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Hayden Wesneski looks to learn from a tough outing as the Chicago Cubs lose a 11-1 ‘clunker’ against the Minnesota Twins

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:44:12 GMT

Chicago Cubs right-hander Hayden Wesneski dropped his head and stared at the dirt mound.The Minnesota Twins had just clubbed their fourth home run of the game off Wesneski — the last Jorge Polanco’s 409-foot, two-run homer in the fifth — to build a seven-run lead. Each came from the bat of left-handed hitter who swatted Wesneski’s too many mistakes. The Cubs couldn’t overcome the home run barrage in an 11-1 blowout loss at Target Field.Tucker Barnhart’s RBI single in the seventh prevented the Cubs (19-20) from getting shut out the first time this season.“Trying to make pitches and sometimes whether that’s mechanical or concentration, what are those factors, we’ll look at and try to get a plan these next four days and get back to work,” manager David Ross said of Wesneski. “We haven’t had many clunkers like that early on (when) we’re out of the game.”Wesneski struggled to command his stuff around the ...

Watch on FOX 5: San Diego Loyal SC vs. Rio Grande Valley FC Toros

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:44:12 GMT

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Loyal SC will take on the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Saturday at 7 p.m.Watch the game on FOX 5 or in the video player above.Access to this event is limited to the San Diego DMA and geographic region. Your ability to view the event may be impacted by your device location, or your internet or cellphone carrier settings.

Motorcyclist critically injured in north end crash

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:44:12 GMT

A motorcyclist has suffered life-threatening injuries following a crash in the north end of the city. Police and fire crews were called to the area of Finch Avenue West and Champagne Drive, west of Dufferin Street, just after 9 p.m. Saturday night for reports of a crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle. The motorcyclist was taken to a nearby trauma centre in critical condition. Police say the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene.

Thai election underway with opposition favored to top polls

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:44:12 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Voters in Thailand were heading to the polls on Sunday in an election touted as a pivotal chance for change, eight years after incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha first came to power in a 2014 coup. He is now running against the daughter of the politician who is the military’s top nemesis.The opposition Pheu Thai Party, headed by Paetongtarn Shinawatra, is widely predicted to win at least a healthy plurality of the seats in the 500-member lower House.But who heads the next government won’t by decided by Sunday’s vote alone. The prime minister will be selected in July in a joint session of the House and the 250-seat Senate. The winner must secure at least 376 votes and no party is likely to do that on its own.Pheu Thai won the most seats in the last election in 2019, but its archrival, the military-backed Palang Pracharath Party, succeeded in cobbling together a coalition with Prayuth as prime minister. It relied on unanimous support from the S...

1 dead, at least 9 injured in crash on Chicago's South Side

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:44:12 GMT

CHICAGO — One man is dead and at least nine are injured, including three kids, after a car crash on the South Side of Chicago, according to multiple reports.The Chicago Police Department said a male of unknown age was driving northbound in a sedan in the 12100 block of South Torrence Avenue around 4:30 p.m., when he drove into oncoming traffic in the southbound lane and hit a SUV, driven by a 30-year-old man with four other people inside, head-on. As this was happening, a 24-year-old man driving a pickup truck, and a 58-year-old woman driving an SUV, were also driving northbound on Torrence.Both attempted to avoid the accident, but the man in the pickup truck hit a light pole, and the woman in the SUV hit a fixed object, police said.The male of unknown age who was driving the sedan was taken from the scene in serious condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.The 24-year-old man driving the pickup truck and the 58-year-old woman driving the SUV w...

Is it legal to collect rainwater in your state?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:44:12 GMT

(KRQE/NEXSTAR) — It may seem like the most natural thing to do, even a great use of rain water: collecting it. But did you know it could be illegal to do it in your state?While collecting rainwater is not federally illegal, many states have restrictions in place, and water laws are primarily handled on the state level. Alternatively, some states even offer incentives for those who collect rainwater. Can folded dollar bills found on the ground be deadly? Where are there rainwater collection restrictions?States that have some level of rainwater collection restrictions include: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Kansas and North Dakota may require a permit to harvest rainwater. In all states not listed above, it is legal to collect rainwater.The World Water Reserve published a full state-by-state guide to explain which states are and aren't allowed to harvest rainwate...

These Kyles need your help: Kyles fundraising ahead of world record attempt

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:44:12 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – People named Kyle are fundraising to break a world record for the largest same-name gathering in Kyle, Texas, on Sunday, May 21.The City of Kyle needs to beckon more than 2,325 Kyles to achieve its goal. To cover travel expenses, several Kyles have launched GoFundMe fundraisers all across the country. “Kyle’s wife will not let him use his own money to attend the Gathering of the Kyles in Kyle, TX on [May 21]. We are seeking to raise $500 to cover Kyle’s flight, hotel and car rental accommodations on his quest to be a part of the Guinness World Record,” one Kyle GoFundMe post read. “My name is Lauren and I am fundraising for my son Kyle,” another post wrote. “My Kyle would LOVE to be a part of it but unfortunately, the cost of the trip from Massachusetts is more than we can swing at this time please help get Kyle to Kyle.” Find more stories here of Kyles trying to make it to Texas ahead of the event. The current record for the largest gathering of people with the...

Orioles top Pirates, 2-0, behind Tyler Wells’ dominance, solo homers from Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:44:12 GMT

Fredi González was hoping for an easy game to manage Saturday.Filling in for skipper Brandon Hyde, who was at his daughter’s college graduation Saturday, González’s wish was that Tyler Wells would throw a complete game, and the bench coach would hand the team back over to Hyde with a fresh bullpen.Tyler Wells didn’t give González nine innings, but what he did provide was more than enough.Wells, the Orioles’ best starter so far this season, pitched the finest game of his career, twirling seven magnificent innings in Baltimore’s 2-0 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.The right-hander allowed just one hit and two walks across seven innings, which tied his career-high set earlier this year. Wells struck out a career-high eight batters and got 18 swings and misses — two more than in any other start of his young career.Baltimore’s offense provided one run more than Wells and the bullpen needed. Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Hende...

Vigil held for man killed by Culver City police, family files civil rights lawsuit

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:44:12 GMT

A vigil was held Saturday for an unarmed man who was shot and killed by Culver City police during what his family said was a mental health crisis.The family is filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against the department alleging excessive force in the death of 39-year-old Guillermo Medina, a father of three.The candlelight vigil was held at the corner of Venice Boulevard and Cardiff Avenue, near where Guillermo was fatally shot.On Dec. 18, 2022, police said they responded to a domestic violence call. Guillermo hopped into his car and fled the area, leading officers on a chase from Culver City to Hollywood and Santa Monica before returning back to Culver City where he crashed his car into a center median.He ran from the scene and that’s when the officer-involved shooting occurred, police said.Video of the deadly encounter was released in January, showing Guillermo running from officers and falling to the ground after being shot in the back.The lawsuit claims Guillermo, who had paran...

CIF state swim championships: Palo Alto’s Ethan Harrington sets two meet records to cap ‘historical career’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:44:12 GMT

Palo Alto’s Ethan Harrington completed one of the all-time great high school swimming careers on Saturday, winning his two signature events in record-breaking fashion to repeat as California state champion in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle races.The Stanford-bound bolt of lightning won the 50 free at the Clovis Olympic Swim Center in 19.57 seconds, breaking his own California Interscholastic Federation state meet record and matching the mark he swam last week to eclipse his own Central Coast Section meet record.He then smashed the state meet record in the 100 free, touching the wall in 42.92 to beat the previous mark of 43.09 that Northgate’s Alexei Sancov set in 2018.Palo Alto’s Ethan Harrington dives off the starting block in the boys 50-yard freestyle championship final at the CIF state swimming championships on Saturday in Clovis.(Thien-An Truong for Bay Area News Group) Harrington ended his high school career with Palo Alto records in two individual events ...