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Column: Red Sox considering bringing back Old-Timers’ games but should they?

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:36:13 GMT

In less than a month, the New York Yankees will celebrate their 75th Old Timers’ Day, and welcome a notable member into the fold.On Sept. 9, Derek Jeter will join the ranks of the old timers.It’s fitting that Jeter agreed to partake this year, though as with last year’s event, the Yankees won’t actually play a game. They’re using this year’s Old-Timers’ Day to honor the 25th anniversary of their 1998 championship team. And, as of last December, there’s a new captain in the Bronx; Jeter passed the torch to Aaron Judge at a press conference last winter.The Yankees are really the only team in Major League Baseball still putting on these shows.Why don’t the Red Sox?Unlike newer franchises, which don’t have as much history to draw from, the Red Sox are an original American League club, and one of the most decorated, popular sports franchises in the world. Fenway Park is MLB’s oldest and Most Beloved Ballpark, history embodied.In the spring of 2018, the Red Sox did two things they hadn’t ...

Trial begins for 2 white Mississippi men charged with shooting at Black FedEx driver

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:36:13 GMT

BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys made brief opening arguments Tuesday in the trial of two white men in Mississippi who are accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who had dropped off a package at a home.Brandon Case and his father, Gregory Charles Case, were indicted in November on charges of attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy and shooting into the vehicle of D’Monterrio Gibson in January 2022. Gibson, who was 24 at the time, was not injured. But the chase and gunfire led to complaints on social media of racism in Brookhaven, about 55 miles (90 kilometers) south of the state capital, Jackson. The trial is taking place in Brookhaven.District Attorney Dee Bates told jurors that Gibson made deliveries for FedEx on Jan. 24, 2022, while driving a rental van with the Hertz logo on three sides. Gibson dropped off a package at a home on a dead-end road, Bates said. Then, Gregory Case used a pickup truck to try to block the van from leaving, and Brandon Case came out...

OK, we can relax. The iPhone ‘hang up’ button might not be moving much after all

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:36:13 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Almost a week after the Apple faithful collectively gasped at the first evidence that the iPhone’s red “end call” button might soon be vacating its center position to take up residence one column to the right, it looks like it might have been mostly a false alarm.The initial shock followed the release of last week’s test, or beta, version of iOS 17, the next major update of the iPhone’s operating software. That’s where users first saw the end-call button, which has traditionally lived in splendid isolation centered well below function buttons such as “mute,” “keypad” and “speaker,” instead joining its peers and taking a more assimilated position in the lower right-hand corner of a six-button block.Now, though, images of the latest iOS 17 beta shared by multiple media sites shows the red button right back in the center of the phone dialpad, pretty close to where it’s long staked out its territory. But it’s still not alone; now it’s in the ...

DeSantis’ appointees ask judge to rule against Disney without need for trial

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:36:13 GMT

A Florida judge should rule without trial against Disney as the company fights Gov. Ron DeSantis’ takeover of a board that oversees Walt Disney World, the Republican governor’s appointees said Tuesday in court.Members of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District asked the state judge in Orlando for a summary judgment that would rule in their favor on five of the nine counts in their case.The case is one of two lawsuits stemming from the takeover, which was retaliation for Disney’s public opposition to the “Don’t Say Gay” legislation championed by DeSantis and Republican lawmakers. In the other lawsuit, in federal court in Tallahassee, Disney says DeSantis violated the company’s free speech rights.DeSantis isn’t a party in the state court case in which his appointees accuse Disney of wrongly stripping them of powers over design and construction at Disney World when the company made agreements with Disney-friendly predecessors. The DeSantis appointees argued that the ...

Mexican Navy seizes 3 tons of cocaine on boat off Pacific coast

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:36:13 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Navy said Tuesday that its personnel seized an open boat carrying three tons of cocaine, about 200 nautical miles (360 kms) off the Pacific coast.The Navy said three suspects were detained aboard the craft.The boast was carrying 80 sacks that contained 6,130 pounds (2,800 kilograms) of cocaine. The suspects had two outboard motors and a tank with about 40 gallons (150 liters) of gasoline. The bust was made southeast of the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco in Guerrero state.The Navy also found a sack with about 55 pounds (25 kilograms) of cocaine floating in the Caribbean just off the beach at the resort of Akumal, in the state of Quintana Roo.The Associated Press

A look at British Columbia’s heat wave, by the numbers

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:36:13 GMT

A protracted heat wave has settled over the southern half of British Columbia, sending temperatures in some places into the 40s this week. Here’s a look at data associated with the hot spell that began Sunday, provided by Environment Canada. Information is correct as of 4 p.m. Tuesday.Hottest temperature: 42.1 C at Lytton climate station on MondayDaily heat records set at B.C. weather stations since Sunday: 39Hottest temperature at Vancouver International Airport: 25.1 C on TuesdayHottest temperature at Victoria International Airport: 30.5 C on MondayHottest temperature in Kelowna: 37.8 C on MondayThis report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 15, 2023.The Canadian Press

Cat’s out of the bag: Kitten turns up in a stolen car in Connecticut

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:36:13 GMT

MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — Police who were examining a stolen car for evidence made a surprising find — a kitten — and now they are looking for his owner.The gray-and-white male cat was perched under a seat in the stolen vehicle, which collided with a police car during a chase Thursday, the Meriden Police Department said on its Facebook page and in a news release Monday. Officers were pursuing the car on suspicion that it had been used in armed robberies in several nearby communities hours earlier. After the crash, six suspects fled but were soon arrested. “We are hopeful someone recognizes our adorable feline friend and can help us reunite him with his owner,” the department said. It’s asking for anyone with information to contact Meriden police or animal control. The Associated Press

FBI: PNC Bank robbed in Elgin

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:36:13 GMT

ELGIN, Ill. — A PNC bank in Elgin was robbed Tuesday afternoon, according to the FBI.Federal officials said a single man walked into the PNC Bank found at 850 Summit Street and verbally demanded funds from the teller, while also displaying a note. A gun was implied and the suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of funds.Suspect sought by the FBI in a PNC Bank robbery that happened on Aug. 15, 2023.The FBI said the man is Black, about 5'10" to 5'11", large in build with dreadlocks, and was seen wearing dark pants, a black -shirt with a yellow construction vest on top, a black surgical mask, sunglasses, no gloves and a plain black baseball hat.Anyone with information can report anonymous tips to the FBI at tips.fbi.gov, or call the FBI at 312-421-6700.No injuries were reported in the incident, and the suspect is still considered at-large.

CPD: Missing South Shore man last seen near Lincoln Park Zoo

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:36:13 GMT

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a missing 68-year-old man who was last seen near the Lincoln Park Zoo Tuesday afternoon.Kim Buckner, 68, was last seen near Lincoln Park Zoo on the 2400 block of North Cannon Drive around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. CPD: 71-year-old man with dementia missing from West Roseland Buckner is described as 5-foot-8, weighing 130 pounds, with brown eyes and gray hair. He is a resident of the Rainbow Beach Care Center on the 7300 block of South Exchange Avenue in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.Anyone with information regarding Kim Buckner's whereabouts are asked to contact the Chicago Police Department at 312-747-8380.

Ex-NFL running back Alex Collins dies in Florida crash; 911 audio released

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:36:13 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — Former NFL running back Alex Collins, who played five seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens, was killed in a motorcycle crash in south Florida over the weekend, authorities said. He was 28.Collins was driving a motorcycle that crashed into a sport-utility vehicle Sunday night in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.The SUV was making a left turn when Collins' motorcycle hit its rear passenger side. The impact caused Collins to go through a window of the SUV and come to rest inside the vehicle, the sheriff's office said. The SUV driver, whose name was withheld, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, authorities said.In 911 audio obtained by TMZ Sports, the distraught driver, who wasn't aware that Collins had flown into her vehicle, could be heard telling a dispatcher, "I can't find him!" Clarence Avant, nicknamed the ‘Godfather of Black Music,’ dies at 92 She tells the dispatcher that she...