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Happ, Steele lead Cubs past Marlins 4-1 to end 3-game slide

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:32:09 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ lined a deep two-run homer, Justin Steele tossed seven solid innings and the Chicago Cubs topped the Miami Marlins 4-1 on Friday to snap a three-game slide.Steele (5-0) allowed one run on six hits, all singles, and walked none to lower his ERA to an NL-leading 1.45. The left-hander has permitted two or fewer earned runs in 14 straight starts dating to July 22, 2022.Chicago’s Matt Mervis drove in an insurance run in the eighth with his first hit, a sharp single to right, in his major-league debut.Luis Arráez had three hits and Yuli Gurriel’s sacrifice fly drove in the only run for the Marlins, who have dropped four straight. Edward Cabrera (2-3) yielded three runs on five hits in five innings while striking out eight.Nico Hoerner had two hits and Seiya Suzuki added an RBI for the Cubs, who returned to Wrigley Field following a 1-6 road trip when they struggled offensively and lost five games by one run.Michael Fulmer pitched a scoreless eight and Mark Le...

Cologne ends Leverkusen’s unbeaten run in Bundesliga

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:32:09 GMT

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Cologne ended local rival Bayer Leverkusen’s 14-game unbeaten run by 2-1, and relegation-threatened Schalke earned a priceless win with a 102nd-minute penalty in the Bundesliga on Friday.Ahead of Leverkusen playing Roma on Thursday in the Europa League semifinals, Davie Selke’s two goals put an end to an undefeated run across all competitions which had lasted more than two months and hauled Leverkusen into contention for European places in the Bundesliga. Leverkusen was second to last when Xabi Alonso was hired as coach in October.Selke headed Cologne into the lead in the 14th minute but Leverkusen leveled in the 28th when Amine Adli was left unmarked to run onto a pass from Moussa Diaby and blast the ball past the goalkeeper. Selke restored the lead on the counter eight minutes later off a low cross from Jan Thielmann.Cologne fans hurled dozens of tennis balls onto the field early in the second half, causing a brief stoppage, in what appeared ...

Oilers-Knights the lone NHL playoff game on Saturday night

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:32:09 GMT

“Hockey Night in Canada” will actually be hockey night on the Las Vegas Strip.Game 2 of the second-round series between Edmonton and Vegas is the only NHL playoff game on the schedule Saturday. Previously planned for Friday, it was moved back a day on a crowded sports weekend across North America.The Golden Knights lead the series 1-0 after winning the opener 6-4 Wednesday night despite four goals from Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl. Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy is a fan of the extended break before getting back at it in Game 2 (7 p.m. Eastern, TNT).“For us, the extra day of rest in there at home is better than on the road, the way I feel,” Cassidy said. “You’re in your own beds and you’re in your sort of comfort zone, so I always prefer if there’s an extra day between (games) in a series not being on the road for it.”Not in favor of the shift? Oilers fans who saw their travel plans disrupted.Late Sunday, the NHL released a schedule indicating Game 2 would be Friday night. By Tuesday ...

Sudan’s warring sides send envoys for talks in Saudi Arabia

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:32:09 GMT

ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — Sudan’s two warring generals sent their envoys on Friday to Saudi Arabia for talks aimed at firming up a shaky cease-fire after three weeks of fierce fighting that has killed hundreds and pushed the African country to the brink of collapse, three Sudanese officials said.The negotiations would be the first between Sudan’s military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, since clashes broke out on April 15.According to the three — two senior military officials and one from their paramilitary rival — the talks will begin in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on Saturday, following concerted efforts by Riyad and other international powers to pressure the warring sides in Sudan to the negotiating table. The three officials spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss the upcoming peace talks. No timeframe was given for the length of the talks.The fighting has turned Suda...

National Presto: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:32:09 GMT

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — National Presto Industries Inc. (NPK) on Friday reported profit of $8.9 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Eau Claire, Wisconsin-based company said it had profit of $1.25.The diversified production company that makes everything from household appliances to munitions posted revenue of $80.4 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on NPK at https://www.zacks.com/ap/NPKSource

Saleh says Rodgers has ‘a fire’ in his eyes to win with Jets

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:32:09 GMT

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Robert Saleh has seen all he needs to know that Aaron Rodgers is all in with the New York Jets.For one, the four-time NFL MVP has been practicing with the team during voluntary workouts, something Rodgers hadn’t done his last few offseasons with Green Bay.But there’s something else. And it goes far beyond the football field. “You just see a fire in a guy’s eye when you’re sitting and talking to him,” Saleh said Friday after the team’s first rookie minicamp practice. ”He’s coming to win. You can just feel it in his voice. You can see it in his eyes and the way he’s going about his business.”Rodgers was acquired last week by the Jets, who got a player they believe will help them snap a 12-year playoff drought that is the longest active slump in the NFL — and lead them deep into the postseason.But these are the early days of that journey, and there were some who wondered about Rodgers’ commitment to the process — especially ...

New centre for autism services opens in Kingston

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:32:09 GMT

ACT Learning Centre has officially opened the doors of its newest private practice in Kingston.The new location, ACT’s fifth private practice and first outside of the Ottawa region, will provide speech-language pathology and occupational therapy for children with developmental disabilities. ACT Learning Centre was initially founded in 2019, starting with one location in Ottawa and receiving funding for eligible programs from the Ontario Autism Program. CEO Cindy Harrison, whose youngest child was diagnosed with autism at 21 months, said while seeking out care for them over the years the lack of centralized services consistently stuck out as a challenge.“I remember thinking: wouldn’t it be amazing if we could get all of the services that we need, or most of them, under one roof,” Harrison said. Through government funding, ACT provides the Caregiver Mediated program – training parents to intervene with autistic children – as well as the Entry to School program across...

Jury deciding fate of Letecia Stauch in murder of 11-year-old stepson

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:32:09 GMT

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The fate of Letecia Stauch, the Colorado woman accused of murdering her 11-year-old stepson Gannon is now in the hands of a jury.FOX31’s Nicole Fierro was in the courtroom for the closing arguments Friday alongside family members.Around 1 p.m. prosecution wrapped up the state’s rebuttal. Fierro reported that she could hear the crying from Gannon’s father and see the emotion on his biological mother’s face when hearing their son’s name one final time in the courtroom. “Gannon has been in a box back here for the whole trial, this is what the trial should be about,” state prosecutor Dave Young said.After three years of waiting, five weeks of testimony in the trial, family and countless followers of this case, heard the final arguments Friday.  Aspiring Colorado model falls to her death from hotel roof, boyfriend arrested Stauch is pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. Her attorneys say she did murder Gannon, but wasn’t sane at the time. The de...

Seminole County deputy grateful after Orlando firefighter saves him from burning cruiser

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:32:09 GMT

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) – An Orlando firefighter was honored after pulling a deputy out of a burning vehicle Seminole County Deputy Matt Luxon said he owes his undying gratitude after he was saved by the right person at the right time back in March.The cruiser fire was a moment in time that shows how every second matters when a life is on the line.“I would have been burned up with that car,” Luxon said.At a ceremony held Thursday, Luxon got to stand side by side with the man who saved his life: Orlando Fire Lt. Benjamin Wootson“God bless you, my brother,” said Luxon as he shook Wootson’s hand.Back in March, when Luxon crashed in his patrol car, he survived the fiery wreck because Wootson was there.“His actions have provided me the opportunity to watch my boys grow into men and to see my family grow old,” Luxon said.Wootson may have been the right person at the right time, but the firefighter said he almost wouldn’t have been...

She blazed a trail for women’s ice hockey in South Florida. Now Karen Ota-O’Brien is a finalist for NHL’s ‘Community Hero Award’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:32:09 GMT

A South Florida athlete has been blazing a trail for women’s ice hockey for decades. She’s still heating up the rink, and she is in today’s 7 Spotlight. Here’s Karen Hensel.The Florida Panthers are giving South Florida a serious case of playoff hockey fever.Karen Ota-O’Brien, Florida Women’s Hockey League co-founder: “I think we could be a good mojo for the Florida Panthers.”Good mojo, or at least good luck.Which makes sense, since the Lucky Pucks Hockey Club has some recent championship experience of its own.Karen Ota-O’Brien: “Well, we swept for Florida, for novice, rec, all three divisions, and we went to U.S. Nationals in Tampa. And we won for Nationals.”Karen Ota-O’Brien is credited with putting women’s hockey on the map here, co-founding the Florida Women’s Hockey League back in 2002.Emily Latham, Lucky Pucks: “She’s everything. If you know hockey in Florida, you know Karen. If you ...