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Infield shakeups loom for Red Sox amidst several returns from injury

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:31:59 GMT

After days of speculation, the Red Sox activated Pablo Reyes from the 10-day injured list on Monday morning, and optioned pitchers Justin Garza and Brandon Walter to Triple-A Worcester.The Red Sox waited as long as they could before making a decision about Reyes, whose rehab assignment expired on Sunday night. He’s out of options, so keeping him in the minors wasn’t on the table.But the predicament in which the Red Sox find themselves is much bigger than Reyes alone, and activating him is only a stopgap. They’re now carrying four middle infielders (Reyes, Christian Arroyo, Yu Chang, and Kiké Hernández) with only three middle infield roster spots.Justin Turner has also been playing some second base of late, as Alex Cora wants his offensive production as often as possible. Inadvertently, that decision has highlighted how much more successful the Red Sox can be when using certain players.They have to pare down this area of the roster almost immediately, as John Schreiber is slate...

Ayotte announces gubernatorial bid, warns New Hampshire is becoming Massachusetts

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:31:59 GMT

After six years outside of professional politics, former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte threw her hat into the gubernatorial ring on Monday, warning New Hampshire voters their state is on the cusp of becoming its liberal neighbor to the south.“I’m running for governor because New Hampshire is one election away from becoming Massachusetts – from becoming something we are not,” Ayotte said in announcing her bid. “I was born here and raised here. I raised my kids here, and you know what? I am going to die here because this state and its people are different. What we have here is worth fighting for.”Following Gov. Chris Sununu’s unexpected announcement last week he would not seek a fifth term as New Hampshire’s chief executive, Ayotte issued a not-so-veiled hint at a re-entry into politics. Her Monday campaign launch guarantees a primary contest for both major parties, with former Republican state Senate President Chuck Morse and a pair of Democrats already declared.Sununu’s exit from the...

Yankees’ veterans starting to make strides at the plate

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:31:59 GMT

As Anthony Rizzo returned to the Yankees’ dugout following a home run on Sunday, his teammates initially gave him the silent treatment. It was a fitting response for a player whose quiet bat had not hit a home run in over two months.Rizzo produced a third-inning solo shot in a win over Kansas City for his first home run since May 20. The much-needed dinger was the highlight of Rizzo’s first four-hit game of the season. He also scored three runs, drove in two and hit a double.“It’s easy to look at it and say I’m drowning and I’m in the water, but I just kept saying I’m on the boat and just waiting for the winds to pick up and the sails to set,” said Rizzo, who hit .182/.274/.218 in the 45 games between longballs. “You’ve got to have fun with it. I think the reaction from the dugout and the guys shows that through a down [time], you’ve got to try to find highs as far as keeping yourself up, staying positive. You got to ...

Healey marks 75th anniversary of ordered end to desegregation in the military

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:31:59 GMT

History was given a salute under the State House dome.With Monday marking 75 years since President Harry Truman ordered an end to segregation by race among the nation’s armed forces, Gov. Maura Healey called together members of the state’s National Guard and veterans of past conflicts to celebrate the occasion and call for a further commitment on fighting racism and inequity.Healey, flanked by Tuskegee Airman Brig. Gen. Enoch “Woody” Woodhouse and the state’s newly appointed and first Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Dr. Jon Santiago, juxtaposed the occasion with this week’s start of the first National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Convention to be held in the city in over four decades.“We thought that there was no better way to begin this historic week in the city of Boston, in the state of Massachusetts, than by honoring the veterans of color, who not only fought for their own rights, but whose service made all of our freedoms possible,” she ...

Robbins: Display of graphic Hunter Biden photos new low for GOP

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:31:59 GMT

Congress has never enjoyed stratospheric esteem among Americans, who long ago came to understand that their elected representatives include a fair share of lightweights, airheads and demagogues. “Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress,” Mark Twain postulated. “But I repeat myself.” In the musical “1776,” John Adams decried his hapless fellow members of the Continental Congress thusly: “We piddle, twiddle and resolve; not one damned thing do we solve.”But there’s piddling, twiddling and resolving, and then there’s other stuff. The debasement of Congress to which we were treated last week was something else again, not merely a national embarrassment but one which made us a global laughingstock. Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene had blown up and then displayed for television cameras photographs of President Biden’s son Hunter nude, having sexual relations with various women. This was for the simple purpose of humiliating the son and inflictin...

Victim with life-threatening injuries, shot in Etobicoke

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:31:59 GMT

One person has been rushed to a trauma centre in critical condition after a shooting in Etobicoke.Toronto police were called to The Queensway and Kipling Avenue on Monday evening for reports of a shooting.Authorities located one victim with life-threatening injuries. They were transported to a local hospital via an emergency run, police confirmed.No other information has been provided.SHOOTING: UPDATEQueensway and Kipling Ave-one victim transported to hospital via emergency run#GO1724291^lm— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) July 24, 2023

NFL suspends Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike indefinitely for gambling on games

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:31:59 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The NFL indefinitely suspended Denver Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike on Monday for betting on league games during the 2022 season.Uwazurike, a fourth-round draft pick from Iowa State in 2022 who played in eight games as a rookie, becomes the 10th player this offseason to be suspended for gambling on games or betting on other sports while in NFL locker rooms. He will be eligible to petition for reinstatement no earlier than July 24, 2024.“Our organization fully cooperated with this investigation and takes matters pertaining to the integrity of the game very seriously,” the Broncos said in a statement. “The Denver Broncos will continue to provide all members of our organization with the necessary education, resources and support to ensure compliance with the NFL’s gambling policy.”NFL players and personnel are not allowed to gamble while in NFL facilities, disclose any nonpublic NFL information, enter a sportsbook during the NFL season, or maintain any social, bu...

Bear traps set for grizzly bear after fatal attack near Yellowstone National Park

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:31:59 GMT

BILLINGS, Montana (AP) — Wildlife workers put out bear traps for a third night Monday as they try to capture a grizzly bear that killed a woman who was traveling alone on a forest trail near Yellowstone National Park.Amie Adamson, 48, Derby, Kansas, died in Saturday’s fatal mauling near the Montana-Idaho border, the Gallatin County Coroner’s Office said. The victim was a marathon runner, and officials said she was likely running or walking at the time of the attack.Officials ruled out a rare predatory attack, which suggests Adamson instead died following a chance bear encounter as she traveled by herself in a wooded area frequented by grizzly and black bears.She was killed a few hundred yards (meters) from a trailhead and a private campground and RV park, said Morgan Jacobsen with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The bear was travelling with one or more cubs, and there were no indications that it tried to eat the victim.Authorities have not decided whether they would ki...

Death of intellectually disabled inmate at Virginia prison drawing FBI scrutiny, document shows

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:31:59 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The FBI is looking into the death of an intellectually disabled inmate at a Virginia prison who’s been identified as “a possible victim of a crime,” the agency said in a document reviewed Monday by The Associated Press, months after a federal lawsuit was filed alleging the man was fatally beaten by correctional officers.The February 2022 death of Charles Givens, who was serving time for murder at the Marion Correctional Treatment Center, is the subject of a federal lawsuit alleging Givens was “sadistically tortured” and beaten before being found unresponsive at the southwest Virginia facility. “This case is currently under investigation by the FBI,” said an email from an FBI victim specialist addressed to an attorney for Givens’ sister. “A criminal investigation can be a lengthy undertaking, and, for several reasons, we cannot tell you about its progress at this time.”The email was dated Sunday and shared with the AP by Kym Hobbs, Givens’...

Santa Barbara’s paper, one of California’s oldest, stops publishing after owner declares bankruptcy

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:31:59 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pulitzer Prize-winning Santa Barbara News-Press, one of California’s oldest newspapers, has ceased publishing after its owner declared the 150-year-old publication bankrupt.The newspaper became an online-only publication in April. But its last digital edition was posted Friday when owner Wendy McCaw filed for bankruptcy. Managing editor Dave Mason broke the news to staff in an email Friday, according to NoozHawk, a digital publication whose executive editor, Tom Bolton, used to lead the News-Press.“They ran out of money to pay us. They will issue final paychecks when the bankruptcy is approved in court,” Mason wrote to staff.On Monday, the News-Press’ website was still online, with the most recent stories published Friday. There was no mention that it would cease publishing or that it has declared bankruptcy. A voicemail message left Monday by The Associated Press in the newsroom’s phone number was not immediately returned. The Chapter 7 bankrupt...