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Tim Anderson returns to White Sox lineup at second base

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:38:30 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Tim Anderson has returned to the Chicago White Sox lineup at a new position, starting at second base on Friday night against Boston.Anderson left last weekend’s 4-3 victory at Seattle because of right shoulder soreness. The All-Star shortstop, who made his major league debut in 2016, was limited to one pinch-hitting appearance over the team’s next four games.Manager Pedro Grifol originally had rookie Zach Remillard at second for the opener of a three-game series against the Red Sox. But he changed his mind after conversations with Anderson and general manager Rick Hahn.“(Anderson) brought it up to me where I can play second if we need it,” Grifol said. “I asked him how do you feel with it, and he said, ‘I’d like to go over there to get in the lineup. I would like to be a part of this thing.’ We talked about it. Obviously got Rick involved and he’s going to play second base.”It was Anderson’s first big league appearance at second. But he played the po...

¿Qué fue lo que causó la implosión del sumergible Titan?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:38:30 GMT

Un día después de que se dio a conocer que el sumergible Titan implosionó, agentes revisaron el lecho marino en busca de evidencia y se enfrentaron el viernes a preguntas sobre quién o quiénes serán los responsables de investigar la tragedia.De momento no se ha abierto una investigación formal debido a que las agencias marítimas siguen ocupadas revisando la zona donde el sumergible implosionó, informó el viernes la Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos.Había escombros a unos 12,500 pies de profundidad, a varios pies de distancia del sitio donde se encuentran los restos del Titanic, a dónde se dirigía. “Farsa de pesadilla”: director de “Titanic” dice que la búsqueda del sumergible prolongó la agonía de las familias Tragedia del sumergible: ¿qué es una implosión y en qué se diferencia a una explosión? La Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos dirigió la primera búsqueda y misión de rescate.“Sé que también hay muchas preguntas sobre cómo, por...

Pirates bring up infield prospect Nick Gonzales, who was drafted 7th overall in 2020

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:38:30 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — The skidding Pittsburgh Pirates called up another first-round draft pick Friday, selecting touted infielder Nick Gonzales from Triple-A Indianapolis.Gonzales made his major league debut Friday night, starting at second base and batting seventh against the Miami Marlins. He became the second player chosen in the first round by Pirates general manager Ben Cherington to get called up this week. Henry Davis, the top overall pick in 2021, was promoted Monday from Indianapolis and hit his first big league homer Thursday in a 6-4 loss at Miami that marked Pittsburgh’s 10th straight defeat.The 24-year-old Gonzales was Pittsburgh’s top pick and seventh overall in 2020 out of New Mexico State. Before his promotion, he batted .257 with six homers and 27 RBIs in 57 games with Indianapolis.“He was swinging the bat well and we’ve talked about when we think guys are at the point where they’re ready or close to being ready, we’re going to bring them to the big leagues if we have ...

Wagner owner Prigozhin says his forces in Ukraine have driven into the Russian city of Rostov facing no resistance

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:38:30 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Wagner owner Prigozhin says his forces in Ukraine have driven into the Russian city of Rostov facing no resistance.Source

Sergio Busquets is joining former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi at Inter Miami

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:38:30 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Sergio Busquets is joining former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi at Inter Miami, the team’s second major addition in less than a month.The team confirmed the move Friday in a video posted on Twitter. Inter Miami displayed the phrase “Busi,” referring to Busquets’ nickname, accompanied by quotes from various soccer stars.“On the field, he’s always No. 5, but in reality as a player and a person, he’s a 10,” Messi wrote in Spanish.The 35-year-old Messi announced on June 7 that he was joining Miami. He is expected to make his Major League Soccer debut in a home game on July 21, the team confirmed Tuesday. Owner Jorge Mas told selected outlets on Monday that his club and Messi have agreed to terms and are finalizing paperwork and a visa. After nearly two decades with Barcelona, Busquets announced last month that he would not return to the club. His contract expires at the end of June.Busquets arrived at Barcelona in 2005 and has played 722 matches fo...

Highlands Ranch tornado’s path unpredictable

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:38:30 GMT

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (KDVR) -- It was a busy day in the Northridge neighborhood of Highlands Ranch. Homeowners, friends, family and tree-cutting services spent the day cutting and removing debris left by the tornado.Friday morning life was anything but normal. It is not often a tornado comes to town. Schools, homes, vehicles and trees, lots of trees, were ripped from the earth like dandelions.In the Northridge neighborhood is a tale of two homes. One with extensive tree damage, the other unscathed. Where to drop off tree limbs from tornado damage Resident Patty Comer watches crews wasting no time in cutting and removing her much beloved front yard ash tree. The removal will cost her around $1,500.“I was sad to see my ash go,” Comer said.Right next door to Comer lives Dakota Verlezza who was shocked to see his neighborhood when he came home last night. “Oh man. It looked like what you see on TV in other states. I’ve never seen anything like that and I’ve lived here for 32 years,“...

Highlands Ranch tornado captured on video by home camera struck by ferocious winds

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:38:30 GMT

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (KDVR) – Spectacular images were captured of the tornado that tore through Highlands Ranch on Thursday.The large tornado was captured on a camera in the backyard of a home in the Kentley neighborhood.Various colored clouds could be seen forming in wild patterns. Mother Nature’s show was taking place right outside Karl Flick’s back door.“We started looking at the code red application that showed a little tiny square of where the tornado was predicted to be and realized it was right over our house,” Flick said.Flick, who uses various instruments to record weather conditions, said winds picked up to 90 mph at his home. Flick took shelter in his basement.“I was kind of surprised we were getting a tornado in this area,” Flick said. Highlands Ranch tornado’s path unpredictable The EF1 tornado left a trail of destruction and damaged buildings like Northridge Elementary. Mike Franquemont rode his bike and documented the storm's damage, after riding out the stor...

Butcher shop turns 100 years old

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:38:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- When a walk-in retail business has been open for 10, 20 or 30 years you know they are doing something right. But how about 100 years? That is the case for Oliver’s Meat Market, which just celebrated its 100th birthday.Founder Ed Oliver made his way to Denver the same year "The Charleston" was written. That would be 1923.Today, Oliver‘s Meat Market is still on 6th Avenue, just down the street from the original location. This is where you will find Ed’s great-great grandsons, Jim and Rich Oliver. They are keeping the business in the family in the traditional alive. Denver has one of the worst housing shortages in US “I think he would be proud of the history that we carried on serving the people of Denver,” Jim Oliver said.Jim Oliver was 14 years old when he picked up a knife for the first time. That was 45 years ago. The man knows his way around a steak.So what does the future hold for the Oliver family? Another 100 years? “I would like to see it continue forever,“...

Vandal’s slashing spree causes nearly $10K in damage to Fort Lauderdale golf cart rental business

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:38:30 GMT

A man went on a slashing spree at a boat and golf cart rental business in Fort Lauderdale, causing thousands of dollars of damage.The business vandalism that caused close to $10,000 of serious revenue damage to Michael Binder, the owner of 100 Pro Boats Boat & Golf Cart Rentals in Fort Lauderdale. The subject destroyed the golf carts, including their tires and upholstery, Tuesday night. “For example, you see one rear tire, it just got stabbed,” said Binder. The perpetrator was seen strolling into the business seen wearing flip-flops, as if he just came from the beach, at around 9 p.m.Surveillance video captured the subject going to the parking lot of the business and stabbing the tires of each golf cart, starting with a red golf cart, then a white and a blue one in the end. “He started stabbing the tires, really precise,” said Binder. “He walked out again; a minute later, he came back in.” As he walked back again, the subject went behind the...

Experts searching for answers among debris of Titanic-bound submersible implosion that killed all onboard

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:38:30 GMT

(CNN) — Investigators are continuing to scour the ocean floor for any insight into how a “catastrophic implosion” killed all five passengers of a Titanic-bound submersible that suddenly lost communication with its mother ship over the weekend, officials said.A dayslong international search effort concluded Thursday after debris from the submersible – known as the Titan – was found about 1,600 feet from the historic wreckage of the Titanic. Military experts found the debris was consistent with the disastrous loss of the vessel’s pressure chamber, US Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger announced.The passengers killed were a Pakastani businessman and his son, Shahzada and Suleman Dawood; British businessman Hamish Harding; French diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet; and Stockton Rush, the CEO of the vessel’s operator, OceanGate Expeditions.As officials work to determine the timeline and circumstances of the accident, remotely operated vehicles will be used to map out the ...