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Urias becomes first Red Sox to hit grand slams on consecutive pitches, Boston beats Yankees 8-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Until a couple of days ago, Luis Urias of the Boston Red Sox had never hit a grand slam in the Major Leagues. Now the light-hitting infielder is in a category with Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx.Urias become the first Red Sox player to hit grand slams on consecutive pitches and the first in 80 years to hit slams in consecutive games in leading Boston to an 8-1 victory over the fading Yankees Saturday, sending New York to its seventh straight loss.Urias cleared the based in his last at bat against Washington reliever Robert Garcia on Thursday night and the ninth-place hitter stunned Yankees ace Gerrit Cole in the second inning with a blast to left center.Urias, who was acquired from Milwaukee in a deal at the trade deadline, is the first Red Sox to hit grand slams in consecutive games since Foxx on May 20-21 in 1940. He also is the first player in the majors to hit grand slams in consecutive trips to the plate since Josh Willingham with Washington in 2009.Before hitting th...

Blue Jays’ pitcher Alek Manoah still in Toronto, date of next start unknown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

Alek Manoah has yet to make a start for triple-A Buffalo, eight days after he was optioned there by the Toronto Blue Jays.Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Saturday that Manoah remains in Toronto and the date for his next start has not been determined.Manoah was optioned down to the minors for the second time this season on Aug. 11 and told to focus on refining his pitch delivery. His last start saw him allow four earned runs across four innings against the Cleveland Guardians.Manoah was a finalist for the American League Cy Young award last year but has struggled this season with a 3-9 record, 5.87 ERA and uncharacteristic 59 walks. He was optioned to the Florida Complex League on June 6 and made one start at that level plus one start at double-A before re-joining the Blue Jays in early July.Schneider said that the strategy with Manoah is similar to his earlier stint in the FCL where he worked through his pitches separately at the team’s spring training complex in Dunedin...

Japan’s Kishida to visit Fukushima plant to highlight safety before start of treated water release

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make a brief visit to the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday to highlight the safety of an impending release of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, a divisive plan that his government wants to start soon despite protests at home and abroad.His trip comes hours after he returned home Saturday from a summit with U.S. and South Korean leaders at the American presidential retreat of Camp David. Before leaving Washington on Friday, Kishida said it is time to make a decision on the treated water’s release date, which has not been set due to the controversy surrounding the plan.Since the government announced the release plan two years ago, it has faced strong opposition from Japanese fishing organizations, which worry about further damage to the reputation of their seafood as they struggle to recover from the accident. Groups in South Korea and China have also raised concerns, turning it into a ...

Man seriously injured in Petite Lake water craft crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. — A man is in the hospital with serious injuries after a water craft crash on a lake near Antioch Saturday afternoon, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office (LCSO).LCSO officials said their marine unit was called to Petite Lake around 3:10 p.m. for a boat crash with injuries.When deputies arrived, they found a damaged Yamaha Wave Runner, which had struck a Hurricane Deck boat. Preliminary investigation by the LCSO showed the deck boat, operated by a 53-year-old man from Volo, was travelling south out of the Long Channel, entering Petite Lake, when a Yamaha Wave Runner travelling west across Petite Lake hit the front of the deck boat.The operator of the Wave Runner, a 53-year-old man from Crystal Lake, was thrown from the Wave Runner, facedown into the water on impact, but was wearing a life jacket and quickly removed from the water by a good Samaritan, the LCSO said.Deputies said the Wave Runner operator was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libert...

Police investigating after teen drowns at New Braunfels Tube Chute

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (KXAN) -- The New Braunfels Police Department is investigating after a 16-year-old drowned at the New Braunfels Tube Chute, the City of New Braunfels said in a news release Saturday.Officers responded at approximately 3 p.m. to the New Braunfels Tube Chute for a report of a missing person, the release said. River patrol officers were on the scene immediately and began searching for the missing 16-year-old, who officials said was swimming above the Tube Chute Dam with family.Then, at approximately 5:20 p.m., the teen was discovered by other people at the river in the area just above the Tube Chute Dam. Those bystanders pulled the teen from the water, called 911 and started CPR until paramedics with the New Braunfels Fire Department arrived on the scene, the release said.The teen was taken to Christus New Braunfels Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Next of kin were notified, and out of respect for the family, the name of the teen will not be released at the t...

Broncos’ early work Saturday vs. 49ers features Runnin’ Russ and a successful return for RB Javonte Williams

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Runnin’ Russell Wilson and the Broncos’ No. 1 offense got off to a much better start in their second preseason game.The Broncos starting quarterback engineered just one drive — a 13-play, 49-yard march that ended in a field goal after getting beset by a pair of penalties — before backup Jarrett Stidham got some run with the top unit Saturday night against San Francisco.Though head coach Sean Payton will certainly not like wide receiver Courtland Sutton holding on the edge as Wilson scooted for a big gain on a zone-read keeper, or Garett Bolles jumping early late in the play clock, the Broncos’ top offense looked sharper than it did on its opening pair of drives last weekend against Arizona.The two most interesting developments: Wilson’s work with his feet and a relatively heavy workload for Javonte Williams in his return from October knee surgery.Payton wasted no time getting Williams involved after saying during the week he wanted him to get a couple of ...

Kiszla: At U.S. Amateur Championship, golfer Neal Shipley is Righteous Dude walking in footsteps of the King

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

Cherry Hills Village — The Righteous Dude knows no fear on the golf course, with his long hair flowing in the Colorado wind as he chases the ghost of Arnold Palmer.“Mr. Palmer is an awesome figure,” Neal Shipley said Saturday after beating John Marshall Butler 2&1 to advance to the championship round of the U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills Country Club.Shipley grew up in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, fewer than 50 miles as the crow flies from Latrobe, where this hoity-toity sport’s original champion of the people was born.Newsflash: No male golfer from western Pennsylvania has won the U.S. Amateur since 1954.Any guesses who that might have been?“Who would that have been? Jay Sigel?” Shipley asked.Excellent guess. But Sigel is from the wrong end of the Keystone State.The answer is Palmer, beloved as the King.Shipley is embraced for being a regular dude.He was ranked on the outskirts of the top 1,000 among the world’s amateur golfers only a year ago. This 22-year-old competitor is ...

PHOTOS: U.S. Amateur Championship comes to Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

The U.S. Amateur Championship runs Monday through Sunday at Cherry Hills Country Club, with Colorado Golf Club also a co-host site for stroke-play rounds the first two days.

Bracing for Hilary: Live updates

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

Hurricane Hilary is expected to make landfall in Southern California on Sunday as a weak Category 1 or a tropical storm with rainfall amounts ranging from 2 to 10 inches. Hit refresh to see the most recent updates below.Live Hilary Radar | Interactive Storm Tracker | Full Coverage5:55 p.m. Saturday - All state beaches in Orange and San Diego counties are temporarily closed. Camping activities at impacted areas are canceled and some inland parks were closed due to flooding concerns. 5:45 p.m. Saturday - Governor Gavin Newsom proclaims a state of emergency for most of SoCal to enact response and recovery efforts. Over 7,500 boots on the ground were deployed to help local communities.“California has thousands of people on the ground working hand-in-hand with federal and local personnel to support communities in Hurricane Hilary’s path with resources, equipment and expertise,” Newsom said. “We’re mobilizing all of government as we prepare and respond to this unprecedented storm.”The gov...

Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency as Hurricane Hilary approaches

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:36 GMT

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for most of Southern California in order to enact emergency response and recovery efforts. Hilary, currently a Category 2 hurricane, is expected to bring “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” to Baja California and the Southwestern U.S., Newsom said in the news release announcing the state of emergency.  Bracing for Hilary: Live updates Forecasters are calling for the eye of Hilary to make landfall in Southern California Sunday evening as a weak Category 1 or a tropical storm with rainfall amounts ranging from 2 to 10 inches. Watch live radar: https://trib.al/cplH1mTHurricane Hilary is seen of the Southern California coast around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2023. (KTLA)No tropical storm has made landfall in Southern California since Sept. 25, 1939, according to the National Weather Service. Forty-five people were killed and property losses were estimated to be $2 million in that storm, NOAA sai...