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Cardinals aim to stop 4-game slide, take on the Padres

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:30:22 GMT

San Diego Padres (62-70, fourth in the NL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (56-76, fifth in the NL Central)St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Seth Lugo (5-6, 3.70 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 107 strikeouts); Cardinals: Zack Thompson (3-5, 3.86 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 44 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Padres -148, Cardinals +126; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals play the San Diego Padres as losers of four games in a row.St. Louis is 56-76 overall and 28-38 at home. The Cardinals have a 10-23 record in games decided by one run.San Diego is 62-70 overall and 27-37 on the road. The Padres are 46-20 in games when they record eight or more hits.The teams match up Tuesday for the second time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Arenado has a .278 batting average to lead the Cardinals, and has 24 doubles, two triples and 26 home runs. Paul Goldschmidt is 10-for-35 with three home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.Juan Soto has 26 doubles, a triple an...

Brewers look to continue win streak, play the Cubs

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:30:22 GMT

Milwaukee Brewers (74-57, first in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (69-62, second in the NL Central)Chicago; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Corbin Burnes (9-6, 3.65 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 160 strikeouts); Cubs: Justin Steele (14-3, 3.20 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 133 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Cubs -133, Brewers +112; over/under is 7 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers will attempt to continue a nine-game win streak with a victory against the Chicago Cubs.Chicago has a 69-62 record overall and a 35-31 record in home games. The Cubs have the seventh-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .329.Milwaukee has a 36-30 record in road games and a 74-57 record overall. The Brewers have a 52-9 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.The teams meet Tuesday for the ninth time this season. The Brewers lead the season series 5-3.TOP PERFORMERS: Cody Bellinger has 23 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 75 RBI for the Cubs. Seiya Suzuki is 14-for-37 with five do...

Lawyers say a Pakistan court suspended the corruption conviction, prison sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:30:22 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Lawyers say a Pakistan court suspended the corruption conviction, prison sentence of former Prime Minister Imran Khan.Source

Novak Djokovic supera la primera ronda con autoridad en su regreso al US Open

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:30:22 GMT

(CNN) — Novak Djokovic, el tenista No. 2 del mundo, se estrenó en el Abierto de Estados Unidos en Flushing Meadows, Nueva York, este lunes por la noche con una victoria contundente sobre el francés Alexandre Muller por 6-0, 6-2 y 6-3, en su intento por conquistar su 24º título de Grand Slam, un récord en su carrera.Con la presencia del expresidente de Estados Unidos Barack Obama y su esposa Michelle para ver al 23 veces campeón del Grand Slam masculino en el estadio Arthur Ashe, Djokovic se impuso en los dos primeros sets, necesitando sólo 23 minutos para ganar el primero y 37 minutos para ganar el segundo.Aunque tuvo que luchar en el tercer set, el serbio de 36 años pudo cerrar el partido en una hora y 34 minutos.Novak Djokovic supera a Carlos Alcaraz para ganar primer torneo en su regreso a suelo estadounidenseEl serbio Novak Djokovic celebra su victoria sobre el francés Alexandre Muller durante el partido de primera ronda del torneo de tenis del Abierto de Estados Unidos en...

Kim says North Korea must be ready against US-led invasion plots while US, allies start new drills

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:30:22 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his military to be constantly ready for combat to thwart its rivals’ plots to invade his country, state media said Tuesday, as the U.S., South Korea and Japan held a trilateral naval exercise to deal with North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats. The U.S. and South Korean militaries have been separately holding summer bilateral exercises since last week. North Korea views such U.S.-involved training as an invasion rehearsal, though Washington and its partners maintain their drills are defensive. Kim said in a speech marking the country’s Navy Day on Monday that the waters off the Korean Peninsula have been made unstable “with the danger of a nuclear war” because of U.S.-led hostilities, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.He accused the U.S. of conducting “more frantic” naval drills with its allies and deploying strategic assets in waters around the Korean Peninsula. Kim also cited a recent U.S.-Sout...

The Kremlin says Putin is not planning to attend Wagner chief Prigozhin’s burial

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:30:22 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning to attend the funeral of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin following his death in a plane crash, the Kremlin said Tuesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov wouldn’t say where or when the chief of the Wagner Group military company would be buried, although some Russian media suggested it could take place as early as Tuesday in Prigozhin’s home city of St. Petersburg.St. Petersburg’s Fontanka news outlet and some other media said Prigozhin, 62, will likely be put to rest at the Serafimovskoye cemetery, which has previously been used for high-profile military burials. On Tuesday, heavy police cordons encircled the cemetery, where Putin’s parents are also buried. Increased police presence was also reported at some other city cemeteries.Prigozhin’s top lieutenants, who died in Wednesday’s crash alongside him, were also expected to be buried in St. Petersburg. The country’s top criminal investi...

Idalia strengthens to a hurricane, dangerous storm surges are forecast for Florida’s Gulf Coast

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:30:22 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Idalia became a hurricane on Tuesday as it intensified on a path toward Florida’s Gulf coast, with the National Hurricane Center warning of an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and dangerous hurricane-force winds in Florida in the next two days.Florida residents loaded up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as Idalia intensified Monday and forecasters predicted it would hit in days as a major hurricane with potentially life-threatening storm surges.“You should be wrapping up your preparation for #TropicalStormIdalia tonight and Tues morning at the latest,” the National Weather Service in Tampa Bay said Monday on X, formerly known as Twitter. As the state prepared, Idalia thrashed Cuba with heavy rain, especially in the westernmost part of the island, where the tobacco-producing province of Pinar del Rio is still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian almost a year ago. Authorities in the provi...

Massive wildfire in northeastern Greece persists for 11th day despite European firefighting efforts

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:30:22 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A massive wildfire was burning unabated in northeastern Greece for the 11th day Tuesday despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and a fleet of water-dropping aircraft.After burning across vast tracts of land, the blaze in the Alexandroupolis and Evros region was mainly concentrated deep in a forest near the border with Turkey, in an area difficult to access. The wildfire has been blamed for 20 of the 21 wildfire-related deaths in Greece last week.Six planes and four helicopters were assisting 475 firefighters on the ground, backed by 100 vehicles, the fire department said. Another 260 firefighters and one helicopter were tackling flare-ups of another major fire burning for days in a forest on the southern slopes of Mount Parnitha, on the fringes of the Greek capital.Authorities are investigating the causes of the fires, which over the past week has destroyed vast tracts of forest, scorched homes and triggered the evacuation of thousands of people.In Ath...

Nigerian army rescues children among dozens who were abducted by Islamic rebels in the northeast

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:30:22 GMT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian security forces have rescued dozens of captives mostly women and children held by Islamic extremist rebels in the country’s hard-hit northeastern region, the army said.The Nigerian army said late Monday the 25 captives were rescued during “clearance operations” by its troops in Borno state’s Gwoza district, a hotbed for the jihadi violence that has upended lives and livelihoods in the region since 2009, when Boko Haram extremists launched an insurgency.Fourteen of the captives were first to be rescued on Saturday in Gobara village while 11 others were freed on Sunday when troops raided the rebel hideout in Gava village, both around 130 kilometers (80 miles) from Borno state capital, Maiduguri, said army spokeman Onyema Nwachukwu.The army shared pictures of the freed hostages that included toddlers. Most of them looked malnourished and wore worn-out clothes, suggesting that they might have been held for a long time.“All rescued victims are presently in ...

Britain’s foreign secretary will visit China in an attempt to shore up ties and reduce tensions

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:30:22 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat, James Cleverly, is set to visit China on Wednesday, as the two countries attempt to shore up frayed ties.It will be the first trip by a U.K. foreign secretary to China in more than five years. Both countries confirmed the long-awaited trip on Tuesday. “The two sides will have in-depth communication on Sino-British relations and international and regional issues of common concern,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said. “We hope the British side will work with us to uphold the spirit of mutual respect, deepen exchanges, enhance mutual understanding and promote the stable development of Sino-British relations.”Cleverly’s visit is an attempt to stabilize China-Britain ties, which have sunk to their lowest level in decades. The countries disagree over issues such as Beijing’s curbing of civil freedoms in Hong Kong, a former British colony, alleged human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region, China’s support for Russia and Britai...