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Giants secondary depth will face challenge from Cowboys passing game

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:10:21 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The way rookie cornerbacks Deonte Banks and Tre Hawkins have fit so seamlessly into the New York Giants defense, veteran Adoree Jackson has found himself playing a relatively new position.New York’s top coverage cornerback last season, Jackson has been playing more against the slot receiver since training camp opened in late July.With the season opener against Dallas coming on Sunday night, Jackson may very well be paired against Cowboys top wide out CeeDee Lamb in the nationally televised game.It’s not the way many envisioned the Giants cornerback rotation this spring. Jackson was the best defensive back on the team in 2022 and New York felt it had found a starter to play opposite him when it drafted Banks out of Maryland in the first round.Two days later, the Giants took Hawkins in the sixth round out of Old Dominion. It seemed like a selection to add depth to the roster.It wasn’t. Hawkins made an impression from the start and he has ...

Blue Jays score three runs in 10th to hold off A’s 6-5

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:10:21 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Pinch-hitter Santiago Espinal hit a tiebreaking double in Toronto’s three-run 10th inning on the first pitch thrown by Francisco Pérez that scored Mason McCoy from second base, and the Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 6-5 on Monday.The A’s made it interesting when Lawrence Butler hit his second home run of the game with a two-run drive against winner Jordan Romano (5-5).Cavan Biggio added an RBI single in the 10th as insurance for the Blue Jays, who are 3-1 so far on their six-game West Coast road trip. That chased Pérez (1-2) and Spencer Horwitz added an RBI double. The A’s had their three-game home winning streak snapped and fell to 7-23 this season against the AL East. Oakland hasn’t had a home winning streak of more than three games in one season since five straight victories at the Coliseum from Aug. 4-20, 2021.Esteury Ruiz stole his AL-leading 55th and 56th bases in the ninth to put the go-ahead run on third but the A’s ...

Casas homers and knocks in 4 as Red Sox beat Rays 7-3 to end 13-game skid at Tropicana Field

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:10:21 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Triston Casas homered and drove in four runs, Brayan Bello earned his team-leading 11th win and the Boston Red Sox stopped a 13-game losing streak at Tropicana Field by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 on Monday.Boston’s slide at the dome began on April 23, 2022.Wilyer Abreu had a leadoff double before Justin Turner drew a one-out walk in the sixth inning, ending Aaron Civale’s day. Chris Devenski (3-4) entered and gave up Casas’ three-run shot that put the Red Sox ahead 4-3.Casas added a run-scoring single and Masataka Yoshida connected on a two-run homer off Andrew Kittredge in the eighth that made it 7-3. Casas has three homers and 11 RBIs during a career-best 11-game hitting streak.Bello (11-8) gave up three runs, all in the first, and five hits over six innings.Boston closer Kenley Jansen, who pitched the ninth in a non-save situation, was checked by an athletic trainer with one out but remained in the game.Civale, acquired from Cleve...

Steer’s 3-run homer helps wild-card chasing Reds beat first-place Mariners 6-3

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:10:21 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Spencer Steer hit a three-run home run to help the Cincinnati Reds beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3 on Monday in an interleague matchup of playoff contenders. The Reds began the day in a four-way tie for the third NL wild-card spot, and the AL-west leading Mariners are 39-18 since July 1 for the best record in the major leagues in that span. Julio Rodriguez and Mike Ford hit solo home runs for Seattle. With their pitching staff hit hard by COVID-19 and injuries, the Reds used seven pitchers on Monday. Lucas Sims (5-3) got the last out of the seventh to pick up the win and Ian Gibaut got the last out of the ninth to get his second save.Right-hander Tejay Antone made his fifth career start, first since 2020, throwing two hitless innings with three strikeouts. He returned Saturday after not pitching since 2021 following two Tommy John surgeries.Mariners starter Bryan Woo (2-4) allowed five runs, hit three batters and walked three in five innings. He did not record a stri...

Column: Alex Palou dominantes IndyCar amid lawsuits and scrutiny of his career decisions

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:10:21 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Alex Palou wore a McLaren papaya-colored shirt at the Miami Grand Prix in May and a $1 million Richard Mille custom watch adorned his wrist.Given only to McLaren’s F1 drivers, the timepieces are a talking point among the collecting crowd. Simon Pagenaud, himself a Mille ambassador, immediately spotted the watch.“Yes, but it doesn’t work,” Palou said.“What do you mean it doesn’t work?” Pagenaud asked, popping out of his chair to seize Palou’s right arm.“It just doesn’t do anything,” Palou said with a shrug.“You know you have to wind it, right?” asked an incredulous Pagenaud, who began twisting the outer dial.Palou always has had some naivete since arriving in the United States at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was a 22-year-old Spaniard who most recently had been racing under the radar in Japan, and he never had won a championship at any level.He slipped in during the isolated “bubble” 2020 season with small Dale Coyne Racing, where Palou sec...

I-70 closed near Eisenhower Tunnel due to multi-vehicle crash

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:10:21 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Eastbound Interstate 70 was closed near Eisenhower Tunnel Monday due to a crash involving multiple vehicles, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.CDOT said the road was closed for safety concerns between Exit 205 and Exit 216. Crews contain wildfire in Jefferson County According to the Colorado State Patrol out of Golden, the closure was due to a multi-vehicle crash at mile marker 216.CSP said there was a serious bodily injury in the crash, but did not specify further details. CSP said some traffic was getting through on U.S. Route 6.The trash scene extended down the hill from I-70 where a fifth-wheel trailer rolled.The estimated time of reopening was unknown.

Movie Mania: Films to keep an eye out for in 2024

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:10:21 GMT

With the SAG-AFTRA strike still going on, fans have to wait a while to see some action packed films.But not every movie release is on pause, thankfullyThere are a few that we can look forward to next year.But hey we’ve waited longer for other things, I’m looking at you, “wait in line for days to get concert tickets’ people.”“Bob Marley: One Love”Kingsley Ben-Adir takes on the role of reggae icon, Bob Marley, In the 2024 movie “Bob Marley: One Love.”The biographical-musical film tells the story of Bob’s quest to continue spreading peace through his music, even after someone tried to kill him and his wife Rita, played by Lashana Lynch.“Elio”No one really knows what’s beyond our solar system, but in Pixar’s “Elio,” the universe accidentally takes in a young boy, mistaking him for the leader of Earth. Now, it’s up to him to deal with trails the other alien life forms have planned for hi...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un expects to engage with Putin in Russia to actively advance arms negotiations, US says

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:10:21 GMT

(CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expects to engage with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Russia to continue actively advancing arms negotiations between the two countries, according to the US government.“We have information that Kim Jong-Un expects these discussions to continue, to include leader-level diplomatic engagement in Russia,” said National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson of ongoing arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea.Watson did not say when and where a potential meeting between Kim and Putin in Russia might take place, but it would follow Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s visit to North Korea in July and comes after US officials last week said that the two countries are “actively advancing” their negotiations over another potential arms deal that could see Pyongyang providing weaponry to support Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.The Shoigu visit was made “to try to convince Pyongyang to sell artillery ammun...

How Tom Brady is feeling ahead of return to Gillette Stadium for Patriots season opener

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:10:21 GMT

The 2023 Patriots might get overshadowed by Tom Brady in their season opener Sunday at Gillette Stadium.The Patriots are set to honor Brady on Sunday when they take on the reigning NFC champion Eagles. Brady revealed how he’s feeling ahead of the ceremony on his podcast, “Let’s Go!”Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots lose potential starter to injured reserve for four weeks New England Patriots | Patriots practice: Roster move incoming; DeVante Parker returns New England Patriots | Bill Belichick was excited to see Patriots get surplus of depth at important position New England Patriots | Patriots QB Mac Jones has improved in these 3 areas, according to Bill Belichick New England Patriots | Bill Belichick breaks silence on Patriots’ decision to cut Bailey Zappe “A lot of gratitude,” Brady said. “I had two decades of incredible life-changing, altering experiences. I have so many memories ...

Justin Steele carries the Chicago Cubs to a 5-0 win with a career-best start — and puts his name firmly in the Cy Young conversation

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:10:21 GMT

Picking the best moment in Justin Steele’s start Monday against the San Francisco Giants poses a challenge.Maybe the 93.1 mph four-seam fastball Giants catcher Patrick Bailey whiffed on to end the seventh inning and surpass Steele’s previous best in strikeouts. Perhaps the stretch of 16 consecutive batters retired or never allowing a runner to get in scoring position.Eight shutout innings and 12 strikeouts, both career highs, convey Steele’s utter domination in the Chicago Cubs’ 5-0 win.With the victory, the Cubs (74-64) matched their 2022 win total and remained three games clear of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds for the second National League wild-card spot.In the last 20 years, only two Cubs pitchers had thrown at least eight scoreless innings with 12 or more strikeouts: Jake Arrieta (2014 and his 2015 no-hitter) and Ryan Dempster (2008). Ken Holtzman (1972) had been the lone Cubs lefty to do it. It’s a rare combination that has happened...