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Yarbrough’s strong start and Fermin’s homer help Royals sweep Twins 2-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:33 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Freddy Fermin hit a homer, Maikel Garcia had an RBI double, Ryan Yarbrough gave up one run over seven innings and the Kansas City Royals completed a sweep of the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Sunday.It’s the first sweep by the Royals since last September, which was also against Minnesota.“You see it every day, these guys work, come out and play hard and to be rewarded with some wins is something that’s really nice to see,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “Especially going into an off day, these guys deserve it.”Yarbrough (4-5) had his best start of the season going seven innings, allowing one earned run and giving up seven hits while fanning five. It’s his third quality start of July and he lowered his ERA to 2.19 in the month of July with 15 strikeouts and just two walks.“I think Freddy called a great ball game and we had some good back and forth between innings of what we’re trying to do,” Yarbrough said. “We had a good game plan and made really goo...

El calor sofocante deja a 70 millones de personas bajo alerta en EE.UU., a medida que las temperaturas récord se desplazan por el sur

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:33 GMT

(CNN) — A punto de finalizar el mes más caluroso jamás registrado en el planeta, 70 millones de personas están bajo alerta por calor en EE.UU., donde las zonas de las llanuras del sur y el sureste podrían alcanzar temperaturas récord de 46 grados Celsius (115 grados Fahrenheit) o más.Aunque el noreste y el Atlántico medio tendrán cierto alivio este domingo, los avisos de calor excesivo se extienden por más de 10 estados, desde Texas hasta Florida, según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. El servicio meteorológico advirtió que los índices de calor, que tienen en cuenta la humedad, podrían superar los 40 a 46 grados Celsius (105 a 115 grados Fahrenheit) en el sur de las Llanuras hasta la parte baja del valle del Mississippi y el sureste.La ola de calor duradera continúa sofocando el suroeste a medida que las altas temperaturas se desplazarán hacia el este“Es posible que la próxima semana se registren temperaturas máximas y mínimas récord en estas regiones”, añadió e...

Olson drives in 5 with 2 HRs, including go-ahead shot, as Braves sweep Brewers 8-6

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:33 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Olson says it’s no mystery why he’s leading the majors in RBIs.In the Atlanta Braves’ powerful lineup, Olson is often hitting with runners on base.Olson drove in five runs with two homers, including a go-ahead, two-run blast in the eighth, and the Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6 on Sunday to cap their sweep of the high-scoring series.Olson has 35 homers, the most in the NL, and 88 RBIs, the most in the majors. The Braves scored 29 runs in the three-game sweep in the matchup of NL division leaders.“There’s always dudes on base,” Olson said. “I feel like I’m rarely taking at-bats with the bases empty.”The only player in the majors with more homers than Olson is Shohei Ohtani, with 39. Ohtani will bring the Los Angeles Angels into Atlanta for a series beginning Monday night. With the sweep, the Braves won five of six against the Brewers in the last two weeks, including two of three in Milwaukee on July 21-23.“You know you’re proba...

49ers are juggling 4 quarterbacks at start of camp after QB injuries derailed 2022 season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:33 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — After ending last season with no healthy quarterbacks, the San Francisco 49ers are starting this season trying to juggle practice time for four of them.Starter Brock Purdy is only participating in two out of every three practices to start camp as he works his way back from offseason elbow surgery. That has allowed Trey Lance and Sam Darnold to split time with the first and second-team offenses when Purdy is sitting and share time as second-teamers when Purdy practices.Fourth-stringer Brandon Allen has gotten a good share of snaps during team drills so far, working mostly with the third team as the Niners were impressed with his play in the offseason and want to keep him in the mix even though there are three QBs ahead of him on the depth chart.San Francisco’s reluctance to pare down the QB room comes after injuries at the position derailed the Niners 2022 season. Lance went down with a season-ending ankle injury in Week 2 and was replaced by Jimmy Ga...

Cooper and Segura homer, López and Robertson play key roles as Marlins beat Tigers 8-6

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:33 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Garrett Cooper and Jean Segura homered, newly acquired relievers Jorge López and David Robertson played key roles and the Miami Marlins beat the Detroit Tigers 8-6 on Sunday.López (5-2) got the last two outs in the seventh and Robertson closed with a perfect ninth in his Marlins debut for his 16th save.Garrett Hampson had a double, two singles and two RBIs, while Avisáil García tripled and singled for the Marlins. Miami’s Luis Arraez went 0-for-3 with a walk and his major league-leading batting average dropped to .377.Tigers star slugger Miguel Cabrera doubled and walked in his last appearance in Miami. The 40-year-old Cabrera, who will retire at the end of the season, played his first five seasons with the Marlins. He was replaced for a pinch-runner after reaching on a walk in the seventh and received one final round of cheers.Cooper’s two-run shot in the seventh put the Marlins ahead 7-6. He drove a 1-2 pitch from Tigers’ reliever Tyler Holton (0-2) over the wall in l...

Englewood PD investigating fatal crash on U.S. 285

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police in Englewood investigated a fatal crash Sunday afternoon involving a motorcycle on U.S. Highway 285.The crash happened on Highway 285 at South Bannock Street.Officers were on the scene.Westbound Highway 285 was closed, with traffic being diverted onto South Broadway. Eastbound Highway 285 was also closed at South Cherokee Street due to the crash.

A concertgoer threw a drink at Cardi B while she was performing on stage, so she fought back

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:33 GMT

(CNN) — Audience members at concerts in recent months have continued a pattern of throwing objects at artists who are on stage performing, and rapper Cardi B has had enough.On Saturday, the “WAP” rapper was on stage at Drai’s Beach Club in Las Vegas when an audience member appeared to throw a drink at her, as seen in video footage posted to social media.In the clip, Cardi B is seen getting splashed with liquid from the cup while performing her 2018 hit “Bodak Yellow.” Clearly upset, she reacted immediately by throwing her microphone into the crowd as security guards rushed to the stage.More security guards are then seen flocking to the person in the crowd as she watched from the stage before continuing on with her set.In another video posted to TikTok on Saturday, Cardi B is seen throwing her microphone at a DJ who appeared to cut off her song early during a performance at Drai’s Nightclub on Friday.CNN has reached out to a representative for Cardi B for comment....

Bob Kraft, Meek Mill among speakers at National NAACP Convention in Boston

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:33 GMT

More big names made appearances as the National NAACP Convention continued in Boston on Sunday, including rapper Meek Mill and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who spoke out against all forms of discrimination.Confronting antisemitism, enacting criminal justice reform, and working together to address civil injustices were among the topics discussed. “I’ve been living in the hood and grew up in that pain … I always want to keep a young ear so that I can be able to talk to them about things like this one day,” Mill said.“We need people to not be silent when they see it against any minority, whether it be Jewish, Black, gay, Asian, Muslim, whatever it may be, we need to push back to keep the values of this country strong,” Kraft said.Kraft and Mill’s appearance at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center followed an appearance by Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday.Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is also slated to spea...

Chicago White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech searching for consistency after Sunday’s 5-0 loss to the Cleveland Guardians

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:33 GMT

Michael Kopech began the second inning of Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Guardians by walking Oscar Gonzalez.The Chicago White Sox starter retired the next two batters, but walked the following two to load the bases for Andrés Giménez.Kopech threw four straight balls, bringing home a run. He avoided any more trouble, striking out José Ramírez to end the inning.Kopech later described his outing in the 5-0 loss as “pretty pathetic” as he continues his search for consistency.“I’ve been trying to bounce back from outings all year and haven’t been consistent,” Kopech said. “Today was not an exception to that. I’m trying to figure things out and (I’m) not doing a great job putting this team in a good position to win. There’s a lot to assess and a lot to figure out.”The right-hander allowed three runs on four hits with two strikeouts and five walks in five innings. He didn’t walk any batt...

New Hampshire nurse and her child reportedly kidnapped in Haiti: ‘We’re all very devastated and very worried’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:12:33 GMT

A New Hampshire nurse working at a Christian ministry in Haiti and her child were kidnapped from their campus Thursday morning, the ministry reported in a statement Saturday.“We can confirm that Alix Dorsainvil, our Director’s wife, and their child were kidnapped on the morning of Thursday, July 27th from our campus near Port au Prince while serving in our community ministry,” El Roi Haiti Outreach International wrote in the statement posted to their website.Dorsainvil, 31, works as the community health nurse with El Roi, which includes a K-12 school and several ministry programs, according to the organization’s website.El Roi originally reported the kidnapping of an unnamed staff member on Friday. In the Saturday update, they said they are working with “partners and trusted relationships to secure their safe return.”“We are aware of reports of the kidnapping of two U.S. citizens in Haiti,” a State Department spokesperson said in response to...