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Mookie Betts caps Boston return with another homer as Dodgers beat Red Sox 7-4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:11 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts capped his return to Boston with a second straight three-hit game, hitting a two-run homer on Sunday to spark the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-4 victory over the team he led to the 2018 World Series title.Freddie Freeman also had three hits, and James Outman homered to help the Dodgers improve to 21-4 in August. Gavin Stone (1-0) earned his first career victory, following opener Caleb Ferguson to the mound and holding Boston to two runs over the next six innings before giving up homers on back-to-back pitches to start the eighth. Playing in Boston for the first time as a Red Sox opponent, Betts collected seven hits and a series of standing ovations over the three-game set, acknowledging the crowd with a wave of his batting helmet on Sunday before he led off the game with a single.Freeman doubled him to third, but Tanner Houck (3-8) got out of inning without allowing a run. Los Angeles scored one run in the fourth and another in the fifth before Betts cleared...

Jorge Soler hits 35th homer as Marlins beat Nationals 2-1 to avoid 3-game sweep

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:11 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a two-run drive for his 35th homer, and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep.Luis Arraez reached on a leadoff single in the third inning before Soler connected against Trevor Williams, giving Miami a 2-1 lead. It was Soler’s 19th go-ahead homer of the season, extending his major league lead.“Soli has been winning game after game for us and he won another game for us today,” Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said.Jacob Stallings had two hits for the Marlins, who had dropped six of seven to fall back to .500.“A good win for us that we needed badly,” Arraez said. “It’s been a tough second half for us. Everybody wants to win. We just need to continue playing hard.”Washington wasted a strong performance by Williams (6-8), who allowed five hits and walked two in a season-high seven innings. The Nationals had won five of six and 11 of 14.“The offense just couldn’t score any runs,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez sai...

Mookie Betts finally gets closure on Red Sox career, crushes former team in return to Fenway Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:11 GMT

Mookie Betts knew his first return to Boston since being traded by the Red Sox would be emotional. But he didn’t want it to become a distraction when he stepped onto the field at Fenway Park.So to help him focus on baseball, he leaned on some wise words of the late Kobe Bryant.“I have a job to take care of. Gotta separate business and emotion,” Betts said Sunday after he led the Dodgers to a series victory over the Red Sox. “I’ve learned from a couple people, especially Kobe. I got to talk to him right before he (died), he kind of explained that to me and I just put it into my repertoire.”Betts’ performance this weekend would have certainly made Bryant proud. The Dodgers outfielder was, naturally, instrumental in beating his former team this weekend, which he helped complete in Sunday’s 7-4 rubber game victory with a 3-for-5, three-RBI performance that included a two-run homer over the Green Monster. He finished the three games going 7-for-15 – which included sparking the Dodgers’ l...

Mets Notebook: Pete Alonso, Buck Showalter not motivated to retaliate after Braves righty plunked slugger

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:11 GMT

Pete Alonso was back in the Mets lineup one day after getting hit with a pitch right below the ear Saturday night by Los Angeles Angels right-hander Jose Soriano. With Alonso healthy, the argument over whether or not the Mets should enact some sort of retribution for the 84 times they’ve been beaned by other hitters has died down somewhat, but that can’t last long.The question the Mets are grappling with is intent: If it wasn’t intentional, why should they retaliate?“Good question,” Alonso said Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. “Beat ‘em the next day, or beat ‘em that night.”Fans might not want to hear it, but the Mets aren’t motivated to retaliate, and they’re not alone in this philosophy. An eye-for-an-eye doesn’t work when pitchers aren’t trying to hit people. The Mets insist that the blame lies in the game’s desire for velocity. Throwing 97-100 is the norm these days, so hard-throwing pitchers are ...

DeSantis cancels SC campaign travel, returns to Florida facing tropical storm and shooting aftermath

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:11 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis canceled a day of presidential campaign appearances to deal with crises at home as his state mourns a racist fatal shooting in Jacksonville and prepares for a tropical storm.A day after appearing in Iowa, DeSantis was back in the state capital of Tallahassee on Sunday for a news conference on Tropical Storm Idalia. He urged Floridians to heed the advice of emergency managers. He also offered condolences and condemned the killing of three Black people by a white man who authorities say left behind a suicide note, a will, and writings with racist material.DeSantis’ campaign schedule had called for him to be in South Carolina Monday for a morning town hall in Kershaw and a barbecue with Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., in Anderson. But Sunday night, his campaign spokesman Bryan Griffin announced the governor was canceling his South Carolina travel. His wife, Casey DeSantis, is still expected to appear at the barbecue but the town hall in Kershaw...

Candidates vying to run to become Mexico’s president under AMLO’s party close their campaigns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:11 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two presidential contenders vying for the coveted spot as the candidate of Mexico’s ruling Morena party in upcoming elections closed their campaigns for the nomination this weekend.In recent months, Claudia Sheinbaum, the former mayor of Mexico City, and Marcelo Ebrard, the country’s former foreign minister, have fiercely competed for the candidacy of populist President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s party.The Morena nomination is considered a beeline to the presidency due to López Obrador’s popularity. Recent polls have put Sheinbaum ahead of Ebrard in their race for the nomination.The faces and names of the two candidates have been plastered on posters and painted onto walls across the country as each has traveled to drum up support.“Equality is not a privilege but a fundamental right … Long live President López Obrador. Long live Mexico,” said Sheinbaum on Saturday.The politician to run under the Morena party banner will be chosen this week in an int...

One person stabbed near shops in Don Mills and Lawrence area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:11 GMT

One person has suffered serious injuries as they were stabbed in the Don Mills Road and Lawrence Avenue East area on Sunday afternoon.Police responded to reports of someone stabbed at approximately 4:41 pm, and officers located a man in his 30’s on the scene with a stab wound to his back.Const. Cindy Chung told CityNews the stabbing happened near a variety of shops in the area.Medics transported the man to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.The suspect fled in vehicle that police say is possibly a black Honda Civic, and fled in an unknown direction.

CPD: 12-year-old girl missing from Austin neighborhood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:11 GMT

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department is looking for help finding a missing 12-year-old girl from the City's Austin neighborhood.Missing 12-year-old Amiya Hudson, from the Austin neighborhood (Courtesy: CPD)Police said 12-year-old Amiya Hudson was last seen around 7:45 p.m. Saturday at her residence in the 1400 block of N Lockwood Avenue. Amiya is described as being around 4'11", weighing around 125 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a black and pink sweater with "PINK" written on the front, blue camouflage leggings, and light brown slide-type sandals.CPD asks anyone with information to please call Area Five detectives at 312-746-6554, or 911 if found.

Search underway for missing teen last seen at home in Portage Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:11 GMT

CHICAGO — A search is underway on Sunday afternoon for a missing teen girl who was last seen at her home on the city's Northwest Side on Wednesday, according to Chicago Police. Police say they are searching for Jaida Dortch, a missing 17-year-old who has not been seen for several days. Police search for missing 44-year-old man She was last seen at her home in the 5400 block of West Grace Street in the Portage Park neighborhood on Wednesday, August 23, according to officers. Missing 17-year-old Jaida Dortch (Courtesy: CPD)Police say the missing teen, who has brown eyes and red hair, stands 4’11″ and weighs around 115 Lbs. CPD: 12-year-old girl missing from Austin neighborhood Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the missing 17-year-old girl is asked to call Area 5 Detectives at (312) 746-6554.

No. 1 Longhorns lose to Long Beach State in season opener, rebound to beat LMU

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:00:11 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The defending national champions and preseason No. 1 team in the country dropped its first match of the season but bounced back for a California split.The Texas Longhorns fell August 25 to Long Beach State in the season opener 3-1 at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California, but bounced back to sweep Loyola Marymount the following day.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersAgainst LMU, Texas won 25-22, 25-22, 25-19 behind 10 kills from Jenna Wenaas and eight from Madisen Skinner. Skinner, the preseason Big 12 Conference player of the year, also had a team-high 10 digs. Freshman setter Ella Swindle had 24 assists and five digs with three blocks.In the first set, Skinner served five consecutive points to give the Longhorns a 12-6 cushion and Wenaas had five kills in the set. She had five more in the second set to help push the Longhorns to the set win. With l...