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Red Sox ride four-run eighth, dominant Paxton performance to 5-4 win over Guardians

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:19:58 GMT

James Paxton gave the Red Sox exactly the kind of dominant starting pitching performance they’ve so badly needed, and yet for most of the outing it looked like it might be wasted by another punchless offensive performance.It took a while, but eventually the bats did finally come through.The Red Sox rallied for four runs in the top of the eighth to come from behind and beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4, snapping the club’s three-game losing streak and pushing Boston back over .500 at 31-30. Rob Refsnyder delivered the go-ahead RBI single and Paxton earned the win.“It’s been awhile, right?” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said of the team’s big inning. “It was quality at bat after quality at bat, Pablo (Reyes) going the other way and everyone contributed. It was a good one.”Early on it didn’t seem like it was going to be Paxton’s night, as the big lefty labored through a tough first inning in which he threw 28 pitches and allowed tw...

Aaron Judge headed to IL with contusion and sprained ligament in right big toe

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:19:58 GMT

Slugger Aaron Judge is headed to the injured list with a contusion and sprained ligament in his right big toe, manager Aaron Boone announced after Tuesday’s loss to the Chicago White Sox.The news comes after Judge was scheduled to meet with Dr. Christopher Ahmad. Judge sustained the injury while while making a gate-breaking catch at Dodger Stadium on Saturday.Boone told reporters after Tuesday’s loss that Judge doesn’t have a fracture in his toe.Ahmad also met with pitchers Nestor Cortes and Ryan Weber on Tuesday. Cortes has a shoulder strain and won’t throw for about two weeks, per Boone.Weber was diagnosed with a UCL strain after landing on the IL while in Los Angeles.Check back for more details. ()

Lucas Giolito is lifted after 6 no-hit innings — and Liam Hendriks gets his 1st save — in the Chicago White Sox’s 3-2 win

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:19:58 GMT

Lucas Giolito was nearly part of another historic night.Giolito pitched six no-hit innings for the Chicago White Sox in a 3-2 victory against the New York Yankees on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.Giolito struck out seven and walked three, exiting after throwing 100 pitches.Joe Kelly entered in the seventh and struck out the first two batters before walking Willie Calhoun. Isiah Kiner-Falefa broke up the combined no-hit bid when his fly to left-center fell between Andrew Benintendi and Luis Robert Jr. for an RBI double. There appeared to be miscommunication between the outfielders.Giolito and three relievers combined for a three-hitter to win the opener of the three-game series.The Sox were vying for the 21st no-hitter in franchise history. Giolito threw the 19th on Aug. 25, 2020, against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Guaranteed Rate Field.That one was played with no fans in the stands because of the pandemic. Tuesday’s game was in front of 38,049 in one of the biggest settings in the ...

Florida official says migrants flown to California went willingly, disputes claims of coercion

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:19:58 GMT

By TRÂN NGUYỄN and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ (Associated Press)SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration said Tuesday that three dozen migrants whom the state flew from the U.S. southern border to California on private planes all went willingly, disputing allegations by California officials that the individuals were coerced to travel under false pretenses.The admission of responsibility — five days after the first flight touched down in California’s capital — only served to heighten tensions between DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, his frequent political sparring partner.Two planes arrived in Sacramento, on Friday and Monday, each carrying asylum-seekers mostly from Colombia and Venezuela. The individuals had been picked up in El Paso, Texas, taken to New Mexico and then put on charter flights to California’s capital of Sacramento, said California Attorney General Rob Bonta. He is investigating whether any vi...

Cambridge holds off Lexington in marathon boys volleyball match

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:19:58 GMT

CAMBRIDGE — The stage was set for an epic comeback from No. 9 Lexington in an all-time Div. 1 second-round matchup Tuesday night, and No. 8 Cambridge was on its way to losing out on its grand opportunity to move on in the state tournament in front of a raucous crowd.First, the Falcons were one point away from advancing in the fourth set before Lexington rallied from down 24-22 to force a fifth. Then, 14-13 and 15-14 leads were washed away by more Minutemen heroics.Both teams were throwing haymakers in the most critical times. But with a Henry Bonney block that just barely touched down inside the line to ice the match, Cambridge connected on just one more to hold on for a 3-2 win (22-25, 25-19, 25-18, 26-28, 17-15).The Falcons, waiting for the winner of No. 1 Needham/No. 16 Methuen in the Div. 1 state quarterfinal round, aren’t done yet.“I’d say it exhibits a lot of grit, but in the first place, we don’t want it to get to that point,” said Cambridge senior Isaac Wedaman. “We’ve worke...

Newly graduated student, man attending graduation died in Richmond shooting, police say

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:19:58 GMT

RICHMOND — Seven people were shot, two fatally, when gunfire rang out Tuesday outside a downtown theater where a high school graduation ceremony had just ended, causing hundreds of attendees to flee in panic, weep and clutch their children, authorities and witnesses said.A 19-year-old suspect tried to escape on foot but was arrested and will be charged with two counts of second-degree murder, Interim Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards said during a nighttime news conference at which he confirmed the two fatalities.Five others were wounded by the gunfire outside the state capital’s city-owned Altria Theater, which is across the street from a large, grassy park and in the middle of the Virginia Commonwealth University campus. At least 12 others were injured or treated for anxiety due to the mayhem, according to police.“As they heard the gunfire, it was obviously chaos,” Edwards said. “We had hundreds of people in Monroe Park, so people scattered. It was very chaotic ...

Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies hosts soccer camp, inspires young players

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:19:58 GMT

Eight-year-old Emerson Doyle was thrilled to show his moves to Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies on Tuesday.“I did a step-over. I showed him a step,” Emerson said, holding his blue soccer ball in his left arm. “And Alphonso said, ‘That’s cool.”’Emerson was among 44 kids, aged eight to 12, who joined the Canadian player at Victoria Soccer Club in west Edmonton – the first of many soccer camps said to be Davies’s legacy project to inspire the next generation of soccer players in Canada.“It’s (about) enjoying the game and inspiring them to keep believing in your dreams,” Davies said Tuesday at the soccer club.Davies said camps like the one held Tuesday helped him find new friends as he was growing up, develop skills and compete, while also enjoying the moments.The 22-year-old Edmontonian, who made history by scoring Canada’s first and only goal at the men’s FIFA World Cup in 2022, has inspired a youn...

Florida grand jury involved in Trump documents probe by Justice Dept., AP source says

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:19:58 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are using a grand jury in Florida as part of their investigation into the possible mishandling of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach property, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday night.The grand jury is in addition to a separate panel that has been meeting in Washington for months to consider charges against Trump over the retention of hundreds of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and potential obstruction of the government’s efforts to reclaim the records.It is not clear why prosecutors are using an additional grand jury, which was described to The Associated Press by a person who insisted on anonymity to discuss secret proceedings, or which witnesses might be testifying before it. A variety of witnesses, including lawyers for Trump, close aides to the former president and officials with the Trump Organization, have appeared over the last year before the grand jury in Washington. But the u...

‘A situation that’s unprecedented.’ Quebec confronted with over 150 wildfires

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:19:58 GMT

MONTREAL — Northern Quebec’s largest city was being evacuated while another that had been threatened by wildfires lifted an evacuation order Tuesday, as authorities turned their attention to communities in the northern and northwestern parts of the province where firefighters worked to beat back threats from out-of-control blazes.“We’re following all of this from hour to hour, obviously,” Premier François Legault told reporters in Sept-Îles, Que. “If we look at the situation in Quebec as a whole, there are several places where it is still worrying.”Late Tuesday, authorities issued an evacuation order for Chibougamau, a city of about 7,500 in the central region of the province. Authorities said the evacuation was underway and promised more details Wednesday. According to the province’s forest fire prevention agency, more than 150 forest fires were burning in the province on Tuesday, including more than 110 deemed out of control.Legault said t...

Fiji reconsiders security ties with China amid Pacific tensions

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:19:58 GMT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Fiji’s leader indicated Wednesday his nation is reconsidering its security ties with China at a time that geopolitical tensions in the Pacific are rising. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said Fiji was reviewing a contentious police cooperation agreement it signed with China in 2011 that has allowed Chinese police officers to be stationed in Fiji. At one point during a news conference in Wellington with his New Zealand counterpart Chris Hipkins, Rabuka appeared to go one step further by referring to Fiji’s “discontinuation” of the agreement.“If our systems and our values differ, what cooperation can we get from them?” Rabuka said, referring to China. “We need to look at that again before we decide whether we go back to it, or if we continue the way that we have in the past by cooperating with those who have similar democratic values and systems.”Fiji expanded its policing agreement with China in 2013 to include some military cooperation...