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McCutchen’s sacrifice fly lifts Pirates to 5-4 win, extends Athletics’ road losing streak to 15

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:40:04 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen’s tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning lifted Pittsburgh to a 5-4 victory over Oakland on Monday night, extending the Pirates’ win streak to six games and sending the Athletics to their record-tying 15th consecutive road loss.The 15 straight defeats away from home matches the Athletics’ record since they moved from Kansas City in 1968. Oakland set that mark in 1986.The major league-worst Athletics (12-50) have lost five games in a row overall. They are on pace to finish the season exactly 100 games under .500 at 31-131.“It’s tough,” Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said. “Tonight’s game, we didn’t play well enough to win the game. I don’t want to say we gave the game away but there were a lot of instances where we had a chance to capitalize on opportunities and didn’t do it.”McCutchen also singled and drew three walks to go with two RBIs. The 2013 NL MVP now has 1,998 career hits.With the score tied at 4, Ji Hwan Bae led off the decisive eig...

Suddenly hot power play powering Golden Knights in Stanley Cup Final

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:40:04 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bruce Cassidy acknowledged between Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Final that his Vegas Golden Knights’ power play has been hit or miss all season.It’s hitting now like players in a high-stakes game of blackjack — and has Vegas two wins from the Stanley Cup.The Golden Knights got two more power-play goals Monday in their 7-2 rout of the Florida Panthers in Game 2, with Jonathan Marchessault cashing in for his team-record 11th goal of the playoffs and Brett Howden adding another in the final minutes. Marchessault also scored on the power play in the series-opening win Saturday.Dating to the Western Conference final-clinching victory against Dallas, which players and Cassidy have called arguably their best performance of the season, Vegas has scored on the power play in three consecutive games for the first time since late December.Of all the things that powered the Golden Knights through the first three rounds, the power play was not chief among them. Th...

Inicia el juicio del sospechoso de apuñalar mortalmente a un joven hispano en Alexandria

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:40:04 GMT

El lunes inició el juicio por el asesinato de Luis Mejía Hernández, estudiante de Alexandria City High School que murió apuñalado durante una pelea en el estacionamiento de un centro comercial en mayo del 2022. El sospechoso, Ryan Vega, se declaró no culpable de asesinato en segundo grado y de pertenecer a una mafia.El lunes sus abogados presentaron una moción para anular ambos cargos, argumentando además que Vega no tenía la intención maliciosa de apuñalar a Mejía Hernández. Esa moción fue negada por el juez James Clark.Vega tiene ahora 17 años, pero contaba solamente con 16 el mismo año del apuñalamiento. Ahora será enjuiciado como adulto por la severidad de los hechos. El juicio no tiene jurado; un juez determinará su futuro.Los oficiales quienes respondieron a la pelea–investigadores, el paramédico que intentó salvarle la vida a Mejía Hernández  y un detective que interrogó a Vega–ofrecieron sus testimonios.La caótica pelea que se registró en el Bradlee Shopping Center el 2...

Semien hit streak to 24, scores winning run as Rangers walk-off Cards 4-3

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:40:04 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe hit a game-ending RBI single with one out in the ninth inning and the AL West-leading Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. Marcus Semien, who had already extended his majors-best hitting streak to 24 games with two hits, had a one-out walk in the ninth off Génesis Cabrera (1-1). Semien scored the winning run when Lowe hit an opposite-field grounder through the left side of the infield. Corey Seager had followed Semien with a single, a popup to shallow left field that third baseman Nolan Arenado chased down but was unable to catch. Rangers closer Will Smith (1-2) worked a scoreless ninth for the victory. The Cardinals, who have lost four straight, tied the game in the eighth after loading the bases with no outs against rookie reliever Grant Anderson. Some botched baserunning cost them a chance to take the lead after Paul Goldschmidt’s sacrifice fly.Arenado then had...

Phillies’ ace Nola loses no-hitter in 7th, wins game 8-3 over Tigers

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:40:04 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Nola’s strikeout total was up — the Phillies’ ace would tie his career-high with 12 — and so was his pitch count. As Nola delivered with two outs in the seventh inning, and a shot at baseball history still on the line, manager Rob Thomson wasn’t sure just how much longer he would let the right-hander go.“I wouldn’t have chanced his health just for that,” Thomson said.Nick Maton took care of Thomson’s no-no call when the Tigers’ third baseman put one into the second deck for their first hit of the game.No worries. Trea Turner’s best game with the Phillies and a shutdown effort from the bullpen kept the game in control and preserved Nola’s finest outing of the season.Nola took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Turner homered twice for the first time with the Phillies among his four hits to lead Philadelphia to its third straight win, 8-3 over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.Nola (5-4) fanned 10 and had fac...

Bernardo transfer to be reviewed after backlash

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:40:04 GMT

Correctional Services Canada (CSC) says it will review its decision to move Paul Bernardo from Millhaven Institution to medium security La Macaza Institution in Quebec after outrage in the wake of the decision.Bernardo, who was a serial rapist eventually turned murderer with his then wife Karla Homolka, has been serving a life sentence since 1995 with no chance at parole for 25 years. He has spent the last decade at Millhaven and before that was at Kingston Penitentiary. Last week, CSC announced that Bernardo was being moved from the maximum security prison, drawing ire from the public and politicians alike. In a statement on Monday afternoon, the CSC apologized for any pain caused by the decision and said it would be reviewing the transfer.“The Correctional Service of Canada takes its work very seriously. Decisions are taken with utmost care for public safety and victims rights, and follow the rule of law,” the statement reads.“First, we want to acknowledge that ...

1 shot on Havana Street in Aurora

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:40:04 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Police said one person was wounded in a shooting Monday night in Aurora.It happened around 9:53 p.m. near South Havana Street and East Idaho Place, according to the Aurora Police Department.Police said one person was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound, but no further information was available about the extent of their injuries.Police said they did not have information on the shooter.Both lanes of Havana were shut down during the investigation. Police advised drivers to use South Dayton Street as an alternate north-south route.

Loved ones still searching for answers in restaurant double homicide

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:40:04 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Loved ones are still searching for answers after two employees were killed inside the American Elm restaurant in Denver back in April.  Emerall Vaughn-Dahler and Ignacio Gutierrez Morales were shot inside the restaurant on 38th and Raleigh in the West Highlands. So far, no suspects have been arrested. FOX31 has checked almost daily with police but has been given no suspect description and no hint of a motive, something Emerall’s husband, Andrew Dahler, said has been frustrating.“It’s absolutely frustrating. It’s something that I think about daily,” Dahler said. “This person hasn’t been caught. We don’t have any answers at all.” Aurora woman’s apartment shot up in the middle of the night It's fueling not only frustration but thoughts of fear. “It’s something that’s been more of a daily occurrence. Opening the door and not knowing if someone is going to be there looking for me," Dahler said. “When you have no answers, you just don’t know how to feel. T...

Editorial: Sununu an example for GOP Trump opponents

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:40:04 GMT

The GOP owes New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu a note of thanks for his wise decision in the runup to the 2024 presidential election.He decided not to run.It’s not that he doesn’t have the goods, Sununu remains popular in N.H. because he’s a sharp, concise thinker who gets things done. He has a 61% job approval rating and just won re-election to a fourth term. In a contest not overshadowed by Donald Trump and Joe Biden, he’d be a standout.But 2024 is all about the rematch, and it’s a smart politician who knows not to waste his energy, time, money and the voters’ patience.Remember the full-on scrum that was the Democratic candidate lineup in 2020? The debate stage looked like a chorus line, until one by one, the hopefuls dropped out. Whether it was lack of funds or poor polling numbers, they just couldn’t go the distance, leaving supporters to switch lanes when their candidate left the field.We don’t need a repeat of that, yet it seem...

Stock market today: Asian stocks rise after Wall St retreats on concern economy weakening

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:40:04 GMT

By JOE McDONALD (AP Business Writer)BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Tuesday after Wall Street fell on concern the U.S. economy may be weakening following a report that showed growth in service industries slowing. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong rose. Sydney retreated. Oil prices declined.Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index lost 0.2% on Monday after an industry group’s index of activity in construction, hospitality and other services fell to a three-year low in May. That conflicted with hopes raised by data last week that showed unexpectedly strong hiring in May, suggesting a potential U.S. recession brought on by interest rate hikes might be farther away.“Weakness is emerging and that should be more noticeable in the coming months,” said Edward Moya of Oanda in a report.The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.2% to 3,237.89 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong advanced 1.1% to 19,310.53.The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo gained 0.4% to 32,350.58 after governmen...