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Pete Alonso homers again as Mets take first series in a month with win over Rays

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:09:05 GMT

It’s been a long time coming, but the Mets have finally won a series for the first time since Apr. 19. Just hours after their comeback win led by their young guns Mark Vientos and Francisco Alvarez, Buck Showalter turned back to the veterans in Thursday’s 3-2 win over the Rays as both of the youngsters were on the pine.The hero from Wednesday’s win over the Rays may have busted out of his slump as Pete Alonso homered again after blasting a three-run walk-off homer the night before. Alonso’s 16th homer of the season gave the Amazin’s a 2-1 lead in the fourth despite being under the weather.“Of course I [considered benching Alonso],” said Showalter. “I talk to [Pete] every day. I know what the answer’s going to be most of the time [when I ask him if he’s good enough to play] and when you he contemplates it a little bit [he should sit]. Pete’s a competitive driven guy.”However, the MLB-best Tampa squad answered bac...

Climate change is destroying habitats. But relocating species could be tricky

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:09:05 GMT

Alex Brown | Stateline.org (TNS)Nine years ago, a team of scientists studying a violet-blue, thumb-sized butterfly found only two remaining in a rolling landscape of dunes along southern Lake Michigan.The last two Karner blue butterflies ever seen in that area emerged two years after an unusually hot spring wiped out most of their ancestors. The warmth caused the caterpillars to hatch from their eggs early, before the lupine plant they eat had emerged from the soil.Just like that, the southernmost population of the endangered butterfly was gone.The Karner blue already has lost 99.98% of its habitat. The refuge in Indiana Dunes National Park once had provided the template for efforts to save the insect, but now wildlife managers are looking north.The remaining populations of the Karner blue face the same fate as their southern cousins. Because of climate change, the butterfly may not be able to survive in its current territory within 30 to 40 years.“Even if there was a solid line of ...

10 movies for summer 2023: From ‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Barbie’ to some smaller gems

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:09:05 GMT

Michael Phillips | Chicago TribunePersistent COVID cases aside: The pandemic must be over, because look at “The Super Mario Bros. Movie!” It’s made $1.2 billion worldwide. Where babysitter movies point the way to recovery — the movies that serve as babysitters, that is — an entire entertainment industry prays for many more to follow.The summer of ‘23 may be reliant on the customary franchises and name brands, as you’ll see below. But if a film as lovely and near-perfect as Celine Song’s debut feature “Past Lives” can likewise qualify as a summer picture, going by the June-August calendar, then a summer place sounds pretty good to me.Here are 10 on the horizon, most not yet screened as of press time. Release dates vary by market.“Past Lives” (June 2): A beautiful romantic triangle spanning nations (South Korea, America) and three decades, this one’s about a writer (Greta Lee), her childhood sweetheart (Teo Yoo) and her husband (John Magaro). Without wasting a frame or a word, writer-...

Patriots O-linemen high on new position coach Adrian Klemm

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:09:05 GMT

FOXBORO — New Patriots offensive tackles Riley Reiff and Calvin Anderson are midway through the team’s voluntary offseason program, learning the playbook, their teammates and their place in the team’s new offense.Even though they haven’t donned pads yet, Reiff and Anderson have separately declared they already know one thing: they love playing for new Patriots offensive line coach Adrian Klemm.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots reportedly hire first woman scouting assistant from college ranks New England Patriots | Patriots CB Jonathan Jones offers surprising take on Christian Gonzalez draft pick New England Patriots | Patriots OT Riley Reiff has one goal in debut season with New England New England Patriots | Patriots-Titans preseason game date and time announced New England Patriots | Guregian: Emptying the notebook after a 38-year run at the Herald “I love AK so fa...

Homers from Adley Rutschman, Anthony Santander not enough as Orioles fall to Angels, 6-5

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:09:05 GMT

In a game with home runs from the two best hitters on both teams, it was an infield single that made the difference.Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout homered to give the Los Angeles Angels an early lead, and the Orioles battled back to take a one-run advantage on long balls from Anthony Santander and Adley Rutschman. But Baltimore’s bullpen faltered, as three relievers stumbled in the eighth to hand the Angels a 6-5 win.The decisive strike came from Ohtani. It wasn’t one of his majestic long balls — as Baltimore’s crowd witnessed Monday and Thursday — but rather an infield single that he beat out to first base for the game-winning RBI.Starting pitcher Tyler Wells was effective aside from the two homers he allowed to the pair of Angels superstars, but the Orioles’ bullpen didn’t live up to its reputation as the relief unit with the lowest ERA in the majors. After Mike Baumann allowed a run in the sixth, relievers Bryan Baker, Austin Voth and Danny...

2023 Preakness: 5 storylines to watch as post time draws near

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:09:05 GMT

Childs Walker | Baltimore Sun (TNS)BALTIMORE — At least Mage’s owners and his trainer, Gustavo Delgado, decided to run their horse in the Preakness Stakes two weeks after his unexpected triumph in the Kentucky Derby.Because without the Derby champion — and remember, last year’s shocking winner, Rich Strike, did not try for the second jewel in the Triple Crown — this would be a grim race to hype.There are big names aplenty among the trainers, but Bob Baffert, Steve Asmussen and Brad Cox are not coming to Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore with the most accomplished 3-year-olds in their barns. Mage will not face a single returning challenger from the Derby.Setting the quality of the field aside, the Preakness will go off in the wake of an unsettling Derby meet in which seven horses died in a nine-day span at Churchill Downs. Dark headlines detailing the sport’s troubles competed with those hailing Mage’s charge to victory.Can the Preakness turn the Triple Crown narrative in a brighter d...

Judge rejects Nantucket residents’ lawsuit to block wind turbines

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:09:05 GMT

A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit brought by Nantucket residents who argued that the planned construction of dozens of wind turbines off the affluent resort island threatens the survival of endangered Northern Atlantic right whales.Nantucket Residents Against Turbines said Vineyard Wind’s proposed project of some 62 turbines in waters 14 miles south of the island is in a crucial area for foraging and nursing for the dwindling species, which researchers estimate to number about 340.In a ruling issued Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani found the group failed to show that either the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management or the National Marine Fisheries Service violated the Endangered Species Act or the National Environmental Policy Act in issuing a 2021 biological opinion or final environmental impact statement for the wind energy project.Vineyard Wind CEO Klaus Moeller welcomed the decision.“We’re pleased the court has acknowledged the rigorous and t...

Student production marking the 90th anniversary of the Christie Pits Riot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:09:05 GMT

This summer marks the 90th anniversary of the Christie Pits Riot, the largest race riot in Canadian history.On August 16, 1933, the riot, which lasted six hours, broke out after a quarter-final baseball game at Christie Pits between two local clubs, one of which was predominantly Jewish.The fight started after a swastika was displayed during the game, the second occurrence of its kind in two days.Members of Toronto’s Italian community rushing to stand with the Jewish players. Thankfully, by the time the riot was over, nobody was killed but it was seen as a revealing event in Canadian history, singing a light on hostility directed toward the city’s Jewish community and new immigrants to the country.In Christie Pits Park this May and June, in conjunction with Jewish and Italian heritage Months, students from Toronto schools are participating in a live, interactive, theatrical production called The Riot at Christie Pits, depicting the events so they can learn about this historic episod...

US: 44 indicted in Puerto Rico in $1.2M scheme to obtain pandemic relief funds

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:09:05 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico indicted 44 people accused in a $1.2 million scheme to illegally obtain pandemic relief funds, authorities said Thursday.The suspects are accused of submitting at least 52 loan applications to obtain federal recovery funds that U.S. Attorney Stephen Muldrow said they used “to support their own personal lifestyles, taking needed resources from those whose legitimate businesses were suffering from losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”Muldrow said several of the suspects are professional baseball coaches and players, with the majority based in Puerto Rico.Authorities alleged the suspects submitted applications using fake tax documents, payroll records, ID cards and bank records.One of the suspects worked at an unidentified bank, where officials seized nearly $850,000 in money related to the scheme. They also seized three cars, a power generator and some $40,000 worth of fitness equipment, according to the U.S. Attorney’s ...

Stock market today: Wall Street rises, adding to a winning week

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:09:05 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose again Thursday after more companies reported better profits than expected, while yields climbed after a Federal Reserve official cautioned the end to its interest-rate hikes may not arrive as soon as Wall Street hoped.The S&P 500 gained 0.9%, adding to its rally from the day before as hopes rise further that the U.S. government can avoid a disastrous default on its debt. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 115 points, or 0.3%, while the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.5%.Video game maker Take-Two Interactive shot to the biggest gain in the S&P 500 after it forecast a huge jump in revenue for the fiscal year following this one. That stoked speculation that Grand Theft Auto VI is on the way, and its stock jumped 11.7%.Bath & Body Works was close behind with a gain of 10.7%. It reported stronger revenue and earnings for the latest quarter than analysts expected.Also helping to support Wall Street was another retailer, Walmart, which rose 1.3% after...