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Lowe and Arozarena help surging Tampa Bay Rays beat Miami Marlins 3-0 in 10 innings

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:24:32 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Josh Lowe hit a tiebreaking single during Tampa Bay’s three-run 10th inning, and the Rays beat the Miami Marlins 3-0 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory.Four Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a four-hitter. After going 8-17 in July, the Rays closed out a 17-8 August and pulled within 1½ games of AL East-leading Baltimore.Jonathan Aranda opened the 10th with an infield single for the Rays’ third hit of the game, moving automatic runner José Siri to third. Lowe, hitting for Vidal Brujan, then singled back up the middle against David Robertson (4-6).“All I was trying to do is put the ball in play, whether it’d be on the ground — I like my chances of beating a double-play ball — or trying to hit a sac fly deep enough to get him in,” Lowe said. “Definitely pretty antsy there watching that game unfold. I was ready as soon as they called my name.”Randy Arozarena added a two-run single as the Rays won for the eighth time in nine games overall. He also stole two ba...

Yankees end 10-series winless streak and beat Tigers 6-2 as Torres homers

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:24:32 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — The New York Yankees ended a 10-series winless streak as Gleyber Torres homered for the third straight game in a 6-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.“I’m trying to follow my plan every day and when I get to home plate, do all the little things,” Torres said. “I’m just trying to enjoy this and try to hit the pitches I can hit.”Torres is hitting .273 with 23 homers and 57 RBIs.“I honestly think he’s hit even better than his numbers would suggest,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “He’s been really consistent — it’s been quality at-bats since jump street — and it has been good to see him put together a month like this.”DJ LaMahieu and Giancarlo Stanton also homered for the Yankees, who have won the first three games of the four-game set. They hadn’t won a series since sweeping three games from Kansas City from July 21-23 and hadn’t taken a road series since winning two of three at Oakland from June 27-29.“We&#...

Wednesday’s Scores

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:24:32 GMT

PREP VOLLEYBALL=Andover def. Irondale, 25-19, 25-16, 26-24Big Lake def. Totino-Grace, 25-19, 25-16, 26-24Braham def. Barnum, 27-25, 25-15, 25-9Breck def. Brooklyn Center, 3-0Browerville/Eagle Valley def. Sebeka, 25-16, 25-20, 25-9Hopkins def. Centennial, 25-11, 25-23, 25-23Jordan def. Bloomington Kennedy, 25-12, 25-16, 25-18Mankato West def. Red Wing, 25-22, 25-21, 25-8Mound Westonka def. Providence Academy, 25-15, 25-13, 25-22Northfield def. Prior Lake, 29-27, 25-18, 23-25, 25-16___Some high school volleyball scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/Source

Stewart lifts Mets to 6-5, 10-inning win that drops Rangers into 3rd in AL West

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:24:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — DJ Stewart homered twice, then forced in the winning run when he was hit by an Aroldis Chapman pitch with the bases loaded in the 10th inning as the New York Mets beat Texas 6-5 on Wednesday night and dropped the Rangers into third place in the tight AL West.Stewart also made a running backhand catch while crashing into the fence in the ninth inning, robbing Marcus Semien of an extra-base hit.Texas (75-58) lost for the 10th time in 13 games and fell from a first-place tie with Seattle (76-57), also dropping behind Houston (77-58). The Rangers finished 3-6 trip and is 10-17 on the road since July 1.Texas overcome a 3-0 deficit to take a 5-3 lead on Jonah Heim’s two-run single off Adam Ottavino in a three-run eighth, but Stewart hit a two-run homer against Jose Leclerc in the bottom half.The Rangers loaded the bases with no outs in the 10th against Jeff Brigham (1-2) before Heim lined out and Travis Jankowski grounded to Pete Alonso, who started a 3-2-4 double pl...

Toronto stuns Union 3-1 to snap 10-match losing streak

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:24:32 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Deandre Kerr had a goal and an assist and Toronto FC stunned the Philadelphia Union 3-1 on Wednesday night to snap a 10-match losing streak.Toronto (4-13-10), the fourth team in league history with a skid that long, stayed away from FC Cincinnati’s record 14-match losing streak spanning the 2021-22 seasons.Lorenzo Insigne staked Toronto to a 1-0 lead when he took a pass from Kerr in the 23rd minute and scored his fourth goal of the season.Julián Carranza found the net for an 11th time this season for Philadelphia (13-8-4), scoring unassisted in the 45th minute to knot the score at halftime.Toronto regained the lead on Kerr’s fourth goal of the season — unassisted in the 58th minute. Jonathan Osorio gave Toronto a two-goal cushion five minutes later, using an assist from defender Kobe Franklin to notch his second goal. Tomás Romero totaled one save in his fourth start for Toronto this season. Andre Blake stopped three shots for Philadelphia.PhiladelphiaR...

Ojeda rallies Orlando City to 1-1 draw with Charlotte

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:24:32 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Martín Ojeda scored unassisted in the 88th minute to offset a penalty-kick goal by Enzo Copetti seven minutes earlier to rally Orlando City to a 1-1 draw with Charlotte FC on Wednesday night.Neither team scored until the 81st minute when Copetti found the net for a fifth this season for Charlotte (7-9-9) after drawing a foul on Orlando City defender Rodrigo Schlegel. Ojeda’s equalizer was his fifth goal of the campaign for Orlando City (12-6-8).The two club’s split two matches this season after Orlando City swept Charlotte in 2022. Charlotte beat Orlando City 1-0 in U.S. Open Cup play in the last meeting.Kristijan Kahlina finished with three saves for Charlotte. Pedro Gallese saved one shot for Orlando City.Charlotte saw a two-match home win streak end but its still 7-2-5 in its last 14 at home. Orlando City also saw a two-match win streak end, but it improves to 6-1-3 in its last 10 in all competitions.Orlando City remains on the road to play FC C...

Colorado Marine killed in Osprey crash 'bled integrity'

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:24:32 GMT

CONIFER, Colo. (KDVR) — A man from Colorado was identified as one of three U.S. Marines killed after an aircraft crashed during a military exercise in Australia on Sunday.U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Tobin J. Lewis, 37, was born and raised in Conifer. In the Lewis family's Conifer home, pictures from boyhood to fatherhood capture his passion. Marines memorial restored after FOX31 viewers donate “As a kid, his walls were papered with airplanes, posters, models,” Lewis' father, Norman said. His brother Ron added. "We'd chase each other around the house, flying planes. But he made it become a reality."Lewis' grandfather was a pilot who served the United States.“He would follow him around and help him do the things on his plane, always wanted to fly with him,” Lewis' mother, Kathy, said.Norman said he knew since his son was a child that he was an honorable and godly person.“He bled integrity,” Norman said. “Those were values of his. Even from a young boy, he was a rule follower. And he want...

Can a business charge sales tax based on an item’s original price instead of sales price?

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:24:32 GMT

He found a TV on sale and decided to go ahead and order it. He thought it was a great deal … until he saw how much they were charging in taxes. It’s why he called Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.If you were told what Michael does, you might not believe it until you see it.Amazon and Best Buy send Michael their merchandise to review. From kitchen appliances to a curved computer screen, a wine cooler, and the day we were there, he was asked to write about these ear buds.Michael Meislik: “Review it, test it, play with it, see what it does, what it doesn’t do.”After writing his review, Michael gets to keep the product. But one thing he has not been offered is a TV like this.And when he decided to buy one, he turned to people like himself.Michael Meislik: “And then I researched comments, reviews, what people thought, and decided on a particular TV.”It was this 85-inch model.Michael Meislik: “One of the best places to get a TV with an ext...

Maynard police seek public’s help finding suspects after crash involving stolen car

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:24:32 GMT

Maynard police have asked for the public’s help in efforts to find a group of people accused in connection with an apparent car theft ring and a crash involving a stolen car early Wednesday morning.Police said officers responded around 3:30 a.m. after receiving reports of people breaking into and stealing cars at a used car dealership on Acton Street. Once on scene, police said, officers found several cars blocking the road as vehicles left the area. Police said officers later activated their emergency lights and tried to stop one apparently stolen vehicle after they saw it driving down Route 27 and turning the wrong way onto Main Street in Maynard. Instead of stopping, police said the driver sped away before crashing in the area of 217 Main Street and running from the crash site on foot. Maynard police said other area law enforcement agencies as well as state police joined in a search for the driver but were unable to find them. Police separately shared video of the ...

‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ singer talks politics, porn in podcast

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:24:32 GMT

Oliver Anthony, the viral musician whose hit song still sits atop the Billboard Hot 100, sat down with Joe Rogan for an hours-long interview that covered politics, porn, mental health and much more.Many assumed the lyrics in Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” — which discuss “minors on an island” and people abusing welfare — denoted a Republican mindset, but Anthony has since tried to separate himself from any political affiliation.During his interview on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the overnight sensation similarly took a measured approach to discussing his political stance. However, he admitted that most of his friends in Virginia “vote red” and support Donald Trump. He also at one point took a shot at Barack Obama.“I love freedom of speech and I love the Second Amendment,” Anthony shared, although he said he knew both issues have been used as “triggers” by the right to drum up support from their base.At many points in the conversation, Rogan seemed to try to get Anthony to di...