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Mets Notebook: Shohei Ohtani turned down MRI earlier in season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:59 GMT

The best player in baseball got hurt on the Angels’ watch and the club is feeling the heat. One day after revealing that no imaging was done on Shohei Ohtani after he complained of arm fatigue earlier in the season, Los Angeles general manager Perry Minasian clarified the comments.Ohtani was diagnosed with a torn right ulnar collateral ligament Wednesday and earlier imaging might have shown strain or damage in the elbow. The Angels could have shut him down to treat the injury and possibly prevent a tear, which is the worst-case scenario.“The imaging was offered earlier in the year and him and his representation turned it down,” Minasian said.The Angels suggested Ohtani undergo imaging because of a cramp in a finger on his right pitching hand. Ohtani and his agent, Nez Balelo of CAA, did not feel an MRI was necessary for a finger cramp. Minasian said the 29-year-old two-way star had not complained of any elbow soreness until earlier this week.The finger issues start...

Ex-Dodgers Turner, Verdugo lift Red Sox to 8-5 victory over LA

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:59 GMT

Winning the breakup is a big part of baseball; when given the chance, make your former team regret letting you go.That’s exactly what Alex Verdugo and Justin Turner did on Saturday, lifting the Red Sox to a 8-5 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers.Since Day 1, Verdugo has wanted to be more than the guy from the Mookie Betts trade.Trades are a part of the baseball business, but it’s quite an unfair position in which to find oneself, dealt to one of the game’s most historic franchises in exchange for one of its most decorated homegrown stars. The pile of money Harry Frazee received from the New York Yankees in exchange for Babe Ruth never had to face repeated questions and commentary about the transaction, but Verdugo has been dissected, discussed, and compared to Betts ever since.So when the two finally got to square off at Fenway Park this weekend, the spotlight got even brighter. Especially since both were in the leadoff spot on Friday and Saturday and starting in right fi...

Hawaii authorities evacuate area of Lahaina due to brush fire near site of deadly blaze

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:59 GMT

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A brush fire on Saturday prompted Maui authorities to evacuate residents from a neighborhood of Lahaina, just a few miles from the site recently ravaged by blazes.An evacuation order had been issued for a residential area of Lahaina in the hills above Kaanapali resort hotels, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency said. The order was for an area around Anapuni Loop, the agency said in a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.At least 115 people were killed and 2,000 structures destroyed when a wildfire tore through downtown Lahaina on Aug. 8. Minimal rains have pushed the area into drought. The Associated Press

White man fatally shoots 3 Black people at a Florida store in hate crime

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:59 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A masked white man fatally shot three people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store in a predominately Black neighbourhood on Saturday in an attack after leaving behind racist writings, officials said. The shooter then killed himself.“He hated Black people,” Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters told a news conference. “There is absolutely no evidence the shooter is part of any larger group.”Waters said the shooter, who was in his 20s, used a Glock handgun and an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle with at least one of the firearms painted with a swastika. He was wearing a bullet-resistant vest.Officials didn’t immediately release the names of the victims or the shooter.The sheriff said the gunman had left behind writings that led investigators to believe that he committed the shooting because it was the fifth anniversary of when another gunman opened fire during a video game tournament in Jacksonville, killing two people before fatally shooting himself.The...

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins re-election after troubled vote, officials say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:59 GMT

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa was re-elected for a second and final five-year term late Saturday in results announced much earlier than expected following another troubled vote in the southern African country with a history of violent and disputed elections.An opposition party spokesperson said within minutes of Mnangagwa being declared the winner that they would reject the results as “hastily assembled without proper verification.”Mnangagwa’s victory meant the ZANU-PF party retained the governmental leadership it has held for all 43 years of Zimbabwe’s history since the nation was re-named following independence from white minority rule in 1980. Zimbabwe has had just two leaders in that time, long-ruling autocrat Robert Mugabe and Mnangagwa.The 80-year-old Mnangagwa, who has the nickname “the crocodile” from his days as a guerrilla fighter, won 52.6% of the votes in the midweek election, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said in a late-...

Police search for missing man last seen on Northwest Side

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:59 GMT

CHICAGO — A search is underway for a missing man who was last seen in the city's Dunning neighborhood on Tuesday, according to Chicago police.Police say 44-year-old Ernesto Colon was last seen on August 22 in the 3200 block of North Olcott Avenue, on the city's Northwest Side.Police say Colon was last seen wearing a blue shirt with blue jeans. 8-year-old boy, woman, shot in Garfield Park: CPD According to police, Colon may have been in the Elk Grove Village area on Wednesday, August 23.Police say Colon stands 5'4" and weighs around 150 pounds. Colon has black hair and police say he recently shaved his beard.Anyone with information on the whereabouts of 44-year-old Ernesto Colon is asked to call Area 5 Detectives at (312) 746-6554.

Bond set for Willowbrook man in road rage shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:59 GMT

WHEATON, Ill. — DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin and Burr Ridge Chief of Police John Madden announced Saturday that bond has been set for a Willowbrook man accused of firing a handgun from his car at another vehicle.Judge Alex McGimpsey set bail at $600,000 for 52-year-old Antonio Garcia-Dealba, who was charged with one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm, a class one felony.The Burr Ridge Police Department said officers responded to a call of shots fired around 3:50 p.m. Thursday in the 105600 block of Kingery Highway. After arriving on scene and conducting an investigation, police identified Garcia-Dealba as a suspect and took him into custody later that day without incident. More from Eli: Concerns arise as Pilsen migrant shelter set to close According to police's investigation, it is alleged that Garcia-Dealba and the victim were waiting in the left-hand turn lane of westbound 91st Street at Kingery Highway, with the victim in a vehicle behind Garcia-Dealba....

Wheelchair-bound man trapped at home after tree falls on his only ramp

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:59 GMT

DELLWOOD, Mo. - A wheelchair-bound man is asking for help after a large tree branch fell on his wheelchair ramp in Dellwood. Alvin Stiger was getting ready to watch the news Saturday morning, when the sky got dark as a storm rolled in. Then, a bolt of lightning lit up the sky. “We heard the wind blowing past the window, and then it was a loud boom, and a loud crash, and a loud thud,” said Stiger.  Five new Missouri laws to know that become official Monday A huge tree branch had fallen on his wheelchair ramp and onto the driveway, completely blocking him inside.“Well, I was glad that I didn’t have a doctor’s appointment,” he said. Stiger says this is the only ramp installed to his home. His wife, Cynthia Stiger, said the fire department came by to make sure to get the branches off the road. But to deal with the tree branch on their property, they’d have to call their insurance company. She said someone from the city of Dellwood came by to evaluate damage as well.  Close...

New artistic visions showcased at Laumeier Sculpture Park

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:59 GMT

SUNSET HILLS, Mo. - A pair of brand-new exhibits have opened up at Laumeier Sculpture Park, showing new styles from three artists in south St. Louis County. Even the heavy rain couldn't get in the way of the three artists -Vaughn Davis Jr., Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis - as they displayed their hard work to the public Saturday. "I want to create a work in the painting genre that has never been seen before," said Davis. Two displays are being shown at the park to demonstrate their respective specialties.Inside the Aronson Fine Arts Center, several paintings were put up with their own special features. Five new Missouri laws to know that become official Monday "I want to think about what a piece of art can look like," said Davis. "Is it unfinished? Is it complete?"Davis showed FOX 2 an exhibit called "The Fabric of Our Time." It features paintings that have been torn in various ways. He says he lays canvases on the floor, and drenches them."I like to give homage to the wor...

Kiszla: Clown time is over for Broncos and Buffs. Both teams will be better than Vegas oddsmakers think.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:59 GMT

For far too long, the “F” in football around here has stood for failure with a capital F.The boring Broncos? A joke. The bumbling Buffaloes? A laughingstock.For far too long, the football season in our corner of the mountain time zone has been rocky, to put it mildly.But all that misery?Clown time for the Broncos and Buffs is over.Sean Payton and Deion Sanders will make football fun again in Colorado.I don’t need to guarantee it, because the new coaches in charge of the operation in Denver and Boulder won’t accept losing.Sanders stood up Friday and preached to more than 1,500 CU boosters at a kickoff luncheon. He vowed the Buffs “want it all. They don’t just want a little bit, they just don’t want a portion of it, they want it all. And they just don’t want to win, they want to dominate.”After the Romper Room run by Nathaniel Hackett, Payton has once again given the Broncos an adult in the team meeting room.Archie Manning passed through our dusty old cowtown last week to visit the gr...