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Athletics sinking to new depths amid terrible start

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:36:33 GMT

Baseball’s new pitch timer finally met its match this week in the form of Oakland’s pitching staff.The Athletics walked 17 batters in a 17-6 loss to the New York Mets on Friday night. Time of game: 3 hours, 29 minutes — and it may have felt twice that long to anyone who stayed until the end.With the Mets in town, Oakland drew 11,102 for that contest, an improvement for a team that managed under 12,000 fans for an entire three-game series against Cleveland. It’s been a dreary start for the A’s at the box office, and the team’s performance on the field has been even worse than expected.After being swept by the Mets, the A’s have the worst record in the majors at 3-13. Their run differential of minus-63 is the worst in the sport, and the fourth-worst of the modern era in a team’s first 16 games.Oakland has been held to one run or fewer five times, and the A’s have allowed 11 runs or more six times. In three of their games, they did both.O...

A minor-league goalie carries Panthers into Boston matchup

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:36:33 GMT

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Alex Lyon started this season in the American Hockey League. He actually wasn’t even eligible for the opening two games of the season down there, since he had to first serve a suspension for excessively celebrating a championship in the minors last year.And now he may be the goalie the Florida Panthers will bet on to start the Stanley Cup playoffs — against the team that just posted the best regular season in NHL history, no less.Lyon is expected to be the starting goaltender Monday night when Florida visits Boston in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference first-round series. If it happens, it’ll be his NHL playoff debut.“I never thought I’d be in this situation,” Lyon said.That’s understandable, for so many reasons.Let’s start here: The 30-year-old Lyon went undrafted and is essentially a career minor-leaguer — with 227 games in the AHL, including playoffs, and only had 24 entering this season in the NHL. He set a slew of records in college at Yale, led Chicago ...

Denver weather: Warm, sunny before Tuesday fire risk

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:36:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Highs are back in the 70s to start the workweek with sunny skies. In the Denver weather forecast, Tuesday will see higher winds with an enhanced fire risk across the plains.Weather today: Mainly sunny and warmSkies over most of the state, including the Front Range, will have abundant sunshine on Monday with above-average highs. Temperatures reach the low 70s in the metro with light winds. Ball Arena crew gear up for Avalanche and Nuggets playoffs starting at home Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on April 17. Weather tonight: Mild with extra cloudsA few clouds will slide in overnight with comfortable lows. Winds stay light Monday night as lows end up in the lower 40s.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on April 17. Looking ahead: Mid-week rain, cooler temperaturesTuesday has a high risk for fire across the eastern half of the state with fire weather watches and warnings in effect from noon until 7 p.m. The state will also see a mix of sun and clouds through the aft...

Broward County schools reopen after 2-day closure due to historic flooding

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:36:33 GMT

Broward County students returned to school Monday morning after a two-day closure due to last week’s historic flooding. The district closed all campuses after a state of emergency was issued by the county as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of the community.The district shared photos of some of the damage caused by the flooding at some of the schools in the hardest-hit areas. John Sullivan, the Chief Communications and Legislative Affairs Officer of Broward County Public Schools, said more than 12 schools were damaged and nine schools endured extensive damage.As students returned to the classroom, the district reminded parents and students to exercise caution on the way to and from school, as some areas may still be affected by flooding. “We think everyone should return to school safely,” said Sullivan. “We ask our community to be patient. There will be buses out and our staff trying to get to school so, it might take a little longer to get to sch...

WATCH: Mass. State Police helicopter dumps water over Mt. Pisgah in Northboro to stop brush fire

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:36:33 GMT

New video shows a Massachusetts State Police helicopter dumping water over an area of Mount Pisgah in Northborough on Friday to stop a brush fire.Crews had their work cut out for them last week, as many parts of the state were dealing with wildfires. Officials say the fires were caused by dry and windy conditions.

Car swept away by tide in Duxbury

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:36:33 GMT

A car was swept away by the tide in Duxbury Sunday morning. Police Tweeted a photo showing the car in deep water. The driver did not appear to obey the “no parking” signs shown in the picture. Officials had to wait until the tide went out to remove the car. https://twitter.com/Duxbury_Police/status/1647580432056168448?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Elon Musk sets low expectations before first SpaceX launch of Starship, most powerful rocket ever built

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:36:33 GMT

(CNN) — Just a few months after NASA introduced the world to the most powerful rocket ever flown to orbit, Elon Musk’s SpaceX is prepared to set off its own creation — which could pack nearly twice the power of anything flown before.SpaceX’s vehicle, called Starship, is currently sitting on a launch pad at the company’s facilities on the southern Texas coastline. The company is targeting liftoff at 8 a.m. CT (9 a.m. ET) on Monday, although it has the ability to take off anytime between 8 a.m. CT (9 a.m. ET) and 9:30 a.m. CT (10:30 a.m. ET).“I guess I’d like to just set expectations low,” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said during a Twitter “Spaces” event for his subscribers Sunday evening. “If we get far enough away from launch pad before something goes wrong, then I think I would consider that to be a success. Just don’t blow up the pad.”He added: “There’s a good chance that it gets postponed since ...

Noxious odor at Nashville airport leads FAA to issue a temporary ground stop

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:36:33 GMT

(CNN) — A ground stop was temporarily issued at Nashville International Airport after a noxious odor was detected on one of the airport’s concourses Sunday afternoon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.The FAA said the stop was ordered “to facilitate the safe resumption of operations.”The airport evacuated Concourse C due to the presence of the odor around 2:42 p.m. Sunday, and the Metropolitan Nashville Fire Department conducted air quality testing and determined there were no air contaminants, the airport said.“Test results indicate that the sample was a solvent, Butoxyethyl Acetate, commonly used in lacquers, varnishes, enamels and resins,” the airport said in a tweet. “Additional air quality testing was also completed and no contaminants were discovered.”The FAA later lifted their ground stop, allowing flights to resume. Concourse C was “deemed safe” by the incident commander and restored to full...

Chicago baseball report: Cubs catcher Yan Gomes’ perfect base-stealing record — and what the White Sox are doing about walks

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:36:33 GMT

Cody Bellinger’s return to Dodger Stadium could not have played out much better.He received a pregame tribute and cheers Friday, robbed Jason Heyward of a home run Saturday and slugged a no-doubt homer Sunday as part of the Chicago Cubs’ series win against the Los Angeles Dodgers. His homer Sunday, the second of back-to-back home runs with Patrick Wisdom, stood as the winning run in a 3-2 victory.Bellinger’s 422-foot home run at 108.1 mph was his hardest-hit ball of any kind since 2020.“I had a lot of fun and I tried to enjoy every second of it,” Bellinger said. “You only come back for the first time one time. I really just wanted to soak in the moment and to have a fun time with the fans.”Although his second child is due any day, Bellinger said after the game he still planned to fly with the team Sunday night to Oakland.“We need to keep that (bun) in the oven and let that settle in while he’s rolling,” manager David Ross j...

US ready to lend Poland $4 billion for nuclear energy plan

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:36:33 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A project to develop small nuclear power reactors in Poland is moving forward, with a cooperation agreement between the Polish energy giant ORLEN and two U.S. government financial institutions signed Monday.Poland is turning toward renewable and noncarbon energy, away from its past reliance on its own coal. Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine has also accelerated Poland’s drive to cut its dependence on Russian oil and gas.In a ceremony at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Warsaw, the U.S. EXIM Bank signed a letter of interest in lending up to $3 billion and the U.S International Development Finance Corporation signed a letter of interest to lend up to $1 billion to the ORLEN Synthos Green Energy project for developing some 20 small modular reactors designed by GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy.U.S. Ambassador Mark Brzezinski stressed that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine almost 14 months ago reinforced the need to turn toward safe and reliable energy sources.At a later ne...