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Guardians ace Shane Bieber transferred to the 60-day IL, won’t pitch again until mid-September

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:59:16 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians ace Shane Bieber will be sidelined until at least mid-September with elbow inflammation, a significant blow to Cleveland’s postseason hopes.Bieber hasn’t pitched since July 9. He was transferred to the 60-day injured list Monday in a procedural move.Manager Terry Francona said the 2020 AL Cy Young Award winner did not experience a setback while rehabilitating in Cleveland, but won’t be back until the season’s final month.“Shane is actually self-reporting that he’s doing great, which we love hearing,” Francona said. “But when you do the math, it’s going to be another six days until he throws, then three weeks after that until he gets back on the mound. That’s six weeks right there.”The 28-year-old right-hander was the lone Guardians pitcher to make all of his scheduled starts before the All-Star break, posting a 5-6 record with a 3.77 ERA in 19 games.Cleveland has also been without starters Triston McKenzie and Cal Quantrill for exte...

Carlos Correa’s RBI single in the 10th inning gives Twins a 4-3 win over Mariners

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:59:16 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Correa’s flare to right field evaded a sliding Teoscar Hernández and scored automatic runner Donovan Solano as the Minnesota Twins won their second straight game in extra innings, beating the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in 10 innings o Monday night.Solano moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Christian Vázquez, and Ryan Jeffers reached when no Seattle player covered first base on another bunt. Correa then sent a soft liner to right, where Hernández tried, but failed, to make a sliding catch for the third out.Jorge Lopez (4-2) retired all three batters he faced in the top of the 10th for Minnesota, which continued its second-half surge.Minnesota is 9-2 since the All-Star break, including three wins in five meetings with Seattle, and has gone from a half-game behind Cleveland in the AL Central to four games ahead of the Guardians.Paul Sewald (3-1) pitched the 10th for the Mariners.Max Kepler had an RBI double in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game for the Twins ...

Salvador Perez hits his 200th homer as a catcher as the Royals beat the Guardians 5-3

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:59:16 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Salvador Perez became the 10th player in major league history to hit 200 homers as a catcher and Ryan Yarbrough allowed one run in six innings, lifting the Kansas City Royals to a 5-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.Perez hit a two-run shot in the sixth off Logan Allen (4-3) to put Kansas City ahead 4-0. He has 240 total home runs in 12 seasons, all with the Royals. Hall of Famer Mike Piazza holds the big league record for homers as a catcher with 396.“Every time we win and I hit a homer, I feel better,” said Perez, who didn’t know about the milestone until afterward. “I like to compete every day and do my best.”Yarbrough (3-5), who carried a shutout into the sixth, won at Cleveland for the second time in 15 days. The left-hander struck out one and didn’t issue a walk in his third start since being struck on the face by a liner from Oakland’s Ryan Noda on May 7.“The Guardians are an aggressive team, but don’t strike out much, so I tried to...

Nearly half of Americans are letting gift cards go unused, report finds

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:59:16 GMT

Check your junk drawers: There’s a chance you have almost $200 sitting somewhere in your home that you may have forgotten about.Bankrate found that nearly half of U.S. adults have at least one unused gift card, voucher or store credit.Senior industry analyst Ted Rossman said 47% of Americans have unused money in those forms, and he said now is good time to plan on using them.“This is really a good inflation buster I think,” said Rossman.In the survey, Rossman said Bankrate discovered the average value of available gift card money is $187. Considering how many Americans may have that much sitting around, the total adds up to $23 billion.“We can be our own worst enemies, sometimes where we forget about it, it’s out of sight out of mind, we lose it, the store goes out of business, a lot of people lose value, unfortunately,” Rossman said.Most likely to have gift cards go unused are Millennials (52%) and Gen Zers (47%.) Gen Xers (45%) and Baby Boomers (47%) are not far behind...

Carolina Hurricanes sign defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a 1-year deal

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:59:16 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Tony DeAngelo to a one-year deal, bringing him back to the team for the second time in three seasons.The deal announced Monday will pay $1.675 million to the 27-year-old DeAngelo, who spent the 2021-22 season with Carolina as an offensive threat on the blue line. DeAngelo had 10 goals and 41 assists in 64 games with the Hurricanes, then had one goal and nine assists in 14 playoff games that season.Carolina traded him to Philadelphia last summer for a fourth-round pick, and DeAngelo had 11 goals with 31 assists in 70 games last season. The Flyers had signed him to a two-year, $10 million deal after acquiring him, but they placed him on unconditional waivers earlier this month.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Los adultos con depresión tienen mayor riesgo de sufrir demencia, descubre un nuevo estudio

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:59:16 GMT

(CNN) —  Un diagnóstico de depresión en la edad adulta podría más que duplicar el riesgo de desarrollar demencia en la vejez, descubrió un nuevo estudio.La investigación, publicada este lunes en la revista académica JAMA Neurology, utilizó datos de más de 1,4 millones de ciudadanos daneses que fueron seguidos desde 1977 hasta 2018, dijo la autora principal del estudio, la Dra. Holly Elser, epidemióloga y médica residente en neurología de la Universidad de Pensilvania.Casi 1 de cada 5 adultos estadounidenses fue diagnosticado con depresión y la prevalencia varía drásticamente según el estado, de acuerdo con los CDCSe identificó a las personas que tenían o no un diagnóstico de depresión y se les hizo un seguimiento a lo largo de los años para ver quién desarrollaba demencia posteriormente, según el estudio. Los investigadores tuvieron en cuenta factores como la educación, los ingresos, las enfermedades cardiovasculares, la diabetes, los trastornos por consumo de sustancias y el ...

CNBC: las 10 mejores ciudades para jubilados; y la primera no está en Florida

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:59:16 GMT

Muchas ciudades de Florida siguen siendo destinos populares para jubilarse, pero una ciudad de Pensilvania es el mejor lugar para pasar los años posteriores al trabajo.Lancaster, Pensilvania, es la ciudad número 1 para jubilarse, según el reciente informe “Best Places to Retire in the U.S.” de US News & World Report.US News & World Report evaluó las 150 áreas metropolitanas más grandes de EEUU, incluido Puerto Rico, utilizando datos de una variedad de fuentes, incluidas la Oficina del Censo y Tax Foundation. El informe asigna a cada ciudad un puntaje general de jubilación basado en seis factores:Asequibilidad de la viviendaAtractivoFelicidadCalidad de la atención de la saludImpuestos de jubiladosMercado de trabajoLos investigadores encuestaron a 3,100 personas de 45 años o más sobre cuáles de esas categorías serían más importantes para ellos en la jubilación y asignaron pesos a esas categorías en consecuencia. ¿Cómo renegociar tu salario? Así lo pue...

City council votes to extend emergency declaration for homelessness

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:59:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Members of Denver's city council voted on some key items related to the city's unhoused community. One of the first items on Monday's agenda was related to the move Mayor Mike Johnston made on his second day in office last week, declaring a state of emergency for homelessness in the city. Members voted to extend the declaration but it did not come without objection.Every member of the city council agreed -- homelessness in Denver is a crisis that deserves urgent action. The issue Monday was how the city should go about solving it.The council voted 11 to 1 to extend the emergency declaration the mayor just filed last Tuesday.Without the extension, the declaration would have only lasted a week. Denver mayor activates emergency operations to combat homelessness The one "no" vote was cast by District 5 Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer who said there had not been enough time or communication between councilmembers and the mayor's office about details of the declaration for h...

These are the only venomous snakes in Colorado, according to CPW

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:59:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Most snakes in Colorado are harmless to humans, but there are three kinds that can be dangerous.Not only are most harmless, but even beneficial to humans thanks to their appetite for rodents and insects. Watch: Rattlesnake coils, rattles as hiker nearly steps on it Rattlesnakes usually avoid humans, but a new study found that they are more social than previously thought. About 8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes in the United States each year, with 10 to 15 deaths, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, if you see these kinds of rattlesnakes, you should "simply back off."Prairie rattlesnakeWhile it typically enjoys open grasslands, it can be found in forested areas. According to CPW, it often seeks spots where it can hide and can be found in thick grass or shaded badlands.Prairie rattlesnakes can grow up to 5 feet long and are identifiable with features like a triangular head with heat-sensing pits ...

School bus aide accused of sexual assault on a child

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:59:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Cherry Creek School District employee has been accused of sexually assaulting a child on a school bus, a Greenwood Village Police Department offense report said. Wayne Smith, 77, was arrested on July 6 on charges of felony sex assault on an at-risk child and two counts of tampering with evidence, according to the district. Greenwood Village Police were told by a district middle school principal on Feb. 1 about the alleged "inappropriate touching" of a disabled student, the report said. Smith was fired on Feb. 2, according to the district. Wayne Lee Smith, 77, arrested for felony sexual assault of an at-risk child and two counts of tampering with evidence (Photo credit: Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office)The alleged incident that occurred on Jan. 12 came to light after bus video surveillance was reviewed. The report said the video showed the 12-year-old child playing with a cell phone that Smith allegedly gave to her. He then moved next to her and allegedly touched t...