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Ohtani fans Trout, Japan tops US 3-2 for WBC championship

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:53 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani emerged from the bullpen and fanned Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout for the final out in a matchup the whole baseball world wanted to see, leading Japan over the defending champion United States 3-2 Tuesday night for its first World Baseball Classic title since 2009.Ohtani, the two-way star who has captivated fans across two continents, beat out an infield single in the seventh inning as a designated hitter, and walked down the left-field line to Japan’s bullpen to warm up for his third mound appearance of the tournament. He walked big league batting champion Jeff McNeil before getting Mookie Betts to ground into a double play.Trout, the U.S. captain and a three-time MVP, then ended the game by striking out on a full-count breaking ball.Ohtani batted .435 with one homer, four doubles, eight RBIs and 10 walks as Japan joined the Dominican Republic in 2013 to become the only unbeaten champions of baseball’s premier national team tournament. Ohtani was...

Caught on camera: Coast Guard rescues migrants from rough seas off Key West

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:53 GMT

There’s new video of the U.S. Coast Guard rescuing migrants off Key West.This is about six miles south of the southernmost point.Crews pulled 18 people from the rough seas and another 10 from that vessel Monday after getting tipped off by a boater.One person remains missing, and officials said they will continue to search.Two of the people saved were brought to shore and sent to the hospital.The nationality of the group has not yet been released.

Sanheim, Hart lead Flyers past Panthers 6-3

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:53 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Travis Sanheim scored twice, Carter Hart made 41 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Florida Panthers 6-3 on Tuesday night.Joel Farabee added a goal and an assist, and Scott Laughton and Ivan Provorov also scored for the Flyers. Philadelphia won for just the fifth time in 16 games.Brandon Montour had a goal and an assist, and Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Reinhart also scored for Florida. The Panthers had won three in a row and six of seven before falling to the lowly Flyers.Florida outshot the Flyers 44-24 but remained only one point ahead of idle Pittsburgh for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.Philadelphia broke a 2-all tie with three goals in 2:01 late in the second period. Laughton started the scoring barrage. He got in all alone on goalie Alex Lyon after a long pass from defenseman Tony DeAngelo. Then, he patiently stickhandled back and forth from forehand to backhand until Lyon lunged to his right, leaving an opening for Laughton to l...

Caught on video: Police search for man who broke into El Tamarindo Cafe

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:53 GMT

Police have released security footage of a break-in that happened over a month ago.It happened at El Tamarindo Cafe along West State Road 84 in Fort Lauderdale.Officials said the man on the video used a brick to smash through the window, once inside he used the brick to crack open the register.He then grabbed the cash and took off with the money. The amount taken was not disclosed. Police are now releasing the video hoping to drum up leads. Anyone who recognizes the suspect should call 954-828-5434.https://twitter.com/ftlauderdalepd/status/1638264343132250112?s=20

Ullmark’s 40 saves carries Bruins past Senators, 2-1

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:53 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Linus Ullmark made 40 saves, Jake DeBrusk had the go-ahead goal and the NHL-best Boston Bruins continued their pursuit of the league’s record for regular-season victories with a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.David Krejci added a power-play goal for Boston, which won its fourth straight.Dylan Gambrell scored for the Senators and Mads Sogaard made 33 stops.The Bruins posted their 54th win and with 12 games left are on pace to break the mark of 62, set by the Detroit Red Wings in 1995-96 and matched by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2018-19.Two of Boston’s wins have come in shootouts. The league introduced shootouts to decide ties after overtime in 2005-06.Before that, games ended in ties after OT, which was brought in for regular-season games in 1983.Ullmark improved to 35-5-1.Chasing the Eastern Conference’s eighth and final playoff spot, Ottawa has lost six of seven following a season-high, five-game winning streak.Coming off a 3-2 road trip where ...

UPDATE: 77 year old woman reported missing in Newton found safe

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:53 GMT

A 77-year-old woman reported missing in the West Newton Square area of Newton was located Tuesday night, police announced. Police previously asked for the public’s help in a search for Sheila Walsh.Police said in an update around 10:30 p.m. that Walsh had been found safe. Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller said in a separate update that Walsh was found at her former home in Charlestown.“We appreciate the help we received and all the efforts of the Newton Police Department,” Fuller said.

Yankees Notebook: Josh Donaldson notes simplified mechanics after double-dinger day

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:53 GMT

TAMPA — As soon as Josh Donaldson finished his first round of batting practice on Tuesday, Aaron Boone pulled the third baseman aside to deliver an emphatic message.“I said, ‘That’s it right there,’” the manager recalled. “I was like, ‘Don’t get married to the result if you don’t get a result [that you want] today. That’s the move you want,’ and obviously, he got results today, which is always good.”Boone’s initial reference related to Donaldson’s mechanics during batting practice, while the results the skipper mentioned referred to the two home runs the 37-year-old proceeded to hit in the Yankees’ 6-3 spring training win over the Tigers. Donaldson belted his second dinger of the spring, a solo shot, in the fourth inning. His third, a three-run blast, came in the sixth frame.While Donaldson declined to talk specifics, he said after the game that he’s been trying to “clean up&#...

J.B. Bickerstaff on Willis Reed: He ‘was more concerned about the greater good than he was with himself’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:53 GMT

Ahead of tip-off between the Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, Cavs head coach J.B. Bickerstaff and Nets coach Jacque Vaughn celebrated the late, great, Willis Reed, who tragically passed away at age 80 earlier in the day.Neither head coach had a personal relationship with Reed — a two-time NBA champion dubbed one of the “50 Greatest Players in NBA History” after spending his entire playing career with the Knicks before assuming both head coach and general manager positions with the then-New Jersey Nets.“I didn’t have a relationship, but there’s a respect that I had for him,” said Bickerstaff, whose father Bernie became an assistant coach for the Capital Bullets the during Reed’s final season before retirement. “There was a relationship obviously with my father being one of his peers and there’s an admiration for all the things that he did in this league, not just as a player but as an ambassador for the league.̶...

Luis Severino rebounds with sharp slider, recommends pitch clock tweaks

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:53 GMT

TAMPA — It looked as if Luis Severino’s rocky camp would continue Tuesday after the pitcher surrendered a leadoff homer to Detroit’s Kerry Carpenter, but the Yankees right-hander recovered for his best start of the spring.“I need to stop giving up homers,” said Severino, who allowed one more first-inning run to the Tigers before settling in. Detroit didn’t score off him after that, and Severino struck out nine over four innings while allowing four hits and one walk on 74 pitches in a 6-3 Yankees win.Severino’s slider looked the best it has all exhibition season. He threw the pitch 42% of the time and used it to induce five whiffs. His fastball, used at a 39% clip, added six more.“I thought it was really sharp, really good,” Aaron Boone said of the slider, adding that he saw that late disappearing bite that Sevy’s known for.“Life was there with the heater. A lot of swing and miss. Good day.”Another reason for Sev...

Stash’s Pizza owner held without bail after allegations of abusing undocumented employees

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:53 GMT

Stavros Papantoniadis, owner of Stash’s Pizza, will be held without bail after allegedly abusing undocumented employees in what prosecutors called a 15-year scheme, a federal judge ruled Tuesday night.“The body of work alone shows he’s a continued danger to his victims as well as the public at large,” argued Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Fogerty at a four hour bail hearing at Boston’s Federal Court on Monday. “The evidence, in the government’s opinion, overwhelmingly shows he should be detained.”Papantoniadis, 47, was arrested last Thursday and is facing a single count of forced labor, but prosecutors dredged a well of alleged misconduct and disturbing behavior in their case to have the restaurateur held without bail at Monday’s hearing — possibly forecasting more charges to come.The forced labor charge stems from an investigation into claims from seven victims, all of whom lacked legal documentation to reside and work in t...