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Chicago White Sox sign 37-year-old catcher Martín Maldonado — a veteran of the last 6 postseasons — to a 1-year deal

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:48:50 GMT

Martín Maldonado has a strong reputation for working with pitching staffs.The Chicago White Sox signed the 37-year-old catcher to a one-year deal Tuesday, a source confirmed to the Tribune.Terms have not been disclosed. According to the New York Post and MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, who first reported the signing, the deal includes an option year.Maldonado has a career .207/.282/.349 slash line with 111 home runs and 361 RBIs in 1,118 games during 13 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers (2011-16), Los Angeles Angels (2017-18), Houston Astros (2018, 2019-23), Kansas City Royals (2019) and Chicago Cubs (2019).He hit .191 with 15 homers and 36 RBIs in 116 games for the Astros in 2023. He has appeared in each of the last six postseasons with the Astros, winning a World Series championship in 2022.Maldonado is the second catcher the Sox have added this offseason. They acquired Max Stassi in a trade from the Atlanta Braves on Dec. 9.Catchers Korey Lee and Carlos Pérez are also ...

'I felt violated': Pacific Beach juice bar target of recent burglary

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:48:50 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The Mad Beet in Pacific Beach has been a staple on Garnet Ave. for nearly nine years.Last Monday, owner Daniel Hack said the juice bar was the victim of a burglary after money was stolen from their safe. Security footage shows two suspects enter the store and run directly to the back. Another camera caught them in the office where they looked around before they found the safe and opened it.“We thought there was insider information." said Hack. "So what happened is they (the suspects) actually came in and went to where the safe used to be. We replaced it with lockers recently. Then what happened is we see them mess around with this. We’re not sure if they had the ability to break into it or they somehow had the code (to the safe).” Suspected burglary leads to police pursuit; four arrested after tracked down by K-9 Hack says the thieves ran off with just under $3,000 in cash. "I felt violated. As a small business, a local business, we don’t have the kind of money to be ...

Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ dies

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:48:50 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite” has died, South Korea’s emergency office said Wednesday.Lee was found dead at a car in a central Seoul park on Wednesday, it said.Police earlier said an unconscious Lee was discovered at an unidentified Seoul location.South Korean media outlets including Yonhap news agency reported that police had been searching for Lee after his family reported he left home after writing a message similar to a suicide note earlier Wednesday.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story is below:Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite” has been found unconscious, South Korean police said Wednesday.Police officers discovered an unconscious Lee at an unidentified Seoul location on Wednesday but gave no further details, police said.South Korean media including Yonhap news agency reported that Lee was found dead in a car at a Seoul park. Yonhap cited police as saying they had been searching for ...

New efforts underway to solve 45-year-old mystery in Kane County

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:48:50 GMT

KANE COUNTY, Ill. — New efforts are underway to solve a Kane County mystery, more than 40 years after the bones of a woman were discovered inside a Batavia apartment.In 1978, while renovating an apartment building, a woman discovered a human skull within the walls.Batavia police were called and were unsuccessful when they tried to determine the person's identity, but now, thanks to new DNA technology, there's renewed hope the person can finally be identified."There's a family right now that's wondering who this person is and we're going to help them find out who it is," said David Mittelman, the CEO of Othram Inc., a private forensic genetics company. Florida man, 28, charged with Christmas Day murder of half-brother in unincorporated Naperville Mittelman is working with Kane County Coroner Rob Russell to hopefully provide answers to the 45-year-old mystery."What we know is the individuals were renovating their house in Batavia in 1978 and at some point when they were opening up a...

Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film 'Parasite' dies

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:48:50 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite" has died, South Korea’s emergency office said Wednesday.Lee was found dead at a car in a central Seoul park on Wednesday, it said.Police earlier said an unconscious Lee was discovered at an unidentified Seoul location.South Korean media outlets including Yonhap news agency reported that police had been searching for Lee after his family reported he left home after writing a message similar to a suicide note earlier Wednesday.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story is below:Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite” has been found unconscious, South Korean police said Wednesday.Police officers discovered an unconscious Lee at an unidentified Seoul location on Wednesday but gave no further details, police said.South Korean media including Yonhap news agency reported that Lee was found dead in a car at a Seoul park. Yonhap cited police as saying they had been searching for Lee af...

Argument over dog poop leads to deadly shooting in Tennessee: police

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:48:50 GMT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) -- A Tennessee man has been charged with murder after an argument over dog feces led to a fatal shooting over the weekend, according to police. Officers responded to a home in Knoxville around 6 p.m. Saturday and found a man who had been shot at least once. Police said the victim died from his injuries. The Knoxville Police Department later announced that Stefen White, 34, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Dead bodies in car believed to be missing pregnant teen, boyfriend: Texas police An arrest warrant states that the altercation was over White not picking up his dog's feces from the yard he shared with the victim. During the dispute, White pulled out a handgun and shot the victim in the chest, police said.The victim has not yet been identified, and the shooting remains under investigation. White is being held in the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility.

Mysterious 'boom' shakes homes in parts of Central Texas, KXAN viewers say

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:48:50 GMT

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Did you hear a mysterious boom that shook homes on Tuesday morning in Central Texas? You're not alone. KXAN viewers in the Round Rock and Hutto areas wrote into our ReportIt email describing a loud boom around 11:30 a.m. Here are just some of the messages we received: "Around 11:30 am Tuesday morning 12/26/23 we heard a loud boom and the house shook. Multiple postings on social media.""A boom was felt through several neighborhoods, Forest Creek, Siena, Hutto, Paloma Lake that shook homes.""Hello, can we get a report on what the loud explosion sound was earlier today that many people heard and felt from Georgetown, Round Rock and Hutto?"We reached out to a few cities asking if they knew where the sound came from. The City of Round Rock confirmed it got reports from residents about the loud sound heard on the east side of town. The city said its fire department looked into the reports but didn't find a cause related to the noise. The City of Hutto ...

Brian Holloway returns 2 picks for TDs, Texas State beats Rice 45-21 in First Responder Bowl

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:48:50 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Linebacker Brian Holloway returned two interceptions for touchdowns, Jahmyl Jeter ran for three scores, and Texas State beat Rice 45-21 in the First Responder Bowl on Tuesday in the Bobcats' first bowl appearance as an FBS program.Holloway had a 36-yard pick-6 early in the second quarter and returned his second interception 48 yards for a TD in the third that made it 38-21. Both picks came against AJ Padgett, who was intercepted three times overall. Shawqi Itraish relieved Padgett in the fourth quarter and threw two more picks as Texas State forced seven turnovers.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersJeter had a 29-yard touchdown run and two scores from 1 yard out. Nash Jones, a 6-foot-5, 320-pound offensive tackle, scored on a 3-yard run for the Bobcats (8-5), who are in their 12th FBS season.Dean Connors scored on runs of 3 and 28 yards for the Owls (6-7), w...

Oklahoma City rains down threes in win over Timberwolves

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:48:50 GMT

If there is one concern amid an otherwise remarkable start to the season for the Timberwolves, it’s the question about the defense on the road. At home, you cannot score on the Wolves. But when Minnesota travels, it occasionally finds itself getting scorched.Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren (7) blocks a shot by Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)Such was the case Tuesday in Oklahoma City, as the Thunder rained down 18 triples en route to a 129-106 victory over Minnesota.The 129 points were the second-most the Wolves have relinquished all season. The Thunder shot 61 percent from the field and 46 percent from distance.Part of that can be due to a regression in 3-point defense. The Kings went a paltry 8 for 33 from deep on Saturday against the Wolves, despite 31 of those 33 looks being “open” or “wide open,” accordin...

TV cutaways to Gophers QB’s fiancée resemble Taylor Swift treatment

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:48:50 GMT

DETROIT — The ESPN broadcast of the Gophers’ appearance in the Quick Lane Bowl on Tuesday had a feel Kansas City Chiefs games, in one respect.Cameras often cut to Katie Miller — the fiancée of U quarterback Cole Kramer — in the stands at Ford Field in a similar fashion to the way NFL telecasts will give a lot of air time to Taylor Swift, the pop-star girlfriend of Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.The storyline Tuesday was that Kramer had planned to hang up his No. 12 jersey after the regular season to prepare for his wedding with Miller in Rochester, Minn., in early February.But head coach P.J. Fleck requested for the backup QB to return for the bowl game because U starter Athan Kaliakmanis and third-stringer Drew Viotto both entered the transfer portal after the loss to Wisconsin in late November. Without Kramer, the U would have had to turn to true freshman walk-on Max Shikenjanski from Stillwater for Tuesday’s game.“Told him thanks for coming back,” Fleck said postgame Tuesday...