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Reds’ De La Cruz hits 1st homer, Dodgers skid at 4 with 8-6 loss

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:57 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit a 458-foot drive for his first major league homer and Will Benson hit a game-ending home run in the ninth that lifted the Cincinnati Reds over Los Angeles 8-6 on Wednesday night and extended the Dodgers’ losing streak to a season-high four.De La Cruz hit an 0-1 fastball from Noah Syndergaard in the first inning that left the bat at 114.8 mph and landed into the last rows of the right-field stands at Great American Ball Park. The two-run homer tied the score 2-2.A day after making his big league debut, the 21-year-old switch-hitter had the second-hardest-hit home run by a player 21 or younger since Statcast started tracking in 2015, behind only Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at 115.9 mph on Aug. 21, 2020.De La Cruz played shortstop a day after manning third, He tripled on a curveball in the third as part of a 2 for 4 night, a drive that went to the wall in right-center on four hops. He reached third in 10.83 seconds, the fastest time in th...

White Sox-Yankees game postponed, Rodón throws simulated game despite hazardous air

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:57 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The hazardous air quality at Yankee Stadium didn’t prevent Carlos Rodón from putting in some work.With several members of the New York Yankees’ front office watching closely, Rodón threw 20 pitches in a simulated game on the field Wednesday afternoon — the latest step in his long rehabilitation from back trouble.The left-hander faced teammates Jake Bauers and Oswaldo Cabrera under a hazy sky in the Bronx, which smelled of smoke because of Canadian wildfires that disrupted professional sports schedules along the East Coast of the United States.A little while after Rodón was on the mound, the unhealthy air prompted Major League Baseball to postpone New York’s game against the Chicago White Sox — along with the Detroit Tigers’ game in Philadelphia.To make it up, the Yankees and White Sox were scheduled for a single-admission doubleheader Thursday beginning at 4:05 p.m. Lance Lynn (4-6, 6.55 ERA) will pitch the opener for Chicago against Luis Seve...

Lightning delays slow action at the Women’s College World Series

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:57 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The first game of the Women’s College World Series championship series matchup between Oklahoma and Florida State was delayed twice on Wednesday night due to lightning in the area of the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex.The game originally was scheduled to start at 7 p.m. local time. It restarted just after 9 p.m. after the second delay.The game was delayed at the outset for an hour. Oklahoma put Florida State down in order in the first inning and Oklahoma was up with one out when the game was delayed again at 8:19 p.m. local time. Fans were asked to return to their vehicles for shelter.An NCAA spokesman said delays come when there is lightning within eight miles of the facility. There is a 30-minute wait for an all-clear, then the NCAA discusses the length of the warmup with the teams.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

El Departamento de Justicia le informa a Trump que es un objetivo de la investigación sobre documentos clasificados, dicen fuentes

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:57 GMT

(CNN) — El Departamento de Justicia le informó recientemente al equipo legal de Donald Trump que el expresidente es uno de los objetivos en la investigación sobre el posible mal manejo de documentos clasificados, según dijeron a CNN fuentes familiarizadas con el asunto. Lo que muestra una señal de que los fiscales podrían estar acercándose a acusar al expresidente.Las fuentes fueron informadas sobre la carta de notificación al equipo de Trump y sobre su contenido, pero no tuvieron acceso a ella.La decisión de los fiscales de informar a Trump que es un objetivo cristaliza el hecho de que la investigación —a cargo del fiscal especial Jack Smith— se ha concentrado en las acciones del expresidente y no solo en los comportamientos de quienes lo rodean.Exclusiva CNN: inundación de piscina en Mar-a-Lago suscita sospechas entre los fiscales del caso de documentos clasificados de TrumpEl equipo legal de Trump se reunió este lunes con funcionarios del Departamento de Justicia, incluido ...

Revés para Trump: fiscalía le notifica que es parte de investigación sobre documentos clasificados

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:57 GMT

WASHINGTON – El Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos notificó al expresidente republicano Donald Trump (2017-2021) que es un objetivo de la sobre documentos clasificados en su poder tras dejar la Casa Blanca, se informó este miércoles.La carta, que fue recibida por su equipo legal, supone un nuevo avance en la investigación, comandada por el fiscal especial Jack Smith, sobre el manejo por parte de Trump de cientos de documentos clasificados que fueron hallados por el FBI en su mansión en Florida.El Departamento de Justicia instruye a los fiscales a enviar una carta a quienes tienen probabilidad de ser imputados, dándoles la oportunidad de testificar antes de que se presenten los cargos, explicó NBC, cadena hermana de Telemundo.La investigación de Smith, que también analiza la posible responsabilidad de Trump en el asalto al Capitolio, ha llamado a testificar a varias figuras cercanas al expresidente en los últimos meses, dijo la agencia EFE.Entre ellos al que fuera su je...

Analysis: Canada’s lagging productivity affects us all — and will take years to remedy

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:57 GMT

By: Barry Cross, Queen’s University, OntarioVolkswagen executives and federal, provincial and local government officials recently celebrated their partnership in the next Canadian giga-factory in St. Thomas, Ont., to produce automotive batteries. The announcement promises up to 3,000 new jobs and to revitalize Canada’s automotive sector.It’s good news for Canada. We need more global firms willing to invest in the country. But the $13-billion government investment doesn’t add up.Matching and even beating competitive bids is common enough, especially in the automotive industry, but the amount involved could likely pay for not only all necessary capital expenditures to establish the plant and all its equipment, but also any related operating expenses for several years.So why the massive subsidies?They’re necessary when a country has little else to bring to the table.Productivity laggingEconomic productivity is a measure of the rate at which the output of goods and services are pr...

Nuggets bounce back for Game 3 win in Miami

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Nuggets bounced back with a 109-94 win over the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, bringing the series lead to 2-1.The Nuggets were up by 5 at halftime but took command in the second half in Miami. Nikola Jokic became the first player ever to have a 30-20-10 game in the NBA Finals. And Jokic and Jamal Murray became the first pair of teammates in NBA history to each record 30+ points and 10+ assists in a finals game.Rookie Christian Braun made his mark in the game. "I could just feel the confidence oozing out of him," coach Michael Malone said during postgame interviews. Tix for trade: Nuggets fans get creative to get to the NBA Finals The Nuggets were looking to come back after a 111-108 loss in Denver for Game 2, breaking momentum for the team that swept the Los Angeles Lakers for the Western Conference championship and dominated the Heat in Game 1 of the finals.Full recap of the game to come. Meanwhile, check out these game photos from the Associa...

Jokic and Murray both have triple-doubles, Nuggets beat Heat 109-94 for 2-1 lead

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:57 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Never had two players from the same team had 30-point triple-doubles in the same game. Never in the regular season. Never in the playoffs. Certainly never in the NBA Finals.Until now.Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray made history Wednesday night — and have the Denver Nuggets two wins away from making some real history as well.Jokic and Murray became the first teammates in NBA Finals history to both record triple-doubles, and the Nuggets reclaimed the lead in the series by beating the Miami Heat 109-94 in Game 3.“By far, their greatest performance as a duo in their seven years together,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said, after his team moved two wins away from Denver’s first title.Jokic finished with 32 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists — the first such game in NBA Finals history, or at least the first since assists were tracked. Murray had 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, getting the rebound he needed with 9 seconds remaining.The Nuggets outrebounded the Heat ...

Wednesday’s high school roundup/scores: Matt Burt tosses shutout for Bishop Stang

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:57 GMT

BASEBALLMatt Burt (4-1, 0.40 ERA) stayed on form with a complete-game shutout, striking out three and walking two while allowing six hits as third-seeded Bishop Stang (15-5) defeated No. 19 North Reading 2-0 in a Div. 3 Round of 16 tilt. … Chris Bialzik went the distance for No. 8 Ashland (13-9) in a 3-1 win over No. 9 Fairhaven.Tommy Falasca struck out six and scattered four hits over another seven innings of shutout baseball, while Josh Doney (single, two RBI), Jaiden Driscoll (single, RBI) and Michael DeMaino (2-for-3, run) paced the offense for No. 10 St. Mary’s (Lynn) (15-7) in a 4-0 Div. 2 second round victory over No. 26 Reading. … Cody Quinn fired a two-hitter with seven strikeouts, zero walks and zero earned runs, and Connor Mackenzie and George Slauson went 2-for-4 with an RBI single each as No. 9 Plymouth North (18-7) topped No. 8 Holliston, 4-1. … Matt Kelley had two hits and an RBI and scored the deciding run for No. 3 King Philip (15-7) in extras in a hard-fought 4-3 w...

American poet Roger Reeves wins Griffin Poetry Prize for ‘Best Barbarian’

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:19:57 GMT

TORONTO — When Roger Reeves was named the winner of this year’s Griffin Poetry Prize on Wednesday night, his head fell to his hands and his mind went blank. The Austin, Texas-based writer was awarded the $130,000 honour at a ceremony in Toronto for his collection “Best Barbarian,” which jurors praised for charting “ruptures and violences enacted across time and space — particularly against Black humanity.”It took a beat for thoughts to return to Reeves after he heard his book’s name called out, he said. But when they did, he thought of his people.“This is for my people. For my people, and for my people over the centuries, people that have fought, that have bled, that have worked, and people that have danced, that have enjoyed,” he said in a brief interview after the ceremony. “I think the first thing that I would say is this is always for our people: for our people that had helped us get here.”Reeves is also the recipient o...