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CA San Joaquin Valley - Hanford CA Zone Forecast for Saturday, August 22, 2020

STARCAST:  Oh dear! Oh dither! Planets are so contrary.  We're heading into a week of change and challenge.  It begins Monday with Mars (in Aries) squaring off at Saturn (in Capricorn.)  Mars wants to make waves, solemn Saturn doesn't.

Trent Grisham hit three home runs and rookie Jake Cronenworth launched a grand slam in a wild nine-run second inning Saturday night, making the host San Diego Padres the first team in major-league history to hit five slams in six games as they cruised to a 13-2 rout of the Houston Astros.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An unwelcome change in the weather, with higher winds, temperatures and lightning that threatens to spark new wildfires was coming Sunday to parched Northern California, where firefighters have for nearly a week battled three huge “complexes” of fires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced tens of thousands to flee.

NEW DELHI, India (AP) — In June, India began using cheaper, faster but less accurate tests to scale up testing for the coronavirus — a strategy that the United States is now considering.

MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — A rumbling volcano in western Indonesia on Sunday unleashed an avalanche of scorching clouds down its slopes.

The San Francisco Giants won their fifth consecutive game Saturday night, beating the Diamondbacks after Joey Bart doubled to key a four-run, tiebreaking rally in the seventh. Tyler Anderson pitched his first career complete game for the win, a three-hitter.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's biggest city appeared to have a quiet Saturday night after months of dramatic protests downtown near its federal buildings.

San Francisco Giants utility man Mauricio Dubon is 9-for-22 with three walks and just three strikeouts in his past eight games, contributing to a revamped offense that’s suddenly far more explosive and efficient than in recent years.

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's coronavirus caseload topped 3 million on Sunday, with the country leading the world in new infections as the disease marched through impoverished rural areas in the north and the wealthier but older populations of the south.

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. (AP) — A police officer was one of several people shot Saturday night in a mobile home park in a Sacramento, California, suburb, the Sacramento Bee reported, citing a law enforcement source.

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s coronavirus caseload topped 3 million on Sunday, with the country leading the world in new infections as the disease marched through impoverished rural areas in the north and the wealthier but older populations of the south.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Marco is swirling over the Gulf of Mexico heading for a possible hit on the Louisiana coast as a hurricane, while Tropical Storm Laura knocked utilities out as it battered Hispaniola early Sunday, following a track forecast to take it to the same part of the U.S. coast, also as a hurricane.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Misie Brown of Jackson, Mississippi was sitting in her Algebra I class in 2016 when she was given an assignment to design a new Mississippi state flag. Brown did not understand why people were so upset about the flag.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s older sister, a former federal judge, is heard sharply criticizing her brother in a series of recordings released Saturday, at one point saying of the president, “He has no principles.”

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Jalen Elrod believes many people don’t understand the injustice of gentrification. He learned about it in a Waffle House.

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — When Hearts for Homeless sees a need in a community, the local organization works to fill the need, whether it be food and water, or heating and cooling.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James had 38 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, Anthony Davis scored 12 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 116-108 on Saturday night for a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference first-round series.

Dustin Johnson could have used a finish like this for a record score. The birdie-eagle ending to his round Saturday at The Northern Trust gave him a 7-under-par 64 and stretched his lead to five shots in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs opener.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Protesters returned to the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, to demonstrate for a second night as GOP officials gathered in the city for the Republican National Convention.

Stephen Strasburg’s season is over.

The Washington Nationals transferred the star right-hander to the 60-day injured list Saturday. Nationals manager Dave Martinez said Strasburg will undergo carpal tunnel surgery next week.

Strasburg, last year’s World Series MVP, was first placed on the injured list Aug. 15 with carpal tunnel neuritis of the right hand.

“Hopefully surgery goes well,” Martinez said. “The biggest thing is that surgery relieves anything he has and he’s able... Читать дальше...

The 49ers have become a home for once-heralded, creaky 30-year-olds in their career twilight. Why the interest in the over-the-hill-gang? It has to do with some new rules that were adopted to create more flexibility during a season that will start in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.

Alexander Radulov had two goals and an assist as the top Dallas line finally came to life, and the Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Saturday night to open the second-round Western Conference playoff series in Edmonton.

The Oakland Athletics surprised their players before Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels by playing clips of family members announcing their starting lineup on the video board.

Solomon Thomas used his quickness Saturday to slither past guard Laken Tomlinson during a one-on-one pass-rush drill for an easy would-be sack. The good news for the 49ers defensive lineman: It sounds as if he’ll be lined up almost exclusively against guards and centers this season.