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Mets host San Francisco Giants, look to end home losing streak

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:41:41 GMT

San Francisco Giants (46-36, third in the NL West) vs. New York Mets (36-46, fourth in the NL East)New York; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Anthony DeSclafani (4-7, 4.28 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 69 strikeouts); Mets: Justin Verlander (2-4, 4.11 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 49 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Mets -144, Giants +122; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets aim to stop their three-game home losing streak with a win over the San Francisco Giants.New York has a 36-46 record overall and an 18-19 record in home games. The Mets are fourth in the NL with 100 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.San Francisco is 23-17 in road games and 46-36 overall. The Giants have a 24-6 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.Saturday’s game is the sixth time these teams square off this season. The Giants are up 3-2 in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso has six doubles, a triple, 24 home runs and 55 RBI for the Mets. Brandon Nim...

Padres take on the Reds looking to end road skid

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:41:41 GMT

San Diego Padres (37-45, fourth in the NL West) vs. Cincinnati Reds (44-38, first in the NL Central)Cincinnati; Saturday, 1:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Michael Wacha (7-2, 2.90 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 69 strikeouts); Reds: Brandon Williamson (1-1, 5.82 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 29 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Padres -163, Reds +139; over/under is 11 runsBOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres visit the Cincinnati Reds looking to break a four-game road slide.Cincinnati has gone 22-20 in home games and 44-38 overall. The Reds are 33-19 in games when they record eight or more hits.San Diego has a 17-23 record in road games and a 37-45 record overall. The Padres have the eighth-best team ERA in the majors at 3.85.The matchup Saturday is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 2-2.TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Fraley has nine doubles, 11 home runs and 50 RBI for the Reds. Matt McLain is 12-for-45 with four doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.Fernando Tat...

Nationals take 3-game win streak into game against the Phillies

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:41:41 GMT

Washington Nationals (33-48, fifth in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (43-38, third in the NL East)Philadelphia; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (4-6, 3.89 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 104 strikeouts); Phillies: Zack Wheeler (6-4, 3.76 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 106 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Phillies -208, Nationals +174; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals seek to extend a three-game win streak with a victory against the Philadelphia Phillies.Philadelphia has a 21-15 record at home and a 43-38 record overall. The Phillies have the seventh-ranked team ERA in the NL at 4.15.Washington has a 20-21 record on the road and a 33-48 record overall. The Nationals have a 9-14 record in games decided by one run.The teams square off Saturday for the fifth time this season. The season series is tied 2-2.TOP PERFORMERS: Nicholas Castellanos leads the Phillies with a .309 batting average, and has 24 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs, 23 wa...

Olson leads Braves against the Marlins after 4-hit outing

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:41:41 GMT

Miami Marlins (48-35, second in the NL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (54-27, first in the NL East)Atlanta; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Eury Perez (5-1, 1.34 ERA, .98 WHIP, 54 strikeouts); Braves: Charlie Morton (7-6, 3.81 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 100 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Braves -170, Marlins +144; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves take on the Miami Marlins after Matt Olson had four hits on Friday in a 16-4 win over the Marlins.Atlanta is 28-15 at home and 54-27 overall. Braves hitters have a collective .342 on-base percentage, the highest percentage in the majors.Miami has a 48-35 record overall and a 23-19 record on the road. The Marlins have a 27-4 record in games when they scored five or more runs.The teams meet Saturday for the ninth time this season. The Braves are up 7-1 in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Ronald Acuna Jr. has 23 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 53 RBI for the Braves. Olson is 15-for-42 with four doubles, a tr...

France arrests nearly 1,000 rioters in fourth night of violence

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:41:41 GMT

Nearly 1,000 rioters were arrested last night for taking part in the most violent protests France has experienced in years, according to estimates by Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin.The killing of a 17-year-old of Algerian and Moroccan descent by a police officer on Tuesday unleashed violent demonstrations in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, where the teen was shot. The violence then spread across the entire country and its main cities. The shooting of the teen, identified as Nahel M., reignited long-simmering tensions between the youth of the banlieues – typically disadvantaged and multi-ethnic neighborhoods — and the police, accused of brutality and racial discrimination. Nahel’s funeral was set to take place on Saturday, with authorities tensing for more demonstrations. To address the turmoil, France deployed 45,000 police and gendarmes across all major cities on Friday night, of which 5,000 were tasked with patrolling Paris. Authorities also set curfews around the capital, ...

France arrests more than 1,300 people after fourth night of rioting over teen’s killing by police

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:41:41 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Rioting raged in cities around France for a fourth night despite a huge police deployment and 1,311 arrests, with cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted, as family and friends prepared Saturday to bury the 17-year-old whose killing by police unleashed the unrest.France’s Interior Ministry announced the new figure for arrests around the country, where 45,000 police officers fanned out in a so-far unsuccessful bid to quell violence.Despite an appeal to parents by President Emmanuel Macron to keep their children at home, street clashes between young protesters and police raged on. About 2,500 fires were set and stores were ransacked, according to authorities.The funeral ceremony for the teen, identified only as Nahel, who was killed by police in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on Tuesday, began on Saturday. Family and friends were viewing the open coffin before it will be taken to a mosque for a ceremony and later burial in a town cemetery. As the number of arr...

The Dutch king could offer an apology in a speech on the anniversary of slavery’s abolition in 1863

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:41:41 GMT

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch King Willem-Alexander will deliver a speech Saturday to commemorate the anniversary of the country abolishing slavery, amid speculation that he could offer an apology on behalf of the royal house.The king’s speech follows Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s apology late last year for the country’s role in the slave trade and slavery. It is part of a wider reckoning with colonial histories in the West that have been spurred in recent years by the Black Lives Matter movement.Slavery was abolished in Suriname and the Dutch colonies in the Caribbean on July 1, 1863, but most of the enslaved laborers were forced to continue working on plantations for a further 10 years. Saturday’s commemoration and speech mark the start of a year of events to mark the 150th anniversary of July 1, 1873.Research published last month showed that the king’s ancestors earned the modern-day equivalent of 545 million euros ($595 million) from slavery, including profits from shar...

Alongside plays, Penumbra’s 2023-24 season will include expanded racial justice workshops and healing programs

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:41:41 GMT

With its upcoming arts season, Penumbra is continuing its growth into a wide-ranging community center for racial healing.The organization, long one of the country’s most renowned Black theater companies, plans to expand its equity training initiatives and add a healing and wellness residency, alongside its annual slate of staged plays. Penumbra was founded in St. Paul nearly five decades ago.Here’s what the theater season holds:“Re-Memori” (Oct. 12–Nov. 5) is the world premiere of a one-woman show by Nambi E. Kelly that asks, “Are the struggles of our ancestors ever really in the past?”“Black Nativity” (Nov. 30–Dec. 24), the theater’s regular Christmas show originally by Langston Hughes, features music from Sanford Moore and the Kingdom Life Church Choir and choreography by Gary Abbott.“Wine in the Wilderness” (Feb 22–March 17), by renowned playwright Alice Childress, tackles Black womanhood and the role of the arts in a community through the lens of a Harlem painter. The show is di...

Horoscopes July 1, 2023: Pamela Anderson, refuse to let emotions interfere

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:41:41 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Liv Tyler, 46; Missy Elliott, 52; Pamela Anderson, 56; Dan Aykroyd, 71.Happy Birthday: Plan your actions, leave no room for error and use your intelligence to outmaneuver anyone competing with you. Turn your attention to what’s possible, and you’ll gain ground and make good connections. Expand your thoughts and include the people who make your life worthwhile. Refuse to let emotions interfere with progress. Follow the path that leads to victory. Your numbers are 9, 12, 22, 24, 31, 36, 42.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep the momentum flowing. Actions will get you to the finish line on time. Don’t let trivial matters stand between you and what you want to achieve. Search for the right opportunity and take advantage of it before it’s too late. 5 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): A mix-up will cost you emotionally or financially if you don’t leave yourself enough wiggle room. Do your due diligence and stick to simple, doable plans ...

Ask Amy: Their false ‘service animal’ claims are selfish and risky

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:41:41 GMT

Dear Amy: I volunteer at several public venues (including a zoo) where visitors frequently bring a pet that they claim is a service animal.Oftentimes this is clearly a lie. For instance, today a visitor at the zoo claimed that her puppy was a service animal. When I told her that pets weren’t allowed, she took exception and dared me to quiz her on laws governing service animals.Management has warned volunteers like me to avoid getting into tangles with these folks – unless the so-called service animal is creating a nuisance or is a danger. When someone insists that their animal companion is a service animal or an “emotional support animal,” we are told to take them at their word. This is mostly to avoid the threat of a lawsuit.Would you please remind your readers that a service animal is a specific legal entity? Pretending that your dog – or any other pet – is a service animal does the rest of us a disservice. It’s entitled, selfish behavior that potentially puts other people and oth...