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Scherzer says he’s ready to go after bullpen session. Rangers haven’t announced decision

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:07:15 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Scherzer declared himself “ready to go” after throwing another bullpen session and doing fielding drills Friday, two days before the Texas Rangers open the AL Championship Series. The Rangers haven’t said whether the three-time Cy Young Award winner will be on their ALCS roster, and that decision doesn’t have to be revealed until Sunday before Game 1 at Houston. Scherzer hasn’t pitched in a game since Sept. 12 because of a muscle strain in his shoulder. “I feel good. Recovered, checked all of the boxes I possibly can,” Scherzer said during a workout at Globe Life Field before the team traveled to Houston. “So I’m ready to go.”Texas manager Bruce Bochy, who didn’t speak with reporters on Friday, and pitching coach Mike Maddux have expressed being encouraged by the progress of Scherzer, who was a trade-deadline acquisition from the New York Mets. The Rangers did announce left-hander Jordan Montgomery, another deadline acquisition, as their probable Game 1 s...

Washington Capitals fans excited ahead of regular season opener at Capital One Arena

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:07:15 GMT

Excited Washington Capitals fans gathered outside Capitol One Arena ahead of the first game of the regular season Friday night, with the Caps taking on their rival Pittsburgh Penguins.They showed up early to cheer on their favorite players, such as superstar Alex Ovechkin, chanting his nickname “Ovi, Ovi.” He comes into the season needing 73 more goals to surpass Wayne Gretzky’s record of 894.(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "08c88c9b-0925-4eb2-8157-d4703e29947f",mediaId: "16fac218-8d21-46ad-b3f1-e537afe2778a"}).render("7fa84fa4cac4417b8428467a5b1128ad"); });“He’s one of my favorite players and I got to fist bump him a year ago,” a fan told WTOP.The players trickled in with cheers from the home crowd.“This is my home team,” Ricky from Richmond, Virginia, said while sporting his red ...

The Chicago Bears have placed leading rusher Khalil Herbert on injured reserve

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:07:15 GMT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have placed running back Khalil Herbert on injured reserve along with wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown.The Bears announced the moves two days before their home game against the Minnesota Vikings. Chicago also signed quarterback Nathan Peterman from the practice squad to the active roster.Herbert hurt his right ankle in a Thursday night game against the Washington Commanders. He was expected to miss several weeks. He and St. Brown (hamstring) now will be eligible to return after four games.Herbert was leading the Bears with 272 yards rushing.Source

Muere a los 80 años, Louise Glück la poeta y ganadora del premio Nobel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:07:15 GMT

(CNN) — Louise Glück, poeta estadounidense laureada y ganadora del Premio Nobel de 2020 cuyos poemas engañosamente simples revelaban verdades viscerales sobre el amor, la pérdida y la supervivencia, falleció a los 80 años. La muerte de Glück fue confirmada por la editorial Farrar, Straus & Giroux a la agencia Associated Press en la tarde de este viernes.Louise Glück fue una de las poetas estadounidenses más premiadas de su tiempo, ganando el Premio Pulitzer de Poesía en 1993 por su colección “The Wild Iris”, el Premio Nacional del Libro de Poesía en 2014 por “Faithful and Virtuous Night” y la Medalla Nacional de Humanidades en 2015, entregada por el entonces presidente Barack Obama, entre otros honores. A menudo fue elogiada como una escritora accesible, cuyo trabajo “hace universal la existencia individual”, según el comité del Premio Nobel que la homenajeó.Glück nació en la ciudad de Nueva York en 1943 y creció en Long Island. El arte ...

Jury selection begins in trial of third officer charged in Elijah McClain's death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:07:15 GMT

BRIGHTON, Colo. (KDVR) — Less than 24 hours after an Aurora Police officer was convicted in the death of Elijah McClain, jury selection began for another officer charged in the case.Nathan Woodyard is the Aurora Police officer who will now go on trial on counts of reckless manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. The same judge will oversee the case at the Adams County courthouse. Officer faces jail time after guilty verdict in Elijah McClain’s death Woodyard, who has been indefinitely suspended without pay, was one of three police officers and two paramedics implicated in the death of McClain in 2019. McClain died after officers used a chokehold and paramedics injected him with ketamine to subdue him.Former officer Randy Roedema was convicted Thursday of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault. Roedema has now been terminated.The other officer was acquitted."It's not good at all. It's an indication that a jury found another officer, ...

Officer faces jail time after guilty verdict in Elijah McClain's death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:07:15 GMT

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correct criminal charges in the case. DENVER (KDVR) -- On Thursday night, the jury returned with a split verdict against two Aurora police officers charged with Elijah McClain’s death in 2019.One officer, Randy Roedema, was found guilty on two charges. The other officer, Jason Rosenblatt, was acquitted of all charges.Roedema was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault. Officers, paramedics indicted on 32 counts in Elijah McClain’s death Jury selection for the trial of a third officer's involvement in McClain's death began on Friday. The third officer, Nathan Woodyard, is facing charges of reckless manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. While Roedema's sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 5 at 1:30 p.m., here's what he could be facing based on the charges:Criminally negligent homicide According to the Colorado Legal Defense Group, criminally negligent homicide is deemed unintentional and it's wh...

Aurora renames street section to honor first African-American firefighter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:07:15 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- The City of Aurora announced Friday that a portion of East 16th Avenue will be renamed in honor of Aurora Fire Rescue's first African-American firefighter.An honorary street sign reading Ruben Sims Jr. Ave. will be placed between Florence Street and Emporia Street near the fire rescue's historic Fire Station No. 1, according to a press release. Photos: Blankets of snow bring out vibrant fall colors “This honorary street sign celebrates this extraordinary icon for diversity within the fire department and the city of Aurora," Aurora Mayor Pro Tem Curtis Gardner said in a release.Ruben Lewis Sims Jr. joined the fire rescue team in 1977 and served as a firefighter and an engineer until he retired in 1997.Sims attended junior high and high school in Denver. He played the clarinet throughout his youth and went to the Berklee College of Music.An honorary street sign reading Ruben Sims Jr. Ave. was placed between Florence Street and Emporia Street near the historic...

Search underway for man reported missing from downtown Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:07:15 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in their search for a man who was reported missing in Miami.According to City of Miami Police, 36-year-old Sean Hinz was last seen in the downtown area last weekend.He stands 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs around 200 pounds and was last seen wearing a green University of Miami T-shirt.Officials urge anyone with information on Hinz’s whereabouts to call Miami Police at 305-579-6111.

Poland’s right-wingers face post-vote electoral roulette

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:07:15 GMT

WARSAW — Poland’s right-wing Confederation party could play a key role after the country’s parliamentary election on Sunday — the issue tearing the party apart is if it wants to do that. POLITICO’s poll of polls shows Confederation — an ungainly mix of economic libertarians, far-right ideologues and gadflies with strange views on women’s rights and eating dogs — with 9 percent support. Neither of the two biggest parties — the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party and the centrist opposition Civic Coalition (PO) — is likely to win enough seats to form a government on its own.PiS looks set to come first, and the only possible coalition partner for the party is Confederation as they share similar nationalist views, although their economic policies are very different. But it’s unclear if Confederation wants to play ball and help PiS stay in power for a third term.Sławomir Mentzen, one of the party’s leaders, has gone on the warpath against Prime Minister Mateusz ...

6 key questions ahead of Poland’s election

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:07:15 GMT

WARSAW — It’s squeaky bum time in the EU’s fifth most populous country.After months of bitter campaigning, scandals, gaffes, attacks and just one debate, the political landscape ahead of Sunday’s general election is pretty much where it was a year ago. Two big parties — the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party and the centrist Civic Coalition — are far ahead and a clutch of smaller parties are straggling far behind.It’s a testament to the very deep divisions in Polish society. The government’s backers see the opposition as traitorous sell-outs willing to hand Poland off the Germany (or even Russia) and to turn Poland into an irreligious, gay-friendly dystopia subservient to Brussels and filled with Muslim immigrants.Opposition backers warn that if Law and Justice wins a third term in office, it will succeed in throttling what’s left of Polish democracy by completing its takeover of the courts, attack independent media and isolate Poland ...