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Outfielder Trayce Thompson feels ‘super blessed’ to return for a 3rd stint with the Chicago White Sox

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:20 GMT

Trayce Thompson compared the feeling of putting on a Chicago White Sox uniform for a third stint to being drafted again.“Never could have envisioned this,” the outfielder, whom the Sox selected in the second round of the 2009 major-league draft, said Thursday morning at Globe Life Field. “Still feels surreal to me.”Thompson appeared in a combined 92 games with the Sox in 2015 and 2018. He was back in the lineup as the Sox completed the three-game series Thursday against the Texas Rangers.“I’m really excited,” he said, “and now it’s time to help these guys win some games.”The Sox acquired Thompson as part of the trade that sent starter Lance Lynn and reliever Joe Kelly to the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 28. After a short rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte, he joined the Sox.Thompson went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in the 5-3 loss to the Rangers in front of 29,804. He reached base in the eighth when a wild pitch on s...

South Korean police pursue suspect in 2nd stabbing attack in 2 days

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:20 GMT

By KIM TONG-HYUNG (Associated Press)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A man rammed a car onto a sidewalk Thursday in the South Korean city of Seongnam, then stepped out of the vehicle and began stabbing people at a shopping mall, leaving at least 14 people wounded. Just hours after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday called for “ultra-strong” law enforcement measures in response to that attack, police found themselves chasing the suspect in another stabbing incident at a high school in Daejeon city.Cho Byeong-tae, an official at the Daejeon metropolitan police department, said the attack at Songchon High School left at least one teacher hurt. He did not identify the victim or provide details about the victim’s health.At least five people were hurt by the car and nine others were stabbed during Thursday’s attack in Seongnam that occurred in a crowded leisure district near a subway, according to Yoon Sung-hyun, an official from the southern Gyeonggi pr...

Revolution advance in the Leagues Cup tournament with shootout win over Atlas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:20 GMT

FOXBORO – The New England Revolution advanced to the Round of 16 in the Leagues Cup Tournament with a shootout victory over Atlas FC before 9,299 fans at Gillette StadiumThe game ended in a 2-2 tie but Revolution prevailed 8-7 in penalty kicks with center back Andrew Farrell netting the game winner. The Revolution will host the winner of the Pumas UNAM vs. Queretaro game.The Revolution are an original MLS franchise and the match against Atlas was the club’s milestone 1,000th game across all competitions.The Revolution were managed from the sidelines by interim head coach Richie Williams, who assumed the top spot when the team placed head coach and sporting director Bruce Arena on indefinite admirative leave. Arena is the subject of an MLS investigation for making “insensitive and inappropriate remarks.”Williams made limited changes to the Starting XI that pummeled Atletico San Luis 5-1 on July 26 at Gillette with one notable exception. All-Star goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic did not dr...

Northeast 7 on 7: Methuen nips Milton for New England title

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:20 GMT

WESTWOOD — For the Northeast 7v7 New England title Thursday night at Xaverian, the top seeds and highest-performing teams met in the championship.It came as a surprise that Methuen and Milton were the last teams standing.In a hotly-contested game, Methuen earned a 22-19 victory, and with that the Rangers have earned a boost heading into the fall.Methuen won the North regional a few weeks ago, and only lost to Peabody on Thursday.“That definitely gives us a lot of momentum now,” said Methuen quarterback Drew Eason, who is going into his third year starting for the Rangers. “Obviously, we know we can be at the top and win like this, against good teams, too. It gives us a lot of momentum going into the season.”Rangers coach Tom Ryan was pleased with how 7-on-7 has impacted his squad.“I think, honestly, the synergy between the quarterback and wide receivers (stands out),” Ryan said. “That’s always the best benefit of 7-on-7. Defensively, i...

Isiah Kiner-Falefa screamed with joy as the trade deadline passed: ‘Thank God I’m a Yankee’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:20 GMT

As Tuesday’s 6 p.m. trade deadline neared, Isiah Kiner-Falefa awaited clarity.The Yankees’ utilityman, an impending free agent, had just discussed the anxieties that players feel on deadline day. Suddenly moving, packing, uprooting families and separating from friends and teammates is not easy, no matter how much money you make. And in Kiner-Falefa’s case, he would have had to coordinate care and travel plans for his goldendoodle, Bella.“IKF” didn’t have to do any of that on Tuesday, though. The deadline came and went, and no member of the Yankees’ brass informed him of a trade. He eventually started shouting in excitement.“I didn’t get called into the office,” Kiner-Falefa said Wednesday. “6, 6:15, I was waiting, waiting, waiting…“They didn’t find me. Nothing happened, and it was a sigh of relief, and I just started screaming.”While some players use social media to track trade rumors before th...

Jack Flaherty dominates in debut, Ryan Mountcastle paces Orioles’ offense in 6-1 series-clinching win over Blue Jays

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:20 GMT

Jack Flaherty, in Jordan Hicks’ estimation, is at his best in situations such as Thursday’s sixth inning.Flaherty cruised for much of his Orioles debut, starting against the Toronto Blue Jays two days after Baltimore acquired him from the St. Louis Cardinals for three prospects minutes before the MLB trade deadline. But the sixth inning saw his dazzling debut in peril, with Toronto plating a run and threatening for more with the bases loaded and one out.Manager Brandon Hyde had two relievers warming but showed trust in his newest starter. Flaherty rewarded it, retiring the next two Blue Jays to propel the Orioles to a 6-1 series-clinching victory.“They definitely got one of the most fierce competitors I’ve met,” said Hicks, a Toronto reliever who St. Louis also traded away this week. “He’s always gonna go out there every time and leave it all out there.”Flaherty allowed one run over six innings while striking out eight, becoming only t...

Gallery: New England 7v7 championships

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:20 GMT

New England 7v7 championships

Both expelled members of ‘Tennessee Three’ win back their state House seats

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:20 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who became Democratic heroes as members of the “Tennessee Three,” reclaimed their legislative seats Thursday after they were expelled for involvement in a gun control protest on the House floor. The young Black lawmakers were reinstated by local officials after being booted from the GOP-dominated Statehouse, but only on an interim basis. They advanced Thursday through a special election to fully reclaim their positions. Both faced opponents in districts that heavily favor Democrats and easily defeated them according to unofficial results from the Tennessee’s Secretary of State’s office.Jones, who lives in Nashville, was up against Republican candidate Laura Nelson. Meanwhile, Pearson, from Memphis, faced independent candidate Jeff Johnston. “I think if we keep running this race, there will be victory after victory after victory,” Pearson said to supporters on Thursday. He stressed that his victory w...

International pressure mounts on coup leaders in Niger while hundreds rally in support of junta

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:20 GMT

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — International pressure mounted Thursday against leaders of the coup in Niger as the American secretary of state said the United States “stands very much” in support of West African leaders who have threatened to use force to restore the nation’s democracy, and Senegal offered troops to help.As hundreds of anti-French protesters rallied in the Nigerien capital in support of the ruling junta, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken offered general support for the regional bloc known as ECOWAS, though he did not specifically refer to its threat of military action. Blinken told reporters in New York that the U.S. believes the bloc’s efforts to reinstate toppled President Mohamed Bazoum are “important, strong and have our support.”Senegal’s foreign affairs minister said her country would participate in a military intervention if ECOWAS decides to act. “Senegalese soldiers have to go … these coups d’état must be stopped,” Aissata Tall Sall said....

The pride of Peru, Illinois: The Pistol Shrimp

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:14:20 GMT

PERU, Ill. — If you’ve never seen a “fish out of water,” you just may want to visit Peru, Illinois, where -- on any given afternoon this summer -- you may see four of them.“It’s definitely a big culture change for sure,” said Tobey Jackson, 19, one of four college baseball players who are native Hawaiians, living in Peru to play for the city’s Prospect League team, the Pistol Shrimp. “I didn’t know Peru, Illinois existed,” Xander Sielken, another one of the players, said.Before a game this week, the four went to Baker Lake, to fish. “There’s not much that’s similar to home,” said Cody Kashimoto https://smcgaels.com/sports/baseball/roster/cody-kashimoto/4199, who had caught a blue gill. “The fish are different, too.”Kashimoto, 20, is a student at St. Mary’s College of California. “I want to make it professionally,” he said. “I want to play baseball in the MLB. Especially coming from Hawaii, we look up top guys like Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Kolten Wong. we want to be in their spots pla...