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Orioles’ Adley Rutschman, Ryan Mountcastle, Austin Hays named Gold Glove Award finalists

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:33:43 GMT

The Orioles’ 2023 season is over, but the awards to recognize their unprecedented campaign are just beginning.Three Orioles — catcher Adley Rutschman, first baseman Ryan Mountcastle and left fielder Austin Hays — were named American League Gold Glove Award finalists, Rawlings announced Wednesday afternoon.Three finalists at each position were chosen in each league by the 30 MLB managers and six coaches from each team — votes that make up 75% of the process — and the Society for American Baseball Research Defensive Index, which accounts for the remaining 25%.Gold Glove Award winners will be revealed Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight.”Rutschman was one of six catchers in the AL to start more than 100 games behind the plate this season and ended his second big league campaign rated as an above-average backstop in each of the four major metrics measured from Statcast tracking data.His 22% caught stealing rate is narro...

Ravens’ Odell Beckham Jr. says hit on Zay Flowers sparked fight with Titans’ Jeffery Simmons after London game

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:33:43 GMT

Ravens wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and Tennessee Titans defensive end Jeffery Simmons got into a fight following Baltimore’s win Sunday in London.The incident, which took place as players were leaving the field at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, was sparked by Simmons diving at Zay Flowers’ legs as the rookie wide receiver was being tackled by two other Titans defenders following a second-quarter catch. That led to Beckham jogging over to the pile and confronting the two-time All-Pro before Simmons shoved Beckham to the ground, drawing a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.Things were chippy throughout the game, according to Beckham.“There was a lot of talk,” Beckham said after practice Wednesday in Owings Mills. “I seen he was chasing down the play, he’s tired, I watched him look at the play then look at Zay’s legs and try and dive on them.“I just didn’t like that. I’m protective. This is my guy. This is my li...

Acton-Boxboro nips Lincoln-Sudbury, wins DCL field hockey title

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:33:43 GMT

SUDBURY — Offensive corners seem to be the bread and butter of the Acton-Boxboro field hockey team’s attack, and a section of what it practices is dedicated toward finishing broken plays in those opportunities.That paid off Wednesday afternoon with the Dual County League title in the balance, as A-B scored two goals on busted corners in the third quarter to narrowly beat Lincoln-Sudbury, 2-1.Defenses starred for both units as dangerous chances around the goal were limited, making the eight second-half corners the Revolution (11-2-1) produced all the more impactful. Especially in a win they grinded through for another league title despite dealing with a few injuries.“We had adjustments to make, and we did,” said Acton-Boxboro coach Mae Shoemaker. “That just sealed the DCL for them, so it was important. … Winning while they’re missing (important pieces was huge).”Acton-Boxboro led the shot battle at halftime, but all of its shots came from just inside the circle as the Warriors (6-3-3...

Boston rabbi recounts horrors of Hamas terror attack in Israel

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:33:43 GMT

A Boston rabbi offered a first-hand account of what occurred when Hamas was carrying out its deadly terrorist attack on Israel, speaking of bullet-riddled babies and a young girl being raped while her father was forced to listen over the phone.Grand Rabbi Y.A. Korff, chaplain for the City of Boston, said he was in the Jerusalem Great Synagogue in Israel when the attack occurred on Oct. 7. He joined other chief rabbis in evacuating the building and taking refuge in bomb shelters when “air raid sirens went off.”Related ArticlesPolitics | Pro-Palestine demonstrators arrested for trying to enter Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office Politics | Boston city councilor’s description of Hamas attack as ‘massive military operation’ sparks outrage Politics | Boston City Council punts vote on Mass and Cass tent ban Politics | Council president calls for investigation into toddler found at Boston’s Mass and Cass ...

Ravens OLB Odafe Oweh returns to practice after missing past 4 games; safety Marcus Williams absent

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:33:43 GMT

Ravens outside linebacker Odafe Oweh returned to practice Wednesday after missing four games because of an ankle injury suffered in the second week of the season.Coach John Harbaugh had said Oweh was close to coming back, and he will be a welcome addition to a position group that has relied heavily on veterans Jadeveon Clowney and Kyle Van Noy. He was listed as a limited practice participant on Wednesday’s injury report.Oweh was off to a strong start in his third NFL season with four quarterback hits in the Ravens’ opening win over the Houston Texans.“He’ll take a lot of reps, as much as he can with where he’s at healthwise,” Harbaugh said. “We have a bunch of guys rotating in now.”Only safety Marcus Williams (hamstring), defensive end Brent Urban (neck) and cornerback Kevon Seymour (ankle) were missing from practice as the Ravens began preparations for Sunday’s home game against the Detroit Lions (5-1). Linebacker Malik...

Sinkhole forces La Jolla residents out of condo

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:33:43 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Residents of The La Jolla Terrace Condominium Complex are living in a hotel courtesy of the City of San Diego after a massive sink hole developed up against the property along Gilman Drive.“For an abundance of safety, they wanted us all to leave within three hours, and I freaked," a resident who didn’t want to be shown on TV told FOX 5. He lives in one of the eight units impacted by the sinkhole. He says looking from the front of the building, the entire structure appears to be faltering.“There's cracks on the outside of the building and I've been inside the units and there are several cracks this obvious the building is leaning," he said. San Diego takes top spot in ranking of most expensive places to live in U.S. The sinkhole first opened up in March. City crews determined it was the result of a failing portion of massive storm drain pipe. According to the city, they immediately began working to repair the pipe, which is about 35 feet underground, but righ...

Defendant in Tupac Shakur killing case is represented by well-known Las Vegas lawyer

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:33:43 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Southern California street gang leader charged in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas will make a court appearance Thursday with a lawyer from one of the city’s best-known political families, one that has represented mobsters, athletes and other famous clients.Attorney Ross Goodman told The Associated Press Wednesday he’ll appear in Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ defense against accusations that Davis orchestrated the drive-by killing of the rap music icon. Davis won’t immediately enter a plea, Goodman said, he’ll seek another two weeks to confirm that he’ll be hired for Davis’ case.Davis, 60, originally from Compton, California, was arrested Sept. 29 outside his home in suburban Henderson. He told a police officer wearing a body camera that he moved there in January because his wife was involved in opening grocery stores in Nevada.Edi Faal, Davis’ longtime personal lawyer in Los Angeles, told AP after Davis&...

Hamas’s attack on Israel: 2 victims with Canadian ties laid to rest

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:33:43 GMT

Two victims with ties to Canada who were killed in Hamas’s attacks on Israel were remembered fondly by relatives on Wednesday, who called for the world to recognize the brutality of what happened. Tiferet Lapidot, 22, was formally identified by authorities on Monday, more than a week after she died at a music festival near the Gaza Strip border, where Hamas’s attack began on Oct. 7. Her family had thought she was among those being held hostage.“She was like a daughter for me,” said Harel Lapidot, her uncle. “And the funeral was horrible, the taking (of) a happy girl, helping, loving.”Tiferet Lapidot was an Israeli citizen whose father has roots in Saskatchewan. In an interview Wednesday, a Montreal-based relative described Lapidot as charismatic and compassionate.Oran Zlotnik said Lapidot had taught in Africa and had lived in Australia. Zlotnik said she had returned to Israel for the holidays and was a few days shy of her 23rd birthday.“...

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says league still needs to hire more minority head coaches

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:33:43 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league still needs to hire more minority head coaches.The latest rule change was aimed at increasing opportunities.Owners voted Tuesday to push in-person head coaching interviews back one more week until after all divisional playoff games have been completed to slow down the hiring process.”(Diversity, equity, inclusion) has received more attention in our owners’ meetings than probably any subject we have been discussing in the last five years, and I think that focus has been helpful to the clubs as well as to all of us,” Goodell said Wednesday after the conclusion of the league’s fall meetings. “Our understanding of the priorities, the need to do this and how we do it better. I know the focus is on head coaches, we understand that, but we’re focused on the entire league. How do we continue to have diversity be a part of our league and make us better?“And we reported on the broader diversity numbers both at the league level and...

US eases oil, gas and gold sanctions on Venezuela after electoral roadmap signed

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:33:43 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — In response to Venezuela’s government and a faction of its opposition formally agreeing to work together to reach a series of basic conditions for the next presidential election, the U.S. agreed Wednesday to temporarily suspend some sanctions on the country’s oil, gas and gold sectors. Tuesday’s agreement between President Nicolás Maduro’s administration and the Unitary Platform came just days before the opposition holds a primary to pick its candidate for the 2024 presidential election.The U.S. Treasury issued a six-month general license that would temporarily authorize transactions involving Venezuela’s oil and gas sector, another that authorizes dealings with Minerven — the state-owned gold mining company — and it removed the secondary trading ban on certain Venezuelan sovereign bonds. The ban on trading in the primary Venezuelan bond market remains in place, Treasury says. Brian E. Nelson, Treasury’s under secretary for terrorism and fin...