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Ohtani becomes 2-way All-Star for 3rd straight year; 8 Braves selected for July 11 game

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:46:16 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani became a two-way All-Star for the third straight year when he was picked for the American League pitching staff on Sunday, and eight Atlanta Braves were chosen for the July 11 game in Seattle — the most of any team since 2012.Ohtani was elected to the pitching staff by players 10 days after fans voted him to start at designated hitter. Ohtani appeared on the most ballots among AL players. He is the only two-way All-Star in major league history. “He’s very respectful. He doesn’t do a whole bunch of talking,” AL manager Dusty Baker of Houston said. “He comes to play, and he really handles the notoriety and the publicity with humility and greatness.”At the 2021 game in Denver, Ohtani grounded out against Max Scherzer and Corbin Burnes, and pitched a perfect first inning, retiring Fernando Tatis Jr. on a flyout and Max Muncy and Nolan Arenado on groundouts.Last year at Dodger Stadium, Ohtani singled on Clayton Kershaw’s first pitch of the game and wal...

Bears quarterback Justin Fields enjoys NASCAR experience as grand marshal for Cup Series race

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:46:16 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields got a closer look at NASCAR on Sunday when he served as the grand marshal for the Cup Series’ first street course race.He was impressed.“It’s fun,” he said. “This is my first kind of interaction with it, and you know, my time here, I really enjoyed it. It’s fun, and I think as time goes on, I mean I know it’s already a big sport, but I think it’s going to continue to grow, for sure.”Fields gave the command for drivers to start their engines from the press center after the start of the race was delayed by a historic amount of rain that flooded the downtown Chicago course. The last half of the Xfinity Race, set to resume after it was suspended Saturday because of lightning, was canceled.The 24-year-old Fields, a Georgia native, got a chance to meet a couple drivers as the grand marshal, including Bubba Wallace of 23XI Racing. Wallace’s team is owned by Denny Hamlin and former Chicago Bulls star ...

McCormick, Astros overcome missing All-Stars for 5-3 victory and series edge over rival Rangers

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:46:16 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Missing their All-Star starter and slugger among others, the Houston Astros are still in a familiar spot: poised to win a series against their rivals and surprise AL West leaders, the Texas Rangers.Chas McCormick lined a tiebreaking triple with two outs and the bases loaded in the eighth inning, and the Astros hung on for a 5-3 victory in a Texas showdown matching the division’s top two teams.The win came about the same time left-hander Framber Valdez, who was skipped as the starter Sunday because of soreness in his sprained right ankle, and Yordan Alvarez were named to the AL All-Star team.Valdez isn’t expected to miss another start, and is lined up to be considered for that role July 11 in Seattle. Alvarez, who has an oblique injury, won’t be back with the defending World Series champs until mid-July at the earliest.The Astros are guaranteed at least a split of this four-game series, with the finale Monday, despite shortstop Jeremy Peña mi...

Horse rescue loses thousands of dollars after fields washed out

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:46:16 GMT

FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KDVR) - The owners of Dreamcatchers Equine Rescue in Fountain had major setbacks following two rounds of severe weather that ruined portions of a pasture and flooded a field growing hay. “We have kind of turned into a sanctuary," Julie DeMuesy, the CEO of the non-profit said, "when we rescue horses we usually get one or two who are adoptable and two who will live with us for the rest of their lives." Right now on their property, they have 72 rescue horses. Some of the horses come from feedlots, neglect situations or general rescues. DeMuesy said she and her husband, along with a handful of volunteers, help run everything on the property. “I grew up in Iowa and I have never been through a storm like that," DeMuesy said. She said on June 12th, they had heavy rain that caused Fountain Creek, a portion that runs through their property, to flood. Some of that flooding washed out a portion of their hay field. "That was the first part of the damage,” DeMuesy said. Colora...

Woman dies after tree falls on her car during Saturday’s severe weather in St. Louis

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:46:16 GMT

(CNN) — Severe weather continues to affect millions across the US Sunday, one day after a woman died in St. Louis when a tree fell on her car during a bad storm.The 33-year-old woman, who was in her parked vehicle, was pronounced dead Saturday, St. Louis Police Sgt. Charles Wall told CNN. There were at least eight reports of hail in Missouri on Saturday, including some reports house windows were broken by the frozen pellets, according to the National Weather Service. There were also several reports of severe wind, including in St. Louis, where large trees were uprooted, the NWS said.Severe weather is expected to continue affecting parts of the US ahead of the Fourth of July. One hundred million people are under severe weather threats from the eastern Rockies through the Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys and into the mid-Atlantic region.There is a Level 3 of 5 risk for much of Kentucky and northern Tennessee, impacting five million people in cities like Louisville, Lexington...

Michael Kopech heads to the IL as the Chicago White Sox salvage the finale of their series in Oakland

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:46:16 GMT

Sunday was Michael Kopech’s turn in the Chicago White Sox rotation.But the team indicated a few days earlier the possibility of skipping his start in Oakland. And before Sunday’s game against the Athletics, the Sox placed the right-hander on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Thursday, with right shoulder inflammation.“We just wanted to skip him one more time to make sure he’s ready to go in the second half,” manager Pedro Grifol said before the game at Oakland Coliseum. “That’s basically it.”Touki Toussaint started Sunday for the Sox, who salvaged the series finale with an 8-7 victory in front of 12,107.The Sox scored five in the third, with four coming after two outs.Tim Anderson, Eloy Jiménez, Jake Burger and Zach Remillard had two hits. Jiménez and Remillard had two RBIs. Burger hit a solo homer in the seventh.“Feel like we’re walking more (five on Sunday), getting to see more pitches throughout each at-b...

Chicago Sky players say ‘it didn’t feel too different’ as they win their 1st game after coach James Wade’s sudden exit

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:46:16 GMT

The Chicago Sky started a new chapter of franchise history Sunday with their first game — and first win — after coach and general manager James Wade’s abrupt exit a day earlier.Sky players feel confident the team’s identity and style of play will remain unchanged with interim coach Emre Vatansever guiding them the rest of the season after Wade took an assistant coaching job with the NBA’s Toronto Raptors.“I don’t think it’s going to be any different,” guard Courtney Williams said after the 89-87 win over the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis. “We understand the system. Emre knows the system. We know what has been working for us and what we’ve been building on. So I don’t think that changes.“When we have players go down, we don’t change our whole game plan, we don’t change the way we play. It’s just the next person (has) got to step up and step into the system that we already built that founda...

Walmart in Santee closed due to police activity

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:46:16 GMT

SANTEE, Calif. -- A Walmart in Santee has been closed down due to police activity inside the store, according to the San Diego Sheriff's Office.Around 5 p.m., law enforcement responded to a reported incident in the Walmart located at 170 Town Center Pwky. SDSO has not disclosed details about the incident that prompted deputies to be dispatched to the site.Pick-up services at the Walmart are still available to customers, SDSO said, but the public is not able to enter the store to shop. Authorities are asking the public to stay out of the area.This a developing story. Check back for updates.

Peel police asking for public’s assistance after shooting in Mississauga

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:46:16 GMT

Peel police are asking for the public’s assistance concerning a suspect after a shooting in Mississauga.On Sunday at approximately at 2:30 a.m. a shooting occurred near Glenn Hawthorne Boulevard and Hurontario Street in Mississauga.One victim suffered a gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital in critical, non-life-threatening condition.The suspect fled the area and the vehicle is described as a black Ford sedan.Police and investigators are asking anyone who potentially witnessed the incident in the area or anyone with dashcam footage to contact them.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is making a long-awaited trip to China this week

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:46:16 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing Thursday as part of an ongoing Biden administration effort to thaw U.S.-China relations, a senior Treasury official said Sunday. Yellen, who has called the notion of an economic decoupling from China “disastrous,” has frequently said in the past year that she would like to visit China. She says the two nations “can and need to find a way to live together” in spite of their strained relations over geopolitics and economic development. Yellen will meet this week with Chinese officials, U.S. companies doing business in China and with Chinese people and will stay through July 9, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of the trip. The goal of her visit is to deepen and increase the frequency of communication between U.S. and China, the official said. While there are clear areas of common interest where Yellen can make progress, the official said, there are also significant di...