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Brandon Belt’s homer in the 10th innings lifts surging Blue Jays past Orioles 6-3

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:56:37 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Brandon Belt homered on Mike Baumann’s first pitch in the 10th inning, Daulton Varsho hit a two-run home run in the second and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Tuesday night.The loss ended the Orioles’ three-game winning streak and cut their lead in the AL East over second-place Tampa Bay to two games.With Bo Bichette on second base as the automatic runner in the 10th, Belt hit a liner into the right-field seats for his 14th homer, the third in two games. That gave Toronto the final push in a tight matchup of division contenders.“A lot of times it comes down to who makes the least amount of mistakes,” Belt said. “That’s how it turned out for us. Their guy just made a mistake over the middle and I took advantage of it.”The Blue Jays have won five of seven and hit seven home runs in their last two games.“That’s what it’s going to take for us to win this thing,” Belt said. “Everybody’s got to be contributin...

Tyrone Taylor delivers a go-ahead RBI single in 5-run 6th as Brewers beat Twins 7-3

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:56:37 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyrone Taylor hit a go-ahead RBI single and highlighted a five-run sixth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on Tuesday night in an interleague matchup of division leaders.Willy Adames of NL Central-leading Milwaukee and Christian Vázquez of AL Central-best Minnesota hit two-run homers.The Brewers rallied against reliever Dylan Floro (4-6) after getting held in check by starter Bailey Ober, who left after throwing 78 pitches.Ober retired the last eight men he faced before departing with a 3-2 lead at the end of five innings. Floro allowed hits to six of the first seven batters he faced, with five of them scoring.William Contreras and Carlos Santana started the rally with consecutive singles. After Floro struck out Adames, Mark Canha singled home Contreras and advanced to second on right fielder Matt Wallner’s errant throw to third.Taylor then produced a bloop hit to right that brought home Santana with the go-ahead run. Taylor has gone 8 for...

Denver weather: Another hot day before rain chances rise

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:56:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — There are still a few more days of summer heat in Denver weather with forecast highs in the 90s. But the best chance for rain in August arrives along the Front Range by the weekend to cool it down, according to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast.Tuesday was a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day with a heat advisory in effect for the Denver metro area and northeastern Colorado.Rain chances for the next week from Pinpoint WeatherWeather tonight: Another mild and breezy nightThere will be a few clouds drifting across the area during the overnight hours. It will be breezy at times with southerly winds up to 15 mph. Temperatures will be warm again across the Eastern Plains and in metro Denver. More refreshing overnight lows will be in the Colorado mountains.Overnight lows by Wednesday morning across ColoradoWeather tomorrow: Still hot with passing cloudsTemperatures look to return to the 90s in metro Denver on Wednesday. That would make the 27th day this...

A father fought against gun violence, and then it took his son

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:56:37 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — An Aurora family is speaking out after losing a loved one to gun violence.Lumumba Sayers Jr., 23, was one of two people shot and killed near 28th and Welton streets on Saturday. As of Tuesday evening, Denver Police were still searching for the shooter.His father, Lumumba Sayers Sr., is well-known in the community for fighting youth violence. “He was my best friend. He was my everything," Sayers Sr. said of his son. “He was a great father, great big brother, everything you could ask for in a son." Related: Do you recognize this man? He's wanted in a double homicide on Welton Street Sayers Sr. said his son was a beacon of light in the community, and like his father, he was always giving back. “My son touched a lot of lives. He touched a lot of people,” Sayers Sr. said. “He was there for a lot of people. He brought a lot of people who needed help to me."Lumumba Sayers Jr., 23, was one of two people shot and killed near 28th and Welton streets in Denver on Satur...

Video: Officer breaks into hot car to rescue dog

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:56:37 GMT

BRIGHTON, Colo. (KDVR) — Body camera video helps boost a stark warning to animal owners after an officer broke into a hot vehicle to rescue a dog.The police body camera video captures the rescue of a 13-year-old terrier from a car earlier this month. Police received a call to rescue the dog, Lucy, who was locked in the car at a shopping center on an 85-degree day. A father fought against gun violence, and then it took his son Temperatures in the locked car registered at 113 degrees.“The dog was down by the foot pedals trying to get cool. That's the coldest part in the vehicle,” said Lawrence Hernandez, Brighton Police community services officer. "So you could see that the dog was in distress."Hernandez told FOX31 the car windows were barely cracked, not allowing for enough air to help the dog overheating in the car.'1 minute is 60 seconds too long'Officers say they ran the license plate and found the name of the owner. Hernandez said they worked with the store where the car was pa...

Feldman: It’s time to bring back the independent counsel

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:56:37 GMT

The two federal criminal prosecutions most in the news right now — of Donald Trump and Hunter Biden — highlight the limits of the existing special counsel regulations. In one case, the executive branch is prosecuting the president’s leading opposition candidate. In the other, the executive branch is prosecuting the president’s son. The president, of course, is the head of the executive branch.We need a better system.To be sure, the prosecutors seem to be doing everything by the book. Yet the fact remains that, in a democracy, one candidate shouldn’t be able to prosecute another. And no one should ever be in the chain of command for the prosecution of their own child.There is a cure, one adopted by Congress after Richard Nixon ordered the firing of special prosecutor Archibald Cox during Watergate: Congress can pass a law creating a genuinely independent counsel, one who cannot be fired by the president. This would create a legitimate distance between the president and the prosecutio...

Comics Come Home talent at full strength for TD Garden show

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:56:37 GMT

Back in the early ‘90s, when Denis Leary was watching Cam Neely, Cam Neely was watching Denis Leary.During his storied professional career with the Bruins, Neely spent a lot of off nights in Boston’s comedy clubs.“I really enjoyed watching live standup,” Neely told the Boston Herald. “I preferred to do that over going to a movie so I’d go with a couple teammates to comedy clubs.”Neely dug the whole rising Boston comedy scene — a crowd of comics that included Steven Wright, Steve Sweeney, and Lenny Clarke. But there was one younger comic who he really wanted to check out.“I got to know (comedy booker) Mike Clarke, Lenny’s brother, and I said, ‘Listen, if Denis Leary ever comes into town to do anything, let me know, I’d love to see him,’” Neely said. “He said, ‘As a matter of fact he is doing a comedy benefit in Worcester.’”Neely made the trip west, loved the set, met Leary at the show, and the two became fast friends. That friendship continues to this day through the Cam Neely Founda...

Street corn pudding a twist on Southern classic

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:56:37 GMT

Summer is the best season because that’s when we get to eat corn.This easy corn pudding recipe is made with two types of canned corn: the cream variety and kernel.Rich and creamy, with a soft, soufflé-like texture, corn pudding is a classic Southern side dish. Here, it gets extra oomph from roasted jalapeno peppers and a generous dusting of crumbled queso fresco, a soft and slightly tangy white cheese that’s a staple in many Mexican kitchens.The result is “like Mexican street corn and cornbread had a baby,” says Ernest Servantes, whose Texas restaurant Burnt Bean Co. originated the elotes-flavored dish.No truer words have ever been spoken!The pudding is offered as a side dish but honestly, you could almost make a vegetarian meal out of it if you pair it with a nice salad. I wouldn’t turn it down for breakfast, either. Also, while it’s best served hot, it’s pretty delicious at room temperature, too.Crema, the Mexican version of sour cream (it...

Pesto & aioli add fresh kick to easy chicken salad

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:56:37 GMT

If you want nothing to do with the oven or the stove, look to the Curious Palate’s Chicken Salad and simply skip over the part about roasting the chicken.Garnished with dried cranberries and roasted, sliced almonds, the salad is bound by a garlicky mayo that gets a punch of flavor from a freshly made basil pesto. (If you don’t want to make your own aioli or pesto, you can buy those premade as well — we don’t judge.)This wonderful chicken salad from Mar Vista’s The Curious Palate restaurant features almonds, dried cranberries and scallions.TAG GOES HEREThe Curious Palate’s Chicken SaladINGREDIENTS1 (5- to 5 1/2-pound) roasting chickenSalt1/2 apple1/2 lemonA few sprigs thyme1 garlic clove2 bay leaves5 black peppercornsDIRECTIONSHeat the oven to 375 degrees.Season the chicken with 1 teaspoon salt, seasoning the inside and outside. Stuff the chicken with the apple, lemon, thyme, garlic, bay leaves and black peppercorns.Truss the chicken and place it on a rack in a roasting pan. Ro...

Lowry: GOP race not quite as over as it looks

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:56:37 GMT

If it “got late early” in the old majestic Yankee Stadium with its long shadows, as the famous Yogi Berra quote had it, it’s gotten late before about the fourth inning in the Republican presidential race.A new national CBS poll has Donald Trump leading second-place Ron DeSantis by 46 points, 62-16. The latest Fox News poll had a more modest 37-point Trump lead. (Vivek Ramaswamy is third in both surveys, at 7 and 11% respectively.)It’s sometimes said that Trump is the de facto incumbent in the race, and indeed these are the kind of numbers you’d expect of a sitting president who is sweeping marginal opponents to the side as he secures his party’s renomination.The top-line results aren’t that different from the primacy race — such as it is — on the Democratic side. The Fox poll has Joe Biden beating Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. 64 to 17, with Marianne Williamson at 9.Is there a mercy rule in presidential politics?Trump could be forgiven ...