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Mets lose to Brewers after Drew Smith blows lead in first game back from sticky stuff suspension

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:55:47 GMT

Asking the Mets bullpen to protect a one-run lead for four innings is a tall ask these days. It proved to be Mount Everest levels of steep Monday night at Citi Field in a 2-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.The Mets might have returned home after a 2-4 road trip through Houston and Philadelphia, but the same problems continue to plague them.Justin Verlander threw five scoreless, but inefficient innings and exited the game with the Mets up 1-0. Brewers right-hander Colin Rea was masterful, no-hitting the Mets (35-43) through four innings. But thanks to the speedy Starling Marte and his base-running abilities, the Mets were able to score in the fourth inning.But Drew Smith, in his first game back after serving a 10-game suspension for sticky stuff, couldn’t hold the lead. He gave up a two-run homer to rookie Joey Weimer in the sixth to hand the Brewers (41-37) the lead.So it goes for the Mets, who haven’t been able to figure out their pitching issues all season, but the bull...

Bruins clean up at NHL Awards Show

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:55:47 GMT

The Bruins did not get the only trophy they really wanted, but they cleaned up at the NHL Awards Show in Nashville on Monday. After the B’s won a record 65 games, that was pretty much expected.Though the B’s were shockingly bounced in the first round by the Florida Panthers, falling far short of their goal of the Stanley Cup, Linus Ullmark won the Vezina Trophy, Patrice Bergeron took home the Selke Award and Jim Montgomery won the Jack Adams Award as the league’s top coach.David Pastrnak, meanwhile, finished second in Hart Trophy voting to the runaway winner, Edmonton Oiler Connor McDavid, who just missed a unanimous vote. He got 195 of 196 first-place votes, with Pastrnak getting the only other one.It has been an amazing life turnaround for Montgomery, who was fired by the Dallas Stars in 2019 amid his struggles with alcoholism. He touched upon his journey in his acceptance speech.“My late father, Jim, who passed away a little while ago, impressed upon me the impo...

Players returning from LIV Golf is part of Saudis’ agreement with PGA Tour

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:55:47 GMT

The PGA Tour and European tour have agreed to work with Saudi backers of LIV Golf to decide how defectors to the rival league can return and what kind of punishment they should face, according to a framework agreement obtained by The Associated Press.The agreement also said the for-profit company to be formed by the PGA Tour and the Saudis will be the “entity for professional golf” and that the tours will coexist with LIV Golf.The framework agreement, signed on May 30, was among documents requested by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., for a July 11 hearing in Washington. Blumenthal chairs the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.“Our goal is to uncover the facts about what went into the PGA Tour’s deal with the Saudi Public Investment Fund and what the Saudi takeover means for the future of this cherished American institution and our national interest,” Blumenthal said last week.The PGA Tour has said it would participate, though it was not clear if Commissioner Jay ...

Was that actually a tsunami that hit Florida? Not the kind you think

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:55:47 GMT

An unexpected culprit toppled beach chairs along the sand at normally-calm Clearwater Beach, Florida last Wednesday. West Coast surfers might snicker at the cause, but the National Weather Service confirms the rare 4-foot wave was caused by a kind of tsunami, just not the kind you usually hear about. It was a meteotsunami, a type caused by storms with strong gusting winds, rather than the more common, dramatic tsunamis triggered by earthquakes.WHAT IS A METEOTSUNAMI?According to Paul Close, senior forecaster at the National Weather Service in Tampa Bay, when a line of storms tracks over the ocean, there can be 30 to 50 mile per hour winds near the leading edge. The winds push the water, increasing the wave height near the coast before it eventually crashes onto shore. Meteotsunamis only last about an hour because once the leading edge of the storm passes onto land, the action subsides.The meteotsunami was about 2.5 feet higher than the forecast wave height and around 4 feet higher t...

Toronto’s byelection voter turnout improves over 2022 mayoral election

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:55:47 GMT

Toronto’s voter turnout in Monday’s byelection significantly improved over the 2022 mayoral election, with over 720,000 votes recorded.Olivia Chow was elected the city’s new mayor, receiving just over 37 per cent of the vote. Former city councillor and deputy mayor Ana Bailão finished second, with 32 per cent, followed by former police chief Mark Saunders (8.5 per cent) and Anthony Furey (4.9 per cent).With more than 1.89 million eligible voters in Toronto, Monday’s byelection — prompted by John Tory’s sudden resignation in February — counted just over 722,000 votes cast as of publication, good for 38 per cent in terms of voter turnout.That’s compared to a dismal turnout in 2022 when Tory was re-elected in a landslide over Gil Penalosa. Roughly 550,000 votes were counted then (a 29 per cent voter turnout).The City of Toronto said nearly 130,000 residents attended 50 advance voting locations between June 8 and June 13. That was up from ...

Woman killed in Hamilton apartment building, police say

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:55:47 GMT

A woman was killed in a Hamilton apartment building on Monday, Hamilton Police tweeted.One suspect is in custody, police added.A heavy police presence is expected in the area of Herkimer Street, which only spans about four blocks.Hamilton Police are investigating a homicide at an apartment building on Herkimer St in #HamOnt.The victim is an adult female. One suspect is in custody.Expect a heavy police presence in the area. Anyone with information, please call Det Girgenti at 905-546-3874.— Hamilton Police (@HamiltonPolice) June 26, 2023

Man fatally shot in New Mexico movie theater over seat dispute

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:55:47 GMT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An argument over seating at an Albuquerque movie theater escalated into a shooting that left a man dead and sent frightened filmgoers scrambling to flee, police said Monday. Detectives with the Albuquerque Police Department filed charges Monday in Metropolitan Court against 19-year-old Enrique Padilla in connection with the Sunday evening shooting at a cinema complex next to an interstate highway. Padilla was at a hospital under guard Monday evening while being treated for a gunshot wound, police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said. It was unclear whether Padilla had a legal representative who could speak on his behalf.Witnesses told police that a man later identified as Padilla arrived at the theater with his girlfriend and found another couple in at least one of their reserved seats. Theater staff attempted to help resolve the dispute, but it escalated with a hurled bucket of popcorn, shoving and then gunfire, according to police.Michael Tenorio, 52, was shot ...

Bears meet with Arlington Heights officials on Monday

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:55:47 GMT

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — The Chicago Bears met with officials in Arlington Heights again on Monday about a possible move.The meeting involved the new Bears president and CEO Kevin Warren and was organized by Touchdown Arlington, a coalition of Arlington Heights business owners who support the Bears' move to town."This is a once-in-a-lifetime proposal that will boost the region's economic engine, create thousands of jobs and generate millions of dollars in future tax revenues for Arlington Heights and the region," the pro-Bears coalition said in a release announcing the meeting.The Bears purchased Arlington International Racecourse and started tearing down the grandstand jockey and office buildings in late May. Exterior demolition of the facilities at Arlington Park began in mid-June. Arlington Park demolition begins But disputes over property tax values have held up prior commitments to build a new stadium on the 326-acre horse racing site that closed for $197.2 million.Earlier ...

Man charged after woman stabbed near Grant Park

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:55:47 GMT

CHICAGO — A man has been charged after being arrested for allegedly stabbing a woman near Grant Park.Joshua Shaw, 43.According to the Chicago Police Department, 43-year-old Joshua Shaw has been charged with one felony count of aggravated battery and use of a deadly weapon after he was arrested in the 900 block of South Michigan Avenue around 8 p.m. Saturday.Police said he was identified as the man who, minutes earlier, stabbed and seriously injured a 25-year-old woman in the 1100 block of South Michigan Avenue.Responding officers then located Shaw and placed him into custody. No other information is available at this time.

July's full moon will be a little extra special: Here's why

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:55:47 GMT

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - Skygazers, mark your calendars! The next full moon will occur on the morning of Monday, July 3. Since the moon will reach its peak around 7:40 a.m. ET that morning, the moon won’t be very visible in the sky at that moment. You will, however, have the opportunity to see it a few hours before full illumination or see it nearly full the day or two prior to and after July 3.This moon will also be the first “supermoon” of 2023, meaning it will appear bigger and brighter in the sky due to the distance of the moon from the Earth. The July 3 full moon is the first of three full moons that will occur during the summer season. It is the first of four "supermoons" that will occur in 2023.What is a supermoon?NASA defines a supermoon as any full moon occurring at the same time as the moon’s perigee, or closest point of orbit with the Earth. The moon takes about 27 days to orbit the Earth. During each 27-day cycle is a perigee, or point where the moon is closest to the E...