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Aaron Boone sees Giancarlo Stanton getting where he needs to be: ‘Sometimes it’s taken him a little bit’

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:01:48 GMT

DENVER — It’s taken some time, but Giancarlo Stanton is starting to look like the hitter he and the Yankees expect him to be.While the team’s offense is struggling mightily, Stanton crushed a two-run home run in the first inning of Friday’s loss to the Rockies. In doing so, the slugger gave the Yankees their only runs of the game. He added a double as well.Entering Saturday’s game, Stanton had 11 RBI and 11 hits in his last 11 games. He also totaled seven runs scored, three doubles and four homers over that span while registering a .290/.386/.684 slash line and just seven strikeouts.“He’s getting there,” Aaron Boone said Saturday afternoon. “It’s timing. It’s rhythm. It’s that subtle load that he has within his legs and his hands. So he’s getting into that good position to make a good swing decision.”Stanton has appeared far more comfortable at the plate than he did after first coming off the injured...

Mets drop 4th straight despite Kodai Senga’s strong outing in loss to Dodgers

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:01:48 GMT

The Mets haven’t had much to celebrate this season, and there wasn’t much to celebrate Saturday night when they dropped their fourth straight, but the emergence of Kodai Senga is as promising of development as anything else in Queens right now.The Los Angeles Dodgers downed the Mets 5-1 at Citi Field in the second game of a three-game series, but it was no fault of Senga. The Japanese rookie gave the Mets six innings of one-run baseball and left with the game tied at 1-1.The loss was charged to right-hander Adam Ottavino (0-4), who struggled through the eighth inning but limited the damage to just one run. With runners on the corners and one out, the Mets couldn’t turn a 3-6-3 double play. Pete Alonso’s high throw to Francisco Lindor prevented them from getting the runner at first in time and allowed Max Muncy to score from third.The Mets (42-50) have scored only four runs over their last four games. They had runners on the corners in the eighth with none out...

7 bodies pulled from flooded tunnel in South Korea as heavy rains cause flash floods and landslides

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:01:48 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean rescue workers pulled seven bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes, leaving at least 33 people dead and forcing thousands to evacuate, officials said Sunday.Nearly 400 rescue workers, including divers, were searching the tunnel in the central city of Cheongju, where the vehicles, including a bus, were swamped by a flash flood Saturday evening, Seo Jeong-il, chief of the city’s fire department, said in a briefing.Photos and video from the scene showed rescue workers establishing a perimeter and pumping brown water out of the tunnel as divers used rubber boats to move in and out of the area.Yang Chan-mo, an official from the North Chungcheong provincial fire department, said it could take several hours to pump out all the water from the tunnel, which was still filled with 4 to 5 meters (13 to 16.4 feet) of water dense with m...

One injured when shot in Christie and Dupont Streets area

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:01:48 GMT

One person has been injured as they were shot in the Christie and Dupont Streets area on Saturday night.Police responded to reports at approximately 9:45 p.m. of five gunshots being heard in the area.SHOOTING9:45 p.m.Christie St. & Dupont St.– police o/s– reports of 5 shots being heard– victim was located with minor injuries – ongoing investigation#GO1648924^av— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) July 16, 2023A victim was located with minor injuries that was not transported to hospital.An investigation is ongoing, and the suspect’s vehicle described as a light coloured four-door sedan.

Sat. Night Forecast: slight chance of showers, t-storms

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:01:48 GMT

Saturday Night: Slight chance of showers/thunderstorms then clearing. WNW 5-15 mph. Lows in the upper 60s outlying areas, low 70s in the city.Chicago Weather | Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center's Forecast (wgntv.com)Sunday: Clouds & sun with chance of iso. PM thunderstorms. WSW 10-20 mph. High 84, cooler lakeside.Chicago Area Radar | WGN TVExtended outlook calls for a bit cooler on Monday with highs in the upper 70s with partly cloudy skies. Low 80s with a mix of clouds and sun on Tuesday. Chance of showers/t'storms returns to the forecast for Wednesday with highs in the mid to low 80s. 

Del Valle man takes plea deal, will serve 10 years in prison for 2022 Travis Co. murder, court documents say

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:01:48 GMT

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A Del Valle man took a plea deal in reference to a murder that occurred in January 2022 in Travis County, according to court documents.According to court documents, Anthony Huerta took the plea deal, which includes him serving 10 years in prison.Huerta, 18 at the time of the murder, was accused of shooting and killing Alan Sneddon, 58. 18 year old charged with murder after witness says he shot man through car windshield Sneddon was found the morning of Jan. 9, 2022 in a car blocking a private driveway in the 7900 block of Linden Road, which is in southeast Travis County.A witness reported to TCSO that Huerta shot Sneddon through the windshield of his car after an argument.

The Iowa caucuses are six months away. Some Republicans worry Trump may be unstoppable.

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:01:48 GMT

By JILL COLVIN and STEVE PEOPLES (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — He’s been indicted twice. Found liable for sexual abuse. And he’s viewed unfavorably by about a third of his party. But six months before Republicans begin to choose their next presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump remains the race’s dominant front-runner.Early leaders don’t always go on to win their party’s nomination, but a growing sense of Trump’s inevitability is raising alarms among some Republicans desperate for the party to move on. Some described a sense of panic — or “DEFCON 1,” as one put it — as they scramble to try to derail Trump and change the trajectory of the race. But there’s no clear plan or strategy on how to do that and Trump’s detractors aren’t rallying around a single alternative candidate yet.“They’re very concerned,” former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said of fellow Republican lead...

Village of Scotia Fire Department celebrating 150 years of service

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:01:48 GMT

SCOTIA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -150 years of service has flown by for the Village of Scotia Fire Department. The team inviting everyone out to look back on the history of the station, as well as work towards the future.Pictures filled the Lion’s Pavilion in Collins Park, each one with a story shared by President of the volunteer firefighters, Bonnie Belfance. Going all the way back to December of 1873, the Neptune House Company No. 1 stepped on the ladder with 40 members. The area ended up having a multitude of fires throughout the winter for the new company to fight. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! “That year, they had many, many horrendous fires here. The insurance companies were threatening to cancel policies. So the group of them got together and decided they had to do something," described Belfance.As a member of the department since 1988, Belfance has been sharing the history of the company, with apparatus from the beginning s...

Yankees, Giancarlo Stanton jump on Rockies’ Connor Seabold, win 6-3

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:01:48 GMT

The Rockies’ 6-3 loss to the Yankees Saturday night was a microcosm of their season.They received another poor start from right-hander Connor Seabold, their offense was a no-show until it was too late, and their bullpen kept them within hoping distance.Yankees fans made up the majority of the sellout crowd of 48,632 at Coors Field and they got to cheer starter Clarke Schmidt’s six strong innings, Giancarlo Stanton’s three-run homer in the second inning, and a 3-for-4, two-double performance by DJ LeMahieu.Schmidt gave up just two hits, including a leadoff home run by C.J. to lead off the seventh, ending Schmidt’s night. He struck out eight and walked only one. Colorado’s run off him in the first inning when he hit leadoff hitter Jurickson Profar, walked Elias Diaz, and was called for a balk, sending Profar home.“It was the first time we’ve seen him and we’ve talked about this before, the first time you see a guy, the advantage is to the pitcher,&#...

Massive Gavilan Fire forces evacuations in Riverside County

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:01:48 GMT

Crews are battling a large wildfire that erupted in Riverside County on Saturday afternoon, prompting evacuations.Named the “Gavilan Fire,” the blaze was first reported near Gavilan and Idaleona Roads in Gavilan Hills around 3:30 p.m.The fire has spread from 30 acres to 250 acres so far and is “burning in heavy fuels,” according to CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department. The flames are continuing to grow with about 25 percent containment by 8:30 p.m.Fire crews have stopped all forward progress of the blaze near Lake Mathews by 8 p.m. Multiple air tankers were seen dropping around 9,400 gallons of flame retardant on the brush-heavy area. Multiple water-dropping helicopters were also at the scene.The Gavilan Fire forces evacuations in Riverside County on July 15, 2023. (KTLA)The Gavilan Fire forces evacuations in Riverside County on July 15, 2023. (KTLA)The Gavilan Fire forces evacuations in Riverside County on July 15, 2023. (KTLA)The Gavilan Fire forces evacuations in Riverside C...