PHOENIX — Andrew Cashner threw six solid innings and hit his first career home run to help lead the San Diego Padres to a 12-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night. Chris Denorfia and Chase Headley added back-to-back home runs, Yonder Alonso drove in four runs and Carlos Quentin had three RBIs for the Padres, who have won two of their last three and four of six. Cashner (7-5) allowed three runs on four hits, walked five and struck out five for his second straight win, both coming during a 10-game road trip. Paul Goldschmidt and Miguel Montero homered for the Diamondbacks, who had their brief, two-game winning streak snapped. San Diego managed only three hits off Arizona starter Tyler Skaggs (2-3), but took advantage of the rookie left-hander's lack of control to open an 8-1 lead after four innings. With the game tied 1-1, Skaggs retired the first two batters he faced in the third. But he walked Denorfia, hit Headley with a pitch, walked Quentin to load the … [Read more...] about Cashner pitches 6 solid innings, hits 1st career HR in Padres’ 12-3 win over Diamondbacks
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Sanford Burnham agrees to return $12.3 million to state
Sanford Burnham is returning $12.3 million to the state for failing to meet requirements that were spelled out in its original incentive agreement, the governor’s office announced on Tuesday afternoon. The institute received $155 million incentive money from the state in 2006, agreeing to create a total of 303 jobs in 10 years. The institute reached 87-percent of that goal by year 10. By then, it was also planning its departure from Florida, because it didn’t find the operation sustainable in Lake Nona. Last year, Gov. Rick Scott asked the institute to return half of the incentive money, but Sanford Burnham officials disagreed. Tuesday’s announcement included recovery of incentive dollars from another company. The state recovered $1.2 million from Palm Coast Data. “The recovery of more than $13.5 million from Sanford Burnham and Palm Coast Data, which were signed under previous gubernatorial administrations, is good news, and we will continue to do all we can to … [Read more...] about Sanford Burnham agrees to return $12.3 million to state
Scouting report: No. 14 Arizona Wildcats (22-6, 12-3) at Oregon Ducks (18-10, 8-7)
Game info Who: No. 14 Arizona (22-6, 12-3) at Oregon (18-10, 8-7)Where: Matthew Knight Arena, EugeneWhen: 8:15 p.m. SaturdayWatch: ESPNListen: 1290-AM, 107.5-FMFollow: @TheWildcaster on Twitter / TheWildcaster on Facebook Probable starters: Arizona Probable starters: Oregon How they match up The last timeArizona hung on for a 90-83 win in a tense game on Jan. 11 at McKale Center in which 52 total fouls were called. The Wildcats took advantage by hitting 34 of 37 free throws, while Oregon hit 21 of just 24.The last time at Matthew Knight ArenaThe Wildcats may not want to remember this one. Arizona lost 85-58 on Feb. 4, 2017, its worst loss since Sean Miller’s first season at UA in 2009-10, when the Ducks hit 16 3-pointers, including 10 of their first 13.Overall seriesArizona leads Oregon 51-29 overall and has won the last two after three straight losses to the Ducks. What’s new with the Ducks Oregon is trying to still make a late push for the NCAA Tournament after a … [Read more...] about Scouting report: No. 14 Arizona Wildcats (22-6, 12-3) at Oregon Ducks (18-10, 8-7)
Amerks score early and often in a 12-3 win
You get a point. And you get a point. And you get a point. Everybody gets at least one assist tonight. Well, except for Eric Cornel. He was the lone skater in the Rochester Americans lineup who did not register a point in the Amerks 12-3 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in Blue Cross Arena Friday night. It was the most goals scored in a game in the American Hockey League season, surpassing the 10 goals the Amerks scored on Nov. 24 in a win over Binghamton. The Amerks were the first AHL team score 12 games in a game since Dec. 8, 2002 when Hamilton defeated Cleveland, 15-1. The last time Rochester scored 12 or more goals in a game was April 7, 1985 in a 13-3 win over St. Catharines. More importantly for the Amerks, it ends a five-game losing skid. Seth Griffith led the Amerks with five points -- two goals and three assists. Alexander Nylander finally had a breakout game with two goals and two assists while Kyle Criscuolo also had a four-point night (two goals, two … [Read more...] about Amerks score early and often in a 12-3 win
One small town, two drug companies and 12.3 million doses of opioids
Lenny Bernstein and Katie Zezima, The Washington Post Published 1:05 pm, Thursday, February 15, 2018 Now Playing: For the second year in a row the richest country in the world has posted a shocking decline in life expectancy. It is the first time in half a century to see two consecutive annual falls in the US, mostly down to the opioid crisis . The last double rise was in 1963 when tobacco was king and there was a flu epidemic. Fatalities jumped last year due to overdoses , many of them on prescription painkillers like OxyContin or Vicodin, now standing at 63,600 nationwide, a 21% increase on 2015. The biggest problem is in West Virginia , a state which suffers from a decline in traditional industries like coal mining. Donald Trump won the state with ease in the 2016 presidential election. Drug sales here have soared. Drug wholesalers protest that they are not to blame as chemists and doctors are responsible for distribution. But critics point to the staggering … [Read more...] about One small town, two drug companies and 12.3 million doses of opioids