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Urias become first Red Sox ro hit grand slams on consective pitches, Boston beat Yankees 8-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:28 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Urias become the first Red Sox player to hit grand slams on consecutive pitches and the first in 80 years to hit slams in consecutive games in leading Boston to an 8-1 victory Saturday, sending the fading New York Yankees to their seventh straight loss.Urias cleared the based in his last at bat against Washington reliever Robert Garcia on Thursday night and the ninth-place hitter stunned Yankees ace Gerrit Cole in the second inning with a blast to left center. Urias, who was acquired from Milwaukee in a deal at the trade deadline, is the first Red Sox to hit grand slams in consecutive games since Jimmie Foxx on May 20-21 in 1940. He also is the first player to hit grand slams in consecutive trips to the plate since Josh Willingham with Washington in 2009.The last Boston player to hit grand slams in consecutive plate appearance was Bill Mueller, who did it on the seventh and eighth inning at Texas July 29, 2003 at Texas.Cole (10-4) also gave up a two-run drive to...

Malen scores after canceled substitution for Dortmund to start Bundesliga with win over Cologne

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:28 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Donyell Malen should not have been on the field when he scored late for Borussia Dortmund to start the Bundesliga with a fortunate 1-0 win over Cologne on Saturday, The Dutch winger was due to go off to make way for Jamie Bynoe-Gittens just minutes before he scored, but Julian Ryerson signaled his inability to continue and Dortmund coach Edin Terzić took off the injured Ryerson instead of Malen.“Football writes such stories,” Terzić said. “The one who stays on scores the winning goal in the end, and hopefully Jamie will conjure some magic for us next week.”Dortmund’s late win didn’t prevent memories of the team’s missed title chance from being revived as it looked set for another disappointing draw at home in the league.The home team labored for long periods to break through the well-drilled visitor’s disciplined unit and was fortunate that Cologne’s Davie Selke, Dejan Ljubicic and substitute Sargis Adamyan did not score. In its previous game at...

Jones, Waller and Hyatt deliver as Giants offense makes impressive preseason debut

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:28 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tight end Darren Waller and rookie wide receiver Jalin Hyatt are living up to all the hype that surrounded them coming to the New York Giants.The 30-year-old Waller has developed a strong rapport with Daniel Jones since being acquired in a trade from Las Vegas, clearly emerging as the quarterback’s top option.A speedy third-round draft pick out of Tennessee, Hyatt has been the main deep threat since the Giants opened training camp.Jones, Waller and Hyatt put on a show Friday night as the Giants beat the Carolina Panthers 21-19.The Jones-Waller combination hooked up three times for 30 yards as New York’s first-team offense opened the game with a 10-play, 75-yard drive that Jones culminated with a 4-yard pass to Daniel Bellinger.“He’s a player that you can use in different roles relative to where he lines up at the line of scrimmage or outside the line of scrimmage,” coach Brian Daboll said of Waller on Saturday. “He’s capable of doing those th...

Virginia hemp businesses start to see inspections and fines under new law

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:28 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Businesses around Virginia are beginning to face fines from state regulators who say the retailers are out of compliance with laws restricting the sales of certain hemp products.The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services began conducting inspections last month to ensure retailers were adhering to recent legislation that aimed to end the sales of intoxicating hemp-derived products.As of early August, at least seven businesses had received noncompliance letters, The Virginian-Pilot reported Saturday. Violations stemmed from both this year’s legislation and a 2022 bill that prohibited the sale of THC products in shapes that might appeal to children or that mimic trademarked brands, according to the newspaper.Among the stores facing a fine is Chesapeake Tobacco & Vape, which offered five edible hemp products that were not in compliance, according to a letter the department sent the shop July 31. The letter said the business also failed to ...

Bellingham scores twice in Real Madrid win for 3 goals in 2 games since Spain move

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:28 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Jude Bellingham’s double led Real Madrid’s 3-1 fightback at Almeria on Saturday, taking his tally to three goals in two games since arriving to the Spanish league.The 20-year-old England midfielder debuted for Madrid last weekend with a goal to seal victory at Athletic Bilbao in their season opener.He improved on that superb start for the 14-time European champion with his brace and an assist at Almeria to help overturn an early goal by the modest host.Vinícius Júnior added a third goal to seal the victory after he received the ball from Bellingham.Bellingham, who joined Madrid on a 130-million-euro ($142 million) move from Borussia Dortmund this summer, scored eight goals in the Bundesliga last season.Wearing the No. 5 of Madrid great Zinedine Zidane, Bellingham has immediately taken on a leading role on the field in Carlo Ancelotti’s side. The coach credited Bellingham’s character, and the experience he has already accumulated at a young age, as...

Coco Gauff upsets No. 1 Iga Swiatek to reach finals in Western & Southern Open

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:28 GMT

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Coco Gauff had never won a set against Iga Swiatek in seven previous meetings. On Saturday, the 19-year old beat the No. 1-ranked player in the world, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4, to advance to Sunday’s final in the Western & Southern Open.Swiatek, winner of three of the last six Grand Slam titles, survived three match points before Gauff finally finished off the upset to the delight of a large crowd that loudly supported the American.“It feels really good,” Gauff said. “It shows that I can be at that level, or compete at that level at least. I’m sure I’m going to face her many more times. I still think that I’m not even to the peak of my game.”The seventh-seeded Gauff hadn’t won more than four games in a set against Swiatek since their first meeting in Rome in 2021 until winning the tiebreaker to take the opening set on Saturday.“Today I fought to the end,” Swiatek said. “Coco, she’s a great player. This one, she deserved it more. My tan...

Jaguars beat Lions 25-7 in preseason matchup featuring backups on both teams

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:28 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — C.J. Beathard threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Parker Washington late in the first half and the Jacksonville Jaguars went on to beat the Detroit Lions 25-7 on Saturday.Beathard filled in for Trevor Lawrence as most of the starters for both teams watched the preseason game to avoid injuries. Beathard, a backup in his sixth NFL season, was 12 of 20 for 138 yards. He threw an interception along with the touchdown pass to Washington, a rookie receiver, that put Jacksonville ahead 12-0 at halftime.Teddy Bridgewater, meanwhile, was shaky in his Lions debut while surrounded by backups.Bridgewater, signed this month to be Jared Goff’s backup, was sacked on his first snap and completed 5 of 11 passes for just 34 yards.Detroit’s Nate Sudfeld, who threw his third interception of the preseason in the second quarter, connected with Chase Cota on a 1-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to avoid a shutout.D’Ernest Johnson restored the Jaguars’ cushion w...

Russell Wilson expected to play first half of Broncos vs. 49ers game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Broncos are on the road again, this time in San Francisco where they will face the 49ers in week two of the NFL preseason.In week 1, the Broncos faced the Cardinals. Both teams started out slow. But Denver put up 10 points in the second quarter and held the lead until the final seconds of the game, when Arizona made a two-point conversion after a touchdown to get the win. Former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan passed over for Pro Football Hall of Fame In that Cardinals game, quarterback Russell Wilson and the rest of the starters played most of the first half but only found the end zone on one of four drives.Those starters, including Wilson, are expected to play for the first half in this week's matchup as well."My confidence doesn’t waver much," Wilson said during training camp this week. "But I think every day you learn a little bit more. You learn a little bit more about who we are, what we’re trying to do as a team. It’s all coming together. The pictur...

Hurricane Hilary downgraded to Category 2 as Mexico and California brace for catastrophic impact

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:28 GMT

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary has been downgraded to a Category 2 storm as it heads for Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.Meteorologists expect the storm to bring “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” to the peninsula and to the southwestern United States, where it was forecast to cross the border as a tropical storm on Sunday.The storm weakened from a Category 3 Major hurricane down to a Category 2 storm at midday Saturday and is expected to weaken further as it treks northward, officials said.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary headed for Mexico’s Baja California on Saturday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center predicted “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” for the peninsula and for the southwestern United States, where it was forecast to cross the border as a tropical storm on Sunday.Officials issued an evacuati...

Union amps up support for Cleveland-Cliffs takeover of Pittsburgh-based US Steel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:15:28 GMT

PITTSBURGH — The union representing more than 11,000 of U.S. Steel Corp.’s employees, including those at the Mon Valley Works, transferred its ability to bid for U.S. Steel to Cleveland-Cliffs on Thursday, marking a slight escalation of the union’s support for a takeover of the Pittsburgh-based steelmaker.The United Steelworkers union has exclusively supported Cleveland-Cliffs in what emerged earlier this week as a public bidding war, choosing to support the Ohio-based steelmaker because of its belief that the company would continue blast furnace operations in Western Pennsylvania and save union jobs.Cleveland-Cliffs’s CEO Lourenco Goncalves, whose company has offered $7.4 billion for its rival steelmaker, made that commitment clear in a statement Thursday night.“To the employees of U.S. Steel who are watching this all unfold: I have your back,” he said.U.S. Steel responded in a statement Friday morning that it does not need union support to sell itself.̶...