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Yankees still unsure whether Judge will go on injured list

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:48:00 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Yankees captain Aaron Judge missed his third straight game with a mild hip strain, and New York won’t decide until Monday at the earliest whether he will go on the injured list.“I know he came in feeling a little bit better today,” manager Aaron Boone said before Sunday’s series finale at Texas. “I’m sure he’ll go through everything and we’ll evaluate where we are.” Boone didn’t expect Judge to return to the lineup on Monday, when the Yankees open a three-game home series against Cleveland. Boone said the best-case scenario has Judge returning sometime during the three-game series against the Guardians.Judge, the reigning AL MVP, hasn’t played since he was replaced in the fourth inning of Thursday’s series opener against the Rangers after striking out twice. A day earlier, he landed awkwardly on his right side when trying to steal third base at Minnesota on his 31st birthday.After hitting an AL-record 62 home runs last season, Judge is...

A dozen puppies taken to local shelter after destructive tornado in Oklahoma

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:48:00 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) - Early Sunday morning, a dozen dogs arrived at the Foothills Animal Shelter after being transported all the way from Oklahoma following a destructive tornado. “One of their volunteer foster homes was leveled along with their kennels we couldn’t say no. We made room," Connie Howard, the Executive Director of Foothills Animal Shelter said. Ironically enough, the 12 dogs were brought in on National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day, from Pottawattamie County, Oklahoma. “These are lucky dogs. Colorado will embrace them and love them and they will have happy lives," Howard said. Over 700 dogs seized from Iowa breeder, dozens sent to Denver rescue According to Foothills, the tornado left thousands of people in the area without homes, power, and water. Also, Howard stated two people died in the tornado. “There is one litter of Great Pyrenees mixes, then Stormy is a brindle mix and then there is another litter of smaller breed puppies maybe terrier mixes," Howard sa...

Mississippi 19-year-old arrested for shooting that left 2 teens dead, 4 wounded, police say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:48:00 GMT

(CNN) — Authorities have arrested and charged a 19-year-old for a shooting early Sunday morning that left two teenagers dead and left four others wounded, according to a news release from the police department of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.Cameron Brand was initially arrested on six charges of aggravated assault after he was identified as the sole suspected shooter, the release said, but the charges were upgraded to include homicide after two of the victims — who were 16 and 18 years old — died at University Medical Center in New Orleans.Bay St. Louis police responded to the shooting at 12:34 a.m. Sunday morning, police said in a news release, and found multiple gunshot victims upon arriving at the home on Old Blue Meadow Road, about 60 miles northeast of New Orleans. Others had been taken to hospitals in private vehicles before police arrived.The victims — whose current conditions are unknown — were between 15 and 18 years old, police said.Brand was su...

Joel Embiid’s status is in doubt, but Celtics not overlooking 76ers as series begins

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:48:00 GMT

On paper, the Celtics got a break to open their second-round matchup against the 76ers. Joel Embiid is doubtful for Monday night’s Game 1, and the MVP frontrunner’s status for the rest of the series is in question.But if there’s anything the Celtics should have learned from their first-round victory over the Hawks – which went at least one game longer than it should have – it’s that they can’t take any opponent for granted.The C’s seem to be taking this opponent seriously even without its star, who suffered a knee injury in the first round against Brooklyn.“We respect them with or without Joel,” Malcolm Brogdon said. “They’re a really good team, so we’re gonna come out and play good basketball. …“They’re a really good team without him as well on both sides of the ball. Without him, defensively, I think everybody guards a little bit better. They don’t have a 7-1 guy at the rim. Offensively I think the ball moves more and everybody is more aggressive and more confident.”The 76ers went...

Sale spins gem as Red Sox beat Guardians 7-1 on rainy afternoon

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:48:00 GMT

It may not have been another walk-off officially, but in the moment it sure felt like it.A day after sending them home happy with his second walk-off winner of the season, Alex Verdugo came through again with what turned out to be the game-winning two-run single in the bottom of the fifth. That broke a scoreless tie, and with the game now official and a steady rain already falling it gave the Red Sox the breathing room they needed if the game was eventually called due to weather.That call didn’t wind up coming, but despite the soggy conditions the Red Sox still made sure the lead held up in the 7-1 win.Though Verdugo delivered the big hit, Chris Sale was the one who really won Boston the game. The big lefty shook off last Monday’s lackluster outing in Baltimore and was much sharper, allowing just one run over a season-high 6.1 innings with three hits, no walks and five strikeouts.Along the way Sale pitched his way out of two jams, first working around a Rafael Devers err...

Orioles bullpen does heavy lifting in 5-3 win over Tigers; Baltimore wins sixth straight series

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:48:00 GMT

Yennier Cano’s trademark stare ended the eighth inning. It also brought an end to the Detroit Tigers’ final scoring chance Sunday.A day after the Orioles’ pitching staff covered two games, their bullpen delivered 4 1/3 scoreless innings in a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers, with Cano recording the final four outs to earn his second save with closer Félix Bautista unavailable.The Orioles (19-9) have won six straight series. They scored single runs each inning from the second through fifth, getting an RBI single from Ryan O’Hearn, back-to-back doubles from Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle, a home run from Adam Frazier, and a sacrifice fly from Austin Hays. But after four scoreless innings, right-hander Kyle Bradish nearly gave all those runs back in the fifth.Jake Rogers’ two-run home run ended the shutout, but Bradish responded with consecutive outs. However, Javier Báez doubled home Riley Greene, who singled, before Bradish hit Spencer...

Red Sox notebook: Chang says he ‘cried a little’ after ill-timed injury setback

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:48:00 GMT

Yu Chang was well on his way to establishing himself as an indispensable piece for the Red Sox. He’d brought stability to Boston’s injury-wracked shortstop position and was even beginning to heat up at the plate, ripping three home runs with eight RBI over his prior eight games.Then with one swing of the bat, all that momentum came to a crashing halt.Chang suffered a left hamate fracture while swinging during Monday’s 5-4 loss at Baltimore, which is expected to keep him sidelined for six weeks. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Chang acknowledged that the hand injury was a major setback and the timing was particularly painful.“I felt frustrated, I cried a little bit after I got hurt, why do I hurt now when I’m starting to get into a rhythm and getting better?” Chang said Sunday via translator Patrick Chu. “I feel sad but I need to go through it and keep moving forward.”The injury occurred right as Chang was finding himself at home, a lu...

Nestor Cortes, Yankees bats struggle in 15-2 blowout loss to Rangers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:48:00 GMT

ARLINGTON — A first-inning grand slam surrendered by Nestor Cortes on Sunday set the tone for an ugly afternoon by the Yankees, who dropped their third consecutive game to the Texas Rangers — this time in blowout fashion.The bases-loaded blast by Josh Jung was one of three home runs given up by Cortes in the 15-2 loss in Arlington, and one of four slugged by the Rangers overall.It was the first time in 18 starts that Cortes allowed more than three earned runs in a game.The Rangers blew the game open in the bottom of the fifth inning with back-to-back home runs by Nathaniel Lowe and Adolis Garcia against Cortes. Texas continued racking up runs after Cortes came out, with Jonah Heim hitting the Rangers’ third home run of the frame against Albert Abreu.Jung also drew a bases loaded walk during a six-run sixth inning, giving him five RBI for the game. The next batter, Heim, then added a two-run double.The Yankees scored just eight runs during the four-game series at Gl...

Heat, Butler (now ailing) make another playoff statement, push past Knicks 108-101 in series opener

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:48:00 GMT

The opponent changed, the magic continues.The team that required two chances just to survive the play-in round, entering the NBA playoffs as the No. 8 seed at the bottom of the Eastern Conference bracket, is now three victories from consecutive appearances in the conference finals.No, nothing as dramatic as pushing past the No. 1-seeded Milwaukee Bucks, as they did in five games in the first round, but the Miami Heat made another statement Sunday.This time it was overcoming a 12-point deficit to take a 1-0 lead over the New York Knicks in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals with a 108-101 victory at Madison Square Garden.“We’re a back-against-the-wall type of team,” forward Caleb Martin said.With Jimmy Butler again in playoff mode, the Heat made it a second consecutive series of stealing homecourt advantage, having done it two weeks earlier at Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum.But the celebration also was muted, with Butler turning his right ankle with 5:5...

Ex-enforcer for Latin Kings gets 12 years in jail

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:48:00 GMT

A former enforcer for the Latin Kings gang, who authorities say was involved in violent attacks and shootings targeting rivals, has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison, federal prosecutors said.Orlando Santiago-Torres, 27, an enforcer for the New Bedford chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation, was responsible for planning violence, instilling discipline and organizing security at apartments from which the gang distributed drugs, prosecutors said in a statement.“As a leader of the New Bedford Chapter of the Latin Kings, Santiago-Torres engaged in at least three shootings, two brutal gang beatings, and dealt drugs, destroying any sense of safety on this city’s streets,” Joseph Bonavolonta, head of the FBI’s Boston office said in a statement Friday.The Latin Kings are a violent nationwide gang that distributes drugs to generate revenue and engages in violence to further its influence and to protect its turf, prosecutors said...