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Jeffers and Ryan lead AL Central champion Twins to 9-3 win over Angels

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:25 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Jeffers homered, tripled and drove in three runs to back a strong outing by Joe Ryan on Sunday as the Minnesota Twins pulled away late for a 9-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels.After a 50-minute rain delay, Jeffers and Max Kepler each hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to help the Twins expand a one-run lead.Jorge Polanco also went deep, Matt Wallner reached base four times and scored twice, and Trevor Larnach had two RBIs as Minnesota posted its first victory since clinching the AL Central title by beating the Angels on Friday night.Brandon Drury drove in two runs and Zach Neto had two hits and an RBI for the Angels, who have lost nine of 11.Los Angeles reliever Carson Fulmer (0-1), making his first major league appearance since 2021, allowed three runs over four innings to take the loss.Ryan (11-10) tied Pablo López for the team lead in wins. He pitched six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits with no walks and 10 strikeouts — one shy of his c...

What is the most popular alcohol in Colorado? Not the same as most states

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:25 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — During the warmer months, you may have found yourself out to eat. Maybe you even sat on the patio, enjoying the warm moments before they faded into the chill of winter. There is also a pretty good chance you had a cold drink in hand, according to a new report. Toast, a restaurant point of sale and management system, recently reviewed customer trends across its roughly 93,000 U.S. restaurants, including people's alcohol-purchasing behaviors.  Top spots to drink local hard cider around Denver Overall, Toast found that if a customer was ordering alcohol, it was most likely going to be beer, which ranked as the most popular adult beverage being ordered in all 50 states during the second quarter of 2023. While you may guess a state like Wisconsin, which is home to the most self-reported excessive drinkers and a history in the beer industry, would be ordering beer the most, but it was actually their neighbors to the west. Minnesota restaurant-goers drank rough...

Rain slowly moves out Monday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:25 GMT

The remnants of Ophelia will continue to effect New England on Monday, but aren’t expected to stick around for the whole day. The storm’s center will pass south of Long Island, producing another round of showers overnight tonight and through Monday morning. It’ll be a bit windy as well, with gusts upwards of 30mph in spots along the coast, upwards of 20mph inland. By Monday afternoon, a high pressure system from southern Canada will begin to force the storm out to sea, allowing sunshine to take over for parts of the area. Southern New Hampshire will see sunshine first, and it should reach Boston by early afternoon. It takes a bit longer for the South Shore but showers are expected to linger for the Cape and Islands through early evening. Behind Ophelia’s remnants, a prolonged dry stretch is in the forecast, along with some seasonable September weather.

Callahan: Beating the Jets buys the Patriots time, but little else

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:25 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Only by the grace of Zach Wilson, the NFL’s most putrid passer and generous opponent, are the Patriots 1-2.The Pats won Sunday because they knew two things about Wilson: an early lead and killing clock is all you need. The kid will handle the rest.This is what a thoroughly defanged Pats-Jets rivalry has devolved to: both teams working around their quarterbacks, asking them to screw up less than the other guy.Mac Jones completed barely half his passes Sunday and failed to close the Jets out on three separate drives inside the last three minutes. But at least he didn’t take a safety, like Wilson did. Or throw for zero yards on fourth-and-10, like Wilson did. Or lead a 1-for-8 showing on third down, like Wilson did.To review…Trailing 13-10, Wilson cushioned the Pats’ lead by taking an unforgivable sack inside the end zone with 2:19 to play. Jones went three-and-out on the next series, giving Wilson a second chance just inside the 2-...

Cape Cod HS Golf: SJP nips Hingham by a stroke

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:25 GMT

BREWSTER — As a chilly mist set in Sunday afternoon, Terry Manning knew he and his teammates were going to be in for a long day at the course. Yet, you definitely wouldn’t have known it, given how things shook out on the final scorecard for the Catholic Conference star.The senior captain dazzled fans in attendance, shooting a 74 (two-over-par) as St. John’s Prep captured its latest Cape Cod Invitational championship with 231 combined points at Cape Cod National Golf Club.“It feels outstanding,” Manning said afterward. “It kind of shows me where I stand in the field and where I stand in this entire league. Today really showed who knows how to play. The best of the best golf courses out here, and with these conditions, it was honestly anyone’s game. I was just glad that I was out there making sure I found the fairway, found the green, and just walked off happy.”Manning finished second among all individual competitors, helping St. John’s Prep edge Hingham by one stroke for the title. T...

Luis Robert Jr. made history for the Chicago White Sox then exited, plus more takeaways from the Boston Red Sox series

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:25 GMT

Gavin Sheets called the conditions “weird.”The Chicago White Sox made it through the elements to capture their first series win since August with Sunday’s rain-shortened 3-2 victory against the Boston Red Sox in front of 33,399 at Fenway Park.The game was called after six innings and a delay of 1 hour, 43 minutes because of inclement weather in the area.“It was just one of those things you grind through,” said Sheets, who went 0-for-1 with a walk, a run and a sacrifice fly. The outfielder also stole the first base of his career.Sheets scored on a two-run double by Elvis Andrus in the fifth inning as the White Sox took a 2-1 lead. He added the sacrifice fly one inning later.The White Sox took two of three in the series. It’s their first series victory since Aug. 7-9 against the New York Yankees at Guaranteed Rate Field.“Our pitching carried us,” Sheets said.Here are three takeaways from the three games.1. Luis Robert Jr. added to his im...

Top Dems declare deal on tax relief

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:25 GMT

Top House and Senate Democrats have reached an agreement on a tax relief bill, and plan to send it to Gov. Maura Healey this week as an opening act for their fall session.The accord, announced without details in a two-sentence statement last last week, could bring to end a debate that began nearly two years ago in an effort to put a dent in the state’s high cost of living and make Massachusetts more competitive for residents and businesses.In July, legislators broke for a summer recess without a deal on tax relief, instead allotting $581 million to cover tax relief impacts in fiscal year 2024. The final package’s value could exceed $1 billion in the out years, or come in lower depending on which relief measures are swept into the consensus bill.Competing House and Senate tax relief bills died in 2022 when the Legislature was blindsided as surging revenue collections required the state to give back about $3 billion in tax collections under a decades-old voter law. The hug...

2 suspects sought from robbery in North York

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:25 GMT

Toronto police are searching for two suspects involved in a robbery in the Jane Street and Trethewey Drive area in North York.On Aug. 28, at 12:05 a.m., police responded to a call for a robbery. Police report that a victim was followed into an elevator by two suspects, assaulted by both suspects, and knocked unconscious.The suspects stole the victim’s vehicle, phone and other personal belongings and fled the area in the victim’s vehicle. The vehicle was later recovered.Suspect #1 is described as a black male, 5’8″, with a medium build, wearing a blue face mask, navy blue hooded sweater, dark pants and black shoes.Suspect #2 is described as a brown male, 5’8″, with a medium build, was wearing a white face mask, a black “We the North” hat with a silver logo, a Puma hooded sweater, black Nike pants and black shoes.

Kidnapped teen rescued from Southern California motel room after 4 days of being held hostage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:25 GMT

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities rescued a 17-year-old boy in Southern California after he was kidnapped and held hostage for four days by captors who threatened to harm him if his family did not pay a $500,000 ransom.The teen was rescued Friday after law enforcement tracked him and his three kidnappers to a motel in Santa Maria, a city about 140 miles (225 kilometers) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. The nightmare began Monday morning, when the kidnappers caused a car crash in San Bernardino County, roughly 200 miles (320 kilometers) from Sant Maria, and abducted the teen when he got out of his vehicle to look at the damage, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. A doorbell camera recorded the kidnapping.The kidnappers called the teen’s mother from a Mexican phone number and demanded $500,000, saying it should be delivered to Nogales, Mexico, federal prosecutors said. The men repeatedly called her over the four days and threatening to harm her s...

Breakers Dominika Banevič and Victor Montalvo qualify for next year’s Paris Olympics

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:37:25 GMT

LEUVEN, Belgium (AP) — Lithuanian teenager Dominika Banevič and American Victor Montalvo both qualified for next year’s Paris Olympics after winning the World Breaking Championship on Sunday.The 16-year-old Banevič, known as B-Girl Nicka, was the youngest in the women’s category at the event in Leuven, Belgium. She concluded her battle by lifting herself up on her right arm and twisting her body almost completely around. She drew finger-clicking appreciation from her beaten opponent, 40-year-old Ayumi Fukushima of Japan, known as B-Girl Ayumi.The 29-year-old Montalvo, ranked No. 5 in the world and competing under the name of B-Boy Victor, broke into a huge grin after completing his battle. He was lifted up triumphantly by his opponent, Philip Kim of Canada, known as B-Boy Phil Wizard.Breakdancing originated 50 years ago in the United States and the hip-hop dance form makes its official debut at the Paris Games. Rankings are tabulated by the World DanceSport Federation, the Int...