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Pirates’ Suwinski joins Bonds with 2 McCovey Cove homers in game

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:30:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pittsburgh’s Jack Suwinski hit two home runs into San Francisco Bay on Monday during a 14-4 loss to San Francisco on Monday, joining Barry Bonds as the only players to reach McCovey Cove twice in a game since Oracle Park opened 24 seasons ago.Suwinski’s hit solo homers in the seventh against Anthony DeSclafani and in the ninth off Brett Wisely, a position player who took the mound in one-sided game.Bonds homered twice into the water beyond the right-field wall against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 10, 2000, and off the Florida Marlins on May 18, 2022.There have been 155 splash home runs in the regular season and postseason. Suwinski hit the 55th and 56th by a visiting player. The Giants have hit 99, including two this year by LaMonte Wade Jr. and Brandon Crawford.Bonds leads with 35 homers into the bay from 2000-07. When he hit his 35th on Aug. 8, 2007 — the night after he hit his 756th home run to break Hank Aaron’s career record, seven other...

NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 Results

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:30:31 GMT

MondayAt Charlotte Motor SpeedwayConcord, N.C.Lap length: 1.50 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (8) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 400 laps, 64 points.2. (1) William Byron, Chevrolet, 400, 55.3. (18) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 400, 48.4. (7) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 400, 34.5. (15) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 400, 48.6. (5) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 400, 39.7. (10) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 400, 33.8. (11) Chris Buescher, Ford, 400, 39.9. (33) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 400, 28.10. (29) Zane Smith, Ford, 400, 0.11. (2) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 400, 38.12. (31) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 400, 26.13. (22) Ryan Preece, Ford, 400, 24.14. (27) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 400, 23.15. (16) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 400, 22.16. (36) JJ Yeley, Ford, 400, 0.17. (25) Corey Lajoie, Chevrolet, 400, 20.18. (13) Harrison Burton, Ford, 400, 19.19. (3) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 400, 29.20. (20) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 400, 17.21. (17) Joey Logano, Ford, 400, 23.22. (14) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 400, 17.23. (24) Daniel Suárez,...

Anthony Rizzo out of Yankees lineup with stiff neck for series opener in Seattle

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:30:31 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo was held out of the lineup due to a stiff neck for their series opener against the Seattle Mariners on Monday night. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Rizzo “should be fine,” but the team was being cautious. Rizzo left Sunday’s win over San Diego after he collided with Fernando Tatis Jr. on a pickoff play that ended the sixth inning. As the first baseman leaned back to apply the tag, Rizzo collided with Tatis. Rizzo stayed on the ground for a few minutes and headed back to the clubhouse as the Yankees batted.Boone said Rizzo was undergoing treatment and did not need any additional testing. Catcher Jose Trevino (hamstring) was set to undergo a full workout before Monday’s game and there is a chance he could be activated during the series in Seattle, Boone said. Third baseman Josh Donaldson (hamstring) is set to continue his rehab assignment on Tuesday with Double-A Somerset. Designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (ha...

Florida’s Biondi shoots 67 to rally from 5-shot deficit for NCAA men’s golf title

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:30:31 GMT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Fred Biondi shot a 3-under 67 and rallied from a five-shot deficit in the final round to earn Florida’s third individual men’s NCAA golf championship on Monday.Biondi shot 2-under 35 on the front nine at Grayhawk Golf Club and was three back after a bogey on No. 12. The senior from Brazil birdied the par-4 14th and closed with four straight pars, two-putting from 50 feet on No. 18 to finish at 7 under. Biondi joins Bob Murphy (1996) and Nick Gilliam (2001) as national champions at Florida.Illinois’ Jackson Buchanan just missed a 20-foot birdie on No. 18 that would have tied him with Biondi. He shot 67 to tie Georgia Tech’s Ross Steelman at 6 under.Steelman had a three-shot lead after 15 holes, but closed with three straight bogeys to open the door for Biondi. Steelman shot 73 to finish at 6 under.North Carolina earned the No. 1 seed in match play, and top-ranked Vanderbilt struggled, missing match play by nine shots.Steelman was 6 over thro...

Police: 9 people injured in shooting near beach in Hollywood, Florida; 1 person detained by police, another still sought

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:30:31 GMT

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Police: 9 people injured in shooting near beach in Hollywood, Florida; 1 person detained by police, another still sought.Source

Extras needed for major TV production at Kingston Pen

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:30:31 GMT

Have you ever wanted to be a part of a major TV production? This might be your chance. An open casting call for extras and background performers is currently underway for a series that will be filming at Kingston Penitentiary from June 7 – 9. The casting agency says the opportunity is “no experience necessary” and encourages those interested in learning about what it’s like to work on a live production set to apply. “Selected performers will be playing the part of inmates at a women’s prison and as a result this casting call is for women-presenting participants only.” the release said. “Anyone interested in participating is invited to carefully read the details from the casting agency below and contact the agency directly via the email address at the bottom of this message.”TV Show: Forever Young Required for the cast:Women-presenting prisoners: 35 women-presenting participants of all ethnicities with various “looks” (hardened, etc.)Dates required: June 7, 8, 9 (some ...

9 injured in shooting near beach in Hollywood; some taken to children’s hospital

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:30:31 GMT

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Nine people were injured Monday evening when gunfire erupted along a beach boardwalk in Hollywood, Florida, sending people frantically running for cover along the crowded beach on Memorial Day.Several of the victims were taken to a children’s hospital, police spokesperson Deanna Bettineschi said. However, authorities have not yet released the ages of the victims.The nine victims included six adults and three children, according to Yanet Obarrio Sanchez, a spokesperson for Memorial Healthcare System. All of the victims were in stable condition, she said.A preliminary investigation shows that an altercation between two groups resulted in gunfire, police said. One person has been detained and another suspect is being still being sought.The shooting happened about 6:30 p.m. on the broadwalk near a convenience store, a Ben & Jerry’s ice cream store and a Subway sandwich shop.Alvie Carlton Scott III said he was on the beach when all of a sudden he heard nu...

Caleb Martin helps Heat to 103-84 Game 7 win over Celtics and spot in NBA Finals

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:30:31 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 28 points and Caleb Martin had 26 points and 10 rebounds in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night to help the Miami Heat beat the Celtics 103-84 and turn back Boston’s attempt at an unprecedented comeback.The Heat recovered after blowing a 3-0 lead in the series and advanced to the NBA Finals for the second time in four seasons. They will face the Western Conference champion Nuggets, with Game 1 in Denver on Thursday night.Bam Adebayo scored 12 points with 10 rebounds for Miami, which is the first No. 8 seed to play for a championship since the 1999 New York Knicks. Top-seeded Denver has been waiting since sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers on May 22.Game 6 hero Derrick White scored 18 for Boston, which was hoping to become the first NBA team ever to advance after falling behind 0-3 in a best-of-seven series. Jaylen Brown scored 19 with eight rebounds but went 1 for 9 from 3-point range.Jayson Tatum, who scored a Game 7 record 51 poin...

Emotions: The ultimate lobbying weapon

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:30:31 GMT

Rosa Sanchez Salgado is a political scientist at the University of Amsterdam.Given the success of utilizing emotions in marketing and advertising, it is surprising that so little attention has been given to the role of emotions in lobbying.After all, strategies such as blaming and shaming are the bread and butter of many NGOs, condemning the European Union, time and again, for its responsibility in human rights violations — including, for example, the failure to save refugees and migrants.The reason the use of emotions has flown under the radar for so long could be related to the fact that, in European politics, emotions are often considered to be the worst enemy of policymaking. Groups like NGOs, trade unions and farmers are often criticized for being emotional, something that is presented as irrational, sensational and out of proportion. This idea that emotions are irrational and dangerous is also supported by the way in which populist politicians and demagogues often misuse them....

Europe’s sleeper train awakens

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:30:31 GMT

The night train revival is pulling into the heart of the European Union. The much-anticipated European Sleeper route linking Berlin and Brussels kicked off Thursday night. Its ambition: to be the harbinger of a revival of the overnight rail lines that once linked the Continent’s cities before the age of discount airlines.Now, a boom in demand for transport with a lower carbon footprint than flying, and the attractions of slower travel, is sparking a resurgence. Shortly before 9 p.m. on Thursday, European Sleeper’s aged carriages rumbled out, not from the bowels of the futuristic concrete, steel and glass tomb that encases the crossed platforms of Berlin’s giant Hauptbahnhof, but instead from a suburban terminal usually used for services running to Poland.The station choice was out of his team’s control — but it’s just one part of the challenge in running a regular and reliable service, Eng...