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Red Sox notebook: Early home run derby not enough to sink Pirates’ ship

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:20 GMT

The Red Sox continue to rake, but not enough to to extend their win streak to three games.After Kutter Crawford put Boston in a 3-0 hole in the first frame, Rafael Devers and Masataka Yoshida tied things back up in the bottom of the inning, hitting their first home runs of the season. Devers sent a ball 424 feet to center at 107.6 mph, Yoshida cleared the Monster, 390 feet at 104.6 mph.Adam Duvall took his first walk of the year after Yoshida’s at-bat, then scored on Triston Casas’ first home run of the year. His traveled 350 feet at 105.8 mph, landing just inside the Pesky Pole.“I feel really good,” Yoshida said via translator. “I’m so excited to play in Boston because all four games [were] really neck-to-neck.”Yoshida had a stellar career in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league before signing with the Red Sox this offseason. Technically, that makes him a rookie, and this, his first career MLB home run. Teams usually try to get...

SDSU loses to UConn in national championship game

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:20 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — UConn topped off an impressive March Madness run on Monday night, clamping down early and breaking it open late to bring home its fifth national title with a 76-59 victory over San Diego State.Adama Sanogo had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Tristen Newton also had a double-double with 19 points and 10 boards for the Huskies (31-8), who became the fifth team since the bracket expanded in 1985 to win all six NCAA Tournament games by double-digits on the way to a championship.UConn built a 16-point lead late in the first half, only to see the Aztecs (32-7) trim the lead to five with 5:19 left. Bur Jordan Hawkins (xx points) answered with a 3 to trigger a 9-0 run and the only drama left was whether UConn would cover the 7 1/2-point spread and go 6-for-6 with double-digit wins.Keshad Johnson had 14 points for San Diego State, which came up one win shy in this, its first trip to the Final Four.

Veterans call for Fletcher's immediate resignation after PTSD claims

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:20 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher is facing growing pressure to resign.On Monday, a small group of veterans accused Fletcher of using PTSD as political cover as he was hit with allegations of sexual assault.“When I heard that County Supervisor Fletcher had dropped the term PTSD in conjunction with his sexual assault allegation, my jaw dropped," said Jason Gilbert, chairman of the Disabled Veterans PAC. Local leaders support Supervisor Nathan Fletcher’s resignation Last week, Fletcher, a Marine veteran, announced he was going into treatment for PTSD and alcohol abuse.Days later, a lawsuit surfaced filed by a woman whom Fletcher allegedly sexually assaulted while she was a subordinate working for MTS as the Democrat served as chairman of the MTS Board of Directors.On Wednesday, Fletcher announced he will officially resign May 15.“This behavior, coupled with you using PTSD as a way to explain away your alleged sexual assault, is a slap in the face to all vetera...

Crews battle building fire in El Cajon

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:20 GMT

EL CAJON, Calif. -- Crews Monday night were battling a fire at a commercial building in El Cajon.The fire broke out shortly after 7:20 p.m. in the 1500 block of Fayette Street, according to Heartland Fire and Rescue Department.Crews asked the public to avoid the area for the next four hours.Check back for updates on this developing story.

The All-American Rejects ready to rock San Diego

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:20 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- "Move Along" with the All-American Rejects this fall in San Diego.The Wet Hot All-American Summer Tour, produced by Live Nation, will tour 27 U.S. cities, making a stop in Gallagher Square at Petco Park on Oct. 6, concert officials announced Monday.“We’ve been trying to get out on the road in a proper way for the last few years," the band said. "We finally realized after playing When We Were Young that the world was ready to pull out of their “guilty pleasure chest” and celebrate the soundtrack of their youth."The All-American Rejects felt that when New Found Glory, The Starting Line, Motion City Soundtrack and The Get Up Kids signed on for the tour, it was a "time to embrace the cumulative joy of growing up." Padres fans set new attendance record at Petco Park opening weekend "First we got you to 'Swing Swing,' then we became your 'Dirty Little Secret,' and you thought 'It Would End Tonight' so we could 'Move Along,' then we 'Gave You Hell' for denying the ...

UConn wins March Madness with 76-59 smothering of SDSU

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:20 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — UConn topped off an impressive March Madness run on Monday night, clamping down early and breaking it open late to bring home its fifth national title with a 76-59 victory over San Diego State.Adama Sanogo had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Tristen Newton also had a double-double with 19 points and 10 boards for the Huskies (31-8), who became the fifth team since the bracket expanded in 1985 to win all six NCAA Tournament games by double-digits on the way to a championship.UConn built a 16-point lead late in the first half, only to see the Aztecs (32-7) trim the lead to five with 5:19 left. Bur Jordan Hawkins (xx points) answered with a 3 to trigger a 9-0 run and the only drama left was whether UConn would cover the 7 1/2-point spread and go 6-for-6 with double-digit wins. Keshad Johnson had 14 points for San Diego State, which came up one win shy in this, its first trip to the Final Four. ___AP March Madness coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness and bracket: ...

Lawyers: Ex-Maryland political aide dead after manhunt

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:20 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — A former Maryland political aide wanted on corruption charges died Monday after he was wounded while being confronted by law enforcement agents, his lawyer said, following a manhunt that was launched when the man failed to appear for trial. Attorney Joseph Murtha said the FBI confirmed Roy McGrath’s death to him. He added that it was not immediately clear if McGrath’s wound was self-inflicted or came during an exchange of gunfire with agents. The FBI had said earlier that McGrath, once a top aide to a former Maryland governor, had been hospitalized following an agent-involved shooting, but declined to elaborate. William Brennan, an attorney for McGrath’s wife, Laura Bruner, also confirmed the death and said she was “absolutely distraught.” According to an email earlier from FBI Supervisory Special Agent Shayne Buchwald in Maryland, McGrath was wounded during “an agent-involved shooting” around 6:30 p.m. in a commercial area on the southwestern outskirts ...

Fire races through clothing market in Bangladesh capital

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:20 GMT

DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — A massive fire was burning in a popular market for cheaper clothes in Bangladesh’s capital Tuesday morning.The fire started at Bangabazar Market in Dhaka at 6:10 a.m. but no casualties were reported immediately, Rafi Al Faruk told The Associated Press by phone.He said firefighters from 47 units were working to douse the massive blaze. “We have no immediate reports of any casualties,” he said.Anwarul Islam, another fire service official, said they had no idea about how the fire originated. Fires often take place in commercial places in Bangladesh because of lax monitoring and lack of fire safety arrangement. But the country’s massive garment industry, which experienced massive disasters including devastating fires in the past, has improved significantly over the last decade.The Associated Press

Will “cap” (warm layer aloft) impact late day severe weather development? Forecasters are monitoring

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:20 GMT

An atmospheric "WILD CARD" Tuesday afternoon and evening is the presence of a layer of warm air aloft—what's known as a "cap." The extent of severe storm development Friday afternoon and evening may be impacted. "Caps" have been known to thwart storm formation. But if storms later Tuesday can "break" the cap, the atmospheric is primed for additional vigorous t-storm development.GOES EAST satellite view of Monday’s storm systemGOES 18 western viewHere’s the jet stream into which thunderstorms will ascent late Tuesday. Storms can mix wind energy down to the surface as damaging wind gusts. These winds also rotate thunderstorms producing tornadic supercellsSeries of forecast maps off the NWS GFS ensemble modelTuesday/Tuesday night severe weather risk assessment from the NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC)SPC probabilities of the various forms severe weather may take in the 24-hour period ending 7 AM CDT WednesdayNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOURLY PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION MAPSProbability ...

NASA chooses Artemis II crew to fly to the moon

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:00:20 GMT

On Monday, NASA unveiled the first crew of astronauts that will travel to the moon since 1972. Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch of NASA will travel together with Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) on a trip around the moon, potentially reaching the farthest point any human has flown into space.As part of a mission called Artemis II, the quartet of astronauts will follow a similar path in their Orion spacecraft that an unoccupied capsule took last fall when Orion and NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) blasted off on an inaugural test flight. The mission will last approximately 10 days, during which the crew will not land on the moon, but instead follow a trajectory that allows Orion and its European-built service module to conduct multiple maneuvers that will raise and lower its orbit throughout the mission, with the craft ultimately relying on Earth's gravity to pull the astronauts home after they fly around the moon. The launch is targ...