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Canady’s 1-hitter leads Stanford past Washington, into Women’s College World Series semifinals

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:41:56 GMT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Stanford’s NiJaree Canady outlasted Washington’s Ruby Meylan in a battle of Pac-12 freshman pitchers to push the Cardinal into the national semifinals. Canady threw a one-hitter, and No. 9 seed Stanford beat No. 7 Washington 1-0 on Sunday in a Women’s College World Series elimination game.Canady, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s Freshman of the Year, struck out nine and didn’t allow a walk. She credited her coach for helping her stay relaxed.“Coach (Jessica) Allister always talks about slowing the game down, especially in this atmosphere, just trying to slow the game down,” Canady said. “I try to take a lot of deep breaths and just throw each pitch the best I can.”Meylan gave up four hits, struck out five and walked one. No earned runs were scored in the game. “It’s an old fashioned pitchers’ duel that we don’t see much of, but it was going to be whoever bent first,” Allister said. Kylie Chung’s RBI single in the sixth scored Taylor...

Nuggets fever showing big in Denver neighborhood

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:41:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver Nuggets fans have been supporting their team and showing their fandom in many different ways this championship run. One couple has let their neighborhood and anyone driving through it know they're Nuggets fans in a big way. Nuggets mural on Colfax catching attention Graeme Nistler and his wife, who live in the Harvey Park neighborhood a few blocks south of Evans Avenue and Lowell Boulevard, took the "Go big or go home" saying to another level. They went big at home. Couple in Harvey Park made huge "Go Nuggets" sign and put in front of their home (Photo credit: KDVR viewer)View of huge "Go Nuggets" sign with basketballs in Harvey Park neighborhood (Photo credit: KDVR viewer)Aerial view of huge "Go Nuggets" sign in front of Harvey Park neighborhood home (Photo credit: KDVR viewer)Aerial view of "Go Nuggets" sign with basketballs in front of Harvey Park home (Photo credit: KDVR viewer)A couple in Harvey Park made a huge "Go Nuggets" sign surrounded by giant ...

Kids treated at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, families celebrate National Cancer Survivor Day at Marlins game

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:41:56 GMT

It was a special celebration at the ballpark for young cancer survivors and their families in Miami.Dozens of children who were treated at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital and their families came to loanDepot Park on Sunday to watch the Marlins play against the Oakland Athletics.The hospital and the Marlins teamed up to give the families a stress-free day on National Cancer Survivor Day.Attendees were treated to fun, food and beverages.“It is a day to celebrate all the survivors or patients and their families who went through the treatments for cancer — chemotherapy, radiation, surgery — so it’s one day to celebrate outside the setting of the hospital,” said Ziad Khatib, director of hematology-oncology at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital.The families enjoyed seeing the Marlins beat the A’s 7-5. They also got to meet Billy the Marlin as they watched the team play.

MBTA to submit report detailing plan to address worker safety

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:41:56 GMT

The MBTA is set to submit a plan to federal regulators on Monday detailing ways it plans to address worker safety issues.They say a plan submitted by the MBTA earlier this month needs to be redone immediately because it includes fixes not scheduled to be complete until late this year, or next year. Federal officials say worker safety needs to be addressed within the next 60 days and longer-term actions can come later. If they can’t come up with a plan and comply with the federal requirements officials say they won’t allow workers onto the tracks.In a separate letter, federal authorities approve of the T’s restructuring plan to focus on train safety issues but write, “FTA remains concerned about the staffing levels within the Safety Department.”They say MBTA officials need to fast-track their efforts to staff it, and provide weekly updates to federal officials.Riders are waiting to see what it means for them.

Mostly unsettled work week

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:41:56 GMT

A cool, unsettled pattern remains in place this week as a dip in the jet stream parks itself over New England. Temperatures are expected to range from the low 60s to low 70s, with average highs this time of year at 72 degrees. Scattered showers are expected Monday morning, but we will likely see some sunshine Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, but it’ll be brief.Showers return Tuesday afternoon, even some thunder possible, as an upper-level low backs moves over the area. After several days of rain chances, conditions finally improve by the weekend.

After a ‘damper’ of a weekend in Massachusetts, summerlike weather should return next weekend

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:41:56 GMT

After the first weekend of June was cool and raw, far from ideal for a beach trip, will next weekend feel more like summer?National Weather Service meteorologists are seeing encouraging signs that warmer temperatures and drier days will arrive in Massachusetts for the second weekend of June.But ahead of next weekend, the region will have a chance of rain showers each day, including at least one day with a chance for some thunderstorms. Temps should remain cooler than average during the workweek until a warm up toward the weekend.“While this weekend was obviously a damper, next weekend should look considerably better,” Andrew Loconto, meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Boston office, told the Herald on Sunday.The weather on Sunday felt more like mid-April than the first weekend of June, as temps remained stuck in the 50s along with periods of rain.The workweek should start off with a continuation of the weekend, with a lot of clouds but fewer rain showe...

New Hampshire murder-suicide suspect had lengthy criminal history: ‘We grieve for the family’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:41:56 GMT

The 42-year-old man accused of killing his toddler daughter and her mother before taking his own life over the weekend had a lengthy criminal history, according to New Hampshire court records.Jamie Bell allegedly shot to death his 18-month-old daughter Ariella Bell and her 35-year-old mother Nicole Hughes in Franklin on Saturday. He later took his own life, and his body was found on the banks of the Merrimack River.Bell is also accused of shooting Hughes’ 5-year-old daughter from another relationship. The girl’s injuries were non-life-threatening, and she was taken to a Massachusetts hospital.“I am reaching out regarding the tragedy that impacted our community yesterday,” the superintendent of Franklin Schools, Dan LeGallo, wrote to families on Sunday. “We grieve for the family and are grateful that the student involved is out of the hospital and recovering.”Police on Saturday at around noon were alerted by neighbors on Elkins Street that they had...

Jake Burger’s walk-off grand slam gives the Chicago White Sox a 6-2 win — and series sweep — vs. the Detroit Tigers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:41:56 GMT

Batting with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning of a tie game against the Detroit Tigers, Jake Burger just wanted to find a way to get a run home.He did — and more — hitting a game-ending grand slam to give the Chicago White Sox a 6-2 victory in front of 23,327 on Sunday at Guaranteed Rate Field.“Honestly, off the bat I didn’t think it was getting out,” Burger said. “I thought it was going to be off the wall, a single. But it went out and I’m still trying to come down from it a little bit.“First grand slam and first walk-off home run. Really exciting.”With the slam, the Sox completed a three-game sweep. Winners of four of five, they are 5½ games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins in the American League Central despite being nine games under .500 (26-35).“We needed that sweep,” Burger said. “We’ve got to keep getting results and putting it together.”Pitching led the way, as it d...

Aaron Judge dealing with sore toe, Nestor Cortes likely heading to IL

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:41:56 GMT

LOS ANGELES — It turned out Aaron Boone was right to think “oh no” when Aaron Judge barged through the Yankees’ bullpen at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, as the slugger banged his foot “pretty hard” on his eighth-inning door-busting catch.Boone specified that Judge hit his big toe on the concrete step that borders the bullpen and warning track in right field. Judge was “pretty sore” on Saturday night and Sunday morning, per Boone, but was moving around better Sunday afternoon.“I don’t know,” Boone said when asked if Judge will need a stint on the injured list. The manager then said, “Not at this point, but we’ll see how he is” over the next few days.“We’ll see,” Boone said when asked if Judge could come off the bench Sunday against the Dodgers.Judge said he felt fine after Saturday’s win, and he even joked, “I think the fence got most of it” after leaving a noticeable...

Josh Lester’s first major league hit fuels Orioles’ six-run inning in series-clinching 8-3 win over Giants

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:41:56 GMT

Josh Lester waited a long time for Sunday.Almost eight years to the day after he was drafted, Lester recorded his first major league hit, a bases-loaded single amid the Orioles’ six-run third inning that propelled them to an 8-3 victory and a road series win against the San Francisco Giants.Taken by the Detroit Tigers in the 13th round of the 2015 draft — three picks before Baltimore selected Cedric Mullins — Lester, 28, reached the majors last September but went 0-for-5 in two games as a Tiger. Signed as a minor league free agent this offseason, he impressed the Orioles in spring training with his ability to play the corner spots in both the infield and outfield and hit the ball consistently hard. After an impressive start for Triple-A Norfolk, with 14 home runs and an .888 OPS, Lester joined the Orioles (37-22) in San Francisco on Saturday.Manager Brandon Hyde cited the need for Lester’s left-handed bat ahead of a run of matchups with right-handed starters ...