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Langeliers, Kemp homer as Athletics down Astros again 6-2 to avoid 100th loss

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:10 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Shea Langeliers and Tony Kemp both homered as the Oakland Athletics jumped on Justin Verlander early in a 6-2 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.Oakland has won the first two games of this series to avoid its 100th loss this season. Houston’s lead in the AL West dwindled to one game with the loss and a win by Texas over Toronto on Tuesday night.The Astros home woes continued as they fell to 37-37 at Minute Maid Park this season after dropping 12 of their last 16 games there.A two-run homer by Langeliers made it 3-0 in the first inning and Kemp’s shot in the fifth made it 5-1.Verlander (11-8) allowed eight hits and five runs with seven strikeouts in seven innings in his eighth start since a trade from the New York Mets.Oakland starter J.P. Sears (5-11) yielded five hits and two runs in six innings for his third straight win.A night after getting shut out 4-0, the Astros again had trouble stringing hits together. Houston, which scored 39 runs in a three-...

Severe Tuesday night storms bring flash flood warning to Montgomery Co., ground stop at Reagan National Airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:10 GMT

Reagan National Airport is experiencing delays ahead of thunderstorms that are expected to roll through the D.C. area Tuesday night.The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a ground stop for the airport, preventing inbound flights from landing there until 11:15 p.m. The ground stop was initially supposed to end at 8:30 p.m.The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern D.C. and southeastern Montgomery and northwestern Prince George’s counties in Maryland. The warning is in effect through 11:15 p.m., after a severe storm was spotted moving 25 mph over Chevy Chase.Quarter-sized hail and 60 mph winds are possible.The weather service also issued a Flash Flood Warning for northwestern Montgomery County, in effect through 1:15 a.m. Wednesday.Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have already fallen in the affected area, and additional amounts of 0.5 to 2 inches are possible, according to the weather service. Flash flooding is ongoing or exp...

US routs Oman 4-0 in exhibition as Balogun, Aaronson and Pepi score

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:10 GMT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Folarin Balogun scored in the 13th minute, Brenden Aaronson converted a free kick in the 60th and Ricardo Pepi got a goal in the 79th to lead the United States over Oman 4-0 in an exhibition Tuesday night for a two-game sweep of the Americans’ first matches in Gregg Berhalter’s return as coach.Khalid Al-Braiki added an own goal in the 81st when he deflected in a cross by defender Kevin Paredes, who had entered two minutes earlier in his U.S. debut.Berhalter was hired after the failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and led the Americans to the second round of last year’s tournament, where they lost to the Netherlands 3-1. He was replaced by interim coaches while the U.S. Soccer Federation investigated a domestic violence accusation brought to its attention by the Reyna family, then was rehired.The 11th-ranked U.S. has an automatic berth for 2026 as a co-host of the 48-nation tournament, No. 73 Oman has never qualified for soccer’s top tour...

Single Season 50 Home Runs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:10 GMT

Through 2022x-active73 — Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, 200170 — Mark McGwire, St. Louis Cardinals, 199866 — Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs, 199865 — Mark McGwire, St. Louis Cardinals, 199964 — Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs, 200163 — Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs, 199962 — x-Aaron Judge, New York Yankees, 202261 — Roger Maris, N.Y. Yankees, 196160 — Babe Ruth, N.Y. Yankees, 192759 — Babe Ruth, N.Y. Yankees, 192159 — Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins, 201758 — Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics, 193258 — Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers, 193858 — Mark McGwire, Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals, 199758 — Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies, 200657 — Luis Gonzalez, Arizona Diamondbacks, 200157 — Alex Rodriguez, Texas Rangers, 200256 — Hack Wilson, Chicago Cubs, 193056 — Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners, 199756 — Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners, 199854 — Babe Ruth, N.Y. Yankees, 192054 — Babe Ruth, N.Y. Yankees, 192854 — Ralph Kiner, Pittsburgh Pirates, 194954 — Mickey Mantle, N.Y. Yankees,...

Podiatrist explains why turf fields pose a risk to athletes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Aaron Rodgers, of the New York Jets, tore his Achilles tendon during a nationally televised game on Monday."His foot on the turf was not able to give way, and on that extra extension, the Achilles had nowhere to go," said Dr. Keyvan Ganz, a podiatrist of foot and ankle surgery.For younger folks playing high-contact sports, Ganz said, you see a similar type of injury."Tendonitis, inflammation of the tendon, more so than actual tears in the kids," Ganz said. Failing to obey Colorado’s new roundabout law could cost you $70 These injuries happen when the Achilles tendon on the back of the leg is overextended. You can have a partial — or, in Rodgers' case, total — rupture of the tendon.Recovery can vary depending on the injury. Ganz said it's no less than three months before you can even start rehab, whether for an NFL athlete or a high school football player."Typically, it's going to be in a walking boot with a little bit of a heel lift to take some of that tension off...

Gov. Healey declares state of emergency, school canceled again in Leominster Wednesday after flooding

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:10 GMT

Cleanup efforts continued in Leominster and several other Massachusetts communities Tuesday after heavy rains on Monday triggered flash flooding that damaged roads, homes and businesses and prompted the closure of local schools.Hours after sunrise revealed new damage and after touring impacted communities, Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday night officially announced a state of emergency declaration.“Today I saw firsthand the devastating impacts of severe flooding in Leominster and North Attleborough – and it was painfully clear that Massachusetts is in a state of emergency,” Healey said, in part.“This declaration will expedite our efforts to deliver relief to impacted communities and bolster our ability to access federal resources,” Healey said. More than 100 people were utilizing city emergency shelter space as of Tuesday morning, according to Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella. In addition to local school closures, several roads in Leominster were closed throughout the day.In an upd...

Boston city councilors Kendra Lara, Ricardo Arroyo lose re-election bids 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:10 GMT

Boston voters voiced their choice in preliminary elections Tuesday and, according to results posted on the city’s website, voted two controversial city councilors out of office. City Councilor Kendra Lara, representing District 6, was eliminated from the November general election months after she was involved in a car crash in June.Police said Lara was driving without a license at the time when she slammed an unregistered car into a home in Jamaica Plain.In District 5, Councilor Ricardo Arroyo also didn’t make it through the preliminary vote after facing a number of controversies in the last year. Among controversies, Arroyo was fined for ethics violations back in July. As of around 11 p.m., Benjamin Jacob Weber led the District 6 vote tally with 43.14% of the vote. William A King was in second place with 35.98%. Lara was in third place with 20.59%. In District 5, Enrique Pepen led the vote tally with 39.92%. Jose A Ruiz was in second place with 30.82%. Arroyo w...

Yankees sweep Fenway Park doubleheader for first time since 2006 as Boone gets 500th win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:10 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Gleyber Torres keyed the Yankees to their first doubleheader sweep at Fenway Park since 2006, leading New York over the Boston Red Sox 3-2 and 4-1 on Tuesday to get manager Aaron Boone his 500th career win.Torres had a go-ahead, two-run single in the sixth inning and started a game-ending double play with the bases loaded in the opener of a day-night doubleheader opener. Then in the night game, Torres scored the go-ahead run on a bases-loaded grounder in the sixth and added an RBI single in the ninth.New York entered 1-8 against the Red Sox this year and had not swept a doubleheader at Fenway since Aug. 18, 2006. The Yankees, who had been fifth in the AL East every day since Aug. 9, matched Boston at 73-72.Boone improved his managing record to 500-353 in six seasons.Carlos Rodón (3-5) struck out nine over five innings in the night game, allowing one run and four hits. Zach McAllister, a 35-year-old right-hander, gave up one hit in a scoreless sixth in his first major l...

Revolution make additional coaching staff changes in aftermath of Bruce Arena’s resignation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:10 GMT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Revolution have made additional changes to their coaching staff following last week’s abrupt resignation of longtime coach Bruce Arena after he was placed on administrative leave by Major League Soccer because of allegations he made insensitive and inappropriate remarks.The team announced Tuesday night that Clint Peay, who had been serving as coach of New England’s reserve MLS Next Pro Revolution II team since 2019, has been elevated to interim head coach of the MLS club. Arena’s longtime assistant Richie Williams was originally given the interim title after Arena was placed on leave last month. Arena quit his post on Saturday.In a news conference earlier Tuesday, Williams said the team had asked him to remain interim head coach until the end of the season.“That’s where my focus is right now,” Williams said.Williams’ comments came after a team-wide meeting earlier in the day. It’s unclear what prompted ...

Dylan Cease shines as the Chicago White Sox split a doubleheader with the Kansas City Royals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:24:10 GMT

Dylan Cease finished the second inning by striking out Nelson Velázquez and Nick Loftin.He began the third by striking out Drew Waters and Nick Pratto.Cease had one of his better starts of the season’s second half, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals, 6-2, in Game 1 of Tuesday’s doubleheader at Guaranteed Rate Field.Cease allowed one run on four hits with eight strikeouts and one walk in 5 1/3 innings.“Today was solid,” Cease said. “I thought I commanded the ball pretty well, mixed it up good and the defense and offense played well. It was a good game.“I’ve been putting in a lot of work to make adjustments and I haven’t really seen a lot of results yet. But today is a step in the right direction.”The Sox staged an epic rally in Game 2, tying it after falling in a nine-run hole. But they couldn’t pull off the victory, losing 11-10.The Sox scored eight in the sixth /inning to tie the game. But the R...