(KRON) – More than 50 arrests were made following a one-day law enforcement operation around San Francisco’s Tenderloin District, the San Francisco Police Department announced on Monday.  

Multiple departments of the San Francisco PD assisted the Drug Market Agency Coordination Center (DMACC) with an operation that aimed to arrest fugitives with outstanding arrest warrants. 

On Wednesday, SFPD made 57 arrests, with 43 individuals having arrest warrants. 

The operation additionally resulted in the seizure of various suspected narcotics, including fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine.

According to SFPD, Mayor London Breed launched the DMACC in May 2023 to dismantle the drug markets in the Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods.

Despite the arrests made, this investigation is ongoing, according to SFPD. Anyone with information is asked to contact the SFPD at (415) 575-4444.

More praise for former Oregon quarterback Bo Nix, this time from Denver Bronco Pro Bowl receiver Courtland Sutton.

Sutton is the latest to chime in on the ability of Nix to lead this team into a new era. Simply put, Sutton forecasts early success for Nix.

“If it becomes a three or four-year dynasty, then I hope I will be able to be a part of it.”

– Courtland Sutton, Broncos Receiver

The Broncos drafted Nix with the 12th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft with high expectations for the record setting former Duck.

Sutton acknowledges there is a three-way battle for the starting QB position in Denver. In addition to Nix, rookie Jarrett Stidham and veteran Zach Wilson are all in the mix. However, he does not see this as being a long, multi-year process of hits and misses while battling division rivals Kansas City and the Los Angeles Chargers who tout another former Duck quarterback Justin Herbert and a new coach in Jim Harbaugh.

“We want to win right now,” said Sutton during a recent interview. “I think with Bo being a young guy and a guy they took really high, I understand the politics of the game and everyone is rooting for him to be the guy. I think he does a lot of things really well and I think he has the ability to go out and have success early. I don’t see this being a three or four-year process. If it becomes a three or four-year dynasty, then I hope I will be able to be a part of it.”

Sutton’s role going forward is not as clear as he would like. Following an outstanding 2023 season in which he caught 59 passes for 772 yards and 10 touchdowns, Sutton has asked Denver for either more money overall and/or more guaranteed money. So far, there has been no movement on either side.

Logically, it makes sense for the Broncos to find a way to keep Sutton onboard. This is the time for quarterbacks and wide receivers to get to know each other. More specifically, Nix would benefit from having a proven receiver to rely on early in his career. Sutton has been that guy for the “musical chairs game” of signal-callers over the past five seasons and there is no reason to think he can’t be the same for Nix.

“I hope that I am a part of the bigger picture,” said Sutton. “I’ve been told that is what the gameplan is. I’ve also been told some other things. We will see what happens. I hope I am able to be a part of the gameplan.”

While there appears to be a great deal of pressure on Nix’s shoulders, Oregon Ducks’ fans have seen proof of his ability to take on that sort of pressure and excel. The Broncos believe this former Oregon star is NFL-ready. We will see in a few short months.

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Inside the friendly confines of T-Mobile Park, Seattle pitchers routinely shift into a new gear.

For starters and relievers alike, the numbers are undeniable. The Mariners have the best home ERA (2.60) and WHIP (0.940) in baseball, walk the fewest hitters (78), and own the most home wins in the American League (27).

It’s why Logan Gilbert’s brilliant, eight shutout innings on a sold-out Father’s Day was all the more foreseeable.

Gilbert was superb on a Sunday afternoon, allowing Seattle to celebrate a three-game sweep of the reigning World Series-champion Texas Rangers, the divisional foe that could have regained precious ground in the standings. Instead, the Mariners stomped them further down the ladder and extended a season-high lead in the AL West to 8 1/2 games.

Seattle’s towering, 6-foot-6 right-hander mixed five pitches to perfection, working ahead with painted fastballs paired with a standout slider that induced silly swings in the dust. Gilbert fanned nine without a walk for his Seattle-best 12th quality start, surrendering just two hits in eight frames with a depleted bullpen behind him.

Aided by Luke Raley’s fourth-inning RBI double, Tyler Locklear’s seventh-inning solo homer, and ample insurance in the final frames, Gilbert provided an early off-day for much of the bullpen and cruised to Sunday’s 5-0 win, improving the Mariners to a season-high 12 games over .500 (43-31).

“That was fantastic,” manager Scott Servais said. “(Logan was) in total control of the ballgame and had great stuff, of course, but the execution of the slider and split-finger was electric today.

“I hope everybody appreciates it as much as I do and our pitching coaches do, because that’s really hard to do.”

Seattle’s third series sweep this season was, undoubtedly, its biggest.

Since May 26, the Mariners are 16-5, the best record in baseball during that span. And they are 23-6 at T-Mobile Park since April 15, the best home mark in the American League.

It’s the largest division lead — and the first time the Mariners have won nine consecutive home series in a campaign — since their record-breaking 116-win season in 2001.

“To have a sweep, especially at home? It’s a good feeling,” Gilbert said. “When everybody’s doing their job, we’re definitely at our best, and that’s what it looked like today.”

And what a difference Julio Rodriguez could make if this extended hitting stretch continues. The J-Rod Show sparked Seattle’s 7-5 win in Saturday’s middle game with a third-inning, two-run smash to left center off Texas righty Nathan Eovaldi and, entering Sunday’s finale he had slashed .278/.350/.463 in the month of June.

Rodriguez’s bat continues to warm up with the weather, like it did in his rookie and sophomore seasons from 2022-23. The career .238 hitter between the months of March and April ignited those numbers to .316 in July and August across his first two campaigns — a promising sign Seattle’s franchise center fielder is again turning a pivotal corner.

“Julio is at his best when he’s playing free,” Servais said. “Not thinking too much. Just letting his abilities take over, and being super competitive, and that’s what we’re seeing right now.

“He is competing his tail off. That’s what it takes.”

The Mariners own a 78.8% chance to win the AL West, per FanGraphs, the highest chance to win a division among American League clubs. Seattle has an 86.2% chance to make the playoffs and a 6.1% chance to win the World Series.

Raleigh, fans shave heads at ‘Buhner Buzz’

The Mariners teased the question in the days leading up to the first Buhner Buzz Night since 2001 — which current player would make their surprise entrance and receive a shaved head from Jay Buhner himself?

Three decades after Seattle launched the “iconic promotion” featuring its famously bald right fielder, Buhner returned to Victory Hall next door to T-Mobile Park for the revival of Buhner Buzz Night. And it was only fitting that catcher Cal Raleigh was Thursday’s featured volunteer, just three days removed from demolishing a heroic, walk-off grand slam over the White Sox.

“They did a little (promotion) tonight — buzz cuts by Jay Buhner here at the yard,” Raleigh told MLB Network. “I volunteered to get the cut. It’s a little shorter than I thought it’d be, but (Jay) told me there were some hits in it… I said, I’ll do anything for a few knocks.”

Freshly-shaved fans (and those who arrived bald) received a free ticket and Buhner-themed shirt for Thursday night’s series finale with the White Sox, a 3-2 loss in extras. But it wasn’t before 620 fans snagged a free seat and 437 buzzed their heads.

“It’s a big deal around here,” Raleigh said. (Jay’s) a legend. Great player, great person. We should bring it back. It’s a really cool thing for the fans, the community around here.”

Rojas picking it at third

Third baseman Josh Rojas is quietly enjoying one of the sport’s better defensive campaigns at the position. He leads all qualified third baseman with nine outs above average, per Baseball Savant, the continuation of stellar Seattle defense at the ‘Hot Corner’ despite the offseason departure of Eugenio Suarez.

“I always want to be a utility guy,” Rojas said Saturday. “I want the manager to be able to feel like he can use me anywhere on defense.

“But right now, I’m a third baseman, and I feel pretty good over there.”

Consistent, pregame work from third base and guidance from infield coach Perry Hill rewards Rojas with some of the best defensive metrics in baseball — including seven prevented runs.

“I think he’s one of the best defensive third basemen in the league,” Servais said. “We’ve been spoiled here with outstanding defensive play at third base, but Josh is right up there with (Kyle) Seager and what we saw from Geno (Suarez) for a couple of years here. He has been fantastic.”