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Duran, Verdugo each hit a 2-run HR; Red Sox coast past MLB-worst Athletics, 10-3

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:07:37 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Jarren Duran and Alex Verdugo each had a two-run homer, and Masataka Yoshida had his sixth consecutive multi-hit game to lead the Boston Red Sox past the Oakland Athletics 10-3 on Saturday.Christian Arroyo and Duran both had three hits, Yoshida two and Duran scored three runs and drove in three for the Red Sox, who have won seven of eight. Yoshida’s streak matches the MLB’s longest this season.Manny Piña and Brent Rooker each hit a solo homer for Oakland, which has the major league’s worst record. At 25-66, the Athletics are on pace to finish 45-117.Feasting on an Athletics’ staff that entered the day with the majors’ highest ERA (6.02), the Red Sox didn’t take long to reach 10 hits for a season-high seventh straight game, getting 12 of their 15 in the initial five innings.It’s Boston’s longest double-digit hit streak since late-July through early August 2019.A day after coming off the paternity list following the birth of his and wife Katie’s second child earlier this...

Cardinals reliever Gallegos gets wiped down by umpire after using rosin bag on his left arm

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:07:37 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Two years ago, it was Giovanny Gallegos’ hat. This time, it was rosin on his left arm.It’s just something about Gallegos and Chicago’s South Side.Gallegos pitched the eighth inning in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 3-0 victory over the White Sox on Saturday. But it wasn’t exactly a routine outing.It all started when plate umpire Lance Barrett saw Gallegos hit his left arm with the rosin bag after he warmed up. Barrett told Gallegos that was illegal and the umpire used a towel to clean off Gallegos’ arm.When the 31-year-old Gallegos did the same thing with two out in the inning, Barrett got a towel from the White Sox dugout and wiped down the reliever’s arm again.“They can do rosin on their throwing hand and arm, but not on their glove hand. And so any time we see a pitcher do that we just have him wipe it off and tell him he can’t do it,” crew chief Alfonso Marquez said.“I don’t know if there was a language barrier or not. I’m not s...

Gunman on scooter shoots randomly in NYC, police say, killing an 87-year-old and wounding 3 others

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:07:37 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A scooter-riding gunman killed an 87-year-old man and wounded three others in a string of random shootings that stretched across two New York City boroughs, police said Saturday.A 25-year-old man was taken into custody without incident and his identity was not revealed by police, Assistant Police Chief Joseph Kenny said at a news conference. A 9 mm handgun with an extended magazine and a scooter were recovered.The New York Police Department pulled an image of the gunman from video and sent it to phones of officers, some of whom spotted the suspect about two hours after the first shooting. “We don’t know the motive. It seems his acts were random,” Kenny said. In all, the NYPD said there were five shootings carried out during the spree by someone on a scooter, one in Brooklyn and four in Queens. No one was injured in one of the shootings.The shootings began around 11:10 a.m. when someone on a scooter shot a 21-year-old man in the shoulder in Brooklyn. He was brought to...

Quick hailstorm causes damage in Littleton

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:07:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A hailstorm blew through Littleton Saturday afternoon causing minor damage to cars and sending patrons at a local brewery scrambling for cover.One KDVR viewer sent photos and video of her experience at Breckenridge Brewery this afternoon. You can see and hear the hail dropping hard and heavy. In typical Colorado weather fashion, the people at the brewery waited a few minutes and it was over. Back to sunshine and patio drinking. Damage to car after Littleton hailstorm in Breckenridge Brewery parking lot (Photo credit: Erin James)Damage to car after Littleton hailstorm (Photo credit: Erin James)Hail in Littleton (Photo credit: Erin James) The storm moved in at approximately 3:45 p.m. and was out before 4 p.m. The severe weather missed Denver, staying south and to the west of the city. Saturday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for thunderstorms that moved across the Front Range. The Pinpoint Weather team said storms started up in the afternoon and moved southeast throug...

Police: At least 1 dead in overnight crash

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:07:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- At least one person is dead after a crash in the Montbello neighborhood overnight.According to the Denver Police Department, there was a crash with serious injuries involving two motorists. Denver police investigating deadly hit-and-run, assault as homicide The department reported the death at 12:58 a.m. Saturday.It happened near 56th Avenue and Joliet Street in Denver, near the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.DPD said one of the motorists was declared dead on the scene.The condition of the other motorist was unclear as of Saturday morning.

Cases of locally acquired malaria rise to 6 in Florida

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:07:37 GMT

(CNN) — There are two more cases of locally acquired malaria in Sarasota County, according to the Florida Department of Health, bringing the total number of cases to six in the state.At the end of June, the Florida department issued a statewide mosquito-borne illness advisory following the initial four cases of malaria.The Texas Department of State Health Services said on Friday that it is still aware of only one case of malaria there, but they are still on the lookout for other cases. Texas is also monitoring the region’s mosquito population for the disease.These locally acquired cases of malaria are the first in the United States in the last 20 years, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Malaria spreads when a female Anopheles mosquito infected with a protozoan parasite from the Plasmodium genus bites a human. Most cases diagnosed in the United States are imported. Worldwide there are about 247 million cases each year, 95% are in Africa, accordi...

Celebration of life held for former NFL player Cedric Killings in NW Miami-Dade

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:07:37 GMT

Loved ones came together to bid a final farewell for Miami native and former NFL player Cedric Killings.The celebration of life was held in Northwest Miami-Dade, Saturday afternoon.Mourners commemorated the life of Killings, who passed away June 21 from pancreatic cancer at age 45.Killings graduated from Miami Central Senior High School and launched an NFL career that spanned eight years.He leaves behind a wife and three children.

More clouds, some rain Sunday

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:07:37 GMT

Although there were more clouds in the forecast Saturday, it turned out to be a fairly nice day for most of us. However, with another front moving in from the Midwest on Sunday, we’ll expect to see even more clouds and rain in the forecast through Monday. Sunday morning we’ll wake up to some low clouds and fog, and unlike Saturday, the clouds will stick around a bit longer ahead of the front.By Sunday afternoon, scattered storms will develop in western Mass and start to slowly make their way eastward. Sunday night scattered storms move in and will last throughout the day on Monday.

Drew Smyly seeks consistency and Dansby Swanson hopes for a minimum IL stint as the Chicago Cubs lose 6-3 to the New York Yankees

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:07:37 GMT

The Chicago Cubs and shortstop Dansby Swanson are playing it safe with his injury.Ahead of the four-day All-Star break beginning Monday, Swanson went on the 10-day injured list before Saturday’s game at Yankee Stadium because of his bruised left heel. The Cubs recalled infielder Miles Mastrobuoni, who started Saturday at third base in the 6-3 loss to the New York Yankees.The move is retroactive to Thursday, setting up Swanson to return as soon as July 16 versus the Boston Red Sox at Wrigley Field. Swanson hasn’t played since he sustained the injury Wednesday in Milwaukee.“I mean, unfortunately we’re in this position,” Swanson said Saturday. “I feel like it was almost in a way like a good insurance policy to not lose some of the retroactive days. So it stinks, but we have to make the best decision possible for the group.”The timing sets up Swanson to potentially miss only two games after the All-Star break — if he doesn’t need any...

Isaiah Roby, Trevor Keels in Summer League opener as Knicks fall to 76ers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:07:37 GMT

LAS VEGAS — The Knicks Summer League roster is obscure, the product of going through the last two drafts without a first-round pick.But one player who has a chance to crack Tom Thibodeau’s rotation is Isaiah Roby. The 25-year-old is among the most seasoned veterans across the Vegas Summer League, having logged 151 NBA games (mostly with the OKC Thunder) after getting drafted in the second round of 2019.The Knicks signed Roby toward the end of last season, giving him $400,000 up front with the hope of bringing him into the 2023 training camp.Then a potential rotation spot opened up last week when Obi Toppin, the reserve power forward, was traded to the Pacers in what amounted to a salary dump. Positionally, Roby is best suited for the replacement. Other than Julius Randle, he’s the only power forward on the current roster.The problem — as reinforced by his 7-point, 26-minute performance in Saturday’s Summer League defeat to the Sixers — is there ar...