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Kyle Schwarber hits his 44th homer and lifts Phillies to 6-1 win over Cardinals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit his 44th homer, sparking the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6–1 victory Saturday night over the St. Louis Cardinals.“There’s always a chance when you go up to the plate,” Schwarber said. “I don’t worry about numbers. I’ve just got to keep going up there and taking quality at-bats.”Schwarber’s three-run homer came on a 2-2 pitch in the fifth inning, extending the Phillies’ lead to 5-1. The homer snapped an 0-for-16 slump for Schwarber, who sports a .197 season average. He hiked his RBIs total to 97.“That was a big home run,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. ”For whatever reason, he typically doesn’t hit well against the Cardinals.”Schwarber drilled a 114.1 mph line drive that cleared the wall in right field, making it the hardest-hit home run at Busch Stadium this season and his second-hardest-hit homer of the year.It was his fifth homer at Busch Stadium. He has 22 hits in 136 at-bats in 37 career games in St. Louis.“No,...

MLB notes: Who could be candidates to succeed Chaim Bloom as Red Sox baseball boss?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:52 GMT

The Chaim Bloom era in Boston is officially over, and in the coming weeks the Red Sox will undertake what club CEO Sam Kennedy promised would be a broad search for a new baseball boss.Who will be the next person to run the Red Sox baseball operation? What title will they hold? Will the Red Sox hire one person or two? Kennedy said all options are on the table, other than former Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, who is presumably more interested in tackling new challenges than revisiting old ones at this stage in his career.We’ll no doubt learn more about the club’s preferences as the search unfolds, but for now there are a handful of people around baseball who seem like obvious candidates at first blush. Whether any of these individuals emerge as actual candidates remains to be seen, but here are a few names to watch and why they might be a good fit for the Red Sox going forward.Sam Fuld, Phillies GMAs of this writing Fuld is the betting favorite to become Boston̵...

UN committee votes to list ancient Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:52 GMT

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A U.N. conference voted Sunday to list the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision likely to anger Israel, which controls the territory and does not recognize a Palestinian state.Jericho is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities on earth, and is in a part of the Israeli-occupied West Bank that is administered by the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority.The decision was taken at a meeting of the U.N. World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, under the auspices of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO. Israel quit UNESCO in 2019, accusing it of being biased against it and of diminishing its connection to the Holy Land. Israel also objected to UNESCO’s acceptance of Palestine as a member state in 2011. But Israel remains a party to the World Heritage Convention, and it sent a delegation to the meeting in Riyadh.Israel captured the West Bank, along with ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on his way home after concluding a trip to Russia’s Far East

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:52 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on his way home Sunday from Russia, ending a six-day trip that triggered global concerns about weapons transfer deals between the two countries locked in separate standoffs with the West.Kim began his journey back to North Korea aboard his armored train from the Primorye region in Russia’s Far East, following a farewell ceremony at a train station, Russia’s state news agency RIA said. Since entering Russia last Tuesday in his first overseas trip in more than four years, Kim had met President Vladimir Putin and visited key military and technology sites. Earlier Sunday, he was in a lighter mode, touring a university and watching a walrus show at a Russian aquarium.Russia’s state media released videos of Kim — dressed in a black suit and accompanied by his top officials — talking with Russian officials through translators as he walked through the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University in Russky Island.Kim was late...

Poland imposes EU ban on all Russian-registered passenger cars

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:52 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland began to enforce a European Union ban Sunday on all Russian-registered passenger cars seeking to enter the country — the latest in a series of sanctions on Russia in punishment for its war against Ukraine.Under the EU’s decision, motor vehicles registered in the Russian Federation are no longer allowed to enter the territory of the 27-member bloc. “A car registered in Russia has no right to enter Poland,” Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski said Saturday, announcing the ban that took effect hours later at midnight.“This is another element of the sanctions imposed on Russia and its citizens in connection with the brutal war in Ukraine, due to the fact that the Russian state today constitutes a threat to international security,” Kaminski said.The move comes just days after the nearby Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia banned vehicles with Russian license plates from entering their territory — a joint move in line with a recent interpretat...

Now a post-tropical storm, Lee expected to move into Gulf of St. Lawrence today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:52 GMT

Tens of thousands of hydro customers remain without power as Lee, now a strong post-tropical storm, begins moving out of the Maritimes into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.Environment Canada says New Brunswick, the Gaspe Peninsula, and the Quebec Lower North Shore will continue to experience heavy rain Sunday, while high winds and large waves will continue to impact much of Prince Edward Island, eastern Nova Scotia, and the Magdalen Islands.As of 3:30 a.m. ADT, Nova Scotia Power was reporting outages affecting nearly 106,000 customers, more than 11,700 NB Power customers were in the dark and just over 800 Maritime Electric customers were without power in P.E.I.Tropical storm warnings remained in effect for eastern Nova Scotia, much of Prince Edward Island, and the Magdalen Islands, with those regions also under wind warnings, with gusts of up to 100 kilometres an hour in those areas.Environment Canada warned that trees may be uprooted more easily because the ground is oversaturated after h...

Coach Damion Mitchell's brave cancer fight inspires Lutheran North Football

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:52 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Coaching football is one of Damion Mitchell's passions.He loves coaching so much he does so at two places, Matthews Dickey and Lutheran North High School.At Lutheran North, where they affectionately call him "Coach Dee." The Crusaders are preparing for their next opponent. Recently, Coach Dee has been battling an opponent of his own."The last five months, I've been going through chemotherapy," Damion said. "When I go in for chemo, I am in the hospital for five days."Damion is battling lymphoma. The fight, though, hasn't stopped him from continuing to coach."If I didn't have football, my battle wouldn't have been as easy as it's been," Damion said. "Football has helped me through this."A couple of weeks ago, Coach Dee hit a milestone in his cancer battle. After his final round of chemotherapy treatment, he rang the bell at the hospital."It was a sigh of relief to get through that last round of chemotherapy," Damion said. "All the nurses and all the staff just welcomed me...

Inside CSU Rams’ “brutal” loss to CU after blowing fourth-quarter lead in Rocky Mountain Showdown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:52 GMT

BOULDER — For Colorado State, this year’s instant-classic Rocky Mountain Showdown will be remembered as the one that got away.The Rams blew an 11-point fourth quarter lead at Folsom Field, watching a would-be historic upset over the 23.5-point favorite Buffs evaporate into the wee hours of the night.“Brutal,” CSU quarterback Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi aptly summarized, no doubt speaking for all of Fort Collins.CSU had a 99.4% win probability when CU got the ball back with 2:06 left, down eight points and needing to drive 98 yards for the tying touchdown plus two-point conversion. But that’s exactly what CU did, before going on to win 43-35 in double overtime.After the Rams scored a TD at the end of the first OT, they had a chance to go for the game-winning two-point conversion. But Jay Norvell elected to kick the extra point instead. It was the last time CSU would score in the game.“We talked about (going for it), and I didn’t feel it was right...

Daily horoscope for September 17, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:52 GMT

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions after 9 p.m. EDT today (6 p.m. to 10 p.m. PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Libra into Scorpio.Happy Birthday for Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023:You are strong, determined and courageous. You have high standards and are committed to whatever you do. You don’t overlook things. This is a year of service to family and others. Take care of yourself so you can be a resource to others. Personalize your home this year.ARIES(March 21-April 19)★★★You might feel pressured by someone today. You might think you have to agree. Or maybe you think you have to do what they want. You’re an independent thinker, so you will do what you want. Tonight: Check your finances. This Week: Relationships become a stronger focus.TAURUS(April 20-May 20)★★★Certain issues might arise today, possibly connected with a pet, your health or your job, which triggers a strong desire to make improvements or make something better. Tonight: Cooperate. This Week: You ...

Deion Sanders: CU Buffs star Travis Hunter likely out “a few weeks” after being taken to hospital during Colorado State game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:52 GMT

Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter was taken to a local hospital during the 2023 Rocky Mountain Showdown after being on the receiving end of a late hit Saturday night, CU football announced.Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders wasn’t sure of the specifics of the injury after the game, a 43-35 double-overtime win for CU, but “first thing I heard was that he would be out for a few weeks,” he said.The coach added he suspects Hunter will only want to be out for two weeks.“But his health is more important than his game,” Sanders said.With five minutes remaining in the first quarter, the CU receiver and defensive back was involved in a controversial play that left him shaken on the sideline. As Hunter was running a route downfield, Colorado State senior defensive back Henry Blackburn wandered over in help coverage and leveled Hunter after the ball had already fallen incomplete. Colorado State was assessed two penalties on the play — a defensive pass interference an...