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MLB Notes: Bogaerts off to hot start, but how have other ex-Red Sox fared?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:07:32 GMT

It’s hard not to look at Xander Bogaerts and feel a sense of yearning.The former Red Sox shortstop has gotten off to an awesome start in San Diego. Through the season’s first month he ranks among MLB’s top all-around players, entering the weekend with a .316 average, five home runs, a .919 OPS and 1.5 wins above replacement, which ranked tied for fourth in baseball among all position players.Bogaerts has all but carried the Padres during an otherwise disappointing start. Meanwhile, the Red Sox’ first, second and third options at shortstop are all on the injured list, and Kiké Hernández is currently bouncing around trying to help plug other holes as they pop up.What a difference Bogaerts would make in Boston right now.Seeing Bogaerts thrive from afar stings, but truth be told we won’t really know whether the Red Sox or Padres made the right decision until he’s deeper into his 11-year, $280 million deal. Things could look a lot different if Trevor S...

DIY trans care evades barriers in Missouri, other states

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:07:32 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — With her insurance about to run out and Republicans in her home state of Missouri ramping up rhetoric against gender-affirming health care, Erin Stille nervously visited a foreign pharmaceutical site as a “last resort” to ensure she could continue getting the hormones she needs. Stille, 26, sent a $300 bank transfer to a Taiwan-based supplier for a 6-month supply of estrogen patches and androgen-blocking pills. For three weeks she feared she’d been scammed but breathed a sigh of relief when a large package arrived at her home in St. Peters.“It’s definitely a little scary,” Stille said. “Taking a chance like this, I could have my money stolen and there’s not much I can do about it. But I figured, at this point, that the benefits outweigh the risks.”Stille, and others nationwide, are scrambling to form contingency plans as Republican politicians rapidly erode access to the gender-affirming treatments many credit as life-saving. Fears became...

Should school use ‘Warrior’ nickname? Tribe to have last say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:07:32 GMT

SALAMANCA, N.Y. (AP) — The profile of a Native American man, a braid trailing down and feather jutting up, is tiled into a high school hallway, dyed into the weight room carpet and laid into the turf of the football field at Salamanca city schools.School leaders say the omnipresent logo and “Warrior” name for the school athletic teams are sources of pride here, in the only U.S. city built on land leased from a Native American reservation.But as New York joins states moving to ban schools’ use of Indigenous nicknames and mascots because they diminish Native cultures, the tribe may have the last say over whether the logo stays. When the state Board of Regents this month voted to prohibit public schools’ use of Indigenous names, it included an exception for districts that receive written approval from a federally recognized tribal nation in New York.It has put the tribe in an awkward spot.While the Seneca Indian Nation’s leader has endorsed the ban, some citizens of the nation want to ...

China’s manufacturing contracts, signaling recovery concerns

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:07:32 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s factory activity declined in April, an official survey showed Sunday, signaling policymakers’ challenges in sustaining momentum in the country’s economic recovery.According to the government statistics bureau and an official industry group, a monthly purchasing managers’ index declined to 49.2 from March’s 51.9 on a 100-point scale where numbers below 50 indicate activity contracting.Measures of production, new orders and employment dropped from the previous month, the National Bureau of Statistics and the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing said. But they said the index for production remained above 50, meaning that there was still an expansion. China’s economic growth accelerated in the first quarter of this year after the abrupt end of anti-virus controls. But authorities cautioned that the country will likely face import and export pressures in the coming months amid an uncertain global economic outlook, and warned of inadequate dome...

Jamal Murray’s 34-point masterpiece sets tone vs. Suns: “He’s a bad man”

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:07:32 GMT

First Jamal Murray begged for the ball, and then he begged for the crowd to roar.On Murray’s sixth and final 3-pointer of Saturday’s Game 1 rout over the Suns, Denver’s fiery point guard pleaded for Bruce Brown to feed him as he trailed the play in transition.With both arms extended, Murray implored Brown to pass it to him so he could hammer the final nail in the Suns’ chances in Game 1. After Murray connected and the Suns called a timeout to stop the onslaught, he headed to midcourt where more than 18,000 fans waited to serenade him.“We waited for this,” Murray shouted and then repeated.Murray’s 34-point night was the third time he’s scored at least that many in Denver’s first six games of the postseason. After dispatching the Suns 125-107 in Game 1, the Nuggets improved to 5-1 in the playoffs overall.His zeal and passion are the primary reasons the Nuggets have looked and played like a No. 1 seed thus far. Two-time MVP Nikola Jokic remarked in the postgame locker room how Murray h...

Massage therapist accused of sexually assaulting patient at Riverside clinic

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:07:32 GMT

A massage therapist was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a patient at a Riverside clinic. Police are now searching for additional victims.The suspect was identified as 67-year-old Jungsik Mo from Anaheim Hills by the Riverside Police Department.Mo works as a masseur at the Healing Tree Acupuncture & Wellness Center located on the 3900 block of Jackson Street. Detectives investigated a sexual assault that reportedly took place at the clinic which is also owned by Mo’s wife, police said.On April 24, Mo was taken into custody in Riverside and later booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center for sexual assault violations. He was released on $75,000 bail.Authorities discovered Mo did not have a valid license to operate as a massage therapist. The couple also owns another location in Fullerton called Haim Healing Center.Detectives believe there may be additional victims who sought treatment at the Riverside center, but have not yet come forward. Elderly couple injure...

SF Giants, Padres play home run derby in Mexico City: ‘Never seen anything like that’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:07:32 GMT

MEXICO CITY — Even a home run trot can be tiring a mile and a half above sea level, and there were plenty of test cases Saturday in the Giants’ 16-11 loss to the Padres. But perhaps none more visceral than Brandon Crawford, who did it twice in the span of two pitches.“Even though it was just a slow jog around the bases, it’s still a little tiring at this altitude,” Crawford said. “But I didn’t mind.”It was that kind of night for the Giants and Padres, who combined to leave the yard 11 times in the first regular-season MLB game in the Mexican capital. The homers traveled a total of 4,858 feet — a career-long and game-high 482 feet on Crawford’s third-inning blast — still well short of Mexico City’s 7,350-foot elevation.Crawford was called back to home plate after rounding the bases for his first time, after his curving line drive down the right field line was initially ruled a home run but was determined to be foul upon replay review. Only mo...

Mother remembers Walgreens SF shooting victim

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:07:32 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- We’re learning more about what happened in the moments leading up to this week’s deadly shooting outside of a San Francisco Walgreens located near Westfield Mall.Police have arrested a private security guard in connection with the shooting. KRON4 spoke with the victim’s mother. The victim's mother says she is still in disbelief. The mother is angry about what she says looks like a security guard’s gross overreaction to a petty crime. Power fully restored after days-long outage in SF’s Financial District: PG&E "All I remember thinking is my baby, my baby and I couldn't do anything but cry out and I asked him, and I asked him if he was sure," Kevinisha Henderson said. Henderson can't stop thinking of the moment she found out her child was gone. Chynna Brown, who preferred the name Banko Paso, was killed Thursday afternoon.Investigators tell Henderson they believe it started with Paso shoplifting from Walgreens near Market and 4th Street.It ended with a pr...

1 found dead in Sherman Oaks missing airplane search

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:07:32 GMT

One person was found dead after crews successfully located a missing airplane near Sherman Oaks on Saturday night.The incident was reported around 8:09 p.m. near the 3500 block of Beverly Glen Terrace, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.A small, single-engine plane, along with the deceased victim, was found on a steep hillside above a home at 3045 Beverly Glen Circle around 11:20 p.m. The victim's identity has not been released. "Though no other persons were believed aboard, a search of the immediate area will be conducted to confirm no other victims," said LAFD.Emergency crews were checking “a large swath of mountainous territory near Stone Canyon Road and Mulholland Drive” after reportedly losing radar contact with the aircraft.The airplane was believed to be traveling between Santa Monica Airport and Van Nuys Airport.Los Angeles Fire Department crews are searching for a possible missing aircraft amid heavy fog in Sherman Oaks on April 29, 2023. (Citizen)Los Angeles Fire...

Elderly couple injured in Bel Air home invasion

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:07:32 GMT

Police are searching for the burglars who ransacked a Bel-Air home and left an elderly couple injured late Friday night.Officers received calls of a burglary in progress on the 1300 block of Casiano Road around 1 a.m. When they arrived, they found a man in his 70s and a woman in her 60s, both injured.According to Los Angeles police, at least three suspects rushed into the victims' home as they were watching TV, marking the start of an ordeal that would last for hours.The husband was reportedly struck several times in the head during the break-in. The couples’ son later arrived at the home after police and paramedics were dispatched.A woman who lives near the victims describes them as kind, friendly and dedicated to family.“They’re lovely neighbors and it’s unfortunate to hear what’s going on,” said Amy Rahbar. “I did meet their son this morning and he was very concerned and upset.” 13 arrested for stealing millions from low-income Southern Californians A violent home invasion robb...