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Merrifield has winning hit in 13th inning as Blue Jays rally past Red Sox 4-3

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:25:10 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Whit Merrifield hit a game-winning single in the 13th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Saturday.Merrifield’s infield single off Mauricio Llovera (1-3) drove in Vladimir Guerrero Jr. from third base.Chad Green (3-0) pitched one inning for the win.Guerrero hit a solo home run and reached base five times as the Blue Jays ensured they would not lose ground in the AL wild card race. Toronto began the day half a game behind Seattle for the third wild card spot.Guerrero went 2 for 3 with three walks, one intentional.Rafael Devers hit a two-run home run, his 32nd, but Boston lost for the ninth time in 11 games.Boston led 2-1 heading to the ninth but right-hander John Schreiber couldn’t close it out, blowing his second save in three chances.Pinch-hitting for Matt Chapman, Toronto’s Cavan Biggio hit a one-out single and advanced on a wild pitch. One out later, Daulton Varsho lined a game-tying triple over the head of center fielder Ceda...

Juan Soto drives in pair of runs as Padres give Bob Melvin series win against former Oakland club

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:25:10 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Juan Soto hit a sacrifice fly and drew a bases-loaded walk, Matt Waldron struck out five pitching into the sixth for his first major league victory, and the San Diego Padres secured a series win for manager Bob Melvin against his former Oakland club by beating the Athletics 5-2 on Saturday.Soto put the Padres on the board in the first on the sacrifice fly and Xander Bogaerts hit an RBI single one batter later to stake San Diego to a quick lead in support of Waldron (1-3).San Diego scored a pair of two-out runs in the fifth when A’s first baseman Ryan Noda bungled a hard one-hop RBI single by Brett Sullivan that ricocheted off the A’s fielder before he scooped up the ball and wildly threw it into the A’s dugout for an error. Two errors were initially ruled on the play before Sullivan was credited with a base hit.Fernando Tatis Jr., who on Friday became the first Padres player ever with multiple seasons with 25 home runs and 25 stolen bases, do...

No.c1 Georgia rallies to beat South Carolina 24-14

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:25:10 GMT

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Carson Beck passed for 269 yards, Daijun Edwards, Dillon Bell and Cash Jones ran for second-half touchdowns, and No. 1 Georgia rallied from 11 points down to beat South Carolina 24-14 on Saturday.The two-time reigning national champion Bulldogs won their 20th consecutive game in uncharacteristic fashion, trotting off to a smattering of boos from their home fans and facing their biggest halftime deficit in nearly three years.But Georgia (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) played like a champ after the teams returned to the field on a soggy, gloomy day between the hedges.The defense totally shut down Spencer Rattler and the Gamecocks (1-2, 0-1), who couldn’t build on their 14-3 lead at the break. They managed just 129 yards over the final two quarters, with Rattler held to 6 of 24 passing for 104 yards with two interceptions.No. 3 FLORIDA STATE 31, BOSTON COLLEGE 29BOSTON (AP) — DJ Lundy intercepted a pass to set up his own 1-yard touchdown run and Florida State scor...

10 countries and territories saw severe flooding in just 12 days. Is this the future of climate change?

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:25:10 GMT

Hong Kong (CNN) — September started with a typhoon that ripped through Hong Kong, uprooting trees and flooding the city. It was the first of a slew of extreme weather events that have hit ten countries and territories in just 12 days – the most catastrophic being the floods in Libya, which have killed more than 11,000 people according to the UN and left many thousands missing.Scientists warn that these types of extreme weather events, affecting countries all over the world, may become increasingly common as the climate crisis accelerates, putting pressure on governments to prepare.“Global warming actually changes the properties of precipitation in terms of frequency, intensity and duration,” said Jung-Eun Chu, an atmospheric and climate scientist at the City University of Hong Kong – though she added that this summer’s devastation was due to a combination of different factors including natural climate fluctuations.The huge toll of the floods also highlights the urgent need for ...

14 dead as plane carrying tourists crashes in Brazil

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:25:10 GMT

(CNN) — A plane carrying tourists has crashed in Barcelos, Brazil, leaving 14 people dead, according to CNN Brasil.The city’s mayor confirmed the accident to CNN Brasil on Saturday.The plane was carrying 12 tourists, plus a pilot and co-pilot, CNN Brasil reports. There are no survivors, Brazil’s Civil Defense said.“The passengers were going to the location to practice recreational fishing and the crash occurred due to bad weather. It was raining heavily at the time of landing,” according to CNN Brasil.Officials did not give details on the nationalities of the deceased people.CNN has reached out to the US State Department.

Kejon Owens runs for 3 second-half TDs to help FIU beat UNT 46-39

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:25:10 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Kejon Owens ran for three second-half touchdowns, including a 6-yard TD that gave Florida International the lead for good in the fourth quarter, Hezekiah Masses returned an interception for a touchdown and the Panthers beat North Texas 46-39 Saturday night.Owens finished with 10 carries for a career-high 101 yards and Shomari Lawrence added 89 yards rushing and a score on 18 attempts for FIU (2-1). Keyone Jenkins was 20-of-32 passing for 291 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions.Stone Earle went 10-of-20 passing for 96 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions, and added 67 yards rushing on seven carries, before being replaced by Chandler Rogers to open the second half. Rogers completed 11 of 15 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns and scored on a 23-yard run that gave UNT (0-2) a 39-38 lead with 10:03 left.On the next play from scrimmage, Jenkins hit Jalen Bracey for a 27-yard gain to midfield and later, on fourth-and-2, hooked up with Dean Patte...

Sunny Sunday behind Lee

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:25:10 GMT

After Hurricane Lee passed east of New England early Saturday, conditions have been slowly but surely improving across the area. Overnight tonight winds will continue to subside as skies clear out completely, leading to a nice day Sunday. High surf will be the only effects from the storm that linger, but even the waves will start to calm down by Sunday afternoon. However, another storm is in the forecast Monday that is expected to bring a lot of rain and some rain to New England. Stay tuned to the latest from the 7Weather team as the storm gets closer to the area.

From a brawl to a balk-off, the Chicago White Sox saw it all this season against AL Central foes

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:25:10 GMT

The Chicago White Sox have their final game against an American League Central opponent this season when they face the Minnesota Twins in Sunday’s series finale at Guaranteed Rate Field.For the second straight season, the Sox will have a losing record in division games.After going 37-39 in 2022, they entered Saturday’s game against the Twins 22-28 against the AL Central this season, including losing 17 of their last 24. During that stretch, they’ve been outscored 127-84.During the consecutive playoff appearances in 2020 and 2021, the Sox went a combined 69-47 in division games.There’s been a change to the MLB schedule this year, with at least three games against every other major-league team. The number of division games went from 76 to 52.Much has been made of the AL Central having just one team over .500 — the Twins. Sox manager Pedro Grifol sees it as cyclical.“I don’t know why this division has played close to .500,” Grifol said be...

Serial Boston bank robber gets 4 1/2 years in federal prison

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:25:10 GMT

To hear Fall River’s William Sequeira — who has been sentenced yet again to federal prison on his latest string of bank robberies — tell it, the bank robbing life chose him.“Ever seen the movie ‘The Town’? Well, that movie’s about me. Watch the movie, Ben Affleck plays me in the movie. That’s a true story,” Sequeira said on the show “Caught in Providence,” which shows the proceedings of Providence, R.I., municipal judge Frank Caprio. “It’s about guys outta Charlestown, Boston who rob banks and armored trucks.”At that same November 2020 hearing over parking tickets, which the Herald reported on when Sequeira was initially charged with a string of bank robberies over the course of nine days last year, Sequeira estimated he had spent “over 37 years” of his life behind bars, between a 7-year stint in state courts and a 30-year stay in a federal pen for his monetary escapades.That number will climb to more than 40 years for Sequeira, 60. On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Sari...

Reklaws kick off CCMA Awards with beer anthem; breakout star Josh Ross leads nominees

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:25:10 GMT

HAMILTON — Rising country singer Josh Ross emerged as one of the early winners at the CCMA Awards picking up the prize for breakthrough artist.The Burlington, Ont. singer-songwriter, whose hit single “Trouble” helped catapult him to fame, is the leading six-time nominee at this year’s awards show put on by the Canadian Country Music Association.His other nods include single of the year for “On a Different Night,” one of the categories set to be awarded on the live broadcast. The show airs on CTV from Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre.Sibling duo the Reklaws kicked off the night as hosts of the CCMA Awards and challenged viewers to a drinking game for the duration of the night.“Any time you hear the word beer take a big ol’ sip, because all you country fans want to hear is songs about beer,” said Jenna Walker, who alongside her brother sings the sudsy hits “11 Beers” and “Can’t Help Myself.”The Reklaws then jumped i...