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After watching from afar as Team Japan won the World Baseball Classic, Chicago Cubs RF Seiya Suzuki is focused on rehab

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:40:51 GMT

Seiya Suzuki needed time to grasp the reality nearly four weeks ago that his left oblique strain would prevent him from playing in the World Baseball Classic.It didn’t stop him from tuning in to the tournament and following Team Japan’s journey to Tuesday’s championship title with its 3-2 win over Team USA. His teammates hung Suzuki’s No. 51 jersey in their dugout and brought it onto the field during the title celebration and awards ceremony. The gesture didn’t go unnoticed by Suzuki.“Even though I wasn’t on the team and I wasn’t able to do much for the team, how they did that for me holding up my uniform, not just in that situation but every game they had my uniform in the dugout, it meant a lot for me,” Suzuki said Wednesday through interpreter Toy Matsushita. “Just seeing everyone grind out there … they were one of the motivators to keep on going and keeping my head up throughout the whole process.”Suzuki, he...

Chicago Bulls defense has flown under the radar — but now it’s the star of the show as they chase the play-in tournament

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:40:51 GMT

The Chicago Bulls defense has flown under the radar since the start of the season.It was easily obscured by the results. The Bulls kept coughing up losses and choking in close games, struggling to string together more than two wins. And regardless of accuracy, a team’s defensive reputation often can find itself defined more by gut feeling than hard statistics, especially as losses pile up.Rare blowouts — particularly when they allowed 150 points in a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in December — stood out sharper than grind-it-out games dominated by consistent rotations. The Bulls gained the reputation of hemorrhaging offensive boards despite being a top-five defensive rebounding team.And the shadow of a sub-500 record dimmed any shine of the Bulls defensive rating, which is fifth-best this season and the best in the NBAsince the All-Star break.“When things go wrong as far as wins and losses, people tend to look at offensive rating and the lack of 3s,̶...

Time to get fishy with it: What to know about California grunion run

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:40:51 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Spring is when flowers bloom, but for fish enthusiasts, the new season means grunion are here.Although there are only two days left in the spring grunion run, which started in early March this year, there are still more opportunities come summer, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.So what is a grunion run exactly? It's when the California grunion, a silvery fish typically found along the coast of Southern California and northern Baja California, wash ashore to lay their eggs in the wet sand of the beach, DFW states on its website.The sightings are expected to start back up again in the beginning of July until late August, the state wildlife's grunion runs schedule shows. It occurs during the nights' high tides fall following the full and new moons. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band coming to San Diego Those planning to attend can either watch the grunion or catch the fish with only their hands, per DFW regulations. There is a possession ...

House GOP demands info from former prosecutors in Trump case

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:40:51 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Wednesday demanded testimony and documents from two former Manhattan prosecutors who had been leading a criminal investigation into Donald Trump before quitting last year in a clash over the direction of the probe.Rep. Jim Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent letters to Mark Pomerantz and Carey Dunne as the party rallies around the former president. They request transcribed interviews and a series of communications by March 27. A grand jury in New York is weighing whether or not to bring an indictment against Trump. The letters, obtained by The Associated Press, are part of a larger GOP-led congressional investigation into Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as he is wrapping up a probe into whether Trump engaged in an illegal hush money scheme involving a porn actor. Jordan and other senior Republicans have called the Bragg’s investigation a “political persecution,” and one that is without merit.“Last year, you...

Police: Teen arrested in shooting that killed boy, injured 5

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:40:51 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed another boy of the same age and left five young women injured, Milwaukee police said Wednesday.News reports did not say what charges, if any, have been filed against the teen. The shooting occurred about 11:30 p.m. Monday on the city’s north side, police said. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the slain boy as Davion Patterson.Patterson’s mother, Tiera Carter, told WTMJ-TV that her two children went to help others who had been in a fight.“He was trying to break up a fight,” Carter said. “He wasn’t a street kid.”Five women, ages 18, 19, 21, and two 22-year-olds, were taken to a hospital for treatment of nonfatal injuries, police said.The Associated Press

Brazil watchdog tells Bolsonaro to cede jewels from Saudis

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:40:51 GMT

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian government watchdog voted Wednesday to give former President Jair Bolsonaro five working days to return to authorities a set of jewels he received from Saudi Arabia in 2021. All nine members of the government watchdog voted in favor of requiring Bolsonaro to turn the jewels over to the state-owned Caixa Economica Federal bank in the capital city of Brasilia.The five days start counting as soon as Bolsonaro’s lawyers are officially notified, which had not happened, according to the government watchdog.Another set of jewels from Saudi Arabia estimated to be worth several million dollars and also sent to Bolsonaro, according to one of his former ministers, was seized by customs at Sao Paulo’s international airport.Bolsonaro, who has been in the United States since he left office in January, is under preliminary police investigations at home since Brazilian media started reporting on the jewels earlier this month. The Federal Court of Accounts, a...

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Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:40:51 GMT

Florida dad allegedly shoots, kills daughter's ex-boyfriend after domestic dispute: police

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:40:51 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida father is accused of shooting and killing his daughter's ex-boyfriend after authorities said the man assaulted her.Officers with the Gainesville Police Department were called to a reported domestic battery at an apartment complex Saturday night.There, police said a man physically assaulted his ex-girlfriend inside her apartment. Part of Florida under quarantine for giant African land snail invasion Before the police could arrive, the man allegedly fled. The woman's father also came to the apartment following the incident.About 30 minutes after police spoke with the woman, her ex-boyfriend allegedly returned and entered the apartment."The father, who was armed with a handgun, fired one shot at the suspect which struck him in the chest," the department said.The man tried to run but officers found him next to his car. Despite CPR efforts, the man was pronounced dead when EMS arrived. Man killed daughter’s suspected stalker with moose antler, sheriff s...

Huge fire destroys John Deere dealership in western Minnesota

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:40:51 GMT

MADISON, Minn. — The offices and shops of a western Minnesota farm implement dealership were destroyed by fire Tuesday night.People from 17 residences in Madison were evacuated from their homes and a citywide water restriction was requested in order to help firefighters put out the large fire, which was complicated by a broken gas line.According to authorities in Lac qui Parle County, the blaze broke out at the Midwest Machinery John Deere dealership early Tuesday evening. A caller reported seeing smoke, and fire crews, law enforcement and ambulance medics were dispatched around 7:15 p.m. to the scene at 516 First Street.Mutual aid was immediately requested by the Madison Fire Department, which included additional fire crews from surrounding areas and pumper trucks, to help control the blaze.More than 60 personnel from 23 agencies from both western Minnesota and eastern South Dakota assisted at the scene.According to authorities, a gas line was ruptured during the fire and made thin...

In Duluth, Walz promotes plan to invest in ‘workforce behind the workforce’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:40:51 GMT

DULUTH, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday visited the YWCA Early Childhood Center-Spirit Valley in Duluth, where he read to children and promoted his plan to invest more heavily in child care.He referred to child care providers as “the workforce behind the workforce.”“All these children’s parents are out working and doing different things. And the stress that comes with not having access to quality child care is immense,” he said, noting that a shortage of openings and the expense of child care are both barriers to working families.“We’re making it clear with our allies that the time to invest in Minnesota’s child care industry is now,” Walz said, pledging tax credits for parents and greater reimbursement support for child care providers, such as the YWCA.Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz shares a laugh with kids as he reads “Pete the Cat Checks Out the Library” at the YWCA Early Childhood Center-Spirit Valley in Duluth, Minn., on March 22, 2023. (Jed Carlson / Forum News S...