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Toronto Blue Jays remain on the brink of a playoff spot after 7-5 loss to Tampa Bay Rays

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:06:12 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays remained on the brink of a playoff spot after they lost 7-5 to Taylor Walls and the Tampa Bay Rays in 10 innings.Toronto (89-72) could still manage to back into a playoff berth on Saturday. A loss for Seattle against Texas would secure a wild card for the Blue Jays. Losses for the Mariners and Astros, who were set to play at Arizona, would guarantee Toronto the second of three AL wild cards and set up a best-of-three postseason series at Tampa Bay.“It’s hectic, it’s stressful and all that kind of stuff,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “But this is why you play. It’s exciting, it’s up and down, back and forth, all that kind of stuff. But at the end of the day we control our own fate, so that part of it feels really good.”Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero, who drove in a run in the 10th, said the Rays enjoyed sending a sellout crowd of 42,097 home unhappy.“It’s all good for us,” Caminero said through a translator. “We’re doing everything we can t...

El contrato de 75.000 trabajadores está a punto de expirar. La huelga del sector salud más grande de la historia en Estados Unidos podría estar cerca

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:06:12 GMT

(CNN) — El contrato de miles de trabajadores de la salud sindicalizados en cinco estados y la Ciudad de Washington, expirará este sábado a las 11:59 p. m. (hora del Pacífico), lo que podría desencadenar la mayor huelga de atención médica en la historia de Estados Unidos.Más de 75.000 empleados del sector salud que trabajan en cientos de instalaciones de Kaiser Permanente planean hacer una huelga del 4 al 7 de octubre si no se llega a un acuerdo laboral.Si bien la administración del hospital, los médicos y las enfermeras registradas no son parte del paro laboral, los expertos dicen que los pacientes de Kaiser Permanente, que es uno de los proveedores de salud sin fines de lucro más grandes del país, probablemente sentirían los efectos de la huelga.La mitad de la fuerza laboral de Kaiser Permanente podría ir a huelgaLos trabajadores que harían huelga en California, Colorado, Oregón, Washington, Virginia y la Ciudad de Washington son parte de una coalición de ocho sindicatos. Tra...

Zach Osborne’s 3 TDs lift road-warrior Colgate Raiders past Cornell, 35-25

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:06:12 GMT

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Zach Osborne threw for two first-half touchdowns and ran for a third in the fourth quarter to put Colgate in front and Christian Sweeney recovered a Cornell fumble in the end zone for insurance as the Raiders earned their first win, knocking off the Big Red 35-25 in a nonconference game on Saturday. The Raiders were on the road for the fourth time in five games to start the season, after losing games at Syracuse, Villanova and Holy Cross, as well as their home opener against Penn.Jameson Wang ran for two first-half touchdowns and Jackson Kennedy connected on a 34-yard field goal with two seconds left in the first half to give the Big Red a 17-14 lead at halftime. Osborne engineered a 17-play, 97-yard drive to take the lead to start the fourth quarter, dashing in from the 10 to make it 21-17 and Brendan Cassamajor punched over from the 1 to make it 28-17 with 5:48 left. Wang fired an 11-yard pass to Nicholas Laboy with under three minutes left to play, then ran fo...

Baylor stages remarkable comeback, ruins UCF Big 12 Conference debut, 36-35

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:06:12 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Baylor erased a 35-7 third-quarter deficit, scoring 29 unanswered points and taking the lead on a 25-yard field goal Isaiah Hankins with 1:21 left to play to beat Big 12 newcomer UCF 36-35 in the the Knights’ first conference home game on Saturday afternoon. The 28-point comeback marked the largest comeback in Baylor history.UCF drove to the Baylor 41-yard line, including a wild fourth-down scramble from quarterback Timmy McClain that saw him backtrack from the 30-yard line to slip a tackle in the end zone before finding R.J. Harvey at the UCF 46-yard line for a 16-yard gain.But Colton Boomer missed a 59-yard field goal as time expired, sealing UCF’s defeat.The Bears used two turnovers and four straight scoring drives to complete the improbable comeback, closing to 35-33 with more than six minutes to play after Caden Jenkins scooped up a fumbled snap and raced 72 yards for a touchdown.UCF raced to a 21-0 lead thanks to big plays from Johnny Richardso...

US 285 closed near Lowell Blvd. due to 5-vehicle crash

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:06:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Eastbound lanes of Highway 285 were closed Saturday afternoon at Lowell Boulevard due to a five-vehicle crash.The Denver Police Department said one of the vehicles involved did rollover. 1 killed, 2 injured in crash with RTD bus in Denver There were no serious injuries, but DPD said two people were taken to a hospital.

One dies in Aurora crash

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:06:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police in Aurora investigated a crash with serious injuries Saturday afternoon in the area of East Quincy Avenue and Parker Road.As a result of the crash, all northbound traffic on Parker Road at Quincy Avenue was closed as of 1:37 p.m., and expected to remain closed for several hours. All lanes were reopened shortly after 5 p.m. US 285 closed near Lowell Blvd. due to 5-vehicle crash According to the Aurora Police Department, multiple people were taken to hospitals with varying injuries, and one person died in the crash.Police said initial reports show that the sole occupant driving a BMW lost control while going south on Parker Rd., crossing the median and colliding with a Jeep in the northbound lane. The driver of the BMW died, and the three occupants of the Jeep were expected to recover, APD said.

As 1 of the worst years in franchise history comes to a close, 3 offseason questions for the Chicago White Sox

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:06:12 GMT

Dylan Cease was in top form, pitching into the seventh inning.Andrew Vaughn delivered the big hit, driving in two runs with a ninth-inning double.Just about everything went right for the Chicago White Sox on opening day in a 3-2 victory against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.It turned out to be the team’s only day above .500 all year.The Sox wrap up one of the worst seasons in franchise history against the San Diego Padres on Sunday at Guaranteed Rate Field. They entered Saturday needing to win their final two games to avoid 100 losses. They’ve only had four 100-loss seasons — 1932, 1948, 1970 and 2018.The Sox have plenty to work of work ahead. Here are three offseason questions.1. What’s the plan for Tim Anderson and Liam Hendriks?Anderson won a batting title in 2019, his first of four straight seasons hitting above .300.The shortstop earned All-Star selections in 2021-22 and was voted a starter in the event last season. But he never consistently...

Senate votes on House stopgap bill that would avert shutdown: live coverage

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:06:12 GMT

With less than a half-day before a government shutdown would start, the House passed a Republican stopgap measure that funds the government for 45 days. The measure passed with overwhelming Democratic support; dozens of Republicans voted against it. The Senate started voting on the measure after 8 p.m.The Senate had been set to vote Saturday afternoon on its proposed stopgap, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in midafternoon, as the House bill was moving its way through, that Republicans would not allow it to come to the floor for a vote.Follow along with live updates below.

Man accused of locking a woman in a cell in Oregon faces rape, kidnapping charges in earlier case

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:06:12 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of abducting a woman in Seattle, driving her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon and locking her in a makeshift cinder block cell is facing fresh charges of kidnapping and rape in a separate case involving alleged crimes two months earlier, court documents show.An indictment returned by a grand jury in southern Oregon’s Klamath County says that on or around May 6, Negasi Zuberi kidnapped a victim referred to as an unidentified Jane Doe in the county in order to rape her. The indictment also alleges that he knowingly injured the victim by using or threatening to use weapons including a handgun and a stun gun.Zuberi was indicted on 11 counts, including first-degree rape, sexual abuse and kidnapping. The indictment was filed with the Klamath County Circuit Court last week.Online court records didn’t appear to list a defense attorney for Zuberi for the case, which is in the state court system. There was no immediate response Saturday a...

Pierre Poilievre called out for Truth and Reconciliation Day photos with Inuk elder

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:06:12 GMT

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has found himself the subject of online criticism after posting photos with an Inuk elder alongside a caption about meeting with Algonquin elders on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.Poilievre posted two photos to X, formerly known as Twitter, with a caption about joining Algonquin elders and leaders at the eternal flame on Parliament Hill to mark the holiday at an event hosted by the Algonquin Nation and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.Marc Miller, the former minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, responded to Poilievre’s post by pointing out that the people in the photos are not Algonquin, but rather Inuit.In one photo, Poilievre is standing head-to-head with Inuk elder Manitok Thompson near the eternal flame, with her hand placed on his shoulder.The second photo taken in front of Parliament shows Poilievre standing beside Thompson and three others who are wearing traditional Inuit clothing.A spokesp...