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Chicago White Sox sign pitcher Chris Flexen to a 1-year, $1.75 million deal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:14 GMT

The Chicago White Sox continued an active week Friday by signing pitcher Chris Flexen to a one-year, $1.75 million deal, a source confirmed to the Tribune.The right-hander has a career 27-34 record with a 4.95 ERA, two saves and 343 strikeouts in 120 appearances (80 starts) during six seasons with the New York Mets (2017-19), Seattle Mariners (2021-23) and Colorado Rockies (2023). Flexen spent 2020 with the Doosan Bears in the Korea Baseball Organization, with whom he went 8-4 with a 3.01 ERA and 132 strikeouts in 21 starts.He made a career-best 31 starts in 2021 for the Mariners, going 14-6 with a 3.61 ERA, 125 strikeouts and 40 walks in 179 2/3 innings.Flexen, 29, went 2-8 with a 6.86 ERA in 29 outings (16 starts) between the Mariners and Rockies in 2023. He was 0-4 with a 7.71 ERA in 17 appearances (four starts) with the Mariners and 2-4 with a 6.27 ERA in 12 starts for the Rockies. The Mariners designated Flexen for assignment on June 27 and traded him to the Mets on July 3. He ...

Derrick White comes alive in crunch time as shorthanded Celtics survive over Raptors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:14 GMT

The Celtics arrived home from their dominant road trip with a little bit of jet lag and some injuries to their key players. Luckily, the schedule-makers rewarded them with a couple of inferior opponents who couldn’t close the deal on them.The Celtics certainly did not make things easy on themselves in a home back-to-back against two of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference, but they survived both games anyway. After narrowly avoiding history by holding off the Pistons on Thursday, the shorthanded Celtics came back a night later and coughed up a huge lead against the Raptors. But they made enough plays in crunch time to hold on for a 120-118 victory, pushing their undefeated home record to 16-0.Jaylen Brown led the way with 31 points, Derrick White scored 21 points and added seven assists as he overcame a woeful 5-for-19 shooting night, and Luke Kornet had a breakout game with 20 points and eight rebounds in his first start in more than two years as the Celtics barely survived th...

Local leader describes crash with DUI driver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:14 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A local San Diego leader says his family was recently hit by a drunk driver, and now he wants to share his message with the public to not get behind the wheel after you've been drinking.National statistics estimate that on New Year’s, one person will die every 39 minutes in drunk-driving crashes. A sobering statistic that hit too close to home for San Diego City Councilmember of District 7, Raul Campillo. “A few days before Christmas as me, my wife Nadia, my two-month-old son Rafael and I were driving around town in the early afternoon shopping for gifts, food, for Christmas for our families, we were struck at high speed by a driver who had been drinking. As we entered the Interstate 8 freeway in La Mesa, the other driver completely failed to turn off the freeway and collided with us, directly on our driver’s side back wheel, somewhere at or near above 65 miles per hour,” Campillo said.Campillo says the driver sped away and was arrested by California High...

More than 100 anglers rescued from an ice chunk that broke free on a Minnesota river

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:14 GMT

RED LAKE, Minnesota (AP) — More than 100 people stranded while fishing on an ice chunk that broke free on a Minnesota river were rescued Friday, authorities said.The anglers were on an ice floe in the southeastern area of Upper Red Lake in Beltrami County — about 200 miles (322 kilometers) northwest of Minneapolis — when it broke loose from the shoreline. An emergency call shortly before 5 p.m. said the people were stranded with more than 30 feet (9 meters) separating them from shore, according to a statement by the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office.Nobody had fallen through the ice. But before first responders arrived, bystanders tried to take some of the people off by canoe and four fell into the water, the sheriff’s office said.They were brought back to the ice floe to warm in a fishing shelter, the sheriff’s office said.It took about 2 1/2 hours to finally evacuate 122 people from the ice floe, and no injuries were reported, according to the sheriff’s office.State officials have ...

Bollywood celebrates rocking year, riding high on action flicks, unbridled masculinity and misogyny

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:14 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood has made a financial comeback this year worthy of one of its traditional singing-on-top-of-the-hills moments. India’s Hindi language movie industry made an impressive recovery after a pandemic-driven slowdown, audience fatigue with big studio productions and Bollywood megastars, and streaming platforms taking away a large chunk of viewership.According to consultancy firm Ormax Media, the cumulative box office in 2023 pulled in $1.3 billion, making it one of the best-grossing years of all time.Indian moviegoers — both the masses and niche film lovers — are back in theaters and the massive commercial success of big-ticket Bollywood films has set at ease fears that Mumbai’s glitzy dream factory was losing its shine.As one of the largest film producers in the world, India rolls out more than 1,500 movies yearly, its diverse storytelling traditions reflected in its prolific cinematic entertainers.The films that made the cut this year were a mixed bag of visual ...

The year in politics with Paul Lisnek: Chicago migrant crisis, Ed Burke trial, Safe-T Act, and more

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:14 GMT

There are only a couple of days left in 2023. WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined WGN Evening News to discuss the year in politics including the election of Mayor Brandon Johnson, the Safe-T Act, the city's migrant crisis, the trial of former alderman Ed Burke, and several national stories that have made the headlines this year.Tune in on Sundays for the WGN-TV Political Report with Paul Lisnek.

No. 21 Texas steamrolls UNC Greensboro at home 72-37

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:14 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tyrese Hunter had a season-high 23 points and added seven assists to help No. 21 Texas rout UNC Greensboro 72-37 on Friday night.Hunter has averaged 16.3 points in his last four games. On Friday, Hunter was 8 of 12 from the field, including 3 of 4 3-pointers. He committed just one turnover, grabbed six rebounds and spearheaded a defense that limited the Spartans to 29.8% from the field. Ewers says he hasn’t decided on staying, going; focused on ‘trying to win a national championship’ Kadin Shedrick scored 11 points for Texas (10-2), which shot 47.2% and made 10 of 23 3-pointers. Dillon Mitchell had four blocks, matching a career best for the 6-foot-8 sophomore.Mikeal Brown-Jones, the leading scorer and rebounder for UNC Greensboro (9-4), missed his fourth straight game because of a lower-body injury Keyshaun Langley led the Spartans with 15 points. Jalen Breath had eight rebounds.Hunter had 16 points, five assists and four rebounds in the first half. The Longh...

Gophers men’s basketball wins fifth straight game going into Big Ten play

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:14 GMT

When Gophers guard Mike Mitchell Jr. hit a deep 3-pointer against Maine on Friday, Williams Arena’s public address announcer Jamie Verbrugge added geographical flavor to his call.“From St. Paul!”Mitchell was feeling it in Minneapolis in the first half of an 80-62 win over the Black Bears, and the Gophers kept a good vibe through their final nonconference game of the regular season.On Friday, Mitchell finished with 18 points, coming off a season-high 20 points in the U’s win over Ball State last week.Are fans seeing the extent of his range?“He can go deeper,” Dawson Garcia answered for Mitchell.“Yeah, I can go deeper,” Mitchell responded. “I’ve been shooting deep threes since high school” in San Jose, Calif.If Mitchell hits one from the Block M logo later in the season, Verbrugge could doff the cap with a “From the Bay Area!”Minnesota (10-3) has won five in a row and has won nine or more nonconference games for the second time in ...

Saratoga counts down to 2024 with New Year's Fest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:14 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -Saratoga Springs is celebrating the end of 2023 with their New Year's Fest. Three days of entertainment are coming together as the biggest New Year's party north of Times Square according to the city's chamber of commerce."We've seen an increase in business all week. Being right in the heart of Saratoga, right across from the fireworks is huge," said Owner of Whitman Brewing, Kathy Crager. Lola Saratoga support event after smash & grab Before those fireworks go off at the start of 2024, businesses are finding ways to bring in those crowds. Impressions of Saratoga will be welcoming Musician, Will Pedicone, among others."He's an acoustic, single player. It'll be nice ambiance in here. Nice to have somebody in. Hopefully, the weather will be nice and we can have the door open," described Co-Owner and Founder of Impressions of Saratoga, Marianne Barker. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! To add to the liv...

Warrant issued after accused burglar failed to install GPS ankle monitor

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:14 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A homeless man charged with burglarizing a St. Louis nursing home that closed without notice is supposed to be on a GPS ankle monitor, but he failed to get the device installed, according to records.Multiple court records reveal that St. Louis Associate Circuit Court Judge Rochelle Woodiest ordered Dawon Hicks, 44, to wear a GPS ankle monitor on Dec. 19. Records show Hicks was released as a family relative because he's homeless. Police: St. Louis woman Marquisha Williams found deceased in Illinois Northview Village Nursing Home closed earlier this month. A probable cause statement states that St. Louis police found Hicks on Dec. 18 walking out of the building with two handsaws. Authorities charged him with second-degree burglary.On Dec. 21, two days after Hicks' release, the 22nd Judicial Circuit received notification that Hicks never showed up for his GPS monitor to be installed.The FOX Files investigators asked the St. Louis Circuit Attorney about it a week later. Ho...