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Diamondbacks look to sweep Brewers in NL Wild Card Series

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:41:25 GMT

Arizona Diamondbacks (84-78, second in the NL West during the regular season) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (92-70, first in the NL Central during the regular season)Milwaukee; Wednesday, 7:08 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (17-9, 3.47 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 220 strikeouts); Brewers: Freddy Peralta (12-10, 3.80 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 210 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Brewers -130, Diamondbacks +111; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers take on the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday in Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series. The Diamondbacks have a 1-0 lead in the series and will advance to the NLDS with a victory.Milwaukee is 92-70 overall and 49-32 in home games. The Brewers have a 68-15 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.Arizona has gone 41-40 on the road and 84-78 overall. The Diamondbacks have the eighth-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .408.The teams play Wednesday for the eighth time this season. The Diamondbacks lead the se...

Phillies look to sweep Marlins in NL Wild Card Series

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:41:25 GMT

Miami Marlins (84-77, third in the NL East during the regular season) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (90-72, second in the NL East during the regular season)Philadelphia; Wednesday, 8:08 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Braxton Garrett (9-7, 3.66 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 156 strikeouts); Phillies: Aaron Nola (12-9, 4.46 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 202 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Phillies -155, Marlins +132; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the Miami Marlins on Wednesday in Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series. The Phillies have a 1-0 lead in the series and will advance to the NLDS with a victory.Philadelphia is 90-72 overall and 49-32 in home games. Phillies hitters have a collective .327 on-base percentage, the fifth-ranked percentage in the NL.Miami has an 84-77 record overall and a 38-42 record on the road. The Marlins have a 64-20 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.Wednesday’s game is the 15th time these teams square off this se...

The DC area needs more housing, so why might Prince George’s Co. cap new permits next year?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:41:25 GMT

Officials in Maryland discussed what the Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action could mean for minority business owners. At right is Rep. Glenn Ivey, followed by Prince George's County Council member Jolene Ivey and Bowie Mayor Tim Adams. (WTOP/John Domen) Officials in Maryland discussed what the Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action could mean for minority business owners. At right is Rep. Glenn Ivey, followed by Prince George's County Council member Jolene Ivey and Bowie Mayor Tim Adams. (WTOP/John Domen) There’s a proposal moving through the Prince George’s County Council that would limit residential building permits in 2024 — and more severely in areas beyond the Beltway and designated transit are...

Russian anti-war TV protest journalist given 8+ years in prison

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:41:25 GMT

Marina Ovsyannikova, a former Russian state TV editor turned Kremlin critic, has been sentenced in absentia to eight and a half years in prison by a Moscow court.The Basmanny District Court found Ovsyannikova guilty of disseminating false information about the Russian army, state news agency TASS reported on Wednesday, citing the Moscow prosecutor’s office.The charges related to Ovsyannikova’s protest near the Kremlin in July 2022, where she held a poster saying Russian President Vladimir Putin “is a murderer” and “his soldiers are fascists.” The journalist was placed on pre-trial house arrest, but later fled to Europe with her daughter, which landed her on the Kremlin’s wanted list.Ovsyannikova first made headlines around the world in March last year when she denounced Moscow’s war on Ukraine during a live Russian TV broadcast. The former Kremlin propagandist stormed the set of Russia’s top evening newscast Vremya brandishing a poster that re...

Battenfeld: Army-Navy game at Gillette has turned into ‘cluster’ because migrants have taken up hotel rooms

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:41:25 GMT

Scores of military veterans, service academy graduates and families are scrambling to find hotel rooms for the big Army-Navy game at Gillette Stadium because their reservations were canceled to make way for migrant families.Related ArticlesOpinion Columnists | More than 1,200 families entered Massachusetts emergency shelter since August A travel agent who handles hotel rooms for military families said at least 70 of his rooms at three hotels were “taken back” by the hotel management company because the state recently contracted to put newly arrived migrants there.“That is correct,” said Mark Mansbach of Hillsdale Travel. “I have enough rooms to cover some of the people. Some people are looking around but pricing is very high. For many, the issue is safety … they are questioning the safety of remaining hotels located near those that are now filled with migrants. Lots of questions by my clients and most hotels are scrambling to come up with safety protocols.”A spokeswo...

The Orioles’ regular season is over. To recap it, here’s one word to describe every player’s performance.

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:41:25 GMT

Ryan O’Hearn didn’t have much time to talk in the Orioles’ clubhouse before he went out to the field, but he didn’t need it.The question wasn’t one that required a long-winded answer: How would you describe the 2023 Orioles in one word?“That’s a really hard question,” he responded.Other Orioles players said the same thing before landing on different words. Danny Coulombe said “magical.” Tyler Wells offered “underdogs.” Gunnar Henderson cheated a bit and used the hyphenated “never-give-up” to describe the team’s attitude.As O’Hearn rummaged through his locker, he paused and grinned.“Tenacious.”His reason?“Because it’s an awesome word, and it fits our team.”What about his regular season? A year ago, he was a Kansas City Royal coming off a year in which he spent more games on the bench than in the lineup and hit just .239.“Breakout,&#...

Orioles GM Mike Elias felt ‘uniquely qualified’ to resurrect a ‘fragile’ club back to the top of the AL East

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:41:25 GMT

Even as champagne spewed around him and cigar smoke hung in the air, Mike Elias maintained the long view.The bubbly and stogies marked the grand achievement Elias has supervised over the past five years, the reconstruction of the Orioles from 115-loss embarrassment to 101-win juggernaut.But he did not see this as the culmination of his quest. “We’re focused on the rest of this month,” he said, with a Mid-Atlantic Sports Network camera capturing his words for posterity. “But I think the rest of this decade is going to be really special, too. I want this to be one of the best baseball towns in the United States.”That ability to keep his eyes trained on the big picture saw Elias, 40, through some of the darkest seasons in franchise history, with one ESPN writer accusing the club of “noncompetitive behavior” as recently as two years ago.John and Louis Angelos handed him the keys to the Orioles’ baseball operation in November 2018, ...

Firefighters work until dawn to clear wreckage of bus crash that killed 21 people in Venice

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:41:25 GMT

VENICE (AP) — Firefighters worked until dawn Wednesday to remove the wreckage of a bus that crashed in a section of Venice on the Italian mainland, killing 21 people and injuring at least 15, mostly foreign tourists returning to a nearby campsite. Those killed included at least four Ukrainians and a German citizen, according to Venice prefecture. The injured, including five in serious condition, included French, Spanish, Austrian and Croatian nationals, local officials said.The Spanish Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that two people from Spain were injured in the accident, who are both in hospital and in good condition.At least two of the dead were children, Venice prefect Michele Di Bari said, adding that many of the people involved in the accident were “young.” The bus was carrying foreign tourists from Venice’s Piazzale Roma to the Hu campground on Tuesday evening when it fell from an elevated street next to railway tracks in the borough of Mestre, catching fire. Tourist...

3 scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on tiny quantum dots

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:41:25 GMT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov for their work on tiny quantum dots.Hans Ellegren, the secretary-general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announced the award Wednesday in Stockholm.The Nobel Prizes carry a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor ($1 million). The money comes from a bequest left by the prize’s creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, who died in 1896.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish media reported Wednesday that the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences may have announced the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry prematurely.Public broadcaster SVT said the academy sent a press release by mistake early Wednesday that contained the names of the winners.The Associated Press did not receive the press release and has decided not to publish the names until they’re confirmed.“Unfortunately, I cannot comment on what has b...

Stock market today: World shares are mostly lower, tracking a rates-driven tumble on Wall Street

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:41:25 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Markets in Europe and Asia were mostly lower Wednesday after Wall Street tumbled as investors focused on the downside of a surprisingly strong job market: the likelihood that interest rates will stay high.U.S. futures and oil prices edged lower. European markets fell far less than those in Asia. Germany’s DAX lost 0.1% to 15,071.35. In Paris, the CAC 40 edged 0.1% higher, to 7,005.23. Britain’s FTSE 100 was down less than 0.1%, at 7,466.94. On Wall Street, the future for the S&P 500 was down 0.1% and that for the Dow was unchanged. In Asian trading, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index sank 2.3% to 30,526.88 and the Kospi in South Korea dropped 2.4% to 2,405.69. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng skidded 0.8% to 17,195.84. Troubled property developer China Evergrande was down 12.2% after plunging 28% on Tuesday.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.8% to 6,890.20. In Bangkok, the SET recovered from early losses, gaining 0.3%.On Tuesday, the S&P 500 lost 1.4%. The ...