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☆ Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran issues apology after anti-gay slur
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

BOSTON — Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran apologized for directing a homophobic slur at a heckling fan during Sunday’s 10-2 loss to the Houston Astros. You need a tennis racket!”Duran turned his head toward the fan and replied: “Shut up,” followed by a curse word and the slur. “During tonight’s game, I used a truly horrific word when responding to a fan,” Duran said in a statement released by the team. I apologize to the entire Red Sox organization, but more importantly to the entire LGBTQ community. “The Red Sox addressed this incident with Jarren immediately following today’s game.

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☆ Red Sox's Jarren Duran apologizes for calling fan a homophobic slur during game
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dennis-Romero-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Dennis Romero | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran apologized Sunday night after he uttered a homophobic slur at a heckler while at-bat against the Houston Astros at Fenway Park. Duran turned in the direction of the fan and uttered the slur before taking a hitting stance for the next pitch, the video shows. "I apologize to the entire Red Sox organization, but more importantly to the entire LGBTQ community. The Red Sox said in a statement that the organization echoed Duran's apology, "especially to the LGBTQ community." Similar incidents in the past have been met by league-required sensitivity and diversity education, as well as game suspensions.

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☆ Jarren Duran: Boston Red Sox suspend All-Star outfielder after homophobic slur directed at fan
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Penelope Jennings | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The Boston Red Sox suspended All-Star outfielder Jarren Duran for two games without pay on Monday. After the game, the 27-year-old issued an apology through the Red Sox, saying, “During tonight’s game, I used a truly horrific word when responding to a fan. I apologize to the entire Red Sox organization, but more importantly to the entire LGBTQ community. The Red Sox lost to the Astros 10-2 Sunday night at Fenway Park with Duran going 0-3 with three strikeouts and a walk. Duran will miss the first two games of the series against the Texas Rangers at home starting Monday night.

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☆ MLB will host its first game at a NASCAR track, aiming to break attendance record
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Juliette Arcodia | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Baseball fans, start your engines. Major League Baseball announced Friday that NASCAR's iconic Bristol Motor Speedway will host a regular-season MLB game for the first time next year. It will also be the first in-season MLB game to be held in Tennessee. The game next August is likely to break the single-game attendance record for a Major League Baseball game. This announcement comes as Major League Baseball makes a renewed to expand the game to new venues and fans across the United States and globally.

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Instead, Biden’s campaign unraveled over the course of the next 24 days. It’s a high-risk, high-reward gamble for Democrats, resetting a campaign Biden was losing with a new nominee just 107 days before the election. Dunn and her husband, Bob Bauer, were among Biden’s debate prep team and had faced the ire of the president’s family in the aftermath of the debate. Several news outlets, including CNN, reported that Pelosi and former President Barack Obama had privately expressed concerns about the future of Biden’s campaign. That same day, ABC News reported that Schumer told Biden in their Saturday meeting that it would be best if he bowed out of the presidential race.

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☆ Top Democrat Raskin privately encouraged Biden to reconsider reelection campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Betsy Klein | Pamela Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

He could have made himself not a future president but a future monarch, in effect,” Raskin wrote. Raskin continued, quoting Biden, “’In America,’ you say, ‘genuine leaders — democratic leaders, with a small ‘d’? Everything else pales in comparison to this struggle, even your magnificent policy achievements.”He framed Biden’s choice about the future of his reelection campaign as a political one. They are also political questions because both political leaders and tens of millions of voting citizens have formed judgments based on the events of the last few weeks. Raskin added, ”Your situation is tricky because you are both our star pitcher and our Manager.

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☆ Jamie Raskin, a Key Democrat, Urged Biden to Reconsider Campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Reid J. Epstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, a key member of the House committee that investigated the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sent President Biden a four-page letter this month that compared the 81-year-old commander in chief to a tiring baseball pitcher and urged him to consult with fellow Democrats about whether to continue his campaign. Mr. Raskin opened his letter, which was dated July 6 and was obtained by The New York Times, by writing that he shared Mr. Biden’s “mad love for American democracy and freedom.”The letter, the authenticity of which Mr. Raskin confirmed on Thursday, begins with nearly three pages of lavish praise for Mr. Biden. Mr. Raskin writes that he wishes to “remind you of your true greatness as a leader” and spends several paragraphs recounting Mr. Biden’s legislative achievements and defense of democracy. But the crux of the letter is a four-paragraph metaphor comparing the president to the Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martínez, a Hall of Famer who was left on the mound for the eighth inning of Game Seven of the 2003 American League Championship Series despite being tired. Mr. Martínez allowed three runs, tying the game before the Yankees won with a walk-off home run in the 11th inning that denied the Red Sox a trip to the World Series, which they had not won in 85 years.

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☆ Ben Rice makes history as first New York Yankee rookie to hit three home runs in a single game
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Rookie Ben Rice had a day to remember as he hit three home runs in the New York Yankees’ huge 14-4 win against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Per the Elias Sports Bureau, Rice is the first ever rookie to hit three home runs in a single game for the Yankees. “It’s definitely a day I’ll never forget,” Rice said postgame, per MLB. “He hit three in a day – something he’ll never forget and people over here probably watching will never forget,” Boone added. After his third home run of the day, Rice was shown the way by his more experienced teammates who ushered him out of the dugout to address the cheering fans at Yankee Stadium.

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Tens of thousands of spectators every year brave the unpredictable summer weather to watch the contest at the Nathan’s Famous flagship restaurant. The current record for most hot dogs eaten at a competition is 76 hot dogs, held by 16-time champion Joey “Jaws” Chestnut. After agreeing to a sponsorship deal with Impossible Foods, a company that develops plant-based meats and is a competitor to Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, Chestnut was barred. MLB games are a major venue for hot dog consumption: In 2020, ballparks sold 19.4 million hot dogs. For their part, amateur hot dog eaters at barbecues across the nation will consume 150 million hot dogs during the holiday, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.

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☆ Orlando Cepeda, baseball Hall of Famer, dies at age 86
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Baseball Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda has died at age 86, his family announced via the San Francisco Giants on Friday. Cepeda made his major league debut with the Giants in 1958 – the year they moved from New York to San Francisco. Orlando Cepeda, then a player for the Atlanta Braves, poses for a photo in 1970. APCepeda is one of only two players in National League history to win both Rookie of the Year and MVP honors, unanimously. St. Louis Cardinals' Orlando Cepeda scores in the eighth inning of a baseball game as New York Mets catcher J.C. Martin, right, and umpire Tim McCarver, left, watch at Shea Stadium in New York in 1968.

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Learn moreBaseball's greatest rivalry picks back up in Boston this weekend with a three-day New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox match-up. Keep reading to learn where to watch the Yankees vs. Red Sox, whether you have cable or are looking for a live streaming alternative. Where to watch Yankees vs. Red Sox quick links US: Fubo (one-week free trial)Fubo (one-week free trial) Access subscriptions from anywhere via ExpressVPN (try risk-free for 30 days)ExpressVPN (try risk-free for 30 days) Upcoming games: Yankees vs. Red Sox on Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPNWhere to watch Yankees vs. Red Sox in the USThe Yankees vs. Red Sox games will be spread across multiple networks over the next three days. Check price at FuboHow to watch Yankees vs. Red Sox from anywhereIf you're traveling away from home during any Yankees vs. Red Sox games this weekend, you can keep up with your subscriptions via VPN.

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☆ MLB: ‘Jump on the wagon,’ says Phillies star Bryce Harper as baseball fever hits UK – with a little help from Rob McElhenney
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

London Stadium, London CNN —As the sun descended in east London, so did tens of thousands of baseball fans as America’s pastime once again made its way across the Atlantic Ocean to England’s capital. The seven-time All-Star’s Great British love-in continued throughout the weekend, and in the opening game of the series, Harper played the starring role. If these international events are put on to attract new fans, Harper was certainly doing his best to persuade them to follow baseball. Kaitlin Olson (far left), McElhenney (second from right), former Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley (far right) and Harper participate in opening ceremonies. The wait is now on to see which two teams will do battle in the next edition of the London Series.

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☆ Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter pleads guilty to gambling-related theft charges
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( David K. Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani, leaves federal court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 14, 2024. The former translator for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal charges stemming from his multi-million-dollar thefts from the baseball icon. But federal prosecutors have made it clear that they purely view Ohtani as a victim of Mizuhara, who took advantage of the trust the player had in him. His first six seasons in North America were spent with the nearby Los Angeles Angels. The two-way star Ohtani is still recovering from an elbow injury that's keeping him off the mound in 2024 and limiting his action to the batter's box.

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☆ MLB bans Padres’ Tucupita Marcano permanently for betting on baseball
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Major League Baseball permanently banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano on Tuesday for placing hundreds of bets on baseball, including wagers on the Pittsburgh Pirates when he was a member of the team last season. MLB’s Department of Investigations found Marcano placed 387 baseball bets, including 231 MLB-related bets, through a legal sportsbook in 2022 and 2023, the league said. The Department of Investigations found all four players placed MLB-related bets while in the minors. MLB said a legal sports betting operator informed the league in March that it had “identified past baseball betting activity” from accounts connected to multiple players. He placed 29 baseball bets, including 28 MLB-related bets and one parlay bet on college baseball games in 2021 and 2022, the league said.

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☆ As MLB changes its records, Josh Gibson, not Ty Cobb, is all-time batting leader
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Tyler Kepner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

And as of Wednesday, Josh Gibson will replace Cobb as the leading hitter in the official records of the game. Thorn estimated that about 75 percent of all Negro Leagues box scores have been documented, and that MLB would update the records as more are uncovered. To some extent, Negro League numbers will always be a work in progress. Barnstorming games, essential as a financial lifeline to Negro League teams, are not included in the statistics. The scheduled games range from 26 (Negro American League, 1942) to 91 (Negro National League I, 1927).

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☆ Five things you probably didn’t know about the biggest art heist in history
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Caitlin Chatterton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

On March 18 1990 the museum fell prey to history’s biggest art heist. Here are five things that make the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and its famous theft, so interesting. Sean Dungan/Courtesy Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, BostonWhy commit history’s greatest art heist and leave without the priciest piece in the museum? John Wilcox/Boston Herald/Getty ImagesWhy would “Corsican mobsters,” as CNN correspondent Randi Kaye described them in the programme, be interested in robbing a Boston art museum? “That’s how these things get stolen.”How It Really Happened’s “Gardner Art Heist: Stealing Beauty” premieres on CNN Sunday 19 May, at 9pm ET/PT.

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☆ Can MLB save the starting pitcher? The search for solutions to baseball’s ‘existential crisis’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Jayson Stark | Ken Rosenthal | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

Ten active major-league starting pitchers have won a Cy Young Award — and nine of them have spent time on the injured list in 2024. The issue is not only the health of the modern starting pitcher, but the role those starters play in the sport these days. “You’ve got to get the starting pitcher back. But has the starting pitcher crisis risen to that level? If you’re a dominating starting pitcher in this era, it probably means you throw harder than the average pitcher.

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☆ My mother enrolled in college at 42 while raising 4 kids. It was the same year I enrolled as a freshman.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Amy Mchugh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

When I started college, my mother enrolled, too; she was 42 years old. AdvertisementFor most of her life, my mother followed traditionMy mother met my father during her freshman year of college. My mother spent most of her time alone — well, as alone as you can be raising kids. She made a three-dimensional Wonder Woman birthday cake and a World Wrestling boxing ring out of toothpicks. She finally decided to chase her dreamsWhile my mother typed my college applications, she was also typing her own — in secret.

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☆ Pittsburgh Pirates, Penguins launch streaming service for local games
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

SportsNet Pittsburgh on Monday unveiled SNP 360, which will cost fans in its local market $17.99 a month to watch Pirates and Penguins games outside of the pay-TV bundle. It also follows a shakeup at SportsNet Pittsburgh last year. The network is now owned by the Pirates and Penguins. Fenway Sports Group and Delaware North, also the parent company of the Boston Bruins, own the regional sports network NESN, which manages SportsNet Pittsburgh. "Our desire has been to reach fans wherever they are and give them options to access our clubs' telecasts," said NESN and SportsNet Pittsburgh CEO Sean McGrail.

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☆ 10 Years, 100 Stories: The Work That Defines the Upshot
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( The Upshot Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

Ten years ago this week, The New York Times introduced the Upshot, a section devoted to explaining “politics, policy and everyday life.” That’s a wide scope, by design. As a result, more than 5,000 articles later, the Upshot has been many things to many readers. To mark our 10th birthday, we’ve collected 100 stories that embody the Upshot. WordleBot Eden Weingart/The New York Times When Wordle first became popular, several people on the internet claimed, plausibly, that they had come up with the “best” opening word. Force of Ship Impact Was on the Scale of a Rocket Launch Erin Schaff/The New York Times We think of the Upshot as a place where back-of-the-envelope calculations can be both helpful and welcome.

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☆ A Gen X couple moved from California to Massachusetts to escape high housing costs: 'We still pinch ourselves over how lucky we are.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementSteve Dalton, 56, and his partner Sydney Sauber, 58, were ready to leave the Bay Area of California after nearly two decades. Leaving California for MassachusettsDalton, an IT professional for a university, was born and raised in the Bay Area. While there, she met Dalton, and they moved into a condo in San Pablo two years later in 2010. As they reached retirement age, the couple wanted to purchase a house, though they knew that would be implausible in the Bay Area with their budget. He estimates a similar home in the Bay Area would cost over $2 million.

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☆ Cam Booser: How 31-year-old former carpenter overcame injuries to finally make his MLB debut for Boston Red Sox
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Issy Ronald | Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Even after Cam Booser walked away from baseball in 2017 and became a carpenter following a series of injuries and setbacks, he would think about the game every single day. The 31-year-old relief pitcher has endured a “long journey” to make his MLB debut, he told the league’s website on Friday after he was called up by the Boston Red Sox, becoming the franchise’s oldest player to make his Majors debut in the US since 1947. Booser had endured a series of injuries and setbacks before his MLB debut. “I didn’t think about ever actually making a comeback until I started working with them,” Booser said, per the MLB. “It was just the more I was around the game, the more I couldn’t not be around it.

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☆ The world’s best airports for 2024, according to Skytrax
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

For the last decade, Singapore’s Changi International Airport and Doha’s Hamad International Airport have been going back and forth, battling over the title of ‘world’s best’. European airports dominateNine of the top 20 best airports are in Europe, including Vienna, Madrid and Istanbul. Kansai International Airport (KIX), which serves the Osaka area, scored the award for the world’s best airport baggage delivery. El Dorado International Airport (BOG), which serves Bogota, Colombia, was voted the best airport in South America, while Panama Tocumen Airport (PTY) won the honor of best airport for Latin America and the Caribbean. The world’s best airports for 20241.

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☆ Google DeepMind wants to make AI a part of soccer
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Google DeepMind launched a prototype AI soccer tactics tool last month. DeepMind developed the tool with Liverpool FC, known for its data-driven approach to soccer. AdvertisementGoogle DeepMind is bidding to bring artificial intelligence (AI) into soccer by launching a new tool to help coaches make better tactical decisions. DeepMind researchers published their findings in the scientific journal Nature Communications. Google DeepMindHaving that knowledge on hand helped the collaboration between DeepMind and Liverpool to run smoothly, according to Veličković.

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