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Tigers activate Greene and Brieske, designate Schoop for assignment

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers juggled their roster before Saturday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays.Detroit activated outfielder Riley Greene from the injured list. Greene, who was sidelined since May 31 with a stress reaction in his left fibula, led the team in most offensive categories before the injury.The Tigers also activated pitcher Beau Brieske (elbow) from the 60-day injured list. He went 3-6 with a 4.19 ERA in 15 starts last season, but will pitch out of the bullpen at this point.Detroit optioned pitcher Alex Faedo to Triple-A Toledo after he gave up seven runs in Friday’s 12-2 loss to the Blue Jays.The Tigers also designated infielder Jonathan Schoop for assignment to make room for Greene on the active roster and Brieske on the 40-man roster. The 31-year-old is hitting .213 with no home runs in 55 games this season.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

LIV Golf London Par Scores

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

SaturdayAt Centurion ClubHertfordshire, EnglandPurse: $25 millionYardage: 7,008; Par: 71Second RoundCameron Smith 63-67_130 -12Thomas Pieters 66-67_133  -9Marc Leishman 64-69_133  -9Louis Oosthuizen 70-63_133  -9Patrick Reed 70-64_134  -8Henrik Stenson 69-66_135  -7Kevin Na 72-64_136  -6Dustin Johnson 71-65_136  -6Chase Koepka 70-66_136  -6Laurie Canter 67-69_136  -6Cameron Tringale 67-69_136  -6Abraham Ancer 68-68_136  -6Dean Burmester 70-67_137  -5Charl Schwartzel 71-66_137  -5Bryson DeChambeau 70-67_137  -5Anirban Lahiri 68-69_137  -5Brooks Koepka 72-66_138  -4Harold Varner III 72-66_138  -4Brendan Steele 71-67_138  -4Peter Uihlein 70-68_138  -4Pat Perez 70-68_138  -4Paul Casey 73-65_138  -4Richard Bland 68-70_138  -4Branden Grace 68-70_138  -4Joaquin Niemann 69-69_138  -4Jason Kokrak 69-69_138  -4Sergio Garcia 69-69_138  -4Martin...

Chicago Cubs put shortstop Dansby Swanson on the 10-day injured list with the hope of a minimum stint

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

The Chicago Cubs and shortstop Dansby Swanson are playing it safe with his injury.Ahead of the four-day All-Star break beginning Monday, Swanson went on the 10-day injured list before Saturday’s 6-3 loss at Yankee Stadium because of his bruised left heel. The Cubs recalled infielder Miles Mastrobuoni, who started Saturday at third base.The move is retroactive to Thursday, setting up Swanson to return as soon as July 16 versus the Boston Red Sox at Wrigley Field. Swanson hasn’t played since he sustained the injury Wednesday in Milwaukee.“I mean, unfortunately we’re in this position,” Swanson said Saturday. “I feel like it was almost in a way like a good insurance policy to not lose some of the retroactive days. So it stinks, but we have to make the best decision possible for the group.”The timing sets up Swanson to potentially miss only two games after the All-Star break — if he doesn’t need any more time for his heel to recover.A...

Giancarlo Stanton’s two-homer day fuels Yankees’ offense in win over Cubs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

Between injuries and offensive struggles, little has gone Giancarlo Stanton’s way this season. That wasn’t the case in the Yankees’ 6-3 win over the Cubs on Saturday, though.Stanton carried the Yankees’ offense while enjoying his first multi-dinger game since May 12 of last year with two very different home runs.The first, a 118.1-mph solo shot in the opening frame, traveled 447 feet to the Audi Club in left field. The luxury seats, which are behind glass, hang above the second deck.Cubs left fielder Ian Happ took a few steps in reaction to the moonshot, but he quickly paused to watch the ball sail over his head.While Stanton’s initial blast had an expected batting average of 1.000, his second home run was the ultimate porch job.After review, Stanton came away with a two-run homer by lofting a pitch 322 feet to right field. He doinked the ball off the very bottom of the right field foul pole. Hit at 91.3 mph, the expected batting average was just .050.T...

Red Sox Notebook: Alex Cora cautiously optimistic about Tanner Houck’s progress

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

Less than a month after taking a line drive to the face, Tanner Houck is healing, working out, and ready to start throwing next week.The 27-year-old right-hander suffered a facial fracture while pitching against the Yankees on June 16. He was fortunate to escape further damage, but the surgically-inserted plate will remain in his cheek for the rest of his life.Originally slated to begin the season in the bullpen, the Red Sox moved Houck back to the rotation when several starters weren’t ready for Opening Day. It proved to be a blessing in disguise, as the 27-year-old righty immediately and consistently proved himself.His 5.05 ERA and 4.42 FIP across 13 starts don’t tell the full story of his value this season. While his fellow starters began the season unable to pitch deeper than three or four innings, Houck has consistently gone the distance. In 10 of his 12 starts before his injury, he went five or more innings. Both of his last two games were against the New York Yank...

Charles Manson cult follower Leslie Van Houten likely close to freedom

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s governor announced Friday that he won’t ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, paving the way for her release after serving 53 years in prison for two infamous murders.In a brief statement, the governor’s office said it was unlikely that the state’s high court would consider an appeal of a lower court ruling that Van Houten should be released.Gov. Gavin Newsom is disappointed, the statement said.“More than 50 years after the Manson cult committed these brutal killings, the victims’ families still feel the impact,” the statement said.Van Houten, now in her 70s, is serving a life sentence for helping Manson and other followers in the 1969 killings of Leno LaBianca, a grocer in Los Angeles, and his wife, Rosemary.Van Houten could be freed in about two weeks after the parole board reviews her record and processes paperwork for her release from the California Institution for Women in Corona, her attorney ...

Man on scooter shoots randomly in NYC, police say, killing an 86-year-old and wounding 2 others

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — An 86-year-old New York City man was fatally shot and at least two others were seriously wounded by a man on a scooter who police say was shooting randomly at cars and pedestrians in Queens on Saturday.A person of interest was in custody, the New York Police Department said.The shootings began just before 11:30 a.m., when the 86-year-old was shot multiple times in the Richmond Hill area. He later died at a hospital.About a mile away and less than 10 minutes later, a 63-year-old man was shot in the shoulder and taken to a nearby hospital, where police said he was listed in serious but stable condition.A few minutes later, the shooter fired at a 61-year-old man, hitting him in the torso. He was in critical condition at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.Police said there was another shooting nearby, but could not say if it was connected to the earlier shootings.With a person in custody, a police spokesperson said there was no immediate threat to the public.The spokesperso...

SIU investigating death of woman during gun call in Burlington

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

Ontario’s police watchdog says a 24-year-old woman has died after falling from a balcony in an apartment where police were responding to a call about a gun.The Special Investigations Unit says Halton Regional Police were called around 10 p.m. Friday evening about reports of a gun at an apartment on Ghent Avenue in Burlington.The agency says that after police knocked on the apartment door with no response, they received another call about a woman falling from a balcony.It says officers administered CPR to the woman while they waited for paramedics to arrive.The SIU says a 29-year-old man who was also in the apartment fell from the balcony as well, and is in critical condition.The SIU is automatically called in to investigate incidents involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.

Protests grow as Israel’s far-right government advances with its judicial overhaul

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s anti-government protest movement gained new momentum on Saturday night as tens of thousands of people spilled into the streets of cities across the country to oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judicial system.The grassroots movement has staged protests for over six months since Netanyahu’s government unveiled the overhaul plan. But in recent weeks, the protests had shown signs of weakening.Plans by the government to push forward with the overhaul next week in parliament, coupled with the firing of Tel Aviv’s police chief, who was accused of being too sympathetic to the protesters, appeared to breathe new life into Saturday’s demonstrations.Some 150,000 people thronged central Tel Aviv, with large rallies in Jerusalem and other major cities.Netanyahu’s allies have proposed a series of changes to the Israeli legal system aimed at weakening what they say are th...

Megan Rapinoe says she’ll retire after the NWSL season and her 4th World Cup

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:02 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe is ready to retire after an illustrious career in which she won an Olympic gold medal, two World Cups and never shied away from using her platform to spotlight social issues.Rapinoe, 38, announced Saturday her fourth World Cup at the end of the month will be her last and she’ll officially retire with the OL Reign at the end of the National Women’s Soccer League season.She made the announcement on Twitter, saying she “never could have imagined the ways in which soccer would shape & change my life forever.”“It is with a deep sense of peace & gratitude that I have decided this will be my final season playing this beautiful game,” Rapinoe said.Rapinoe and the U.S. team are aiming for a third consecutive title when the Women’s World Cup kicks off on July 20 in Australia and New Zealand. The U.S. plays Wales in a final tune-up match on Sunday in San Jose, California, before leaving for the World Cup.“I’ve been able ...