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June’s greatest Sho: A look back at Ohtani’s best month in the majors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:35:43 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s walkup music most of last season was the theme to “The Greatest Showman.”After the Los Angeles Angels star’s June, he should consider returning to it.The Japanese two-way phenom has amazed fans, teammates and opponents since coming to the majors in 2018. June, though was “The Greatest Sho” at the plate.“I’m in a good spot right now,” Ohtani said through interpreter Ippei Mizuhara when asked if he was pitching and hitting at his best. “Hitting-wise, I feel like it is up there for sure.”Ohtani hit 15 home runs, the most in a month in Angels history. He became the first player in 10 years to reach 30 homers before July 1.Ohtani reached that milestone and tied the AL record for most homers in June with a majestic 493-foot drive in Friday night’s loss to Arizona. Mike Trout, who was on the on-deck circle, did a double take when he heard it coming off the bat.The power numbers, though, are only part of the story of a dominant month. Ohtani’s .3...

Dodgers activate left-hander Julio Urías to make start against Royals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:35:43 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers activated left-hander Julio Urías, who had missed 36 games after straining his hamstring, from the injured list to start Saturday night’s game against the Kansas City Royals.The 26-year-old Urías allowed one run on two hits with eight strikeouts over four innings for Class-A Rancho Cucamonga in his last rehab start Sunday. He is 5-4 with a 4.39 ERA in 10 starts this season.The Dodgers initially hoped that Urías would return after he was placed on the injured list May 20. But instead of returning the first week of June, his slow recovery from the hamstring strain pushed back his return to the first week of July.Left-hander Justin Bruihl was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City to make space for him on the roster.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Los pasaportes cubanos ahora tendrán vigencia por 10 años

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:35:43 GMT

(CNN Español) — A partir de este sábado 1 de julio, los pasaportes cubanos que se emitan tendrán una vigencia de 10 años para los mayores de 16 años, y de 5 años para los menores de esa edad.Hasta ahora, los mayores de 16 recibían un pasaporte por 6 años, que se prorrogaba cada dos años, algo que también fue eliminado desde este mes.¿Tiene China una base espía en territorio cubano?Los cambios surgen del decreto publicado este viernes en La Gaceta Oficial de Cuba, que modifica el Reglamento de la Ley de Migración del país.El decreto también estipula que el arancel consular para la solicitud de pasaportes será de US$ 180 o euros para mayores 16 años, y de US$ 140 o euros para menores.El director de Asuntos Consulares de Cuba, Ernesto Soberón, dijo que estas acciones obedecen a la intención del gobierno “de continuar fortaleciendo vínculos con nuestros nacionales en el exterior”.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery C...

Injured Lyon inspires Australia by batting in 2nd Ashes test at Lord’s

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:35:43 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Nathan Lyon has been on crutches since Thursday. He was expected to be a mere spectator for the rest of the second Ashes cricket test at Lord’s.Then he stunned onlookers on day four Saturday when TV caught him clambering slowly down the stairs from the Australia dressing room all padded up and ready to go in as the last batter.He waited close to the field in the Lord’s Pavilion so he wouldn’t be timed out hobbling to the middle. With him was resting 40-year-old England bowler Jimmy Anderson.“He asked, am I stupid? And I said, ‘Yes, but I may have to do a you and go to 40.’ He said, ‘If you keep loving the game and keep trying to get better there is no reason why you can’t,’ so that was a nice little moment with Jimmy.”When the time came to bat, the 35-year-old Lyon received a standing ovation from the packed Lord’s crowd.Australia wasn’t exactly desperate for the tailender at 264-9 in its second innings with a lead against England of...

Graham Rahal on IndyCar front row at Mid-Ohio with pole sitter Colton Herta

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:35:43 GMT

Graham Rahal is back on the front row for an IndyCar race for the first time in four years.The son of 1986 Indy 500 winner and team owner Bobby Rahal nearly landed the pole at Mid-Ohio on Saturday, getting edged in the final seconds by Colton Herta, the last car remaining in the final six-minute round of qualifying. Herta posted a lap of 1 minute, 6.3096 seconds while Rahal stopped the clock in 1:06.3528 to cap a dominant performance by the Honda teams.Each of the six teams that made the final round of qualifying had Honda engines.“It’s a great time to get the Fifth Third Bank car up front and running well,” said Rahal, whose struggles this season — including a failure to land his Rahal Letterman Lanigan car in the Indianapolis 500 — have left his future with the team in question.“We’ve got a lot of laps tomorrow to keep it there,” Rahal said. “I’m so proud of everybody at RLL, the 15 car of course. Everybody has done an amazing job, keeping their heads down amidst...

Impact of Supreme Court striking down Affirmative Action

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:35:43 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Supreme Court decided colleges and universities can no longer consider applicants' race during the admissions process, ending affirmative action policies that date back decades. Two separate rulings came to the same conclusion.Former U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado Jason Dunn said the decision wasn’t a surprise. He told "Colorado Point of View" universities will have to change their admissions programs but said, “race can be a factor in which wholistically someone has looked at and evaluated whether or not race played a role in who they are as a person and their character.”He detailed what that could look like in a college admissions essay by describing, “how being a minority person shaped them, growing up in a certain neighborhood or something like that and changed their values and the way they think about the world. That’s certainly appropriate to talk about race that way.” What leaked Trump tape could mean for the classified documents case The ru...

An observatory in Antarctica reveals ‘ghostly’ new portrait of the Milky Way

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:35:43 GMT

(CNN) — For the first time, astronomers have assembled a glowing portrait of the Milky Way galaxy using cosmic “ghost particles” detected by a telescope embedded in Antarctica’s ice.Over the years, astronomers have showcased stunning images of the Milky Way through electromagnetic radiation from visible light or radio waves. But this is a new perspective of our galaxy based on particles of matter, rather than energy.The so-called ghost particles are neutrinos. These tiny, high-energy cosmic particles are often referred to as ghostly because they are extremely vaporous and can pass through any kind of matter without changing.The research was published Thursday in the journal Science.“I remember saying, ‘At this point in human history, we’re the first ones to see our galaxy in anything other than light,’” said study coauthor Naoko Kurahashi Neilson, associate professor of physics at Drexel University, in a statement reflecting on when she and two doctoral students initially ...

Hialeah firefighters help deliver baby boy after couple drive to station asking for help

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:35:43 GMT

Firefighters from a station in Hialeah sprang into action to help deliver a baby — and it’s a boy.In an Instagram post, Hialeah Fire Rescue said a couple drove over to Hialeah Fire Station 9 and asked for help, Tuesday.The couple and the baby’s grandmother said they were driving to a birthing center but realized they would not make it.The baby’s mother, Jackie Cerna, spoke with 7News on Saturday.“My husband flagged them down, and they came running, and I don’t even think they had time to get, like, gloves on,” she said. “I know one of them almost caught him barehanded.”Crews immediately realized the woman was in labor, and they successfully delivered Baby James.“Next thing I know, I hear my mom saying, ‘He’s here, he’s here, he’s here! He’s good,'” said Cerna. “The firefighters [said], ‘You have a healthy baby, he’s good,’ and I’m still kind of like processin...

1 hospitalized after landscaping truck overturns, spills gravel in Southwest Ranches

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:35:43 GMT

A roadway in Southwest Ranches has reopened to traffic after a rollover wreck sent one person to the hospital.Davie Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene along eastbound Griffin Road, near Southwest 148th Avenue, Saturday morning.Police said a landscaping truck fell over, spilling the gravel it was carrying.The injured victim was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital for treatment.The spill has since been cleaned up.

Sources: Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara had revoked license when she crashed unregistered, uninsured car

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:35:43 GMT

Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara was driving with a revoked license in an unregistered and uninsured car with an expired inspection sticker when she left the roadway and crashed through a fence and into a house in Jamaica Plain on Friday, according to 7NEWS sources.Lara’s child, who was taken to the hospital and received stitches following the crash, was not in a booster seat, as required by state law for his age and size, sources said.According to redacted police report and a statement issued by Lara’s Office, she was driving down Centre Street near the monument when she says a car pulled away from the curb, forcing her to swerve.She told officers in the back of an ambulance that she was unable to hit the brakes in time, according to the report.The driver of the other car involved told officers he though Lara was speeding and that he was not close to hitting her.In a statement, Lara’s chief of staff said, in part, “It was a scary situation for everyone involved b...