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Jose Altuve blasts 2-run HR to complete 1st cycle of his career, Astros crush Red Sox 13-5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve completed the first cycle of his career with a two-run homer over the Green Monster in the eighth inning, and the Houston Astros rolled past the Boston Red Sox 13-5 on Monday night.Altuve struck out swinging to lead off the game, then doubled in the third, singled in the fifth and tripled in the sixth. His homer made him the first Astros player to hit for the cycle since Brandon Barnes against Seattle on July 19, 2013.Altuve went 4-for-6, his third four-hit game of the season and 37th of his career.Yordan Alvarez added a three-run homer as part of a six-run sixth inning and José Abreu hit a solo home run for the Astros, who won their third straight.Kendall Graveman (4-6) pitched a scoreless fifth inning for Houston, which followed up its 25-hit performance in Sunday’s win at Detroit with 18 on Monday.Chris Sale (5-4) lasted 4 2/3 innings and yielded three runs and seven hits, including a home run.Houston starter Cristian Javier was chased in the fifth short...

Chicago Cubs drop series opener 6-2 as Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 pounce on Jameson Taillon in the first inning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

Jameson Taillon’s first season in Chicago has largely not played out how he and the Cubs envisioned.Lately he has pitched more like the version both sides hoped for when he inked a four-year, $68 million contract in the offseason, posting a 3.98 ERA and pitching into the sixth inning in eight of his last nine starts. Taillon knows the rotation is a big factor in what happens in the final month of the season as the Cubs try to get back to the postseason for the first time since 2020.“I feel like it’s a cliché, but starting pitching sets the tone for everything,” Taillon told the Tribune over the weekend. “So if we want to make a push and want to go where we’re trying to go, I feel like it starts and ends with pitching in general, but starting pitching always sets the tone.“For myself, I feel the ship has sailed as far as getting my numbers where I want them to be this year, and I’m not worried about it. All I’m worried about ...

Jose Altuve hits for cycle, Astros demolish depleted Red Sox 13-5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

All season long, the Red Sox have stayed afloat due to the newfound depth in their farm system.It’s how they’ve stayed somewhat in the Wild Card race far later in the summer than most experts projected, and why they are a fourth-place team with a winning record, rather than a last-place team under .500.But at this point in the season, it’s becoming clear that as deep as they’ve gotten compared to the last few seasons, it’s just not enough to carry them into October, past more complete, healthy teams.Red Sox starting pitchers have struggled to go deep into games, and Monday night’s 13-5 loss was no exception. Chris Sale lasted 4 ⅔ innings, and after he departed, Kyle Barraclough pitched the remainder of the game, wearing an unimaginable loss and 10 earned runs to protect the team’s depleted bullpen.The game started out well enough. Sale began with back-to-back strikeouts and worked around a two-out walk for a scoreless first. He was able to k...

Camp Pendleton Marines involved in Australia aircraft crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Camp Pendleton Marines were among those involved in the MV-22B Osprey aircraft crash in Australia on Sunday that killed three and left 20 others injured, according to military officials.The fiery crash occurred around 9:30 a.m. on Melville Island, which is located just north of the mainland city of Darwin, during a routine training exercise. A total of 23 military personnel were on board, officials with the Marine Rotational Force - Darwin said in a statement Sunday. Marine dies during training at Camp Pendleton In a follow-up statement released Monday, U.S. Marine officials said that all of the troops involved in the crash were from squadrons based out of Camp Pendleton and Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.Military officials also identified the three killed in the crash as Corporal Spencer R. Collart, Captain Eleanor LeBeau and Major Tobin Lewis -- all of whom were from the Hawaii squadron.This combination of photos provided by U.S. Marines Corps., shows Marine V-22B Osprey pilot...

Pope says some ‘backward’ conservatives in US Catholic Church have replaced faith with ideology

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has blasted the “backwardness” of some conservatives in the U.S. Catholic Church, saying they have replaced faith with ideology and that a correct understanding of Catholic doctrine allows for change over time.Francis’ comments were an acknowledgment of the divisions in the U.S. Catholic Church, which has been split between progressives and conservatives who long found support in the doctrinaire papacies of St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, particularly on issues of abortion and same-sex marriage.Many conservatives have blasted Francis’ emphasis instead on social justice issues such as the environment and the poor, while also branding as heretical his opening to letting divorced and civilly remarried Catholics receive the sacraments.Francis made the comments in a private meeting with Portuguese members of his Jesuit religious order while visiting Lisbon on Aug. 5; the Jesuit journal La Civilta Cattolica, which is vetted by the Vatican secretariat of state, ...

2 adults and 2 young children found fatally stabbed inside New York City apartment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A mother, father and their two children, ages 1 and 3, were found fatally stabbed inside a New York City apartment Monday, police said.Officers who were called for a wellness check on Manhattan’s Upper West Side found the bodies of the young boys, along with a 41-year-old man and 40-year-old woman just before 3 p.m. The adults had trauma to the neck and the children had wounds to their bodies, a police spokesperson said. Emergency officials pronounced all of them dead at the scene. Police arriving at the apartment found the door locked and enlisted the help of firefighters to enter. Officers were investigating whether the deaths may have been the result of a murder-suicide.The names of the victims were not immediately released.The Associated Press

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise as attention turns to earnings, economies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday as markets shift their attention from the U.S. Federal Reserve to earnings and economic reports.Regional markets also got a perk from signs China-U.S. relations may be improving, as the nations agreed to work together to smooth out economic relations, including business and trade. “This sounds more like the kind of pragmatic and decisive breakthrough that is required. The proof will be in the pudding and only time will tell, but markets are correct to respond favorably to these developments,” said Clifford Bennett, chief economist at ACY Securities.U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she and her Chinese counterpart agreed Monday to exchange information on U.S. export controls and set up a group to discuss other commercial issues. That signals possible hopes about bilateral communication, but various conflicts remain, including over technology, security and human rights. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.1% in early tra...

All assembly lines at Toyota’s auto plants in Japan have been shut down by computer problems

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — All 28 vehicle assembly lines at Toyota’s 14 auto plants in Japan shut down Tuesday over a problem in its computer system that deals with incoming auto parts.The automaker doesn’t believe the problem was caused by a cyberattack but the cause is still under investigation, said spokeswoman Sawako Takeda.It’s unclear when the lines will be back up.Toyota declined to say what models being produced might be affected.The shutdown comes after a shortage of computer chips and other auto parts stalled production in Asian nations affected by social restrictions over the coronavirus pandemic.The chips shortage woes had only recently started to ease for Japan’s top automaker, which makes the Camry sedan, Prius hybrid, Lexus luxury brand.Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press

Man injured on CNE ride, investigation underway: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

Toronto police say a man has been injured on a ride at the CNE, suffering non life-threatening injuries.Emergency crews were called to the CNE grounds at Nunavut Road and Princess Boulevard at around 9:23 p.m.The man was taken to hospital by paramedics.Police say the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) has been noticed and will be investigating.SEE AMBULANCE:(UPDATE)Nunavut Rd & Princess Blvd@CNE grounds9:23 pmCORRECTION– TSSA (Technical Standards and Safety Authority) has been notified– This incident will be investigated by the TSSA and not the Ministry of Labour#GO2010757^sc— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) August 29, 2023It’s not yet clear how the man was injured, but there are unconfirmed reports that it happened on the Polar Express ride.Video and photos from the scene show police in front of the ride, which appears to be shut down and cordoned off with police tape.The Polar Express has shut down for the night at the #CNEPolice aren’...

Drake concert in Vancouver postponed at last minute due to technical issues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:51 GMT

VANCOUVER — A Drake concert scheduled for Monday evening in Vancouver was postponed at the last minute following issues with the newly installed video board at Rogers Arena.A statement posted on social media by Canucks Sports & Entertainment, which runs the arena, said that Monday’s concert will be held on Wednesday instead.The statement was posted about an hour before the concert was set to begin.It noted that Drake was “ready and excited to perform.”The statement says Drake’s concert scheduled for Tuesday will go ahead as planned.The concerts are part of Drake’s “It’s All a Blur” tour, a collaboration with 21 Savage.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 28, 2023.The Canadian Press