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Wong’s two homers lifts Red Sox to 7-6 win over Blue Jays

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:09 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Connor Wong hit two homers, including a tie-breaking solo shot in the eighth, to help the Boston Red Sox rally past the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Tuesday night.Masataka Yoshida and Christian Arroyo also homered for Boston and the Red Sox tied a season-high for hits with 14, including four by Wong. The Boston catcher led off the eighth needing a triple to complete the cycle, drove a 2-1 fastball from Erik Swanson to the Green Monster seats for his second homer of the night and third in three days.Wong also had a double in the second that bounced just below the yellow line at the top of Fenway Park’s iconic left-field wall.The Red Sox rallied after falling behind 6-3 during a six-run sixth by the Blue Jays and won four in a row for the first time this season, getting the final two outs when George Springer grounded into a double play. Boston is three games over for the first time since beating the Yankees last July 17 for a 48-45 record.Reliever Richard Bleier (1-0)...

Anthony Volpe, Willie Calhoun homer in Yankees win to end 4-game skid

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:09 GMT

The Yankees had not scored more than two runs in each of their previous four games, but a pair of solo shots helped them end that streak in Tuesday’s 4-2 win over the Guardians at Yankee Stadium.Cleveland took a 2-0 lead in the third inning, but Anthony Volpe put the Yankees on the board in the sixth when he homered off fellow rookie Tanner Bibee. Gleyber Torres proceeded to knock Bibee out of the game before Anthony Rizzo tied things at two with an RBI single off New York native James Karinchak.“Just got into a good count and tried to get a pitch I could drive,” Volpe said of his third career homer, which sparked the Yankees’ lineup and the home crowd.Two of Volpe’s home runs have gone over the short right field fence in the Bronx, including Tuesday’s. Aaron Boone said that the 21-year-old’s ability to go the other way for power will suit him well moving forward.“If you’re gonna have a career here, you want to be able to do that...

Tuesday’s high school roundup/scores: St. John’s of Shrewsbury nips Catholic Memorial, 6-4

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:09 GMT

In the Catholic Conference, Jimmy Mitchell launched a homer and drove in two runs and scored two more as St. John’s of Shrewsbury edged Catholic Memorial 6-4 in baseball action.Freshman Liam Powers was 3-for-3 with a home run and  five RBI and sophomore Josh Stover was 3-for-4 with four RBI as Mystic Valley slugged their way to a 19-4 victory over Commonwealth Athletic Conference opponent Nashoba Tech.Senior Tobei Nakajima threw a complete game while scattering eight hits and getting three of his own to pace Winchester in a 7-3 win over Watertown in Middlesex League action.Boys lacrosseSenior captain Tommy O’Connell had six tallies and an assist as Plymouth North took down Quincy/North Quincy 14-5 in a Patriot League contest. … Freshman Charlie Campbell netted four goals in his first-ever varsity game as Hanover outlasted Pembroke 8-6.Girls lacrosseIn the Bay State Conference, Lily Krawciw scored the game winner as Weymouth edged Needham 8-7.Ella Bartolomei finished with five goals ...

Orioles extend April fortunes into May with 11-7 win over Royals behind Ryan Mountcastle’s two homers

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:09 GMT

The Orioles’ first game after their historic April went much like their first 19 wins of the season.Baltimore trailed 3-0 early, and it appeared as if the momentum from the club’s scorching hot April — one of the best opening months in team history — wouldn’t carry over into the first game of May.But then Ryan Mountcastle opened the floodgates in the fourth inning with his first of two home runs, as the Orioles scored five runs in the frame en route to an 11-7 win over the host Kansas City Royals.After scoring five in the fourth, the Orioles sent two across the plate in the fifth and three more in the sixth, and Mountcastle partook in all three crooked innings. The first baseman hit a two-run home run in the fourth, another two-run shot in the fifth and an RBI double in the sixth.The multihomer game was the eighth of Mountcastle’s career and his second this season; the first was his nine-RBI night against the Oakland Athletics on April 11.Cedric M...

Connor Wong erupts for two home runs, leads Red Sox past Blue Jays 7-6

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:09 GMT

This is the kind of game that would have gotten ugly in a hurry last year.After cruising through the first four innings, the Red Sox saw things unravel in the top of the fifth, giving up six runs with two outs to flip what had previously been a 3-0 lead into a 6-3 Blue Jays advantage.We saw how quickly games like that against Toronto could snowball, but it’s apparent this year’s Red Sox club is made of tougher stuff.Plus, Connor Wong picked a great time to have the game of his life.The second-year catcher exploded for the best offensive performance of his big league career, going 4 for 4 with two home runs and a double while falling a triple short of the cycle in Boston’s 7-6 win. All four of his hits were scorched, and the two solo home runs tied and then gave Boston the lead after Toronto’s potentially backbreaking rally.“Definitely an awesome feeling,” Wong said afterwards. “Just trying to go out there and help the team win and luckily I ...

Three hurt after plane clips truck during landing, crashes at Langley, B.C., airport

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:09 GMT

LANGLEY, B.C. — A small plane has crashed at the regional airport in Langley, B.C., after hitting a pickup truck while landing, sending three people to hospital.Langley Township deputy fire chief Russ Jenkins says the crash happened at about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, when the plane came down too low over the road beside the airport. Jenkins says the plane went through a fence then crashed and caught fire, but the two occupants were able to escape before it was engulfed in flames. The driver of the truck was also injured in the collision, and a Langley RCMP news release says all three people were taken to hospital, the truck driver by ground ambulance and the others by air.Jenkins says the firefighters were able to quickly put out the fire, but not before the plane was destroyed.Police say the investigation is in its early stages, and no cause has yet been determined.This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 2, 2023.The Canadian Press

Does your wearable tech actually track your health?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:09 GMT

CHICAGO — Peggy Ellsworth plays pickleball several times a week at a complex in the northwest suburbs."It's a quick game," Ellsworth said. "So, you don't feel like you've exercised."But according to her Apple Watch, Ellsworth burned 600 calories playing pickleball that day."It's actually more than you would think from a game of pickleball," said Marcin Simpson, another pickleball player.According to his Apple Watch, Simpson burns about 1,000 calories every time he hits the court."A good playing session gives me a good sweat and a good workout," Simpson said. "So I would think it's fairly close to being accurate." New study on long COVID from Northwestern Medicine At Cycle Bar in Wilmette, Jeanne Top used to use an Apple Watch to track her workouts."I think certain activities it's more accurate," Top said.When she's not partaking in a spin class, Top often plays golf and walks the course, but when she uses a cart, Top said she thinks it gives her a fair amount of calories that she ...

Austin's Bienfait Yonyimiki impressing from Congo to Marines

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:09 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) - When Bienfait Yonyimiki came to Austin, he knew only a couple of words of English."[My] first day in school, I remember I went home and I asked my mom, 'Why did we come here if it's going to be like this?'"MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersYonyimiki, or 'Fit' as he is known by his teammates, learned English in large part by reading books and using Google Translate. He also found a home on the soccer field."A kid like 'Fit', an African refugee with very little English, has become almost like a brother to these either native-born Americans or first-generation Hispanic students," said Northeast Early College Prep boys soccer coach Kyle Olson.Born in Congo, Yonyimiki moved to Burundi in East Africa when he was three years old. He recalls struggles in everyday life, saying things were far from easy growing up. Austin snaps long goalless streak; can’t get ove...

Amid quarreling, the Ramsey County Fair is canceled for a fourth year, its future uncertain

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:09 GMT

At an impasse with the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners, the independent nonprofit board that manages the Ramsey County Fair has announced there will be no fair this year, and future years could see the event move to another location, perhaps even outside the county.The Ramsey County Agricultural Society recently posted the cancellation announcement on its website, noting that Ramsey County will be the only one of Minnesota’s 87 counties without its own fair.“After working on an agreement with Ramsey County for more than three years, we cannot operate a fair under the conditions and demands from Ramsey County Commissioners,” reads the announcement. “It is very clear that they do not want a county fair. We are considering our options for the future. Possibly a new name and location. Possibly merging with another county fair.”There was no fair in 2020 or 2021 because of the pandemic, and a planned comeback in 2022 was derailed by contract talks that h...

Stephentown residents told to lookout for vehicle traveling in the area

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:58:09 GMT

STEPHENTOWN, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Rensselaer County Sheriff's Office is advising residents of the Stephentown area to be on the lookout for a reported vehicle.Police said a white, four-door sedan was seen traveling around the Stephentown area on Tuesday. It has New York registration KNX 8087. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Reports claim the vehicle has stopped in front of residences, may be pulling into driveways, and appears to be taking pictures or video. Police do not believe the driver nor the vehicle have a legitimate reason for being in the area. Anyone who spots the vehicle is asked to call 911. Patrols are also in the area attempting to locate the vehicle.