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Rangers have 4-run 9th inning, stop 8-game losing streak with 6-2 victory over Twins

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:30:20 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Texas Rangers stopped their eight-game losing streak with some extra patience.The Rangers ended their season-worst skid and remained tied for the AL West lead with a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins, after Robbie Grossman and Leody Taveras sparked a four-run ninth inning Saturday with consecutive bases-loaded walks.“They’ve been going through a lot when you go through a stretch like this, so good for them,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “We had some great at-bats there in the ninth inning.”Adolis García and Mitch Garver, who both homered, greeted reliever Griffin Jax (5-8) with back-to-back singles. Ezequiel Duran got hit in the shoulder with a one-out pitch to load the bases, before Grossman escaped an 0-2 hole by taking three straight balls, fouling one off and drawing the go-ahead walk.Dylan Floro relieved Jax, and hit Marcus Semien with a pitch to force in another run, and Corey Seager gave the Rangers a four-run lead with a sacrifice fly. The fina...

Phommachanh, Lynch-Adams lead UMass to 41-30 victory over New Mexico State in opener

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:30:20 GMT

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Taisun Phommachanh passed for 192 yards and added a rushing touchdown, Kay’Ron Lynch-Adams scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns, and UMass defeated New Mexico State 41-30 in a season opener on Saturday night.Phommachanh ran 26 yards on a fourth-and-seven play midway through the fourth quarter to set up a 10-yard touchdown run by Lynch-Adams that gave the Minutemen a 10-point lead. On New Mexico State’s ensuing possession, Isaiah Rutherford intercepted a pass and returned it 55 yards to give UMass a 34-17 lead with 6:40 remaining.The back-to-back touchdowns came after New Mexico State drew within 20-17 on a 42-yard deep ball from Diego Pavia to Trent Hudson, who made a leaping grab in front of a teammate for the touchdown. New Mexico State connected on another deep route, Pavia throwing 40 yards to Jordin Parker to make it 34-24 with 4:35 remaining.UMass added a 21-yard touchdown run by Lynch-Adams two plays after a fumble by Pavia that was recover...

Torres rallies Orlando City to 2-1 win over St Louis City

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:30:20 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Facundo Torres scored twice in the second half, the second on a penalty kick in stoppage time, and Orlando City escaped with a 2-1 victory over St. Louis City on Saturday night, upping its unbeaten streak to 10.Neither team scored until Torres found the net three minutes into the second half for Orlando City (12-6-7). Dagur Thórhallsson picked up an assist on the goal.Rasmus Alm, who subbed into the match in the 78th minute for St. Louis City (14-9-2), notched his third goal of the campaign when he used an assist from Nökkvi Thórisson to score in the 79th and knot the score at 1-1.Torres’ PK winner came in the first minute of extra time. It was his 10th goal of the season.Roman Bürki turned away two shots for St. Louis City. Pedro Gallese had one save for Orlando City.Orlando City improves to 6-0-4 in its last 10 home matches in all competitions and 6-2-0 in its last eight at home against expansion teams. The club’s only longer unbeaten streak at hom...

Broncos beat LA Rams 41-0

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:30:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Undrafted rookie Jaleel McLaughlin scored his fourth touchdown of the preseason and tight end Albert Okwuegbunam caught seven passes for 109 yards and a TD, leading the Denver Broncos to a 41-0 blowout of the Los Angeles Rams in the teams' preseason closer Saturday night.Jarrett Stidham directed Denver to scores on its first five drives. Wearing white uniforms at home for the first time in 20 years, the Broncos built a 27-0 halftime lead after lighting up their mammoth new scoreboard, the gemstone of a $100 million offseason stadium upgrade. Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy injured during joint practice with Los Angeles Rams The game marked the Broncos' first taste of success under coach Sean Payton, who grumbled over last-minute one-point exhibition losses at Arizona and San Francisco.The Rams (0-3) sat Matthew Stafford and several other starters the entire preseason.The Broncos (1-2) sat Russell Wilson and most of their starters, too. Wilson's one TD toss of the preseason...

Denver weather: Warmer Sunday, chance for showers

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:30:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will be closer to normal on Sunday with a chance for some afternoon thunderstorms.The workweek will start off cool and wet ahead of sunshine and the return of highs in the 90s. Denver airport sunflower fields near peak bloom Weather tonight: Clearing, seasonal Saturday evening, thunderstorms will continue in the mountains and south of Denver. This will be followed by clearing clouds and low temperatures falling to the 50s, which is close to normal for this time of year. Low temperatures on Aug. 26 are mild.Weather tomorrow: Chance afternoon thunderstormsSunday will start off with plenty of sunshine and a southwest breeze. This will help to boost high temperatures to the mid-80s, which is right in line with normal for this time of year ahead of an increasing chance for showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. High temperatures on Aug. 27 are mild in the 80s.Looking ahead: Wet start to the week ahead of a warmupThe workweek will ...

Back to school – and dealing with head lice

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:30:20 GMT

For many families, the start of school is a busy, exciting time of year. For some families, though, returning to school also means unpleasant, unwelcome guests: head lice.An estimated 6-12 million infestations of head lice occur each year in the U.S. among children 3 to 11 years old, predominantly among preschool children in child care settings and children in elementary school, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Members of their households also are at risk.What are head lice?Head lice are tiny insects that feed on blood from the human scalp. Head lice don’t carry bacterial or viral diseases, and having head lice isn’t a sign of poor personal hygiene or an unclean living environment.Head lice crawl, but they can’t jump or fly. They most often affect children and are spread primarily by direct head-to-head contact. The risk of spreading head lice is greatest among children within a family or children who have close contact at school or play...

Asking for modification when divorce appeal is pending

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:30:20 GMT

Q. My ex and I were never able to reach an agreement in our divorce and we had a trial last year.  He filed a notice of appeal. The appeal process seems to take a while and the lawyers have not even filed their briefs.Since the divorce, my ex has refused to cooperate with the recommendations of our child’s doctors and will not agree to put her on anti-anxiety medication.  Her anxiety is really bad and I am very concerned about her transition to middle school in two weeks.  Our divorce judgment says we have joint legal custody so I cannot agree to the treatment unless he also agrees.  Further, I was working a lot of overtime during the divorce trial on a long-term project.  Now that overtime is gone my income is significantly lower than it was at the time of trial.  I have had to take unpaid time off to care for our daughter when she has panic attacks.My lawyer said I can’t modify my divorce until the appeal is done.  This just doesn’t seem right.  Is there any way to get around this...

American workers want almost $79,000 to start new job

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:30:20 GMT

The wage floor for American workers climbed to a record high close to $79,000, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey released last week  that also found pay demands among women are rising twice as fast as for men.The average reservation wage – the lowest annual pay that workers would accept to take a new job – increased to $78,645 in July, according to the New York Fed’s most recent Survey of Consumer Expectations.That’s up from about $72,900 a year earlier and $69,000 in July 2021.Pay expectations among women in the labor force rose 11% in the past year, twice as fast as for men, the survey found. Still, there’s a substantial gender gap when it comes to what’s an acceptable salary. For men the average reservation wage was about $91,000 — and for women it was $25,000 lower than that.Workers with a college degree now expect $98,600 annually to accept a new job, compared with an average $63,300 for those who don’t have one.For comparison, the median U.S. household inc...

Adrian Scarborough’s back for more posh mysteries on ‘The Chelsea Detective’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:30:20 GMT

The second season of AcornTV’s “The Chelsea Detective” offers an intriguing, behind-the-scenes look at the ways the rich are different in four 90-minute murder mysteries, beginning Monday.Adrian Scarborough returns as Chelsea Detective Inspector Max Arnold, custodian of London’s richest borough. This season Max investigates homicides linked by their affluence, including the wealthiest long-term elderly care facility you could imagine.“It’s a very interesting neighborhood to set a detective series because it’s often seen by Londoners as very well to do,” Scarborough, 55, said in a phone call from London.  “But it does give us the opportunity, for the rest of the world particularly, to show bits of London which are rather marvelous.“You get a cracking view of the Thames, partly because this character lives on a houseboat. That gives you some fantastic views up and down this glorious river that runs through the center of London. And you get some pretty magnificent bridges a...

Creative Alia would like to do theater

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:30:20 GMT

Alia is a very happy and bubbly young girl. She is sweet, kind, cooperative and helpful. Alia enjoys arts & crafts and dancing. She recently expressed an interest in joining a drama or theatrical production. Those who know Alia best describe her as being creative and eager to learn.Alia actively participates in school. Alia has built positive relationships with her classmates as well as her teachers.A two-parent family is preferred for Alia yet she has voiced being comfortable in a single parent home. Hispanic ethnicity is also preferred. Alia can be placed in a home with or without older children. The ideal family for Alia would be energetic, patient and nurturing. Alia would like to find a family with someone who is able to manage her hair, or is willing to learn! Alia would like to be placed with her brother Raul but understands that this may not be possible. If not, Alia would like a family that is able to support her close relationship with Raul and another brother. Alia al...