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Cardinals aim to keep win streak alive against the Cubs

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:45:25 GMT

St. Louis Cardinals (44-53, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (45-51, third in the NL Central)Chicago; Friday, 2:20 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Jack Flaherty (7-5, 4.29 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 96 strikeouts); Cubs: Justin Steele (9-3, 2.96 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 87 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Cubs -125, Cardinals +106BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals seek to build upon a six-game win streak with a victory against the Chicago Cubs.Chicago is 45-51 overall and 24-26 at home. Cubs hitters are batting a collective .250, which ranks ninth in the NL.St. Louis has a 44-53 record overall and a 22-27 record on the road. The Cardinals are 9-19 in games decided by one run.Friday’s game is the seventh time these teams match up this season. The Cardinals have a 4-2 advantage in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Nico Hoerner has 15 doubles, four triples, six home runs and 54 RBI for the Cubs. Cody Bellinger is 14-for-37 with a double, four home runs and seven RBI over th...

Reds take on the Diamondbacks in first of 3-game series

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:45:25 GMT

Arizona Diamondbacks (54-43, second in the NL West) vs. Cincinnati Reds (52-46, second in the NL Central)Cincinnati; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Tommy Henry (5-2, 3.89 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 56 strikeouts); Reds: Ben Lively (4-5, 3.72 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 53 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Reds -118, Diamondbacks -101; over/under is 10 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds host the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday to begin a three-game series.Cincinnati is 52-46 overall and 25-26 at home. The Reds have the third-best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .332.Arizona has a 28-19 record on the road and a 54-43 record overall. The Diamondbacks have gone 42-13 in games when they scored five or more runs.The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.TOP PERFORMERS: TJ Friedl leads the Reds with a .286 batting average, and has 14 doubles, three triples, six home runs, 26 walks and 32 RBI. Matt McLain is 11-for-39 with a home run and an RBI over the last 10...

Brewers host the Braves to start 3-game series

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:45:25 GMT

Atlanta Braves (62-33, first in the NL East) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (54-43, first in the NL Central)Milwaukee; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Michael Soroka (1-1, 5.40 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Brewers: Freddy Peralta (6-7, 4.32 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 113 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Braves -124, Brewers +105; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game series at home against the Atlanta Braves on Friday.Milwaukee has gone 26-21 at home and 54-43 overall. Brewers pitchers have a collective 3.94 ERA, which ranks third in the NL.Atlanta has a 62-33 record overall and a 30-14 record on the road. The Braves have a 48-16 record in games when they record at least eight hits.Friday’s game is the first time these teams square off this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Willy Adames has 15 doubles and 16 home runs for the Brewers. Christian Yelich is 12-for-41 with five doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.Ronald Acuna Jr. has 26...

Police investigation underway at Park Street station

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:45:25 GMT

A large police presence gathered at the Park Street Station entrance to Boston Common overnight after an incident that prompted them to block off the area with crime scene tape.Transit and Boston police could be seen searching the area for evidence.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

US navy secretary says Australian multination military exercise demonstrates unity to China

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:45:25 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — U.S. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said Friday that the major multination military training exercise launched in Australia sends a message to China that America’s allies are cooperating to defend their security and democratic values.Talisman Sabre began in 2005 as a biennial joint exercise between the United States and Australia but has expanded this year to 13 nations and more than 30,000 military personnel.Del Toro and his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, welcomed ever-closer closer bilateral military ties as they launched the exercise at a Sydney naval base.Del Toro said land, sea and air military platforms are becoming increasingly complicated and allies need to exercise together to be able to operate as a single task force.“The most important message that China can take from this exercise and anything that our allies and partners do together is that we are extremely tied by the core values that exist among our many nations together,” Del Toro ...

Canada gets 0-0 draw with Nigeria in Women’s World Cup opener

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:45:25 GMT

Canada was left looking for positives Friday in the wake of a scoreless draw with Nigeria in its opening match at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.Coach Bev Priestman and her players found some. But it had a feel of trying to make lemonade out of lemons, especially given captain Christine Sinclair’s saved penalty in the 50th minute.The seventh-ranked Canadians outshot No. 40 Nigeria 15-10 (3-1 in shots on target) and dominated possession in the early going, creating chances that they could not convert.Canada’s scoring prowess was a cause for concern coming into this Women's World Cup. And Friday’s limp effort vs. Nigeria isn’t going to silence pundits who asked where the goals would come from. @JohnMolinaro has his takeaways from Canada's opener https://t.co/Bj2ZkvIJex— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) July 21, 2023After a scoreless first half in Canada’s opening game of the Women’s World Cup, the most decorated Canadian soccer player of all time had a glorious chance to ...

A US military drone crashes in Polish woodland during training

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:45:25 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A U.S. military drone has crashed in the woods in southwestern Poland after contact was lost during training, Poland’s Defense Ministry said Friday. The ministry said that no one was hurt and there was no damage from the incident on Thursday afternoon. Polish media reported that an eyewitness saw an object crashing in the woods near the village of Trzebien and notified the fire brigade. The military were already there when the firefighters arrived, Piotr Pilarczyk, spokesman for the national fire command told Polish state news agency PAP. Pilarczyk said there were no explosions when the object, which had a wing span of about 8 meters (26 feet), crashed. In an email, the ministry told The Associated Press that the drone had collected by the U.S. side. Poland’s defense is on alert as neighboring Ukraine is fighting an all-out war against Russia’s military aggression. Trainers from several NATO member countries, including the UK, Canada, and Norway have been...

American freestyler Katie Ledecky faces youth as the world championships open in Japan

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:45:25 GMT

FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Katie Ledecky has never gone home with anything other than a gold or silver medal in the Olympics or world championships dating from the 2012 London Games.But it might happen Sunday in the women’s 400-meter freestyle on the opening night in the pool of the World Aquatics Championships. This is perhaps the most anticipated race of the entire eight-day program.One of the greatest freestylers the sport has ever seen, Ledecky is up against two younger stars: 16-year-old Summer McIntosh of Canada, and 22-year-old Ariarne Titmus of Australia.“Of course Summer and, of course Ariarne, have some incredibly fast times over the last two years,” the 26-year-old Ledecky said. “I know they’ll be right there and I know there are a lot of other contenders as well.” United States head coach Bob Bowman summed up the meet, particularly the first day.“There are definitely people out there with star quality in swimming,” he said. “There’ll be three of them in the ...

House aims to ease air travel delays with more money for air traffic controllers

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:45:25 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration would get more money to hire air traffic controllers and the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots would be raised under a bill approved Thursday by the House.The measure seeks to improve air travel, which has been plagued by delays and cancellations during its busiest times, and would reauthorize FAA programs for the next five years. It passed on a mostly bipartisan vote of 351-69.The Senate is working on its version of the bill ahead of the Oct. 1 deadline for action. The two chambers will have to reconcile differences or else approve a short-term extension of existing FAA programs by then.The House approval came after a string of votes on contentious issues. Lawmakers voted 243-139 to remove a provision that would have allowed more flight simulator hours to be credited toward the 1,500-hour in-flight requirement to become an airline pilot. Smaller airlines lobbied for the change, saying it would ease a pilot shortage tha...

1 person killed, 3 others wounded in knife attack in South Korea’s capital

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:45:25 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A knife-wielding man stabbed at least four pedestrians on a street in the South Korean capital, Seoul, on Friday, killing one person, police said.They said a man in his 30s with a criminal record that wasn’t specified was arrested. The motivation behind the attack wasn’t immediately clear.Min Moon-ki, an official from Seoul’s Gwanak district police office, said the victim who died was male but didn’t share his personal details. Moon said at least one of the three who were being treated for injuries was in critical condition.The Associated Press