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Castro homers, makes pair of spectacular catches to lead Twins over Reds 7-0

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:55 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Willi Castro hit a two-run homer and made two spectacular catches, Kenta Maeda combined on a four-hitter and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-0 on Tuesday night in another step toward their third AL Central title in five seasons.Ryan Jeffers added a solo homer for Minnesota (80-72), which entered with a seven-game lead over second-place Cleveland.Cincinnati (79-74), shut out for the 10th time, remained out of the NL’s three wild card berths. In his first season after Tommy John surgery, Maeda (6-7) won his third straight start after four no-decisions. He allowed one hit in five innings, retiring his first 11 batters before Spencer Steer doubled to left and Jake Fraley. After a double steal, Castro made a diving catch of Tyler Stephenson’s liner to center, which could have tied the game had it dropped.Castro leaped at the wall to rob Stephenson of a home run in the seventh, a day after Michael A. Taylor denied Will Benson on a drive to center.Mae...

Joey Meneses’ pinch-hit 3-run homer sends Nationals past White Sox 4-3

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:55 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joey Meneses pinch-hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night.Jackson Rutledge, a former first-round selection, allowed two runs in 6 1/3 innings in his first home start for Washington. The Nationals had lost six of seven.Luis Robert Jr. and Yoán Moncada homered for Chicago, which has lost eight of 11 and 13 of 18.Washington went ahead when the White Sox went to the bullpen in the seventh inning. Left-hander Aaron Bummer (4-5) allowed two of the four hitters he faced to reach, and was lifted when right-handed hitting Meneses was announced as a pinch hitter for Blake Rutherford.Meneses remained in to face right-hander Bryan Shaw and lifted a 1-1 slider into the visitors’ bullpen in left-center. It was Meneses’ second career home run as a pinch hitter.“I’m not used to it, so it’s not easy, but I think DHing has helped me better prepare myself for those situations,”...

Burger hits game-winning single in 9th, Marlins beat Mets 4-3 after blowing late lead

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:55 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Jake Burger hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 4-3 on Tuesday night after blowing a late lead.Josh Bell had an early RBI double and Braxton Garrett did not allow an earned run in six stellar innings for the Marlins, who began the day a half-game out of the final NL wild-card spot.All-Star infielder Luis Arraez, who leads the majors with a .354 batting average, was a late scratch from Miami’s lineup because of a left ankle sprain. Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said Arraez stepped on a baseball during pregame drills.Miami took a 3-1 lead into the ninth, but closer Tanner Scott (9-5) gave up a two-run double to Brandon Nimmo with two outs. Scott also served up Jeff McNeil’s tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning of Monday night’s 2-1 loss.Before that, the left-hander hadn’t permitted an earned run in 18 appearances since July 31. New York reliever Trevor Gott (0-5) hit Nick Fortes with ...

Dartmouth football coach Buddy Teevens, an innovator and the school’s winningest coach, dies at 66

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:55 GMT

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Buddy Teevens, the innovative Ivy League football coach who brought robotic tackling dummies to Dartmouth practices, died Tuesday of injuries he sustained from a bicycle accident in March. He was 66. School president Sian Leah Beilock and athletic director Mike Harrity announced Teevens’ death in a letter to the Dartmouth community.“Our family is heartbroken to inform you that our beloved ‘coach’ has peacefully passed away surrounded by family. Unfortunately, the injuries he sustained proved too challenging for even him to overcome,” the Teevens family said in a statement to Dartmouth. “Throughout this journey, we consistently relayed the thoughts, memories, and love sent his way. Your kindness and letters of encouragement did not go unnoticed and were greatly appreciated by both Buddy and our family.”Teevens had his right leg amputated following the accident in Florida. Teevens and his wife, Kirsten, were riding on a road in the St. Augustine area when he...

DC delays implementing fines for using bus lanes, extends warning period indefinitely

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:55 GMT

Drivers in D.C. will not receive hefty fines for blocking red-painted bus lanes in the city — at least, not yet.A new bus lane ticketing system was expected to be implemented on Monday, which followed a 45-day period of time during which drivers were issued warnings instead of fines.However, according to the District Department of Transportation, the warning period is being extended indefinitely.In a statement, DDOT said it “decided to push back the start of the enforcement period” while it finalizes plans with Metro.“For the time being, we will continue with the warning period and will make an announcement once we have reached a new enforcement date,” DDOT said.Bus lanes are portions of streets that are designated for the use of public transit buses, typically marked by red paint and signage.Vehicles that are allowed to use the lanes include public transit buses, tour buses, school buses, maintenance vehicles, emergency vehicles, bikes and scooters.Unauthori...

Low water levels may have lead to Potomac River accident that left kayaker dead

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:55 GMT

The death of a whitewater kayaker on the Potomac River on Sunday has drawn attention to the risks that river users face when water levels are low.Ella Mills, a third-year exchange student from Dublin and a member of Columbia University’s whitewater kayaking club, died after being pinned under a rock in a hydraulic vacuum at Little Falls on a weekend trip for students from the New York City university.The Potomac River’s water level measured 2.7 feet at the Army Corps of Engineers’ downstream gauge on Sunday when the accident occurred. Experienced kayakers say more normal water levels are usually above 3 feet and are considered high when they’re 6 to 7 feet or higher.“There’s different risks when it’s high or low. Every level has its own risks … entrapment is the major risk when it’s low flows. That’s what happened in this particular case is the person got stuck. Something held them in place,” said Charles Duffy, a certified...

La NASA dice que “el océano tiene fiebre” y esta se siente en el mar Caribe

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:55 GMT

(CNN Español) — Las altas temperaturas que vienen registrándose desde hace algunos meses en diferentes países se sienten también en los océanos.La Administración Nacional de Aeronáutica y el Espacio (NASA, por sus siglas en inglés) publicó a comienzos de este mes en su página web un artículo titulado “El océano tiene fiebre”, que explica que en marzo y abril “los promedios de las temperaturas de la superficie del mar habían superado los niveles más altos que se hubieran observado en el registro de datos clave mantenido por la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica de Estados Unidos (NOAA, por sus siglas en inglés)”.2024 probablemente será más caluroso que este año debido a El Niño, según científicos de la NASAAlgunos científicos han explicado parte de lo que está ocurriendo en los mares. “Tenemos un fenómeno de El Niño en desarrollo en el Pacífico y eso se suma al calentamiento global a largo plazo que durante un siglo ha estado empujando las temperaturas oceánicas con...

Springer celebrates 34th birthday with 57th leadoff homer as Blue Jays beat Yankees 7-1

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:55 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — George Springer celebrated his 34th birthday with his 57th career leadoff homer, Bo Bichette hit a two-run drive and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 7-1 on Tuesday night.Toronto began the night one game ahead of Seattle and Texas for the second AL wild card. The Yankees entered six games back for the last AL wild card, needing to overcome Seattle and Texas.Yusei Kikuchi (10-6) was pulled one batter into the sixth because of a left upper trap muscle cramp after being checked out by athletic trainer Jose Ministral. Kikucki allowed one run and four hits in five-plus innings for his first win since Aug. 2. Springer reached 20 homers for the eighth time when he connected off Clarke Schmidt (9-9) and walked ahead of Bichette’s first homer since Aug. 20.Alejandro Kirk padded the lead with a two-run shot in the ninth and Kevin Kiermaier scored on an error by rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe.Bichette reached three times and took third when third baseman Oswald P...

Odor in Frontier Airlines plane returns flight to Denver

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:55 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A Frontier Airlines flight had to return to Denver on Tuesday night because of an issue on the plane.The flight was to Raleigh, North Carolina, according to a Denver International Airport spokesperson. The spokesperson first told FOX31 it was a medical situation. They later said it was a mechanical situation. Witness: LoDo bar patrons rushed inside and locked in after shooting FOX31 confirmed through FlightAware that Frontier flight 560 returned to the Denver airport shortly after departure on Tuesday evening.The pilot can be heard reporting an odor in the cockpit, according to air traffic control recordings on LiveATC.net. The pilot said the odor was not smoke but something "indicating that we have some kind of contamination in the cabin."FlightAware shows the plane took off at 6:32 p.m. and arrived back in Denver at 7:10 p.m.FOX31 has reached out to Denver-based Frontier for more information.

Witness: LoDo bar patrons rushed inside and locked in after shooting

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:30:55 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — For the first time, FOX31 is hearing from people who saw the shooting that injured five people outside a Denver bar over the weekend.Meanwhile, the suspected shooter is still on the loose.Andrew Reader was working security for a bar across the street when he said he heard gunshots. "I was standing right here and I heard six gunshots,” Reader said. “My initial reaction, my goal, was to get all these people to safety.”This woman is wanted in a shooting on Sept. 16, 2023, in Lower Downtown. (Denver Police Department)After LoDo shooting, bar shut down for the nightThe shooting took place outside Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row, located in the 1900 block of Market Street.Police said a woman was denied entry to the bar after attempting to use an ID that wasn't hers. A few moments later, police said she shot toward the bar as she left, injuring five people. Denver rideshare driver killed in suspected random shooting Reader said they rushed everyone inside toward the back of ...