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Madrigal’s two-run single lifts Cubs over Marlins 4-2

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:28:34 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Madrigal’s two-run single in the eighth inning lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday.Jorge Soler hit a solo homer for the Marlins, who’ve dropped five in a row since sweeping the Cubs last weekend in Miami.Madrigal’s go-ahead hit off A.J. Puk (3-1) gave the Cubs their first lead. The next batter, pinch-hitter Miguel Amaya, followed with an RBI single of his own. Two of the three runs charged to Puk were unearned thanks to Yuli Gurriel’s inning-opening fielding error.Reliever Keegan Thompson (2-2) pitched three innings for the win and Adbert Alzolay worked the ninth for his first save of the season.Marlins reliever Matt Barnes – named the starter a few hours before the game – pitched the first inning before giving way to the bullpen, which hummed along until the seventh, where the Cubs loaded the bases before Huascar Brazoban struck out Seiya Suzuki to end the inning.Puk, the sixth Miami pitcher, wasn’t as lucky.Chicag...

Perez wins pole in Miami, continues chasing Verstappen

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:28:34 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Sergio Perez will start from the pole at the Miami Grand Prix, where he has been given clearance to race for both the win and the championship. Perez trails Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen by just six points in the championship standings and team boss Christian Horner vowed in Miami to allow the drivers to race for the title. Verstappen, the two-time reigning F1 champion, and Perez each have two wins this year as Red Bull has swept all four races and finished 1-2 three times. The pole for Perez was the third of his career, but the other two were on the street circuit at Jeddah. Perez won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and will try to make it two straight Sunday. “Checo! Checo! Checo!” the crowd chanted for Perez while waving Mexican flags.He said the Saturday qualifying effort was a massive turnaround after he had struggled through all three practice sessions. “Everything came more alive and we were just playing with the tools and we put the lap in that we nee...

Lens defeats Marseille in fight for runner-up spot

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:28:34 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Lens was too solid and too clinical for Marseille in their showdown for the runner-up spot in the French league on Saturday.Lens, the team with the best home record this season, defeated the best side on the road 2-1 to leapfrog Marseille into the second spot and put pressure on stumbling leader Paris Saint-Germain.Goals from Seko Fofana and Lois Openda gave Lens a 15th home win and moved it two points above Marseille, and just three behind PSG. The league leader travels to Troyes on Sunday.“Frankly, it was an exceptional match, we knew it was a match to move past Marseille again,” Openda said after taking his league tally to 19 goals. “We showed what we wanted to achieve in this league. We have four matches left to play, they will be crucial.” In a buoyant atmosphere at the packed Stade Delelis-Bollaert, Marseille had the upper hand for long spells and imposed its trademark high press to unbalance the host. But it struggled to get past Lens’ solid three-man defen...

Informe borrador no recomienda el juicio político contra Guillermo Lasso en la Asamblea de Ecuador

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:28:34 GMT

(CNN Español) — El legislador independiente y presidente de la comisión de fiscalización de la Asamblea Nacional de Ecuador, Fernando Villavicencio, hizo público este viernes el informe borrador elaborado por un equipo de asesores de la comisión que resuelve no dar paso al enjuiciamiento político en contra del presidente Guillermo Lasso por presunta participación en el delito de peculado. Lasso siempre ha negado los señalamientos de corrupción.“La comisión resuelve no recomendar el enjuiciamiento político del presidente”, precisa la resolución final, que será sometida a votación de los nueve miembros de la comisión este sábado.El texto del informe, que no cuenta con el apoyo de la mayoría de la comisión, señala que durante el trámite de juicio político en la comisión de fiscalización no se pudo demostrar que el presidente Lasso haya sido parte de una estructura para la malversación de fondos públicos.ANÁLISIS | Ecuador está en problemas y su presidente, Guillermo Lasso, podría...

Devils will have Jack and Luke Hughes in Game 3 vs. Canes

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:28:34 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — With his team down 2-0 again, New Jersey Devils coach Lindy Ruff is shaking things up in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Carolina Hurricanes.Goaltender Vitek Vanecek probably will return to the starting lineup Sunday afternoon for the first time since being replaced by Akira Schmid after losing the first two games of the first-round series against the rival New York Rangers.That’s just one move. The real surprise is the insertion of 19-year-old defenseman Luke Hughes into a lineup that is led by his 21-year-old brother and budding superstar, Jack.Luke Hughes is going to replace defenseman Ryan Graves, who sustained an upper body injury in Game 2 on Friday night.“If I get the opportunity I am very prepared and very ready,” Luke Hughes said after staying late after practice ended to work Saturday with the power-play unit.If he had been told he was playing, he didn’t let anyone know.Ruff, who usually does not disclose lineup chang...

Eloy Jiménez of White Sox hospitalized with abdominal pain

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:28:34 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — White Sox designated hitter Eloy Jiménez was hospitalized on Saturday due to abdominal pain. “He had some abdominal pain last night and it intensified throughout the night,” White Sox manager Pedro Grifol said. “This morning we took him to the hospital for further evaluation and he’s still there. We should know something shortly.”Jiménez is on a season-high eight-game hitting streak after going 1 for 4 with a single and two strikeouts in Friday night’s 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds. He went 3 for 5 with a homer and three RBIs on Thursday. “Any time you have to go in with abdominal pain, it is scary,” Grifol said. “I talked to him this morning, and he said it hurt when he moves. It intensified a little bit, so we’re erring on the side of caution to see what it is.” The White Sox (11-22) have won four of their last five games after a poor April. Yasmani Grandal was to be the designated hitter on Saturday, with Seby Zavala catching.___...

New York Rangers, coach Gerard Gallant agree to part ways

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:28:34 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Rangers, coach Gerard Gallant agree to part ways.Source

Texas mall shooting: Multiple victims reported

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:28:34 GMT

(NewsNation) — Law enforcement is investigating an active shooter situation at an outdoor outlet mall in Allen, Texas, Saturday. WFAA television reported that police on the scene said there were multiple victims, including children. The Collin County Sheriff said the shooter is also dead, WFAA reported.According to CNN, a manhunt is underway for a potential second suspect.A dispatcher with Allen police confirmed the department was investigating a shooting, after calls about shots being fired came in at around 3:40 p.m.The City of Allen tweeted that people should avoid the area around Allen Premium Outlets. A live aerial broadcast from the news station showed armored trucks and other law enforcement vehicles stationed outside the sprawling mall.Footage from KTVT shows shoppers streaming out of the mall. Ambulances from several neighboring cities also responded to the scene.Allen is located in north central Texas, approximately 25 miles north of downtown Dallas. It is the fourth large...

Butler scores 28, Heat top Knicks 105-86 for 2-1 series lead

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:28:34 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler returned from his sprained ankle to score 28 points, Max Strus added 19 and the Miami Heat topped the New York Knicks 105-86 on Saturday to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.Bam Adebayo had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Miami and Kyle Lowry added 14 points as the Heat never trailed.Duncan Robinson opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer, giving Miami an 11-point lead — and the lead remained double digits the rest of the way.Jalen Brunson scored 20 for New York, which got 15 from Josh Hart, 14 from RJ Barrett and 12 from Immanuel Quickley — who left midway through the fourth quarter after appearing to twist his left ankle. Julius Randle added 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Knicks.Game 4 is Monday.There was even a Heat-Knicks dustup under a basket, just like the good ol’ days of the teams’ playoff rivalry — though this one was nothing like P.J. Brown flipping Charlie Ward in 1997 to start a bench-clearing mess that led t...

Police investigating active shooter incident at Dallas-area outlet mall

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:28:34 GMT

(CNN) — Authorities in a suburb of Dallas are responding to a reported shooting at an outlet mall, with ATF personnel on the scene at Allen Premium Outlets.The Dallas field office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tweeted Saturday afternoon that personnel are responding to the active shooter incident at a mall.A dispatcher at the Allen Police Department described the scene as a “shooting,” but said the department was too busy to immediately provide further information.Jaynal Pervez told CNN affiliate KTVT that he arrived at the mall after his daughter, who was inside, called to inform him about a shooting.“We saw the police outside the door, and they told us we had to go, and that they are still looking for the person,” Pervez said. “There’s no more safe places. I don’t know what to do.”Police in Allen in a tweet would only call the incident “an active investigation,” and asked residents to av...