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Hot-hitting rookie McLain, Steer lead Reds past Cubs 8-5 for 3-game sweep

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:26:07 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Matt McLain had a career-high four hits in his 12th big league game, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the slumping Chicago Cubs 8-5 on Sunday for a three-game series sweep.Spencer Steer hit a two-run homer in Cincinnati’s fourth win in its last five games. Kevin Newman reached five times on two singles and three walks, and Nick Senzel had two hits and two RBIs.Cincinnati outscored Chicago 25-10 in the weekend set. The Reds totaled 14 hits in the finale against their NL Central rival.Patrick Wisdom homered twice and drove in five runs in Chicago’s fourth straight loss. He hit a three-run shot in the second and a two-run drive in the eighth in his eighth career multihomer game.McLain is 15 for 31 during a seven-game hitting streak. The 23-year-old infielder, a first-round pick in the 2021 amateur draft, is batting .380 with two homers and eight RBIs since making his major league debut on May 15.Cincinnati starter Graham Ashcraft (3-3) pitched five innings of thr...

Padres left fielder Soto scratched late vs. Yankees because of back tightness

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:26:07 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Padres left fielder Juan Soto was a late scratch from San Diego’s game against the New York Yankees on Sunday because of back tightness.The injury was announced about 10 minutes before first pitch.Soto was held out of the starting lineup for the first time this season and replaced by José Azocar. Soto was set to bat third in San Diego’s original lineup, and Xander Bogaerts moved to that spot after not starting Saturday because of wrist soreness.“I wasn’t comfortable, he’s played so much here and he had some stiffness,” Padres manager Bob Melvin said. “I just wasn’t comfortable with that. We figured we’d take one swing with him at some point in time.”Soto came up as a pinch hitter and grounded out in the ninth against Clay Holmes, ending his 11-game on-base streak.Melvin said he expects Soto to start Tuesday’s series opener against the Marlins.Soto hit a two-run homer Friday in a 5-1 win after fouling a pitch off his left knee. He h...

Haase’s sacrifice fly helps Tigers to comeback win over White Sox, 6-5

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:26:07 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Eric Haase’s 10th-inning sacrifice fly gave the Detroit Tigers a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.Alex Lange (3-0) pitched a scoreless top of the 10th, and Jonathan Schoop’s long fly ball off Reynaldo Lopez (4-4) moved Spencer Torkelson to third with one out.Akil Baddoo was intentionally walked and Haase hit a fly ball to deep center to easily score Torkelson.“I’m just trying to get something in the air, obviously, but this all started with Lange,” Haase said. “He punches two guys out in the top of the inning to give us a great chance to win it.”The Tigers trailed 5-4 going into the bottom of the ninth, but Riley Greene hit a one-out triple off Joe Kelly. Javier Baez followed with a grounder to short. Tim Anderson didn’t field it cleanly and had to throw to first, allowing Greene to score the tying run.“That’s a really tough play for (Anderson),” White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “I’m not sure he even had a chan...

Tourist boat overturns on Italian lake, at least 1 dead; several missing

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:26:07 GMT

MILAN (AP) — A tourist boat capsized in a storm on Italy’s Lago Maggiore in the northern Lombardy region on Sunday, with at least one person confirmed dead, Italian media reported.Authorities were searching for several people who were still missing after a sudden whirlwind overturned a boat carrying more than 20 tourists and crew, the news agency ANSA reported. Italian firefighters said 19 people have been saved. Many reportedly managed to swim to shore. Rescue operations were continuing with divers, boats and a helicopter. Firefighter video showed pieces of wood floating in the lake as a helicopter flew overhead.The whirlwind was part of a storm system that hit the northern region of Lombardy Sunday evening, forcing delays at the Malpensa airport.Source

Man fatally shot aboard Green Line train in DC

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:26:07 GMT

A man was fatally shot Sunday morning on the Washington Metro’s Green Line.Police received a call around 11:45 a.m. regarding a shooting aboard a Green Line train. Arriving at D.C.’s Navy Yard station, they discovered a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.Despite efforts to save him, the man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the police department.Police are searching for a suspect described as a Black man, aged between 25 and 27, with a thin build. He was last seen dressed in black, with curly hair, and carrying a silver or gray gun.D.C. police Assistant Chief Andre Wright stated that the suspect boarded the Green Line train at L’Enfant Plaza and engaged in an altercation with the victim. The suspect shot the victim several times and then exited the train at the Waterfront station. The train continued to Navy Yard.Wright characterized the incident as “an isolated event.”Investigators are interviewing witnesses who were present in the train...

Sallói sparks Sporting KC to 4-1 victory over Timbers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:26:07 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Dániel Sallói scored the go-ahead goal and Sporting Kansas City used an own-goal by Portland’s Larrys Mabiala to provide some cushion in a 4-1 victory over the Timbers on Sunday.Portland jumped on top early on Franck Boli’s third goal of the season — unassisted in the 8th minute.Erik Thommy scored the equalizer for Sporting KC (3-8-4) when he took a pass from Marinos Tzionis in the 33rd minute and notched his second goal this season.Things fell apart for the Timbers (4-7-4) over a two-minute span of the second half.First, Sallói scored for a third time this season, using an assist from Graham Zusi to find the net in the 66th minute. Then came Mabiala’s own-goal two minutes later and Portland never recovered.Roger Espinoza picked up an assist in the third minute of stoppage time on Felipe Hernández’s first netter of the season.Kendall McIntosh finished with two saves in his third start for Sporting KC. Aljaz Ivacic saved four shots for...

Fever end record 20-game losing streak with 90-87 win over Atlanta

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:26:07 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — NaLyssa Smith scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help the Indiana Fever end a WNBA record-tying 20-game losing streak with a 90-87 win over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday.The Fever had lost 20 in a row dating back to last season to tie the Tulsa Shock for the most consecutive losses all-time. Indiana lost its final 18 games last season before dropping its first two this year. The game featured seven ties and 20 lead changes and the outcome was hanging in the balance when the Fever had a successful coach’s challenge with 16.7 seconds left while holding an 88-87 lead.After an Indiana miss, Alyssa Gray took the long rebound quickly downcourt and drove on Kelsey Mitchell. A foul was called but Fever coach Christie Sides challenged it. After a review, officials determined there wasn’t enough contact to warrant a foul. Indiana got the ball out of bounds and after a miss, Mitchell snared the offensive rebound and was fouled. She made two free throws with 13...

Arrow McLaren’s brilliant Indianapolis 500 ends in bitter disappointment

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:26:07 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There were 20 laps remaining in the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday and Arrow McLaren, the team that has emphatically upset the status quo in IndyCar, had managed to put Felix Rosenqvist and Pato O’Ward in position to fight for the win.Everything unraveled for the papaya-colored cars in spectacular fashion.Felix Rosenqvist was the first to fall, hitting the wall in Turn 1 before getting crushed from behind by Kyle Kirkwood, forcing the race to be red-flagged with 16 laps to go. On the restart, eventual winner Josef Newgarden shot to the lead, and O’Ward was side-by-side with Marcus Ericsson entering Turn 3 when they touched wheels and O’Ward hit the wall.Just like that, Arrow McLaren’s two best chances at the Borg-Warner Trophy were out of the race.Alexander Rossi wound up finishing fifth for the team, which was trying to win the Indy 500 for the first time since Johnny Rutherford carried its colors in 1976. Tony Kanaan came home 16th in what h...

Josef Newgarden wins thrilling Indy 500

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:26:07 GMT

(CNN) — Josef Newgarden won the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 in a wild finish Sunday after three crashes in the last 16 laps. The American driver passed last year’s winner, Marcus Ericsson, in the final lap.A trio of red flag crashes set up a dramatic finish during the race.When the checkered flag finally waved, it was Newgarden who claimed his first Indy 500 win – but getting there required a lot of drama.In a terrifying scene with 16 laps to go, Felix Rosenqvist got loose and slid up into the wall. As Kyle Kirkwood tried to avoid the spinning Rosenqvist, he clipped the corner of Rosenqvist’s car.Kirkwood’s car slammed into the wall, flipped and slid to a stop on its roof with sparks flying. The race was red-flagged, but neither driver was seriously injured.In a scary twist, Kirkwood’s rear wheel broke free of its safety tether in the crash, cleared the catch fence an...

Biden, McCarthy reach final deal to prevent default, now must sell to Congress

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:26:07 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and worked to ensure enough Republican and Democratic votes to pass the measure in the coming week.The Democratic president and Republican speaker spoke with each other Sunday evening as negotiators rushed to draft the bill text so lawmakers can review compromises that neither the hard-right or left flank is likely to support. Instead, the leaders are working to gather backing from the political middle as Congress hurries toward votes before a June 5 deadline to avert a damaging federal default.“Good news,” Biden declared Sunday evening at the White House.“The agreement prevents the worst possible crisis, a default, for the first time in our nation’s history,” he said. “Takes the threat of a catastrophic default off the table.”The president urged both parties...