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March 9, 2014

Glendale, AZ – Clayton Kershaw led the battle royal on the mound but it was the Giants who came away with the victory.

The Cy Young Award winner allowed three hits and a home run in the second inning. That was all San Francisco needed to get past the Dodgers with the 3-2 win. Kershaw with his best start since spring training began, threw 70 pitches in five frames, allowing five hits with one strikeout. Definitely not his best outing but good enough for now.

Joaquin Arias got the first hit off Kershaw in the second frame with a single to right field. A wild pitch moved him to second and Brandon Hicks followed with a two-run homer to take the lead 2-1. Los Angeles scored their first run after Chone Figgins was issued a walk, stole second, went to third on A.J. Ellis” groundout and came home on Brandon Belt’s throwing error in the first inning.

“I feel better today,” said Kershaw. “It’s no fun to not pitch well wether it’s spring training or regular season. This game definitely wasn’t perfect but it’s a step in the right direction. I built my pitch count up and got to go five innings which is really important. Hopefully I’ll have a pretty close to normal start the next time out.”

Edwin Escobar who started for the Giants, pitched three innings allowing three walks and one run in the first. He collected himself after a rocky start and got some defensive help to stifle the Dodgers through the next three frames. Non-roster pitcher Jason Berken replaced Escobar in the fourth and pitched three scoreless innings.

“My first inning, I was trying to keep my ball down,” Escobar said. “I felt more comfortable after that and my progression got better. Things really started working for me and I feel good about that.”

Los Angeles tied the game 2-2 in the seventh with a few singles from prospects Corey Seager and Joc Pederson. Dan Runzler walked two more but unfortunately for the Dodgers, runners were left stranded to end the inning. Red Patterson who issued a bases loaded walk in the eighth gave San Francisco the lead and the win.

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a 5-4 ruling, the court stated that Trump’s concerns could “be addressed in the ordinary course on appeal” and emphasized that the burden of sentencing was “relatively insubstantial” given that Trump will not face prison time. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court’s three liberal justices in the majority, with four conservative justices dissenting.

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The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s emergency request to block criminal proceedings in his New York hush money case, ensuring that a sentencing hearing will proceed as scheduled on Friday. The decision makes it official that, on January 20, for the first time in its history, the United States will inaugurate a convicted felon as its president.

In a 5-4 ruling, the court stated that Trump’s concerns could “be addressed in the ordinary course on appeal” and emphasized that the burden of sentencing was “relatively insubstantial” given that Trump will not face prison time. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court’s three liberal justices in the majority, with four conservative justices dissenting.

Trump was convicted in May for falsifying business records related to a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg argued that the Supreme Court lacked jurisdiction to intervene in a state criminal case, particularly before all appeals in state courts were exhausted.

Trump’s legal team claimed the sentencing process would interfere with his transition to power and argued that evidence introduced during the trial included official actions protected under the Supreme Court’s prior ruling granting former presidents immunity for official conduct. Merchan, the New York judge who presided over the trial, ruled in December that the evidence presented was unrelated to Trump’s duties as president.

Prosecutors dismissed Trump’s objections, stating that the sentencing would take less than an hour and could be attended virtually. They said the public interest in proceeding to sentencing outweighed the President-elect’s claims of undue burden.

Justice Samuel Alito, one of the four dissenting justices, confirmed speaking to Trump by phone on Wednesday. Alito insisted the conversation did not involve the case, though the call drew criticism given his previous refusals to recuse himself from politically sensitive matters.

The sentencing hearing is set for Friday at 9:30 a.m. in Manhattan. As the nation moves closer to an unprecedented inauguration, questions about the implications of a convicted felon assuming the presidency remain.

“No one is above the law,” Bragg said.