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White Sox score 11 in 2nd, beat Reds 17-4

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:40:00 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Hanser Alberto had four hits, a career-high four RBIs and the Chicago White Sox scored 11 runs in the second inning to rout the Cincinnati Reds 17-4 on Sunday.The 11 runs are the most for the team in one inning in 16 years and third-most ever for the franchise. The White Sox had 11 runs in the fifth at Kansas City on Sept. 17, 2007.The offensive outburst could be a big boost for the White Sox who will be without designated hitter Eloy Jiménez for up to six weeks following his appendectomy.“We lost Eloy and we’ll miss him,” Alberto said. “We know what kind of player he is. We want him to come back to see a better team. We need to just go out there and have fun, score some runs, and do some damage.” The White Sox, who’ve struggled this season with runners in scoring position, delivered plenty of big hits against Graham Ashcraft (2-1) in the second, sending 14 batters to the plate. Alberto hit a two-run homer to snap Ashcraft’s 33-inning homerless streak. ...

Hamlin bumps Larson for lead on final lap to win at Kansas

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:40:00 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Denny Hamlin had walked out of victory lane after winning a thrilling NASCAR Cup Series duel over Kyle Larson with a last-lap pass at Kansas Speedway on Sunday just in time to hear his crew chief, Chris Gabehart, make a bold proclamation.“He’s the most talented race car driver in the world,” Gabehart was saying.Awkward, because Gabehart wasn’t talking about his own driver.“Tells you what he thinks about me,” Hamlin said with a wry grin.Gabehart was talking about Larson, who was leading in the closing laps on a sizzling day in the heartland. But it was Hamlin who was better this time. He spent about 30 laps stalking Larson before making a couple of failed attempts at the lead in the closing laps. Finally, heading onto the backstretch on the final one, Hamlin pulled alongside Larson and made the slightest of contact, sending him bumping into the outside wall and giving Hamlin a clear path to the finish line.The victory ended a 33-race winless droug...

Denver weather: Warmer temps, chance for spring showers to start workweek

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:40:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay warmer than normal with the chance for more afternoon showers and thunderstorms as the workweek goes on. Weather tonight: Showers clearing, mildShowers and thunderstorms will wrap up through the evening. This will be followed by clearing clouds and a low in the 40s, which is right around normal for this time of year. Weather tomorrow: Mainly sunny and warmer Monday will start off with plenty of sunshine. Clouds will build in by the afternoon as high temperatures climb to the mid-70s. There is a slight chance for afternoon showers, but most areas will stay dry. Looking ahead: Mild temps, increasing chance for showers Temperatures will climb to the upper 70s on Tuesday followed by increasing afternoon clouds and the chance for a few showers and thunderstorms with the heat of the afternoon and evening. The chance for showers will increase as the week goes on with a better chance for showers and thunderstorms with the heat of the afternoon...

Reinhart the hero, as Panthers top Leafs in OT for 3-0 lead

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:40:00 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored 3:02 into overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Sunday night to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.Reinhart dumped the puck off the boards behind the net to set up his game-winner, taking a pass back from Anton Lundell and scoring to give Florida its first 3-0 series lead in 27 years.Anthony Duclair and Carter Verhaeghe scored for Florida. Sam Lafferty and Erik Gustafsson scored for Toronto.Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 22 shots for the Panthers. Joseph Woll stopped 18 of the 21 he faced for the Maple Leafs after he relieved starter Ilya Samsonov, who stopped all eight shots he saw before leaving early in the second period with an injury.Game 4 is Wednesday night.Reinhart’s goal for that 3-0 lead means it’s time for the Maple Leafs to spend the next three days hearing about the most dreaded of stats three games into a best-of-seven — the one about how only four clubs ...

School bus drivers in Framingham agree to new contract to avoid strike, 2 other towns negotiating

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:40:00 GMT

Bus drivers in Framingham have agreed to a new contract and will be picking up kids for school on Monday, narrowly avoiding a looming strike as bus drivers in two other communities continued to negotiate Sunday night.Bus drivers in Marlborough and Westborough were still working out the details of a new contract and it remains unclear whether they will be making their rounds picking up students on Monday, according to Teamsters Local 170.The union says pay and benefits were among the issues with the current contract.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

After losing in 14 innings, Chicago Cubs prepare to welcome Willson Contreras back to town with the reeling St. Louis Cardinals

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:40:00 GMT

The Chicago Cubs got within 90 feet of a series sweep of the Miami Marlins — three times — on a boisterous, sunny Sunday at Wrigley Field. They wound up with a 5-4, 14-inning loss thanks to an ill-timed balk and a lot of marooned baserunners.But it could have been a lot worse.In fact, the good-vibe Cubs (17-17) won’t have to look far Monday to feel a lot better about themselves. The National League Central’s hot mess of a so-called division favorite comes to town for a three-game series.That would be the last-place — by a lot — St. Louis Cardinals, who needed a seventh-inning outburst Sunday at home against the lousy Detroit Tigers to snap an eight-game losing streak before their first meeting of the season against the rival Cubs. At 11-24, the Cards lug the NL’s worst record to Chicago.If the Cubs think it sounds bad to be told they’re terrible (or worse) at hitting with men in scoring position (3-for-20 in Sunday’s loss) or to ...

Timeout or no timeout? Celtics’ decision backfires in Game 4 loss to 76ers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:40:00 GMT

PHILADELPHIA — Twice, the Celtics had a chance to win Sunday’s Game 4 with a game-winning shot on the final play. They came up short both times.One common denominator? They chose not to call a timeout in both instances.With an opportunity to win the game in regulation, the Celtics generated a great look when Jayson Tatum found Marcus Smart for a wide-open 3-pointer that bounced off the rim to send it to overtime.Then, after James Harden’s go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in the extra session, the Celtics didn’t call timeout. The decision backfired. They were too slow, and it cost them. Tatum found Smart on the wing, where he hit the shot. But it came after the buzzer.Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla has empowered his players all season in these moments to make a play without the need to call timeout. But it didn’t work this time.“We’ve been doing it all year,” Al Horford said. “We feel confident in that and I felt like that was the right thing. The momentum was there. Jayson ...

Man shot by deputies in North County church

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:40:00 GMT

VISTA, Calif. -- A suicidal man was shot by deputies in North County church on Sunday, according to the San Diego Sheriff's Department.Authorities received a call shortly before 12:30 p.m. reporting a disturbance involving a man on the 1400 Block of Calle Jules in the City of Vista. Reports of shots fired at house party in Lincoln Park The sheriff's department says responding deputies located a suicidal individual who was armed with a gun, which prompted authorities to shoot the man at the scene.The man was then transported to a local hospital to be treated for his injuries. His condition is unknown at this time and his identity has not been released. No further information surrounding the circumstances leading up to the incident have been disclosed. An investigation into the matter is ongoing.

MTV Movie & TV Awards begin muted, with plenty of old clips

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:40:00 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A host-less, pre-taped and muted MTV Movie & TV Awards kicked off Sunday, the first big awards show to air during the screenwriters’ strike with a commercial-heavy broadcast featuring lots of past recycled live clips. Tom Cruise took home the best performance in a movie for “Top Gun: Maverick,” beating Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Michael B. Jordan and KeKe Palmer. In a pre-taped response, Cruise was seen piloting a jet and thanking the fans, while also plugging his next “Mission: Impossible” film.“The Kardashians” won best docu-reality show, the best breakthrough performance went to Joseph Quinn of “Stranger Things,” and Pedro Pascal won best hero for “The Last Of Us.”Host Drew Barrymore had dropped out in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America, and the show’s red carpet was rolled up. Faced with a picket from the guild, MTV scrapped the live event entirely. While Barrymore wasn’t there, she had left plenty of sponsored bits, one with Cheetos popcor...

After attacks on Chinese, Pakistan pledges more security

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:40:00 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani president on Friday assured Beijing’s top diplomat that his country will boost security for all Chinese nationals working on multi-billion dollar projects in cash-strapped Pakistan. China has been demanding more security from Pakistan for its nationals residing and working in the Islamic country since 2021, when a suicide bomber killed nine Chinese and four Pakistanis in an attack in Pakistan’s volatile northwest.More recently, a Chinese national working on the Dasu Dam, a Chinese-funded hydropower project and the biggest of its kind in Pakistan, was arrested on blasphemy charges after an angry mob accused him of insulting Islam when he criticized a coworker for taking too much time to pray during working hours. Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws carry the death penalty, and sometimes even a mere suggestion of blasphemy is enough to entice mobs to violence or lynching. The Chinese man was subsequently released under a court order but i...