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Streaky Rangers suddenly headed wrong way again with Game 4 loss as Astros even ALCS

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:31 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The streaky Texas Rangers are suddenly headed the wrong way again.The 10-3 loss to the Houston Astros in Game 4 on Thursday night that evened the AL Championship Series at 2-all was the second defeat in a row for Texas — both at home — after a 7-0 postseason start.Now Texas has to stop the Astros’ seven-game winning streak at Globe Life Field in Game 5 on Friday, or the defending champs would go home needing one win for a third consecutive World Series trip.Not that going home is much of a comfort for Houston, just 40-45 at Minute Maid Park, postseason included. Neither home team has taken a lead in the first four games of the first postseason meeting between the instate AL West rivals. Texas fell behind 3-0 as Andrew Heaney got just two outs in the shortest start of the 32-year-old left-hander’s big league career. After Corey Seager’s third-inning solo homer got Texas even, the Astros immediately scored four more, capped by José Abreu’...

Edwards scores 19 points as Timberwolves finish preseason at 5-0 by beating Bulls 114-105

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:31 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 19 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves completed a perfect preseason by beating the Chicago Bulls 114-105 on Thursday night.Edwards shot 8 of 13 to help the Wolves finish 5-0. Naz Reid scored 14 points and Rudy Gobert added 10 points and six rebounds.Minnesota had six players score in double figures and 15 players enter the scoring column.Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls, while DeMar DeRozan scored 11 points. Zach LaVine missed the game due to illness and Andre Drummond was absent due to personal reasons.PISTONS 118, THUNDER 116Ausar Thompson scored 18 points, Cade Cunningham had 14 and visiting Detroit beat Oklahoma City to end the Thunder’s preseason in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Jalen Williams scored 20 points for Oklahoma City, while Josh Giddey had 14 points and seven assists.CELTICS 127, HORNETS 99Jaylen Brown scored 20 points, shooting 8 of 12, and Kristaps Porzingis had 14 points and 12 rebounds in 23 minutes as Bo...

Adam Ruzicka scores the go-ahead goal for the Flames, who beat the sloppy Sabres 4-3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:31 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Adam Ruzicka scored the go-ahead goal on a bad-angle shot 4:35 into the third period, and the Calgary Flames overwhelmed the sloppy Buffalo Sabres and rookie goalie Devon Levi in a 4-3 win on Thursday night.Jonathan Huberdeau, Blake Coleman and Walker Duehr also scored in an outing the Flames peppered 37 shots on net, including MacKenzie Weegar nearly sneaking in a shot from just inside the center line.Dan Vladar stopped 24 shots in his season debut in net. The Flames improved to 1-1-1 three games into a five-game Eastern trip, and responded with a goal each time the Sabres tied the score, with their final two set up by forcing turnovers.“When they came back, we didn’t think about negative. I think we stuck with it,” Huberdeau said. “We saw a lot of character from the guys. It’s a big team win.”Tage Thompson, JJ Peterka and Erik Johnson scored for the Sabres. Levi stopped 33 shots, but appeared off his game in his fourth consecutive start of the season.Ruzicka s...

Buck says he's being evicted from Windsor office after voting against Jordan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:31 GMT

WINDSOR, Colo. (KDVR) — A spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Ken Buck said the landlord of their Windsor office is terminating their lease after the congressman voted against Rep. Jim Jordan's speakership bid.On NBC News Thursday, the congressman said, "I’ve been evicted from my office in Colorado. I have notice of an eviction because the landlord is mad with my voting record on the speaker issue." Republicans voice opposition to temporarily empowering acting speaker Property records show the owner of the property on Pelican Lakes Point is listed as "Dairy Farmers of America Inc."FOX31's calls and emails to the Kansas City-based organization have not been returned. Buck said he's also received multiple death threats and 20,000 voicemails regarding his vote against Jordan.A spokesperson for Buck said those threats have been reported "to the proper authorities for investigation."

Adam Frisch raises 4 times more than Lauren Boebert in recent months

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — New numbers from Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District show Democrat Adam Frisch is outraising incumbent Lauren Boebert.In recent months, Frisch has brought in nearly $3.4 million compared to Boebert, who raised $850,000 in the same three-month timeframe. FOX31 political analysts disagree on whether the gap in fundraising could lead to a gap in the polls, or even election results, this week on “Colorado Point of View.”Democratic strategist Andy Boian highlighted the 554-vote differential in the November 2022 race that saw Boebert keep her seat."The reality is Adam (Frisch) is raising so much more money than the incumbent that it really poses the question … does she really want the seat? Obviously, really bad press in the last quarter for Lauren Boebert," Boian said. Crow bashes Republicans over lack of leadership in speaker debate Republican strategist Michael Fields argues there won’t be a noticeable difference.“For example, you're going to have tens of millions o...

Crow bashes Republicans over lack of leadership in speaker debate

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It’s been more than two weeks without a speaker of the House, and the lack of leadership is preventing Congress from passing crucial measures.Top of mind for a lot of lawmakers is humanitarian aid for victims of the Israel-Hamas war, aid for Ukraine and passing a long-term government funding measure. Buck says he’s being evicted from Windsor office after voting against Jordan But House Republicans can’t agree on who should lead the party. That includes Colorado Republicans, who are split on supporting U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan for the spot. An option to allow Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry to oversee the House until January was denied by House Republicans on Thursday. That move would have likely gotten some Democratic support.U.S. Rep. Jason Crow discussed the speakership debate this week on "Colorado Point of View."“(Democrats) are looking seriously at an agreement to empower Patrick McHenry … and give him very limited powers between now and the end of the year to...

Miss Crispy Rice inside Oasis in Wynwood serves up affordable omakase experience

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:31 GMT

Omakase experiences can be a lot of fun but a bit on the pricey side. At a new spot in Wynwood’s Oasis, you can expect delicious food that won’t break the bank.Amy Poehler: “There’s a whole section here about how to buy expensive things using money you save.”Forget about saving up for an omakase experience, because at Miss Crispy Rice, omakase won’t come with a big tab.Andrew Mayer: “Most places charge $250 per person in Miami, going all the way up to $550, not including drinks, but our omakase, we have a $35 one for lunch, which is 10 courses, then we have a 12-course $60 for dinner.”Omakase is when the chef picks the type of sushi you eat, and while it sticks to following traditional styles of sushi, they do the opposite here at this sushi bar.Andrew Mayer: “Most of the courses are nigiri. If you have a 15-course menu, you might have 10 nigiri or 11 nigiri and four other items. We really like to mix it up, so instead of 10 nigi...

No cure for what ails lackluster ‘Sick Girl’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:31 GMT

What has happened to the American film comedy? Has COVID killed it? I would say that the current entry “Sick Girl,” a comedy wannabe about a young woman so desperate for her friends’ company and attention that she pretends to have cancer, is like a TV sitcom on a big screen. But “Sick Girl” is not good enough to be a TV sitcom. Written and directed by former casting director Jennifer Cram, making her feature debut, and executive produced by its talented lead Nina Dobrev (TV’s “Fam”), “Sick Girl” is a clever title for this tale.But the goodness ends there. Cue the “Friends”-sounding opening theme music. Dobrev plays Wren Pepper, a low-achieving, thirty-ish singleton who works in a gift shop in an unidentified city and yearns for more time with her beloved friends from high school (there is no mention of college). The tall, self-centered blonde Jill (Hayley Magnus, TV’s “The Mapleworth Murders”), who is also a mother, has become some sort of girl boss. Redhead Cece (...

Editorial: Calling Hamas ‘militants’ whitewashes terrorist atrocities

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:31 GMT

With her refusal this week to acknowledge the Hamas terrorist organization as, in fact, a terrorist organization, Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson has scored a bad decisions hat trick.It started with hiring her sister and son to City Hall positions, a conflict of interest violation, and worsened with her pushing for a $31M cut to the BPD this summer.On Wednesday, she used a Boston City Council meeting to describe the Hamas terrorist organization as a “militant group” and characterized the attack that killed over 1,400 Israelis, among them women, children and babies, as a “military operation.”This white-washing of Hamas’ atrocities in the guise of a “military operation” is shamefully popular among far-left progressives. The brutal killings, including the murders of children, women and the elderly are at best “unacceptable,” but Israel’s defense against such slaughter is deemed reprehensible.As the Herald reported, the resolution filed...

Mallea: Hispanics unhappy with direction of U.S.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:58:31 GMT

President Biden has a Latino problem.That’s a takeaway from a new poll that The LIBRE Institute recently published. The poll examines the U.S. Hispanic community’s attitude to a host of policy issues, and the results highlight a challenge — and an opportunity — facing all politicians: One of America’s largest and fastest-growing voting groups is deeply dissatisfied with the status quo.Politicians ignore the Hispanic community at their peril. It’s contributed the most to U.S. population growth over the last few years, and a new Hispanic becomes eligible to vote every 30 seconds. And Hispanics don’t just live in a few pockets of the country — they are moving to every corner.While it is true that Hispanics care deeply about immigration, it isn’t true that they are a single-issue group. According to our poll, Hispanics care the most about inflation, and economic issues more generally are top of mind. Beyond inflation, jobs and the economy are the most important issues, regardless of par...