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Should the Red Sox be sellers at the trade deadline?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

Buy or sell?It’s the question every Major League Baseball team faces each summer. As the season progresses and chances of going to the playoffs improve or evaporate, each team is faced with a choice: go all in, or accept fate and focus on the future.Last summer, the Red Sox decided to do both. Despite looking like a team that should and would sell, they did the Hokey Pokey, one foot in, one foot out. A 53-52, last-place team, they traded away Christian Vázquez and Jake Diekman, but also acquired Eric Hosmer and Tommy Pham.By season’s end, the result was about the same as the deadline decisions: confusing, disappointing and costly.In hindsight, and even at the time, it was surprising that soon-to-be free agents Nathan Eovaldi and J.D. Martinez outlasted the deadline. Keeping them for the remainder of a season that was going nowhere not only ensured that the Red Sox would end up paying the luxury tax for a last-place finish, but that they’d be left with nothing when Martinez and...

DeAndre Hopkins reportedly leaves ‘productive’ Patriots visit without a deal, could still sign

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

Free-agent wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins left his Patriots visit Thursday without a deal, according to reports, though his time with coaches and players was “productive,” per The Athletic.Both sides are expected to evaluate their options over the near future, according to ESPN, which adds Hopkins “has not been in a rush” to sign with a new team. Thursday’s visit was Hopkins’ second after he traveled Monday to Tennessee. The three-time All-Pro has no other known visits and could opt to sign closer to training camp in late July.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Bill Belichick cancels final Patriots minicamp practice for team outing New England Patriots | Defense dominates, Bailey Zappe sees reps increase and more Patriots Day 2 minicamp takeaways New England Patriots | Bill Belichick raves about improvement from Patriots S Jabrill Peppers: ‘Oh my god’ New England Patriots | ...

SDPD officer on motorcycle hit by vehicle in Pacific Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A San Diego Police Department officer riding a motorcycle was struck by a vehicle Thursday in the Pacific Beach area, authorities said.The crash occurred at Garnet Avenue and Kendall Street, the SDPD watch commander confirmed with FOX 5 at 3:45 p.m. Bartender fighting for life after hit-and-run while walking to work According to police, the officer was on his motorcycle when he was hit from behind by the vehicle.The officer was conscious and breathing, but taken to a hospital, law enforcement said.The driver of the car that hit the officer remained on scene, per authorities.Check back for updates on this developing story.

Donald Trump scores rare legal win as DA drops golf course tax probe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Make that one less legal headache for Donald Trump.A suburban New York prosecutor said Thursday that she has closed a multiyear investigation that focused in part on whether the twice-indicted former president or his company misled authorities to reduce taxes on properties they own.Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said in a statement that she reached the decision after an investigation that was conducted “objectively, and independent of politics, party affiliation and personal or political beliefs.”No charges were filed against Trump or his company, the Trump Organization.Rocah, a Democrat, started investigating Trump in 2021, seeking to determine if he or the Trump Organization provided officials with misleading valuations in an effort to shrink the tax bill on his Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff Manor, about 29 miles (46 kilometers) north of midtown Manhattan. As part of the investigation, Rocah’s office subpoenaed records from the golf ...

Oregon GOP senators end 6-week walkout after new agreements on abortion, gun bills

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Ending a walkout that held up key bills for six weeks, Republicans showed up for work in the Oregon Senate on Thursday after wresting concessions from Democrats on measures covering abortion, transgender health care and gun rights.The lawmakers’ walkout — the longest in state history and the second-longest in the United States — came as several statehouses around the nation have been ideological battlegrounds, including in Montana and Tennessee.The Republican boycott, which prevented the state Senate from reaching a two-thirds quorum needed to pass bills, was prompted by a sweeping measure on abortion and gender-affirming care that Republicans called too extreme. The measure would allow doctors to provide abortions regardless of a patient’s age, with medical providers not required to notify the parents of a minor in certain cases.As part of the deal to end the walkout, Democrats agreed to change language concerning parental notifications for abortion.Under t...

Arizona death row inmate released after 29 years behind bars

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona death row inmate whose convictions and death sentence in the 1994 death of a 4-year-old were thrown out was released from prison Thursday.Barry Lee Jones had spent 29 years behind bars for murder, child abuse and sexual assault convictions in the death of his girlfriend’s daughter. A Pima County judge ordered the release of Jones after approving a deal between his defense team and prosecutors, who said a medical re-examination of the case didn’t support a finding that Jones caused the girl’s injury. Jones pleaded guilty to a lesser murder charge. In early May 1994, Jones drove the child and her mother to a Tucson hospital, where the child was pronounced dead upon arrival. Her death was determined to have been caused by a small bowel laceration due to “blunt abdominal trauma.”Authorities had previously alleged that Jones had beaten and sexually assaulted the girl. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office, which agreed that Jones’ first-degree murder conviction ...

Conor McGregor is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at an NBA Finals game in Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — The NBA and the Miami Heat are investigating an allegation that former UFC champion Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman inside an arena bathroom after Game 4 of the NBA Finals.The woman’s attorney, Ariel Mitchell, said her client has provided Miami police with the clothing she was wearing that night and that a report was filed.McGregor’s attorney said the fighter denied any wrongdoing. “Mr. McGregor will not be intimidated,” said the attorney, Barbara Llanes.In letters sent to the NBA, the Heat and McGregor’s representatives, Mitchell detailed her client’s allegations and said the client would discuss “reasonable settlement offers” before June 12 or else proceed with litigation.“We are aware of the allegations and are conducting a full investigation,” read a statement from the Heat. “Pending the outcome of the investigation, we will withhold further comment.”The NBA had a similar statement, saying it was working with the H...

Bunting, Kerfoot, Holl not expected back with Maple Leafs: report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

Michael Bunting, Alex Kerfoot and Justin Holl, three key members of the Toronto Maple Leafs, are not expected to return to the team in free agency, according to the Toronto Star’s Chris Johnston.Bunting, Kerfoot and Holl are three of several players heading to the open market, including Ryan O’Reilly, David Kampf, Noel Acciari and Luke Schenn, to name a few. Goalie Ilya Samsonov is a restricted free agent in need of a new contract, too.Bunting, 27, is the most noteworthy, given that he mostly played alongside Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner this season. The Scarborough, Ont. native is coming off a two-year, $1.9 million contract ($950,000 per year) he signed in 2021. It’s largely been considered one of the biggest bargain deals in recent years, considering Bunting’s production.He scored 23 goals and finished with 63 points in 79 games in his rookie season with the Leafs but struggled with inconsistency and costly penalties in his second season. His point tot...

Buffalo teen guilty in high-speed crash of stolen Kia that killed 4 passengers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Buffalo teenager who was behind the wheel of a stolen SUV involved in a high-speed crash that killed four passengers pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter and other charges.The 16-year-old appeared in Erie County Court as an adolescent offender. He is expected to be sentenced to 15 months to four years in prison. A total of six teens were in the Kia Sportage when it crashed on state Route 33 on Oct. 24, Buffalo police said. The car had been reported stolen the previous night.A 14-year-old girl and three males, ages 16, 17 and 19, died after being ejected through the glass sunroof when the vehicle slammed into a concrete embankment and flipped backward, authorities said. A second 14-year-old girl survived.Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said at the time that the teens may have been participating in a TikTok challenge encouraging people to break into and steal Kia cars using cellphone chargers.The driver pleaded guilty to four counts of second-deg...

Reaction to highway crash that killed 15 in Manitoba

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

CARBERRY, Man. — RCMP say 15 people are dead and 10 are in hospital after a bus carrying people from Dauphin, Man., many of them seniors, collided with a semi truck. Here is some of the reaction: “I’m sending my deepest condolences to those who lost loved ones today, and I’m keeping the injured in my thoughts. I cannot imagine the pain those affected are feeling — but Canadians are here for you.” — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. —“I have complete confidence in the exceptional emergency response and health-care workers, and I know they are doing absolutely everything they can.“This is a devastating tragedy for our province, and I know all Manitobans will join me in offering heartfelt thoughts and prayers to the friends and family directly impacted.” — Manitoba Lt. Gov Anita Neville. —“The thoughts of the entire Day & Ross team are with those who have lost loved ones in this terrible incident, and we are holding out hope that those injured will ...