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Blue Jays select shortstop Arjun Nimmala in baseball amateur draft

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:51:44 GMT

The Toronto Blue Jays selected power-hitting shortstop Arjun Nimmala with their top pick in baseball’s amateur draft on Sunday night.The 17-year-old Nimmala, from Strawberry Crest High School in the Tampa, Fla., region was picked 20th overall.The six-foot-one, 170-pound athlete bats right, throws right and is regarded as one of the top hitters in his age group.Shane Farrell, the amateur scouting director with the Jays, said Sunday the team was very impressed with Nimmala’s overall “tool package.”“The power, the arm strength, playing at a premium position, that all makes him a real exciting player and somebody I’m really happy to get into the farm system,” said Farrell.Farrell added that the team has built a strong relationship with the high school athlete and didn’t expect signing him to be an issue.Nimmala’s age and offensive upside were on display all summer, including at Major League Baseball’s High School all-American G...

Argentina archbishop says he made mistakes in handling abuse allegations against priest

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:51:44 GMT

LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández, chosen by Pope Francis to head the Vatican office that ensures doctrinal orthodoxy, conceded Sunday he made mistakes in handling a 2019 case of a priest accused of sexual abuse of minors.The case has drawn allegations by critics that Fernández tried to protect the priest, a charge that he has denied.“Today I would certainly act very differently and certainly my performance was insufficient,” he told The Associated Press during an interview after celebrating Mass in La Plata, about 70 kilometers (40 miles) south of Buenos Aires.Pope Francis appointed Fernández on July 1 to head the Holy See’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, which guarantees doctrinal orthodoxy and one of whose areas involves handling sexual abuse allegations brought against clergy. He was also named a cardinal Sunday along with about two dozen religious.BishopAccountability.org, a U.S. group that maintains an online archive on abuse in the Roman ...

9-year-old shot and killed at birthday party in Franklin Park

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:51:44 GMT

FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. — A nine-year-old boy from Chicago was shot and killed while attending a birthday party for his grandmother in Franklin Park Saturday night, according to the Franklin Park Police Department.Police said nine-year-old Ulysses Campos was playing near an alley in the 2800 block of Elder Lane when a disturbance took place. Shots were fired from a moving vehicle, and Ulysses was hit in the chest.Once first responders arrived on scene, Ulysses was taken to Loyola Hospital in Maywood, where he was pronounced dead. Man charged with 1st degree murder after 10-year-old Rockford girl found dead Investigators were able to find the suspects' vehicle in unincorporated Leyden Township, and a person of interest is in police custody.Police said 4-6 shots were fired into the group at the birthday party, and no one else was hit, besides Ulysses.Police also consider this an isolated incident and said there is no threat to the public.If you or someone you know witnessed or has infor...

Man charged with 1st degree murder after 10-year-old Rockford girl found dead

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:51:44 GMT

ROCKFORD, Ill. — A man from Blue Island has been charged with first degree murder after a 10-year-old girl was found dead in Rockford Saturday, according to the Rockford Police Department.Antonio Monroe, 44, was charged Sunday with first degree murder, attempted murder, two counts of kidnapping and aggravated battery/strangulation. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Police: 10-year-old girl found dead in Rockford According to police, officers were dispatched around 12:07 p.m. Saturday after a call from a woman who said her 6-year-old daughter came home and that a man took her 10-year-old sister.At around 12:40 p.m., Rockford police officers said they were flagged down by a male who said he found an unresponsive juvenile girl outside of a residence in the 1200 block of 9th Avenue. When officers arrived on scene, they found the child and administered CPD.The Rockford Fire Department then took her to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.As the child was taken to the hospital, police said a...

Tesla hiring seasonal test drivers in Austin, 14 other cities

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:51:44 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Tesla will begin hiring drivers who will help test vehicle performances, according to job postings on the vehicle manufacturer's website Sunday.The company is seeking applicants who, if hired, will serve as a "seasonal vehicle operator." These employees will "operate a vehicle in a designated area for data collection" and help write drive reports detailing on observations or issues, per a job posting.The company is hiring for operators in the following cities:Austin, TexasBrooklyn, New YorkElgin, IllinoisBrooklyn Park, MinnesotaDraper, UtahDenver, ColoradoBellevue, WashingtonMarina Del Rey, CaliforniaMiami, FloridaBoynton Beach, FloridaRoswell, GeorgiaTempe, ArizonaFarmer's Branch, TexasPeabody, MassachusettsFremont, CaliforniaThe positions are described as "at-will, temporary" work, with the assignment expected to last roughly three months. The expected compensation is listed between $18 and $48 per hour.More details on the available roles are posted online.

Joey Meneses homers for third consecutive day, leads Nationals past AL West-leading Rangers, 7-2

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:51:44 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joey Meneses homered for the third consecutive day, Patrick Corbin earned his first home victory since May 20, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Texas Rangers 7-2 on Sunday.Stone Garrett and Dominic Smith also homered for last-place Washington, which won the final two games of the series after dropping 15 of its previous 16 at Nationals Park.“Hats off to the group to come back against a first-place team like that and to take a series going into the (All-Star) break,” Smith said. “I think we can build on that and there’s a lot of things we can look forward to in the second half.”Texas enters the break atop the AL West despite losing eight of its past 11. The Rangers (52-39) have not won a series since taking two of three June 19-21 from the Chicago White Sox, but still are tied for their fifth-best record through 91 games in franchise history.Texas just completed a stretch of 30 games in 31 days, including 17 in a row ending Sunday.“You take where we’re at a...

Rapids agree to year-long loan for Brazilian striker Rafael Navarro, sources say

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:51:44 GMT

The Colorado Rapids first bolstered their defense when the MLS secondary transfer market opened Wednesday. Now, they’re adding a player up top.According to numerous club sources with knowledge of the situation, the Rapids have signed striker Rafael Navarro from Brazilian side Palmeiras, with a formal announcement expected this week and possibly as early as Monday.The deal is a year-long loan with the option to acquire Navarro permanently at the end of the loan, which Tom Bogert of The Athletic first reported. Colorado will pay Palmeiras a $500,000 loan fee and if the club opts to purchase at the end of the deal, it would cost an additional $4.5 million. That figure would shatter the previous club record transfer fee of $2.7 million for Juan Ramírez paid in February 2015.This is not the first time Colorado has dealt with Palmeiras. The Rapids brought in left back Lucas Esteves on an Under-22 Initiative deal for a loan-to-buy in August 2021, and signed Max Alves in another U-22 ...

PHOTOS: “Desert Rider: Dreaming in Motion” exhibit opens at Denver Art Museum

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:51:44 GMT

Denver Art Museum’s exhibit “Desert Rider: Dreaming in Motion” opened with an exhibition of lowrider cars in the “Show And Shine” car show along East 13th Avenue as well other activities outside of the museum on July 9.The show coincided with ¡Viva! Streets Denver which enabled people to ride their bikes or walk down a car free Broadway to get to the museum. The show explores the lowrider and skateboard culture in Denver and the American Southwest.The show kicked off July 9 with the all-day free admission event that included arts, celebration at the museum, booths, music and cultural dances. The show will be on view through Sept. 24.Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.

PHOTOS: ¡Viva! Streets Denver

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:51:44 GMT

The car-free area is thanks to ¡Viva! Streets Denver, a free community event series that celebrates Denver’s vibrant neighborhoods and supports local business with temporary car-free streets.Related ArticlesColorado News | PHOTOS: 2023 Juneteenth Block Party and Music Festival in Five Points Over four Sundays from May through August, approximately 3.5 miles of downtown streets will close to cars and are open to people, cyclists, and people on scooters. The event encourages people of all ages “to walk, bike, roll, jog, scoot, or dance down activated streets in the heart of our city and connect with community through exercise, entertainment, and food.”¡Viva! Streets activated Downtown Denver streets on Broadway from Maple to 20th street and on Welton Street from 20th Street to 28th Street. The roads were closed from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. with Denver Police Department monitored traffic crossings for cars to get through specific areas.The next street closure...

12 homes evacuated in Southern California city after ground shifts

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:51:44 GMT

ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, Calif. (AP) — Twelve homes were evacuated in a Los Angeles-area city after a major ground shift put them at risk of collapse, officials said Sunday.Janice Hahn, chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, visited Rolling Hills Estates, a city 19 miles (30 kilometers) south of Los Angeles, Saturday night while the ground was moving. She said she had “never seen anything like” the damage that occurred.“To think that these homes were intact, you know, yesterday afternoon, and today you can hear the creaking, the cracking, the crumbling,” Hahn said Sunday. “They’re going to fall.”Evacuated homes were at risk of falling into a nearby canyon “sooner than later,” Hahn said.Outside of those evacuated, some homes had their gas shut off to try to prevent an accident from happening, said Pete Goodrich, a Rolling Hills Estates building official. Officials did not know yet what may have caused the ground to shift, Goodrich said.The evacuations come after la...