When Buck Showalter gathered the media in front of his customary podium at Citi Field on Thursday, he showered two unheralded members of his team with praise: Adam Ottavino and Starling Marte. “He’s been doing it for a long time,” Showalter said of Ottavino, who was an instrumental part of Wednesday’s series-clinching win in Cincinnati.…
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An overwhelming chunk of the optimism surrounding the Miami Marlins and their future is because of their young pitching. The Marlins have a bushel of pitchers that, if all goes according to plan, will help guide the team to regular postseason appearances. Daniel Castano and Jimmy Yacabonis are not part of that group. Castano and…
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The Orlando Magic made their most significant move in free agency official, re-signing big Mo Bamba to a multi-year contract on Thursday. The Magic, like all NBA teams, didn’t disclose the terms of the deal, citing team policy. Bamba’s agents told Yahoo Sports on June 30, shortly after teams were able to communicate with free…
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in heart failure after apparently being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, NHK public television said Friday. The broadcaster aired footage showing Abe collapsed on the street, with several security guards running toward him. Abe was holding his chest when he collapsed,…
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MONTERREY, Mexico — Sophia Smith scored twice in the opening minutes and the U.S. women’s national team clinched a spot in the 2023 World Cup with a 5-0 victory over Jamaica on Thursday night in the CONCACAF W Championship and some help from Haiti. With two victories at the W Championship, the United States leads…
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Steve Karnowski | Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, telling the former Minneapolis police officer that what he did was “simply wrong” and “offensive.” U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson sharply criticized Chauvin for his actions on…
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BOSTON — Aaron Judge was not in the lineup Thursday night for the first of four games against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed on “The Michael Kay Show” that the slugger was dealing with “lower body soreness” and the team was taking it cautiously. Developing story, check back for…
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When the top minor leaguers in the country arrive at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on July 16, one of the youngest prospects there will be a fast-rising Orioles infielder. Gunnar Henderson, who has risen to Triple-A Norfolk as a 21-year-old, will be Baltimore’s lone representative in the 2022 MLB All-Star Futures Game. Henderson ranks…
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This past weekend, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is running for reelection this November, reserved $105,000 worth of cable TV ads in Florida on the Fox News Channel, telling Floridians that their freedom is “under attack.” “Your Republican leaders, they’re banning books,” Newsom says in the ad, as well as ”making it harder to vote,…
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Plans for a universally accessible playground featuring a sensory garden and equipment fit for everyone, regardless of their ability, are in the works in Irvine. And with the help of millions of dollars in recently secured state funding, the project is a step closer to becoming reality. The playground will go in at Irvine’s 7.9-acre…
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