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Triston Casas homers, hits RBI double to lead Red Sox past Giants 3-2 for fifth straight win

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:43 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As a player for the Dodgers, Red Sox manager Alex Cora witnessed more than his share of towering drives over the fences by home run king Barry Bonds.Triston Casas hit a shot to left-center that Cora considered one of the best ever seen in San Francisco.“Any time I can get my name mentioned with Barry Bonds, it’s awesome,” Casas said.Moved up in the batting order, Casas homered and hit an RBI double to back Kutter Crawford, and Boston beat the Giants 3-2 on Friday night for its fifth straight win.“I played here a lot of games and I saw one of the great ones dominating from like 2000-2004,” Cora said. “That ball he hit to left-center, that’s one of the best home runs I’ve seen here and I saw many. I think I saw 500, 600, 700.”Second baseman Justin Turner delivered the defensive gem of the night to save at least one run in the seventh. He backhanded a two-hopper by pinch-hitter Blake Sabol and flipped the ball while falling to the ground to shorts...

Kerr available for must-win game against Canada in a boost for Women’s World Cup co-host Australia

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:43 GMT

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Sam Kerr is ready to go, and so the much-needed reinforcements appear to be arriving just in time for co-host Australia ahead of its must-win Women’s World Cup match against Canada. Kerr and Mary Fowler missed Australia’s upset 3-2 loss to Nigeria but are available for Monday’s make-or-break Group B game against the Olympic champions.“I’m going to be there,” Kerr said Saturday. “I’m going to be ready.”Kerr trained in soccer boots while participating in her first practice session since going down with a calf injury on the eve of the July 20 tournament opene. She hasn’t played a minute yet at a World Cup on home soil.The 29-year-old Kerr scheduled a news conference at the Matildas’ camp in Brisbane, seemingly to assure Australian supporters that she’s on track.“I would love to tell you guys everything. It’s going to be down to the wire,” she said. “I’m definitely going to be available, but how we decide to use that is not to be given to the oppo...

Aaron Judge draws 3 walks after coming off injured list for Yankees at Baltimore

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:43 GMT

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge speaks to reporters before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, July 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)(AP/Ashley Landis) New York Yankees' Aaron Judge speaks to reporters before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, July 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)(AP/Ashley Landis) BALTIMORE (AP) — The New York Yankees have been a sub-.500 team since Aaron Judge injured his toe in early June. Now they hope his return can help them rally for a postseason spot.The Yankees reinstated Judge from the injured list Friday before the opener of their weekend road series against the Baltimore Orioles. Judge admits he isn&#...

Santander hits 9th-inning homer to give the Orioles a 1-0 win in Judge’s Yankees return

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:43 GMT

Baltimore Orioles' Anthony Santander, third from left, is greeted near home plate after hitting a walk-off solo home run off New York Yankees relief pitcher Tommy Kahnle during the ninth inning of a baseball game, early Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Baltimore. The Orioles won 1-0. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)(AP/Julio Cortez) Baltimore Orioles' Anthony Santander, third from left, is greeted near home plate after hitting a walk-off solo home run off New York Yankees relief pitcher Tommy Kahnle during the ninth inning of a baseball game, early Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Baltimore. The Orioles won 1-0. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)(AP/Julio Cortez) BALTIMORE (AP) — Anthony Santander said it felt like a playoff game at Camden Yar...

Chicago White Sox snap their 6-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory against the Cleveland Guardians

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:43 GMT

There are openings in the Chicago White Sox rotation after trading Lucas Giolito and Lance Lynn.Touki Toussaint stepped in Friday and allowed three hits in five innings to help the Sox to a 3-0 victory against the Cleveland Guardians at Guaranteed Rate Field.Toussaint struck out four and walked one while earning his first win of the season in his 83-pitch outing.“I just take it day by day because you just never know,” Toussaint said. “There’s a lot of moving parts right now and I’m just trying to stay one foot in front of the other.“I thought I threw the ball well. I attacked some hitters. Got behind some guys, got back in counts. Gave up some hits but limited the damage.”Friday marked Toussaint’s fourth start — and eighth appearance — since the Sox claimed the right-hander off waivers June 20. He has a 3.34 ERA in that span.Toussaint, Tanner Banks and Gregory Santos combined to hold the Guardians to six hits as the Sox sna...

To wrap, or not to wrap? Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:43 GMT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — In a snug, wood-paneled Jewish bookstore in Hungary’s capital, Eva Redai carefully climbed the rungs of a ladder to arrange titles on the shelves. Among the books were volumes bound in plastic wrapping — titles containing LGBTQ+ content that the country’s right-wing government has deemed unsuitable for minors under 18. The 76-year-old has run the Láng Téka bookstore in central Budapest for nearly 35 years, since just before Hungary’s democratic transition from state socialism. But never, until now, has she needed to segregate the books she sells to avoid violating a government ban. “I consider this such a level of discrimination. This law is an act of force that can hardly be made sense of,” Redai said. “As someone who’s been in this business for such a long time, even I cannot decide which books fall under the ban.” Hungary’s government under populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban has in recent years taken a hard line on LG...

Single-family house sells for $2.2 million in San Jose

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:43 GMT

5359 Keene Drive – Google Street ViewA house located in the 5300 block of Keene Drive in San Jose has new owners. The 1,421-square-foot property, built in 1958, was sold on July 10, 2023, for $2,200,000, or $1,548 per square foot. The layout of this single-story house consists of three bedrooms and two baths. On the exterior, the home features wood shake roofing / shingles. Inside, there is a fireplace. Additionally, the house features a one-car garage. The lot of the property is substantial, measuring 6,100 square feet, and boasts a pool for relaxation and recreation.Additional houses have recently been purchased nearby:On Keene Drive, San Jose, in July 2022, a 1,550-square-foot home was sold for $1,850,000, a price per square foot of $1,194. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In June 2023, a 2,037-square-foot home on Taft Drive in San Jose sold for $2,561,000, a price per square foot of $1,257. The home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.A 3,280-square-foot home on the 5400 block...

Taylor Swift concert breaks Levi’s Stadium curfew

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:43 GMT

SANTA CLARA – Will the city of Santa Clara shake it off?On Friday, Taylor Swift’s concert at Levi’s Stadium ran past the venue’s 11 p.m. curfew. The ramifications were not immediately clear. She performed until 11:38 p.m.Curfews at Levi’s Stadium have been a source of controversy for years. But most of the fuss has centered on the 10 p.m. curfew in effect for weeknights, Sunday through Thursday.In 2017, Coldplay famously blew past the 10 p.m. curfew, which became a bone of contention between the city of Santa Clara and the 49ers, which manage the stadium. Team officials argued the 10 p.m. curfew was unreasonable. That same year, singer Ed Sheeran dropped Levi’s Stadium from his tour reportedly because of the 10 p.m. curfew.In 2021, the City Council voted 4-3 to allow weeknight curfew extensions until 11 p.m. for five non-NFL events a year. The curfew for Friday and Saturday events remained at 11 p.m.There have been no reports of the 11 p.m. Levi’s curfew being brok...

Savannah DeMelo’s ability to speak Portuguese may help US in critical Women’s World Cup match

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:43 GMT

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — United States midfielder Savannah DeMelo can speak some Portuguese and may be able to put it to use in the Women’s World Cup.The U.S. plays Portugal on Tuesday to wrap up the tournament’s group stage, and a fter a disappointing 1-1 draw against the Netherlands, the Americans needs a win. At stake is both the top spot in Group E and also a much-needed boost to team confidence. That’s where DeMelo can help. The 25-year-old’s dad, Robert, is from Portugal and had a successful career as a player in that country before becoming a coach. DeMelo has dual citizenship and understands Portuguese. “I’ll definitely be listening for it,” she laughed.DeMelo made her first international start for the United States against Vietnam in the group opener, a 3-0 victory for the Americans. Prior to the World Cup, DeMelo had played in only one other match for the United States: she was a substitute in the team’s send-off match against Wales in San...

Opera for the public: Spain’s Teatro Real opera house offers free broadcast to towns and cities

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:00:43 GMT

MADRID (AP) — On a night in the middle of July, tenors, sopranos and a choir delighted the crowd in Madrid’s luxurious Teatro Real opera house with Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece, “Turandot.”After the curtain came down, the audience filed from their plush seats and left the theater’s state-of-the-art air conditioning for the summer swelter outside — only to be met again by the voices of Calaf and Princess Turandot.The performance they had just seen was being replayed on a giant television screen in the big square at the back of the theater.Here, the spectators sat on hundreds of plastic chairs. Many wore shorts and sandals. Others, tourists included, sat on the low walls and benches in the square or leaned on the barriers and the nearby subway station’s railings.Some chewed on rolls of Spanish jam, others played cards. But most were absorbed with the show on the 9- by 5-meter (30- by 16-foot) screen.The night was part of Teatro Real’s “opera week,” which for eight years has been prov...