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Bettman: NHL still committed to keeping Coyotes in Arizona after arena referendum failed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Commissioner Gary Bettman says the NHL is still committed to Arizona after Tempe voters rejected a referendum for a Coyotes arena.Bettman said the team is looking at other areas around Phoenix for a long-term home. “It’s a good market, and if we can make it work, we’ll make it work,” Bettman said. “We’ve had our challenges.”Bettman, who held his annual state of the league news conference Saturday before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers, said he was surprised and disappointed but not shocked by the result of the vote last month. “Team-related referendums in all sports don’t do well,” Bettman said. “The Islanders did one (in 2011) and it lost. They got their building. When we were looking at Columbus for an expansion, that building referendum went down.”The future of the Coyotes is now a major question as they go into a second season playing at a 5,000-seat college rink on Arizona State’s campus. Marty W...

Blake Perkins hits grand slam, Brewers hold off Reds for 10-8 win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Blake Perkins hit a grand slam for his first career homer and drove in five runs, helping the Milwaukee Brewers top the Cincinnati Reds 10-8 on Saturday.William Contreras also went deep in Milwaukee’s third win in four games. Colin Rea (3-3) pitched five innings of three-run ball for the NL Central leaders, and Devin Williams closed it out after the bullpen faltered.Brewers first baseman Jon Singleton went 1 for 4 and scored a run in his first major league game since 2015 with Houston. Singleton and Perkins were promoted from Triple-A Nashville on Saturday, and first baseman Darin Ruf and outfielder Tyrone Taylor were placed on the 10-day injured list. Singleton missed the 2018-2020 seasons after his second suspension for violating the minor leagues’ drug policies. After playing in Mexico in 2021, he joined the Brewers’ system.Jonathan India drove in three runs for Cincinnati, and rookie Matt McLain finished with two hits and scored three times. Jake Fraley h...

Spectacular debut: Rose Zhang shots 66 to take lead into Mizuho Americas Open finale

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two-time NCAA champion Rose Zhang moved into position to win in her professional debut, shooting a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Mizuho Americans Open.The former Stanford star had six birdies in a bogey-free round on a raw, overcast day at Liberty National in jumping to the top of the leaderboard. It’s nothing new for the 20-year-old from California who won 12 of 20 events in her two years in college, with many viewing it as a sign of things to come.Event 1 is certainly shaping up that way a day to go, and it could have been better. Zhang settled for a tap-in birdie at the driveable 16th hole after hitting her tee shot within about 5 feet.Cheyenne Knight, who was tied with Minjee Lee for the halfway lead at 7 under, was tied for second with Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand and Aditi Ashok of India, who both shot 68s. Knight had a 69, making a bogey at No, 17 and missing a 10-footer for birdie on the final hole.L...

No. 11 Oklahoma St., No. 13 Auburn become first national seeds knocked out of NCAA regionals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

The first two national seeds were knocked out of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, with No. 11 Oklahoma State and No. 13 Auburn each failing to win a game as a regional host for the first time.Dallas Baptist got three home runs and nine RBIs from Miguel Santos while eliminating Oklahoma State 18-4. Southern Mississippi got out to a big lead early and knocked out Auburn 7-2.This year marked the first time Oklahoma State went two games and out in the 18 times it has hosted a regional or its previous iteration (district). It was the third time in 48 all-time appearances that the Cowboys had gone 0-2.Oklahoma State, whose .302 batting average was second in the Big 12, batted .261 (18 of 69) in the losses to Oral Roberts and Dallas Baptist. The Cowboys had four homers to increase their Big 12-leading total to 108, but they had no other extra-base hits. The Cowboys were 6 of 25 with runners on base.Cowboys starter Juaron Watts-Brown gave up home runs to three of the first four batters in t...

Arraez has career-high 5 hits, 5 RBIs to lead Marlins to 12-1 rout over Athletics

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Luis Arraez had a career-high five hits and five RBIs and the Miami Marlins beat the Oakland Athletics 12-1 on Saturday.The major leagues’ leading hitter, Arraez hit three doubles and two singles to raise his average to .390. A day after going 0 for 4 in the series opener, Arraez also became the first player in franchise history with five hits and five RBIs in a game.“When I was a kid yes, but I’ve never had five hits,” Arraez said.In addition to going hitless Friday, Arraez had additional motivation. Arraez and his wife, who is expecting the couple’s third child, learned in a gender revealing that they will have their third girl.“It’s emotional and because of that I have to play well,” Arraez said. “I’m going to do everything possible that my girls have beautiful lives.”Joey Wendle doubled twice and singled for the Marlins, who finished with 14 hits.The A’s dropped to a major league-worst 12-48 and lost their 13th straight on the road.Rookie Eury Pérez threw five score...

From teachers to waiters: The industries that haven’t bounced back from the pandemic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

New York (CNN) — Economists have been closely watching monthly US job reports for signs of cracks in the labor market that could offer clues as to when a recession could start. But their predictions have been tested month after month with stronger-than-expected gains.Last month’s jobs report was no exception.Employers added a whopping 339,000 new jobs in May, crushing the 190,000 job gains economists predicted.Employers have been consistently hiring more workers each month since January 2021. This came as more parts of the economy gradually reopened after months of lockdowns.In 2021 employers added an average of 606,000 jobs a month. Those gains leveled off a bit in 2022 with employers adding an average of 399,000 jobs each month. That figure has continued to decline this year, but it’s still impressively high at 314,000 average monthly gains.In total, 3.7 million more people were working last month than in February 2020, before the pandemic caused major disruptions in the US e...

MSPCA Angell hoping to find forever homes for thousands of dogs this summer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

If you’re thinking about adding a rescue dog to your home, now is the time to act.MSPCA Angell is looking to connect thousands of dogs with forever homes in the greater Boston area and will be holding events throughout the summer in the hopes of meetings their goal of finding homes for 2,500 dogs. They will also be waiving adoption fees for some dogs.For more information visit the MSPCA Angell website.

Ramírez hits tiebreaking 2-run double as Rays beat Red Sox 4-2 for doubleheader split

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Harold Ramírez hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the ninth inning and Jose Siri made a diving catch for the final out, sending the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday and a split of their day-night doubleheader.Ramírez collected five hits on the day and drove in four runs for the major league-leading Rays (41-19), who won for just the third time in seven games.In the opener, Justin Turner’s three-run double highlighted Boston’s six-run sixth inning that carried the Red Sox to an 8-5 victory.The nightcap was tied at 2 when Francisco Mejía and Yandy Díaz opened the ninth with consecutive singles against Kenley Jansen (1-3). Mejía and Díaz advanced on Brandon Lowe’s fly to right and scored on Ramírez’s liner into the gap in right-center.Calvin Faucher (1-1) worked a scoreless inning for the victory, and Jason Adam got the three outs for his eighth save. Siri closed it out with his diving grab on Jarren Duran’s bloop with two r...

Somerville school closes for remainder of year after concrete fell into stairwell

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

The Winter Hill Community Innovation School in Somerville has been closed for the remainder of the school year after a section of concrete fell into a stairwell inside the building, school and city officials said. While engineers were set to “conduct a more thorough review of the building,” many parents, children and teachers gathered elsewhere at the Somerville Public Library where they discussed the situation and ongoing concerns about building conditions at the Winter Hill School. Officials said the concrete fell outside school operating hours, while the school was unoccupied. The Winter Hill School serves about 400 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. It has programs for autistic children and children who are learning English as a second language. 

Son and grandson of late Red Sox first baseman George ‘Boomer’ Scott found dead in apparent murder-suicide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:25 GMT

Police in Massachusetts are investigating the death of the son and grandson of former Boston Red Sox player George “Boomer” Scott, who were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide.Police were called to the home of George Scott III and his son, 8-year-old Dante Hazard, after a relative requested a welfare check, CNN reported. Inside they found the two bodies.Just over two weeks earlier, police had searched the home for clues to the 2019 disappearance of Lisa Hazard, Dante’s mother. Scott was considered a person of interest in that unsolved case, according to The Boston Globe.“It appears from the evidence recovered at the scene to be a murder-suicide. Mr. Scott appears to have killed the boy with a sharp object before taking his own life,” the office of Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III said in a statement obtained by Boston CBS affiliate WBZ.Lisa Hazard disappeared at age 28 when she set out for a drug rehabilitation center and never arr...