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Nationals 2023 Preview: Long road back begins now

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:10:16 GMT

Very few people thought the Washington Nationals — even with the likes of Josh Bell and Juan Soto in the lineup — would contend for a playoff spot last spring. And many had them finishing under .500 (I had projected 69-93).But very few had the 2022 season in mind when they finished with a 55-107 record where they never reached .500, even for a day after dropping their opener (2-3, 4-5, and 6-7 was the best they could do). Also, they traded their generational talent Juan Soto a few years before the All-Star hit free agency.If 2020 (26-34 and last in the NL East) was a disappointment and 2021 (67-95 plus the late-July fire sale of Max Scherzer and Trea Turner) was disturbing, 2022 had the feeling of a thud.More Washington Nationals NewsMore MLB NewsMore Sports NewsAs the 2023 season nears, the road back to respectability is underway. There will be bumps, potholes, even some potential wrong turns. But one feels that the worst is behind this team and organization in this latest cycle an...

Irving tries to finish tumultuous season on a high in Dallas

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:10:16 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyrie Irving — he says now — wanted to finish out this season in Brooklyn. He has five games left instead to potentially finish this season out of the playoffs with Dallas.And the enigmatic guard suddenly has more questions — none having to do with Earth’s shape — about his basketball future as he prepares to become a free agent in the summer.As for the current state of the team?“It kind of looks like a little bit of a cluster (expletive),” Irving said.The Mavericks’ 116-108 loss in Philadelphia on Wednesday night dropped them to 8-14 since Irving was acquired in February and has a franchise that reached the Western Conference finals last season on the brink of missing the playoffs this season.Dallas is 37-40 and in 11th place in the West. The NBA play-in tournament includes teams with the seventh through 10th-highest winning percentages in each conference. “It’s been a scramble since I’ve been here,” Irving said.Irving was expected ...

Tennis umpire handed lifetime ban for manipulating scoring

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:10:16 GMT

LONDON (AP) — A tennis umpire from the Dominican Republic was handed a lifetime ban from the sport on Thursday for manipulating the scoring of matches in 2019.Fabián Carrero was found to have committed 16 breaches of tennis’ anti-corruption program across eight matches in tournaments held in the Dominican Republic in November and December 2019.Carrero manipulated the match scoring in a handheld device “to facilitate guaranteed betting wins on specific points,” the International Tennis Integrity Agency said in a statement.He has been suspended since March last year while the case proceeded. He can no longer officiate or attend events organized by tennis governing bodies.___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Aumenta la amenaza de tormentas fuertes en Estados Unidos para este viernes

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:10:16 GMT

(CNN) — “Se esperan tormentas severas intensas y generalizadas este viernes por la tarde hasta la noche”, advierte el Centro de Predicción de Tormentas ya que la amenaza de tormentas severas ha aumentado con su reciente actualización.Estas tormentas se esperan en todo el valle del Mississippi y el centro-sur a partes de los valles de Tennessee y Ohio. En total, hay más de 65 millones de personas bajo amenaza de tormentas fuertes este viernes.Dos riesgos moderados de tormentas fuertes, nivel 4 de 5, están en vigor para el viernes: uno para el Medio Sur y otro para el Valle del Medio Mississippi.El sureste de Estados Unidos se prepara para una nueva ronda de fenómenos meteorológicos severos tras los tornados y tormentas del fin de semanaLa amenaza moderada para el Medio Sur incluye el oeste de Tennessee, el noreste de Arkansas, el sureste de Missouri y el noroeste de Mississippi. Memphis es la principal ciudad de esta región.Las principales amenazas en este riesgo mo...

Suspect in custody after barricade situation in Brighton

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:10:16 GMT

BRIGHTON, Colo. (KDVR) — Police issued a shelter-in-place order in Brighton on Wednesday night after they say an armed person was barricaded inside a home. The suspect was apprehended hours later.Police first tweeted about the incident at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday and about the shelter-in-place order just after 7:30 p.m.After seven hours, Brighton PD said the suspect was in custody at around 1 a.m. Thursday and that there was no longer a threat to the community. Sober seating bill killed in committee Police were responding to the 1400 block of Swan Avenue for someone who was reportedly armed and had barricaded himself inside a house, according to a tweet from the police department.The order applied to residents in the 1300 block of Bluebird Street, 1400 block of Hummingbird Circle and 1400 block of Swan Avenue, according to the Brighton Police Department.The shelter-in-place has been lifted.

Scientists identify secret ingredient in Leonardo da Vinci paintings

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:10:16 GMT

(CNN) — “Old Masters” such as Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Rembrandt may have used proteins, especially egg yolk, in their oil paintings, according to a new study.Trace quantities of protein residue have long been detected in classic oil paintings, though they were often ascribed to contamination. A new study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications found the inclusion was likely intentional — and sheds light on the technical knowledge of the Old Masters, the most skilled European painters of the 16th, 17th, or early 18th century, and the way they prepared their paints.“There are very few written sources about this and no scientific work has been done before to investigate the subject in such depth,” said study author Ophélie Ranquet of the Institute of Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany, in a phone interview. “Our results show that even with a very small amoun...

Stroke survivor’s captivating piano concert brings joy to BHNH staff

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:10:16 GMT

A stroke survivor expressed his gratitude toward the staff at Broward Health North Hospital who nursed him back to health in a most musical way.The hospital shared a video that captured the patient playing “Margaritaville” on the piano at the hospital earlier this week.Will Bailey is a pianist and decided to give a farewell concert to the staff as his care comes to an end at the healthcare facility. He suffered a stroke during a cruise and was brought to the hospital in Deerfield Beach.Staff members enjoyed his performance and wished the patient the very best as he prepares to head back home to England.

The political king: Charles talks up net zero and refugee action in Berlin visit

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:10:16 GMT

LONDON — In his first overseas visit as U.K. monarch, King Charles III is doing little to dispel the notion he’s a political animal at heart.During a state banquet speech at Schloss Bellevue, the official residence of the German president, Charles talked up politicians’ “vital” efforts to cut carbon emissions, praised Germany’s “extraordinary generosity” in hosting Ukrainian refugees, took a swipe at Vladimir Putin’s Russia, and attempted a patch-up job on U.K.-German relations frayed by Brexit.Charles had previously vowed to take a restrained approach as king, having earned a reputation as prince of Wales for speaking out on hot-button political issues — and even lobbying British ministers over policies he disagreed with.His mother, Queen Elizabeth, had famously avoided political topics as monarch, and Charles said last year that his elevation meant it would “no longer be possible for me to give so much of my time and energies t...

Red Sox celebrate Opening Day at Fenway Park with game against the Orioles

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:10:16 GMT

The Red Sox are celebrating Opening Day at Fenway Park Thursday with a game against the Baltimore Orioles. The team posted a time-lapse video of the opening day logo being painted behind home plate. The team gets to start the season within the friendly confines of their home stadium, with game one out of 162 getting underway at 2:10 p.m.After last season’s disappointing last place finish in the AL East, the Sox are ready to rebound after revamping their roster during the offseason…“Any time we don’t make it to October and play baseball in October, it’s a disappointment, we know that, but we have definitely turned the page,” said Red Sox President and CEO Sam Kennedy. “It’s been a great vibe at spring training and [we are] really looking forward to getting going here.”Despite losing a few mainstays from last year’s roster, including Xander Bogaerts, JD Martinez, and Nathan Eovaldi, the Sox say they are optimistic that this s...

Fire kills 2 people in Springfield

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:10:16 GMT

A fire killed two people in Springfield Thursday morning after tearing through a home on East Street.Huge flames engulfed the building just after 2 a.m. The fire is out as of 6 a.m.A bomb squad and state police are investigating. No additional information has been released. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.