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Semien streak at 23, Heim drives in 5 as Rangers keep rolling in 12-3 rout of Mariners

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:52:16 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien extended MLB’s longest hitting streak this season to 23 games, Jonah Heim homered and drove in five runs, and Texas’ offense kept rolling Sunday in a 12-3 victory that finished a sweep of the Seattle Mariners.Corey Seager also went deep as the Rangers won consecutive games by a combined score of 28-9 after taking the series opener 2-0. The AL West leaders scored at least 10 runs for a major league-leading 16th time in 58 games and have won five straight series, their longest streak in five years.Nathan Eovaldi (8-2) allowed one hit with seven strikeouts in six scoreless innings for his seventh consecutive victory.The right-hander has a 0.68 ERA in his past seven starts, a stretch that includes a career-best streak of 29 2/3 scoreless innings and two complete games. He began the day as the only pitcher in the majors with multiple complete games.All nine Texas hitters in the starting lineup had at least one hit as the Rangers finished ...

Ohtani, Rengifo lifts Angels past Astros to avoid sweep, 2-1

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:52:16 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels edged the Houston Astros 2-1 on Sunday to avoid a four-game series sweep.Ohtani was hitless before clubbing a pitch from Phil Maton (0-1) off the wall in right field, driving in Gio Urshela for a 2-1 lead. The clutch swing gave Ohtani 41 RBIs on the season. “Just a really good at-bat understanding what the pitcher is trying to do,” Angels manager Phil Nevin said. “Maton is one of the toughest against a lefty in all of baseball. … It worked out for us.” Luis Rengifo hit his third homer for Los Angeles, which stopped a three-game slide. “He’s really swinging it well,” Nevin said. “Three hits last night and a big home run today. To me he’s been very selective, swinging at the right pitches and got the good part of the barrel on one today.” Chris Devenski (3-0) pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings for the win against his first major league team, and Carlos Estéve...

East Carolina tops Oklahoma 8-5 to reach championship round in Charlottesville Regional

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:52:16 GMT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Cam Clonch and Josh Moylan drove in two runs each and East Carolina defeated Oklahoma 8-5 on Sunday in an elimination game at the Charlottesville Regional.East Carolina (47-18) advanced to the championship round against regional host Virginia later in the day. Virginia needs one win and East Carolina two to reach the super regionals. Virginia beat ECU 2-1 on Saturday.The Pirates got all their runs with a three-run third inning and five-run fifth against the Sooners.In the third, Jacob Starling’s bunt single drove in one run, Moylan got an RBI on a bases-loaded groundout, and Clonch drove in a run with a single.In the fifth, Carter Cunningham, Moylan, Clonch, Jacob Jenkins-Cowart and Justin Wilcoxen drove in one run each with five consecutive hits.Bryce Madron and Dakota Harris both went 3-for-4 with an RBI for Oklahoma (32-28). Madron hit a solo home run.___AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25Source

Adrian Houser pitches 7 innings as Milwaukee Brewers beat Cincinnati Reds 5-1

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:52:16 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Adrian Houser pitched seven sparkling innings and Andruw Monasterio hit his first career homer, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.Victor Caratini also went deep as Milwaukee (32-27) won for the fourth time in five games. The NL Central-leading Brewers also clinched their first road series win since they swept a three-game set at Seattle from April 17-19.Houser (2-1) allowed six hits, including Jake Fraley’s seventh homer in the seventh. He struck out two and walked none.“It was the command,” Houser said. “That’s where everything starts. That’s how we were able to hide stuff and be able to disguise some other pitches. Just hitting spots and attacking early. Getting those early strikes is a big thing for me.”Cincinnati (26-33) dropped its fourth straight game. Reds right-hander Ben Lively (3-3) was charged with five runs and six hits in seven innings in his first loss since May 19. He struck out five and walked th...

Eeles, Born power Coastal Carolina past Rider, 13-5 in Conway Regional

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:52:16 GMT

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Payton Eeles and Chad Born combined to drive in nine runs and Jack Billings did not allow a run over the first six innings as Coastal Carolina avenged a first-round loss by posting a 13-5 win over Rider in an elimination game at the Conway Regional Sunday.Rider upset the top-ranked Chanticleers 11-10 Friday night, but the Broncs lost a 2-1 decision to Duke Saturday to find themselves in the loser-out rematch. Coastal Carolina takes on Duke later Sunday and must beat the Blue Devils twice to claim a berth in the super regionals; Duke needs one win to advance.Born singled to drive in two runs in the second inning, then scored on Eeles’ three-run home run. Eeles singled to drive in Born in the fourth, then did the same in the eighth with a sacrifice fly.Billings (4-0) gave up Rider’s first run in the seventh and was charged with four earned runs in the eighth before giving way to Davis Tyndall, who closed out the game.Dylan Heine (4-4) started for Rider ...

Estas son las 10 ciudades de EEUU donde la gente está más satisfecha con su trabajo

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:52:16 GMT

El lugar donde vives tiene un mayor impacto en tu felicidad y carrera de lo que imaginas. Según una nueva investigación de Glassdoor, el costo de vida, el clima, los patrones de tráfico y las industrias populares dentro de una ciudad, entre otros factores, tienen un impacto significativo en nuestra felicidad en el trabajo. Para averiguar dónde viven algunos de los empleados más felices de EEUU, la plataforma de información sobre el lugar de trabajo Glassdoor creó una lista de las principales ciudades con los trabajadores más satisfechos. Para desarrollar las clasificaciones, Glassdoor analizó más de 20,000 reseñas de empleados publicadas en su sitio entre enero de 2022 y abril de 2023 por ciudad e identificó las 25 ciudades de EEUU con las calificaciones más altas. CNBC: Amazon pagará más de $30 millones por violaciones de privacidad de “Ring” y “Alexa” CNBC: así ha subido el precio de la cerveza en EEUU Aquí están las 10 ciudade...

Pequeño avión se estrella en el suroeste de Virginia, Estados Unidos

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:52:16 GMT

(CNN) — Un pequeño avión se estrelló en el suroeste de Virginia el domingo por la tarde, informó la Administración Federal de Aviación (FAA, por sus siglas en inglés) en un comunicado.La aeronave, un Cessna Citation, despegó del Aeropuerto Municipal de Elizabethton en Elizabethton, Tennessee, y se dirigía al Aeropuerto Long Island MacArthur en Nueva York.El avión se estrelló contra un terreno montañoso en un “área escasamente poblada”, dijo la FAA.La FAA y la Junta Nacional de Seguridad en el Transporte investigan el incidente.Noticia en desarrollo…The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Belt hits tiebreaking homer in 7th, Blue Jays sweep Mets 6-4

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:52:16 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Belt broke a seventh-inning tie with a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Mets 6-4 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also went deep for the Blue Jays, who blew a four-run lead but quickly recovered. Toronto has won four straight and six of seven.Tommy Pham hit two of New York’s four solo homers. Pete Alonso and Starling Marte also connected for the Mets (30-30), who completed a 3-3 homestand that started with a three-game sweep of Philadelphia.Nate Pearson (3-0) gave up Alonso’s major league-leading 21st homer and Marte’s tying drive in the sixth before Toronto regained the lead against Dominic Leone (0-2). Alonso’s 72nd homer at Citi Field made him the career leader at the ballpark.Guerrero, who homered in the third off Kodai Senga, ripped a single to center field in the seventh. Belt followed by hitting a slider off the protective wall surrounding the home run apple in center.It was Belt’s third homer ...

Al Ahly beats Wydad 2-1 in 1st leg of African Champions League final for slim advantage

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:52:16 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Goals from Percy Tau and Mahmoud Kahraba gave Al Ahly a 2-1 win over defending champion Wydad in the first leg of the African Champions League final on Sunday.It’s only a slim advantage for the Egyptian club to take to Morocco for the decisive second leg next Sunday.Wydad boosted its hopes of retaining the title, and denying Al Ahly a record-extending 11th Champions League crown, when substitute Saifeddine Bouhra swept in a shot from near the penalty spot for Wydad’s crucial away goal to make it 2-1. Bouhra had come on just four minutes earlier.The goal changed the picture for Al Ahly and its 60,000 red-shirted fans at Cairo International Stadium. The Al Ahly players left the field looking downcast, with Kahraba covering his face with his jersey.In contrast, Wydad players applauded themselves, knowing how strong they are at home at their Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, where they beat Al Ahly 2-0 to win last year’s African Champions League in a one-off...

Former Nuggets star signs autographs during NBA Finals

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:52:16 GMT

LONE TREE, Colo. (KDVR) -- Denver Nuggets fans gathered at DICK'S Sporting Goods at Park Meadows to pick up Nuggets Finals gear and meet former player Dan Issel. “I've been involved with this organization for a long long time,” Issel said. Issel, who retired from basketball after the 1984-85 season, was able to head to Ball Arena on Thursday for Game 1 of the NBA Finals. “I was at the game Thursday night. I took my five grandkids with me," Issel said. Kroenke bought Nuggets, kept team in Denver, now hoping to deliver an NBA title Issel is planning on watching Sunday night's game at home. He said he believes the Nuggets will win it all. “The Nuggets this year are the best team and that is why I think they will win," Issel said. Several fans lined up in the back of the store with gear and photos for Issel to sign. One of those fans, Kyle, was excited to meet the former player. “I grew up in Highlands Ranch. It's nice to represent a Colorado team and making it to the finals is nice,...