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Burleson homers in Cardinals’ 1-0 win over Rangers, Semien’s hitting streak ends at 25 games

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:21:35 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rookie Alec Burleson pulled a first-pitch homer to right field in the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Texas 1-0 on Wednesday night, ending Rangers infielder Marcus Semien’s hitting streak at 25 games.Semien was 0 for 4 to stop the longest streak in the major leagues this season and the longest of his career. The streak tied for the second longest in club history, behind Gabe Kapler’s 28-gamer in 2000.“It wasn’t meant to be,” Semien said. “If I got up in the ninth, walked and scored a run, I would have been happy.”St. Louis salvaged the final game of a trip following five losses and ended the surging Rangers’ five-game winning streak.Jordan Hicks (1-3) pitched a scoreless seventh inning for the victory, and Ryan Helsley finished for his seventh save in 11 attempts. Jonah Heim sent center fielder Tommy Edman to the warning track for the second out of the eighth inning. Pinch-hitter Mitch Garver ended the game with a looping fly to shallow left fi...

Harris homer lifts Braves to 7-5 win, deal Mets 1st 5-game skid since 2021

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:21:35 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Charlie Morton went to find Pete Alonso and apologize for hitting him with a pitch that knocked the Mets slugger out of the game.Alonso appreciated the gesture.“He came up after I got X-rayed,” Alonso said after the Braves beat the Mets 7-5 on Wednesday night. “He was looking for me. He just wanted to apologize. Obviously he didn’t mean to. For people speculating for this or that, I just wanted to clear that. Chuckie’s a good guy and the situation didn’t call for it either. There’s nothing to it. I just happened to get hit with an up-and-in fastball.”Michael Harris II hit a two-run, tiebreaking homer off Adam Ottavino in the eighth inning and the Braves rallied for their fourth straight victory.The third-place Mets wasted a three-run lead for the second straight night. They have lost five straight for the first time since 2021 and at 30-32 dropped 7 1/2 games behind Atlanta in the NL East.Alonso was hit on the left wrist by a 96 mph fastball fr...

Heat, following similar script as Game 1, lose to Nuggets in Game 3 with poor shooting

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:21:35 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Those open looks Miami kept knocking down three nights earlier in Denver just wouldn’t go down back home. Gabe Vincent and Max Strus misfired all night and too many other shooters were cold in a 109-94 loss Wednesday night that gave the Nuggets a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Miami made 11 of 34 shots from deep in Game 3. And despite getting the looks inside that they wanted, the Heat simply did not knock them down, resulting in a loss in which their fans, once roaring as loud as they could as they swirled white flags above their heads, were finding the exits before the final minutes.Vincent shot 2 for 10 and Strus was 1 for 7, the starting guards combining to miss eight of their 10 attempts behind the arc.Miami made just 9 of 26 first-half attempts in the paint and matched Denver’s toughness early. Bam Adebayo had 13 points and 10 rebounds at the break, and the Heat only trailed by five entering the third. The Heat trailed by as many as 19 in the third, shoot...

Lo más destacado del foro de CNN con Mike Pence

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:21:35 GMT

(CNN) — El exvicepresidente Mike Pence criticó a su antiguo jefe, el expresidente Donald Trump, por sus esfuerzos para anular los resultados de las elecciones de 2020 y sus elogios al presidente ruso Vladimir Putin en un foro de CNN este miércoles por la noche.Pence apareció en el foro organizado por Dana Bash de CNN en la Universidad Grand View en Des Moines, Iowa, horas después de lanzar oficialmente su candidatura a la elección presidencial por el Partido Republicano de 2024 desde el mismo estado.Pence repitió sus críticas a las acciones de Trump previas y durante el 6 de enero de 2021, cuando partidarios del expresidente se amotinaron en el Capitolio estadounidense. Pero dijo que espera que Trump no sea acusado en una investigación federal sobre su posible mal manejo de documentos clasificados.Estos son los cinco puntos más destacados del discurso de Pence:Pence camina por la cuerda floja de TrumpPence instó al Departamento de Justicia a no acusar a su antiguo jefe, dicien...

Police officer, suspect wounded in 2nd Denver shootout in a day

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:21:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver police officer and a suspect were both shot and wounded on Wednesday night.It was the second time on Wednesday that a Denver police officer was shot, with bulletproof vests helping save both of their lives."We could have lost two of our officers, but because of them keeping themselves safe with equipment, their training and their tactics, we're in a very fortunate position," Rick Kyle, division chief of administration, said in a briefing to news media. Officer shot, suspect killed in Denver shootout Kyle said the incident began at 7:28 p.m., when police received an alert of gunfire from the ShotSpotter system near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Cherry Street.An officer and his partner arrived within two minutes. There, they got information from a witness and found a person matching the description around 7:33 p.m., Kyle said. The suspect, a male, fled on a scooter and later on foot, with officers going from their vehicle to a foot chase that lasted a...

Man walking 5 years after Amtrak crash paralyzed him

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:21:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Sitting at Axon Integrative Health in Denver, Tim Brodigan tells his story.  "I just remember waking up in a hospital," Brodigan said.Five years ago, when he was just 16 years old, Brodigan was paralyzed with an incomplete spinal cord injury after an Amtrak train derailment in Washington state.FOX31 was there when Brodigan was flown to Craig Hospital in Englewood for rehabilitation in early 2018. He was unable to move, and there were no guarantees about his future. Jogger attacked by cows in Boulder County But now, five years later, Brodigan is up and walking with a walker. Brodigan said he always knew he would walk again. "I knew it, even when four or five doctors told me I wasn't going to walk again, I knew it 100%. I was like, there is no way I'm not walking again."Stimulating the brain's neuroplasticityNow 21 years old, Brodigan said it's been a long journey through programs around the country, but his goal is still to walk unassisted. And that is wh...

These great hostess gifts guarantee you’ll be asked back

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:21:35 GMT

It’s weekend getaway season, which means at some point, you will be a summer guest. From casual stays to party gatherings, you have the chance to make great memories this season – and to give great hostess gifts. We’ve found the goods to make the giving easy.I’m breaking this down by the places you’ll go, and the crowd you’ll hang with:Where you’re going: Your pal’s city loft with a rooftop garden.Give it to: Those friends who love urban living, but want a relationship to nature.The gift to bring: Gather Chocolate Gift Box ($27-$39 on harborsweets.com).Why: The pretty box filled with 16 adorable bee-embossed chocolates is filled with flavors like caramelized honey; pomegranate molasses; sour cherry; sesame crunch; coconut cluster; and cashew caramel. Each one is flavored with a note of local wildflower honey, and the whole shebang is dedicated to saving the bees and other pollinators that are in danger. They donate 2.5% of all Gather sales to the Pollin...

Graham: Chris Christie is in it to win it – and have a good time

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:21:35 GMT

A Republican from the northeast, telling jokes, doing impressions, and even working a little blue. If you didn’t know better, you’d think it was a Donald Trump campaign event.Except that Tuesday night at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, the jokes were on him.Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie may be the longest of long shots to win the GOP presidential nomination, but based on his last two appearances in New Hampshire (both town halls at the NHIOP), he’s decided that, wherever this campaign winds up, he’s going to have a good time getting there.Mostly at Trump’s expense.For example, when a member of the audience asked Christie whether, if elected president, he’d be willing to pardon Trump, he gave a serious and thorough answer to the question (spoiler alert: probably not) before adding that the question was moot.“By accepting the pardon, the person must acknowledge their guilt. And that’s why I’m completely in the clear,” Christie said as the crowd laughed. “That will nev...

Editorial: Bostonians deserve a say in major school changes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:21:35 GMT

Mayor Michelle Wu is all for making “bold” moves and shaking up the “status quo” – these buzzwords are rife in her announcements hailing new offices or projects or policies. “Stakeholders” is another favorite, as in the need to consult with stakeholders on eliminating gas hookups in new construction, or enacting rent caps.“We continue to work with the advisory committee toward specific legislative language that would protect families from rent gouging and displacement as our city continues to grow,” a Wu spokesman said in a January statement. “We look forward to receiving additional stakeholder feedback before filing a proposal with the city council.”So where was all that stakeholder feedback when Wu and Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper announced a “generational change” regarding John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science and Madison Park High School this week?As the Herald reported, the O’Bryant wo...

Real people, places save ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:21:35 GMT

MOVIE REVIEW“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”Rated PG-13. At the AMC Boston Common, AMC South Bay and suburban theaters.Grade: BPlease send me the names of those clamoring for another “Transformers” film, who aren’t employed by or related to producers Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg. But here we are. “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,” which is set in 1994 Brooklyn and later in Peru, is sort of like a “Transformers” film with those shape-shifting Autobots grafted to a “Planet of the Apes” movie. The best parts of the film are the fraternal ties between the lead human, Noah Diaz (Anthony Ramos, “In the Heights,” “Hamilton”) and his ailing little brother Kris (Dean Scott Vasquez) and between Noah and a wise-cracking, trash-mouthed Autobot named Mirage (Pete Davidson). Ably directed by Steven Cable Jr. (“Creed II”) and written by at least six people, “Rise of the Beasts” kicks off with the usual sepulchral narration.For the record, the film is a sequel to “Bumblebee” (2018) and...