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Who is Ronald Guzmán, the former first baseman throwing 98 mph in SF Giants camp?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:55:18 GMT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Growing up in La Vega, a city of about 200,000 in the Dominican Republic two hours north of the capital Santo Domingo, Ronald Guzmán developed his love for baseball. He did so, first and foremost, on the pitcher’s mound. He loved Randy Johnson.“I really thought and felt I was going to be 6-11 throwing 100 mph when I was 4 or 5 years old,” Guzmán said.Well, life happens. And few paths are ever straight.So 6-foot-5 and throwing 98 mph at 28 years old isn’t bad.And Guzmán’s journey to the pitcher’s mound at Scottsdale Stadium on Thursday, where he struck out the side while expertly intermixing his high-90s heater with an array of mid-80s offspeed pitches, has been more circuitous than most. A former top-100 prospect as a first baseman, Guzmán signed with the Rangers at 16 years old in 2011 for a $3.5 million bonus and made it to the big leagues, where he has hit 31 homers in 743 career at-bats.He is in camp with the Giants because...

Rupert Murdoch: Fox News fired Kimberly Guilfoyle for ‘inappropriate behavior’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:55:18 GMT

After Kimberly Guilfoyle mysteriously left Fox News in the summer of 2018, she found herself vehemently denying news reports that said her departure was due to allegations of sexually inappropriate behavior.But her former boss, Fox News Chairman Rupert Murdoch, has apparently confirmed that he wanted her gone because of the allegations, which were detailed in a 2020 report in The New Yorker. Murdoch’s concerns about Guifoyle, a former top campaign aide for Trump, were revealed in a trove of texts and emails that were recently leaked in Dominion Voting Systems’ lawsuit against Fox News.Murdoch said in an email, sent in the wake of the 2020 election, that he had “insisted” Fox News fire Guilfoyle “for inappropriate behavior.” The 91-year-old executive also ripped into his once-popular Fox News host in other ways, according to the email, which was shared by Semafor media reporter Max Tani.While Murdoch’s note mistakenly called Guilfoyle “...

Damian Lillard has message for alma mater, Oakland High, before state championship game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:55:18 GMT

Portland Trail Blazers superstar and Oakland High alum Damian Lillard sent the basketball team a video message on Twitter a few hours before Oakland’s Division III state championship game against Buena-Ventura in Sacramento. “My young fellas, first of all, I wanted to take a moment to congratulate you guys on making the state championship,” Lillard said. “That’s something myself and my teammates and my classmates were never able to do, but it was a dream of ours.”Lillard, whose number “0”  stands for an “O” in honor of his hometown, attended Oakland for his junior and senior years before starring collegiately at Weber State and professionally with the Trailblazers. “Us being from Oakland, and being from the type of environment we come from, representing what we represent, being able to go and play in a state championship, going down to Sacramento is an honor,” Lillard said. Oakland High’s senior Damian Lillard (white head band, far left) grabs the rebound after attempting to s...

NCAA Men’s Basketball Top 25 Daily Fared

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:55:18 GMT

FridayNo. 1 Houston (29-2) vs. East Carolina. Next: TBA.No. 2 UCLA (28-4) vs. Oregon. Next: TBA.No. 3 Kansas (26-6) vs. Iowa St. Next: TBA.No. 4 Alabama (27-5) beat Mississippi St. 72-49. Next: vs. TBA, Saturday.No. 5 Purdue (27-5) beat Rutgers 70-65. Next: vs. TBA, Saturday.No. 6 Marquette (26-6) vs. No. 11 UConn. Next: TBA.No. 7 Texas (24-8) vs. No. 22 TCU. Next: TBA.No. 8 Arizona (26-6) vs. Arizona St. Next: TBA.No. 9 Gonzaga (28-5) did not play. Next: TBA.No. 10 Baylor (22-10) did not play. Next: TBA.No. 11 UConn (25-7) at No. 6 Marquette. Next: TBA.No. 12 Kansas St. (23-9) did not play. Next: TBA.No. 13 Virginia (24-6) vs. Clemson. Next: TBA.No. 14 Miami (25-6) vs. No. 21 Duke. Next: TBA.No. 15 Xavier (24-8) vs. No. 24 Creighton. Next: TBA.No. 16 Saint Mary’s (Cal.) (26-7) did not play. Next: TBA.No. 17 Tennessee (23-9) at No. 25 Missouri. Next: TBA.No. 18 Texas A&M (23-8) vs. Arkansas. Next: TBA.No. 19 Indiana (21-10) vs. Maryland. Next: TBA.No. 20 San Diego St. (25-...

Correction: WBC-Cuba story

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:55:18 GMT

HAVANA (AP) — In a story published Dec. 26, 2022, about the United States allowing Major League Baseball players from Cuba to represent their home country in the World Baseball Classic in 2023, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Cuban athletes don’t get a payment in the island. High-performing Cuban athletes do get a salary to fully dedicate to their training.Source

Boeheim bids Syracuse farewell at Autry’s introduction

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:55:18 GMT

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse formally introduced new men’s basketball coach Adrian Autry on Friday, but it turned into more of a celebration of Jim Boeheim, the Hall of Fame coach Autry is succeeding.The practice facility was packed with Syracuse officials and coaches, current and former players, and Otto the Orange, the mascot. All of them were there to watch the passing of the torch from the 78-year-old Boeheim, who led the program for 47 years and turned it into a national brand, to Autry, who played for Boeheim from 1990-94, became an assistant coach prior to the 2011-12 season and promoted to associate head coach in March 2017. Autry told the crowd he was committed to the “Orange standard” Boeheim had built, “the history of winning, the history of playing hard and competing for championships.” He added that decisions were yet to be made on his coaching staff, but noted that his teams would be “versatile” on defense as opposed to sticking 100% with Boeheim’s legendary 2-...

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Ahmaud Arbery’s killers deny racist motives in appeals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:55:18 GMT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Three white men serving prison sentences in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery are asking an appeals court to throw out their federal hate crime convictions, with two of them arguing their histories of making racist comments don’t prove they targeted Arbery because he was Black.“Every crime committed against an African American by a man who has used racist language in the past is not a hate crime,” defense attorney Pete Theodocion said in an appellate brief written on behalf of defendant William “Roddie” Bryan.Arbery, 25, was chased by pickup trucks and fatally shot in the streets of a Georgia subdivision outside the port city of Brunswick on Feb. 23, 2020. His killing sparked a national outcry when cellphone video Bryan recorded of the shooting leaked online more than two months later.Greg McMichael and his son, Travis McMichael, armed themselves with guns and pursued Arbery after he was spotted running past their home. Bryan joined the chase in his own tr...

Initial public offerings scheduled to debut next week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:55:18 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include IPO ETF manager Renaissance Capital, and SEC filings.Week of Mar. 13Elephant Oil – Houston, Texas, 1.4 millions shares, priced $4-$5, managed by Spartan Capital Securities. Proposed Nasdaq symbol ELEP. Business: Early-stage oil and gas E&P focused on under-explored regions in Africa.Source

NCAA Women’s Div. II Basketball Tournament Glance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:55:18 GMT

Times EST (through March 12)Times EDT (March 13)First RoundFriday, March 10Atlantic RegionAt Glenville, W.Va.Glenville St. (29-2) vs. Elizabeth City St. (20-10), 5 p.m.Shippensburg (24-6) vs. West Virginia St. (22-6), 7:30 p.m.Gannon (29-4) vs. Charleston (W.Va.) (23-8), 2:30 p.m.West Chester 80, California (Pa.) 67Central RegionAt Duluth, Minn.Minn. Duluth (27-3) vs. Southern Nazarene (27-4), 6 p.m.Central Mo. (25-4) vs. Minnesota St. (25-4), 8:30 p.m.Neb.-Kearney (28-4) vs. Pittsburg St. (22-7), 3:30 p.m.Mo. Southern St. 75, Augustana (S.D.) 74East RegionAt Worcester, Mass.Assumption (24-5) vs. Dominican (N.Y.) (21-10), 5 p.m.Le Moyne (21-6) vs. Bentley (21-9), 7:30 p.m.Southern N.H. (21-7) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (21-8), 2:30 p.m.Jefferson 74, Daemen 47Midwest RegionAt Ashland, OhioAshland (31-0) vs. Malone (21-9), 5 p.m.Michigan Tech (25-6) vs. Trevecca Nazarene (21-9), 7:30 p.m.Drury (30-1) vs. Lewis (21-10), 2:30 p.m.Grand Valley St. 81, Ky. Wesleyan 77, OTSouth RegionAt Tampa,...