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Freeman extends hitting streak to 16 games, Dodgers beat Rays 6-5

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:58 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — In a tense and tight matchup of division leaders, Freddie Freeman and the Los Angeles Dodgers came out on top.Freeman extended his hitting streak to 16 games, Max Muncy and Miguel Vargas homered, and the NL West-leading Dodgers beat the MLB-best Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Saturday.Freeman finished 2 for 3 with two walks and is hitting .444 (28 for 63) with 18 RBIs during his streak.Mookie Betts had an RBI single and Freeman followed with a run-scoring double off Colin Poche (3-1) as Los Angeles took a 5-4 lead in the seventh inning. Vargas added a solo shot in the eighth.“That was a gritty win,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “So much respect for this Tampa team, the way they play. They don’t give you anything. And for us to get a lead and lose it and come back and fight back, it was just overall just a good win — and now we have a chance to win a series.”Harold Ramírez hit the Rays’ major league-leading 100th homer, but Tampa Bay dropped to 25...

Woman found dead at historic Hagerstown City Park in suspected homicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:58 GMT

The Jonathan Hager House Museum. (Courtesy the City of Hagerstown)A 37-year-old woman was found deceased beneath the porch of the Jonathan Hager House in Hagerstown City Park early Friday morning, according to officials.Police said in a news release that they responded to a report of a deceased person in Hagerstown City Park at about 5:50 a.m. The woman from Hagerstown, Maryland, was found inside a stone alcove beneath the porch of the house and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials. The release said the woman was known to sleep at this location below the house.Police are investigating the incident as a homicide and believe the victim may have known the person that killed them. Officials are not releasing the name of the victim until they have notified her family and are not releasing any more details about the death.Anyone with information is asked to call (240) 313-4345 or email [email protected]. Stay with WTOP for updates on this ongoing investigation....

Apuñalan mortalmente a un hombre con una espada en District Heights

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:58 GMT

Un hombre fue mortalmente apuñalado con una espada el viernes en District Heights, informó la policía del condado Prince George’s. Las autoridades que respondían a un informe del ataque en la cuadra 2100 de Brooks Drive sobre las 6:30 p.m. encontraron a un hombre que parecía tener entre 60 y 69 años que sufría de varias puñaladas. Murió en el lugar. La policía arrestó a un sospechoso en el lugar. No han descrito la espada. Aún se desconoce el motivo del ataque.Source

How to stay safe on the water during a busy holiday weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:58 GMT

LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR) -- Boating season is underway and Memorial Day Weekend is expected to be especially busy.  As people gear up for outdoor activities on the water, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is sharing safety tips to prevent a search and rescue situation. Grant Brown, Colorado boating safety program manager, said it’s important to keep an eye on the afternoon storms that roll in from the west. “If you can be off the water ahead of it, then we recommend that, but if you get caught on the water then you might have to ride out that storm,” Brown said. CPW said 2022 was Colorado’s deadliest year on the water with 36 deaths. Brown said a majority of those deaths occurred from people swimming, paddleboarding or kayaking without life jackets.  Which parks are open for boating during Memorial Day weekend? “One of the key contributing factors is cold water emersion, cold water shock coupled with no life jackets, so the biggest thing for us is life jackets,” Brown said. It’...

KCP's championship pedigree was missing link in Nuggets' drive to Finals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:58 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets had all the ingredients for an NBA Finals run this season — Nikola Jokic's all-around greatness, Jamal Murray's sweet ball handling, Michael Porter Jr.'s board crashing and arc accuracy, Aaron Gordon's above-the-rim brilliance.The only thing missing was big-game experience.Enter Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who won a title with the Los Angeles Lakers inside the NBA bubble in 2020.The Nuggets acquired the sharp-shooting swingman along with veteran guard Ish Smith from the Washington Wizards last July in exchange for Monte Morris and Will Barton.KCP, the quiet-until-he-needs-to-be player with a lethal outside shot, has been the calming presence on this squad that has sent Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Anthony Davis and LeBron James on early vacations and has designs on adding either Jimmy Butler or Jayson Tatum to that mix when the NBA Finals finally get here June 1. Nikola Jokic ties wedding ring to shoe before every ...

Biden, GOP reach debt ceiling deal with 2-year agreement work requirements

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:58 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal to limit federal spending and resolve the looming debt crisis ahead of a June 5 deadline, the House speaker said.A deal would avert a catastrophic U.S. default, but risks angering both Democratic and Republican sides with the concessions made to reach it.The Democratic president and Republican speaker reached the agreement after the two spoke earlier Saturday evening by phone, said McCarthy, speaking Saturday night. The country and the world have been watching and waiting for a resolution to political standoff that threatened the U.S. and global economy.With the outlines of a deal in place, the legislative package could be drafted and shared with lawmakers in time for votes early next week in the House and later in the Senate.Central to the package is a two-year budget deal that would hold spending flat for 2024 a...

Mets Notebook: Adjusting to Coors Field altitude, Omar Narvaez continues rehab assignment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:58 GMT

DENVER — The altitude in Colorado will sneak up on you if you’re not careful. The 5,200-foot elevation makes it the highest park in the Major Leagues by a long shot. Chase Field in Phoenix is the second-highest at 1,100 feet.When professional sports teams come through town, they have to have to take extra precautions. It’s not as tough for NHL or NBA teams who come to town to play one game in about 48 hours, but baseball teams have to figure out how to adjust and adapt over a three or four-game series.The Mets sent Kodai Senga and Carlos Carrasco back to New York early in order to allow them to get their work done at sea level. They tried to convince Max Scherzer, who pitches Friday in the series opener, to go back with them as well, but he wanted to do his work in Colorado. The reduced oxygen level at high altitudes can not only affect breathing but hydration, sleep and the ability to recover, which is why the Mets wanted their starting pitchers to be able to work...

Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous US default

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:58 GMT

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, ZEKE MILLER and KEVIN FREKING (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation’s legal debt ceiling late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal to limit federal spending and resolve a looming crisis ahead of a June 5 deadline, the House speaker said. The deal would avert a catastrophic U.S. default, but it also risks angering both Democratic and Republican sides with the concessions made to reach it. Negotiators agreed to some Republican demands for enhanced work requirements on recipients of food stamps that had sparked an uproar from House Democrats as a nonstarter. Support from both parties will be needed to win congressional approval.The Democratic president and Republican speaker reached the agreement after the two spoke earlier Saturday evening by phone, said McCarthy. The country and the world have been watching and wai...

Are Cincinnati Reds closer to playoffs than Chicago Cubs? ‘We’re not where we want to be, I’m sure of that,’ manager David Ross says.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:58 GMT

Good thing for the Chicago Cubs they say their focus is on the road ahead.Because objects in the rearview are a lot closer than they appear.In fact, as they took the field against the Cincinnati Reds Saturday night, in third place and slumping, they were one loss combined with a St. Louis Cardinals victory from getting dropped into last place in the National League Central.That may not mean much on Memorial Day weekend in the context of a 2023 season that has four months to go.But if recent indications mean much, those objects in the mirror might be closer when it comes to the longer road of Jed Hoyer’s Next Great Cubs Team and what might be a steeper hill to climb toward October in the National League Central.Much of the Reds’ identified next-gen core is on the team now, including 100-mph starter Hunter Greene, or on the doorstep at Triple A, including the game’s No. 1-ranked prospect, shortstop Elly De La Cruz.And after the 23-year-old Greene — who signed a...

Division 3 state track: Billerica girls, Westboro boys capture championships

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:58 GMT

FITCHBURG – Winning the indoor state title over the winter wasn’t enough for the Billerica girls track and field program.As part of a deep effort that saw them maintain a slim lead from Thursday in the Div. 3 state championships at Fitchburg State University, the Indians’ outdoor squad outlasted reigning champion Mansfield on Saturday night to claim another team crown in succeeding seasons – their first ever in outdoor.The top team and the eighth team in the standings from the first day were separated by just 14 points, but Billerica put on a show to turn that into the difference against the next best team.The Indians finished with 83.25 points, Mansfield was second with 69.75, Milton came in third with 52, and Chicopee placed fourth with 50.5.“It feels really good and it took the whole entire season to get to this point, it definitely didn’t just start today,” said Billerica outdoor head coach Scott Arsenault. “I’m so proud of these girls, they showed up every day, and from the fir...