The 5-foot-6 star from Venezuela crushed his 30th home run of the season in the first inning of a 6-4 win over the Angels, marking a new milestone. “It’s like a dream come true,” Altuve told reporters . “A lot of people thought I couldn’t play in the big leagues, and they keep telling me, ‘No, no,’ and then all of a sudden I hit 30 homers. It’s pretty cool....
The Astros pitcher didn’t have the best of MLB debuts on Monday — he gave up just one run, but allowed three walks in 4 2/3 innings — but he certainly made up for it with swag. MORE: Crazy ballpark foods | Marlins out of their minds | Cubs are upset at Obama When McCullers stepped to the mound, he was seen sporting some fancy cleats that would make Mets ace and Batman connoisseur Matt Harvey a very jealous man....
For the second time in five years, Astros fans lined the streets of Space City, hoping to catch a glimpse of the Commissioner’s Trophy in all its glory. The ‘Stros rollicked in the post-championship haze, slowly making their way down Smith Street as confetti rained. All the fanbase’s heroes were there: from superstar Yordan Alvarez, whose three-run jack swung Game 6 back in Houston’s favor… …to Jeremy Pena, the Carlos Correa replacement who etched his name into baseball history with clutch display after clutch display en route to World Series MVP honors....
The rapper is facing severe criticism over his response to a volatile crowd at his festival in Texas on Friday, where eight people died in a crowd surge. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has said that suddenly halting the concert could have created a worse situation. The Houston Fire Department declared the “mass casualty event” started at 9:38 p.m. Festivalgoers have reported that Scott continued with his full set until it ended at 10:15 p....
Ryan Balch, an Army veteran from West Bend, Wisconsin, told the Chicago Sun-Times that he had met with the 17-year-old prior to the shootings, which took place August 25. Balch said Rittenhouse “had no connection” to the boogaloo movement but claimed that as many as 32 loyalists were present in the city that day. Several men were spotted that night wearing the insignia of the “boogaloo bois,” The Washington Post reported....
Taking a quick peek at who has had success here, we can clearly see that ball strikers tend to dominate. If Keegan Bradley can win this event, then putting doesn’t matter at all. The weather calls for lots of wind and some rain, so it wouldn’t hurt to look at guys who can score in the wind. This event typically plays as one of the easier courses on tour, so I want to target birdie makers who can go low....
While the ultimate goal of 5G is to offer speeds that rival the fastest wifi, not all network frequencies are created equal. As Petersen describes, “there are different types of deployment. There’s the millimeter wave deployment where you truly do get the gig-plus speed or the wider deployment where you’re getting great coverage as well as performance.” So, at least initially, 5G customers will be swapping between blistering-fast maximum speeds in smaller doses and something that’s a marked improvement but not quite gig-speed everywhere else....
Authorities took Robert Aaron Long, 21, of Woodstock, Georgia into custody without incident a few hours after the shootings on Tuesday evening. Six of the eight people were killed were Asian women, prompting fears that the shootings were targeted towards people of Asian descent. At a news conference on Wednesday morning, authorities said it was still too early in the investigation to declare a motive for the shootings. Cherokee County Chief Frank Reynolds said that during an interview with police, Long had denied the shootings were racially motivated, instead blaming it on a sex addiction issue....
Almiron was injured in the first half of Atlanta’s 2-0 win over the Montreal Impact on Sunday. He was replaced by Julian Gressel in the 17th minute. The timeline means the Paraguay international likely will miss at least three of Atlanta’s final five games of the regular season, as well as the final two CONMEBOL matchdays in World Cup qualifying. The 23-year-old could return by Oct. 15, when his side visits the New York Red Bulls, and be back for the start of the playoffs in late October....
An experience normally reserved for young fans was turned on its head before the game against Real Betis as a number of elderly supporters took to the pitch instead. Simeone aims Ballon d’Or jibe at Ronaldo If the mascots had any words of wisdom for the players, they paid off; Atletico emerged 1-0 winners thanks to a Nicolas Gaitan goal to make it three wins in a row in La Liga....
The 23-year-old, who joined the Rojiblancos in 2015, is currently out on loan at Turkish side Kasimpasa. He has so far made 14 appearances in the Super Lig, finding the back of the net on three occasions. “I like the way Zinedine Zidane played in his days. I still watch his videos as I also want to play like him. Pogba and Ozil are also special players to me also,” Mensah told Miliyet....
U.S. regulators have said it is the only approved drug to treat the underlying disease, rather than just manage the symptoms. The drug was developed by Biogen with Japan’s Eisai Co. and was shown in one study to slow the rate of mental decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease. It was not shown to reverse the disease. The FDA has required a follow-up study from the drugmaker to prove the benefits and effectiveness of the drug for Alzheimer’s patients....
‘RAW’ thoughts Am I the only one who … … is fired up for Roman Reigns versus Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania? I just don’t understand why a significant portion of the fanbase doesn’t want to see this match. Part of me wonders if they really feel that way or if they’re just rebelling against it because they think it’s the cool thing to do. Reigns-Lesnar II is a match three years in the making between two of the biggest stars in the business....
‘RAW’ thoughts Am I the only one who … … thought the Brains Strowman bit was a bad idea? I’m sure it probably popped Vince McMahon in the booking meeting when someone suggested that Braun Strowman swerve Sheamus and Cesaro by revealing that his tag-team partner at WrestleMania is his brother, Brains Strowman, but I thought it was a little too cute for the Strowman character. It’s one thing for him to show a bit of a playful side every now and then, such as when he attempted to play an upright bass a couple months ago, but putting on a collared shirt and nerdy glasses just doesn’t seem like something “The Monster Among Men” would do....
In a video uploaded on Saturday, titled simply “Amanda (May, 2021)” her father, Larry, and Lima Jevremovic, who had helped the troubled woman get treatment, confirmed the death in the 25-minute long episode. It was the latest video in a series of uploads that examined Amanda’s journey from substance addiction to getting sober and receiving treatment. Jevremovic, CEO of digital health platform AURA, said the troubled young woman, who had been savagely beaten and raped while she worked on Skid Row in Los Angeles, California, died while she received rehab treatment in Las Vegas, Nevada....
As Cooper told it, backup quarterback Cooper Rush called the play as “double left,” meaning Rush would target Cooper on the potential go-ahead throw. Second-year receiver CeeDee Lamb, however, lobbied hard to get the ball, even asking Cooper if they could trade places. Cooper’s response: “Hell, nah.” MORE: CeeDee Lamb fines: How untucked jersey could cost Cowboys receiver nearly six figures And so, on first-and-goal from the Vikings’ 5 — with only 51 seconds remaining in the game — Rush connected with Cooper on what ultimately proved to be the game-winner in a 20-16 victory....
Sarsour, a Palestinian-American activist who has allegedly promoted anti-Israel policies and been accused of making anti-Semitic statements, rose to prominence in 2017 as co-chair of the national Women’s March before a controversial departure. She is known for her support of the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which promotes boycotts, divestment and economic sanctions against Israel. Currently, she is the co-founder of Until Freedom, described as “a social justice organization with diverse people of color addressing systemic and racial injustice....
The lawyer, Matthew Donnelly, said he was working as a ride-share driver when the alleged incident occurred on September 7. He is seeking $150,000 for the “loss of his personal freedom of movement and ability to conduct his business for an appreciable amount of time together with stress, anxiety, apprehension and humiliation,” according to court documents. According to Donnelly, he informed the driver of the van of the situation and pointed out there was “plenty of room in the parking lot for the van....
Not all vehicles have integrated, dynamic mapping systems that include charging stops. Ford, Tesla, General Motors, Polestar, Volvo, Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen software plans routes with charging stops included. Hyundai Motor Group models (Genesis, Hyundai and Kia brands) do not. Alexa will give users a list of nearby public charging locations, with availability by plug type, and the time and distance to arrival. Users are then able to tell Alexa which charging station they want to use and navigate to it....
The company is now set to become part of the same wave of layoffs undertaken by both Meta and Twitter in recent weeks, moves that the companies have justified by pointing to a downturn of the technology sector after the pandemic, when the industry thrived. Meta announced on November 9 that it’s laying off some 11,000 workers, about 13 percent of its staff, while Twitter is said to have fired about half its work force in the days following Elon Musk’s takeover of the company....
