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Campgrounds at California’s Yosemite National Park to close over flood threat as snowpack melts

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:01 GMT

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Three popular campgrounds at California’s Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closed starting Monday because of a forecast of flooding as warming temperatures melt the Sierra Nevada’s massive snowpack.Park officials said Sunday that the Lower and North Pines Campgrounds and the Housekeeping Camp will be shut over fears that waterways could overspill their banks. “The combination of extended hot weather and abundant snow means the Merced River may remain above flood stage for some time,” the park said in a statement. An update on the closures will be provided Monday evening. Late last month, eastern sections of the famed Yosemite Valley were closed for a few days over fears of floods that never materialized. Spring weather is quickly melting huge amounts of snow that accumulated in mountains from a series of epic winter storms.Storm runoff has caused flooding of San Joaquin Valley agricultural fields below the southern Sierra. But the majo...

Barcelona wins Spanish league for 1st time since 2019, 27th overall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:01 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona won its first Spanish league title after the departure of Lionel Messi with a 4-2 victory against Espanyol on Sunday.Robert Lewandowski scored twice to lead the Catalan club to its first league title since 2019. The title was secured with four rounds remaining and two years after Messi left amid the club’s financial struggles.The title celebrations were short-lived, though, as players had to rush into the locker room after a large group of Espanyol fans invaded the field from behind one of the goals and started running toward the Barcelona players who were singing and celebrating in the center. Security guards quickly intervened but riot police had to stand in front of the tunnel’s entrance to prevent the fans from going in.Alejandro Balde and Jules Koundé also scored for Barcelona, which now has 27 league titles, eight fewer than Real Madrid.The victory over city rival Espanyol gave Barcelona an insurmountable 85 points from 34 matches, 14 points more ...

'Potentially significant' El Niño to begin by summer

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:01 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Notable warming of the waters in the eastern equatorial Pacific has further increased the likelihood that El Niño will begin by late spring or early summer. The odds of El Niño being in place for next winter are now up to 93%.El Niño is the warm phase of the climate pattern known as ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation). Remember, for the last three winters we've been in the cool phase of ENSO known as La Niña. As the waters in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean got closer to normal we entered an ENSO Neutral phase in March. Now the waters continue to warm to above normal in all Niño regions (see below) giving greater confidence that we're heading for a prolonged El Niño pattern.Sea surface temperature anomalies in the Niño regions (CPC/NOAA)Exactly when El Niño begins will be based on a combination of when the sea-surface temperature anomalies in a specific region of the eastern Pacific Ocean (known as the Niño 3.4 region) reach +0.5ºC and when the atmosphere start...

Longhorns score 42 runs in 2 games to clinch series win over San Jose State

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:01 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a rough first game against San Jose State, the Texas Longhorns baseball bounced back to score 42 runs and win the nonconference series that concluded Saturday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.The threat of heavy rain caused the schools to play a doubleheader Friday and finish the series Saturday, and while the opening game Friday didn't go Texas' way, they sure made up for it in the nightcap and the series finale. Texas lost 6-4 in Game 1, but then throttled the Spartans 24-3 Friday night and won the series with an 18-6 victory.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersOutfielder Dylan Campbell improved his school-record hitting streak to 30 games, raising his batting average to .330 on the season. On Saturday, he added to his hitting streak in a big way with a 2-run home run in the first inning to get things on the right track.Tanner Witt pitched three innings in ...

Mudslide closes southern Minnesota highway after torrential rain

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:01 GMT

Torrential rain led to flooding in parts of southern Minnesota on Saturday evening, and may have triggered a mudslide that closed a state highway early Sunday.The Minnesota Department of Transportation reported about 5:30 a.m. Sunday that State Highway 68 is closed south of Courtland due to a “sizeable mudslide” across the driving lanes.Photos provided by MnDOT and the Brown County Sheriff’s Office showed one car caught in the mud, and another damaged vehicle nearby. It was not immediately clear if there were any injuries in the slide that happened near the Brown-Blue Earth county line.“Officials are onsite clearing the debris, and are monitoring the slide area to make sure that no more debris will slide onto the roadway,” MnDOT reported early Sunday. The highway reopened around 10 a.m.Previous mudslides have closed that stretch of highway twice in the past 5 years — in 2018, and again in 2020.The latest closure comes as Highway 68 was carrying more traffic than usual as the designa...

Andre Carter II, Ivan Pace Jr. provide Vikings with value as undrafted free agents

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:01 GMT

After wrapping up the 2023 NFL draft last month, the Vikings continued to work the phones. And it paid off as general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah was able to sign skilled linebackers Andre Carter II and Ivan Pace Jr. as undrafted free agents.The fact that both players were available at that point came as a surprise to most. Looking at the measurables, Carter and Pace probably should have been drafted by some team. There’s a reason Pro Football Focus ranked them atop its list of undrafted free agents to sign.Now it’s on the Vikings to develop both players. That process started over the weekend as the Vikings hosted rookie minicamp at TCO Performance Center. It will continue over the next month with many veterans joining the rookies at the practice facility in Eagan.It’ll be interesting to see where Carter and Pace fit in as more players arrive at TCO Performance Center in the coming weeks. In the meantime, though, both players seemed to make a good first impression o...

Severe Thunderstorm Watch for most of FOX 2 viewing area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:01 GMT

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for St. Louis City and the following counties: St. Louis, Madison, St. Clair, St. Charles, Jefferson, Boone, Franklin, Adams, Macoupin, Cole, Clinton, Marion, Montgomery, Jersey, Bond, Randolph, Fayette, Marion, Callaway, Lincoln, Monroe, Audrain, Pike, Washington, Greene, Warren, Pike, Gasconade, Moniteau, Montgomery, Brown, Ste. Genevieve, Lewis, Osage, Ralls, Monroe, Shelby, Knox, Calhoun.The Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 10 p.m.Stay tuned to the Fox 2 Weather Team for updates. St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here

Rockies blank Phillies, 4-0, as Kyle Freeland and bullpen dominate in game featuring three ejections, benches-clearing melee

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:01 GMT

In a game that featured three ejections, an injury to a Rockies star and a benches-clearing skirmish, Kyle Freeland and the Rockies bullpen provided the steady hands to lift Colorado to victory on Sunday at Coors Field.On his 30th birthday, Kyle Freeland blanked the Phillies for six innings with a craftsmanlike performance. Jake Bird (one scoreless inning) and Justin Lawrence (two) did the rest as the Rockies beat the Phillies 4-0, avoiding the sweep.Related ArticlesColorado Rockies | Skirmish breaks out at Rockies-Phillies game as Bryce Harper charges Jake Bird, both players are ejected Colorado Rockies | Rockies’ C.J. Cron exits game against Phillies due to back spasms Colorado Rockies | Rockies call up right-hander Riley Pint, club’s first-round pick in 2016 Colorado Rockies | Rockies’ catcher Elias Diaz playing like an All-Star, behind the plate and at the dish Colorado Rockies | Mark Kn...

PHOTOS: 2023 Mother’s Day 5K at Denver’s City Park

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:01 GMT

The 2023 Mother’s Day 5K took place on on May 14, 2023 and featured a scenic course that wound through Denver’s iconic City Park. All female participants were greeted at the finish line with a rose to celebrate Mother’s Day.The yearly event, sponsored by Colorado Race Timing, “is geared towards runners and walkers of all levels and provided an opportunity to spend quality time with the special mom in your life.” A pancake and sausage breakfast with OJ was provided by Flippin’ Flapjacks for all registered participants. A total of 650 runners registered for the event with about 70% of those registrants being women, according to race organizer Simon Escorcia.Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.

Skirmish breaks out at Rockies-Phillies game as Bryce Harper charges Jake Bird, both players are ejected

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:01 GMT

Sunday’s series finale at Coors Field didn’t come without a little drama.Both teams’ benches cleared in the seventh inning of the Rockies-Phillies game in an incident sparked by one of the game’s best players and a Rockies reliever.The skirmish began when Jake Bird clapped his glove in the direction of the Phillies dugout after Bird got the Rockies out of the top of the seventh. Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper took exception, charging out of the visiting dugout and screaming at Bird.The benches cleared in the 7th inning. pic.twitter.com/Ag1TZDVHHW— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) May 14, 2023It was unclear if Bird was clapping at a Philadelphia fan sitting in the stands or at the perennial all-star Harper, who already had his fingerprints all over the Phillies’ first two wins of the series. But Harper wasn’t happy, and after running towards the Rockies dugout and continuing to shout at Bird, the right-hander motioned to Harper to bri...