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With rotation crunch coming, Nick Pivetta struggles in 9-3 loss to Braves

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

With James Paxton set to return and Garrett Whitlock potentially not far behind, the Red Sox have some decisions to make over who will comprise the starting rotation going forward.Knowing his spot could be on the line, Nick Pivetta didn’t exactly help his case.The Red Sox veteran got crushed Tuesday night, allowing seven runs over four innings in an ugly 9-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Pivetta allowed four runs in the bottom of the first, including a towering two-run shot by Braves slugger Matt Olson right out of the chute, and allowed 12 baserunners in total after giving up eight hits, three walks and hitting a batter.“I didn’t have my best day, I wasn’t executing pitches early, got behind a lot of hitters, they’re a good hitting club,” Pivetta said. “Just one of those days.”Though Alex Cora confirmed Pivetta will make his next start against Seattle on Tuesday, the underwhelming performance will intensify speculation he could soon mov...

Pittsburgh blanks Revs 1-0 in Open Cup match

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

FOXBORO – The New England Revolution’s bid to advance to the Round of 16 in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament amounted to nil.The Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC of the United Soccer League scored late in the first half and held on to beat the Revolution 1-0 on Tuesday night at Gillette Stadium.The Revolution won their opening round match 2-1 over Hartford Athletic at Gillette on April 25. The Revolution were handed their first home loss of the season in all competitions. They are now 7-4-1 in U.S. Cup matches played at home and 10-4-3 against USL opponents.The Revolution resume MLS play riding an eight-game league unbeaten streak against Inter Miami at DRV PNK Stadium on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.“I think you have to give Pittsburgh a lot of credit, they played real hard,” said Revolution head coach and sporting director Bruce Arena. “But it was a poor performance on our part and there are no excuses.”Arena primarily employed veteran back-ups in his Starting XI against Pittsburgh, a gla...

Yankees topple A’s despite Oakland second baseman’s 3 home runs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

The Yankees welcomed the Athletics to Yankee Stadium with four home runs on Monday night, a showing fit for a team nicknamed the Bronx Bombers. On Tuesday, however, the team started scoring by moving station to station during a five-run third inning that propelled the Yankees to a 10-5 win over Oakland.Aaron Judge, in his return from a hip strain, put the Yanks on the board when he grounded a ball off the glove of third baseman Jace Peterson, thus tying the game at one after Peterson picked up an RBI single in the first. A barrage of base knocks followed, as Anthony Rizzo, Gleyber Torres and Harrison Bader all picked up RBI singles off A’s right-hander Drew Rucinski before Jake Bauers made it 5-1 with a sacrifice fly.Then came the power, as Torres added his second home run in as many days, a two-run shot, in the fifth inning. Bauers then did the same in the seventh.A sacrifice fly from Judge gave the Yankees double-digit runs following an Anthony Volpe triple in the eighth.Whi...

Celtics’ season suddenly on brink after abysmal Game 5 loss to 76ers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

The Celtics claimed they understood the stakes. Hours before their pivotal Game 5, Malcolm Brogdon declared it a must-win. The sense of urgency was real.“It’s a desperation mindset for us,” Brogdon said. “We have to have this one.”Hours later, those words proved hollow. And suddenly, somehow, this Celtics season filled with so much promise, with expectations of a championship, is on the brink of dying in the second round.These Celtics – who made their lives difficult time and time again – continued the alarming theme on an embarrassing night in TD Garden. The crowd was lifeless from the opening tip, but the Celtics gave them nothing to be excited about. They flatlined with one of their worst performances at the worst time, a 115-103 loss to the 76ers.Now, the Celtics have to win two consecutive games to save their season, the first coming with Thursday’s Game 6 in Philadelphia. They put themselves in the same position as last season, when they lost Game 5 at home to the Bucks in the...

2 San Diego-area flower shops among top in US: Yelp

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Want to make your mom feel extra special this Mother's Day or perform a nice gesture to a loved one? Flowers always do the trick.Yelp recently conducted a study finding two San Diego flower shops ranking among the best in the U.S.Sage Sisters, located at 3013 University Ave in North Park, topped the list at No. 1."Beautiful flower arrangements. Unique and artistic bouquets....not your average FTD flowers," Yelper Doreen S. said. "I got to pick my own flowers for a bouquet. There were different types of flowers but what caught my eyes are the big purple Kale flower!! I added some yellows and orange flowers to go with it and some greens for fillings and they came out great," Yelper Clarissa D. commented.The North Park shop also donates buckets of blooms, and then those are prepared into flower arrangements and delivered by organizations like Radiant Hospice. Highest-rated restaurants for chicken wings in San Diego, according to Yelp Storybook Floral, which can be found...

Maryland Supreme Court reverses ruling on digital ad tax

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s highest court on Tuesday reversed a ruling by a lower court that the state’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising was unconstitutional, saying the court lacked jurisdiction over the case.In an order, Justice Matthew Fader, the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Maryland, sent the case back to Anne Arundel County Circuit Court with directions to dismiss. He said the plaintiffs failed to exhaust administrative remedies through the state’s tax court — Reasons will be stated in a later opinion. The four-page order does not make any ruling on the constitutionality of the law. Last year, the circuit court ruled that the tax on digital advertising violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prohibits discrimination against electronic commerce. The court also held that the law violates the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition on state interference with interstate commerce.In a case that is being closely watched by other states th...

South Carolina Republicans advance new abortion restrictions

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republicans are pushing new abortion restrictions in a late attempt to curtail access after a near-total ban failed last month.A Senate bill that would ban abortion except in the earliest weeks of pregnancy is moving quickly through the South Carolina House in the first sign that Republican leaders may be close to restoring limits passed in 2021 but overturned by the state Supreme Court.The effort cleared two hurdles Tuesday. Lawmakers advanced the proposal through a morning subcommittee meeting with one hour of public comment and a full committee meeting lasting over three hours.The measure would ban abortion when an ultrasound detects cardiac activity, around six weeks and before most people know they are pregnant. It includes exceptions for fatal fetal anomaly, rape, incest, and the patient’s life and health up to 12 weeks. Doctors could face felony charges carrying a $10,000 fine and two years of imprisonment for violations.But the House comm...

Bill that would require Texas schools to teach fentanyl-awareness passes through House

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — House Bill 3908, commonly known as Tucker's Law, will now go before the Texas Senate for consideration. It would require schools to provide education-based curriculum on drug addiction and fentanyl abuse prevention for grades 6-12.The House Bill was presented by Rep. Terry Wilson, who represents District 20, made up of parts of Williamson County. Since it's affirmative House vote, Tucker's Law has now been picked up by Sen. Brandon Creighton, who represents District 4, Montgomery, Harris, Chambers, Jefferson and Galveston Counties.The bill is named for Tucker Roe who died of a Fentanyl overdose at age 19 in 2021. His mother Stefanie Turner started the group Texas Against Fentanyl to raise awareness about the dangerous drug after the loss of her son.Turner was at the Capitol when the vote passed. She said the affirmation was a great step for promoting education on the difficult subject.However, she also said the moment was bittersweet as this mission only began after ...

TDEM deploys state emergency response resources ahead of severe storms happening this week

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency response resources ahead of severe storms, potential flash flooding expected to hit the state from now through the weekend, according to a news release from TDEM.“The Texas Emergency Management Council is closely monitoring weather conditions across the state, including flash flooding threats and severe weather risk,” said Texas Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd. "As state and local responders work diligently to protect our communities from these weather threats, Texans are urged to stay weather aware to keep themselves, their loves ones and their property safe."Large portions of the state faces increased risk of heavy rainfall, as well as flash flooding this week, according to the National Weather Service. Furthermore, severe storms are possible through the weekend, and Texans are urged to monitor local forecasts, the release said.TDEM activated the...

Twins waste Louie Varland’s strong start, fall 6-1 to Padres

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

With two runners on in the sixth inning Tuesday and working through the San Diego Padres batting order a third time, the Minnesota Twins let young right-hander Louie Varland work through the jam.Varland struck out $280 million-man Xander Bogaerts and third baseman Jose Miranda made a nifty play to handle a slow roller off the bat of Matt Carpenter and throw to first to end the inning, giving Varland a strong finish to his third start with Minnesota this season.However, defensive mistakes in the seventh inning, and another dismal offensive game, led to a 6-1 loss to San Diego.Bouncing back from the shortest start of his major league career, Varland allowed one run in six innings, surrendering five hits and two walks while striking out six. He lowered his ERA to 4.32 after coming off, perhaps, his worst outing in the majors when he gave up four runs in 4 2/3 innings in Chicago against the White Sox.“We started the year with five major league starters and two guys in the minor leagues ...