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Kole Calhoun has winning hit in 11th inning as Guardians beat Blue Jays 10-7

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:31:48 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Kole Calhoun hit a tiebreaking double in the 11th inning and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-7 on Sunday.José Ramirez and Ramón Laureano each hit two-run home runs as the Guardians took two of three from Toronto.Calhoun said he hoped the victory would energize Cleveland before a three-game series at AL Central-leading Minnesota that begins Monday.“Huge game,” Calhoun said. “Hopefully we can use that momentum as we roll into the biggest series of the year for us right now. It’s a game you can definitely build on.”Laureano went 3 for 4 with two walks, while Calhoun was 3 for 5 with a walk. Both scored three runs.“We’re lucky to have (Calhoun),” Guardians manager Terry Francona said. “And Laureano is chipping in, doing some things too. And they’ve been hitting in the middle of the order. They’ve done a really good job.”Davis Schneider and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each hit two-run home runs, and George Springer added a solo shot, but it wasn’t enough fo...

Sub-60 scores from golf tours around the world

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:31:48 GMT

A list of players who have shot sub-60 rounds on tours around the world with score, round and tournament (x-won the tournament):PGA TOUR58 — Jim Furyk, final round, 2016 Travelers Championship.59 — x-Al Geiberger, second round, 1977 Memphis Classic.59 — Chip Beck, third round 1991 Las Vegas Invitational.59 — x-David Duval, final round, 1999 Bob Hope Invitational.59 — Paul Goydos, first round, 2010 John Deere Classic.59 — x-Stuart Appleby, final round, 2010 Greenbrier Classic.59 — Jim Furyk, second round, 2013 BMW Championship.59 — x-Justin Thomas, first round, 2017 Sony Open.59 — Adam Hadwin, third round, 2017 CareerBuilder Challenge.59 — x-Brandt Snedeker, first round, 2018 Wyndham Championship.59 — Kevin Chappell, second round, 2019 Military Tribute at Greenbrier.59 — Scottie Scheffler, second round, 2020 The Northern Trust.LPGA TOUR59 — x-Annika Sorenstam, second round, 2001 Standard Register Ping.EUROPEAN TOUR59 — Oliver Fisher, second round, 2018 Portgugal MastersLIV GOLF LEAGU...

Justin Verlander faces former teammate Miguel Cabrera one more time as Astros rout Tigers 17-4

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:31:48 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander grabbed the bill of his cap and nodded toward Miguel Cabrera when he faced his former teammate.Then, he struck him out.“We’ve had a lot of great memories on and off the field,” Verlander said after helping the Houston Astros rout the Detroit Tigers 17-4 on Sunday. “I love that guy. I have so much respect for him. I’m glad A.J. (Hinch) put him in the lineup and I’m glad we had that moment.”The 40-year-old Cabrera, who plans to retire after the season, grounded out in the third inning against Verlander.Astros manager Dusty Baker, who is in 26th season as a manager after a 19-year playing career, compared the matchup to Hank Aaron going against Bob Gibson and Barry Bonds facing Pedro Martinez.“I remember some good ones,” the 74-year-old Baker said.Cabrera prevented the shutout, hitting a three-run homer to make it 14-3 in the eighth off Phil Maton.The playoff-contending Astros won the three-game series with their second straight win, followin...

Lowe’s 4 RBIs lead Rays over Yankees 7-4 as 5 batters hit and New York drops 6 games under .500

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:31:48 GMT

ST. PETERBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Lowe homered and drove in four runs as the AL wild card-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Yankees 7-4 in a contentious matchup on Sunday and kept New York winless in series since June.Benches and bullpens emptied twice in the eighth inning after one of five hit batters but no punches were thrown, and the Yankees lost their eighth straight series rubber game,“Looking at it in a different view, it’s a last-place team,” Lowe said, “We don’t need to worry about it. We need to focus up on what we need to do down the stretch. If they lose a guy, it’s not going to be quite as big of a deal as if we’re losing one of our guys. We’re focused up on kind of a bigger picture.”Tampa Bay rallied from a 4-2 deficit in the sixth when Harold Ramírez flared a bases-loaded, two-out single to right off Ian Hamilton (2-2) that went just over a slow-to-react Gleyber Torres at second, and Lowe followed with a two-run single against Wandy Peralt...

Police investigating after 2 shot near Caribbean festival in Worcester

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:31:48 GMT

Two people were rushed to the hospital Sunday after being shot near a Caribbean festival in Worcester, officials said.Officers responding to a reported shooting near Institute Park found two males suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Worcester police.They were both taken to a nearby hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries. No arrests have been made.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.  

AG identifies man fatally stabbed in Durham, NH

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:31:48 GMT

Authorities have identified the 41-year-old Durham, New Hampshire man who was fatally stabbed Saturday, officials said.Alexander Talcott was pronounced dead at his home early Saturday morning, according to a statement issued by Attorney General John M. Formella, New Hampshire State Police Executive Major Matthew S. Shapiro, and Deputy Chief David Holmstock of the Durham Police Department.New Hampshire Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie V. Duval has determined that the cause Talcott’s death was a stab wound to the neck. The parties involved in the incident have been identified and based on the information known to investigators there is no danger to the public.The investigation into Talcott’s death is ongoing and includes whether the person who stabbed him was acting in self-defense.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Dry start to the week

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:31:48 GMT

After having spotty rain chances most of the weekend, drier weather is back in the forecast Monday.Although it will be drier, some clouds will remain in the forecast, with periods of sunshine in the afternoon. Temperatures are expected to remain in the 70s most of the day, with a few spots reaching 80. Rain returns to the forecast Tuesday as a cold front heads in from the west and slows down due to Hurricane Franklin moving offshore.

SpaceX’s Dragon docks with International Space Station

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:31:48 GMT

The Crew Dragon spacecraft launched by SpaceX yesterday successfully docked with the International Space Station as its crew of four astronauts began their six-month mission.The docking took place about 9:16 EST Sunday while the two spacecrafts were orbiting above Australia, SpaceX officials said in a streamed broadcast.Called Crew-7, this journey marks SpaceX’s seventh operational human spaceflight mission to the space station under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. It’s also the eleventh time SpaceX has launched humans into orbit.It comes as Boeing Co. — NASA’s other Commercial Crew provider — works to get its long-delayed Starliner spacecraft ready to fly next year. Delays have raised concerns about NASA’s goal of having multiple lifelines to the ISS.Led by NASA astronaut and commander Jasmin Moghbeli, Saturday’s crew includes Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency, Satoshi Furukawa from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin...

Franklin forecast to become ‘major hurricane’

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:31:48 GMT

As Tropical Storm Idalia moved toward the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, forecasters were monitoring other systems, including a Category 2 Hurricane Franklin — which is now forecast to become a major hurricane Sunday, meaning Category 3 or above.Hurricane Franklin, located less than 565 miles west-southwest of Bermuda as of 11 a.m. Sunday, was moving north-northeast at about 8 mph, with sustained wind speeds nearing 100 mph.Bermuda is currently on the southern edge of the cone representing the possible path of the eye of the storm. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles.If Franklin strengthens as predicted, it would be the season’s first major hurricane. Franklin, the second hurricane of the Atlantic season, is forecast to move along the Atlantic near Bermuda and curve away from the U.S.Hurricane Don formed in late July but was no threat to land.Franklin is expected to move west of Bermuda on Monday a...

Mookie Betts makes difference in Dodgers’ 7-4 defeat of Red Sox

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:31:48 GMT

“You like rainbows? It’s a rainbow today on the card.”That’s how Alex Cora described the bullpen situation on Sunday morning.“We got green, got yellow, orange, red,” the Red Sox manager continued, alluding to the levels of availability and unavailability on the lineup card. “We’ll be okay.”Indeed, the Red Sox were “okay” on Sunday, but not good enough to overcome Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers, who took the series with a 7-4 victory.“We tried, but they were really good today,” Cora said on Sunday evening.Sunday was the Red Sox’s Game No. 13 of a 16-game stretch without a day off, and they’d gone through five relievers on Saturday. They’d also played without Kenley Jansen since August 23 and lost Brennan Bernardino to the COVID-related injured list on Sunday morning.In other words, Cora needed his starter to get the job done.Unfortunately, Tanner Houck scuffled a bit on Sunday afternoon. Making his firs...