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Dansby Swanson homers twice as Chicago Cubs pound Cincinnati Reds 20-9

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:05 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Dansby Swanson homered twice and drove in five runs, and the Chicago Cubs pounded the Cincinnati Reds 20-9 on Tuesday night.Mike Tauchman also went deep and finished with four RBIs as Chicago won for the ninth time in 11 games, bouncing back in a major way after a 6-5 loss in the opener of the four-game series. The Cubs bashed seven homers while also setting season highs for runs and hits with 21.Jeimer Candelario went 4 for 5 and scored two runs in his first game since he was reacquired by Chicago in a trade with Washington on Monday. Candelario also made his big league debut with the Cubs in 2016.Chicago (54-53) pulled within four games of NL Central-leading Cincinnati. It also remains in the mix for a wild card.Tyler Stephenson hit a two-run homer for the Reds, and Matt McLain finished with three hits and two RBIs. Christian Encarnacion-Strand added a two-run single in the team’s four-run ninth inning.Cincinnati (59-50) had its division lead trimmed to a half...

Road rage incident leaves Greeley father paralyzed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:05 GMT

GREELEY, Colo. (KDVR) -- A family is speaking out after a scary road rage incident in Greeley.  Jennifer Tucker said her fiancé, Justin Young, was assaulted and then shot after confronting a reckless driver on July 16. “He is currently paralyzed from the waist down with no hopes of ever walking again,” Tucker said. Justin Young is currently at a hospital in Greeley after a bullet punctured his lung and diaphragm, paralyzing him from the waist down. (Courtesy: GoFundMe Fundraiser)Tucker said they were heading home with their 10-month-old in the car when an aggressive driver tried to race them. After several attempts to get away, Tucker said the vehicle followed them and eventually rear-ended them, just three blocks from their home. “We were just trying to get home and this kid thought we were trying to race him,” Tucker said.  Multi-vehicle crash shuts down eastbound I-70 in Jefferson County She said her fiancé approached the driver and then the unthinkable happ...

Late rally can’t lift Yankees, Carlos Rodon in post-deadline loss to Rays

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:05 GMT

Ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Rays, the Yankees largely stood pat at the MLB trade deadline, deciding to take a shot at a playoff run with their current roster.That plan got off to an uninspiring start.The Yankees’ season-long offensive issues continued Tuesday and starting pitcher Carlos Rodon struggled with his command in a 5-2 loss to Tampa Bay in the Bronx.For the second day in a row, the Yankees only managed just three hits against a front-line Tampa Bay starting pitcher. Zach Eflin struck out five over six scoreless innings, following up Monday night’s gem by Tyler Glasnow, who punched out eight in his seven innings of one-run ball.After slugging four home runs in Monday’s win, the Rays hit two more Tuesday against Rodon, with Yandy Diaz lining a third-inning solo shot and Randy Arozarena adding a two-run blast later in the frame.Rodon only lasted four innings, surrendering four runs and four walks, in his latest uneven outing. The left-hander fel...

Folan: Lessons learned working a summer job

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:05 GMT

My father was part of the “Greatest Generation.” The son of Irish immigrants, my dad grew up during the Depression, joined the Navy, and served during World War II. Dedication, loyalty, fortitude, and hard work were many of the values preached in our household. My father believed those values were best learned through manual labor, in fact, the harder the better. For him, working a summer job was an imperative and invaluable experience.I always worked in restaurants and met a treasure trove of hardcore, talented, and dedicated people. This unique education began for me at age 13, when I began washing dishes in the summer. This led to peeling potatoes and cleaning shrimp, and soon enough I was pulled away from the dishwasher to test my mettle “on the line.” I was taught quickly how to properly use a knife, sauté scallops, and grill steaks. However, nothing epitomizes a cult of pain more than tossing pizzas in front a wood-burning oven on a Saturday night in July.The adrenaline rush, ...

‘They made it really easy’: Jed Hoyer buys in on Chicago Cubs roster after strong stretch leading to trade deadline

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:05 GMT

Jeimer Candelario, back in the Wrigley Field home dugout for the first time almost exactly six years later, glanced down at his new first baseman’s mitt.Well, not really new but borrowed, a smiling Candelario noted. Written in script across the light blue glove is Chicago Cubs teammate Miguel Amaya’s name. Acquired Monday by the organization, Candelario started at first base Tuesday night against the Cincinnati Reds.It’s a position manager David Ross said the 29-year-old switch hitter will play a “significant amount.” Except Candelario, who hasn’t played first base since 2020 in Detroit, no longer owns a first baseman’s mitt. He bought a couple after that season but then didn’t play the position the following year and he gave them away.So, for now, he is borrowing Amaya’s, but it’s Candelario’s offense and the power he adds to the Cubs that makes his addition especially valuable over the next two months as they try to...

Summer rolls keep dinner light – and fresh

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:05 GMT

If the past few weeks have taught us anything, it’s that the best meals in the dog days of summer come together quickly, without heating up the kitchen.Summer rolls are a terrific option for warm-weather cooking and dining, as they’re made from rice paper wrappers rolled around cold proteins, fresh herbs and a colorful array of crunchy vegetables. Picture a spring or egg roll, only with the ingredients served fresh in a translucent roll instead of hidden (and cooked) in deep-fried dough.While all the slicing and dicing of ingredients can take a hot minute, they’re easy to make at home once you get the hang of wrapping and rolling with your fingers. Fun, even, especially if you get the kids to lend a hand.Summer rolls are also incredibly versatile, with almost any protein, fruit or vegetable a tasty candidate for the filling. In fact, the flavor combinations are boundless; all you have to really decide is whether you want to go strictly vegetarian or work some magic...

‘A Compassionate Spy’ tracks Harvard grad who passed nuke secrets to Russia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:05 GMT

With Robert Oppenheimer, the “Father of the Atomic Bomb,” a surprising subject of interest for this hot summer, Steve James’ “A Compassionate Spy” couldn’t be more timely.The spy in question is Theodore Hall, a brilliant physicist whom Oppenheimer recruited in 1944 to join his Manhattan Project and make the first atomic bomb. Hall, who graduated from Harvard at 18, was the youngest physicist with the team.Concerned about the bomb’s real-world legacy, at 19 he passed nuclear secrets to Russia.“A Compassionate Spy” arrives as Christopher Nolan’s biopic “Oppenheimer” has become a blockbuster hit. Steve James, twice Oscar-nominated for his documentaries “Hoop Dreams” and “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail,” wrote, directed and edited “Spy.”“I hope that all the attention to Oppenheimer and all the people watching it will come away, curious to know more,” James, 68, said in a phone interview yesterday.  “It’s such a fascinating story.“At the ripe old age of 19, Ted makes this momen...

Reese McGuire homers in return as Red Sox beat Mariners 6-4 to snap skid

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:05 GMT

Tuesday was shaping up to be a major disappointment for the Red Sox.Coming into the evening riding a three-game losing streak, the club’s highly anticipated trade deadline wound up landing with a thud. With no major reinforcements coming and several rivals nipping at their heels, the Red Sox really couldn’t afford to let things spiral any further.To their credit, the Red Sox hung tough and found a way to turn things around.Making his return after more than a month on the injured list, catcher Reese McGuire hit his first home run of the season and tacked on a sacrifice fly to help lead the Red Sox to a badly needed 6-4 win over the Seattle Mariners.Alex Verdugo also hit a two-run home run and Christian Arroyo had a two-run double to pace a bounce back effort by the Red Sox offense after a string of punchless performances, and the Boston bullpen came up huge in the late-innings to keep Seattle at bay.“That was huge, we had just given up a run in the last inning so to...

Editorial: Migrants overwhelm NYC – is Massachusetts next?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:05 GMT

When will Gov. Maura Healey have her Eric Adams moment?Healey has been adding help and housing options across the state as an influx of migrants continues unabated. But like New York City Mayor Eric Adams can attest, the need for housing and help extends beyond the immigrant community.The Healey administration announced Monday that a dorm at Eastern Nazarene College will serve as  emergency shelter for up to 58 families experiencing homelessness, including newly-arrived migrants. This is the second “welcome center” in Massachusetts, following the June opening of a center in Allston. There are also housing options at Joint Base Cape Cod.The Brazilian Worker Center, which runs the operation in Allston, has recruited locals to serve as hosts for newly-arrived families who do not have housing.As of July 21, there were 15 to 20 host families in Massachusetts, mostly active in hosting newly arrived families on the weekends, a spokesperson for the Executive Office of Health and...

Lowry: Joe Biden is Donald Trump’s best friend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:47:05 GMT

Donald Trump doesn’t look, at the moment, like he needs any help winning the Republican nomination, but he’s getting an assist from President Joe Biden.The incumbent president — rather than being the indispensable political antidote to Trump that Democrat imagine him as — may well prove the key to his predecessor’s return to the White House.Biden is an asset to Trump’s primary campaign and could, through his weakness and ineptitude, end up electing him in 2024.Biden is indicting Trump; he’s making Republicans pine for the days when Trump was president; and he’s lackluster in prospective head-to-head polling matchups.All of which is boosting his adversary’s prospects. The indictments, of course, create a rally-around-the flag effect among Republicans. It was the shoddy indictment from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg that launched Trump onto a new, higher trajectory in the primary race. But the federal indictments from Spec...