looking for the occupants in the vehicles involved in the road rage. They asked anyone who may have been in the area where it happened to contact them at 925-779-6926. Witnesses who wish to remain anonymous can send tips to 274637 using the key word ANTIOCH.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | ​Alexis Gabe’s family confirms discovery of new remains, hopes more evidence will be reveale...

SF man shot by suspect on motorcycle in critical condition

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A man was in critical condition Wednesday evening after he was shot while driving on the southern edge of San Francisco's Mission District, police said Thursday. The shooting was reported at 5:38 p.m. in the 1500 block of Florida Street near Cesar Chavez Street. Police: Bay Area driver in deadly hit-and-run had history of DUI The suspect was driving a motorcycle, according to police. No arrest has been made. The victim was taken to a hospital, police said. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Three Bay Area cities among metros that saw biggest drop in median home sale prices: Redfin

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:25 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- While the Bay Area is notorious for its sky-high housing costs, three Bay Area cities are actually among the top five U.S. metro areas that saw the biggest drop in year-over-year median home sale prices last week, according to a new report from Redfin. Out of 24 of the 50 most populous U.S. metro areas where median sales prices fell, San Jose was tops of the list with a -17.2% YoY decline. Coming in at number three was San Francisco with an -11% YoY decline. Oakland was fourth with -10.9 YoY decline. Rounding out the top five were Austin at number two, -13%, and Sacramento in fifth, -8.6%. Is the Bay Area still in drought? Here's what meteorologists say Overall, Redfin says mortgage rates across the nation have declined from a four-month high that they reached last week. Daily average mortgage rates fell 7% to about 6.5% over the weekend, following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Home prices in the U.S. also fell, dropping 1.8% YoY during the four week...

South Carolina’s star quintet ready for one last NCAA run

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:25 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s “Freshies” are ready for one last dance.The Gamecocks’ incomparable quintet of players — led by All-American Aliyah Boston and leading scorer Zia Cooke — arrived to enormous promise in 2019-20 and have more than lived up to those expectations with three regular-season Southeastern Conference titles, three league tournament crowns, two Final Fours and last year’s national championship.“I think we’ve build such a great bond, ‘The Freshies’ group,” Boston said Thursday. “To be on the last go-round with them, it’s just, like, super fun.”Undefeated South Carolina (32-0) will start defending its NCAA crown Friday against No. 16 seed Norfolk State (26-6). Eighth-seeded South Florida (26-6) plays No. 9 seed Marquette (21-10) to open the day in Columbia. South Carolina coach Dawn Staley lured four of the country’s top 11 players in 2019, even coming off a down year — for her, anyway — finishing second in the SEC and getting knocked out in the Swee...

Mets’ Díaz expected to miss season with torn patellar tendon

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:25 GMT

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz has a torn patellar tendon and is expected to miss the entire season after hurting his right knee while celebrating a victory in the World Baseball Classic.Mets general manager Billy Eppler said Díaz would undergo surgery Thursday. Without going into specifics, Eppler said a general timeline for recovery from this type of injury is about eight months.“There are instances where athletes have come back earlier, more around the six-month mark,” Eppler told reporters. “But those are a little bit more of the exception than the rule.”Díaz, who turns 29 next week, retired the side in order in the ninth inning of a 5-2 victory over the Dominican Republic on Wednesday night that sent Puerto Rico to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals. As Díaz and his teammates jumped together in the infield, the right-hander collapsed and reached for his right leg. He was taken off the field in a wheelchair.“Edwin Díaz is a great human being an...

Pegues’ 3 gives No. 13 seed Furman 68-67 win over Virginia

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:25 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — JP Pegues made a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds remaining, and No. 13 seed Furman completed a rally from a 12-point second-half deficit to hand fourth-seeded Virginia another first-round NCAA Tournament loss, 68-67 on Thursday.Making their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in 43 years, the Paladins (28-7) advanced to the second round in the South Region, where they will play either fifth-seeded San Diego State or 12th-seeded Charleston on Saturday.Furman earned its first tournament berth since 1980 by beating Chattanooga for the Southern Conference title, capping a season-long quest to redeem itself after losing the league’s automatic berth to the Mocs on a 35-foot buzzer-beater in last year’s Southern final.In the aftermath of that loss, Jalen Slawson and his best friend, Mike Bothwell, both decided to return for their fifth seasons with the Paladins. Slawson took over the game when Bothwell fouled out, finishing with 19 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.Kihei C...

UMBC’s legacy: No. 1 can mean one-and-done in March Madness

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:55:25 GMT

They are the five letters no No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed ever wants to see: upset.Thursday marks the five-year anniversary of University of Maryland-Baltimore County — the tiny school few fans had ever heard of, let alone picked in their bracket — pulling off the biggest upset in college basketball history by beating the tournament’s top seed in Virginia.That’s the same Virginia team that got upset in the first round on Thursday, falling to No. 13 seed Furman on a last-second 3-pointer — which drew a quick, knowing reaction from UMBC Athletics’ Twitter account.UMBC’s lasting legacy became this: If you don’t watch out, No. 1 can mean one-and-done.While there were some close calls before 2018, No. 1 seeds had gone 135-0 before UMBC routed Virginia 75-54 at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center. Now they are 1-147. Like the men, the women’s side of March Madness has seen only one 16 knock off a 1: Harvard over Stanford in 1998.On Thursday, three more No. ...