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Adolis García responds to plunking with record ALCS show as Rangers reach World Series

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:55:18 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Rangers slugger Adolis García was named the AL Championship Series MVP after setting a record for RBIs in a postseason series with 15 and extending his home run streak to four games by going deep twice in Game 7 as Texas beat the Houston Astros 11-4 on Monday night to clinch the pennant. García stretched his RBI streak to six games with a single in the first inning of the pennant-deciding game. He added an opposite-field solo homer in the third, a two-run single in the fourth and then went deep again in the eighth to push the Rangers to an 11-3 lead. He’s also the first player with RBIs in six straight games within a postseason series.The Cuban slugger known as “El Bombi” broke the previous postseason record held by Nelson Cruz. Cruz had 13 RBIs for the Rangers in the 2011 ALCS against Detroit, which was the last time they went to the World Series. García has 20 RBIs in these playoffs, the most ever by a player before the start of the World Series. He’s on...

‘Jimmermania’ lives on with U.S. gold in 3×3 basketball at Pan American Games

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:55:18 GMT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Jimmer Fredette, a different kind of basketball globetrotter, continues to draw attention even far from the NBA. At age 34, the three-point shot master led the United States 3×3 team to a gold medal at the Pan American Games in Santiago on Monday and started setting his mind to the Paris Olympics.The few thousand locals watching the U.S. team play host Chile in the men’s final were not too keen on “Jimmermania” at the start, but their hearts eventually softened for Fredette and his teammates. In his NBA days, he played for Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans and Phoenix Suns. The American team of Fredette, Kareem Maddox and Canyon Barry won 21-15.Point guard Fredette transitioned over a year ago to the half-court Olympic event, which had its debut in Tokyo with no U.S. team on the court. Since he embraced 3×3 basketball, the player from Glen Falls, New York, set his sights on the first A...

Esposa de violador convicto testifica que su marido la atacó y la ató en el sótano

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:55:18 GMT

La esposa de un exdoctor de Fort Belvoir, Virginia testificó el lunes que su esposo la atacó, la golpeó, y la ató con cinta a un poste en el sótano para mantenerla cautiva. El Dr. Drew Steiner ya ha sido condenado por violación tras atacar a una mujer que conoció en línea. Ahora está siendo juzgado por la presunta agresión contra su esposa.Testificó que el hogar de la pareja se volvió unlugar de terror en septiembre de 2020. Steiner había superado el COVID-19 cuando pidió salir de la cuarentena y entrar al cuarto de compartían, dijo. De repente, Steiner la sostuvo contra la cama. Ella le dijo a un jurado que le dijo a su esposo: “Por favor, no me siento bien. No puedo respirar’, y él dijo, ‘Ese es el punto’”. Ella afirmó que Steiner luego la golpeó con una sandalia que usó para tratar de defenderse, diciendo, “Él agarró una sandalia y empezó a pegarme muy duro en la oreja y la cabeza. Todo se movía. Estaba simplemente esperando para el próximo golpe y el próximo golpe. Tra...

‘Queer Eye’ star Karamo joins WTOP to get ready for 17th Street High Heel Race

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:55:18 GMT

Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley interviews Karamo about the 17th Street High Heel Race (Part 1) $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); You’ve seen him heal minds, bodies and souls as the mental-health makeover expert on the Netflix reality series “Queer Eye.”On Tuesday, Karamo Brown will participate in the 36th annual 17th Street High Hee...

Texas Rangers campeones de la Liga Americana; derrotan 11 – 4 a los Houston Astros

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:55:18 GMT

Los Rangers de Texas consumaron la hazaña la noche de este lunes y obtuvieron su boleto a la Serie Mundial tras imponerse en siete juegos a los Astros de Houston.El séptimo encuentro finalizó con un marcador de 11-4 que refleja el dominio de los Rangers.Los primeros seis juegos de la Serie de Campeonato de la Liga Americana mostraron un gran desempeño de los contendientes y, aun cuando los Astros llegaron como favoritos al ser campeones de la MLB, los Rangers dieron la sorpresa y ganaron los primeros dos juegos.Luego, Houston ganó los siguientes tres partidos en Arlington y el domingo los Rangers respiraron para obligar a un séptimo partido esta noche en el Minute Maid Park, en busca de un espectacular desempeño, barriendo a los campeones en su propia casa.Esta historia tiene elementos que podrían no funcionar en nuestra aplicación. Pulsa aquí para abrir la historia en el navegador de internet. Source

Star NFL wide receiver, San Diego native Chris Olave arrested

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:55:18 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Former Mission Hills High School standout and current star wide receiver with the New Orleans Saints Chris Olave was arrested Monday on suspicion of reckless operation of a motor vehicle, the National Football League (NFL) reported.Olave, a San Ysidro native, allegedly drove 70 mph in a 35 mph zone on the 1700 block of Joe Yenni Blvd. in Kenner, Louisiana, the Kenner Police Department told the NFL. Man found in Ramona home with gunshot wound to head; SDSO investigating The Ohio State University alum was the No. 11 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.While at Mission Hills High School, Olave played football, basketball, baseball and ran track, according to Olave's shop website. During his senior year there, he recorded 93 receptions for 1,764 yards and 26 touchdowns while guiding Mission Hills to the San Diego Section Open Division championship game.

San Diego among top 20 worst cities for renters in 2023: study

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:55:18 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- With homebuying at all-time high prices, many people have settled for renting.Renter-occupied housing units have increased to 44 million in 2022, which is up from 40 million 10 years ago, according to Forbes Advisor. However, renting during this time is also a pricey alternative in some U.S. cities. Forbes Advisor recently conducted a report analyzing the 96 big U.S. cities across 23 metrics, including rental prices, sizes, affordability, amenities and neighborhood features. San Diego ranked as the No. 14 worst city for renters in 2023.The average rent price for a one-bedroom apartment in San Diego is $2,012.00, per Forbes Advisor. The report found that 52.78% of households spend 30% of their income or more on rent, compared to the study average of 50%. Woman rescued from East County cave after spending 16 hours stuck San Diego placed the third-highest in rental prices for one-bedroom apartment while two-bedroom apartments ranked ninth-highest, the study said.America...

Bodies of 17 recovered after Bangladesh train crash that may have been due to disregarded red light

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:55:18 GMT

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The bodies of at least 17 people were recovered from a train crash outside the Bangladesh capital that may have occurred after one of the trains disregarded a red signal, officials said Tuesday.The rescue operation was halted early in the morning a day after rescuers and residents together extracted passengers from the wreckage, said fire official Mosharraf Hossain at Bhairab, in the central district of Kishoreganj. He said 26 others were injured. “Our fire service teams returned early Tuesday from the scene as there is no chance of having more bodies from the wreckage. The train service has also been restored,” he told The Associated Press by phone on Tuesday.The crash occurred when two rear coaches of the Dhaka-bound Egarosindur Godhuli Express passenger train were hit by a cargo train heading to Chattogram, senior fire official Azizul Haque Rajon said Monday.Authorities were investigating the exact cause of the crash, but a senior Bangladesh Railway offic...

Road Rangers power past Astros 11-4 in Game 7, World Series on deck

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:55:18 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Adolis García and these road-happy Rangers are not only tops in Texas — they’re best in the American League.García homered twice and drove in five runs as the Texas Rangers reached their first World Series in 12 years with an 11-4 blowout of the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night.Corey Seager got things started for the Rangers with a long home run in the first inning. Nathaniel Lowe also went deep to give Texas — one of six major league teams without a World Series title — its first berth in the Fall Classic since consecutive trips in 2010 and 2011.García homered for the fourth straight game and set a record for RBIs in a post-season series with 15. He had four hits, scored three times and was the obvious choice for ALCS MVP in a series that saw the road team win every game.“He’s a bad man, isn’t he?” Seager said. “To be able to come into this atmosphere and get booed every at-bat and do what he did was really spe...

Vikings upset 49ers on Monday Night Football thanks to ‘elite performances’ all around

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:55:18 GMT

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) walks off the field after the Vikings 22-17 win over San Francisco 49ers in the fourth quarter of a NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Monday, Oct., 23 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)A triumphant Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) walks off the field after the Vikings beat the San Francisco 49ers, 22-17 in a NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Monday, Oct., 23 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)A wide open Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) celebrates his touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers in the first quarter of a NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Monday, Oct., 23 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) celebrates his touchdown against San Francisco 49ers with wide receiver Trishton Jackson (9) in the first quarter of a NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Monday, Oct., 23 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer P...