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Lucas Giolito strikes out a season-high 12 for Cleveland in a 12-3 win over playoff hopeful Texas

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:17 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Lucas Giolito struck out a season-high 12 over seven scoreless innings, Josh Naylor and Andrés Giménez each drove in three runs, and the Cleveland Guardians routed the Texas Rangers 12-3 on Friday night.Texas, which had its six-game winning streak halted, currently holds the second AL wild-card berth. The Rangers also are second in the West, where first-place Houston and third-place Seattle are separated by 1 1/2 games.Giolito (8-13), claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Angels on Aug. 31, allowed two hits and one walk. The right-hander had lost his previous five starts, and was 1-8 with a 6.99 ERA in 12 combined outings with the White Sox, Angels and Guardians since July 4.“I had the type of start that I like to have every fifth day,” said Giolito, who threw 100 pitches. “Being here in this environment with these guys, it’s been very nice after a very hectic month-plus.”Naylor matched his career high with four hits and Giménez hit a two-run homer off right-hand...

Army starts fast, holds off UTSA 37-29

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:17 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Hayden Reed and Jakobi Buchanan had first-quarter touchdown runs and Army never trailed in a 37-29 victory over UTSA on Friday night.Reed scored from a yard out midway through the quarter and Buchanan punched it in from the 10 with 1:15 left to give the Black Knights (2-1) a 14-0 lead.Robert Henry had a 19-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter to get the Roadrunners (1-2) on the scoreboard. Quinn Maretzki followed with 23- and 45-yard field goals to push Army’s lead to 20-7. Eddie Lee Marburger connected with Tykee Ogle-Kellogg for a 46-yard touchdown on the final play of the quarter to pull UTSA within 20-14 at halftime.Maretzki added a third field goal, but Marburger hooked up with Joshua Cephus for a 44-yard score and the Roadrunners trailed 23-21 with 7:04 left in the third quarter. It took the Black Knights just two plays — a 55-yard completion from running back Markel Johnson to Isaiah Alston and a 25-yard scoring strike from Bryson Daily to N...

Royce Lewis sets Twins season record for grand slams with 4th in 10-2 win over White Sox

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:17 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Royce Lewis set a franchise record with his fourth grand slam of the season in the Minnesota Twins’ 10-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.Matt Wallner, Max Kepler, Willi Castro and Ryan Jeffers added RBI singles to help the Twins (78-70) maintain their eight-game lead in the AL Central over the Cleveland Guardians. Minnesota got to Chicago early with help from Lewis in the second inning. The Twins loaded the bases with two outs before the rookie followed with a homer to left field for a 4-0 lead.Lewis, who entered Friday hitting .323 over his last 45 games, has five grand slams in 66 career games. Bailey Ober (7-6) was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday and made his first start since Aug. 27. He went five innings and gave up two runs on five hits. He shut down the White Sox (56-92) until Elvis Andrus drove in Gavin Sheets with a two-run blast in the fifth. Ober won for the first time since July 18 when he pitched six innings against th...

Zach Eflin and the Rays limit the Orioles to 2 hits, win 7-1 to pull even in AL East

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:17 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Zach Eflin and two relievers combined on a two-hitter, Brandon Lowe and Harold Ramírez homered, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-1 on Friday night to pull into a virtual tie atop the AL East.Tampa Bay, which has won nine of 11 and 18 of 24, has erased a season-high four-game deficit in a span of six days thanks in part to winning the first two of a four-game series against Baltimore.Heston Kjerstad homered leading off the sixth — his first major league hit — for the Orioles, who have dropped four in a row to match their longest skid of the season. Baltimore (91-56) still leads the Rays (92-57) by percentage points in the division race.Kjerstad’s homer was the only hit Eflin (15-8) surrendered in seven innings.“He was pretty outstanding,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. “He’s come up big for us all season long. To date, you can probably make the case this is the biggest game of the year for us. He certainly had the right mentality, the approach,...

Infertility treatments in DC will soon be covered by insurance

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:17 GMT

There’s now some relief for those looking to get in vitro fertilization treatments in D.C., as health insurers now have to cover the often costly treatment.Congress recently passed the Expanding Access to Fertility Treatment Amendment Act and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed it last week.“Infertility is a medical issue, and therefore your medical insurance should cover the ability for you to seek treatment,” Council member Christina Henderson, who co-sponsored the law, told NBC Washington.Now, in the District, it can be covered as a medical diagnosis. Henderson said that this will help to relieve a major burden and expand access for those wanting to go through IVF treatments.“When folks learn that it could cost upward of $100,000, $150,000 in order for you to even be able to begin the process to try to start a family, it’s just out of reach for a lot of people,” Henderson said.Starting next year, those who use DC Healthcare Alliance and Medicaid will be ...

Slaight Music Video Program expects biggest year yet

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:17 GMT

The Slaight Music Video Program will be revealing this year’s pairings at a launch event next week and expects 2023 to be its biggest year to date.For the past three years, the Slaight Music Video Program has acted as a bridge between the film and music industries in Kingston, pairing up local production companies and filmmakers with emerging musicians to create music videos which are premiered at the Kingston Canadian Film Festival. This project is a collaboration between Tourism Kingston and the Kingston Canadian Film Festival (KCFF).While artists have always been able to benefit from the contest via a music video free of charge and a premiere at the KCFF, new to the contest this year, the program is now able to provide artists $1,000 in compensation. Developments like this and the success of the program in the last two years has led to more bands than ever before applying for the 2023-24 edition.Musicians submitted their applications over the summer and the selection process took...

Kingston Health Sciences Centre expands treatment options for eating disorders

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:17 GMT

With the $1 million in base funding announced from Ontario Health in 2022, Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has expanded their treatment options for eating disorders.Their new clinic, which opened its doors in June, comes as the community has seen a dramatic increase in the number of referrals for patients with an eating disorder, accompanied by an increase in the complexity and severity of cases.“The isolation and heightened anxiety brought on by the pandemic surely helped to trigger this jump,” says Nicholas Axas, program operational director of the Mental Health and Addiction Care at KHSC.At the new eating disorders clinic, located in the Quarry Medical Building at 190 Wellington St., patients are connected with a team which includes a psychiatrist, psychotherapists, occupational therapists, a nurse practitioner, and a dietitian. The programming offered at the clinic is focused on supporting patients who are struggling with eating disorders, but do not require hospitalizati...

Poker game dedicated to beloved RTD bus stop stabbing victim

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:17 GMT

ARVADA, Colo. (KDVR) -- A community is coming together to honor Judy Corcoran, one of the victims killed in Thursday’s attacks on an RTD bus and at a bus stop in Denver. Loved ones tell FOX31 Corcoran loved to play poker. She was a regular at Balloon Inn, a community bar in Arvada, for their free poker nights. Safety remains top concern for RTD bus and train operators Owner Russ Brown said they are dedicating their Friday night poker game to Judy as a way to honor her life and the impact she had on their community."Judy was one of the first people in, and everybody that came in after that always stopped and said hi to her,” Brown said. “She was just one of those people that everyone wanted to know.”An empty seat at the Balloon Inn poker tableBrown said they left an empty seat around the table in her name.  Dealer Chris Anheier said Judy has been playing with them since day one."She was one of our die-hards,” Anheier said. “In a way, she was like everyone’s grandmother. S...

Federal prisoner's escape was too easy, insiders say

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:17 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Ten days after Edward Verdugo simply walked away from the FCI Englewood prison, insiders tell the Problem Solvers his escape was simply too easy."He had already been caught with something and was left essentially, you know, with the ability to walk away without, you know, being further locked up," said James Simmerman, president of Local 709. That's the union that represents correctional guards at the minimum security Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood, in unincorporated Jefferson County at South Kipling Street and Quincy Avenue. Documents: Driver in deadly crash admitted to drinking beforehand Simmerman is referring to a FOX31 report earlier this week that Verdugo was found with drugs in his locker four days before he escaped but wasn't moved to the prison's Special Housing Unit for high-risk inmates.The 49-year-old inmate was serving a 9-year sentence for heroin and gun crimes when he simply walked off the prison grounds on the morning o...

Stallings hits go-ahead double, Arraez homers twice in Marlins’ 9-6 win over Braves

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:14:17 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Luis Arraez homered twice and Jacob Stallings had two doubles, the second a go-ahead line drive with the bases loaded in the seventh, and the Miami Marlins beat the NL East champion Atlanta Braves 9-6 on Friday night.In their first game since winning the division title Wednesday, the Braves lost star slugger Ronald Acuña Jr. after 7 1/2 innings because of right calf tightness. Acuña went to his position after grounding into a double play to end the top of the eighth but left before a pitch was thrown in the bottom half.“I feel good, it just felt like a cramp,” Acuña said through a translator. “Let’s see how I come in (Saturday) and I’m feeling and if I can play.”Jake Burger and Garrett Hampson each had two hits for the Marlins, who began Friday a half-game from the third NL wild-card spot.“Coming back against a team like that just shows you the growth of our team and the belief they have in there,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said. “They really believe they can do th...