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Braves cut Charlie Culberson before infielder’s father was to throw 1st pitch

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves designated infielder Charlie Culberson for assignment hours before his father was set to throw out a ceremonial first pitch on Father’s Day.Culberson, a 34-year-old from Rome, Georgia, was cut before Sunday’s game against Colorado. He was brought up from Triple-A Gwinnett on May 19 but had not appeared in any games since his promotion.After Culberson was let go, the father of Braves outfielder Michael Harris II took care of the first pitch at Truist Park. Harris went 5 for 5 and scored three times for Atlanta in the 14-6 win.Culberson made his big league debut in 2012 with San Francisco. He is a .248 hitter with 30 homers and 145 RBIs in 589 games.He also played for Atlanta for parts of three seasons from 2018-2020, hitting a career high 12 homers in 2018.Catcher Chadwick Tromp was recalled from Gwinnett. He is 2 for 16 in six games with the Braves this year.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Stoutenborough and 2 relievers stymie Virginia offense to keep TCU alive in CWS with 4-3 win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Sam Stoutenborough and two relievers limited Virginia to five hits, Cole Fontenelle drove in two runs and TCU eliminated the Cavaliers from the College World Series with a 4-3 win Sunday.The Horned Frogs (43-23) will try to extend their stay when they play Tuesday against the loser of Sunday night’s game between Florida and Oral Roberts.Virginia (50-15) lost a second straight one-run game and went 0-2 for the first time in six CWS appearances. Four of the first five CWS games have been decided by one run.The Cavaliers entered the game batting a nation-leading .334 for the season, but they never found a rhythm against Stoutenborough, Garrett Wright (3-2) and Ben Abeldt.Virginia starter Connelly Early (12-3), who came in having allowed two earned runs in 13 1/3 innings in the NCAA Tournament, gave up single runs in the first and third innings and was relieved by Brian Edgington to start the sixth.Edgington, who pitched a complete game in the super regional-cli...

1 shot, killed in triple shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A man died and two others were injured after a shooting Saturday, according to the Denver Police Department.The shooting was in the area of East 35th Avenue and Forest Street as well as East Thrill Place and Hudson Street.Two victims were located with unknown injuries and taken to a local hospital. A third person self-transported to the hospital.One of the victims, an adult male, was later pronounced deceased. Investigators are working to gather information on what led up to the shooting.

What you might see pop up on your lawn after this soggy spring

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Lawns all across Colorado looked extra green this spring after continuous moisture across parts of the state and up in the high country where some peaks were still seeing snow. “It's been an unusual spring here with the amount of consecutive days of rain and the cloudiness,” Tony Koski, professor in the horticulture and landscape architecture department at Colorado State University, said. Koski said Sunday that grass is loving all the rain but the problem is it is growing too fast and people are having a hard time keeping up. “Maybe some of the kids are saying they want to mow the lawn for dad this Father's Day," Koski said. He said our state is seeing weather similar to the northwest, which means vegetation that wouldn't usually have a chance of thriving in Colorado, now is. “Because we don’t see as much rain as other parts of the country we don’t see mushrooms as often," Koski said. First-ever stretch below 80-degree high He said different types of mushroo...

Parking lot party shooting leaves 1 dead and at least 22 hurt in suburban Chicago

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

WILLOWBROOK, Ill. (AP) — At least 23 people were shot, one fatally, early Sunday during a gathering in a suburban Chicago parking lot that drew hundreds of people to celebrate Juneteenth, authorities said.TV news video showed the strip mall lot in Willowbrook filled with debris and police tape, about 20 miles (32.1 kilometers) southwest of Chicago. The DuPage County Sheriff’s Office described it as a “peaceful gathering” to celebrate Juneteenth that suddenly turned violent as a number of people fired multiple shots into the crowd.“We know of 22 victims injured and one victim killed by gunfire. Several other victims were also injured while attempting to flee the area,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. Authorities didn’t immediately release the conditions of those injured.A motive for the attack wasn’t immediately known, and no one was arrested by early afternoon. Sheriff’s spokesman Robert Carroll said authorities were interviewing “persons of interes...

Driver arrested on DUI charge after multi-vehicle crash in NH

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

A driver is facing an operating under the influence charge after a violent multi-vehicle crash in New Hampshire, state police said.Troopers responding to a reported crash on I-95 southbound in North Hampton around 9:15 p.m. assisted those injured and worked to remove the large amount of debris from the highway, according to New Hampshire State Police.A preliminary investigation suggests a 2020 Subaru Outback driven by Douglas McKay, 50, of Cape Neddick, Maine, crossed the median and struck a 2013 Honda Civic driven by a Salem, Massachusetts woman. Two other people were injured in other vehicles.McKay was later arrested on charges of aggravated driving under the influence of drugs or liquor, reckless conduct, and vehicular assault.Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Trooper Galvin at [email protected] or Trooper Parker at [email protected] or bycalling New Hampshire State Police Headquarters Communications Unit at (603) 223-4381.https://twitte...

Pattern change on the way

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

After having quite a few days of cooler, unsettled weather, a pattern change is developing and looks to bring some summer weather to New England. The jet stream is forecast to shift from our south and move north into southern Canada. This will move the cooler, unsettled weather to our north and allow a summerlike weather pattern to return. Although the week will start cooler and unsettled with highs in the 70s and a few showers and storms, late week things clear out and temperatures warm up significantly. By the end of the week, temperatures will approach 90 degrees to kick of the first few official days of summer! So if you’re looking for some beach weather, we’ll have some arriving to New England soon.

Suffolk DA Hayden gives quarter million in seized funds to nonprofits

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced Sunday his office had taken over a quarter-of-a-million in seized alleged drug money and given it to several local nonprofit organizations.Through a Community Reinvestment Grant program, 45 nonprofit organizations were awarded up to $7,500 each, the “largest amount in Suffolk County CRG history.”“I am extremely proud our office has been able to provide the most funding ever from this important program. The mission-driven work undertaken by all of these organizations is inspiring and important,” Hayden said in a statement.According to the DA’s office, the program draws money from seized cash and assets taken during law enforcement activities and redirects it to organizations which help prevent youth violence or that treat substance abuse.“Throughout my career as a prosecutor and a defense attorney, I have witnessed young people with promise veer onto dangerous paths due to lack of opportunity and guidance. We fail these children...

‘A crisis of public safety’: Rivers calls for help curb violence; superintendent says safety ‘top priority’ 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

Following the recent assault and hospitalization of a paraprofessional at the Henderson Inclusion School in Dorchester, the discussion of school safety emerged again Sunday in remarks from the superintendent and a community advocate who said the district was facing a “crisis.”“We have in the city of Boston a crisis of public safety in the schools, which has been ignored by Mayor Wu,” said Rev. Eugene Rivers at a Father’s Day press conference calling on Black fathers to organize against violence.“We want to get together roughly 100 Black men that would work trying to to engage the principals of these schools where there is recurring violence,” Rivers said, gesturing to children present at the conference. “We’re here to defend young kids like this.”Rivers’ remarks, made on a front porch in Dorchester, came just hours after Superintendent Mary Skipper spoke on the issue WCVB’s On the Record.“Safety is our top priority,&#...

Div. 4 softball: Senior-laden Joseph Case tops Hampshire for crown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:06 GMT

WORCESTER – After failing to score during a one-run loss in last year’s Div. 4 state title game, the senior-laden Joseph Case softball team made a vow to never let offense be an issue this season.Back in the Div. 4 state final for a second straight year, the top-seeded Cardinals (24-1) saw that through to the end with a 7-2 win over No. 2 Hampshire (20-5) Sunday night at Worcester State for their first state title since 2001.Seniors were at the forefront, led by a grand slam from Brooke Orton, a two-run single from Jamie Moniz, a double from Skye Dupre, and a three-hit performance from Lexi Yost. Senior pitcher Hailey Berube also allowed just two runs in a complete game (seven hits, one walk, three strikeouts) from the circle.“I’m so proud of my girls,” said Case head coach Shannon Silva, who pitched for the state champion Cardinals in 1995 and 1996. “This has been five years in the making since this group of seniors was in fifth grade, and every year we’ve gotten a little bit close...