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Hapless Oakland A’s, on 11-game skid, eager to welcome back all-star pitcher

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

OAKLAND – The Oakland A’s have had four players come off the injured list this month. A handful of others will be eligible to come off the IL in the coming days and weeks.Considering the sorry state of the A’s pitching staff, no player will be welcomed back more than right-hander and 2022 all-star Paul Blackburn, who is set to start Monday against Matt Olson and the Atlanta Braves.Blackburn might not be a savior, but his return to Oakland can’t come soon enough, especially after the A’s were blasted 10-1 on Sunday by the Houston Astros, who set a new record for the 55-year-old Coliseum by hitting seven home runs.Yordan Álvarez hit two homers, and Jake Meyers, Chas McCormick, Jose Altuve, José Abreu, and Jeremy Peña each connected on one as the Astros swept the three-game series and handed the A’s (10-45) their 11th straight loss, their longest skid in close to three decades.Luis Medina gave up Meyers’ three-run shot in the fourth inning and allowed back-to-ba...

Luke Boyers and Brayden Taylor hit HRs, TCU beats Oklahoma State for Big 12 Tournament title

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Luke Boyers and Brayden Taylor each hit a home run, Luke Savage pitched 4 innings of scoreless relief and No. 4 seed TCU beat Oklahoma State 12-5 Sunday night to win the Big 12 Tournament for the second time in the last three years. TCU (37-22), which has won six games in a row and outscored its opponents 48-15 in four games at the tournament, has now qualified for eight of the last nine NCAA Tournaments to be held (the Horned Frogs missed the 2018 tournament and it was canceled due to COVID in 2020). Boyers hit a three-run shot to cap a four-run top of the second. Tre Richardson hit a two-RBI double, scored when Kurtis Byrne hit the next pitch for a single and Austin Davis singled to center to bring home Byrne and make it 8-0 in the third. Roc Riggio singled to lead off the home half of the inning before Carson Benge and Chase Adkison were each hit by a pitch to load the bases before Luke Savage relieved starter Chase Hoover. Nolan Schubart drew a walk to br...

SEC lands 8 of 16 regional host sites for NCAA baseball tournament

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Eight of the 16 regional hosts selected for the NCAA Tournament are from the Southeastern Conference, the Division I Baseball Committee announced Sunday night.The hosts have locked up spots in the national tournament, and the rest of the 64-team field will be unveiled Monday.Each regional will be made up of four teams playing in a double-elimination format. All are scheduled from Friday through Monday. Regional winners advance to best-of-three super regionals, and those eight winners go on to the College World Series in Omaha beginning June 16.Wake Forest (47-10), among four Atlantic Coast Conference teams to be named hosts, is expected to be the No. 1 overall seed after winning the league’s regular-season championship and leading the nation in wins.SEC hosts are Alabama (40-19), Arkansas (41-16), Auburn (34-21-1), Florida (44-14), Kentucky (36-18), LSU (43-15), South Carolina (39-19) and Vanderbilt (41-18).Joining Wake Forest as ACC hosts are Clemson (43-17...

El catálogo de música de Queen podría venderse por más de US$ 1.000 millones, según una fuente

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

(CNN) — Las canciones de Queen son conocidas en todo el mundo, y el trabajo de la banda pronto podría venderse por una suma asombrosa.Una fuente familiarizada con la adquisición de música le dijo a CNN que las discusiones están “muy avanzadas” para que Universal Music Group adquiera el catálogo de Queen, propiedad de Disney Music Group.La fuente agregó que la venta podría superar los US$ 1.000 millones y que “se espera que el acuerdo se cierre dentro de un mes”.Brian May, el legendario guitarrista de la banda Queen, recibe título de manos del rey Carlos III del Reino UnidoCNN se ha comunicado con Universal Music Group y Disney Music Group para obtener comentarios, así como con un representante de la banda.Bruce Springsteen apareció previamente en los titulares en diciembre de 2021 con la venta de su catálogo de canciones, con un total cercano a los US$ 500 millones.Podría decirse que esa suma es la cantidad más alta por la que se ha vendido un catálogo de música, pero si la ve...

England, Argentina in tougher path to Under-20 World Cup final; Brazil finds better road

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

SAO PAULO (AP) — The knockout stage of the Under-20 World Cup will feature all four South American teams that started the tournament, and only two European soccer powerhouses: England and Italy.The two will meet on Wednesday in the most anticipated encounter of the round-of-16. The winner will move to face Colombia or Slovakia in the quarter-finals.On the same side of the draw, Argentina will take on Nigeria on Wednesday. If the hosts advance, they will play either a physically strong Ecuador or a fast-paced South Korea.Brazil’s next rival will be Tunisia, which advanced for having scored one more goal than France. If the Brazilians confirm their favoritism on Wednesday, they will take on either Asian champion Uzbekistan or debutant Israel.The United States will play New Zealand on Tuesday in the battle to reach the last eight. The winner of that match will challenge either Gambia or Uruguay.Two of the favorites in the tournament failed to advance to the round-of-16; France fi...

Nuggets mural on Colfax catching attention

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A local artist is paying homage to the NBA's Western Conference champion Denver Nuggets through a mural he put up on Colfax Avenue. The artist, who goes by the name I Am Detour, spraypainted the mural of Nuggets superstars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray on a building at Colfax Avenue and Race Street. KCP’s championship pedigree was missing link in Nuggets’ drive to Finals "A lot of times the architecture in cities and communities are muted. So adding like a bright color to the wall but also something that's relevant to their lives, which the Denver Nuggets are, it's always exciting," the artist said. Nuggets merchandise sales skyrocketThe city is embracing the Nuggets' win as gear has been flying off the shelves after the team swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals. And even some items could end up being quite valuable.“The hottest selling item is the hats that the players were wearing,” Derek Friedman, owner of Sportsfan, a sporting goods sh...

Bus driver, passenger open fire on each other on moving Charlotte transit bus, leaving both injured

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

(CNN) — A bus driver and passenger opened fire on each other on a moving Charlotte transit bus earlier this month, leaving both injured, transit authorities said.The incident started when a passenger, who authorities identified as Omarri Shariff Tobias, got up while the bus was in motion and asked the driver to let him off between designated bus stops, according to a news release from Charlotte Area Transit System.The driver, David Fullard, told Tobias he would have to wait until the next approved stop. After about a two-minute exchange, Tobias pulled out a gun and pointed it at Fullard, the transit system said.At this time, Fullard also pulled out a firearm, the transit system said. Both men fired their guns “in rapid succession,” although it is unclear who shot first, company spokesperson Brandon Hunter told CNN by phone Saturday.Fullard was struck in the arm and Tobias was struck in the abdomen, according to the transit system.Dramatic video of the encounter shows Fullard st...

On tech, the EU doesn’t speak for Europe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

Alina Polyakova is the president and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). Matthew Eitel is a program officer for the Digital Innovation Initiative at CEPA.The European Commission of President Ursula von der Leyen vowed in 2019 to make “a Europe fit for the digital age,” dubbing the 2020s Europe’s “digital decade.”Building on the European Union’s flagship privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Brussels’s regulatory race to the top gained historic momentum over the past four years. And from digital markets to content moderation, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, computer chips and data governance, the Commission has left little on the table in terms of regulation.Bolstered by mended ties with the administration of United States President Joe Biden and increased coordination with the U.S. through the Trade and Technology Council (TTC), the von der Leyen Commission seems to have achieved the impossible in an often rancorous 27-member bloc — a...

State police close Revere Beach after 3 people wounded in separate shootings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

State police were forced to shut down Revere Beach on Sunday night after separate shootings left several people wounded, officials said.Troopers responding to a reported shooting at 123 Centennial Ave. around 7 p.m. found a 17-year-old girl who had suffered a gunshot wound to her lower body, according to state police. She was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.A preliminary investigation suggests the girl was wounded while shots were being fired into a group of people during a fight and she was not the intended target. Then, around 8 p.m. two victims were wounded in another shooting in the area of the bathhouse across from 63 Revere Beach Boulevard. A 51-year-old woman suffered gunshot wounds to her legs and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital and a 17-year-old boy who was grazed by a gunshot declined to go to the hospital.Several juveniles have been detained and are being interviewed but no one has been charged in connection with the ...

Debt ceiling deal: What’s in, what’s out of the bill to avert US default

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:31 GMT

By KEVIN FREKING, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — The details of the deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy were released Sunday in the form of a 99-page bill that would suspend the nation’s debt limit through 2025 to avoid a federal default while limiting government spending.The Democratic president and Republican speaker are trying to win over lawmakers to the plan in time to avert a default that would shake the global economy. But Congress will be scrutinizing and debating the legislation, which also includes provisions to fund medical care for veterans, change work requirements for some recipients of government aid and streamline environmental reviews for energy projects.McCarthy said the House will vote on the legislation Wednesday, giving the Senate time to consider it before June 5, the date when Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the United States could default on its debt obligations if lawmakers...