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SF Giants’ third straight win vs. Brewers includes unlikely sources: Sour Patch Kids and Logan Webb’s four-seam fastball

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:03 GMT

MILWAUKEE — Casey Schmitt has injected all kinds of energy into this Giants team since being called up earlier this month. Little did we know the importance the pregame infusion of sugar the fun-loving rookie has recently provided Mitch Haniger’s typically rigid diet.“I’ve been giving him a little Sour Patch before every game,” Schmitt said, giggling, after the Giants’ 3-1 win over the Brewers on Saturday. “I did it yesterday. I did it again today. And he hit home runs in both games.”Haniger’s second homer in as many games was the deciding blow in their third straight win over the Brewers, coming the inning after Logan Webb looked mortal for the first time all game, allowing Milwaukee to pull even at one on the final pitch of his masterful seven-inning performance.“I get on him for bringing food into the dugout,” said Haniger, who added a pair of singles for his second consecutive three-hit game. “But he gave me Sour ...

Panthers’ Tkachuk says he’s rooting for both Tatum and Butler in playoffs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:03 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk went to high school with Boston star Jayson Tatum in St. Louis. He now has Miami star Jimmy Butler wearing his Florida Panthers jersey for workouts.And everyone wants to know who Tkachuk is rooting for in the Boston-Miami matchup in the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals. Understandably, the answer is a bit complicated.“I think the best answer so I have people in St. Louis still on my side — I’m rooting for my two favorite players, Jimmy Butler and Tatum,” Tkachuk said before Game 6 of the Boston-Miami series, the first time he was at a Heat game in person. “I hope they both go off … but for the whole Florida vibe, I hope this building is electric all night.”Tkachuk appeared on TNT’s pregame show before Game 6; TNT also will broadcast the Stanley Cup Final, which Tkachuk and the Panthers will be in after beating Boston, Toronto and Carolina for the Eastern Conference title.He hung out with Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal before his appearance, and said...

Turquía se dirige a una segunda vuelta para las elecciones presidenciales. Esto es todo lo que necesitas saber

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:03 GMT

(CNN) — El líder de Turquía, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, se enfrentará al candidato de la oposición Kemal Kilicdaroglu en la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales este domingo.Antes de la la primera ronda todo parecía establecido para una contienda reñida, con Erdogan enfrentando una presión sin precedentes después de 20 años en el poder.No obstante, Erdogan desafió las expectativas y solo perdió por poco la victoria absoluta en primera vuelta.El tercer candidato en las elecciones presidenciales de Turquía respaldará a ErdoganLa votación tuvo lugar casi cuatro meses después de que el terremoto del 6 de febrero matara a más de 50.000 personas y desplazara a más de 5,9 millones en el sur de Turquía y el norte de Siria. También se produjo en medio de una grave crisis económica y lo que los analistas dicen es una erosión democrática bajo el Gobierno de Erdogan.Recep Tayyip Erdogan y Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Getty ImagesEsto es lo que necesitas saber sobre la segunda vuelta:¿Cómo fu...

Luis Castillo strikes out 10 as Seattle Mariners beat Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:03 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Luis Castillo struck out 10 in six crisp innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Saturday.Castillo allowed one hit — Tucupita Marcano’s double on the game’s first pitch — and walked two. The right-hander earned his second straight win since dropping consecutive starts.Gabe Speier, Matt Brash, Trevor Gott and Justin Topa then combined for three innings of one-hit ball for Seattle.It was a sharp contrast from Friday night, when Pittsburgh slugged seven homers in a series-opening win.“I saw they came out aggressive,” Castillo said. “So in my mind, I said, ‘OK, I just gotta throw a variety of different pitches.’ And that’s what I did.”Castillo’s 10 strikeouts matched his most since he was acquired in a trade with Cincinnati in July.“I can’t say enough about what he means to our pitching staff and what he’s done since he’s been here,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said.The Mariners backed Castillo (4-2) with three runs in the first and one in t...

Freeman extends hitting streak to 16 games, Dodgers beat Rays 6-5

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:03 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — In a tense and tight matchup of division leaders, Freddie Freeman and the Los Angeles Dodgers came out on top.Freeman extended his hitting streak to 16 games, Max Muncy and Miguel Vargas homered, and the NL West-leading Dodgers beat the MLB-best Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Saturday.Freeman finished 2 for 3 with two walks and is hitting .444 (28 for 63) with 18 RBIs during his streak.Mookie Betts had an RBI single and Freeman followed with a run-scoring double off Colin Poche (3-1) as Los Angeles took a 5-4 lead in the seventh inning. Vargas added a solo shot in the eighth.“That was a gritty win,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “So much respect for this Tampa team, the way they play. They don’t give you anything. And for us to get a lead and lose it and come back and fight back, it was just overall just a good win — and now we have a chance to win a series.”Harold Ramírez hit the Rays’ major league-leading 100th homer, but Tampa Bay dropped to 25...

Woman found dead at historic Hagerstown City Park in suspected homicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:03 GMT

The Jonathan Hager House Museum. (Courtesy the City of Hagerstown)A 37-year-old woman was found deceased beneath the porch of the Jonathan Hager House in Hagerstown City Park early Friday morning, according to officials.Police said in a news release that they responded to a report of a deceased person in Hagerstown City Park at about 5:50 a.m. The woman from Hagerstown, Maryland, was found inside a stone alcove beneath the porch of the house and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials. The release said the woman was known to sleep at this location below the house.Police are investigating the incident as a homicide and believe the victim may have known the person that killed them. Officials are not releasing the name of the victim until they have notified her family and are not releasing any more details about the death.Anyone with information is asked to call (240) 313-4345 or email [email protected]. Stay with WTOP for updates on this ongoing investigation....

Apuñalan mortalmente a un hombre con una espada en District Heights

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:03 GMT

Un hombre fue mortalmente apuñalado con una espada el viernes en District Heights, informó la policía del condado Prince George’s. Las autoridades que respondían a un informe del ataque en la cuadra 2100 de Brooks Drive sobre las 6:30 p.m. encontraron a un hombre que parecía tener entre 60 y 69 años que sufría de varias puñaladas. Murió en el lugar. La policía arrestó a un sospechoso en el lugar. No han descrito la espada. Aún se desconoce el motivo del ataque.Source

How to stay safe on the water during a busy holiday weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:03 GMT

LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR) -- Boating season is underway and Memorial Day Weekend is expected to be especially busy.  As people gear up for outdoor activities on the water, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is sharing safety tips to prevent a search and rescue situation. Grant Brown, Colorado boating safety program manager, said it’s important to keep an eye on the afternoon storms that roll in from the west. “If you can be off the water ahead of it, then we recommend that, but if you get caught on the water then you might have to ride out that storm,” Brown said. CPW said 2022 was Colorado’s deadliest year on the water with 36 deaths. Brown said a majority of those deaths occurred from people swimming, paddleboarding or kayaking without life jackets.  Which parks are open for boating during Memorial Day weekend? “One of the key contributing factors is cold water emersion, cold water shock coupled with no life jackets, so the biggest thing for us is life jackets,” Brown said. It’...

KCP's championship pedigree was missing link in Nuggets' drive to Finals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:03 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets had all the ingredients for an NBA Finals run this season — Nikola Jokic's all-around greatness, Jamal Murray's sweet ball handling, Michael Porter Jr.'s board crashing and arc accuracy, Aaron Gordon's above-the-rim brilliance.The only thing missing was big-game experience.Enter Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who won a title with the Los Angeles Lakers inside the NBA bubble in 2020.The Nuggets acquired the sharp-shooting swingman along with veteran guard Ish Smith from the Washington Wizards last July in exchange for Monte Morris and Will Barton.KCP, the quiet-until-he-needs-to-be player with a lethal outside shot, has been the calming presence on this squad that has sent Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Anthony Davis and LeBron James on early vacations and has designs on adding either Jimmy Butler or Jayson Tatum to that mix when the NBA Finals finally get here June 1. Nikola Jokic ties wedding ring to shoe before every ...

Biden, GOP reach debt ceiling deal with 2-year agreement work requirements

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:03 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal to limit federal spending and resolve the looming debt crisis ahead of a June 5 deadline, the House speaker said.A deal would avert a catastrophic U.S. default, but risks angering both Democratic and Republican sides with the concessions made to reach it.The Democratic president and Republican speaker reached the agreement after the two spoke earlier Saturday evening by phone, said McCarthy, speaking Saturday night. The country and the world have been watching and waiting for a resolution to political standoff that threatened the U.S. and global economy.With the outlines of a deal in place, the legislative package could be drafted and shared with lawmakers in time for votes early next week in the House and later in the Senate.Central to the package is a two-year budget deal that would hold spending flat for 2024 a...